10 Times Wrestlers Shot Themselves Into A Work

10. The Shockmaster

The Shockmaster's explosive debut for WCW is among the funniest moments in wrestling history. It's a pity then that it was meant to be serious (though how a glittery storm trooper helmet could be anything less than lame is debatable). Built up by Sting as a man ready to shock the world, the former Typhoon stumbled onto the scene at Clash of the Champions XXIV as Davey Boy Smith audibly roared, "He fell flat on his arse! He fell flat on his f-----g arse!"

Realising any chance of making their new star a serious threat was gone, WCW retooled The Shockmaster as an accident-prone oaf. Now without the helmet, he lumbered on as a comedic babyface for the rest of 1993. Haunted by the botch to this day, the real-life Fred Ottman's entire WCW career trajectory was changed that night. While the klutz-persona was mildly over with fans, it was clear WCW had given up whatever their original, grander scale plan for him was.

According to Dusty Rhodes, the sheetrock wall Ottman was meant to burst through had been tampered with by David Crockett. It's a pity no one bothered to warn the big man beforehand...