10 WWE Attitude Era Disasters That Even Jim Ross Couldn’t Get Over

9. Val Venis' Attempted Castration

Vince McMahon and his writers have never been very good at portraying any race that isn't 100% white. They treat every ethnicity with the careful consideration of a 1930s-era cartoon, resorting to the most tired and painfully offensive stereotypes they can muster. So it shouldn't be a surprise that a stable of Asian wrestlers were portrayed using the scrapped notes from the screenwriters of Breakfast at Tiffany's. But even for Vince, the whole Val Venis Vs. Kai En Tai angle was a little...much. Here's the gist of the situation: Val Venis had an affair with the stable's manager, Yamaguchi, leading to a revenge angle that centered around castrating the former porn star. To show they meant business, Kai En Tai brought out a giant salami and a samurai sword and Yamaguchi proceeded to slice that bad boy in half while shouting "I choppy choppy your pee pee!" Good ol' J.R. could certainly bring some much-needed professionalism to the matter:

"Well that's a...pretty subtle message."

That's it. That's all he had. Because, to his credit...what the hell was happening here, people? And why? The situation really escalated when Venis was beaten up and taken backstage, only to have the cameraman burst into a room and find Venis tied up and naked, with Yamaguchi ready to bring his sword down on his meat. Again, there really are no words J.R. could have used to make this seem any less stupid.