What was the most shocking moment in WWE/F or WCW history?

Donegal Dan

Following THAT result last night it got me thinking about what is the most shocking moment in WWE/F or WCW history.

I was in complete and utter disbelief last night when the Streak ended, something that hasnt happened to me with wrestling in over over a decade, maybe closer to a decade and a half.

The choices on the poll will be

WWE purchases WCW
The Montreal Screwjob
Taker loses the Streak at Wrestlemania 30
Hogan joins NWO at Bash At The Beach
Stone Cold shakes Vinces hand at the end of Wrestlemania 17
Ultimate Warrior's surprise return at WrestleMania VIII
WWF/E wrestlers Diesel and Razor Ramon show up on WCW TV
Mick Foley takes two insane bumps off the cage at King Of The Ring '98
CM Punk takes his ball and goes home
Other


Im leaving out the death of Owen Hart and the double murder/suicide of Chris Benoit as I feel they dont belong in this poll. If you feel they do please choose "Other" and give us your thoughts.

What was the most shocking moment in WWE/F or WCW history?

CSF

It could just be the freshness of it all, but I'm going with last night. Lesnar is my number 1 guy, but I wasn't even dreaming of last night becoming a reality. Naturally you can imagine the scenes in mine were very different to those in the crowd.

Donegal Dan

Im very much torn between choosing last night or Montreal. Both were, literally, jaw dropping moments in wrestling.

JP Liz V1

Taker beaten at WM and losing the streak because I never thought it would happen

Necro

I'm still swaying towards the Hogan turn at BOTB. Even if the unthinkable happened today and Cena turned, it wouldn't compare to the immortal one joining the NWO.

Donegal Dan

Necrominus wrote: »

I'm still swaying towards the Hogan turn at BOTB. Even if the unthinkable happened today and Cena turned, it wouldn't compare to the immortal one joining the NWO.

And they'll only turn Cena 7-10 years from now when his merchandise sales are no longer in the top 5 and his Make A Wish requests are on the wane.

If ever,

Tinie

The fact that JTG hasn't been released yet.

Agent Coulson

The self destruction of WCW and Vince buying it has to be the most shocking thing in wrestling history really.

briany

Necrominus wrote: »

I'm still swaying towards the Hogan turn at BOTB. Even if the unthinkable happened today and Cena turned, it wouldn't compare to the immortal one joining the NWO.

What a great move on Hogan's part, though. Totally revitalized his character. He'd been treading water with his crappy watered down version of his all American gimmick and the general public was getting thoroughly tired of it, as was Hogan himself. Shocking for most of us, but I'd say the IWC smarks of '96 saw it coming a mile off.

Donegal Dan

briany wrote: »

but I'd say the IWC smarks of '96 saw it coming a mile off.

The internet barely existed in '96

gerrybbadd

For me, it's last night. I sat up and watched the Montreal Screwing live, and I didn't find that as shocking (probably cos I hadn't a clue what was going on, pre internet).

I've never felt like I did last night about wrestling. I was shaken to the core

Donegal Dan

The picture and story that broke hearts and almost the internet

Diabhal Beag

The pipebomb stands out along with the Streak.

Ruu

Shocking you say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ik-aPygpSU

the groutch

apart from Shockmaster's debut mentioned above, I'd have to say the formation of The Corporate Ministry

How Soon Is Now

Surprised no one has mentioned Vince opening the door of his limo and it exploding.

Its the one storyline that sticks out in my mind that i would of really loved to of seen where they where going with it and we got no answer to it.

briany

Donegal Dan wrote: »

The internet barely existed in '96

You'd be surprised. Computer nerds/wrestling fans had been talking wrestling on different computer networks since the late 80s and some of their discourse is still up there on Google's usenet archive. They hated Hogan for the same reasons that fans hate Cena today.

waltersobchak

Donegal Dan wrote: »

The internet barely existed in '96

The Internet and Wrestling fans very much existed in 96..

