10 Wrestling Matches That Started Riots

10. The Outsiders & A Mystery Partner Vs. Sting, Lex Luger & Randy Savage - Bash At The Beach 1996

Ah, Bash at the Beach '96; the sight of one of the most shocking, impactful, game-changing heel turns in wrestling history.

Having seen his famed red 'n' yellow, vitamin-taking, prayer-saying, hard-training, uber-tanned, skullet-adorned ways become very much 'old hat' for a solid year or more, the Hulkster needed a way to refresh his character, brother. And with the Outsiders duo of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall in need of a mystery third man, the ever-opportunistic Hogan spotted just the opportunity he needed to once more keep himself relevant.

As it went, the sight of the Hulkster heading to the ring was taken by many as a sure sign that he was coming to assist the Team WCW trio who were facing these intruders at Bash at the Beach. Of course, a swift Leg Drop on Randy Savage made it clear that Hogan was indeed the Outsiders' third wheel - and thus, the New World Order was born.

After the best part of the prior 15 years as the constant main event babyface of the wrestling industry, the Daytona Beach crowd reacted to Hogan's turn with utter disdain. Sure, this wasn't the ferocious, legitimate scary reaction of the riots of the '70s and '80s, but the heel turn of Hulk Hogan saw a riot that was intense by modern-day standards.

A rare sight for the time, trash began to rain down on the ring as Hogan, Nash and Hall proudly revelled in what they'd done, and a fan even tried to rush the ring - only to be met by the stiff boots of Big Sexy and the Bad Guy.