|
D.T.A.: The 15 Least Trustworthy Superstars: photos X5 H4 g/ n+ s
, D5 r& ?2 P" r/ n
, I, r5 t7 _. y: C' T
/ Z$ G6 @# O. q: yIn addition to undermining his NXT rookie, Daniel Bryan, at every turn and unfairly firing his VP of Corporate Communications, Alex Riley, The Miz has betrayed numerous teammates, including R-Truth.& k2 f- q$ e* e& r1 ?. U1 K! `+ R
$ ?7 y. c9 I5 h: N
7 \8 j8 S9 w( [" L2 e
& l" Q. w+ a7 j# q0 a) U- [# c. S. f( h
9 L( _% G4 o5 Q0 k7 i# D* D; }
5 }! r; |1 Z! b
: ~/ @/ w0 l3 X1 LShawn Michaels has ended many an alliance via Sweet Chin Music. In 2005, he shocked the WWE Universe by going after teammate Hulk Hogan during a post-match celebration.0 B9 b/ M. R# b: X! D/ p: y- q' e
6 V G5 v* U( Z/ l' {0 L" k1 C0 L# o& i3 Q1 h; j) D
- E8 G" }9 K. O4 j" ]HBK has accumulated many friends, and perhaps even more enemies.5 C4 J6 v( k- m( u3 ` W
* ~" W7 ^8 e o* _
1 U9 W3 J3 z; i' s# T- Q+ f7 I+ h: z0 S9 o# K- }7 D
For better or worse, The Undertaker has put his trust in Paul Bearer time and time again. Bearer cost The Undertaker his match against Mankind at SummerSlam 1996 ...+ a% C0 e4 r! o6 g3 r* F+ w5 H! \( e
* h$ K& x0 f+ ^ k P
! i2 n9 @/ U: S k0 a; h
! L* A" E- @8 K; p4 ]. ]... as well as his match against Kane at Hell in a Cell 2010.
& k7 P% V0 @, f# a4 _; T& o. B8 Q& j3 c; [
7 ^' D- z7 x' }: \3 Z3 `7 W
% V* R( w, h+ \' x! j- QAfter catching wind of Triple H's plot to get Batista to challenge WWE Champion JBL (thus preserving Triple H's World Heavyweight Title reign), The Animal decided to part ways with Evolution.4 i4 I6 e( }& L+ L* z+ B
/ ~& \% k% U* F6 ~1 h) D
$ |9 W M4 K: s: N2 S3 D8 F
6 k* n, v6 \8 p4 gA more callous example of The Animal's deceitfulness came at Bragging Rights 2009, when he viciously turned his back on friend and partner Rey Mysterio.# M0 t8 P+ b u8 R$ @, s3 X* C
7 ]; K3 r& U# K: d7 h$ T6 G( q
8 D8 t! N. h2 J; [0 R5 s
+ _) W2 k8 n- v5 @2 n0 V
5 I& j" |9 n0 s% }" I/ u; u1 K. x' m
From turning his back on the WWE Universe as a member of The New World Order ...
* [* m6 |+ I4 v, V' H$ [! p1 A$ b% e2 `& R3 r1 a
: i% c* v, d: d" [7 y! b2 d9 ?9 m9 M6 V
... to plotting against WWE COO Triple H, Kevin Nash has a long history of underhanded maneuvering.
% i: [, J k j. t' p2 A
% @3 d& M! h7 L2 K; O9 I4 M* D7 q1 ^" _) l! O1 {2 o# k
& z' ~6 `2 M. g& F
2 v* D5 n* u) E* V3 v; A& w
6 G4 Y. F- H( j: g' h" RChris Jericho's always had a knack for getting other Superstars to let down their guard. Here, he kicks HBK low at WrestleMania XIX. Moments earlier, Jericho and his in-ring idol had shared what appeared to be a sincere embrace.8 u. t; ]) z$ n
* D) {- \- L7 K( T I% D/ S9 x6 e
7 o& `4 L- ]7 m6 J& v! X: v7 y7 a/ s
9 x& f+ S7 U5 ^( G" g8 ?Upon returning in January, Jericho gave off a cheesy fan-favorite vibe. As it turns out, the WWE Universe should not have trusted the cloyingly sweet and cheery Jericho.
