10 Most INSANE Promises Wrestling Promoters Made To Wrestlers

10. Triple H ‘Won’t Look Weak’ In Video Games

Are you ready? Ready to have your mind blown, that is.

In 2008, well-meaning journalists who worked for various video game publications and websites received an edict they couldn't believe. WWE sent out a simple command when they were running promotional stills and screenshots for the upcoming SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 game: Triple H couldn't look weak or vulnerable in them.

Yes, it's true. Hunter's ego was running so wild in '08 that he refused to do the J.O.B in promotional materials for a bloody video game. Speaking of blood, that was out of the question too. There was nothing surprise about that due to WWE's (very new) PG certification at the time, but journos couldn't even print pics of Trips taking someone else's move or selling.

This was a frankly ludicrous bit of favouritism for Vince McMahon's son in law. Literally everyone else included in the game, such as The Undertaker, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Edge and more, could be smashed with all manner of moves and weapons. 'The Game'? Forget about it. He had to look like the hardest dude on the planet, and that was that. Fail to meet this edict and there'd be consequences.

Teddy Long would've put writers one on one with 'Taker. OK, not really, but WWE's PR department wouldn't have been very chuffed with your company. It's genuinely wild that WWE told Triple H he could avoid selling in various PlayStation or Xbox magazines of the time. Who knows why?! Ego is the only explanation anyone could/can think of.