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** [[Wrestling/EddieGuerrero Eddie Guerrero's]] [[SanitySlippage increasingly deranged]] and finally psychotic behavior as he stalked Wrestling/ReyMysterio and his family throughout much of 2005. ''Especially'' [[DespairEventHorizonh the promo he cut]] the week after ''[=SummerSlam=]''. Particularly poignant because this was less than two months before Eddie's death.
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** [[Wrestling/EddieGuerrero Eddie Guerrero's]] [[SanitySlippage increasingly deranged]] and finally psychotic behavior as he stalked Wrestling/ReyMysterio and his family throughout much of 2005. ''Especially'' [[DespairEventHorizonh [[DespairEventHorizon the promo he cut]] the week after ''[=SummerSlam=]''. Particularly poignant because this was less than two months before Eddie's death.
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** [[Wrestling/EddieGuerrero Eddie Guerrero's]] [[SanitySlippage increasingly deranged]] and finally psychotic behavior as he stalked Wrestling/ReyMysterio and his family throughout much of 2005. ''Especially'' [[DespairEventHorizonh the promo he cut]] the week after ''[=SummerSlam=]''. Particularly poignant because this was less than two months before Eddie's death.
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** [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWE's Elimination Chamber]] and [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} TNA's Steel Asylum]], both of which add more opponents, more steel and chain, and more opportunity for [[BloodierAndGorier bloodshed]] and [[GameBreakingInjury injury.]] Remember, kids, ProfessionalWrestling is fake, but the odds of getting hurt are real. Just ask MickFoley.
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** [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWE's Elimination Chamber]] and [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} TNA's Steel Asylum]], both of which add more opponents, more steel and chain, and more opportunity for [[BloodierAndGorier bloodshed]] and [[GameBreakingInjury injury.]] Remember, kids, ProfessionalWrestling is fake, but the odds of getting hurt are real. Just ask MickFoley.Wrestling/MickFoley.
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** The Japanese heels, too. WWE aren't shy about playing up the YellowPeril gimmick for all it's worth.
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** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because [[GoodBadGirl she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her]]. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds squeamish about nudity and such. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
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** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because [[GoodBadGirl she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her]]. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds [[PleasePutSomeClothesOn squeamish about nudity and such.such]]. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
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** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because [[TheVamp she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her]]. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds squeamish about nudity and such. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
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** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because [[TheVamp [[GoodBadGirl she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her]]. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds squeamish about nudity and such. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
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** Wrestling/TripleH. Sure, he's [[CartoonishSupervillainy a comically despicable, often cowardly blowhard]]. But his affinity for skulls (and, at one ''{{WrestleMania}}'', [[TheTerminator Terminator]]obots) and the extreme surrealism and mercilessness of his entrance theme "The Game" all but guarantees that many children will have a strong aversion to him.
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** Wrestling/TripleH. Sure, he's [[CartoonishSupervillainy a comically despicable, often cowardly blowhard]]. But his affinity for skulls (and, at one ''{{WrestleMania}}'', [[TheTerminator Terminator]]obots) Terminator]] robots) and the extreme surrealism and mercilessness of his entrance theme "The Game" all but guarantees that many children will have a strong aversion to him.
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** Wrestling/TripleH. Sure, he's [[CartoonishSupervillainy a despicably comical, often cowardly blowhard]]. But his affinity for skulls (and, at one ''{{WrestleMania}}'', Terminator robots) and the extreme surrealism and mercilessness of his entrance theme "The Game" all but guarantees that many children will have a strong aversion to him.
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** Wrestling/TripleH. Sure, he's [[CartoonishSupervillainy a despicably comical, comically despicable, often cowardly blowhard]]. But his affinity for skulls (and, at one ''{{WrestleMania}}'', Terminator robots) [[TheTerminator Terminator]]obots) and the extreme surrealism and mercilessness of his entrance theme "The Game" all but guarantees that many children will have a strong aversion to him.
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** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds squeamish about nudity and such. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
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** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because [[TheVamp she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her.her]]. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds squeamish about nudity and such. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
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Here’s one with an undeniable RealitySubtext undercurrent: Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield. For older children or young teenagers in particular, the whiff of [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny crooked populism and even fascism]] that hung over JBL could be quite chilling, especially [[BitchInSheepsClothing the contrast between his wholesome, all-American façade and his ruthless behavior in the ring and elsewhere]]. One could be forgiven for feeling deeply suspect about politicians and certain other authority figures after watching JBL (which was rather the point). The real-world occurrence of [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment certain individuals]] very much like Layfield throughout American history does not help matters.
