10 WWE Swearing Outbursts That Got Past The Censors

7. Hardcore Holly - WrestleMania 2000

A vintage slice of banter from WWE's locker room patrolman shortly after winning the Hardcore Title in a badly botched WrestleMania multi-man match, Hardcore Holly decided to spend the last few seconds of a backstage interview with Michael Cole attempting to melt the young announcer's frosted tips with his verbal fire.

Resplendent in double denim, Holly looked in no mood for the fluff chat on a post-pay-per-view 'Mania wind-down, delivering a threat to Cole as a comment on his flexibility with his newly-won '24/7' prize. In a comment Jim Ross immediately apologised for for being "classless", Holly went all in with the following; "How about I start with you? I could start with you right here right now. It doesn't matter to me Michael Cole because I will break your a*s in half, you little sh*thead."

A rabbit in the headlights (and a frightened one at that, whilst we're mixing metaphors), Cole was at a complete loss as the camera hurriedly returned to Ross and Jerry Lawler at ringside. Presumably not too keen to become a wishbone on a night WWE traditionally makes dreams come true, the future Raw anchor was wise to make himself scarce.

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