10 Crazy WWE Moments That Could Only Happen On Live TV

6. Shane McMahon Appears On The Last Nitro To Say He Bought WCW

A lot of the moments on here involve physical altercations. Those are usually the ones that define "crazy" in wrestling. However, this one was more about the craziness of what we were seeing. Vince McMahon took his sweet time to talk about how he had purchased WWE's rival wrestling company WCW on the March 26, 2001 edition of Raw. They actually simulcasted Nitro with Raw was McMahon was in the ring talking about how he would sign the contract six days later at WrestleMania 17. While Vince was in the ring on Raw, Shane McMahon showed up on Nitro in Panama City, Florida and told his dad that he had a surprise. "The name on the contract does say McMahon, however the name on the contract says Shane McMahon. I now own WCW." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WbZaT8qSw4 It was one of the most shocking things we've ever seen in WWE history that was definitely made for television since it involved two popular wrestling shows. It was also the start of a huge storyline that would dominate WWE for the rest of 2001.