10 Wrestling Interviews That Went Very Wrong

5. That Steve Austin Podcast

One of many, many, many moments in Dean Ambrose's WWE career that didn't make sense until we finally saw him reborn as Jon Moxley.

In an attempt to help get him over as WWE Champion, the company put him up for an interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin on his now infamous podcast. What followed was some of the most uncomfortable programming ever seen, and something Austin still to this day says is a major personal and professional regret.

Being that Ambrose also quasi-shot on Lesnar and called the company out for its scripted promos, the awkwardness of the ending got buried in amongst some other juicier (I'll level with you, more SEO friendly) headlines, but looking back now there's a deep tragedy to it.

Reading between the lines, Ambrose laments the complete lack of agency he has in the company, and the total absence of direction he feels blights his character. Austin, clearly thinking he's found a way to really help the kid out, implores him to show a bit of fire and bit of passion but Ambrose, knowing that the sort of fire and passion he has is categorically not the kind that's been scripted for him, is forced to hold back.

It's genuinely a heartbreaking exchange. Stone Cold thinks the kid is letting a good chance to impress the boss pass him by, but Ambrose can't let himself unleash the wrestler within for fear it'll kill the Sports Entertainer he's paid handsomely to be.