Another good one: Guy is in ring and doesn't know his opponent. Cue intro to the biggest, meanest guy (or girl) on the roster. One of the best examples occurred in July 2000 when Shane McMahon was put in a brother/sister intergender tag match with Stephanie McMahon. Lita comes out to face Stephanie (which is an additional moment for Stephanie - you can actually see her mouth "Oh, shit!" right after Lita's music hits) and Shane says it doesn't matter who he has to fight. It turns out to be the guy he put on the injured list2 months earlier.
In fact, The Undertaker's appearance in general is enough to create an "Oh Crap" moment. A favorite among fans is when Undertaker is knocked down and is lying motionless on the mat. His opponent will start taunting him before Undertaker will either sit up or reach up and grab his opponent by the throat. Either way, the opponent's face tells the story.
Kane, as The Undertaker's kayfabe half-brother, is treated as having (to varying degrees) the same "supernatural powers", and thus uses the same style of no-selling. The opponent's reaction tends to be the same.
Notably, The Undertaker is just about the only person who can get this kind of reaction out of Kane, barring a few moments that most count as never happening.
Kane himself got this look after pushing Paul Bearer off a ladder, thinking it was just a mannequin up there.
One moment was during the HHH/Undertaker match at Wrestlemania 27, where after a long grueling bout, HHH tombstones The Undertaker, and he gets his shoulders up at the 2-count. HHH, one of the toughest in-ring competitors of the last two decades, literally scrambles back to the ring ropes with a horrified look on his face.
Summerslam 2009. CM Punk defeats Jeff Hardy in a Tables/Ladders/Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship title, and takes a moment to stand over his defeated opponent and gloat over his victory...then the infamous gong rings and the arena goes dark. When the lights come back up, Punk comes to the conclusion that nothing happened, smirks, and looks down at Jeff to continue gloating...only to find the Undertaker down there instead. He has a moment of absolute terror before a Chokeslam comes up to greet him.
The audio cue of some wrestlers' entrance music will prompt the "Oh Crap" reaction from an unsuspecting opponent in the ring:
Stone Cold Steve Austin (*glass shatters*)
There's a great example of this at Vengeance (2001) when Chris Jericho, who had just eked out a hard-fought (if controversial) victory against The Rock, was being awarded the World title when the (*glass shatters*) and out comes the WWF champ Stone Cold Steve Austin for the Undisputed Championship match. See it here.
Randy Orton demonstrates one of the best examples here. You can see how quickly his face changes from one of celebration to one of OH SHIT OH SHIT GET ME OUT OF HERE.
Likewise, Kane (Not so much an audio cue as a sudden EXPLOSION OF FIRE)
Whenever a Monster Heel was on a bit of a winning streak and bragging that they have beaten just about everyone worth mentioning and they'd like to put out an open challenge to anyone in the back... Cue Chris Benoit's theme.
This is enhanced in SHIMMER, where scheduled match-ups often aren't announced beforehand, meaning even the most routine part of a wrestler's day can lead to this reaction.
For a good couple of years, WHOA-HEY WHOA-HEY WHOA-HEY WHOA-HEY... And waiting doesn't make it much better when the entrance theme has lyrics like "Somebody's gon' get their ass kicked" and repeated chants of "Beat him up! (Beat him up!) Break his neck! (Break his neck!)"
A world champion whenever a Money In The Bank winner decides to cash it in at their expense (usually right after the champion has just been through a grueling fight with someone else).
One of the best examples is probably The Miz cashing in on a beaten Randy Orton, if only because his facial expression didn't change at all, but his body language pretty much screamed "Oh, you have got to be kidding me."
Averted by CM Punk at Money in the Bank 2011 when Alberto Del Rio attempted to cash in his shot after Punk's title win over John Cena, only to be knocked out by a kick to the head before the opening bell could ring, allowing Punk to escape with his title.
