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Have a nice ride.

We all know that anything can happen

in the wild and unpredictable world of WWE.

And on occasion, action can spill outside the ring

into the backstage area.

This matchup spilling all over the arena.

From pull-apart brawls-

One of those chaotic scenes we've seen in Raw history.

Superfluous cannot describe this.

I've never seen anything like it.

to brutal attacks-

Lita and Trish, they're beating the hell out of each other.

superstars have engaged in all kinds of ruthless and thrilling

confrontations far from the confines of the squared circle

where anything and I mean anything can happen.

Today, we take a look back at the most chaotic backstage

moments in WWE history.

This is WWE's Greatest Moments.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

If you smell-

Oh, my God.

What the hell are you doing?

Absolutely unbelievable.

Hulkamania is here.

Welcome, everyone, to WWE's Greatest Moments.

I'm Michael Cole, and on this edition,

we're looking at the craziest and most chaotic backstage

moments in WWE history.

They've taken this fight out of the arena.

What the hell is going on?

While superstar conflicts are oftentimes settled

inside the ring, certain rivalries can morph

into something more volatile.

In these instances, the backstage area quickly becomes

the setting for some of WWE's most iconic altercations.

In February 2002, The Rock made an enemy

out of "The American Badass" The Undertaker.

What happened to The Rock will continue to happen

every time he disrespects me.

The Great One felt the wrath of The Deadman

for several weeks.

But one particular backstage moment on SmackDown

proved why messing with Big Evil was a grave mistake.

The Rock, revenge and retribution

on the Undertaker.

So, The Undertaker, this character who has been in

such mental control of every

situation throughout his career,

is now in this situation where he's beside himself

because this guy left him laying and vulnerable.

Rock, Rock.

Where are you going?

We damn sure ain't gonna be even because the fact--

Hey, The Undertaker.

He was running his jabroni mouth,

and he-he needed it.

He deserved it.

Oh, my God, no.

No, no.

Oh.

Tombstone.

A Tombstone into the roof of the limousine.

I'm sitting here and just kinda hoping

that I don't go through the roof of the car with The Rock.

It was an exciting time.

There was all these things happening,

and we raised the bar.

What a sick, sick human being.

I thought it was amazing, really, really fun

segment in SmackDown, and definitely a memorable one.

I'll get you too.

The New World Order were quite literally

a pack of wolves.

The nWo.

Ready or not, here we come.

Their attacks on the roster of World Championship

Wrestling became some of the most vicious moments

in professional wrestling history.

But perhaps none more chaotic than on an episode of Monday

Nitro from Disney's MGM Studios.

Flair to the--

Whoa, whoa.

Who just ran past--

Jimmy Hart just grabbed the--

Jimmy Hart.

Wait, wait a minute.

What-what-what do you--

Please take the camera to the back.

We need help.

Someone's being attacked.

Come on.

Get-- We need somebody in the back, please.

What is he talking about, need somebody--

He's trying to get a cameraman.

I wanted Nitro to feel gritty.

I wanted it to feel live.

What's he doing?

He's going berserk.

Making the show feel believable was paramount to me.

We came up with the idea to come into it like-like cops

where the camera guys ran.

Craig Leathers is here.

Craig, are you going to send a cameraman back there or not?

O-okay.

So when they came around the corner, Arn was bent over,

and Scott was dropping the bat.

Wait a minute, we go to the back.

There they are.

They got baseball bats.

And then Rey came, jumped, I caught him.

There's the Cruiserweight Champion,

Rey Mysterio.

Oh, no.

Long darted Rey into the trailer.

Head-first into the trailer in the back.

He threw him like he was a dart.

And then we took off.

It was hell, like, backstage at the time,

because cameras, you could see them running back and forth.

It was very chaotic.

There's Mysterio.

There's The American Males-

Oh, my God.

Suddenly, we hear sirens.

What the hell?

Cops are showing up.

Fire trucks are showing up.

A couple ambulances showed up.

It's like what?

