DEVASTATING Acts Of Self-Sabotage That RUINED Wrestling Careers

4. Robbie McAllister Literally Crosses The Line

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WWE is an organisation so baffling, with an internal code so slippery, that it has compelled many former talents to question their own sanity.

When describing the AEW locker room, a mix of talent who had and had not experienced life in WWE, Excalibur once quipped "Half the roster came from the indies, the other half have PTSD".

You are meant to have passion for and a sacred respect for the business. If you don't, get ready to learn the Undertaker's annual liquor store order, buddy.

But don't be a mark for it!

Love wrestling and dedicate your life to it - but don't enjoy it, a**hole!

Now, one thing WWE is actually very clear on is that a talent should never acknowledge the competition. WWE has marketed itself as "above" wrestling and by proxy every wrestling company to have ever existed. Really, since he has creative credit in shockingly few of the most successful WWE acts, that was Vince McMahon's biggest masterstroke.

Robbie McAllister was an undercard tag team guy in WWE who made the very stupid decision to not just enjoy wrestling as a punter - a "mark", as WWE doubtlessly had it - but to do so at the competition. In sh*thouse form, TNA filmed his Impact Zone appearance.

Robbie lost his WrestleMania payday as a result, but reckons he was subconsciously trying to get fired.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!