10 Times Wrestling Recklessly Abused Kayfabe On-Air
8. No Sale
Mankind and The Rock's on-off relationship was emblematic of the chaotic Attitude Era main event scene, with reigns as beloved tag team champions coming just months after 'The Great One' came close to murdering Foley with a hideous series of unprotected chairshots to the head.
Shortly before their rivalry really heated up following Rock's November '98 heel turn though, the pair were two thirds of a steel cage triple threat match to determine the Number One contender to the WWE Title that Rock would eventually scoop a month later.
Alongside third man Ken Shamrock, the triumvirate had been physically and verbally abusive to one another for weeks in the run up to the huge semi-main event of September 1998's Breakdown: In Your House pay-per-view.
Given separate promo time as the old blue bar cage was being assembled, they all let loose with a final barrage, but it was surprisingly a scathing Mankind that left the biggest impression with his near-the-knuckle onslaught.
Chastising Kevin Kelly for his stupid question, he talked about other stupid things in the world (including Bill Clinton's liaison with Monica Lewinsky), but noted that 'nothing rivalled The People's Elbow for sheer stupidity'.
Turning up the heat for his last blast, he followed up by insisting that 'If you think Mankind in a pay-per-view match inside a steel cage is gonna lay down and sell that abortion, you're even stupider than I look.' It was a caustic reduction of one of the most over spots in wrestling history.