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WWE Superstars are highly trained professionals who are required to perform their hearts out in the ring while ensuring they do so as safely as possible. While performing in the ring is the number one priority of every single WWE Superstar, the men and women are also trained to carry their character, and work on their mic skills to add something extra to the storyline.
On top of all that, WWE Superstars are also trained on how to handle the media and the fans so that their reputation remains top-class and the company can benefit from their behavior.
But, these Superstars are human and, at times, end up losing their cool when the interviewers and hosts of certain shows cross their limits. While most WWE Superstars try to calm themselves down to avoid any confrontation, some have been forced to lash out at their interviewers.
In this article, we will look at the 6 WWE Superstars who lost their cool during interviews, causing them to make headlines for all the wrong reasons.
#6 Adam Cole
Adam Cole has been one of WWE NXT’s best Superstars ever, and the second NXT Triple Crown Champion has managed to achieve everything there is to achieve on the brand, even though it seems like he is just getting started in WWE.
Cole lost his NXT Championship recently at the NXT Great American Bash to Keith Lee in a Winner Takes All match. Since his loss to The Limitless One, Cole has been away from television and focusing on other things.
The former WWE NXT Champion recently lost his cool during an interview
Cole was part of an interview with Pat McAfee where the host took a couple of jabs at the former WWE NXT Champion. He pointed out that Cole was smart to surround himself with the other men of The Undisputed Era, and crossed a line when he joked about Cole’s size.
This ticked the former WWE NXT Champion who threw the mic and hurled abuses at McAfee. A producer tried to defuse the situation, but The Panama City Playboy pushed him away and stormed off the set.
It was visible that Cole had lost his cool during the interview as he was unhappy about the statements that had been made about him, his faction, his size.
We are not quite sure if this is a work or this is legitimate. Fans are siding towards this being a work, considering their past history, where they have goaded each other on WWE shows.
#5 Vader
Legendary pro wrestler Vader is known as one of the best Superstars in WWE to have never won a Championship. Even though he was a 3-time WCW World Heavyweight Championship and 3-time IGWP Heavyweight Champion, he could not achieve the same level of success in WWE.
Vader went east to Kuwait with WWE
In 1997, The Undertaker and Vader were part of a TV show. During the interview, the host suggested that wrestling was fake, something that did not go down well with Vader.
He lashed out at the host, throwing the table away and grabbed him by his necktie before the crew intervened to pull Vader off and he was later taken away by Kuwaiti police for his actions.
In an interview with PWMania.com, Vader revealed that the entire thing was a work that went wrong and he was sent to jail in Kuwait for his actions:
“I was standing backstage watching a show on the air. The representative for the WWF was next to me. The producer of the show was a friend of the interviewer. He came over to me and said the interviewer was going to ask me if wrestling was fake. He told me to stand up, act insulted, kick over the coffee table and scare him, don’t hurt him. I said that we were told not to do anything of that nature in this country. And he said 'No, this guy’s a good guy, he knows it’s gonna happen, he’s a good friend of mine and it’ll be funny.' The manager from the agent in charge from WWF said, 'Leon, do what they want you to do.'
"I was acting under orders from the producer, not the agent in charge. But when I did what I did, the interviewer was caught off guard and was frightened. The cops were called and I went to jail. I took the heat. But the point is that it was a skit. They wanted to use this thing to increase ratings, but it just wasn’t the case.”
While Vader may have lost his cool on the directions of the producer of the show, things would have gotten worse for him if WWE didn't know what really happened. Thankfully, The Undertaker witnessed the entire ordeal and explained to Vince McMahon that it was the producer’s fault, helping Vader save his job.
#4 Randy Orton
Randy Orton is one of the greatest heels in WWE today, and he may go down in history as the greatest heel of all time when he hangs up his boots.
The 13-time World Champion has enjoyed a lot of fame and success in WWE, and even though he has had fallouts with his fans at times, he remains one of the utmost favorites of the WWE Universe.
