Wwe Story Time It Wasnt Always Easy
Debuting in 2016 and lasting three seasons, WWE Story Time was a short form WWE Network original series where various wrestlers as well as WWE employees like Jonathan Coachman and Mean Gene Okerlund share anecdotes that are dramatized by animated segments.
It's a great idea for a series, as wrestlers are a curious lot who spend lots of time getting themselves into loads of hijinx, be it on the road or backstage. Many of the anecdotes are incredibly funny, so we watched a whole lot of Story Time so we could tell you all about the ten funniest backstage stories that wrestlers shared on the show.
10 The Perfect Prank
Pranks -- or, as it's known in the pro wrestling sphere, "ribs" -- are a staple of wrestling backstage culture. People are constantly on the road and spend way too much time with one another, so it's only natural that wrestlers will break up the monotony with some practical jokes.
In this segment from season 1, episode 5, Scott Hall shares some examples of honestly pretty great pranks from his old friend "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. The funniest bit involves Hennig taking loose locks from high school lockers and using them to lock up his fellow wrestlers' stuff.
9 Punk Rock Disco Debut
In season 3, episode 5, wrestlers share their first forays into new experiences. Cesaro's story, a tale of his very first wrestling match ever, is the comedy of errors to beat when it comes to disastrous indie wrestling shows.
Still new to wrestling -- he only knows three moves -- Cesaro and his trainer depart from Switzerland to Germany, where they compete in a wrestling event held in a "discotech." As the night goes on, Cesaro finds he not only has to wrestle, but he also has to referee and work as the ring announcer. For a crowd of like 15 people... on Christmas Eve.
8 Mic Drop
It's hard to imagine Chris Jericho as anything but a top star these days, but in the same "New Beginnings" episode as Cesaro's discotech story, Jericho talks about his equally disastrous Madison Square Garden debut with WWE, where any effect he has on the crowd is undercut by (several!) malfunctioning microphones.
He throws the mics into the crowd, but Vince McMahon tells him that kind of behavior is reserved for draws like Stone Cold Steve Austin and makes him pay $500 for the lost mics, treating him like a real nobody.
7 That Was Michael Cole
As far as onscreen WWE broadcasting talent goes, Michael Cole is the worst, so it's funny to take pleasure in his misfortune.
In the season 3 opener "Great Escapes," The Human Suplex Machine turned pretty entertaining commentator Tazz shared a great story of Michael Cole losing his cool during Smackdown rehearsals and trashing Vince McMahon, not knowing that his headset had a hot mic. Cole spends the rest of the day avoiding McMahon at all costs until finally he gets caught and is read the riot act by his boss.
6 If The Suit Fits
No matter how many times you rehearse something like a ring entrance, the slightest variable can completely mess you up. In season 3, episode 2, Cesaro talks about the breakaway suit he briefly wore for his ring entrance and how the outfit wouldn't tear apart correctly if the suit jacket was buttoned.
So of course one night he forgot to unbutton the jacket. If that weren't enough, Cesaro also recounted a time that he had to tear apart his suit while also holding a microphone. Needless to say, it was pretty difficult and awkward.
5 Memphis Developmental
We've already talked about disastrous indie wrestling shows with the first Cesaro entry in this list, but these stories are always a hoot, and Daniel Bryan's story of pre-NXT WWE developmental is no exception. His tale is a whopper of multiple bad shows put on by Memphis Championship Wrestling, where Bryan started out under his masked gimmick of The American Dragon.
During his time there, he wrestled in places like Gas Stations and Walmart parking lots -- and, as a depressing cherry on top, the promotion's farewell show was rained out. Kind of a bummer, but also pretty funny.
4 Leon De Oro
Chris Jericho wasn't always a top star -- we've already established that -- but Chris Jericho wasn't even always Chris Jericho ! In "International Incidents," the first episode of season 2, Jericho recounts a story about his time in Mexico, where he wanted to name himself Leon De Oro, and the promotion he worked for decided his ring name needed to be determined by democratic means.
So Jericho appeared on a show best described as " American Idol for Luchadores" where new talent would show up, and viewers would vote. If the potential of being named "He-Man" wasn't bad enough, wait until you find out how many people voted in the poll.
3 What Have I Done?
Whenever you see a crazy, violent, bloody spot in a pro wrestling match, you have to wonder how a wrestler even agreed to that. In the season 2, episode 2 segment "What Have I Done?" Randy Orton shares a great backstage story about his Backlash 2004 hardcore match with Cactus Jack.
Orton, seeking to further his "Legend Killer" shtick, requested to wrestle Mick Foley for the Intercontinental Title. He immediately began questioning his decision to take part in a hardcore match, particularly because they planned for a spot involving a pile of tacs and Randy Orton doesn't wear any clothes.
2 I Hate Him
For some reason, in 2005 William Regal was thrown together in a tag team with Japanese wrestler Tajiri. In the Story Time season 2 episode 4 segment titled "I Hate Him," Regal details how little he enjoyed having "the Japanese Buzzsaw" as a traveling partner, given that Tajiri not only insisted on driving despite being a bad driver, but also refused to allow the radio to be on, making for some mind-numbing hours-long journeys.
From there, the story takes a turn for the absurd when Regal finds out that Tajiri has a weird phobia regarding… SPAM?
1 Saturday Night Script
Jake "The Snake" Roberts is one of the best talkers and storytellers in wrestling history, and is a frequent focus of WWE Story Time segments. His best appearance is in the season 3, episode 4 "New Beginnings," where he attends a taping of WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event in the 1980s, a surreal experience for a journeyman pro wrestler that turns hostile when someone involved in production gives Roberts a script for his segment on the show.
He thinks having his dialogue written for him is stupid -- which it is -- and throws the script back in the guy's face. The decision blows up in his face, but you can't help but wish more wrestlers would just reject the scripts they've been given.
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