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** Here’s one with an undeniable RealitySubtext undercurrent: Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield. For older children or young teenagers in particular, the whiff of [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny crooked populism and even fascism]] that hung over JBL could be quite chilling, especially [[BitchInSheepsClothing the contrast between his wholesome, all-American façade and his ruthless behavior in the ring and elsewhere]]. One could be forgiven for feeling deeply suspect about politicians and certain other authority figures after watching JBL (which was rather the point). The real-world occurrence of [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment certain individuals]] very much like Layfield throughout American history does not help matters.
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** Goldust. For all intents and purposes, he’s a man made out of gold. Sure, there are quite a few child-friendly “metal-men” out there ([[TheWizardOfOz the Tin Man]], [[StarWars C-3PO]]). But if you get nervous around those [[EnemyMime “living-statue” mime artists]], Goldie will ''not'' make you very comfortable. His brother [[Wrestling/CodyRhodes Stardust]], who wore silver makeup, was even more bizarre.
** Doink the Clown. [[MonsterClown He’s got a white face, a red nose, and green hair – so what more needs to be said?]]
Here’s one with an undeniable RealitySubtext undercurrent: Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield. For older children or young teenagers in particular, the whiff of [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny crooked populism and even fascism]] that hung over JBL could be quite chilling, especially [[BitchInSheepsClothing the contrast between his wholesome, all-American façade and his ruthless behavior in the ring and elsewhere]]. One could be forgiven for feeling deeply suspect about politicians and certain other authority figures after watching JBL (which was rather the point). The real-world occurrence of [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment certain individuals]] very much like Layfield throughout American history does not help matters.
** Or how about Mordecai? Or Muhammad Hassan? Religious fanaticism can get icky.
** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds squeamish about nudity and such. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
** Doink the Clown. [[MonsterClown He’s got a white face, a red nose, and green hair – so what more needs to be said?]]
Here’s one with an undeniable RealitySubtext undercurrent: Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield. For older children or young teenagers in particular, the whiff of [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny crooked populism and even fascism]] that hung over JBL could be quite chilling, especially [[BitchInSheepsClothing the contrast between his wholesome, all-American façade and his ruthless behavior in the ring and elsewhere]]. One could be forgiven for feeling deeply suspect about politicians and certain other authority figures after watching JBL (which was rather the point). The real-world occurrence of [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment certain individuals]] very much like Layfield throughout American history does not help matters.
** Or how about Mordecai? Or Muhammad Hassan? Religious fanaticism can get icky.
** Finally, we have – [[SeriousBusiness don’t laugh]] – the Divas, and those of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras in particular. As harmless and even cute as they were supposed to be, the young women of those days displayed an aggressive sexuality that was probably very disconcerting to younger viewers raised in puritanical households or who simply weren’t exposed to that sort of thing much. [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny And for a teenage male just beginning to discover those kinds of “feelings” and having an ambivalent attitude about them, it was probably much worse.]] It didn’t matter how much of a “good girl” Wrestling/TorrieWilson was, because she was still dead-set on getting you to lust after her. Not to mention the, uh, ''physical'' features of the Divas, which could be downright grotesque to innocent minds squeamish about nudity and such. Just think of Wrestling/{{Sable}} at ''Fully Loaded'' in 1998. (“Mommy, why is that lady’s chest falling off? And why is it changing color?”)
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* There are, of course, various wrestling characters intentionally designed to frighten people: Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/{{Kane}}, Wrestling/{{Sting}}. But that doesn't mean the squared circle does not offer up some more unexpected and even subtle menaces.
** The Great Khali. It's easy to forget in light of his being a comedy act for most of his career, but there was a time when the Punjabi giant was practically a monster in the most literal sense of the word. As if his extreme height and bulk weren't terrifying enough, there were also his [[PsychopathicManchild freakish simple-mindedness]], nigh-uncontrollable rage, "spooky" Hindu ring music, and of course his ability to all but crush a human's skull with his bare hands.
** Wrestling/TripleH. Sure, he's [[CartoonishSupervillainy a despicably comical, often cowardly blowhard]]. But his affinity for skulls (and, at one ''{{WrestleMania}}'', Terminator robots) and the extreme surrealism and mercilessness of his entrance theme "The Game" all but guarantees that many children will have a strong aversion to him.
