6 Times pro wrestling matches turned into real-life fights backstage

Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero; AJ Styles
Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero; AJ Styles

#4 Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero

Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero
Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero sadly passed away in 2005 at the height of his WWE career. Guerrero had a great feud with Kurt Angle in the 2000s, with Guerrero even defeating the Olympic champion at WrestleMania 30 when his WWE Championship was on the line.

In 2004, Angle and Guerrero had a heated backstage fight due to the latter's poor showing in the ring in a match between the two on SmackDown, which wasn't expected from an exceptional worker like Guerrero. Angle was reportedly unhappy at how Guerrero performed in the ring, which resulted in an argument between the two after the match.

Angle pushed Guerrero during the argument, which resulted in Guerrero taking down Angle, but the Olympic gold medallist countered and put Guerrero in a headlock before other Superstars broke the fight and dispersed the two.

JBL, who was in the locker room when Guerrero returned after the fight, asked him why he fought an Olympic gold medallist to which Guerrero simply replied, "Because I'm stupid".