WWE has been often criticised for many things over the course of its history, and one of those is a disregard for their own history. Fans have witnessed the company try to retroactively change things or go out of its way to ignore what happened under its umbrella. With the huge amount of content that the company has produced over many decades, it's no surprise that there are some moments and facts that they would want to scribble over.

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Ideally, WWE would want to keep its revisionist activity on the down low, but there have been several occasions where it has been painfully obvious the promotion is re-writing its own history.

10 Becky Lynch And Charlotte Flair’s Title Exchange

Charlotte Flair Becky Lynch Title Exchange Swap

A recent event was following the 2021 Draft, in which Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair were due to swap the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships, after both being drafted. The pair got into a real altercation in an awkward segment where neither wanted to hand the other the belt, resulting in backstage arguments.

WWE edited this segment on their YouTube channel, with the intention of it never being shown on programming again. Flair dropping the Raw Women's Championship was conveniently erased from history.

9 Charlotte Flair’s Phantom Reigns

Charlotte Flair Championships in WWE

On the topic of Charlotte Flair, she is no doubt one of the most successful stars in history. How successful though, is up for debate. Time and time again, WWE goes back and forth over how many title reigns she actually has.

One month it will be eleven, the next it will be twelve, the next thirteen. It is quite simply however WWE feels at the time about her NXT reigns, which dictates how they change they amount of title reigns The Queen has procured. This diminishes much of her championship integrity.

8 Are Edge & Christian Best Friends Or Brothers?

Edge and Christian

When the pair of childhood buddies entered WWE, they were billed as being brothers. With the matching long blond hair and coming from the same area, many would believe this to be true.

However, after a certain point, WWE decided to remove this fact from the record books, changing them to being best friends, with no acknowledgement of any past blood relation, instead making themselves famous as a wonderful tag team duo. This was hardly the most egregious change, but a pretty big one.

7 The DX Invasion Of WCW

DX WCW Invasion

When looking back at video packages, the DX Invasion is painted as a monumental moment in WWE history during the Monday Night Wars. At the time, the DX weren’t as big as WWE would suggest.

On the opposite side of the board, the nWo was a much more significant stable, with DX being in the midcard to upper midcard in WWE. Their invasion was really nothing more than a comedy skit.

6 Hogan Slamming Andre

Hulk Hogan slamming Andre The Giant Wrestlemania III

There is no doubt that when Hulk Hogan picked up Andre The Giant and slammed him to the mat, it was one of the biggest moments in WWE history. The company would make you believe that this was a first-time event, and a first-time loss for Andre.

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Hogan wasn’t the first man to defeat him, nor the first wrestler to even slam him, with people like Harley Race and Kamala achieving the feat in the past.

5 Get The F Out

Get The F Out WWE WWF

Once upon a time, the company was the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), until the World Wildlife Fund claimed they had the legal copyright to use those initials for themselves. After legal battles, WWF would become WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment.

In documentaries on the WWE Network, viewers would be made to believe that changing the initials was a sign of a changing times in WWE programming, instead of Vince McMahon losing in court.

4 The Winners Write History

WCW Nitro final episode

The Monday Night Wars signalled a time where another company not named WWE was at the top of the wrestling industry. WCW were taking the world by storm, boasting bigger and better matches, huge names, and superior TV ratings. Eventually, that time would pass, and WWE would emerge as the dominant company.

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When WCW is mentioned on programming, they have been often referred to as the ‘Minor Leagues’, with WWE rarely suggesting or implying that they weren’t number one. WWE is showcased as the winner, when in actuality it was WCW's own doing which caused their downfall. When Sting finally arrived in WWE back in 2014, he was often made to feel like someone who had never made it, due to being in WCW - clear rewriting of history from WWE.

3 Hiding Their Own Misgivings With Women’s Wrestling

Womens Revolution Stephanie McMahon, Four Hoursewomen NXT Curtain Call

The Women’s Division is in a much better place than it once was - perhaps not as strong as it could be - but still better. With stars being built, and women main eventing shows, having female stars is completely normal at this point. It's great in terms of progress, however, WWE often pride themselves on the Women’s Revolution.

The Revolution should be accredited to the highly talented individuals who couldn’t be held down, and the rallying fan support. WWE seems to forget that the reason this needed to happen in the first place, was because of their constant objectification of women for decades.

2 Attendance Figures and Breaking Records

Wrestlemania III Silverdome, Wrestlemania 32 attendance record The Rock

WWE absolutely loves breaking records, especially when it comes to attendance and sell-outs. That’s why the attendance figures at big shows, notably WrestleMania, are inflated every single year to make them seem bigger. Due to the scripted nature of the show, WWE can get away with these blatant lies.

When looking at actual attendance figures, it's clear to see that sometimes WWE has even claimed there were up to 20,000 more people in the arena than there actually were.

1 Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit Eddie Guerrero Vince McMahon

It's clear to see why WWE has rewritten and ignored history when it comes to Benoit. His tainted personal life will forever tarnish whatever he achieved in his professional life, so much so that WWE will likely never allow his name to be uttered on television.

A man who main evented WrestleMania, won a Royal Rumble from the number one spot, and became World Champion is hard to ignore, but WWE has managed to do a successful job of doing just that to prevent bad publicity, and trying to stop younger fans finding out information about a horrid case. It's in obvious revision, but arguably a necessary one.