17 Most Brutal Hazing Horror Stories In Wrestling
4. Hall Pass
To the terrifying mid-2000s SmackDown locker room once again, this time with somebody who'd had previous experience with unruly children in a prior line of work. Sadly for former teacher Matt Striker, getting wrestlers to stay after class was only going to work if they wanted to be seen doing tape study to impress The Undertaker.
Less than a year into his run with WWE, he found himself locked in the horrifying crosshairs of the usual suspects. From conversations they had backstage with one another, Eddie Guerrero felt disrespected by Striker, particularly when rumour spread that he'd criticised the quality of life SmackDown compared to his short stint on Monday Night Raw. Fellow hall monitor Chris Benoit threw Striker's clothes out of the locker room, and in a foreshadow/echo of life for one Mike Mizanin, he was forced to change anywhere but with the boys until the requisite respect had been earned. It came to light via Striker himself that Benoit had, on the sly, noted how much he respected him for leaving his first career to give pro wrestling the old college try. The punishment was something he had to publicly follow through on in order for everybody else looking on to get the message.
Getting back in the locker room was ultimately something he knew was going to happen sooner or later at least. That couldn't be said for...