10 Times WWE Tried (And Failed) To Be Edgy

10. Brawl For All Is Real Fighting, Man!

The only good thing to come out of 'Brawl For All' was that killer tune the WWF used for it. In 1998, Vince Russo convinced Vince McMahon that having his stars punch one another in the face for real was a great use of valuable TV time on Raw. Word to the wise: It was not.

In fact, it was horrible.

There were several things wrong with trying to latch onto the shoot-fighting train. Firstly, announcers looked like goons for selling matches/angles elsewhere whilst having to repeat that 'Brawl For All' was "real". How stupid is that? If it's the only real segment on shows, does...that mean everyone else is just playing?

Secondly, numerous workers got very-real injuries because they were legitimately getting smacked around in real boxing fights. These 'Toughman' contests were a blight on programming, got several guys hurt, bored fans to death and failed to draw in the shoot-fight crowd anyway.

What a waste of time.