10 Times Wrestling Fans Put Themselves In Harm's Way

4. HBK Drives 'Em Wild

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At the In Your House: International Incident PPV back in 1996, that was where the famous guardrail bust happened as Shawn Michaels made his way to the ring.

In the main event of that show, the Heartbreak Kid teamed with Ahmed Johnson and Sid to battle Vader, Owen Hart and the British Bulldog. And as Shawn made his glitz 'n' glamour Sexy Boy entrance, so desperate were the Vancouver fans on that July '96 night, their passion for Michaels could've led to several of them being injured.

Thankfully, nobody picked up any major injuries, but it was the desire of the fans in the aisle seats and beyond which caused the guardrail to collapse, sending a bunch of HBK fans toppling over one another into the aisleway.

Of course, skip ahead another 16 months and those same Canadian fans would likely still be trying to get over the guardrail and reach out to Shawn Michaels if he was back in that same venue - although, in that post-Montreal Screwjob landscape, they'd be trying to get hold of the Showstopper for very different reasons.

Footage of this mishap can be found here.

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