5 Times Wrestling And Social Media Got Awkward

1. Seth Rollins: Nude

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2015 was hardly a banner year for WWE's handling of social media - but if the Billy and Chuck angle is any indication, the company should get a keen grasp of the concept by 2026.

Seth Rollins was embroiled in a scandal in February 2015. A revealing picture of then-developmental diva Zahra Schreiber - a woman Seth Rollins wasn't meant to be sleeping with - appeared on his Instagram account, which presumably was hacked by scorned fiancee Leighla Schultz. Schultz then went one further by tweeting two pictures of Rollins in all of his glory.

Rollins apologised in the aftermath - "I would like to apologize to all the WWE fans and my family and friends for private photographs that were distributed without my consent." - but the damage had been done...to Schreiber. Yes, the wronged Schreiber received the full Matt Hardy in 2005 treatment when it was revealed that she possessed something which looked astonishingly like nazi memorabilia in her house. She later waved away accusations of racism, denouncing that scoundrel Hitler for twisting a symbol of peace into something ugly.

Rollins, meanwhile, wasn't scolded and treated like a child - he was awarded the WWE World Heavyweight Title and was embroiled in a storyline in which the Authority sc- oh, wait. Nevermind.

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