3. Vader vs Paul Orndorff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCfBx4xRMCM Like a lot of stories from the backstage world of pro wrestling, the details in the Vader-Paul Orndorff fight are up for dispute, and vary based on the party telling the story. Still, nobody disputes that the altercation happened, or what the outcome was. Orndorff was working in WCW management at the time, and Vader's late arrival to tape promos heated up some existing issues between the two men. According to most accounts, Orndorff, looking for a fight with "The Mastodon," ended up begging Vader to hit him, and when the former WCW World Heavyweight Champion complied - knocking Orndorff down with an open-palm strike to the chest - "Mr. Wonderful" got back up and decked him. Orndorff then started kicking Vader's face repeatedly - while wearing flip-flops - until he was pulled away. Vader later said that he didn't fight back out of fear of losing his job, but he was fired after the incident, anyway.
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