10 Most Shocking WWE Raw Manhattan Centre Moments
4. Rs Over T*t
Paul Heyman sardonically asked 'Does this show suck without ECW or what?!' as he invaded WWE's one-off 1997 return to Raw's home base. But one of his top stars came within inches of making it even worse in a chaotic closing scene.
After Jerry Lawler had antagonised the Philadelphia outfit on the previous week's show, Heyman brought his troops to the Manhattan Center as part of a mutually beneficial business agreement with Vince McMahon. Half of WWE's roster were working abroad, leaving Raw bereft of talent to fill the weekly televised block. Meanwhile, ECW's maiden pay-per-view offering Barely Legal was just weeks away, and an opportunity to appeal to the loyalest remaining WWE supporters was too good an opportunity to pass up.
On an evening in which Taz, The Eliminators, The Blue World Order, The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer and others wreaked havoc, the 'Homicidal, Genocidal, Suicidal' madman took flight onto his chief rival's coaching staff in an attempt to create a memorable visual from ECW's surprise visit.
Vindicating 'The King's persistent criticisms, it was Extremely Crappy. Losing his balance on the wobbly 'R' prop, Sabu instead tumbled gracelessly onto a pile of bodies that just about broke his fall.