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In WWE, a good story is essential. Without a captivating, interesting storyline that can draw an audience in, the product is as good as finished.
Look at Daniel Bryan for example. His rise to the top at WrestleMania 30 saw him battle against impressive and established foes such as Batista, Randy Orton, and Triple H.
Whilst Bryan's reign as WWE World Heavyweight Champion was short lived, no one can deny his incredible moment in the Mercedes Benz Superdome, which saw the YES! Movement leader finally take his place as the top of the food chain.
But not every story can work so well, and sometimes a story goes on screen for far much longer than it should've.
In many situations, just having the storyline on TV at all, is already too far.
Here are 5 WWE Storylines that went way too far, and those key players who were involved.
#5 Lita's pregnancy (Lita, Gene Snitsky, Matt Hardy, and Kane)
When Lita was set to marry long-term boyfriend Matt Hardy, neither Superstar could've expected the demonic Kane to show up, beating Hardy senseless, and demanding an answer from Lita.
After giving the demon an emphatic "yes!", it was revealed that the future Hall of Famer had slept with Kane to save Matt, and was pregnant with his demon seed.
Facing at Summerslam 2004, Hardy and Kane battled in (thankfully) the only 'Till Death Do Us Part match, with Kane emerging the victor and Lita forced to marry him.
The story was already something from a bad soap opera, and like all soaps, needed a twist. Enter, Gene Snitsky.
After attacking Kane on RAW, Snitsky shoved the Demon into his wife, sadly causing a miscarriage in a truly horrific story from WWE.
It is a truly disgusting story the WWE have thankfully buried.
#4 Muhammad Hassan (Muhammad Hassan and The Undertaker)
When Muhammad Hassan debuted in WWE, things were instantly bad. Hassan's character criticized the discrimination Arab-Americans had received since 9/11 and said he was tired of prejudice.
Strangely, all those who feuded with him said if he hates America, he should leave, despite Hassan saying he loved America, but hated discrimination.
Perhaps they realized that a star that says discrimination is bad kinda has a point.
Traded to SmackDown in 2005, Hassan feuded with The Undertaker, and in an infamous promo, criticized a journalist for calling him a terrorist.
When his manager Davari lost to the Deadman on SmackDown, the Phenom was attacked by four men in balaclavas, in what was already a controversial moment.
Unfortunately, the segment aired the same day as the 7/7 bombing in London, England, and with so much backlash already to the character, the decision was quickly made to end Hassan's time in WWE.
#3 The Custody of Dominick (Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero)
When then-WWE Tag Team Champions Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero found themselves without a match at WrestleMania 21, the two decided to face each other, in an impressive opener which Mysterio won.
Slightly perturbed, Guerrero got a rematch, which once again, Rey won. After months of losses, Guerrero turned on the 619 master, and promised to reveal a shocking surprise about him.
This surprise ended up being that Rey's son Dominick, was Eddie's biological son, which he and Vickie had given up for adoption to the Mysterio, who was struggling to conceive.
The story was simply disgusting, and led to a ladder match between the two, for the custody of Dominick, no doubt the strangest thing to be contested for in WWE. Once again, Rey won, and was reunited with his boy.
The only saving grace of this, was truly great matches.
#2 Vince McMahon faces the Almighty (Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels)
In late 2005, Vince McMahon vowed to make Shawn Michaels life a living hell, after the Showstopper commented on the then-60-year-old chairman of the board.
After being defeated at WrestleMania 22 in 2006, McMahon said that the only way that Michaels could've won was with the assist of an act of God.
Hoping to destroy all that Shawn held close, the tyrannical boss booked himself and his son Shane, to face the Heart Break Kid, and God at the upcoming Backlash pay per view in April 2006.
The story received criticism from multiple sources, including WWE's own Joey Styles, who commented on the sacrilegious story in his worked-shoot promo when he quit RAW.
The only thing worse than trying to book a deity for a wrestling show, having that deity lose their first (and hopefully) only match in WWE.
#1 The Love Triangle (Matt Hardy, Lita, and Edge)
When news broke that Lita had cheated on real-life partner Matt Hardy, fans were not pleased. What made this all worse was that Lita had cheated with Edge, real name Adam Copeland, a long time friend of Matt.
Sensing drama, the company quickly fired Matt, but later rehired him after a series of attacks on Edge.
Making this a storyline, the pair had a bloodied war, including a cage match with saw Matt vanquish his former friend.
However, being forced to work together could not have been easy for the three Superstars, who clearly needed to have an open and frank discussion about the incident.
After a long battle, Edge eventually emerged the victor, with Matt losing a loser leaves RAW match, and moving to SmackDown.
Perhaps not a story that went 'too far', but definitely one that should not have been put out on TV for millions to see.