And evidently, some of the people in the local area saw

what was going on live and decided they-

they need to call 911.

That was one of the most memorable moments that we had.

Heading into the summer of 2023, "The American

Nightmare" Cody Rhodes is embroiled in a vicious rivalry

with "The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar.

Oh.

Brock looking for a Kimura lock.

Cody popped the hips.

Cody got him.

Cody got him.

I do not believe what just happened.

After Rhodes defeated Lesnar at Backlash,

The Beast was dead set on revenge,

going to great lengths to end Cody's career.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes

arriving to Monday Night Raw.

I was so excited.

And then I'm not sure what happened.

Oh.

Uh-oh.

The Beast Incarnate is here.

Running into the absolute beast was scary.

He's a monster.

Lesnar means business.

Possessing the size and power that Brock does-

Oh.

I don't think that a small army would have stopped

him that night.

My God.

I can't believe what we're seeing.

He's a threat to me, so I had to take him out.

I think Lesnar just broke his arm.

You want chaos?

It was about as chaotic as it got.

An absolutely ruthless assault

at the expense of Cody Rhodes.

When it comes to backstage brawls, the mundane

and regular suddenly become a tool for destruction.

Just ask the hardcore legend, Mick Foley,

who's no stranger to taking things outside of the ring.

But when Mrs. Foley's baby boy appeared on a June 2003

episode of Raw-

I've got this little book I wrote called Tietam Brown.

It is a cheap plug.

Thank you very much.

his tendency to bring the fight outside of the squared

circle came back to haunt him as Foley would soon become

the victim of Randy Orton.

To Vince, good luck.

I had a book out.

I was showing my book to Mr. McMahon.

Next time I see him it's going to be a lot of fun.

Nice match, Natch-

Randy, you really proved yourself out there.

What'd you say to me?

I said nice match.

What'd you say me?

I says a nice match.

What'd you say?

Nice match.

Randy, he and Ric Flair had lost their tag team match,

and it turned into a three-way brawl.

Randy Orton doing the damage on Mick Foley.

The public is so fascinated with Randy Orton

because he has a attitude.

Randy, let's go.

Mick Foley's working, and Randy Orton

with another cheap shot.

Busted a bottle right on the head or the face of Foley.

He opens up a big wound in my head that you never see

because I had long hair, and it was dark.

Absolutely sickening and uncalled for.

Son of a--

I kicked him right in the head.

And he goes spilling down a flight of stairs.

And I think everyone could tell,

"Ooh, that's got to hurt."

And it did.

It hurt for like six weeks.

I could tell there was a shift where the fans

started taking me more seriously after that.

Randy Orton's got to be ashamed of himself.

In the summer of 2024, two of Monday Night Raw's

largest and most physically imposing competitors were

battling for supremacy as the biggest and baddest superstars

in all of WWE.

A tsunami meets a tidal wave.

Bronson Reed had taken out several superstars on route

to becoming the most feared man on Monday nights.

The story will be about Braun Strowman,

the victim to WWE's true monster, me.

Braun Strowman looked to end Reed's reign of terror by

taking him out himself.

The battle of behemoths.

But when two unstoppable forces meet,

rules are quickly thrown out the window,

and destruction is sure to follow.

Oh.

Two just giant guys fighting all over the place.

Backstage is scary enough as it is, but once they start going

near cars, you don't know what's going to happen.

And now the fight spills out to the parking lot.

Two bigger than life humans,

this hellacious fight, it does not get any bigger.

Good God.

I hope that's not your car, Graves.

These guys are walking houses.

I could live in one of those guys.

It'd be nice.

Oh, my God.

Bronson, what the hell are you thinking about here?

Somebody say a prayer.

A Tsunami onto the roof of the car.

It was something that was, like, groundbreaking,

never done before.

They may flatten all of New England.

He just climbed up there and jumped off

of a 12-foot ledge onto a car.

It was terrifying.

The damn craziest thing I've ever seen.

Somebody get Strowman to the damn hospital.

Maybe it'll stand out in people's minds

and be remembered forever.

