Looks like the WWE's going through some interesting times... From 411wrestling.com In what can only be called the news event of the year, all hell recently broke out on a WWE tour of Europe and with every new report that comes out of the incident, the situation just seems to sound a little stranger and more unbelievable. According to 1Wrestling, the situation began in the United Kingdom. Scott Hall, a reforming alcoholic who supposedly was taking medication that would make him violently ill, must have missed taking a pill (or seven) as he was said to be partying hard all weekend. When it came time for the annual "Insurrextion" PPV, Scott Hall was said to have been so out of it that he actually fell asleep backstage. Hall has also apparently been very cranky in the locker room and annoying several employees by always attempting to "play fight" with them. These incidents were said to have been so severe that the decision was 90% made before heading back to the states that Scott Hall would be released and when Scott Hall showed up for the Raw taping in a less than desirable state, the WWF decided that it was time to part ways with him. It should be noted however that Hall was one of the more controlled passengers on... The flight from hell! While World Wrestling Entertainment's tour of Europe, said to be filled with heavy partying by a lot of WWE employees, winded down and the crew boarded the plane, little did they know that the worst was yet to come. As Steve Austin and Debra sat in the front of the plane and fell asleep while watching a movie, something was about to hit the fan in the back of the plane and it certainly wasn't a disoriented luchador. Michael Hayes was said to have been somewhat hostile on the plane and did something to open a healing cut on Bradshaw's head. Whether it was intentional or not, Bradshaw responded by nailing Hayes. At some point later in the flight, Hayes fell asleep and several wrestlers chopped off the mullet that Hayes has been harboring on his head for damn near a decade now. No word as to if Bradshaw was involved as everyone is keeping a closed lip on the situation to avoid spreading the heat, but Hayes was infuriated by the situation which only escaladed the following night when WWE employees nailed the mullet to the backstage wall. Now how one nails a mullet to a wall is beyond me, but hopefully some explanation will surface in the coming days. Dave Meltzer is reporting that Hayes was very close to getting fired due to his behavior while no word has been given in regards to Bradshaw's repercussions, or lack there of. There is certainly more to the story however as Hayes actions were said to have been so deplorable that Steve Austin has since demanded that Hayes no longer be his road agent. Meanwhile on the plane, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig was somewhat inebriated and acting obnoxiously by running around frantically and spraying several WWE employees with shaving cream. That's right, a 40 year old man giggling while he sprayed white, foamy shaving cream in the Big Show's hair. Hennig began speaking with Brock Lesnar and debating who was the better amateur wrestler. Hennig, who was said to have been the instigator of the entire ordeal, continued to barb at Brock. The two began "shooting" with Brock tackling Hennig in the aisle and cooling down when asked to. Curt Hennig on the other hand refused to settle down and eventually tackled him into the emergency exit door of the plane which Hulk Hogan, in typically Hulkster hyperbole, claimed looked as though it was close to opening. HHH rose out of his seat and broke the fight up and calmed both men down. Curt Hennig has been fired as a result of this and other behavioral issues. World Wrestling Entertainment is extremely lucky that this skirmish was the worst event to come out of this altercation because an open emergency exit could have sent enough air into the plane to presumably drive it into the ocean. Hennig had also been receiving heat for teaching Brock Lesnar some of his bad habits. Brock and Hennig had been traveling together due to their common bond of being former amateur athletes and from Minnesota, but WWE pulled the plug on the travel arrangements due to the fear of Hennig rubbing off on Brock in the wrong way. The two were again traveling together recently and Jim Ross and WWE saw this fight as the final straw for Hennig. Dustin "Goldust" Rhodes was also said to have been on his worst behavior during the tour and partying extremely hard. As if the flight couldn't have gotten any stranger, Rhodes "entertained" the passengers by getting on the plane's PA system and signing love songs to his former wife Terri Runnels. Runnels was said to have been extremely uncomfortable with the situation and Dustin refused to let up until Jim Ross finally told him that enough was enough. While Goldust was not fired he is said to be pretty deep in the WWF's doghouse. Arn Anderson, Gerald Brisco and even Jim Ross are also being questioned in regards to why they did so little to stop the events of the flight. While my sources have yet to confirm this, when the plane hit the ground the pilot was said to have gazed at a bleeding Bradshaw, a weeping elderly man who had just lost his mullet, a gold painted freak singing love songs to his ex wife, and a seven foot man covered in shaving cream...paused, picked up the microphone for the plane PA system and said "Get the F out". Some of these men are as old as my father and they are still behaving like children and extremely unprofessional in my opinion but "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" I suppose. Credit: 1Wrestling.com / Dave Meltzer of WrestlingObserver.com What is it with pro wrestlers and airplanes? I recall an incident a few years ago in which Steven Regal urinated on a flight attendent. WWE sucks. They have botched EVERY storyline since purchasing WCW last year. This is the most talented roster a promotion has ever had and they are doing NOTHING with it. Triple H- WHY is this guy still feuding with JeriHo? The Rock- get this guy in the ring immediately, please. Stone Cold- I don't understand why he's even feuding with the nWo. A feud with Hogan would bring in $$$$$. What? I said he needs to fight Hogan. nWo- what's the point of even having these guys if all they do is take stunners from Austin? Kevin Nash has been hurt, but they should at least jump somebody every now and then. Hogan- they gave him the belt waaaaaaaaaaaaay too early. Jericho- why they are trying to legitimize this guy as a main eventer is beyond me. He's not believable as a major player(his finisher is a friggin' Boston Crab), he sucks on the mic, and he relies too heavily on three moves. The Roster Split- could've worked, but the storylines don't even acknowledge it: would the WWF have aired commercials for WCW stars back in '98? And Vince's current termination threats to Triple H are ridiculous as Hunter could just go and sign on with Flair's show... The WCW/ECW Invasion- I won't even go into this one... It's not as bad as the last WCW days... yet.
As a former wrestling addict, I must ask wrestling fans... Are you suprised that WWE sucks? Vince has no reason to put out a quality product, since there is nobody to compete with him. Monopoly = Bad Competition = Good
Maybe not in the world of wrestling, but he's still got Monday Night Football, Must See TV, and Survivor to worry about. Wrestling's huge success is mostly from Stone Cold/Rock/nWo fans that jumped on the bandwagon in '98. When they tire of this crap, Vince could wind up with only a one-hour RAW pre-empted by dog shows and a syndicated Shotgun Saturday Night.
That's not possible. Airplane emergency exits open inwards. The pressure inside the cabin makes it impossible for them to open accidentally. Even if you swung the lever and started pulling with all your strength, you wouldn't be able to budge it because of the pressure.
It would have scared the shiznit out of me and I would have been forced to put the camel-toe-clutch on someone!!!
