10 Most Controversial WWE Royal Rumble Moments Ever

By Gavin Lloyd /

4. Stepdaughter Vs. Stepmother Match - 2003

We may all be less than satisfied with the current state of women€™s wrestling in the WWE, and while I admit there is a lot of work to do, when you look back through the history books it€™s safe to say that today is miles better than some of the awful women€™s booking in the past. Case in point being the 2002-2003 feud between Dawn Marie and Torrie Wilson. If you€™re unfamiliar with this angle you may be guessing that they were feuding over the Women's Championship or something, y'know, similarly sensible, but you€™d be way off. The actual reason for this feud was that Dawn Marie was planning on marrying Torrie€™s real life father Al Wilson, as a ruse to get to Torrie herself. The two shared an on-screen kiss and Dawn Marie said she€™d cancel the wedding if Torrie went to a hotel with her. But then in a plot twist Dawn Marie actually did develop feelings for Al Wilson (apparently). The pair got €œmarried€ on Smackdown (in their underwear, natch), much to the disgust of Torrie and any viewers who aren€™t into the idea of old men in their pants. Oh, but it gets worse - when they were consummating the marriage on their honeymoon, Al Wilson died of a heart attack. Yep, Dawn Marie killed an old man by banging him to death. And then the weeping widow and the former Mrs. Billy Kidman got into a catfight at the wake. Classy. Torrie was understandably upset about this whole thing and the two feuded up until the Royal Rumble, when Torrie defeated Dawn Marie in the all-sorts of weird €˜Stepdaughter vs. Stepmother€™ match. It's this sort of crass, and frankly bizarre, angle that made many people look down on wrestling from this era. Hey, maybe PG isn't so bad after all?