5 Raw 25 moments that weren't PG

Raw 25 is finally in the books and while the 25th anniversary of WWE's flagship television show played host to an Undertaker appearance, a DX reunion and a beat down to cap off the show, it also featured many moments that weren't appropriate for the little eyes and ears of the WWE Universe.

With that being said and the multitude of times that older WWE fans had to tell their younger family members to leave the room, here are five prime examples of just how adult Raw 25 was able to get. Keep in mind that the things listed below aren't particularity bad segments or not appreciated by The WWE Universe, we're just arguing that they weren't for kids.

#5 Stone Cold Steve Austin drinks beer and gives the middle finger to The McMahon's

Raw 25, — Stone Cold Steve Austin posing in front of the old WWF logo.

It's weird how a McMahon beat down never gets old despite the fact that you have to realize that taking a stunner at his age is not a great idea. While the moment was a special mix of nostalgia and nervous tension, Steve Austin was drinking beer and giving The McMahon's the middle finger throughout the segment.

Of course, the cameras were able to cut away from the offensive reference before it could really be interpreted, but fans pretty much knew the gist of what he was saying. There's also the matter of the multitude of beers that got thrown into the ring, which probably caused younger kids all around the world to ask their parents for a beer to mimic Stone cold.

If only Jim Ross was on that show to yell, Stone cold, a couple of times before the segment ended.

#4 Raw is sexist

Some might see this as a nick pick and feel free to if you really want to, but there was certainly a lot of misogyny throughout the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw. Sure, some of them were innocent enough and probably not deserving of a spot on this list, but there were others that were just inexcusable.

The two that stuck out most in my mind were the cat calls during the eight-woman tag team match where the crowd kept cat calling the woman in the ring and when a female reporter got replaced with Mean Gene Okerlund during a backstage segment. With that being said, both of those incidents look innocuous compared to Ric Flair and Charlotte's segment.

What made the moment weird was the fact that WWE legend, Ric Flair, seemed to pet Alexa Bliss's head like she was a puppy or something. The moment didn't last that long, but it was long enough to be creepy, especially after one of their other superstars were suspended due to rape accusations.

In the end, Ric Flair wasn't completely in the wrong here since he was in character, or at least acting it up for the crowd, but it just looked creepy for as long as it did last.

# 3 APA Gambling backstage

Raw 25 had some of the best backstage segments in Monday Night Raw history and while a lot of them were a wonderful trip down memory lane to celebrate the good old days of Monday Night Raw, there were other backstage moments that pushed the envelope in ways they weren't willing to in years.

Sure, it just ended up being a way to set up a match later in the night, but watching The APA members chomping on big Cigars and playing poker was hilarious to watch. Unfortunately for WWE, the segments included drug references and gambling, which while they were apart of the aesthetic that WWE was going for, it was still kind of inappropriate for kids.

#2 Five knuckle shuffle/balls references and being PG

Elias and John Cena singing a song together in the ring.is probably the best example of so many things being inappropriate about a segment, John Cena and Elias Sampson did battle at Raw 25 and got some good vulgar jokes in there along the way. Elias started out by claiming that John Cena didn't have the balls to come face him, which soon brought him face to face with the man that runs the place.

Cena countered back with a pretty sweet balls reference of his own even though he hid it behind a big apple pun and then told Elias to make a move. JHe might have gotten a badly named, five knuckle shuffle, in there at the beginning, but he was knocked in the little johns and hit with a guitar for good measure.

The jokes were pretty funny here and the inappropriate references made the segment a bit edgier then it would have been any other night. In the end, though, WWE probably shouldn't do a segment like that again for awhile. At least until WWE forget that John Cena was a part of this.

#1 Holy S**t chants

Like the multitude of sexist moments that played out during The Monday Night Raw 25th anniversary special, holy Sh*t chants were one of the things that seemed to happen throughout the entirety of the night. Of course, you can't really blame the live crowds in Manhattan and The Barclay segment, they were just showing appreciation for a great show.

And how could you not show appreciation for one of the best shows that WWE will probably ever do. Not only was that evident by the chilling message The Undertaker had for The Manhattan crowd and the rest of the WWE, but also when The Balor club met DX and did a Too Sweet pose in the middle of the ring.

With that being said, you know what chants probably should have been censored and while The WWE tried to do it once or twice, they ended up having to let it side due to wanting the crowd's reaction to help solidify the moment. In the end, though, it added to the electricity of the show and it's probably worth ignoring for one night.

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