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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: MTV canceled ''Headbanger's Ball'' without warning in January 1995. Host Riki Rachtman was notified by telephone after filming what would turn out to be the final episode that he would not need to come into work the following week. Although Rachtman pleaded with the network to allow them to film a farewell episode, the request was denied. Fans of ''Headbanger's Ball'' were outraged by the cancellation and many people consider it to be the moment when MTV as a network JumpedTheShark. To this date MTV has never revealed exactly why they canceled the show (although there were rumors that MTV executives believed metal to be a dying genre and wanted the network to focus on alternative rock and hip-hop). The show was UnCanceled in 2003, but many people consider the new incarnation of ''Headbanger's Ball'' to be inferior to the original.
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* InMemoriam: The week following the tragic murder of Pantera's Dimebag Darrel, the MTV 2 version of the show put together a tribute show hosted by Dave Mustaine featuring videos by Pantera and Dime's then-current project Damage Plan, as well as a few phone interviews with friends of Dime's from the metal community.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: MTV canceled ''Headbanger's Ball'' without warning in January 1995. Host Riki Rachtman was notified by telephone after filming what would turn out to be the final episode that he would not need to come into work the following week. Although Rachtman pleaded with the network to allow them to film a farewell episode, the request was denied. Fans of ''Headbanger's Ball'' were outraged by the cancellation and many people consider it to be the moment when MTV as a network JumpedTheShark. To this date MTV has never revealed exactly why they canceled the show (although there were rumors that MTV executives believed metal to be a dying genre and wanted the network to focus on alternative rock and hip-hop). The show was UnCanceled in 2003, but many people consider the new incarnation of ''Headbanger's Ball'' to be inferior to theoriginal.original.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: MTV canceled ''Headbanger's Ball'' without warning in January 1995. Host Riki Rachtman was notified by telephone after filming what would turn out to be the final episode that he would not need to come into work the following week. Although Rachtman pleaded with the network to allow them to film a farewell episode, the request was denied. Fans of ''Headbanger's Ball'' were outraged by the cancellation and many people consider it to be the moment when MTV as a network JumpedTheShark. To this date MTV has never revealed exactly why they canceled the show (although there were rumors that MTV executives believed metal to be a dying genre and wanted the network to focus on alternative rock and hip-hop). The show was UnCanceled in 2003, but many people consider the new incarnation of ''Headbanger's Ball'' to be inferior to the
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: MTV canceled ''Headbanger's Ball'' without warning in January 1995. Host Riki Rachtman was notified by telephone after filming what would turn out to be the final episode that he would not need to come into work the following week. Although Rachtman pleaded with the network to allow them to film a farewell episode, the request was denied. Fans of ''Headbanger's Ball'' were outraged by the cancellation and many people consider it to be the moment when MTV as a network JumpedTheShark. To this date MTV has never revealed exactly why they canceled the show. The show was UnCanceled in 2003, but many people consider the new incarnation of ''Headbanger's Ball'' to be inferior to the original.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: MTV canceled ''Headbanger's Ball'' without warning in January 1995. Host Riki Rachtman was notified by telephone after filming what would turn out to be the final episode that he would not need to come into work the following week. Although Rachtman pleaded with the network to allow them to film a farewell episode, the request was denied. Fans of ''Headbanger's Ball'' were outraged by the cancellation and many people consider it to be the moment when MTV as a network JumpedTheShark. To this date MTV has never revealed exactly why they canceled the show.show (although there were rumors that MTV executives believed metal to be a dying genre and wanted the network to focus on alternative rock and hip-hop). The show was UnCanceled in 2003, but many people consider the new incarnation of ''Headbanger's Ball'' to be inferior to the original.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The show is a favorite among heavy metal tape traders, especially for some more obscure videos and band interviews.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: MTV canceled ''Headbanger's Ball'' without warning in January 1995. Host Riki Rachtman was notified by telephone after filming what would turn out to be the final episode that he would not need to come into work the following week. Although Rachtman pleaded with the network to allow them to film a farewell episode, the request was denied. Fans of ''Headbanger's Ball'' were outraged by the cancellation and many people consider it to be the moment when MTV as a network JumpedTheShark. To this date MTV has never revealed exactly why they canceled the show. The show was UnCanceled in 2003, but many people consider the new incarnation of ''Headbanger's Ball'' to be inferior to the original.
