13 Times WWE Wrestlers Destroyed Cars

All the times that wrestlers took on two-ton opponents, and won.

Steve Austin Crush Rock Car
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Time and again, the WWE has used demolition as a means of intensifying a feud. Whether with a bat, or a tire iron, or a bigger, scarier car, these spots were the highlights of any Raw, Smackdown!, or PPV that they were a part of.

It's a great way for a face or a heel to get a feud over. At their core, the network shows are extended promos for the PPVs. And to build suspense, the writers have to promote the PPV without actually having the two wrestlers fight. The common approach is to script a lot of promos and a lot of mic work. One guy trash talks from the ramp, the other guy trash talks from the ring. 

But after awhile, mic work gets stale.  To heat up the feud, the wrestlers will escalate their aggressions, and start destroying each others' property. By wrecking a car, a wrestler gives his fans the thrill of physical aggression, while teasing the actual fight they need to pay money to watch. It's a win-win situation.

Vehicular destruction is a relatively new phenomenon in the WWE, but over the past 15 odd years, it's created some of the most memorable moments in WWE history, and it's gotten some of WWE's biggest superstars over with the fans

13. Austin Fills Vince’s Corvette With Cement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gLjQiYBPQI

Date: October 12, 1998

Weapon of Choice: Cement Truck

The widespread vehicular destruction really started during the Attitude Era, and (appropriately enough) the first one to elevate demolishment to high art was ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. This clip, of Austin filling McMahon’s Corvette with cement, is a classic spot that’s still replayed today. The best part is when the windows busted, and all of the grey, liquid concrete just came pouring out over the sides.

 
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