An occasional instance involving two separate Oh Crap moments happens when there is a tag-team match pitting a team of one face and one heel against a team of two heels. The first Oh Crap reaction is from the face wrestler when he realizes that his heel teammate has just walked out mid-match, leaving him at the mercy of his heel opponents. After a couple minutes of the heels beating down the face, the second Oh Crap reaction happens from the heels when the entrance music of another face (often a stronger one) hits, indicating an ensuing Big Damn Heroes entrance by the second face to rescue the beatdown victim.
Another common example is when a heel authority figure is in the ring ranting about something. After being interrupted by a face wrestler, he will threaten to immediately fire the next person that interrupts him. The Oh Crap reaction comes from the heel authority figure when the next person who interrupts him is a face authority figure who outranks him.
Jeff Hardy and Fortune are about to beat down on Mr. Anderson when AJ Styles suddenly stops and does Anderson's signature taunt, Fortune following along before taking out all of Hardy's allies. Jeff Hardy's face turns to dumbstruck shock.
Jeff Jarrett challenged Amazing Red's younger brother to a MMA fight, thinking he'd be smaller than the already small Red. He turns his back to 'give him a free shot'. Red's brother won't have it and taps him on the shoulder. Jarrett's smug face suddenly turns into an Oh Crap when he realizes Red's brother is taller than he is and absolutely RIPPED!
On the 5/14/11 edition of Impact!, Immortal has a perfect example of an Oh Crap when they find out that Mick Foley is the Network Executive that's been screwing up their plans for the past few weeks.
Bully Ray had this reaction when Mr. Anderson returned on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge after being put in the hospital by himself and Gunner. It wasn't just that he was back that scared him, though. It was that Anderson, one of the largest hams in pro wrestling, was in Tranquil Fury as he just brutally beat the other guy who put him out into a bloody pulp with a metal chain right in front of Ray and Bully Ray realized he was probably next.
The lead-in to WWE's 2000 Royal Rumble. Triple H had been brutalizing and antagonizing Mankind for several weeks, and a few days before, had beaten him bloody. Cue Mankind coming out to inform Triple H that he is not ready to face him in a Street Fight at the event. However...
Mick Foley: "But I think the fans deserve a substitute in that match. I think ya know the guy..." (removes mask, rips off shirt to reveal a different one) "I think you know him pretty damn well! His name... is CACTUS JACK!"
Triple H: (Pulls a classic Oh Crap face)
On the 4/11/11 edition of Raw, Michael Cole gets a rather perfect one after Jerry Lawler defeated Jack Swagger, meaning he has no choice but to face Jerry at Extreme Rules in a match of the King's choosing. This became pretty much his default expression the rest of the night.
And not just that, either. Turns out it's a tag team match, and his partner is Jack Swagger. Normally this would be okay, but this was mere moments after he slapped Jack in the face and blamed him for the loss.
And again when he realized that Jack won't be in his corner vs The King at Over The Limit.
It started a little bit earlier when he realized he'd fallen hook, line, and sinker for Lawler's Batman Gambit, pretty much making Swagger so outright furious with Cole, Swagger says "He's all yours" to Jerry and walks out on Cole.
The Undertaker had a very real-life moment of Oh Crap when, during a Hell In A Cell match, Mankind fell through the roof of the cage. The Undertaker thought that he'd seriously injured his fellow wrestler.
An almost-legendary Oh Crap moment came during the 1997 Royal Rumble, as Stone Cold Steve Austin ran roughshod over his competition and was left all alone in the ring. The countdown for the next Rumble entrant finishes, and a familiar guitar screechcauses Austin to freeze cold in his tracks.
On Raw 6/18/12, A.J. Lee interrupts a match featuring Daniel Bryan and Kane. Not only was Kane surprised, so was Daniel Bryan, who wasn't aware that CM Punk and Sheamus were also surprised just like the announcers, which cost Bryan and Kane the match since Punk sees a chance and takes it.
During the Smackdown Elimination Chamber 2012 match, Daniel Bryan had yet to leave the pod and Big Show decided the best course of action to get his hands on him was to break into the pod from above! Bryan's facial expression went from smug to pure terror. And there was a minute or so before the pod would open.
