10 Wrestlers Who FORGOT What They Were Supposed To Do
If an elephant never forgets, Sid never remembers...
One of the great ironies about wrestling is, for a business that involves a lot of getting bashed in the head, you actually need to remember quite a lot.
Whilst some wrestlers prefer to make up matches on the fly, some of the best performers in history map their bouts out beat for beat, which requires an incredibly good memory from both them and their opponent.
Equally, there are thousands of promo lines to commit to memory too. This was especially true in the latter days of the Vince McMahon era of WWE, as The Chairman would insist on scripts being followed to the letter.
Combine all this with the stress of training and being on the road all the time and it's easy to see how some details can slip from a performer's minds. Unfortunately, these mistakes are often caught on camera for the entire world to see.
For these ten wrestlers and on-screen personalities, momentary lapses in memory will live on for all eternity. Some of these blunders were fairly minor, some were quite funny, and some almost completely ruined iconic matches and moments.
Make sure you remember all of these entries, there will be a test at the end...
10. Jeff Hardy Forgets To Push Rico
Survivor Series 2002 is one of WWE's best PPV cards top to bottom.
Billy Kidman vs Jamie Noble, a killer Triple Threat tag team match, and the debut of the Elimination Chamber all make this show a great watch. The same can be said for the opening contest - a three-on-three elimination tables match between 3-Minute Warning & Rico and Jeff Hardy & The Dudley Boyz.
At one point during the brawl, Rico was getting ready to put Bubba Ray Dudley through a table with a top rope moonsault. The plan was for Jeff to cut Rico off by shaking the ropes, but, for some reason, Hardy forgot his cue.
As a result, Rico was left standing in position for a long time, desperately trying to stall until the spot took place. At one point, he audibly yells "Come on Jeff!", which has since been edited out of the WWE Network version of the match.
Eventually, the Charismatic Enigma realised his mistake and the moment went off as planned. The match is still fondly remembered thanks to its frantic action, but Jeff could have saved the editors back in Connecticut a lot of work.