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The world of pro-wrestling is known for its wild stunts and rivalries, but sometimes things go far beyond the script. From shocking unscripted brawls to real-life betrayals in the ring, these moments exposed the dangers when tempers boiled over and pushed boundaries. Which of these intense showdowns had you questioning what was real? Share your thoughts below!
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00:00For decades, WWE kept up the idea of kayfabe, that everything you see is authentic.
00:07However, in recent years, they've let the curtain slip to acknowledge that sports entertainment is a work of fiction.
00:14We're going to show you how the story unfolded.
00:17But what happens when the lines become blurred and the intense in-ring action actually does turn real?
00:24Harry Satter took one maneuver from Mike Bell and that was all it took to set him off.
00:28Welcome to Miz Mojo.
00:30And today, we're counting down 10 terrifying times pro wrestlers lost their cool and didn't pull their punches.
00:38Hey, you gotta stop this s***, man.
00:41Oh, oh.
00:43Number 10. Charlotte Flair vs. Nia Jax.
00:47In the wrestling world, a match that goes violently off script is called a shoot.
00:52And boy, did one take place during a 2021 Raw match between Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax.
00:59Nia's gonna mow the queen.
01:01It is not pretty.
01:02These are two ladies who absolutely cannot stand each other.
01:05Because wrestling is such a high-risk activity, respect and cooperation are required by both participants to ensure safety.
01:13Those ingredients were totally missing when these two titans, who were already notorious for being hard to work with, went head-to-head.
01:22Handful of hair.
01:23Oh my.
01:25Late disrespect by the queen.
01:27It's unclear if tempers flared before they stepped into the ring, but early parts of the match were noticeably stiff, meaning the women struck each other with excessive force.
01:36Tension continued to build as the two began sandbagging, or failing to properly sell the other's moves to make them seem weak.
01:58Microphones around the ring picked up several verbal disagreements, which actually sounded like the two throwing threats around.
02:05We've got an adrenaline dumped here.
02:07Just, oh, look at this.
02:09This is getting ugly.
02:12One, two.
02:14The cringe-inducing bout came to an end when Jax dropped her on her back with devastating power and pinned the champion.
02:21Cover!
02:23Oh my god!
02:25Number 9.
02:26Rajah Jackson vs. Psycho Stew.
02:29You're leaving, man.
02:30We're walking away, bro.
02:31Let's not tell you shit.
02:31Let's go.
02:32Come on, Rajah.
02:33Let's go.
02:33Let's go, Rajah.
02:34Let's go.
02:35This vicious attack was so shocking, it brought an indie wrestling federation to nationwide headlines.
02:42Developing tonight an attack inside an LA wrestling ring.
02:45In August 2025, Knox Pro Wrestling Academy put on a local event where MMA legend Rampage Jackson's
02:53son, Rajah, was sent to intervene in a match featuring wrestler Psycho Stew.
02:58The two established the feud in a backstage moment when Stew smashed a beer can over Rajah's head.
03:04I think that's a little...
03:05I think that's a little...
03:05Oh!
03:07Despite this being a work, Rajah seemed agitated.
03:10So Stew stepped in to offer an apology and ensure things could still run smoothly.
03:16I apologize.
03:17I appreciate it.
03:18I didn't know.
03:19I just thought you were a little...
03:20The entire night's events were recorded on live stream as Rajah jumped in the ring and slammed
03:26Stew with such force that he knocked him unconscious.
03:29Rajah then laid into the fallen wrestler with a barrage of punches so violent that Stew had
03:34to be hospitalized.
03:36The story gets even stranger because Rajah then stated that he was told to really hit Stew by
03:42higher ups.
03:42I'm gonna stand up for my f***ing self because I'm tired of everybody f***ing playing with
03:46me, bro!
03:47The promotion denies these allegations, with many calling for Rajah to be arrested.
03:53He needs mental help, but he needs to go to jail as well.
03:55I think he would've killed him.
03:56If you didn't stop it, right?
03:57I promise you he would've killed him.
03:59Number 8.
04:00Jake the Snake Roberts vs. Macho Man Randy Savage.
04:04These two legends had an absolutely epic feud in the 90s, which saw one of the most bizarre
04:10shoots to ever take place, considering it wasn't the wrestlers, but a reptile that inflicted
04:15too much damage.
04:16It's the most dangerous thing that I think's ever been done in WWE ring.
04:21Roberts, who used a snake named Lucifer to taunt his opponents, came up with the idea
04:26to have the serpent bite Savage during a heated segment.
04:29You are nothing but a gutless, yellow, stinking coward.
04:35Roberts actually agreed, but things quickly went off the rails when Lucifer refused to let
04:40go.
