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

5. Undertaker And Stephanie's Dark Wedding

The entire Ministry of Darkness angle was pretty cool, if only because it introduced an element of the occult into the program that had never been there before. It was an interesting way to try to ground The Undertaker's character, positioning him as less of a giant, wrestling zombie and more as a giant, wrestling believer in black magic. But there were certainly moments of this storyline that were taken too far. Stephanie, strapped to a crucifix, begging with the group of men surrounding her that she'll "give you what you want, PLEASE" as she's being forced to marry someone against her will...was one of those moments. And J.R. did his best to sell the horribleness of this one all the way through, albeit with a bit of a disclaimer at the beginning:

"There's nobody that's ever been a bigger fan of the Undertaker than J.R., but those days are over. This is not right."

But it's not enough to distance himself from what's happening, because the ordeal drags out for far too long for that method of non-commentary to be effective. Luckily, a slew of superstars storm the ring one-by-one to try and save the damsel in distress, allowing J.R. to excitedly call their brief slugfests like an actual match. Which is just jarring, because these are clearly attempts to rescue a girl chained to a crucifix. It just doesn't play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-c6wDFjQ8I The forced wedding was used as a plot device to get Stone Cold out there to whoop ass and begrudgingly help a McMahon, but was that torturous lead-up really worth it? J.R. apparently thought so, because his lungs nearly leap out of his mouth as he reminds the world just how awesome his best friend, Steve Austin, is:

"I guarantee ya, he didn't do this for Vince McMahon. He's doin' it because it's the right thing to do!"