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This past Monday, WWE hosted RAW Legends Night. The promotion brought back many Superstars of the past, including several WWE Hall of Fame members.
Much of the legends' involvement was kept to pre-taped backstage segments, with only one actually getting involved in an official match.
The Superstar concerned was Ric Flair. The "Nature Boy" had a moment to forget whilst accompanying Charlotte to the RAW ring.
Flair joined his daughter, and her fellow WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Asuka, at ringside for their match with Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce.
The finish of the bout saw the former 16-time World Champion trip Charlotte, costing her team the victory.
On RAW itself, it seemed as though this was the planned ending of the match, especially as "The Queen" had stern words with her dad afterward. However, it was later revealed that the script had actually called for Ric to trip Peyton Royce, rather than his own daughter.
Exactly what happened to cause the botch remains unknown, but Ric Flair took to social media following RAW to apologize to Charlotte, aiming to draw a line under the segment. It was not planned for there to be any on-screen tension within the Flair family, and WWE is unlikely to follow-up on it any further.
This wasn't the first time that an appearance involving a WWE Hall of Famer hasn't gone as planned. Here are five previous occasions where WWE legends' appearances on TV went wrong.
#5 "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase was short of cash at the 2019 WWE RAW Reunion
"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase has always been portrayed as one of the wealthiest Superstars in WWE history.
However, when DiBiase returned to WWE at the RAW Reunion in July 2019, he did not seem to be as rich as he had been in his prime.
During his appearance on the show, DiBiase purchased the WWE 24/7 Championship from Alundra Blayze, who was on the verge of tossing the title in the trash at the time of his offer.
DiBiase saved the title from the garbage can with his offer and, in buying the Championship, became the only titleholder in history not to have physically won the belt.
On closer inspection, though, the stack of cash that DiBiase handed Blayze was mostly made-up of pieces of paper rather than actual dollar bills. Quite the botch for someone who has the moniker of a vastly rich man.
WWE would certainly like to do this one over again if it could.
#4 Batista tripped when entering the ring for his final WWE match
When future WWE Hall of Famer Batista made his way to the ring to face Triple H at WrestleMania 35, he did likely did so knowing that it would be his last match as a professional wrestler.
"The Animal" had been away from WWE for some time, with his last bout taking place almost five years earlier. The six-time World Champion was returning to the promotion to take on his former Evolution stablemate and would've wanted to take in every moment of his WrestleMania ring entrance.
Soon after Batista made his way onto the ring apron, though, things quickly went wrong.
Catching his leg on the bottom rope as he made his way into the squared circle, Batista tripped and fell awkwardly into the ring.
A seasoned movie actor by this point, however, Batista knew just what to do. Unphased, the Guardians of the Galaxy star got out the ring on the other side and made his entrance again.
In fact, Batista's second attempt at an entrance has been edited in, erasing any mention of his stumble on the WWE Network. The moment will not be forgotten by many who witnessed it live, though.
In the hours that followed WrestleMania 35, Batista formally announced his retirement from professional wrestling on social media. He will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame shortly, having originally been scheduled to enter as part of the (delayed) Class of 2020.
#3 WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin botched a Stunner on Byron Saxton
The March 16, 2020 edition of WWE RAW will go down in history as the first to have emanated from an empty arena due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show will also live long in the memory of RAW announcer Byron Saxton after a botched Stunner from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin left him in some serious pain.
The episode was titled "3:16 Day" in honor of the "Texas Rattlesnake", and Austin would close the show with an in-ring segment.
Of course, Austin's typical microphone work relies heavily upon crowd participation from WWE fans, something that would be a struggle in an empty arena!
Instead, Saxton was booked to interact with Stone Cold from the announcer's desk. Saxton would rate each of Austin's lines on a scale from 1-10 using giant cards.
It was far from the greatest few moments in RAW history, but WWE had to work with what it had at the time. To recognize Saxton for his efforts, Austin would invite the broadcaster into the ring to share a beer with him.
As almost always happens in these situations, the shared beverage resulted in a Stone Cold Stunner for Saxton.
Unfortunately for Byron, though, Austin mistimed his boot to the midsection before hitting his legendary finisher and instead delivered a painful-looking low blow.
Saxton has since called the experience his "worst WWE RAW segment ever." His misery was compounded after he was hit in the face by a beer can while laying on the mat following the Stunner. 3:16 Day was one to forget for Byron Saxton.
#2 Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler seemingly fell asleep at WWE RAW 25
WWE pulled out all the stops for the 25th anniversary of RAW. On January 22, 2018, the company presented RAW: 25, a special edition of its flagship Monday night show.
The plans for WWE RAW: 25 were so grand that the company decided the show would occur from two locations, both in New York.
The majority of the broadcast took place at the Barclays Center, but several segments were also aired from the Manhattan Center, where the first episode of Monday Night RAW took place in 1993.
In theory, the multiple location set-up sounded like a great idea. Not only could WWE pay homage to a venue from RAW's past, but it was also able to sell tickets in the second location.
However, a problem soon arose on the night itself. Because the bulk of RAW took place in Brooklyn, fans at the Manhattan Center had large periods where there was no live-action going on in their venue. Many attendees complained after the show that they felt ripped off by the set-up.
The situation was summed up by a picture of Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler taken at the event, in which they both appeared to be asleep. Presumably due to the lack of activity at the Manhattan Center. The Hall of Fame announcing duo have denied that this was the case, but the visual evidence looks pretty compelling.
Not exactly what WWE had planned when it booked Ross and Lawler for its big anniversary celebration.
#1 WWE icon Hulk Hogan forgot the venue while hosting WrestleMania 30
Wrestlemania 30 in April 2014 marked the return of Hulk Hogan to WWE pay-per-view after an absence of nearly eight years. The leader of Hulkamania would serve as the Special Guest Host for the event, which took place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Hogan opened the main portion of the show, addressing the capacity crowd. However, Hulk got his venues confused and welcomed fans to the "Silverdome" rather than the Superdome.
The Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan was the venue where Hogan famously defeated Andre The Giant at WrestleMania 3. After so many years of talking about that match, it is perhaps not surprising that Hogan made the slip-up.
Fans in attendance were far from forgiving, though. They immediately chanted "Superdome" repeatedly to let Hogan know about his error.
The ribbing got worse when fellow WWE legends The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin made their way to the ring, with both men poking fun at the Hulkster.
The one-off segment involving Hogan, The Rock, and Austin should have been memorable simply because of the personalities involved. Instead, it is largely remembered for Hogan's epic "Silverdome" blunder.
