Most Embarrasingly Cringeworthy Moment in Wrestling [Archive]

03-25-2010, 06:10 PM

I was re-watching WrestleMania 23 the other night and sat through the backstage segment where Vince is talking with Stephanie before turning to his Grand daughters' crib and talking to the child. We then get a Point Of View shot from the crib. Couldn't help but cringe.

So, what are the moments that make you embarrassed to be a wrestling fan? Those moments that - if you were sat with a non-wrestling fan - you could not explain/excuse away.

The Franchise

03-25-2010, 06:11 PM

Probably Hunter fucking a corpse

or Mae Young giving birth to a hand

Juan

03-25-2010, 06:12 PM

viO

03-25-2010, 06:14 PM

What was the name of the wrestler that wrestled in a dress for a certain period of time? I forget who that was, but I'd feel pretty gay for watching that regardless of who I was watching it with.

Juan

03-25-2010, 06:15 PM

What was the name of the wrestler that wrestled in a dress for a certain period of time? I forget who that was, but I'd feel pretty gay for watching that regardless of who I was watching it with.

I think that says more about you than what you're watching. I mean, you're already watching two oiled up guys in speedos wrestling each other, is a guy in a dress really that much of a stretch?

The Franchise

03-25-2010, 06:16 PM

- Kane's "May 19" storyline where he could hear voices in his head.... but we could hear them too

- Taker/Orton feud in 2005 where Taker "haunted" Orton. Remember the car that drove away by itself? lol come on Vince...

viO

03-25-2010, 06:16 PM

It's just pushing it to an extreme... to where it doesn't need to go?

Juan

03-25-2010, 06:17 PM

The Franchise

03-25-2010, 06:17 PM

ROFL

viO

03-25-2010, 06:19 PM

I thought that was so convincing as a kid.

The Franchise

03-25-2010, 06:21 PM

Juan

03-25-2010, 06:23 PM

viO

03-25-2010, 06:24 PM

The Franchise

03-25-2010, 06:24 PM

viO

03-25-2010, 06:25 PM

HAHA, I loved that moment, tbh. So stupid.

Obviously, Shockmaster was cringeworthy as well, before anyone posts it.

Juan

03-25-2010, 06:29 PM

Skippord

03-25-2010, 06:30 PM

Lock Jaw

03-25-2010, 06:35 PM

Little People's Court.

Not even gonna dignify it by posting a video.

HBPunk

03-25-2010, 06:36 PM

Probably Hunter fucking a corpse

or Mae Young giving birth to a hand

Both were absolute classics, still talked about to this day, loved Katie Vick.

Most cringeworthy moments were

1) Maryse return and the crowd remained silent. Then she took almost 2 minutes getting out of her Gooker outfit and it was so embarrassing to watch. Crowd was dead the entire time.

2) Cena doing his serious voice (most of his promo last week) Its the worst acting ever, even worse than that old guy in Cannibal : The Musical

CWK

03-25-2010, 06:39 PM

Nash's botch jacknife powerbomb on The Giant in WCW

03-25-2010, 06:47 PM

Thing is with that is that it came off as cringeworthy because it didn't come off as it should. Stuff like the POV Crib-cam and Mae Young's Hand birth went as they should have done. They were just awful ideas from the get-go.

CWK

03-25-2010, 06:50 PM

The castration of Val Venis

CWK

03-25-2010, 06:50 PM

Mark Henry getting a BJ from a tranny. "thats why they call me Sammy baby."

EWWWWWW

Lock Jaw

03-25-2010, 06:57 PM

CWK

03-25-2010, 07:01 PM

Heidenreich butt fucking Michael Cole

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Wishbone

03-25-2010, 07:11 PM

HBPunk

03-25-2010, 07:20 PM

Dwayne's push as The Rock

Lock Jaw

03-25-2010, 07:21 PM

Dwayne's push as The Rock

Yeah, what were they thinking? :|

VSG

03-25-2010, 07:30 PM

What was the name of the wrestler that wrestled in a dress for a certain period of time? I forget who that was, but I'd feel pretty gay for watching that regardless of who I was watching it with.

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viO

03-25-2010, 07:32 PM

Savio

03-25-2010, 07:35 PM

The BoogeyMan

Lock Jaw

03-25-2010, 07:39 PM

Swiss Ultimate

03-25-2010, 07:44 PM

Theo Dious

03-25-2010, 07:52 PM

Probably Hunter fucking a corpse

For the love of God, he did not fuck a corpse. He pretended to fuck a mannequin. There is a world of difference.

