10 Hugely Popular Wrestling Theories That Were Wrong
8. Austin's Car Incident Was All Part Of The Game (1999)
Sometimes the most logical answer is the most satisfying one. And in the case of the long-running tale of precisely who ran over "Stone Cold" Steve Austin back at Survivor Series 1999, most fans would've bet their house on the person responsible being none other than a future head of WWE creative.
Triple H, being WWF Champion at the time, definitely sat as one of the stars who would benefit the most from taking out one of his triple-threat opponents on the night. But after nearly a year of trying to get to the bottom of precisely who was behind the hit and run, the answer to that all important question turned out to be... Rikishi.
Why did he do it? You likely know the infamous answer to that one by now. But the real-life reason for the loveable dancing wrestler targeting The Texas Rattlesnake actually came down to little more than Vince McMahon simply loving the idea because absolutely nobody saw it coming.
For good bloody reason!
Sure enough, after realising how bad a call it was to attempt to turn the much-loved Rikishi heel, it was later revealed that Trips had actually ordered the big man to take out Austin in a clear effort to steer the story back down the road it should've been on all along.