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#9 The Road Warriors 'Gouge out' Dusty Rhodes' eye
In the late 1980s, the NWA decided to turn the Road Warriors heel. They did so by having them attack beloved babyface Sting after a six-man tag match--and the Stinger was their partner for the wrestling bout! The Warriors 'injured' Sting's neck with their Doomsday Device finisher. This led to an extended leave of absence for the Stinger, who appeared sans makeup for the first time in his career.
However, the fans still kept cheering for the Road Warriors and chanting for them. NWA management decided to up the ante and have them utilize their vicious-looking metal spiked armour for a particularly gory attack on supreme babyface Dusty Rhodes. This was a blatant attempt to turn the Road Warriors heel since Dusty Rhodes was a beloved babyface.
The moment was so graphic that many of the NWA's television partners censored it or refused to show it entirely. Dusty's screams were particularly visceral, and rumor has it some wrestling fans had to be treated for shock after the segment.
Here's Jim Cornette commenting on the entire affair that put the wrestling fans into shock.
Teddy Long snaps when Swerve Strickland's race is brought up HERE