The Franchise

03-25-2010, 07:54 PM

Oh yeah, my bad.

redoneja

03-25-2010, 08:01 PM

Probably the time I watched Chris Chetti v Juvi Guerrera.

Perry Saturn

03-25-2010, 08:15 PM

The Pope

03-25-2010, 08:19 PM

John Cena in the ring.

03-25-2010, 08:31 PM

Yeah, that Sid leg break is cringeworthy, but not in the way I meant.

Favre4Ever

03-25-2010, 09:21 PM

Haha what about when Bossman defiled Big Show's dad's coffin?

KayfabeMan

03-25-2010, 09:45 PM

Vince staring at Stephanie's tits.

VSG

03-25-2010, 10:08 PM

Vince staring at Stephanie's tits.

Got Vid? :rofl:

TheZman

03-25-2010, 10:10 PM

Val Venis getting his penis chopped off by some pissed off Asians.

Emperor Smeat

03-25-2010, 10:13 PM

Dawn Marie marrying Torrie Wilson's dad and both decided to do it in their underwear in the middle of the ring.

viO

03-25-2010, 10:16 PM

viO

03-25-2010, 10:17 PM

Steve Austin getting a beer to the face at WM20 was kinda cringeworthy as well, imo.

Johnny McNasty

03-25-2010, 10:44 PM

Boogeyman was an amazing character. Also I remember the beer Austin took to the face at WM20. A friend and I where rolling in the floor after Austin got pelted with that Steveweiser.

KayfabeMan

03-25-2010, 10:52 PM

Got Vid? :rofl:

I think it's at 1:49 or so. I may be wrong. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc4M-IP2RlY

http://ak2.static.dailymotion.com/static/video/401/251/13152104:jpeg_preview_large.jpg

Juan

03-25-2010, 10:54 PM

Al Wilson

Dark One

03-26-2010, 12:19 AM

Haha what about when Bossman defiled Big Show's dad's coffin?

I'm going to argue that this was pretty awesome:

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Team Sheep

03-26-2010, 12:22 AM

Any Hornswoggle segment.

Poit

03-26-2010, 12:51 AM

Volare

03-26-2010, 12:55 AM

Skippord

03-26-2010, 02:47 AM

That's for the hottest moment in wrestling thread

Juan

03-26-2010, 02:51 AM

Got Vid? :rofl:

Pervert

Brigstocke

03-26-2010, 03:05 AM

I can't actually believe that in 55 posts there was no mention of 'Moppy'.

Even the signs were horrific.

''GOT MOP''

St. Jimmy

03-26-2010, 03:06 AM

St. Jimmy

03-26-2010, 03:07 AM

Juan

03-26-2010, 03:09 AM

lol found this one under related videos

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St. Jimmy

03-26-2010, 03:09 AM

Jura

03-26-2010, 03:20 AM

Jeritron

03-26-2010, 03:22 AM

Oh yea that's so cringeworthy. Almost as bad as if she were to suck my dick

What Would Kevin Do?

03-26-2010, 03:27 AM

Al Snow, Big Bossman, and Al's dog Pepper.

The Franchise

03-26-2010, 03:28 AM

lol forgot about Pepper

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Jeritron

03-26-2010, 03:29 AM

I think the Kennel From Hell match itself was worse than the events leading up to it

AKin3D

03-26-2010, 05:40 AM

Chavo and Pepe

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qvr2VbpbZU0/RiqFPe_L-QI/AAAAAAAAACM/jiLq8YTUtEU/s400/25.jpg

Sixx

03-26-2010, 05:48 AM

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PfgzU7BLxIg/SCcZNK9w7uI/AAAAAAAAFWo/kJ3CwTK3mps/s400/3+-+The+Yeti+-+Ron+Reis.jpg

Dry-humping Yeti

03-26-2010, 06:34 AM

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Yeah, that is kinda embarrassing. Especially if you're trying to comvince a girlfriend that you watch for the athletism and/or storylines.

Jeritron

03-26-2010, 06:43 AM

The person you'd have to prove that to sounds like the same type of person who would also accuse you of watching to see men wrestle in their underwear, and on that token, the video would vindicate you. It would also probably gross them out deep down inside because only a latent homosexual self loather would do that.

Jeritron

03-26-2010, 06:44 AM

lakeshow!

