10 INSANE WWE International Incidents
8. Vader Goes Apesh*t
Vader, as a vanguard of the old school, protected kayfabe with the same fierceness with which he destroyed his hapless babyface opponents. Doing the televised promotional rounds in Kuwait in 1997, the Mastodon, alongside the Undertaker, was asked the dreaded question:
Is wrestling “fake”?
‘Taker, similarly principled, was calm, if miffed, in response. He drew a sharp intake of breath, and offered the mandated PR response without losing his cool. Vader stewed. The interviewer attempted to steer the conversation on a different path, but Vader was reluctant to travel it. He wanted to backtrack. He wanted his chance to answer the question, and he did so having worked himself into a state of agitation.
“I’m not quite so diplomatic,” Vader said, seconds before launching himself at the TV host. Sid wasn’t the only guy who sh*t himself in ‘Taker’s presence in ’97; Vader grabbed the man by the scruff of the neck and shouted “Does that f*cking feel fake huh? Does it?”
Detained in Kuwait for two weeks, Vader, master worker, performed his professional duties even at his most unprofessional: “Why don’t you come down tonight, and before I kick his ass,” Vader said, pointing to ‘Taker, “I’ll kick your ass.”