** Chief Jay Strongbow and Tatanka probably disturbed some who grew up on cultural stereotypes of TheSavageIndian. [[HellIsThatNoise That war-whooping can get under one's skin.]]
** The Great Khali. It's easy to forget in light of his being a comedy act for most of his career, but there was a time when the Punjabi giant was practically a monster in the most literal sense of the word. As if his extreme height and bulk weren't terrifying enough, there were also his [[PsychopathicManchild freakish simple-mindedness]], nigh-uncontrollable rage, "spooky" Hindu ring music, and of course his ability to all but crush a human's skull with his bare hands.
** Wrestling/TripleH. Sure, he's [[CartoonishSupervillainy a despicably comical, often cowardly blowhard]]. But his affinity for skulls (and, at one ''{{WrestleMania}}'', Terminator robots) and the extreme surrealism and mercilessness of his entrance theme "The Game" all but guarantees that many children will have a strong aversion to him.
** Chief Jay Strongbow and Tatanka probably disturbed some who grew up on cultural stereotypes of TheSavageIndian. [[HellIsThatNoise That war-whooping can get under one's skin.]]
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** It's not just his freakish appearance, his apelike movements and his ability to appear out of smoke. Arguably the absolute worst thing about the Boogeyman is that, despite being not so much evil as a SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp (stalking Superstars, [[SuperPersistentPredator often particular ones]], relentlessly), ''[[SociopathicHero he's depicted as a face'']].
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** Just as frighting; his savage beatdown on Randy Orton two years later at Summerslam 2016. It was a very hard match to watch especially the finish. From the crowd going silent to the fact that Orton had a piece of his forehead flapping around after the beating it was perhaps the most visceral images in the modern era of the WWE.
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** Then on April 24, Braun Strowman fought against Callistro with the [[spoiler:the latter sneakily winning against the big man. Unfortuantly, that infuriated Strowman and after toying with Callistro, he ended up throwing his potentially unconscious body into the dumpster, locking it and then pushing up to the stage to push it off the stage, majorly harming Callistro.]]
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** Then on April 24, Braun Strowman fought against Callistro Kalisto with the [[spoiler:the latter sneakily winning against the big man. Unfortuantly, Unfortunately, that infuriated Strowman and after toying with Callistro, Kalisto, he ended up throwing his potentially unconscious body into the dumpster, locking it and then pushing up to the stage to push it off the stage, majorly harming Callistro.Kalisto.]]
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* Sid Vicious' truly horrifying career ending injury at Wrestling/{{WCW}} ''Sin'' in 2001. He attempted a flying dropkick on Wrestling/ScottSteiner, but Sid botching the move lead to him landing right on his foot and ''snapped his ankle in half!'' Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJHYGu669w here.]] '''WARNING''': Graphic.
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* Sid Vicious' truly horrifying career ending injury at Wrestling/{{WCW}} ''Sin'' in 2001. He attempted a flying dropkick on Wrestling/ScottSteiner, but Sid botching the move lead to him landing right on his foot and ''snapped his ankle in half!'' Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJHYGu669w here.]] '''WARNING''': Graphic.Graphic.
* On the April 10, 2017 episode of Raw, Braun Strowman beat up Roman Reigns to the point of the latter being put onto a stretcher. However, Strowman wasn't finished as he then followed Reigns and threw his stretcher away and then as Reigns was being put into an ambulance, Strowman jumped and continued to beat on him. To top it all off, after he was finished, he got out and flipped over the ambulance with Roman Reigns inside!
** Then on April 24, Braun Strowman fought against Callistro with the [[spoiler:the latter sneakily winning against the big man. Unfortuantly, that infuriated Strowman and after toying with Callistro, he ended up throwing his potentially unconscious body into the dumpster, locking it and then pushing up to the stage to push it off the stage, majorly harming Callistro.]]
* On the April 10, 2017 episode of Raw, Braun Strowman beat up Roman Reigns to the point of the latter being put onto a stretcher. However, Strowman wasn't finished as he then followed Reigns and threw his stretcher away and then as Reigns was being put into an ambulance, Strowman jumped and continued to beat on him. To top it all off, after he was finished, he got out and flipped over the ambulance with Roman Reigns inside!
