10 Times Outside Factors Totally Changed WWE WrestleMania

3. Shawn Stasiak Being A Dumbass (WrestleMania X-Seven)

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Shawn Stasiak is a medical professional nowadays, which makes for frightening reading. The guy many entrust with healing their backs made a rod for his own throughout the Attitude Era with a super-dumbassed approach to backstage etiquette.

Wrestling is a secretive industry, even now, when there are few if any secrets to protect. There are things you simply do not do, and the very opposite of keeping it shtum - recording private conversations - is one of them. Booted from the WWF for this transgression, he was to return as part of an invading WCW faction under the most auspicious circumstances imaginable. Purportedly set to interfere in the Vince Vs. Shane McMahon match at WrestleMania X-Seven alongside several other 'WCW Wrestlers', Stasiak ruined the finish on a radio show, and naturally, furious management changed tack.

"Austin's gonna turn heel too, man. Come along! It's gonna be a hell of a show!"

Shawn Stasiak in effect ruined North American professional wrestling for 18 long years - and the man who couldn't keep his mouth shut is also a motivational speaker now, bloody hell.

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