5 \6 s P4 I0 f% u7 H0 ?. c+ Z6 o. b1 ~# t: G: L. w4 u e1 L' z
9 }% s: h; C; X+ r
; T3 n: E j2 ~/ Z& P6 k# q; z% X& e
2 Z: X# R% w' U9 r* n; x3 ADuring an edition of Raw, he literally turned his back on tag partners CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.+ u% {, u" m4 J" v0 i
0 K K2 {' t2 K# @: t( R0 c: G; w; E3 C/ A. v
/ a9 ~4 Q9 k) \3 b- JThe voices in Randy Orton's head don't always tell him to play nice.) ]$ w7 B/ x8 {' J1 @
# H+ c1 ~8 n3 g
6 V9 `0 Y+ a% ?6 e- Q" r
) W0 H' V# B7 D& Q8 hCase in point: Orton's demolition of former Legacy underlings Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase., B; {3 B8 K$ d9 q. }4 G! m+ k
" ^9 \* \8 K$ Q2 z
3 b1 T2 Z0 p2 G" Q9 i/ F
' g g8 _8 F; X% q7 Z
: v# W+ c0 o6 i& g8 r, j, o5 I
) r; y3 l2 V- X% \! V
, D5 l& B/ {' f: z4 t" k+ z7 l5 L" [0 p* B
) v* N8 G; L# w+ q) g' `0 f+ \( H* G8 P! z
( q+ a' r, G, }3 L! @! ?, z1 ]Big Show never much liked his Show-Miz partner, The Miz.
2 X3 J" b s1 M: s |
& r; `0 F: n2 Y+ c) f" G: N2 k9 V1 w. N" d5 g# m
4 c/ U- G9 L. t9 J8 O
/ E5 w! ^. k3 J$ J
$ A& o0 z: O% x" @6 VThe World's Largest Athlete did the entire WWE Universe a disservice when he helped out former General Manager John Laurinaitis at WWE Over the Limit 2012.
5 Q' _& w" E8 `: E9 U. B% z- n8 X
- Y2 [% G% I* n! J& h
% m ]0 i, {1 p0 _& V" C
9 d" g" a. Q, a! P& _; NBy assisting "Mr. Excitement" in his match against John Cena, Show spared Laurinaitis from losing his job. For Laurinaitis, the ax would fall a month later at No Way Out.) p4 h, y% f8 C# z
- R- C0 ?1 n: n( w A2 O2 x
2 p) M) L; Y& p6 n% R0 e Q- ^
4 ]4 f. L$ Z8 P! G) g- `In 2009, World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk pranked everyone by dressing up as his nemesis, Jeff Hardy.3 |/ h& K1 v, k* J
D& }$ [& E2 t8 A
" ^# z% p& Q8 j4 \7 ]( t
- O7 F/ V! v. v- l# V0 QThe impersonation was the height of deceit." r0 N( k! T# y4 d" j* r
: @% L6 R9 o9 T$ R( k( o
; h3 ]1 C; w9 C) X/ c! C
- ~ a5 _9 B* V" zThat is, until Punk, as WWE Champion, "turned his back on the WWE Universe," to paraphrase Jerry Lawler.+ [: i+ { S+ y& a$ V
8 V6 t9 P( b5 O Y, x8 |. h& ^: }
2 _& @9 A! n. f6 D
6 g ]. E( C$ O: L4 S- [* Y9 C"The King's" comment struck a chord with Punk." g- G) t& ^% Z4 z
9 n- a, n0 @( u, G' [$ J
3 ]' S% G& @1 D! {
% K1 o' p6 c) m$ w; l( c7 v1 sTriple H has shattered almost every friendship he's ever built in WWE. None resulted in greater brutality than The Cerebral Assassin's unprovoked attack on D-Generation X co-founder Shawn Michaels.