** Then on April 24, Braun Strowman fought against Callistro with the [[spoiler:the latter sneakily winning against the big man. Unfortuantly, that infuriated Strowman and after toying with Callistro, he ended up throwing his potentially unconscious body into the dumpster, locking it and then pushing up to the stage to push it off the stage, majorly harming Callistro.]]
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* From the unscripted side of things: ''any time at all'' that someone suffers a horrible injury in an event ''not'' catered around it. Yes, you expect to see such things in matches with names like "Hell in a Cell" or "No ropes barb-wire match", but even plain-Jane bouts have gruesome consequences sometimes. Some of the more famous "highlights" through the years include Wrestling/BobHolly getting suplexed through a table and ending up with a SIXTEEN INCH gash across his back, Wrestling/SidEudy being [[ExecutiveMeddling convinced]] to do a top-rope jump kick but landing wrong and snapping his lower leg at a 90-degree angle, any time Wrestling/{{Sabu}} pulls a botch more severe than a flat crash landing...
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* From the unscripted side of things: ''any time at all'' that someone suffers a horrible injury in an event ''not'' catered around it. Yes, you expect to see such things in matches with names like "Hell in a Cell" or "No ropes barb-wire match", but even plain-Jane bouts have gruesome consequences sometimes. Some of the more famous "highlights" through the years include Wrestling/BobHolly getting suplexed through a table and ending up with a SIXTEEN INCH gash across his back, Wrestling/SidEudy being [[ExecutiveMeddling convinced]] to do Wrestling/OwenHart visibly crushing Steve Austin's neck at [=SummerSlam=] 1997 with a top-rope jump kick but landing wrong botched piledriver[[note]]Austin later said he was legitimately worried the moment permanently paralyzed him and snapping the event is the genesis of his lower leg at a 90-degree angle, premature retirement in 2003[[/note]], any time Wrestling/{{Sabu}} pulls a botch more severe than a flat crash landing...
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** The infamous match at the Royal Rumble 1999 where [[Creator/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] absolutely brutalizes a completely defenseless Mankind with a chair. ''11'' unprotected shots to the head when it already gets deeply unsettling by the third one. It very much blurs the line between kayfabe and reality and it gets downright scary after awhile (it's essentially a public beating witnessed by thousands of live attendees, there's no way to sugarcoat it).
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** The infamous match at the Royal Rumble 1999 where [[Creator/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] absolutely brutalizes a completely defenseless Mankind with a chair. ''11'' unprotected shots to the head when it already gets deeply unsettling by the third one. It very much blurs the line between kayfabe and reality and it gets downright scary after awhile (it's essentially a public beating witnessed by thousands of live attendees, there's no way to sugarcoat it). To date it is often cited as the most violent thing WWE has ever allowed on television and it showed up in the documentary ''Beyond the Mat'', where it was revealed that the event horrified Foley's children, who were in attendance.
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** The infamous match at the Royal Rumble 1999 where [[Creator/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] absolutely brutalizes a completely defenseless Mankind with a chair. ''11'' unprotected shots to the head when it already gets deeply unsettling by the third one. It very much blurs the line between kayfabe and reality and it gets downright scary after awhile (it's essentially a public beating witnessed by thousands of live attendees, there's no way to sugarcoat it).
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* Sid Vicious' truly horrifying career ending injury at {{WCW}} ''Sin'' in 2001. He attempted a flying dropkick on Wrestling/ScottSteiner, but Sid botching the move lead to him landing right on his foot and ''snapped his ankle in half!'' Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJHYGu669w here.]] '''WARNING''': Graphic.
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* Sid Vicious' truly horrifying career ending injury at {{WCW}} Wrestling/{{WCW}} ''Sin'' in 2001. He attempted a flying dropkick on Wrestling/ScottSteiner, but Sid botching the move lead to him landing right on his foot and ''snapped his ankle in half!'' Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJHYGu669w here.]] '''WARNING''': Graphic.
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* The 2003 feud between Wrestling/TheUndertaker (during the end of his BadassBiker phase) and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, especially the AdultFear of Vince abusing his own family as well as threatening to more or less '''''put a hit out on 'Taker's'''''. And 'Taker's ultimate response? To invoke ColdBloodedTorture on Vince in a BuriedAlive match at that year's ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' [[note]]To give you an idea: Vince began bleeding profusely after 'Taker's '''''first punch'''''.[[/note]]. Also, the ''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]''-esque promos throughout the whole thing were just the cherry on top.
