8 Wrestling Moments EVERYONE Remembers Wrong
Some of wrestling's most legendary folklore and significant moments have been skewed over the years
As dedicated fans, we consume an ungodly amount of wrestling television every single week. Given the eye-watering amount of in-ring and on-mic action that we allow into our homes every month, it's only natural that certain facts get misremembered and our memories get tainted over time. Nevertheless, some of wrestling's most significant moments have been accepted as truth, but we, as a collective, are wrong, wrong, wrong.
Whether this is accepted bias confirmation or some universal, graps-based Mandela Effect, there are all manner of misconceptions floating around in the pro wrestling ether. Unlike some documentaries from wrestling's past that purposefully sway the public's consciousness for its own nefarious reasons, these mistakes are largely innocent in the grand scheme of things. Even still, it is fascinating to see just how much our minds have played tricks on us over the years.
Scanning different generations, and some of wrestling's biggest promotions, and from in-ring action to some of the most significant storylines in wrestling history, please allow us to correct your memory on just a few moments from pro wrestling folklore that everybody remembers wrong.
8. DX Drove A Tank Up To WCW
At the height of the weekly Monday Night Wars, D-Generation X's weekly hijinx were one of the key factors in turning the tide away from WCW's 83-week domination and back towards the WWF. The anti-establishment nWo may have heavily influenced HHH and his compatriots, but even Hogan and his goons didn't have the stones to take the fight as directly to the competition as DX.
Ask anyone about the DX Invasion of WCW, and they'll remember that the black and green-clad warriors arrived in a tank to influence fans, cause a ruckus, and take the fight directly to Bischoff and his roster in an attempt to free their Kliq buddies, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Only this is patently not true, as they actually arrived in a jeep.
It's an easy mistake to make, as the jeep was equipped with heavy artillery, but it was absolutely not a tank. The jeep itself is actually featured on a pretty great episode of WWE's Hidden Treasures show, in which Road Dogg and Mick Foley go to recover the vehicle from a military memorabilia collector.