mercredi 9 mai 2012
Chaos is the modus operandi for WWE
, though for the most part, Superstars, Divas and officials do fine policing themselves. Right?
Sure, there are a few select examples of acts that probably should have landed on the radar of law enforcement agencies, but didn’t — Kane’s attempt earlier this year to drag Zack Ryder into Hell, for example. By and large, though, grudges among WWE Superstars are hashed out in the most logical manner, considering the environment: the ring.
However, every once in a while, there’s an incident so unlawful, or a Superstar so reactionary or so conniving, that the authorities are called in to intervene. With that in mind, WWE.com looks back at noteworthy Superstar arrests that unfolded right before the WWE Universe’s collective eyes.
For years, the WWE Universe knew exactly whom to turn to for its law and order: Big Boss Man. A former correctional officer from Cobb County, Ga., the 300-plus-pound Boss Man, as his entrance theme exclaimed, carried “a big stick” (his baton), and “a ball and chain, too” (he didn’t).
In 1991, however, “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart introduced a new enforcer to the WWE scene in the form of Jacques Rougeau who, despite having no apparent ties to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, went by the moniker "The Mountie," dressed like Dudley Do-Right and claimed to uphold the law of his native Canada.
Fancying himself as the only Superstar capable of carrying out the law, Boss Man took affront to The Mountie’s presence. Moreover, the upstanding Boss Man opposed The Mountie’s brutish tactics, which included using his “shock stick” - often against already downed opponents.
At SummerSlam 1991, held in New York’s Madison Square Garden , the rivalry came to a head in a Jailhouse Match, which carried this fitting stipulation: The loser would have to spend the night in a New York City jail cell.
The Mountie erred prior to the bout by telling police officers on hand that he did not want them to treat the match’s loser with kiddy gloves. In fact, he encouraged them to be rough “like the Mounties.”
That demand would come back to haunt The Mountie, who Boss Man overcame that night. Following the pinfall, Boss Man held down The Mountie until the police could arrive to slap on the handcuffs. At various points throughout the remainder of SummerSlam 1991, the WWE Universe watched with glee as the loudmouth Mountie was fingerprinted and booked.
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin was an anti-authority figure without peer, and during the Sept. 22, 1997 edition of Raw, The Texas Rattlesnake’s heretical behavior boiled over, culminating in a legendary Stunner and a trip to the slammer.
After Austin attacked Owen Hart in the ring, violating a restraining order filed by Hart one week earlier, a team of local police officers entered the scene and made overtures that they would arrest him. At that moment, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon rose from his seat at the broadcast table and entered the ring in an ill-advised attempt to calm the hot-tempered “Stone Cold” and help one of WWE’s biggest Superstars avoid jail time.
The perhaps well-intentioned act did not go unnoticed by “Stone Cold.” Instead of a sincere “thanks,” though, Austin responded in true Texas Rattlesnake fashion, delivering a Stunner to WWE’s head honcho.
The Stunner – the first of many that McMahon would suffer over the years – sent shockwaves through the WWE Universe, but only temporarily delayed Austin’s incarceration. With chaos unfolding around them, the police officers swarmed Austin and locked on the cuffs before escorting him out of the arena. The insolent Superstar smiled all the while.
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