How is that for an exclamation point?

Talk to me.

Hey, gentlemen.

Please, please.

In 2002, WWE was entering a new era.

Several WCW stars made their way over to WWE,

including the unpredictable New World Order.

There's only one thing that I've got to say

to you WWE fans.

You can kiss my ass.

Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan

made a massive impression upon their arrival to WWE,

targeting some of the biggest stars in the company.

Most notable, "The People's Champ" The Rock.

It looks like wrestling's past

about to meet wrestling's future.

And in the February 18th, 2002, episode of Raw,

the nWo finally got the upper hand on The Great One.

Oh, Hogan just struck The Rock in the back

of the head with that damn hammer.

But while fans thought that was the end,

the nWo had different ideas.

Sadistic attack by the nWo on The Rock.

No idea how badly this young man is injured.

I hit him in the back of the head with a hammer.

I did everything I could and have the people

boo me out of the building.

Guys have got to expect that from the nWo.

What the hell is that?

Wait a minute.

The hottest heel that the business had at that time,

the nWo.

We told a pretty damn good story.

The Rock's in an ambulance.

He's been blocked in.

Wait a minute, that's Hall and Nash.

Where's he going?

I'm going to lay the smackdown on his crippled ass.

That door's been chained shut.

The Rock couldn't get out if he wanted to.

No.

No, you've got to stop it.

Oh, my God.

We take him outside, we put him in an ambulance,

we chain the ambulance, I run him over with a semi.

Do these animals realize what they've done, King?

We need some help for The Rock.

When thinking of them most daredevil-ish competitors

in WWE history, Shane McMahon is without a doubt

at the top of the list.

Don't do it.

Oh, my God.

For the love of God.

From massive leaps of faith to death-defying feats,

Shane defined his legacy by pushing the boundaries of

professional wrestling itself, but could Shane's athleticism

escape demonic ferocity?

"The Big Red Machine" Kane was on a path of destruction through

WWE, and Shane was quickly identified as his next victim.

Shane McMahon is showing no fear

and is going after Kane.

What is-

Shane.

Somebody get back there and stop Shane.

Oh, look at this.

Oh, Kane came from behind.

The monster came from behind.

Kane was a total, total menace.

Oh, for God's sakes.

For the love of God, tell me this is not going to happen.

No.

You know he can't do that.

He will not do that. This cannot happen.

Fire was the theme of the Kane character.

It led to the creation, the genesis of Kane.

It added a completely different element

and a totally different dynamic to the performance.

Feel my pain.

But fire, it's a force of nature and unpredictable.

Someone please help this kid.

We've got to-- no.

Security.

No, no, please, don't.

Security.

And Shane. Oh, my-

Oh, no.

Kane.

This is just an example of the craziness that

goes on in the backstage area.

Us as fans, we're used to seeing brawls backstage, you know,

we're used to seeing weapons here and there,

but this was a whole new level.

This was someone literally being thrown into a dumpster

that was on fire.

He was just one those indestructible characters.

Burn in hell, you son of a bitch.

Two of the biggest icons in WWE history are

undoubtedly "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan

and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

When they came together to form The Mega Powers,

the entire professional wrestling world

was turned upside down.

No way to stops up.

Nuh-uh, no way.

The duo seemed unstoppable and inseparable,

that is until the Macho Man grew weary of the relationship

between the Hulkster and their manager,

Miss. Elizabeth.

Hulkster didn't do anything deliberate.

Tensions would be at an all-time high on a February

1989 edition of the Main Event, where the Mega Powers

faced off against The Twin Towers.

During the contest, an unfortunate incident

left Miss. Elizabeth needing medical attention.

Randy Savage hurled onto Elizabeth.

What followed would be one of the most intense scenes

fans had ever witnessed.

The Macho Man in the ring, all by himself,

nobody to tag off to.

Come on, somebody help us.

The cameras follow them all the way in.

Never really seen that before.

Hulk Hogan.

What a good guy.

Takes her to the back to get her to the doctors.

