20 WWE Wrestlers Who Hated Each Other In Real Life
9. The Blue Meanie & JBL
No wrestling fan had a clue there was beef between JBL and The Blue Meanie until WWE resurrected ECW with the highly successful One Night Stand PPV in 2005. One of the best WWE shows of the year, One Night Stand was a thrilling night of action that successfully captured the old ECW “feel” with minimal compromises for a mainstream WWE audience.
Headlined by a good old-fashioned throwdown between The Dudley Boyz and The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer, One Night Stand concluded with a huge brawl between the original ECW stars and the evening's WWE invaders. The WWE wrestlers had been on-hand all night to try and sabotage ECW’s big moment, and it finally came to a head in the ring.
Fists flew in all directions as fans struggled to get a clear picture of what was going on, but as the wrestlers separated, everyone saw the blood on The Blue Meanie’s face.
JBL had targeted and legitimately beaten the tar out of Meanie during the melee, and it all stemmed from Meanie’s first run with WWE. After resigning from the company, Meanie went public with stories of JBL’s antagonistic behaviour and backstage bully tactics. JBL held onto the grudge for five whole years, and when he caught wind of the proposed show-ending brawl, he made a beeline for Meanie, who gave as good as he got by all accounts.
The two eventually worked a short angle together on Smackdown, WWE acquiescing to Meanie's demands and putting him over for the former WWE Champion in order to avoid a lawsuit.