04:41In fact, the snake began to sink its fangs deeper and gnaw at Savage, while Roberts desperately
04:46tried to pry it off.
04:47This is not supposed to happen!
04:49Since the moment was pre-taped, the televised version was edited down.
04:54However, the live audience was subjected to several minutes of excruciating torture.
04:58Ah!
04:59In these ceremonies we'll have gotten up a lot earlier!
05:02Something's going wrong here!
05:04Multiple wrestlers had to run down to the ring to help detach the cobra, and Savage suffered
05:09a severe reaction to the bite.
05:12Although Lucifer had been de-venomized, Savage still developed a high fever, and required a
05:17brief hospitalization to treat his ballooning arm.
05:21You don't play with the snake without getting bit.
05:24Number 7.
05:25Chris Jericho vs. Shane McMahon
05:27Shane O'Mac, the son of Vince McMahon and one of WWE's all-time greatest Nepo Babies,
05:33was never a full-time wrestler.
05:35In fact, he's wavered heavily over how involved he should be with the company.
05:39Though when he's committed, he's committed.
05:42Take the infamous dive off the cell at WrestleMania.
05:44The overzealous wrestler got a bit too aggressive with Chris Jericho during a 2016 Survivor Series
05:56match.
05:57Although not out of anger, Shane landed a few punches to Jericho's face with far more force
06:02than required.
06:03This sent Jericho into a bit of rage outside the ring.
06:07In order to put the part-timer in check, he delivered a firm boot to the chest that sent
06:12Shane flying.
06:12But this instance of Jericho giving Shane his receipts was far from over.
06:17I jumped up and gave him like a Jean-Claude Van Damme double kick.
06:23Boom, he goes down.
06:24With Shane finally laid out, Jericho made a few audible calls, signaling that he was done
06:30taking stiff shots and Shane needed to show more restraint.
06:34And I'm looking at him and he can tell he's dazed a bit.
06:36He's like, are you okay?
06:38I'm like, calm the f*** down.
06:40Number 6, Kurt Angle vs. Daniel Pewter.
06:45During a 2004 episode of SmackDown, Tough Enough competitor Daniel Pewter was a bit over-eager
06:51to show off his wrestling abilities against Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle.
06:56After a quick squash match where Angle accidentally broke his opponent, Chris Nevroski's ribs, the
07:02adrenaline-fueled hothead challenged the group of hopefuls to step into the ring with him.
07:07Who wants to get in the ring?
07:08When Pewter actually accepted, the bell rang and the unplanned match was underway.
07:14In a live call, the referee instructed the men to have a freestyle match.
07:18It was supposed to be by pinfall.
07:20So there wasn't supposed to be submission.
07:23It was supposed to just be take the person down, pin them, one, two, three, and you win.
07:28But when Pewter put Angle in a Kimura lock that threatened to break his arm, the ref had
07:34to quickly cut the segment short by counting to three despite Pewter's shoulder being up.
07:39I went in there, had some fun, caught him, could have snapped his arm, but the challenge
07:43was as I got stopped, they said I was on my back.
07:45The amateur attempted to shake the Hall of Famer's hand, but Angle wasn't having it.
07:49Later at the Royal Rumble, Chris Benoit, Hardcore Holly, and Eddie Guerrero gave Pewter a pretty
08:02legitimate beatdown to teach him a lesson, and he was released from the company soon after.
08:07You got a lot to learn, kid.
08:09During a match at Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide's Triple Mania, Sexy Star began to shoot on
08:22Rosemary for reasons that are still unknown.
08:25During the finish, she applied too much torque on an armbar submission, refusing to let go
08:30even after Rosemary tapped out.
08:32You let her know, it's over, let go, let go, it's over, you're the winner.
08:37Wait, she's refusing to let go.
08:38This hyperextension actually popped Rosemary's arm out of place, resulting in a minor injury.
08:44In the aftermath, Sexy Star broke her silence to declare that this was all a work, but Rosemary
08:50took to Twitter, insisting that Sexy Star was lying, went off script, and should never
08:55step foot in the locker room again.
08:57Ultimately, Rosemary got her wish.
09:00Sexy Star was stripped of her title and hasn't appeared at the Federation since.
09:04Numerous promoters also spoke out to ensure that she would be blacklisted from other
09:08organizations.
09:10Number 4.
09:11Perry Saturn vs. Mike Bell
09:13In the early 2000s, Perry Saturn joined WWF as a formidable heel.
09:19However, one controversial match against a local wrestler completely derailed his career.
09:24On a taping of WWF Metal, Saturn was booked in a squash match against jobber Mike Bell.
