10 Wrestling moments that freaked fans out

#7 Brian Pillman and Austin-- The 'gun' angle

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Brian Pillman and Steve Austin--who had been tag team partners in WCW, and were close friends in real life--were engaged in a red-hot feud that was one of the biggest draws of the day. In order to ramp up the heat even more, WWE creative pitched the idea that Austin should attack Pillman and his wife in their own home.

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This would have been controversial enough, but then Brian Pillman said "that would never work. If that happened for real I would just shoot him."

It may have been the wrong thing to say because apparently, the creative team loved the idea. Enter one of the most shocking moments in wrestling history. Keep in mind this was pre-internet 'smart' fans, so many of the wrestling fans at home did not know if someone had actually been murdered or not.

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Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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