+ D% J& @: P2 G2 J/ y' |+ A: e+ }! g" K% @: I" F) g
+ W& f& }9 F9 B% ^# K L2 `; n0 S; \2 u5 a6 a2 ^
4 G% U* K; X$ P3 I) I+ a: H0 A6 K# S% a+ V' c9 p+ d
On two separate occassions, Paul Heyman betrayed clients to the benefit of the same Superstar: Big Show.
* D( S1 f; x+ v
' U; {' A% f0 Y. v& _: F9 g9 |4 m) ]* x' Q$ l+ P, w# T
" V% \( v, g8 b- o) hWould YOU trust this man? (Take your pick.)) G0 L" d& I" T' F9 K2 _
5 b3 l0 t$ ~4 j/ O, _
5 w: v* }- w1 Q5 h
w1 |* d: B/ }6 H. T( X' n6 ~8 X# FThe cobra wasn't the only thing poisonous about Jake Roberts. As a teammate, the aptly named "Snake" could not be trusted.
0 y. {. K2 f$ ?- z& Y. X) ~, T: ]* k/ j* V; D. H R9 y, n) I
; P- v4 Z- t4 ]
& f2 P z9 ^( A4 v" HUnder the pretense of assisting Ultimate Warrior, Roberts tormented the face-painted Superstar by locking him inside a snake pit.) h2 y2 a) {* x8 U' E/ i% P1 \1 z/ G; t
- x) I* M& k" h6 p, ?" ^# n) P9 r" u1 @" F5 |
: M1 r- d s& D# r# v. i* P: N
( t4 l9 x" `3 o$ Q2 k3 V9 ~* ~
- @6 }+ |5 {; P6 E" n
9 T; Z" K( @" ?) s2 Q- N3 Y `3 M' N% n+ W4 Z& v
Against Ricky Steamboat in WCW, Ric Flair strikes his familiar begging-off pose. Unsurprisingly, Flair's opponents never bought into his mind games, regardless of how well he tried to sell them.
% h+ k6 f) \: s
8 h% i& a- {* G% @/ `
9 m* P4 F& Z$ ~3 w0 ~. q) x& |. t, l* Y2 n5 I( L: R) k
No Superstar has felt the brunt of Flair's double-dealing ways more than Sting.& @# N0 o, I: X
* U9 T) L) c- y) f' G0 M! b6 C' z j/ F3 u7 V! R! n% ~7 Q3 _/ y
) y: Z. v) B- G% \The WWE Universe well remembers the night Kane was forced to remove his mask. Afterward, The Big Red Monster snapped on sometimes tag team partner Rob Van Dam, who had nothing to do with the unmasking.; n% x6 o9 T8 ]3 ?4 L
: X1 G% V4 V# r% x( e/ e! v/ r1 f1 A. ~
0 n7 i8 Y$ u C+ d9 U! A) g3 C1 q
6 X9 I$ R, G$ [2 O: X; K# R& O9 a# UAt Royal Rumble 2001, Drew Carey extends his hand to Kane.
3 D% e' g" `- ]4 `2 c
. x3 k+ b' t, v3 i" r' |# M9 E/ f' X6 G: P3 H C# s
5 n3 [: l7 g" C3 yFoolish move." v3 g" [) w0 h) i1 d% P) T% e
6 D5 M7 ]) a% d3 D9 F) P4 D1 Q
! D0 }# l2 {8 h+ y3 _" f: E
& ]2 j) P6 p# b3 J% z( YFor WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon, was the Montreal Screwjob an exercise in dishonesty or a necessary evil?% i9 N7 h- |# z- M. N
+ ~* O, t0 ]( j( I5 A; r# [3 n+ O( D3 O: u
) A" \! k) k4 i! a5 OLess debatable was Mr. McMahon's "Greater Power" ruse on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and the entire WWE Universe. |
|