9. JBL Literally Boots Illegals Back Across the Border
In 2004, Bradshaw transitioned from a beer-swilling brawler to a wheeling and dealing tycoon. In doing so, he not only changed his appearance, he revamped his entire persona. Gone was the guy who just loved to fight, and in his place was a smarmy Wall Street Texan who craved power. First up on his list of conquests was the WWE Championship that Eddie Guerrero held. To earn a title shot, JBL decided to try win the Great American Award by visiting the Texas-Mexico border. During a nighttime promo, JBL spoke of his disdain for lazy illegal immigrants from Mexico (always a great move when the champ is Mexican-American) and then confronted a group of illegals trying to cross the border. He barked at them to get back on their side of the border, then kicked one man squarely in the rump to send him flying.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
