WWE house shows are essential to promote the brand throughout the world. WWE is the biggest wrestling company in the globe, and they host house shows in every corner of the world, which is why the WWE Superstars often wrestle 300 days a year. However, the current pandemic has temporarily halted house shows and limited Superstar's workload as well as reducing the chance of there being another wild live-event moment in 2020.
House shows are not televised, as it is only for the audience in the arena. As a result, the wrestlers get a lot of freedom, and sometimes unusual things happen. Some things that happen at WWE's live events might shock you!
10 Paige's Career Ended
After suffering her first neck injury, Paige returned as the leader of Absolution. However, she didn't get the opportunity to wrestle for more than one month.
In the last week of December 2019, Paige, along with her Absolution stablemates, was part of a six-woman tag-team match. Unfortunately, the former Divas Champion suffered a career-threatening neck injury after getting kicked by Sasha Banks. The house show match was the final match of Paige's career.
9 Chris Jericho Disrespected Brazilian Flag & Almost Went To Jail
Without a shadow of a doubt, Chris Jericho is one of the best heels to ever grace the WWE ring. While creating heat as a bad guy, some Superstars often cross the line, especially in the house shows, where the Superstars don't have as much limitations.
WWE hosted a house show in 2012 in Brazil, and the current AEW wrestler was part of the event. Jericho took the Brazilian flag in the ring and kicked it, offending not only fans but also government officials. He could have gone to jail in Brazil had he not apologized for the disgraceful act. WWE took stern action against Y2J by suspended him for 30 days after the infamous incident.
8 AJ Styles Won His First United States Championship At A House Show
While championship matches take place in house shows, title changes are very unusual. There have been very few instances when a major title change has taken place in a house show.
In July 2017, AJ Styles faced Kevin Owens for the US Championship at the renowned Madison Square Garden. Given the bout took place at MSG, WWE wanted to shock the fans and hence, The Phenomenal One won his first US Title at a house show.
7 JBL Did Nazi Salute
WWE hosted a house show in Germany back in 2004. Although the company was not PG in the Ruthless Aggression Era, there were some heelish acts not encouraged by management. JBL, the former WWE Champion, upset a myriad of WWE German fans with his provocative act.
To ignite the fans to hate him, JBL did the Nazi Salute during a match. Hitler's ill-famed salute was already banned in Germany, and JBL had to face consequences. He was working for CNBC at that time, and he was immediately fired from his position.
6 CM Punk Made A Homophobic Comment
When CM Punk was the biggest heel of the business back in 2011, he was despised by a preponderance of WWE Universe. Wherever The Best in the World went to perform, he generated heat from fans.
In a house show in Australia, Punk was getting jeered and abused by fans in the ringside. Reacting to the hate of fans, he went after two guys, who were sitting in the ringside. He made a shocking homophobic comment about those two fans, but he, however, apologized afterward.
5 Finn Balor's Record-Breaking NXT Title Reign Ended At A House Show
Before Adam Cole became the longest NXT Champion in history, Finn Balor held the position for four years. Balor had a stupendous title run as the NXT Champion, holding the gold 292 days.
In April 2016, the leader of the Balor Club faced Samoa Joe at a house show at Lowell, Massachusetts. Shocking the fans at the live event, Joe stopped Balor and ended his glorious title reign.
4 Randy Orton Got Attacked By A Fan
This bizarre incident happened back in July 2013 when WWE was on a tour of South Africa. The company was hosting a live show in Cape Town. While Randy Orton was doing his usual pose on the turnbuckle, he was surprisingly attacked by a fan in the squared circle.
The fan entered the ring and attempted to deliver a low blow to The Viper. However, the situation quickly got under control, and Orton didn't suffer any real injury.
3 Triple H Danced With Jinder Mahal
Triple H is arguably one of the best heels in the WWE. As a result, he hardly breaks character as a bad guy. While it's hard to spot The Game out of his character on the TV screen, he has broken the rules a few times on live shows.
When WWE traveled to India in 2017, Jinder Mahal faced Triple H at the live show. The Game picked up a victory over Mahal, but an unbelievable thing happened after the match when Triple started dancing with Mahal to entertain the audience.
2 The Fans Riot During A Live Show
Although wrestling fans are not necessarily known to be rabble-rousers, they still cross the boundary a few times, most notably in a live show back on December 15, 1997. The live event took place in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it was a star-studded event.
Having realized it was a live show, not a TV episode, the fans were in a rage. It went to such an extent that they started to riot and things seriously got out of control for the WWE security. With such a chaotic situation, WWE didn't manage to complete the show.
1 Triple H Beat A Fan Who Attacked Stone Cold Steve Austin
Another shocking incident happened in Germany where WWE held a live show. Stone Cold Steve Austin faced Triple H in a live event. But what happened after the match is what's most shocking.
When the match was over, a foolish fan entered the ring and attempted to attack Austin. Luckily, Triple H got up to slam the fan on the mat, and he started punching him relentlessly. Mike Chioda, who was the referee, thwacked the fan as well, but surprisingly, Stone Cold Steve Austin himself didn't do anything.