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* The 2003 feud between Wrestling/TheUndertaker (during the end of his BadassBiker phase) and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, especially the AdultFear of Vince abusing his own family as well as threatening to more or less '''''put a hit out on 'Taker's'''''. And 'Taker's ultimate response? To invoke ColdBloodedTorture on Vince in a BuriedAlive match at that year's ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' [[note]]To give you an idea: Vince began bleeding profusely after 'Taker's '''''first punch'''''.[[/note]]. Also, the ''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]''-esque promos throughout the whole thing were just the cherry on top.top.
* Sid Vicious' truly horrifying career ending injury at {{WCW}} ''Sin'' in 2001. He attempted a flying dropkick on Wrestling/ScottSteiner, but Sid botching the move lead to him landing right on his foot and ''snapped his ankle in half!'' Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJHYGu669w here.]] '''WARNING''': Graphic.
* Sid Vicious' truly horrifying career ending injury at {{WCW}} ''Sin'' in 2001. He attempted a flying dropkick on Wrestling/ScottSteiner, but Sid botching the move lead to him landing right on his foot and ''snapped his ankle in half!'' Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJHYGu669w here.]] '''WARNING''': Graphic.
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* The 2003 feud between Wrestling/TheUndertaker (during the end of his BadassBiker phase) and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, especially the AdultFear of Vince abusing his own family as well as threatening to more or less '''''put a hit out on 'Taker's'''''. And 'Taker's ultimate response? To invoke ColdBloodedTorture on Vince in a BuriedAlive match at that year's Wrestling/SurvivorSeries [[note]]To give you an idea: Vince began bleeding profusely after 'Taker's '''''first punch'''''.[[/note]]. Also, the ''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]''-esque promos throughout the whole thing were just the cherry on top.
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* The 2003 feud between Wrestling/TheUndertaker (during the end of his BadassBiker phase) and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, especially the AdultFear of Vince abusing his own family as well as threatening to more or less '''''put a hit out on 'Taker's'''''. And 'Taker's ultimate response? To invoke ColdBloodedTorture on Vince in a BuriedAlive match at that year's Wrestling/SurvivorSeries ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' [[note]]To give you an idea: Vince began bleeding profusely after 'Taker's '''''first punch'''''.[[/note]]. Also, the ''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]''-esque promos throughout the whole thing were just the cherry on top.
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* Jimmy Havoc did this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGJOuH53ls promo]] for a match against Wrestling/WillOspreay, where he seemingly kills someone to show he is not going to hold back during his match
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* Jimmy Havoc did this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGJOuH53ls promo]] for a match against Wrestling/WillOspreay, where he seemingly kills someone to show he is not going to hold back during his matchmatch
* The 2003 feud between Wrestling/TheUndertaker (during the end of his BadassBiker phase) and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, especially the AdultFear of Vince abusing his own family as well as threatening to more or less '''''put a hit out on 'Taker's'''''. And 'Taker's ultimate response? To invoke ColdBloodedTorture on Vince in a BuriedAlive match at that year's Wrestling/SurvivorSeries [[note]]To give you an idea: Vince began bleeding profusely after 'Taker's '''''first punch'''''.[[/note]]. Also, the ''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]''-esque promos throughout the whole thing were just the cherry on top.
* The 2003 feud between Wrestling/TheUndertaker (during the end of his BadassBiker phase) and Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, especially the AdultFear of Vince abusing his own family as well as threatening to more or less '''''put a hit out on 'Taker's'''''. And 'Taker's ultimate response? To invoke ColdBloodedTorture on Vince in a BuriedAlive match at that year's Wrestling/SurvivorSeries [[note]]To give you an idea: Vince began bleeding profusely after 'Taker's '''''first punch'''''.[[/note]]. Also, the ''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]''-esque promos throughout the whole thing were just the cherry on top.
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* Wrestling/JeffHardy appearing backstage in [[WhiteMaskOfDoom corpse paint]] on an episode of ''Friday Night [=SmackDown=]'', which was the beginning of his "painted" gimmick that he would eventually carry into {{TNA}}. The ''very'' dim lighting, and our complete inability to see Hardy's eyes underneath the black swaths of paint across them, make it even worse.
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* Wrestling/JeffHardy appearing backstage in [[WhiteMaskOfDoom corpse paint]] on an episode of ''Friday Night [=SmackDown=]'', which was the beginning of his "painted" gimmick that he would eventually carry into {{TNA}}.Wrestling/{{TNA}}. The ''very'' dim lighting, and our complete inability to see Hardy's eyes underneath the black swaths of paint across them, make it even worse.