The Viper of WWE wasn't too happy with the host of the Mexican TV show
In 2009, while enjoying his reign as the WWE Champion, Orton was part of the WWE tour that headed down to Mexico. There, Orton was interviewed by a Mexican TV host who called Orton “fragile”.
TThe Viper who is known to have a short temper unleashed on the TV host to make a big statement. Orton threatened to headbutt the reporter’s teeth out and even asked him to step out if he wanted to fight.
This was one of the few moments caught on camera where Orton was visibly irritated by a reporter, and The Viper made headlines all over Mexico thanks to his actions.
#3 CM Punk
If you’ve watched even a single show of WWE over the past decade or so, you’d be well aware of who CM Punk is. Even though the controversial former WWE Superstar has been away from the ring for some time now, he has managed to leave a mark, unlike any other WWE Superstar before him.
Punk won the WWE Championship and had a great reign, even getting a few top class matches out of other Superstars while holding it.
Punk did not have a very good interview after stepping out of WWE
After his stay in WWE, Punk decided to try his luck out in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). While preparing to enter the octagon, Punk was interviewed by Michael Landsberg of ‘Off The Record’ which aired on TSN in Canada.
Landsberg is known to tease and joke with people, but he joked with the wrong guy who has been known for being an outspoken and a sarcastic individual.
During the interview, Landsberg asked Punk about his commitment and credibility to the sport which proved to be the tipping point of the interview. Punk seemed calm and composed but was visibly upset by the comments and said this to Landsberg:
“You try to be friendly, you try to act like my friend, but then you get me on camera and you try to act like the cool kid in school.”
While we all know how Punk’s UFC career went, it’s always better to stay on the right side of the controversial former WWE Superstar.
#2 Brock Lesnar
While Brock Lesnar has always been a ruthless man in the WWE ring, he is known to be very calm and composed out of it. Knowing that you’re the toughest guy in the room is always a good thing, and Lesnar uses that reputation to his advantage and never feels under pressure against anyone.
Dana White of UFC claimed that WWE was fake
An interview with Brock Lesnar in 2015 went wrong when the host asked the former WWE Universal Champion when Dana White made a comment about wrestling being fake.
Lesnar did not seem too pleased to be asked that question at first but gave an angry reply to White that likely shut him up for good.
Lesnar said the following during the interview:
"Of course, Dana, it's fake. Everybody knows that, but it's still the same - you're promoting the same thing we're promoting. Dana White is promoting fights, we're promoting fights. It just so happens that we get a little more longevity out of our fight and out of our fighters because of the circumstances.”
"Dana, probably in his defense, is promoting fighting - but it's the same thing. He's trying to sell pay-per-views. He's trying to sell money fights. It's the same racket. The business model is the same; it's identical. I think Vince McMahon's better at it than Dana, and that might rub Dana the wrong way. Vince is the pioneer of it. He's been doing this his whole life, and he's damned good at it."
Lesnar provided a fitting response to the question even though he was irritated by it, and claimed that Vince McMahon was better at what he does as compared to Dana.
#1 David Schultz
David Schultz may not be a household name in the world of wrestling, but he will forever be remembered in WWE for one action that shook the media up in 1984. Even though the Superstar competed against Hulk Hogan, he was made famous due to an interview gone wrong.
Schultz’s actions were reported by every television channel in the United States, no matter how big or small.
The Slap Heard Around the World from WWE
John Stossel of ABC for “20/20” Magazine made the grave mistake of interviewing Schultz behind the scenes and stated that wrestling was fake. This did not fit well with a man who was working hard to build his wrestling career, and he slapped Stossel multiple times to make a point.
He was slapped so hard by the gigantic wrestler, that Stossel claimed to have lost hearing in his right ear and alleged to The New York Times that he would sue the WWE Superstar. Schultz was later fired by WWE for his actions.
Stossel eventually filed a lawsuit against the World Wrestling Federation, and settled out of court for $425,000 (Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal; page 118).
The incident is aptly named "The Slap Heard Around The World" as it made an impact on television screens all around the globe and ensured that people at home knew how real and dangerous wrestling is.
