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There are a number of unwritten rules in WWE, most of which were put into action by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, which means that when these rules are broken or Superstars refuse to follow his instructions, more often than not there is a punishment.
Over the years, several WWE stars have defied the WWE Chairman for their own reasons, to make a match look much more brutal or because they disagree with the instructions they are given.
Vince McMahon has been described as a boss who is often open for discussion, someone whose door is always open for his employees, so it's easy to see why he would be angry with these WWE stars when they failed to follow his instructions.
#5 Seth Rollins defied Vince McMahon
Whilst Seth Rollins has always been seen as one of Vince McMahon and Triple H's top stars, even the former World Champion has defied The Chairman in the past.
Seth Rollins had been pushing for a match with CM Punk since the star began working for WWE Backstage. Rollins called Punk out at every opportunity but Punk refused the match.
This went one step further when Rollins responded to the CM Punk chants on RAW.
"I tried to get CM Punk here, I'm sorry, he didn't want to show up. He wants to sit behind a desk in Los Angeles and talk about a change he's too afraid to make himself."
Vince McMahon had been ignoring the fact that the WWE Universe wanted to chant for the former star but Rollins commented on the fact that he had tried to get him to return. The mention of CM Punk on WWE TV made Vince McMahon angry, according to The Wrestling Observer.
"Vince McMahon was furious at Rollins' mention of Punk. The general order is that you should never promote or give wings to a fight that will not happen. "
It comes as no surprise that Seth Rollins vs CM Punk is still yet to become a reality.
#4 Tommaso Ciampa and Randy Orton broke one of Vince McMahon's rules
There is an unwritten rule in WWE that states that WWE stars can't go into business for themselves and try to set up feuds without the permission of the creative team.
Several WWE stars have taken to Twitter to try and air their real-life issues with other stars in order to pick up a storyline. Most recently, Tommaso Ciampa and Randy Orton had a back and forth on social media.
Their issues began after Orton made comments about some of thee matches at NXT Takeover, which Ciampa decided to react to. The Wrestling Observer reported that Vince McMahon was furious that the two stars had broken the rule and planted seeds for a feud without his permission.
"The impression I have of all this is that Vince McMahon He is not very happy that this clash has passed. For all those who do not know, there are some rules in WWE, and Vince does. And Vince hates when boys or women, whoever he is, he does something that implies that a fight is going to happen that he is not going to program or present".
Despite their recent interaction, there has been no mention of their issues on WWE TV and the two men appear to have ended their online feud.
#3 Paul London smiled at Vince McMahon
Paul London was one of the hottest stars in WWE's Tag Team and Cruiserweight division at one point, but his career came to an abrupt end when he was unable to follow Vince McMahon's instructions back in 2007.
Vince McMahon was seen walking past the entire locker room backstage on an episode of Monday Night RAW, before The Chairman stepped into his limo and it exploded in the parking lot.
That night WWE stars were instructed on the expressions that they should have as Vince McMahon walked by, but Paul London had a huge smile on his face, which ended up costing him his job.
Paul London later revealed the reason behind his reaction following his release:
"There was no "gaff" on the direction or the instructions that we were given. It was extremely clear and I will tell them to you right now. They said to get us all in a group (because you are all not important enough) to be spoken to individually."
"Looking back at it the funniest thing about that segment is really all of the other wrestlers reactions or attempt at reactions and just how bad and funny it looked to see all of these actors or wrestlers, how hard they were trying to feed into this whatever it was so that was pretty comical. But we did that thing 9 times at least and I smiled every single time. Each take. It wasn't the same smile but that was my motivation and they didn't say anything different. I figured if they had a problem they would tell me. Vince McMahon even looked in my face on a few of these takes as he was walking around and doing these takes and looked at me. So it wasn't like he didn't see it 8 or 9 times."
It appears that London's reaction wasn't what WWE officials were looking for, but in the grand scheme of things, the storyline was dropped just weeks later so it didn't really matter.
#2 Undertaker and Brock Lesnar broke a golden rule
The feud between Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker was easily one of the most brutal in recent memory. The two men collided in a number of hard-hitting matches, but it was their encounter back at Hell In a Cell in 2015 that put the two men in hot water with Vince McMahon.
In order to add an "edge" to their match, both Lesnar and The Undertaker bladed to add some blood into the mix. Vince McMahon hasn't allowed WWE stars to blade on TV since going under the PG umbrella, so he was reportedly furious backstage with the two men defying his instructions.
Bryan Alvarez of The Wrestling Observer noted that he had received a text message from an employee that stated that Vince McMahon was furious.
“Vince freaked the f**k out. There’s no polite way to say it. Kevin Dunn freaked out and screamed to get a doctor out there.”
Lesnar was reportedly at the center of the controversy since he collided with a ring post before he "bladed."
#1 Big Cass disobeyed instructions
Big Cass came through the ranks in NXT alongside Enzo Amore. After the two stars went their own way and their feud came to an abrupt end because of an injury to Big Cass, the seven-foot star returned on an episode of SmackDown.
Cass stepped into a feud with Daniel Bryan, and as part of that feud, Cass came face to face with a little person dressed as Bryan, since he was making fun of Bryan's height. Ahead of the segment, Vince McMahon had specifically told Cass to only hit the little person with a big boot but he didn't listen.
Cass had asked Vince McMahon if he could push the fight further and the WWE Chaiman shot down idea, but Cass still went ahead with his own idea.
Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Cass asked officials for permission before being turned down, he then went to Vince McMahon for permission but was once again turned down so Cass went through with it anyway.
It's speculated that this is one of the reasons why he was later released from WWE.
