10 Insane Wrestling Stories Nobody Ever Talks About

3. Diss The Diva

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This actually happened, and it isn't discussed anywhere near enough for how inexplicable it was. This isn't crazed wrestling apocrypha that is probably embellished to sell more shoot interview DVDs.

On national television, Christy Hemme called fellow contestant Carmella "a c*m-burping gutterslut".

That is the most disgusting thought to have ever oozed from the orifice of WWE, or at least it was, until Cedric Alexander thought he was being really clever by getting the sh*t kicked out of him while he happened to be wearing a mask.

In 2004, the remaining contestants in the Diva Search played 'Diss The Diva', a game in which they said just awful things to one another - "You got a gap so big you could drive a truck through there, baby" - in an outrageous quest to win $250,000. The women were so remorseless in the process that they have more in common with the sharks of the Attitude Era than this current generation of actual talent. Sobering.

Incredibly, Kevin Dunn ahead of the Diva Search promised that WWE would bring some "sophistication" to the proceedings. Vince McMahon also used the word "sophisticated" to describe the WWE product of 2019, so expect Maria Kanellis on RAW next week to describe her husband as a loser with no c*ck.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!