My Top 5 Worst Things That Wrestling Promoters Have Ever Done.

Intro.

As people who consume multiple aspects of media we're treated like children at times, when it comes to TV shows handling sensitive subjects, and In the wild world of Pro Wrestling this is no different. Some fans will argue that these were the times, but in my opinion, they should have never been conceived in the first place.

5 WCW Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. 

WCW have had moments of complete insensitivity, and this was by far it's worst. Ric Flair in a home for the mentally unfortunate. I just want to let this be known. I hated this when it aired, and I hate it now. Making fun of those with disibilities is just low, and is a mark against the person who booked it. I don't get why this made it to TV. Timing is not key. Eric Bischoff should never have booked this.

4. Bark.

There's a reason for why He Who Shall Not Be named is looked at as a genius on one hand, whilst on the other hand, he's hated with the passion of a thousand suns. On a december 2000 edition of Monday Night Raw, he sexually humiliated Trish Stratus in a segment that was so bad it was edited out of the final broadcast when it aired on Sky sports here in the UK. Segments like this have been called into question in recent years.

3. Ric Flair Is All Elite.

In recent years fans have asked promoters to read the room, and this was one of those moments. In 2021 alligations of sexual assault came to light about Ric Flair, after an episode of Darkside Of The Ring was centred around the plain ride from hell. I did some digging into Flair after this, and if you do your research their a loads of stories about him, that has left a lot of his peers feeling disgusted. In 2023 he was brought in by Tony Khan, to a part of Stings retirement in AEW, this was met with outrage with fans online, with most calling Tony Khan tone deaf.

2. The Drugs Don't work.

2007 was a bad year for Pro Wrestling, but no one could for see the events of the weekend of June 22nd to the 24th ever happening, on the surface what looked like a standard well fare check brought forward by WWE, turned into tragedy. Chris Benoit. His wife Nancy, and their son Daniel were all found dead. As the investigation went on, it was clear that what went down was far worse than what anyone could imagine. Daniel was let down by the person who he probably trusted the most. WWE chose to go ahead with a tribute to Chris on the Monday whilst the investigation went on, but it was during this time, that events of the weekend were made a bit more clearer. The WWE were taken to ask in the aftermath of this tragedy, as the theories of steroid abuse went around like a wild fire. This was when the wellfare policy system was tightened up, and those who had bent the rules were suspended. Benoit was never mentioned again on WWE TV.

1. The Show Must Go On.

In the overarching world of theatre, the phrase the show must go on has been overused to the point, has brought into the mainstream world. In 1999 this would be used to a devastating extract. At WWE Over The Edge in the may of that year Owen Hart was due to make his entrance from the top of the Arena whilst portraying his Blue blazer character, but as he was starting to get lowered, his harness snapped, and he fell to his death. Investigations were held, and lawsuits were filed, as He Who Shall Not Be Named continued his show, as Owens co workers, by Bret Harts words watched as his brother went by on a stretcher. No Wrestling show should ever come above human life. Divides were felt across the industry from the hart family that is still felt to this very day.