10 Utterly Pointless WWE Backstage Segments

Most wrestling fans watch wrestling for the bit that happens out in the ring, but - as WWE takes great pains to point out every chance they get - they are, first and foremost, in the business of sports entertainment.

Whilst some would prefer that wrestling took centre-stage, the dual constraints of appealing to a mainstream audience (who, apparently, can't get enough cringe-inducing comedy skits), and filling every second of programming on a three-hour weekly show, mean that it isn't always possible.

Backstage segments, however maligned by the purists, have been an ubiquitous part of WWE television almost since the inception of Monday Night Raw way back in the early 1990s. But whilst many of them serve to kick-start new feuds - like the time Chris Jericho spilled some of his coffee over Kane, for instance - there are some which don't seem to have much point.

Which is not to say that they are, therefore, totally bereft of value. It's perfectly possible that a segment can be funny or cute, or just too weird to look away from, without actually being, you know, useful.

In a way, it was quite endearing to see Batista, the then reigning World Heavyweight Champion, having the good humour to appear in a backstage segment alongside Simon Dean, a wrestler whose gimmick was that he came to the ring on a Segway (that's it - that was his gimmick). But the former Evolution heavy was only interested in doing a bit of light trolling.

First, Big Dave sprays Christy Hemme with some water (he gets her wet, get it?) and then he sneaks up behind the aforementioned Dean and slaps him on the back, causing him to spit chocolate milk all over the poor guy he's talking to. It's not like the incident even sparked a feud between Dean and Green Shirt Guy either - it was a completely pointless segment, other than the fact we found out Batista has a playful side.