10 Wrestlers Who Prepared For Matches In The Worst Possible Way
From sitting in hospital beds the night before, to travelling halfway across the world...
Much like in many other walks of life, preparation is key in the world of professional wrestling.
If a star isn't in the right frame of mind, or hasn't got their body into fighting condition coming into a match for a wrestling promotion, the chances are that accidents and mistakes will no doubt happen, opening the door for disaster in front of a live, paying audience.
And while many stars do go out of their way to ensure they're in tip top shape at all times, sometimes distractions, unrelenting schedules, and other unexpected circumstances can get in the way of even the most committed of performers.
From travelling for a frankly ridiculous amount of time to make a show, to indulging in ill-advised pre-match activities, each of the following names learnt the hard way what not to do in the lead-up to a contest with one of their colleagues.
If you take one thing away from this list, let it be that there are wiser ways to get fired up for an all important moment in your life than driving your head into door. Believe me.
10. Jeff Hardy Gets In A Bad Way
Those who tuned into Victory Road live back in 2011 were met with one of the most unsettling and uncomfortable sights witnessed in a wrestling ring up until that point.
Jeff Hardy, clearly under the influence from the moment he arrived on the ramp, stumbled to the ring en-route to challenging Sting for his TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Eric Bischoff would then rush down before the match got underway, not-so-subtly altering the plans for the encounter before 'The Icon' called it a night early with a Scorpion Death Drop and a forced pin on 'The Charismatic Enigma'.
Hardy was clearly in a bad way coming into the PPV and, despite reportedly seeming fine for the majority of the day of Victory Road, he needed help. So, TNA sent the star home and wrote him off TV after the incident, with Hardy soon entering into a 120-day outpatient rehab.
Despite still dealing with his demons from time to time, Hardy has thankfully never hit what he classed as "rock bottom" again like he did at Victory Road 2011.