Professional wrestlers are, for better or worse, actors. Very tough, athletic, half-naked actors. Their ultimate goal is to tell a story through matches, promos, backstage segments.
Fans know that these supernatural beings who can summon lightning, tip ambulances and give birth to hands in their 80s aren't real - but they have to do their best to convince them they are, like any good movie, TV drama or sitcom. While on camera, the façade must remain. Not every actor can be Daniel Day-Lewis though.
Every now and then, as is the risk with live TV, mistakes happen, the façade occasionally drops, and the viewers get a glimpse of the person underneath the lycra. It could have been that a mistake was made, circumstances in their personal life, or they could be totally overwhelmed by the atmosphere or the task before them. After all, there are over 40 muscles in the face alone, and they can tell a better story than any script could possibly do.
This list isn't about superstars who got angry at a botch . Instead, these are moments where mask slips off of our Shangos and our Kaitlyns, and we get a small dose of Charles Wright and Celeste Bonin. 10.
Austin Aries - Extreme Rules 2017 Once one of the shining stars of the independent scene and one of the biggest names in TNA, Austin Aries didn't have the best time in WWE. After a middling spell in NXT, Aries was brought over to the main roster as one of the faces of the cruiserweight division, competing on both Raw and 205 Live. Mainl.