10 Most Embarrassing WWE Raw Moments That Happened LIVE

9. Paige Brings Up Reid Flair (Nov 16, 2015)

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It's understandable when wrestling companies try to use real-life situations to add spice to fictional ones. After all, who wouldn't want to see Charlotte Flair beat up Paige after hearing the Brit badmouth her dead brother? That's right, we're being facetious - but that's nowhere near how insulting Paige's remarks came across on TV.

Meeting in a typically heated contract signing segment before Survivor Series, the female rivals upped the ante by using Reid Flair's passing as a plot device. Meanwhile, everybody who knew what Paige was referring to when she said, "your little baby brother, he didn't have much fight in him" became red-faced at WWE's coldness.

Reid had passed away in 2013 from an accidental overdose, but just over 2 years later that family tragedy was used to pedal a pay-per-view match. The statement was shameful and completely unnecessary. Using the death of Charlotte's sibling is something WWE should regret.

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