10 Most Tone-Deaf WWE Moments

10. Mouthing Off

A shot in the arm for Mauro Ranallo and his supporters when he needed it most, mental health advocates and detractors of divisive d*ckhead John 'Bradshaw' Layfield were relieved when their pressure on WWE to take a more proactive approach to 'hazing' saw the Texan gobsh*te take a step away from the SmackDown Live! broadcast booth in September 2017.

Earlier that year, Ranallo had been conspicuous by his absence on the blue brand. Reports eventually emerged that the bipolar sufferer had slipped into a depressive state. Allegedly, much of this was triggered by the relentless abuse he received from known company bigmouth JBL. Sports Illustrated even reported that Vince McMahon had been under pressure to fire the former WWE Champion when the rumours reached the public, but frustratingly little actually changed for too long.

Foolishly, McMahon expected the heat to disappear, but fans began heckling Bradshaw with signs and calls for his dismissal. A public focus on mental health proved louder than the APA member's drawl. Ranallo was reinstalled on NXT whilst Layfield attempted to douse the heat by announcing a departure on his own terms to spend more time working on his charitable endeavours.