A part of the 2004 Diva Search, this segment got out of control very quickly. After the longest standing pro wrestling fixture to come out of the competition’s history, Maria Kanellis, was eliminated, the remaining contestants were told to “diss the diva.” Going one by one, Joy Giovanni, Amy Weber, Carmella DeCesare, and finally Christy Hemme took turns trying to tear each other down verbally. Bleeped out several times during the initial broadcast, several of these clearly unscripted moments got too sexual and extreme for the WWE even back then.
Carmella was clearly the most disliked figure amongst the group and although the shots the other three received were crazy, including critiques of boob jobs, she got it by far the worst. After Joy mimed that she was going to slap her in the face and Amy told her that "having a c*** in your mouth has nothing to do with wrestling", Christy somehow upped the ante, telling her fellow contestant that she is a “c*** sucking gutter s***”; it is safe to say that such comments would never be permitted in modern day WWE.
4 3. William Regal’s Slip
Although the vast majority of our entries focus on the WWE’s female employees that doesn’t mean that we’ve totally ignored some of the more masculine censored moments. William Regal is one of the most universally respected wrestlers in the world today. A fixture of the industry for several decades, he spent several years working internationally before stateside companies like WCW and WWE took advantage of his services. A former WCW Television Champion, WWE commissioner, Hardcore Champion, European Champion, Intercontinental Champion, Tag Team Champion, and King of the Ring winner, his mantle is full of accolades. That, of course, is to say nothing about his heavy hand in the training of wrestlers like Daniel Bryan and involvement in recruiting several current WWE wrestlers.
With all of those accomplishments under his belt, several fans have forgotten one of the most scandalous moments in his career. Taking place at WWE’s pay-per-view, No Mercy in 2006, Regal was part of a backstage segment where he was seen in a locker room wearing nothing but a towel. In a moment that the WWE edited out of all subsequent airings and the DVD release, William’s towel failed in its task, revealing his privates to the world.
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2 2. Mae Young Goes Topless
Another moment that involved a WWE Hall of Famer, this incident from the 2000 Royal Rumble is pretty hard to forget once you’ve seen it. Involving Mae Young, a woman’s wrestler who was born in 1923, she was just shy of turning seventy-seven at the time but that didn’t stop her from taking part in one of the most shocking storylines. Shown to be in a relationship with Mark Henry, a wrestler who was then known as Sexual Chocolate, she would eventually claim to be carrying her lover’s child.
Despite her advanced age and seemingly monogamous relationship, that didn’t stop her character from being offended that she wasn’t included in the “Miss Rumble 2000” swimsuit contest. Rushing in near the end of the competition that had seen the crowd go wild as Ivory, Terri, Jacqueline, The Kat, and others had barred their flesh, Mae disrobed swiftly. First appearing in her swimsuit, Mae upped the ante by taking down her straps and evidently showing her breasts. Although the principal reaction among fans was one of disgust, the WWE would go onto to claim that she was wearing prosthetics before editing the moment out of WWE Network re-showings.
1 1. Lita’s Slip
We know that many were likely shocked that The Kat didn’t take our top slot but to those of you, we say this, “Live Sex Celebration”. A long-time hero in the WWE, Lita went from beloved figure to loathed villain when the fact came to light that she had cheated on a long-time boyfriend, Matt Hardy, with one of his good friends, Edge. Resulting in her character hooking up with Edge onscreen, she served as his manager when he won his first world championship at the 2006 New Year’s Revolution event.
Coming out to the ring to have a creepy “Live Sex Celebration” together the very next night on RAW, seeing Lita and Edge making out, undressing and getting under the covers in the ring was awkward. A long and tedious segment, it probably would be remembered as a lowlight in company history if it weren’t for the fact that it was highly rated and people like boobs. You see, Edge revealed he had her bra to the crowd and if you were among the few that thought they’d planted it in the bed and Lita was still covered up, you were wrong. Thanks to a poorly or perfectly timed shot, depending on your point of view, we were given a shot of Lita’s completely bare boob for a short time. Edited out of re-airings and the WWE Network version of the show, it is the hottest moment that censors have stolen away in our view.