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* In early 2014, TNA had a feud between Mr. Anderson and Bully Ray. At the time, Bully Ray was being portrayed as completely [[TheUnfettered unhinged]] with an arsonist vibe after Anderson caused the Aces & Eights to be disbanded. The two had a confrontation promo that took place in a funeral parlor. The camera work was a very strange (for wrestling) cinematic style with multiple cuts but was nonetheless effective. Bully threatened to burn down everything that Anderson cared about and directed his attention to an open coffin. Mr. Anderson reached inside and pulled out... a set of [[AdultFear children's pajamas]]. Anderson turned around but Bully had [[StealthHiBye vanished without a trace]]. It's one thing to beat up an opponent in the ring, or jump them in the back, or ram their car with a semi, but this is the first time a wrestler has threatened to burn down an opponent's home with his children still inside.
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* In early 2014, TNA had a feud between [[Wrestling/KenAnderson Mr. Anderson Anderson]] and Bully Ray. At the time, Bully Ray was being portrayed as completely [[TheUnfettered unhinged]] with an arsonist vibe after Anderson caused the Aces & Eights to be disbanded. The two had a confrontation promo that took place in a funeral parlor. The camera work was a very strange (for wrestling) cinematic style with multiple cuts but was nonetheless effective. Bully threatened to burn down everything that Anderson cared about and directed his attention to an open coffin. Mr. Anderson reached inside and pulled out... a set of [[AdultFear children's pajamas]]. Anderson turned around but Bully had [[StealthHiBye vanished without a trace]]. It's one thing to beat up an opponent in the ring, or jump them in the back, or ram their car with a semi, but this is the first time a wrestler has threatened to burn down an opponent's home with his children still inside.
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* Veda Scott's match with Cherry Bomb at Absolute Intense Wrestling: Girls Night Out 4, which proceeded normally until the end, when Cherry Bomb set Scott up for a dropkick into the turnbuckle... and Scott's head went straight over the turnbuckle and into the ring post, knocking her unconscious.
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* Veda Scott's match with Cherry Bomb at Absolute ''Absolute Intense Wrestling: Girls Night Out 4, 4'', which proceeded normally until the end, when Cherry Bomb set Scott up for a dropkick into the turnbuckle... and Scott's head went straight over the turnbuckle and into the ring post, knocking her unconscious.
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* Stone Cold Steve Austin breaking into Brian Pillman's house apparently to kill him. Pullman pulls a gun on him. The feed cuts to black. Live, this was absolutely terrifying.
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* Stone Cold Steve Austin breaking into Brian Pillman's Wrestling/BrianPillman's house apparently to kill him. Pullman pulls a gun on him. The feed cuts to black. Live, this was absolutely terrifying.
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* Jimmy Havoc did this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGJOuH53ls promo]] for a match against Will Ospreay, where he seemingly kills someone to show he is not going to hold back during his match
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* Jimmy Havoc did this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGJOuH53ls promo]] for a match against Will Ospreay, Wrestling/WillOspreay, where he seemingly kills someone to show he is not going to hold back during his match
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* Se7en, the gimmick that never was. When Dustin Rhodes came back to Wrestling/{{WCW}} after his run as Wrestling/{{Goldust}}, he was presented as a mysterious white-faced figure who lurked outside a child's window, [[ParanoiaFuel watching him]]. The suits at Turner [[ExecutiveMeddling immediately nixed the gimmick]], finding him too scary, and finding him uncomfortably similar to a child abductor. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWtXAtGJ4JQ Can't say anyone blames 'em.]]
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* Se7en, [=Se7en=], the gimmick that never was. When Dustin Rhodes came back to Wrestling/{{WCW}} after his run as Wrestling/{{Goldust}}, he was presented as a mysterious white-faced figure who lurked outside a child's window, [[ParanoiaFuel watching him]]. The suits at Turner [[ExecutiveMeddling immediately nixed the gimmick]], finding him too scary, and finding him uncomfortably similar to a child abductor. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWtXAtGJ4JQ Can't say anyone blames 'em.]]
