10 WWE Employees Humiliated On The Air

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Jim Ross

Vince McMahon Jim Ross
WWE

It's cold as ice, except when the butt of the joke gets red hot about things.

Jim Ross has said on his podcast that he didn't know Vince McMahon's 'Dr. Heiney' sketch was coming when he sat down to watch the 24 October 2005 edition of Raw. Earlier in the day, he'd received a phone call from McMahon himself, and the boss told him he'd like what they were doing that night.

JR could be forgiven for thinking it'd be some galvanising message of support as he recovered from serious colon surgery, or maybe an old-school wrasslin' angle that'd make him smile. It wasn't. It was Vince going out of his way to poke fun at Jim's very-real misfortune by removing a plaster cast model head made to look like Ross from what was supposed to be his own ass.

The legendary announcer didn't see the funny side. How could he? WWE had tastelessly dedicated a portion of their Monday night flagship to mocking his health when he was feeling fragile. A heads-up on the skit would've been nice.

Can you think of any other examples of WWE employees being humiliated on air? For more content, check out 10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE No Way Out 2000 and NFL 2K21: 10 Things Fans Want To See!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.