03-26-2010, 06:52 AM

Good point Jeritron.

VSG

03-26-2010, 08:25 AM

Pervert

Humph! I didnt believe it was true hence the post.. I still think that shot was accidental.

Anybody Thrilla

03-26-2010, 12:42 PM

Chavo and Pepe

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qvr2VbpbZU0/RiqFPe_L-QI/AAAAAAAAACM/jiLq8YTUtEU/s400/25.jpg

Take this post back. Pepe was amazing.

Also, I wonder if I can still get one of those "EDDIE GUERRERO IS MY FAVORITE WRESTLER" t-shirts that Chavo used to wear.

Savio

03-26-2010, 01:00 PM

Haha what about when Bossman defiled Big Show's dad's coffin?
yeah but that gave us this funny moment.

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AngryMidjit

03-26-2010, 01:28 PM

Macho Libre oooooohhhhhh yyeeeaahhhhhh

addy2hotty

03-26-2010, 02:49 PM

6-String King

03-26-2010, 11:24 PM

AKin3D

03-27-2010, 02:37 AM

Take this post back. Pepe was amazing.

Also, I wonder if I can still get one of those "EDDIE GUERRERO IS MY FAVORITE WRESTLER" t-shirts that Chavo used to wear.

I know Pepe was amazing. Though trying to convince the few guys from school that watched wrestling, to give guys like Chavo a chance and then for me to turn on the tv with him acting like he was...well yeah.

theexample

03-27-2010, 07:58 AM

THIS!

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The whole Linda gimmick thing was shocking.

Dark One

03-27-2010, 08:05 AM

"Great ovation for Robocop" :D

Mr. Nerfect

03-27-2010, 11:26 AM

What was the name of the wrestler that wrestled in a dress for a certain period of time? I forget who that was, but I'd feel pretty gay for watching that regardless of who I was watching it with.

His name was "Vito." It's very close to your name. Also, you'd be surprised how many straight men like to dress up in women's clothes. He was a very good talent, but the WWE shying away from the gimmick instead of embracing the issues it brings up was typical for them.

On a lower scale level, it was similar to how Muhammad Hassan was such a deep character that got labelled as an "evil foreigner." I don't believe it was ever stated that Vito was gay, but it's just the "cross-dressing" angle to people. It could have at least been used similarly to Goldust's gimmick.

Anyway, I have to agree with those who bring up DX segments and even John Cena. I mean, there's just something so...cheesy about them. Some Diva segments can come up as awkward, too. Back when they used to do stupid "Ice-cream eating competitions" and shit doing the Diva Searches. It wasn't close enough to porn to be hot, and it wasn't treating the women as anything better than objects of desire. I don't know who that would have appealed to, but it was someone with weird fetishes.

Mr. Nerfect

03-27-2010, 11:31 AM

The Boogeyman also deserves mention. Everything about that character was...awkward. He came in before the WWE has entered the PG-era properly, so there was some resistence from me to accept him as a wrestling character.

When they did introduce him, they originally gave him this sort of cool, quirky backstory. "Oh, he's an actor who was set to play The Boogeyman in a new television show, but went too far into character and is now a full-time Boogeyman." Not the best thing in the world, but as far as guys who are nuts, or dipped into weird rituals and such, it worked enough. But that view of the character was pretty soon forgotten, and he was just this guy we accepted was this mystical being who just happened to be in wrestling.

And every time I watch TNA, I just cannot help but cringe about Abyss. It's just not...right. I'm not sure if he's meant to have actual powers, or it's just his confidence. I'm not sure why he didn't have confidence in the first place. I'm not sure that I like him as a retarded guy, and I don't know if I am meant to sympathise with him or live vicariously through him. It's really hard to do any of these things, because the character is so abstractly not human. It's like they've taken the Mankind character, and taken away all the wit involved in it. For some reason, I imagine Hogan and Bischoff sitting around still holding a sort of grudge against the Mankind character being the turning point in the Monday Night Wars, and them now trying to somehow replicate that success without actually understanding why it worked.

It's sad, because the other guy that is getting pushed right now, D'Angelo Dinero, is one of the most exciting, natural, charismatic and likable presences in professional wrestling. It's a huge contrast, and sadly, I can see Hogan choosing to go with Abyss for the future, and not Dinero, which I feel is a huge mistake.

