10 WWE Betrayals That Were Totally Justified

2. Rocky Maivia (1997)

This entry could be summed up as thus: popular, smiling young babyface with wrestling heritage turns on fans because they wanted him to die.

Anyone who didn't live through 1996-1997 might raise an eyebrow at the wording there, but it's true. By early 1997, some in the crowd started holding up signs saying, 'Die, Rocky, Die' and chanted the same during his matches. Suddenly, the WWF's new blue-chip prospect had reason to be blue for real.

Following a few months off to heal a knee injury, Rocky Maivia returned and joined the villainous Nation Of Domination. How could he!? Why would Rocky turn his back on the fans and become part of Faarooq's militant gang? Maybe because audiences had encouraged him to drop dead. That might be why.

The truth is that Rocky, who had only tried to entertain the fans and do his family lineage proud, had every right to scoff at any remaining support and look after himself instead.

This wouldn't be the last time The Rock had that power...