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Dumbest rationales in wrestling history

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#1 ·
What's the dumbest excuse a wrestler came up with to justify his or her actions?
The most recent one has to be Taz, saying he joined Aces and 8s because: "how could I pass up the opportunity to live by the vision of a higher power?!"
Well if that's what you want isn't that what religion and cults are for? No you have to betray your best fried because someone who claims to be a "higher power" offered you the opportunity to follow him? What dumb ass logic is this? I know we should suspend out belief but this is just absurd.

What are your most absurd illogical excuses heard in pro wrestling?
 
#10 ·
Am I the only one that liked Rikishi being revealed as the driver that hit Austin? Granted they ruined it, but the initial reveal and the few weeks that followed were pretty solid to me.

He said he did it for The Rock AND his people. It was a racism storyline and he rationalized what he did by saying Rock wouldn't be as big as Austin if Austin was in the picture and he wanted one of his own to be the top guy, something that he feels was not allowed and prevented by wrestling promoters in the past.

Anyways, some that come to mind:

- Batista attacking Rey Mysterio because Rey didn't throw a match for him. Why would he expect Rey to let him win? What is he a three year old? Actually, I think the reasoning of Batista being jealous of Cena being treated like the top guy over him despite them becoming stars at the same time and Batista defeating him in 08 and the Royal Rumble were much more compelling reasons for a heel turn.

- Undertaker in 2001 = NOBODY RESPECTS ME!!! Uh...what? Pretty sure Taker was even at that point over a decade ago, one of the most respected guys in the biz among both wrestlers & fans. I am not sure what Taker was talking about really.
 
#7 ·
Rations?

okay how about this:

WM19 arguably the best 'mania ever with a main event featuring two legit grapplers: one of the lowest buyrates any 'mania ever got
 
#45 ·
This is why I hate Edge's face turn with a passion. Ever since No Way Out 2009, he has been receiving clusterfuck booking.
 
#17 ·
The higher power wasn't so bad. Vince hated Austin and was willing to do anything to cost him that belt and make his life hell. Even sacrificing his own daughter for this end. Once Austin lost the belt mission was accomplished and Vince revealed himself soon after. Yes of course there was a letdown, like we were back to square one. But we got the amazing swerve of Austin as CEO (one of my greatest mark out moments and happiest childhood ones too) and soon after the chapter of Austin vs McMahon was officially closed at Fully loaded.

Taker's 2001 heel turn made absolutely no sense rationale wise you're right. He was the most respected wrestler and to claim lack of respect was out of nowhere even kayfabe wise he was respected by the heels. He wore a shirt that said respected by all!
 
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#20 ·
Kurt Angle joining the Alliance in 2001 wasn't the worst, but looking back...yeah, it was pretty illogical. He joined for about a month just to fight team WWE at Survivor Series for 30+ minutes, then turned back to the WWE and it turned out it was all him going undercover to infiltrate the enemy. And for that matter, why did Austin himself join the Alliance anyway? I can't recall, wasn't it because Vince didn't appreciate him, he felt, despite how Vince treated him like royalty in previous months...
 
#27 ·
Kane chokeslamming the Undertaker through the ring because "I am a monster". If I'm not mistaken, this led to a match between them at Summerslam 2001. This was obviously just thrown together and with their history, surely they could have thought of a better basis for them to feud again?

Also, as mentioned "I did it for the Rock".
 
#30 ·
The whole AJ pairing with Dolph Ziggler... so AJ is upset with Cena so she's going to date the guy that was insulting her? lol, on top of that, they bring in Big E Langston, who helps attack Cena because he's friends with AJ... but then why wasn't he helping her out when Ziggler and Vicki were causing her problems?

The whole thing is a massive headache lol.
 
#31 ·
Another example: When Garrett Bischoff formed a team so he could challenge his father, Eric's team, so he could win the right to be a main eventer. The fact that Garrett was leading a team with guys like RVD, who were big names probably before he was alive, and seeing those guys shake his hand on camera, was depressing lol.
 
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