WWE: 12 Shocking Real-Life Incidents Wrestlers Want You To Forget

9. Buff Bagwell Assaults A Roadie

Buff Bagwell was a reasonably successful midcarder in WCW, fondly remembered for flexing, his big hats and slightly too many segments involving his mother. By "slightly too many", read "Judy Bagwell On A Pole Match was a real thing that actually happened." He is also remembered for being slightly unprofessional when the cameras aren't turned on. The most famous example of this happened on May 9th, 2000 after a taping of WCW Thunder. The story goes, the show was over and the audience had all left the building. Bagwell and a few others were hanging around by one of the buildings exits while the crew pack up the ring and the rampway and everything else. One such crew member, a young man by the name of Darrel Miller, makes his way towards the exit while carrying a rolled up piece of carpet. Upon seeing the group blocking the way, he asks to be let past, and Bagwell answers with an expletive. Almost immediately after, another crew member comes and asks the group to please move aside, and Bagwell turns to Miller, apparently under the impression that it was him, and swore again. Miller responded "I wasn't talking to you", whereupon Bagwell gets all racist and punches him in the side of the neck, leaving an indentation of his fist. Bagwell was arrested and charged with assault for that. Evidence against him included a photograph of the victims neck and eyewitness testimony from Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth. Not that it was needed, though €“ hen questioned about it, he responded with "he pissed me off, so I punched him upside the neck. He works for us, he shouldn't be so pushy!" Not the worlds most eloquent defence, but as it turned out he never did any prison time or paid anything beyond bail money and was only suspended from WCW for 30 days. Later on, after Vince McMahon bought WCW, he was one of the few wrestlers given a WWF contract straightaway in the hopes of the WCW brand being profitable. And its not like Vince held grudges against his former competition €“ he even hired his arch-nemesis Eric Bischoff in 2002. Whatever reputations these guys had, it didn't matter; everyone gets a fresh start on the Good Ship McMahon. However, this fresh start was short-lived €“ Bagwell lasted 9 days before being released from his contract after a poor showing in a singles contest with Booker T, the first match WCW match on a WWE show.