In his match with Rikishi, who's known for his "Stinkface" where, upon downing an opponent in the corner, he would smother their face with his enormous posterior. The look on Booker's face is utterly priceless. As a matter of fact, a lot of superstars got this feeling when they knew what was about to hit them... in the face.
Also, Booker's reaction to that infamous promo. Right after he says the word in the heat of his promo, he realizes what he's done and gives himself a Face Palm as if to say "Tell me, I didn't just say that."
At Extreme Rules 2012, The Big Show and Cody Rhodes were in a tables match (you can only win by putting your opponent through a table). Big Show was on the apron getting into the ring when Cody dropkicked him, making Show lose his balance and step through the table with one of his legs. Show reacted this way when he realized what had happened, as the ref saw it, called for the bell and gave the victory to Cody.
The main event of the September 23, 2013 Raw with The Shield facing Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, the Usos, the Prime Time Players, Justin Gabriel, Rob Van Dam, Zack Ryder, and Daniel Bryan in an 11-on-3 elimination handicap match. First, after Roman Reigns singlehandedly eliminates several of the opponents, Ambrose & Rollins are knocked off the apron & promptly have this reaction when Reigns is eliminated in the meantime. Then towards the end of the match, Rollins manages to eliminate R-Truth, and realizes he's not only the last man left on his team, but that Bryan, Ziggler & the Usos have positioned themselves on all four sides of the ring, surrounding him.
Raw 11/11/2013, The Wyatt Family interrupted a match with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan dealing with The Shield, which led to Punk & Bryan playing the two factions off one another so they started brawling whilst they watched with amusement from the outside. Unfortunately, they didn't count on Bray Wyatt figuring out what they were doing and pointing the other 5 men back in the direction of Punk and Bryan; even Jerry Lawler knew what was about to happen.
On Raw, March 30, 2015, the day after WrestleMania 31, Seth RollinsSmugly declines to give former champion Brock Lesnar his rematch, citing jet lag and a sore foot. Lesnar, being Lesnar, goes on the attack and German suplexes Rollins— who lands on his feet, then immediately kicks Lesnar in the head. When Lesnar immediately pops back up and glares at him, Rollins immediately realizes he's screwed up and runs away, leaving Lesnar to destroy the announce table and attack everyone in sight.
During ACH and Adam Cole's match at Supercard Of Honor X Cole collides with the barricade, leading fans to go wild for ACH and start chanting "Over here!"
Kevin Kelly:"'Over here' means behind us. No, NO!"
Drew Carey enters the event, and is alone in the ring due to the Hardy Boyz eliminating each other. Just as Jim Ross hopes that the next entrant will "take it easy on him", Kane comes out, resulting in an Oh Crap moment for both Carey and Ross.
Later on, Kane and the Undertaker reunite, clearing the ring. The next entry is Scotty 2 Hotty, who comes out to find the Brothers of Destruction calmly waiting for him in the ring. JR urges him to just leave, as Scotty's face tells us that This Is Gonna Suck.
On the October 13, 2008 edition of RAW, JBL sported this look after he boasted that he was a real American and then Hulk Hogan's music started playing... until he realized it was just Charlie Haas cosplaying as Hogan.
On October 9, 2017's Raw, The Miz held an awards ceremony to brag up himself and The Bar, only to be interrupted by Roman Reigns. Miz trash-talked him, claiming the rumors of a Shield reunion were "nothing but hype." Reigns' response? "Who said anything about rumors?" He was then joined on stage by Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, prompting Miz to have a quiet Oh, Crap! reaction. He quickly powdered out of the ring as the Shield beat up The Bar and Miz's crony Curtis Axel, only to have anotherOh, Crap! reaction as the Shield turned their attention to him. A minute or so later, he's eaten a Dirty Deeds from Ambrose and then gets hit with the Shield's trademark triple-powerbomb. The Shield provokes an Oh, Crap! reaction for a reason.
