R-Rated moments – The WWE makes a big deal these days pointing out that they are programming appropriate for the entire family, highlighting things like their Make-A-Wish visits, anti-bully campaigns and help fighting breast cancer. They also make an effort to let the public know they are serious about concussion, drug abuse and keeping their wrestlers healthy.
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Even today, things slip through the well-regulated cracks and you get the occasional chairshot to the head, as happened with Roman Reigns and Sheamus at the recent TLC pay-per-view and wrestlers still bleed unintentionally once in a while. Turn the clock back a little bit and you’ll find a time when the WWE actually embraced things that made them more cutting edge.
The WWE called Monday Night Raw during The Attitude Era a PG-13 program, but if you take a look at its product during that time, there were plenty of segments that were R-Rated, carrying over to their even raunchier pay-per-view and home videos. While business was up during this time, there were a lot of parents and veteran wrestlers who were vocal at their displeasure of the content at the time.
Even Vince McMahon reportedly didn’t like the direction his show was taking and once the competition was gone, he returned to the more family-friendly fare that he built his empire upon in the 1980s. Yes, they’ve cleaned up their act, and adult programming rarely ever happens these days, so now is as good a time as any to look back at 19 of WWE’s Most R-Rated Moments.
19. Vince McMahon degrades Trish Stratus
Back in 2001, when WWE was in full-on anything goes mode, women were fair game when it came to just about everything the men were doing in the ring, and sometimes more. Flaunting his power, the Mr. McMahon character was harshly criticized for making Trish Stratus crawl around the ring, screaming “bark like a dog” at her. Stratus did so, and also stripped to her black undies when McMahon demanded she do that as well. Perhaps the segment was tasteless, but it can also be seen as the promo that kept Linda McMahon out of the US Senate. When she was running for office, her opponents continued to show this clip of Stratus asking if the people of Connecticut would want someone who thought this was acceptable entertainment running their state. Perhaps this means Stratus got the last laugh.
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