That's what she needed.

Is she breathing, Doc?

Please.

God help us.

Please help us.

Randy, he didn't like that.

He didn't like that at all.

Why did you leave me out there?

No.

What is wrong with you?

He was poking me in the face and he got real intense.

Those eyes lust Elizabeth, do

you understand that?

Randy, no.

Get out of my face.

He definitely made some serious contact with that belt.

Somebody stop that idiot.

The chaos.

He took the boots to Brutus, who comes in.

What are you doing, man?

What are you doing?

Brutus Beefcake.

Somebody get some help back there.

Pat Patterson flies out of frame.

division soared to new WWE's s

heights in 2019 the female superstars proving their passion

and skill week in and week out.

And no three superstars epitomize this passion

more than Becky Lynch-

"The Man" has arrived.

Ronda Rousey-

The Baddest Woman on the planet.

and Charlotte Flair.

I am the face of this whole company.

The trio were on a collision course toward the main

event of WrestleMania 35 in a winner-take-all

championship match.

One week before the show of shows, Lynch, Rousey and Flair

were forced to work together in a six-woman tag team match

on Raw.

Just like that--

Oh, no.

Now, Ronda Rousey striking Charlotte Flair.

As we all know, it's better to keep your friends close

and your enemies closer.

These three women now

look to beat the hell out of each other.

This is the lead up to a historic

main event.

This is the first ever all-women's main event

at WrestleMania 35.

What happened on Raw really made us invested in this match.

They are being led out of the arena, here,

live on Monday Night Raw.

I was feeling like,

"Oh, oh, damn, this is going to go down."

Get your hands off me.

Handcuffs can't even stop these girls.

It was getting real, and I think we hadn't seen that much

aggression from the women,

especially in a backstage scenario.

Hey.

Hey, guys, cut it out.

Calm down, ladies.

Calm-- Stop it.

Calm down.

It really seemed like, "All right, are you sure

all of this is supposed to be happening?"

Kiss my foot, you little weirdo.

Now Charlotte Flair.

Somebody get this under control.

What?

What the hell?

It got people's attention,

and it got people talking.

A lot of unexpected things.

It was awesome.

Everyone was just beating each other up.

One of those things that you just can't write.

People felt that.

That is the damndest thing I have ever witnessed.

The main event at WrestleMania,

handcuffed and arrested here tonight.

We've now reached our number one moment,

and it truly encapsulates just how shocking

and vicious backstage brawls can be.

On the road to WrestleMania XL, Cody Rhodes had his sights set

on the undisputed WWE Champion, Roman Reigns.

Although I respect you, Roman Reigns,

please understand I hate your guts.

But standing in his way was the ever-present threat

of The Bloodline, the family of Roman Reigns,

which included "The Final Boss" The Rock.

You challenge Roman Reigns.

You challenge The Final Boss.

You don't want none of that.

He's a super performer, and he's scary,

and he's unhinged.

Look at you now, boy.

And I think that makes for a great heel if there's a

layer of fear and doubt.

The Rock's got your attention now, doesn't he?

You pieces of.

You're hearing The Rock cussing, unedited,

and it's like, "Are they supposed to be airing this?

Is this real?"

Look at your boy, Mama Rhodes.

It felt like something we just don't see

on WWE programming.

That was something that felt like The Rock

had gone over the line.

Your son's blood on Johnson's hands.

Becoming Final Boss, I can exercise real, legitimate power.

So, you know, when The Rock says "He's your boss,"

he is your boss.

This is what happens when you with The Final Boss.

It has allowed me to say things

that I've wanted to say for years now.

The Rock embraced ultimate savagery

to send a major message to Cody Rhodes.

The backstage brawls of WWE

are amongst the most thrilling and ferocious

confrontations in history,

leaving us astounded and nothing short of amazed.

You never know just how chaotic things can get

inside a WWE arena.

Well, that'll do it for this edition

of WWE's Greatest Moments.

Thanks for joining us on this wild ride through the best

of backstage chaos.