It's always a special feeling for the fans to see their favorite wrestler in person, and the moment would be even better if they get a chance to interact with them.
The fans would usually meet the wrestlers during the shows or meet & greet events, but only a few got the chance to meet their favorite wrestlers in completely random places.
While most fans would control their excitement and have a decent conversation with the wrestlers, some let their joy control their actions, resulting in some hilarious interactions with weird outcomes. Without further ado, let's take a look at 10 such instances shared by the fans on Reddit.
10 X-Pac Shopping For Adult Diapers
Wrestlers put their bodies on the line and take huge risks every time they step inside the ring. But despite all safety measures, injuries are often inevitable in the business.
X-Pac had suffered an injury during a training session and was out shopping for some supplies when he ran into user u/BusyBleeding at a ShopRite store.
X-Pac asked the user and his father where he could find the adult diapers. Despite being confused, they guided him to the correct section and couldn't help themselves but ask why he needed that, and X-Pac revealed that he hit his behind on the turnbuckles while training with the wrestlers.
9 Grandma Knows How To Get An Autograph From Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious might have half the brain of most people and might not be friendly with every fan, but this grandma knew how to convince him to sign an autograph for her grandson.
u/super_awesome_jr's grandma was working at a car rental place that catered to the WCW talents. She has got autographs from wrestlers like Sting and Lex Luger, but Sid Vicious wasn't in a good mood that day and said, "F*** you lady! I'm not signing! Just give me a car!"
But Grandma wasn't buying any of that and said, "If you don't sign this, young man, the only car I have might be a compact," thus forcing Sid Vicious to oblige.
8 Booker T Is Always In Character
Only a few wrestlers act like their on-screen character in public, and the 5-time WCW Champion Booker T is one of them. User u/TheDarkPlight ran into Booker T while the latter was getting off an airport shuttle at Daytona Beach, Florida.
He shook Booker's hands, and the latter offered him an autograph, but something caught Booker T's attention in the middle of the conversation, and it was referee Nick Patrick walking up to the shuttle. Booker T, without any hesitation, let out a loud, "Nick Patrick, what's up SUCKA!" right there in front of the shuttle.
7 Nice Way To Weird Out Even The Toughest Men
Some fans would get too excited up to the point that they wouldn't know how to react or what to talk about when they meet their favorite wrestlers. That was exactly the case with user u/goofballergary when he ran into Mark Henry and Sheamus at a bar in Boston, Massachusetts.
He asked the two Superstars for their autographs and even bought them a round. But he got too wasted to the point where he started pouring out his heart to Sheamus and Mark Henry. The two wrestlers were so weirded out that they walked out on him without saying anything while he continued to talk.
6 It Better Be Dean Ambrose
Some wrestlers are not the very best at socializing with fans, and Jon Moxley fka Dean Ambrose is one of them. He might not be good at small talk, but he does respect people coming up to him to have a conversation.
The former WWE and AEW Champion found himself sitting next to u/DaBearsMan_72 at the SeaTac airport, and the latter couldn't hold his excitement and went up to Ambrose and whispered, "Dude, are you, Dean Ambrose?"
Ambrose responded by saying, "well, I sure hope so, otherwise this would be real awkward for you," and smirked at the fan under his sunglasses.
5 Bray Wyatt Meets A Cosplayer
It's always fun for the fans to dress up as their favorite wrestlers for the shows, and sometimes they get to show it off in front of the wrestlers themselves. But no one can ever know how the wrestlers would react to it, but this user u/Funkyc0bra, who was cosplaying as Bray Wyatt, would still be wondering if the real Wyatt liked it or was making fun of it.
He and his friend met Bray Wyatt at a hotel before one of the shows, and his costume caught the attention of Wade Barrett, who in turn pointed Wyatt in his direction. The wrestlers just had a good laugh looking at the cosplayer and gave him a thumbs-up before going their way.
4 That Guy Looks Like Kurt Angle
A fan can recognize an Olympic gold medalist from a mile away, especially when he won the medal with a broken freakin neck. u/TrevLewkowicz found himself in a similar scenario when he visited Universal Studios two days after WrestleMania 33.
He saw a bald guy standing in front of him in line for some butterbeer, and on closer inspection, he realized that he looked familiar. He told his girlfriend, "the bald guy in front of us looks like Kurt Angle," only to see the bald guy turn his head and would really turn out to be Kurt Angle.
3 Good Guy Undertaker
Despite it not being his story, the user u/TheBattler shared the incident when a lucky fan got to meet The Undertaker and Yokozuna back in the 90s.
The person was hanging out in the parking lot after a show, and he glanced upon the sight of The Undertaker and Yokozuna taking a casual stroll.
He couldn't control the fanboy in him and yelled out to The Undertaker, and The Deadman being the good guy he was, hilariously replied, "Uh, stay in school and don't do drugs, kid," before going on his way.
2 Risking His Job To Meet Chris Jericho
It's not every day when one gets to meet the Demo God, and u/guiltycitizen would take some extreme measures to make sure he doesn't miss out on that opportunity.
The user was working in an office building that also housed an independent film company, and Chris Jericho happened to visit them to do a satellite audition for a TV show.
When the building receptionist told the user that some guy called and said Chris Jericho was going to be there, the latter told him he was a big fan and would love to meet him.
A few hours later, the receptionist knocks on the fan's office door with Chris Jericho. He walked out of a meeting to talk to Jericho and despite the conversation lasting only a few minutes, the user mentioned that it was worth the reprimand he received for leaving the meeting.
1 Picking Up Ken Shamrock's Girlfriend
u/ThroatBabies shared a story of how his father almost got killed by Ken Shamrock. His father was a musician, and a family friend brought some wrestlers along to watch him perform.
The dad would hit it off with one of the female wrestlers and continued to see each other over the next six months whenever the latter was in town. One day he goes up to her hotel room to have a good time, and that's when the phone starts ringing.
He picked up the phone, and it was Ken Shamrock in the other end, who was not happy to hear another man in his girlfriend's room. Shamrock was in the hotel lobby, and before things could get worse, the father made a run for it down the hallway to the parking lot.