10 Wrestlers Punished For Trying To Steal The Limelight

10. Paul London

Paul London sold a clothesline from Gene Snitsky as the most painful move in wrestling history as he fought to make his Royal Rumble 2005 elimination memorable, but his bosses had an all-too-clear recollection the next day.

Management were furious with his flamboyance, deeming the act selfish for stealing attention away from other spotlighted performers in the match. As Michael Hayes put it to him during a frosty backstage exchange "that was really good...but it was too good". His subsequent slide down the card was as forceful as his Rumble face-plant.

Marooned on C-Show Velocity, London was restricted to Cruiserweight jobbing duties in the aftermath. He'd wait out the punishment period long enough to find fleeting follow-up fame alongside Brian Kendrick, but the fact that their lengthy spell with SmackDown's Tag Team titles generated less buzz than this single bump only highlights how little he was thought of by then.