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Let's just put it out there, the WWE is staged.
That's not saying it's fake, as the very real risks and injuries that can befall a Superstar are nothing to turn your nose at.
Every day, the men and women of the WWE train hard to give their very best performances to entertain the millions of fans around the world.
But whilst the show may be staged, and the feuds scripted, sometimes, things don't go to plan.
In some rare instances, a WWE Superstar for whatever reason has had to break character live on TV, bewildering the fans in attendance, and probably infuriating multiple officials backstage.
For whatever reason, these stars felt it was necessary.
Here are five WWE Superstars who broke character live on TV, and why they made such a shocking decision.
#5: Batista and Cena reach a dramatic conclusion
The 2005 Royal Rumble may have taken place over 14 years ago, but fans will still remember the show for its dramatic conclusion.
At the end of the Royal Rumble match, it was two of WWE's hottest stars, Batista and John Cena, who were left.
Going over the ropes at the same time, many speculated whether this was a re-telling of the 1994 Rumble, which had seen Bret Hart and Lex Luger eliminated simultaneously.
In fact, that wasn't the plan, as Batista was meant to win the match clean, bewildering everyone involved.
Things got even worse when Vince McMahon arrived, and tore his quads, though carried on.
Improvising a new finish, the match was re-started with the final two, and Batista eliminated the future WWE Champion just as they had planned.
#4: Latino Heat loses his cool
When Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio found themselves without a match for WrestleMania 21, the two decided to face each other.
An exciting opener, it was Mysterio who got the win, and the next, and the one after that, eventually infuriating Latino Heat.
After revealing the secret that Rey's son Dominick was actually Eddie's biological child, the pair faced off for the boy's custody, in a Ladder Match.
Meeting at Summerslam 2005, it seemed Eddie was ready to win, as the custody papers hung in the balance.
With Rey down, the plan was for Eddie's wife, Vickie Guerrero to stop her husband from ruining Mysterio's family.
As Vickie was late on her cue, Eddie was furious, and can be heard using expletives on top of the ladder, before the future Cougar finally showed.
#3: "What's my line?"
The RAW after WrestleMania 29 was a surprising one to say the least.
Still rowdy from last night's extravaganza, all sorts of moments happened, from Dolph Ziggler cashing in Money in the Bank, to the crowd singing Fandango's theme.
Perhaps there was something in the air that night, as when Randy Orton appeared in front of everyone to cut a promo, the Viper wasn't on his A-Game.
After he and Sheamus had been betrayed the previous night by the Big Show, both had some strong words for the former World Champion.
Clearly though, something was wrong, as Orton said "Sheamus, while you’re out here pleading your case and practically begging for support," and forgot the rest.
Asking the Irishman for help, Sheamus reminded Orton the rest of his promo, which was "Big Show's mine tonight."
#2: Michaels Vs. Hogan
The heel turn of Shawn Michaels in 2005, is arguably one of the most underrated performances of the Showstopper's career.
Superkicking Hulk Hogan, who Michaels had been teaming with earlier, Shawn explained himself, saying he was performing every night, whilst the Hulkster was living off a legacy built 30 years ago.
Meeting at SummerSlam 2005 (not the first appearance of the infamous show here), there was clearly some real-life frustration between the two.
The rumor goes that Hogan was always supposed to win, though HBK would win the rematch, and there'd be a rubber match down the line.
That didn't pan out, as Hogan refused to work more than the one match, infuriating Michaels.
Overselling all of Hogan's offense to a comical degree, Michaels made the Hulkster look silly, and Hogan left the company not long after.
#1: Orton loses it with Kofi Kingston
Earlier this week on SmackDown Live, Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton faced off as part of the New Day star's gauntlet match.
But long before Kingston teamed with Big E and Xavier Woods, he and Orton battled on RAW, in 2009.
When Orton was supposed to punt the late Roddy Piper, it was Kingston who was meant to make the save, but ran late, leaving the Viper visually upset.
In January the next year, Orton would show his displeasure with the New Day star, after Kingston was improperly placed to receive the RKO.
Infuriated by the young Superstar, Orton can be heard yelling "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" on the January 11, 2010 edition of RAW.
Hopefully, Orton has had a chance to mellow out in the nine years since then.
