8. Taking Part In "The MSG Incident" In 1996 Drew Major Heat
Kevin Nash was working his last WWE event on May 19, 1996 in a main event against the WWE Champion Shawn Michaels. They were close friends as part of a group known as The Kliq. Following Nash's loss to Michaels, Scott Hall went into the ring with Triple H and together the four men had a group hug in the center of the ring that became known as "The MSG Incident" because thats where it took place. Their unplanned hug upset WWE management big time. It confused fans to see heels like Nash & Triple H in the ring hugging babyfaces like Michaels & Ramon like that. That's not something WWE wants their talents doing. Nash & Hall didn't care since it was their last show while Michaels was WWE Champ that didn't get punished. It was Triple H that was punished the most. The MSG Incident is something that WWE has definitely spoken about on documentaries and things of that nature, but they completely ignored it when it happened. It was seen as a very negative thing that hurt the kayfabe aspect of the business. You might be thinking that it's not a big deal since it was nearly 20 years ago. However, this was something we have covered in "things WWE wants you to forget" pieces about Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Scott Hall too, so that's why it's here as well. In WWE's mind, having heel characters out there hugging face characters to end a major show in a big market like New York City is something that they don't want to see happen again. Nash was a big part of it. They want us to forget it.