10 Times Wrestling Fans F***ed Around & Found Out

4. Eddie Guerrero & Rob Van Dam

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Rob Van Dam always did and does come across as quite the chilled fella. There's presumably a good and obvious reason why, but rather than merely reducing a man's personality traits to his recreational habits, look at his shoot interviews and realise that just because he could explode on folk with eye-popping violence, he doesn't.

If you were so inclined (and thus, so stupid), you might be inclined to rush the ring during an RVD match and fancy your chances.

Eddie Guerrero, meanwhile, didn't have "heat" in his nickname because it sounded good when he was portraying a top shagger. Known to have a notoriously fiery temper even when the going was good, he often looked like the last guy you'd want to get on the wrong side of, as a foolish fan discovered when he aimed to cause significant damage in a 2002 ladder match between the Frog Splash masters.

Guerrero was scaling the ladder when the fan hit the ring and pushed it out from underneath him. Thankfully landing safely, Guerrero smashed him with a stiff-looking right and a hefty boot before he was bundled out. He likely received a lifetime ban from the building and/or some sort of legal upheaval or penalty, and can thank himself lucky the late great former WWE Champion didn't act even quicker than he did.

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