09:30You know, a young man like Mike Bell with an opportunity to prove himself, if he can hang
09:35with the likes of a Perry Saturn.
09:37But Saturn is eating this young man alive, having him for lunch here on Metal.
09:41Oh!
09:42A botched arm drag caused Saturn to land awkwardly, after which he legitimately attacked Bell out
09:48of anger.
09:49You can eat!
09:49Oh my goodness!
09:51Because Saturn viewed Bell's poorly executed move as a lack of respect, he was intent on
09:56dishing out the same dose of pain by tossing the unknown out of the ring onto his neck.
10:01Rather than pinning Bell, Saturn continued to deliver receipt after receipt until the match
10:06was over.
10:07The three-handled, moss-covered family, Grenanza!
10:11WWF executives were not pleased with Saturn's flare-up.
10:14And then I walked in, right there was Vincent, he goes, if you've got a problem, take care
10:17of it back here.
10:18You can't take care of it out there in front of everybody.
10:19And I go, no, you're right, I'm sorry.
10:21In retaliation, he received an immediate character change.
10:25He was now saddled with a dopey gimmick that saw him in love with a mop named Moppy.
10:30You have given this stupid mop more attention than you've given to me.
10:34Saturn was no longer seen as a legitimate threat in the division, and would never reach those
10:39pre-incident heights again.
10:42Number 3.
10:43JBL vs. The Blue Meanie
10:44At the 2005 ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view, a major brawl erupted in the ring featuring nearly
10:56the entire roster.
10:58Amidst the action was the Blue Meanie, who'd recently taken to the internet to voice how
11:03top guy JBL was a bit of a bully.
11:05Unfortunately for him, JBL was in the ring too, and he was out for revenge.
11:10I saw him as doing things that could have been perceived as being a bully, and I voiced
11:17that.
11:18So when it came to the One Night Stand, he took exception to it, and we had an incident
11:23in the ring where we threw some live rounds at each other.
11:26During the Rumble, JBL can be seen laying into Blue Meanie, pulling his shirt over his face
11:32and landing shots that Meanie couldn't see coming.
11:35The controversial moment left Meanie bloodied, but he'd get the last laugh in an upcoming
11:40edition of SmackDown.
11:42During a match against JBL, his buddy Stevie Richards delivered an incredibly stiff chair
11:47shot that split JBL open and gave the Brute a concussion.
11:51Okay, you know, the one that said, yeah, you got revenge, and you got him, and you stood
11:55up for Meanie.
11:56No.
11:57Every single day that this comes up, you know, I feel bad about it.
12:01Number two, Yushiko vs. Act Yasukawa.
12:05Amongst the most grisly real-life brawls, this 2015 stardom match completely upended a burgeoning
12:11career.
12:12The all-women's Japanese wrestling federation had been dominated by Yushiko for years, but
12:18up-and-comer Act Yasukawa, who was totally over with the fans, threatened to upend that
12:23reign.
12:24The younger, fitter, and now more popular Yasukawa sparked jealousy within Yushiko, who
12:30was not prepared to give her opponent an easy fight.
12:33Yushiko immediately asserted her power with a flurry of closed-fist attacks.
12:38With the challenger visibly swollen and leaking blood, the referee attempted to war.
12:42warned the veteran that she needed to go easier.
12:44Yushiko ignored these pleas, and continued to inflict ghastly amounts of damage.
12:56The injuries were so severe that Yasukawa had to completely retire from wrestling, and
13:02has only made a few very small appearances since.
13:05Company-wide repercussions rolled out as a result of the devastating match, including
13:09the release of Yushiko.
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13:34When these two former sumo wrestlers collided at 1991's WrestleFest, it was more than just
13:40the integrity of the ring that had been shaken.
13:51Kitau was known for his bad attitude, having been fired from multiple organizations for
13:56misconduct, and his bout against Earthquake was no different.
14:00Aggravated by a series of holds, Earthquake performed, Kitau lashed out by throwing a
14:05table at his opponent.
14:12Amidst this temper tantrum, fans began to turn on the bad boy wrestler, who delivered a stiff
14:17slap and went for a dangerous eye gouge.
14:20A stare down ensued, and when the referee attempted to intervene, Kitau legitimately kicked him across
14:26the ring.
14:27This resulted in a disqualification, but Kitau still wasn't finished.
14:34In one of the most shocking outbursts, Kitau grabbed a mic and shouted to the crowd,
14:39quote,
14:40This was a major faux pas, and a number of infuriated WWF wrestlers were prepared to jump
14:55Kitau when he came back around the curtain.
14:57He was fired from the promotion, and would only make a few small appearances after the
15:02incident.
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