8 Times Wrestlers Embarrassed Themselves On Camera
Just because it's not on TV, doesn't mean there aren't cameras rolling.
Sometimes the world of professional wrestling seems to exist within its own bubble. The events that happen onscreen every week are hardly representative of actual people and situations, and the scripted dialogue and precisely-planned confrontations don't tell us much, if anything, about what these performers are like out in the real world.
That's why it can be so exhilarating to see our favorite superstars caught doing something they'd never do when the cameras are rolling. Then again, sometimes cameras are rolling... they just don't know it.
Whether it's a physical altercation captured on a fan's smartphone or a full-fledged meltdown secretly recorded on a security camera, the glimpses we get of wrestlers' personal lives aren't always flattering. In fact, a lot of times they completely go against the onscreen persona we know and love, shattering any semblance of kayfabe in the process.
And sometimes these candid moments are so damning that they put a performer in the dog house for a very long time, and even torpedo their careers.
8. Drunken Bo Dallas Arrested At Airport
Lovable loser Bo Dallas wasn't perceived to be the innocent, goofy character he portrays on TV by Fort Worth police officers when they arrested him at an airport for public intoxication.
There's something inherently hilarious about seeing a guy like Bo stumble around drunk at an airport, engaging with police officers like a forgetful toddler who doesn't remember where he is or how his legs work. Unfortunately, the flight's captain didn't find it so hilarious, and booted him off the plane for drunkenly yelling at the crew.
Although Bo had trouble forming complete sentences, the words he did manage to get out were complete gems. When questioned about how much he'd had to drink, he assured the officer "I'm not really planning on driving tonight" with a hearty shoulder shrug.
And when the officer starts digging around his backpack and finds what he believes to be a pair of nunchucks, Bo calmly and casually notes that it's actually just a jump rope.
Bo probably didn't need to be arrested, and the fact this video exists is most unfortunate for Dallas.