10 Times WWE Went Too Far

8. The Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal

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With nine Women's Championship reigns across the NWA and WWE, a 1995 WWE Hall of Fame induction, and complete dominance of her field for much of the four decades she was active, the Fabulous Moolah's wrestling résumé is impeccable.

Her record away from the ring, however, is not.

Moolah's legacy is awful. Countless peers accused her of manipulating the business to ensure that she got all the recognition, not her peers, taking paycheques from her fellow wrestlers, and forcing the likes of Luna Vachon, Vivian Vachon, and Ann Casey to move territories to avoid her influence. Unfortunately, these stories are just the iceberg's tip. Penny Banner called Moolah a pimp who rented her trainees out for sex in return for money. Max Maxine said she was an "evil person" whose income came from sending other women "out to this guy in Arizona," and Luna Vachon, in 2002, alleged that she was sent out to have photos of her taken by an older man when she was just 16 years old. There are many, many more accounts like this too.

The outrage generated when WWE tried to name WrestleMania 34's women's battle royal after Moolah was therefore earned. Immediate backlash from fans and critics followed, with WWE only budging when sponsors got involved a few days later.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.