Sixx

03-27-2010, 11:43 AM

I remember showing Hogan's comeback to my friends who aren't into wrestling at all, and they were like "Wow... Is Mr Nanny really saving a retard from terrorists? And the people are chanting U-S-A, U-S-A?".

Mr. Nerfect

03-27-2010, 11:52 AM

I feel uneasy watching The Band in TNA, too. I know they are meant to be heels and all, but seeing Scott Hall look as drunk as he does, and hearing Sean Waltman talk like he's from a time period no one can remember, just doesn't sit right with me. It's sad, and I'd rather not see it.

Skippord

03-28-2010, 07:11 AM

basically anytime Sean Waltman is in a ring

Sixx

03-28-2010, 08:51 AM

basically anytime Sean Waltman is in a ring

By the way, wiki has some interesting info about him:

Billed height 7 ft 11 in (2.41 m)[1]
Billed weight 212 lb (96 kg)[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Waltman

Evil Vito

03-28-2010, 10:29 AM

His name was "Vito." It's very close to your name. Also, you'd be surprised how many straight men like to dress up in women's clothes. He was a very good talent, but the WWE shying away from the gimmick instead of embracing the issues it brings up was typical for them.

On a lower scale level, it was similar to how Muhammad Hassan was such a deep character that got labelled as an "evil foreigner." I don't believe it was ever stated that Vito was gay, but it's just the "cross-dressing" angle to people. It could have at least been used similarly to Goldust's gimmick.

Anyway, I have to agree with those who bring up DX segments and even John Cena. I mean, there's just something so...cheesy about them. Some Diva segments can come up as awkward, too. Back when they used to do stupid "Ice-cream eating competitions" and shit doing the Diva Searches. It wasn't close enough to porn to be hot, and it wasn't treating the women as anything better than objects of desire. I don't know who that would have appealed to, but it was someone with weird fetishes.

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, I think they hinted on commentary many times that Vito was simply wearing a dress to the ring because it made his opponent uneasy. Looked like he might have been primed to be in the US Title mix but then they dropped the gimmick suddenly and wished him the best in his future endeavors.

Vito</font> :(

Sixx

03-28-2010, 12:30 PM

http://gumgod.com/host/images/wei_29_vito.JPG

Looky looky, he's also got flip flops.

viO

03-28-2010, 12:38 PM

I'm not saying his gimmick made me uncomfortable personally, I am just saying that it would be hard to explain to people unfamiliar with how retarded/silly wrestling can get. I imagine it would be difficult to defend watching that to people that aren't wrestling fans.

Dorkchop

03-28-2010, 04:52 PM

I kind of liked the Vito dress wearing gimmick. From the start I knew WWE was going to drop it eventually. There could have been a great moral to the gimmick, but WWE never really allowed it to get that far. Cole mentioned it a few times during commentary, but there could have been a much better storyline about how he's just a normal guy who likes to wear dresses sometimes and doesn't want to be treated differently because of it.

Kane has been a part of many cringe worthy moments... por guy. One that stands out for me was fake Kane. The wig. The outfit. The stiff movements. Everything about it was....... just bad. I was glad when WWE dropped it and never mentioned it again one or two weeks later. It's one of the few times they dropped something out of the blue that I was happy with.

thedamndest

03-28-2010, 05:01 PM

The Vito gimmick wasn't great, but I think part of the reason it failed was because of Michael Cole. Every time Vito and his dress were in the ring I knew we'd be hearing about how he was still a man's man and he and Cole frequently got beer together. Coming from Michael Cole it came off as totally gay. They should have kept it simple and had it be Vito is a tough guy wearing a dress and when you get beaten by him you've been beaten by a man in a dress. Leave Michael Cole and his bar stories out. Leave Vito's playful dancing out. He should have been like Goldberg but in a dress.

The Mackem

03-29-2010, 08:06 AM

I don't care what anybody says:

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The Mackem

03-29-2010, 08:43 AM

See, I knew it [/end thread]

Cuse8

03-29-2010, 10:46 AM

For those who saw WM last night..how about Vicky "frog splash" and then botched pin on kelly kelly? That made me turn my head

GoneFishing

03-29-2010, 10:52 AM

Wrestlemania 26, Vickie Gurerro..... nuff said.

Dammit, someone beat me to it.

03-29-2010, 05:17 PM

Add Swagger's epic struggle with the MitB briefcase. Fuuuuuuuuuuuck did it take him forever to pull that bitch down.

Veronika

03-29-2010, 05:54 PM