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* The 1989 match in WWC between Manny Fernandez and Invader #3. The Invaders of Puerto Rico were some of the most hardcore of wrestlers, pretty much defining the barbwire match before FMW got the idea to replace the ropes with it, but this was far more disturbing than any {{gimmick match|es}}, just Manny Fernandez trying to crush 3's stomach and chest with knee drops, which resulted in him sputtering out blood. Fernandez said he was trying to kill 3 in revenge to avenge the death of Wrestling/BruiserBrody, but if that is true this was a case of MistakenIdentity, as 3 had nothing to with that incident.
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* The 1989 match in WWC CSP between Manny Fernandez and Invader #3. The Invaders of Puerto Rico were some of the most hardcore of wrestlers, pretty much defining the barbwire match before FMW got the idea to replace the ropes with it, but this was far more disturbing than any {{gimmick match|es}}, just Manny Fernandez trying to crush 3's stomach and chest with knee drops, which resulted in him sputtering out blood. Fernandez said he was trying to kill 3 in revenge to avenge the death of Wrestling/BruiserBrody, but if that is true this was a case of MistakenIdentity, as 3 had nothing to with that incident.
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* The 1989 match in WWC between Manny Fernandez and Invader #3. The Invaders of Puerto Rico were some of the most hardcore of wrestlers, pretty much defining the barbwire match before FMW got the idea to replace the ropes with it, but this was far more disturbing than any {{gimmick match|es}}, just Manny Fernandez trying to crush 3's stomach and chest with knee drops, which resulted in him sputtering out blood. Fernandez said he was trying to kill 3 in revenge to avenge the death of Wrestling/BruiserBrody, but if that is true this was a case of MistakenIdentity, as 3 had nothing to with that incident.
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[[caption-width-right:311: We should probably note that he has bled even more than this at times!]]
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[[caption-width-right:311: We should probably note that he has bled even more '''''EVEN MORE''''' than this at times!]]
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** After turning heel and beginning his famous feud with Wrestling/RandySavage, he once lured him into the ring, after which he beat him down, tied him into the ropes and allowed another snake -- ''a fucking cobra'' -- to bite Savage's arm. (The snake, which had been devenomed, really did bite Savage's arm, and Roberts -- who was actually having trouble getting the snake to release its grip -- had to quickly improvise to make the scene appear that he was trying to get the snake to increase its bite.) Like before, when Damien was "killed," several children were visibly shaken by what had just taken place. Ironically, the snake died soon afterward, possibly from a toxic reaction to Savage's blood - which led Savage to joke that ''he'' had poisoned ''the snake''!
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** After turning heel and beginning his famous feud with Wrestling/RandySavage, he once lured him into the ring, after which he beat him down, tied him into the ropes and allowed another snake -- – ''a fucking king cobra'' -- – to bite Savage's arm. (The snake, which had been devenomed, really did bite Savage's arm, and Roberts -- – who was actually having trouble getting the snake to release its grip -- had to quickly improvise to make the scene appear that he was trying to get the snake to increase its bite.) Like before, when Damien was "killed," several children were visibly shaken by what had just taken place. Ironically, the snake died soon afterward, possibly from a toxic reaction to Savage's blood - which led Savage to joke that ''he'' had poisoned ''the snake''!
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* Eddie's "descent into madness" while having a seemingly friendly feud with Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr was something to behold. The fact that he just couldn't [[GreenEyedMonster beat]] or even [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin outwit]] Rey like he could most wrestlers drove Eddie to the breaking point where he would [[InsaneEqualsViolent snap and turn on Rey and beat him down in the most gruesome, bloody way you could think.]] Believe it or not, people had been expecting Eddie to turn heel with his frustrations at the time, but as you can tell from the audience reaction, not like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoRXf8ZYMqo this.]]
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* Eddie's "descent into madness" while having a seemingly friendly feud with Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr was something to behold. The fact that he just couldn't [[GreenEyedMonster beat]] or even [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin outwit]] Rey like he could most wrestlers drove Eddie to the breaking point where he would [[InsaneEqualsViolent snap and turn on Rey and beat him down in the most gruesome, bloody way you could think.]] Believe it or not, people had been expecting Eddie to turn heel with his frustrations at the time, but as you can tell from the audience reaction, not like [[http://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoRXf8ZYMqo this.]]
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-hKh355QU&feature=related This PPV intro]] doesn't make it look like much fun either.
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%% ** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-hKh355QU&feature=related This PPV intro]] intro doesn't make it look like much fun either.
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** The original Mankind gimmick was genuinely scary.
