10 WWE Angles That Backfired Spectacularly

Creating heels who the fans genuinely despise is an extremely difficult task, particularly in today's topsy-turvy wrestling climate in which the crowd are apt to defy the promoters' wishes just because they can.

But there still needs to be a line that they never cross. You'd guarantee boos if you came down to the ring spewing racist and sexist rhetoric, but it doesn't mean you should actually do it. Aside from the obvious, it's also just lazy.

As was this attempt in November 2015 to bring some heat upon Paige. The Brit essentially tried to provoke a reaction from her Survivor Series opponent Charlotte, by making reference to her dead brother Reid just a few years after his tragic overdose.

The response of the wrestling community was near universal condemnation, and things only got worse when it emerged that father Ric hadn't given his consent. That's a pretty significant misstep, and you'd imagine apologies were made off the record.