10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Survivor Series

3. Jerry Lawler Replaced In 1993 Due To Rape Allegations

One of the announced matches at Survivor Series 1993 matches featured a team led by Bret Hart teaming up with three of his brothers (Owen, Bruce & Keith) against Jerry Lawler and his three Knights, who were just three masked wrestlers. It never happened, though. Instead, Shawn Michaels took Lawler's place and wrestled with these knights, which really didn't fit at all. Lawler was removed because a 15 year old girl accused Lawler of raping and sodomizing her. Lawler was indicted for it. However, before the case could go any further the girl admitted that she had made up the whole thing. Due to the accusations, Lawler was forced to take time off, which meant that he had to miss Survivor Series. Once the charges were dropped he returned to WWE. Fans often make jokes about Lawler liking younger women in part because of this story. He was also known for dating women that were much younger than him and even married one that was significantly younger, but Lawler was not charged with doing anything illegal. The popular theory about this story is that the girl was just a plant by some wrestlers that didn€™t like Lawler and felt like he owed them money when he was promoting Memphis wrestling shows. Since the girl said that she made the whole thing up, it's possible that is true. The three Knights (Barry Horowitz, Greg Valentine & Jeff Gaylord in masks) lost against the Hart brothers. Lawler returned to WWE in early 1994 while his absence at Survivor Series 1993 was never explained with what really happened.