John Cherry

Taker losing his streak was a massive surprise last night,but I got the feeling when Brock set him up for the third F5 that was it.

In previous years he kicked out of finisher after finisher and last night he was dead on his feet for a lot of the match. He didn't seem to be able to handle the pace of the match and at one point spent I,think 5 minutes on the canvas doing a lot of submission holds just so he could take a rest and catch his breath.

ShagNastii

I put the Screwjob but now that I think of it I'd say Foley's drop off the cage.

Undertaker's streak was jawdropping "Woah WTF"

KOTR 98 was jaw jawdropping "Mother of God. Foley is dead":eek:

jaykhunter

Brock breaking the streak. I didn't see the BATB heel turn live so I can't comment. But taker's loss resulted in about 20 seconds of stunned silence that I don't think any other moment would elicit. Given that I'm a jaded wrestling fan and it's 2014, it's an incredible feat.

Mr.Saturn

John Cherry wrote: »

Taker losing his streak was a massive surprise last night,but I got the feeling when Brock set him up for the third F5 that was it.

I still didn't suss it, even as 'Taker was hoisted up for a 3rd F5 I was going 'man, they're really killing Lesnar here with Kickout-a-mania'.

OneEightSeven

Foley's bump off the cage. The reaction on The Undetaker's face made me think it was a shoot, that he did it in the heat of the moment.

Washout

Maybe it wax because I was kid that I found it shocking but for me it was the 2 Earl Hebners when hogan lost to Andre the giant

krudler

jaykhunter wrote: »

Brock breaking the streak. I didn't see the BATB heel turn live so I can't comment. But taker's loss resulted in about 20 seconds of stunned silence that I don't think any other moment would elicit. Given that I'm a jaded wrestling fan and it's 2014, it's an incredible feat.

This, I genuinely can't remember the last time a wrestling event stunned. There's been plenty of events that had twists and turns and whatnot and stuff like Punk taking the title home and all that you didn't expect to see, but hearing that 1-2..3..3? was that 3?! and seeing the crowd in utter, utter disbelief was the best thing I've seen in wrestling in years.

gimmick

Have to agree with that. How many people were in the arena? 60000? To have that almost completely silent is an amazing feat. No one saw that coming. As shocking moments go this will be remembered forever.

Moneymaker

How does Hogan's heel turn only have 5 votes.

What on earth. Nothing will ever top that for me.

beakerjoe

Moneymaker wrote: »

How does Hogan's heel turn only have 5 votes.

What on earth. Nothing will ever top that for me.

It wasnt shocking to me because, like many othe rIrish wrestling fans at the time it wasnt availabble to everyone. I used to read about WCW in magazines only and the odd video here and there so it never really shocked me. I was aware of WCW but never had the chance to watch it week in week out like WWF.

Wenr for Mick Foley off the Cell myself. I was in disbelief watching it live and thought Mick had died there and then. How the match went on was beyond me.

What happened sunday shocked me, i was stunned but as an Adult watching WWE now compared to the shock i witnessed as Foley was flung from the cell as a 14 year old, Foley wins it for me. Just

salacious crumb

Been watching since '86 and Sunday shocked me more than anything else ever did. My gf had to literally push my jaw back together....

Foley at HITC comes a close second. Hogan's turn was pretty shocking too, as was HBK superkicking Janetty through the Barber shop window :pac:

salacious crumb

Actually, Andre turning on Hogan in Piper's Pit was pretty shocking too. Mind you, I was 12

Soft Falling Rain

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

I still didn't suss it, even as 'Taker was hoisted up for a 3rd F5 I was going 'man, they're really killing Lesnar here with Kickout-a-mania'.

Aye, I just rolled my eyes in expectation of a ridiculous kick out from a 3rd F5. 1,2...yeah, whatever....wait, DID I JUST SEE A 3 COUNT!?

Deaths aside, pro wrestling had never stunned me into silence....until Sunday. For that alone my vote goes to the streak being defeated.