10 Wildest Wrestling Hoaxes Fans Actually Fell For

1. THAT Angelfire List

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Years and years ago, a message thread on the Death Valley Driver Board took on a life of its own. 

The aim was to collate as many rumours as possible pertaining to the dark (and quite frankly gross) side of the ring. It was compiled on an Angelfire page, and while there’s no way of determining whether the stories fall under hoax or are actually true, because it’s wrestling, a lot of people were prepared to believe in it regardless. 

It reads even more poorly in the wake of Tony Atlas’ comments on the Netflix ‘Mr. McMahon’ docu-series. Atlas stated that the wrestlers of the 1980s “abused the hell out of women”. Openly. 

The amount of stories involving faecal matter is revolting and, given just how much sh*t-scented smoke exists, there must be something in the way of fire. Wrestlers talk so much about crapping in bags as a rib that advanced potty training must be the second thing they learn at training school between taking bumps and running the ropes. 

It was eventually established, incredibly, that none other than Tony Khan started the thread, back when he was a mere young mega-fan. 

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!