10 Times Wrestlers Attempted Murder In WWE

9. Rikishi

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WWE

When: Survivor Series 1999

What Happened: Well, Rikishi did it...for The Rock! The WWF's bid to turn Steve Austin getting mowed down by a car at Survivor Series '99 into an unwanted commentary on racism didn't last long, and neither did the ex-Too Cool man's big heel push as a would-be hit and run artist.

Triple H eventually revealed that he was the one behind that attack on 'Stone Cold'. Rikishi was just the one stupid enough to do it, and he had some questionable plan to help his cousin (who was already a mega-star, so work that one out!) become the biggest name in the biz by killing another.

Yeah. WRESTLING!

It's pretty obvious that WWF writers didn't have much of a clue what the end result of this angle would be when they booked it. Everyone just knew they had to get Austin off-screen for surgery, and nailing him in a parking lot with a car was as good a plan as any.

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