10 Weirdest Things WWE Ever BANNED

[@tompatchak8706]

Imagine going to work just about anywhere in seeing signs that say “ no thigh slapping”…hilarious!

[@mringram]

Damn

[@clintdeangelis5082]

Funny how Vince banned slapping thighs, then he gets fired for basically doing the same 😆😆

[@XxLiam26xX]

BROOO😂😂

[@uc95nu51]

Rasslin needs to make a comeback

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Somewhat, but rasslin can be boring

[@uc95nu51]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 rasslin's real

[@dcrggreensheep]

​@@uc95nu51you can argue movies aren't real. Of course pro wrestling ain't real.

[@uc95nu51]

@@dcrggreensheep how bout I put you in a figure 4 leg lock? I'll show you how real it is

[@gh0xtthegamer]

Banning...costumes.......HUH?!??!!? It's like you can't have FUN.

[@MrJamess1982]

Vince always seemed to be ashamed that he owned and made his millions from a “Wrestling Company”.

[@Muhammadwasapedo]

The reason why he wants it referred to as entertainment is to avoid sports governing bodies, and taxes.

[@qaf1115]

I disagree. I think he's quite proud of how he made his money. He has always tried to elevate wrestling.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

WWE banning leg slap was hilarious considering Shawn Michaels was one of the master of superkick 😂

[@Connorisloading]

Half the time you couldn’t tell he slapped his leg, sometimes he didn’t slap it at all

[@Riztastic1]

It makes me sad that the super kick is so over used now days. I miss wen u could finish a person with 1. Now we get 20 a match and a 2 count. Sucks

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

He’s the leg slappinest of the leg slappers

[@Riztastic1]

@@Kleetus_Van_Damm 🤣

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

@Riztastic 1 Shawn Michael's sweet Chin Music looked so impressively intense that it looks like even by today's standards, it could finish a match.

[@stingrey1571]

the facemask ban was so stupid considering it was another garment they can sell online.

[@chrisguardiano6143]

One thing that wasn't mentioned on this list that is currently banned & likely will never come back to WWE programming is blading/blood. This is due to WWE being a family friendly PG program since 2008 (a hasty reaction to Shawn Michaels blading himself too much at that year's Bash PPV) & not wanting to scare off advertisers because of that. We will never see things like Eddie Guerrero's blade job at Judgement Day 2004 or Ric Flair bleeding like a stuffed pig on WWE programming ever again. It is also because of this along with increased knowledge about CTE/concussions that we will never see any chair or any other weapon shots to the head ever again on WWE programming.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

That isn't weird

[@bbsy1]

It was the reason Mandy rose was fired, not being PG.

[@QueenHela240]

Because blading have serious health risks. It's not a weird thing to ban. This list is only about weird things they banned.

[@Canrugger]

This isnt weird…it makes sense

[@ravynreads6285]

Stuck pig.

[@ratedrva757]

Seth's white ranger gear was dope

[@scotthiebler2414]

Anyone thinks WWE should put Vince McMahon in the Wellness Program?

[@DarkLiger]

better yet, a retirement home

[@scotthiebler2414]

@@DarkLiger Vince would probably cause problems there,too.

[@elc1960]

@@scotthiebler2414 "Look pal, you don't deserve fruit cup with your lunch because jabronis like you never drew a dime! Anyone who gives the jabronis fruit cups, YOU'RE FIIIIIIIRED!"

[@mattadamson7867]

Better yet… Prison.

[@dasiareed2708]

@@mattadamson7867 yessss

[@Biting_bullets25]

Piledriver being band is so stupid it’s literally the safest move in wrestling if not modified

[@benhudson7991]

It should have become mandatory for all announcers to wear onesies at every taping

[@Shadezyyy]

Vince can’t ban me.

[@SportPhilosophies]

Foley a man who threw himself from massive heights and subjected himself to all kinds of unnatural battery with weapons wants to ban a basic wrestling move. Hmmmm

[@cottonbuddy]

He knows the danger from his own experiences. 🤣

[@NeCoruption]

Yea that should say something about the move. If Foley backs it as dangerous, I believe it.

[@bearlyplayin]

Damn it, Saxton!

[@vazelokiller9848]

About Jericho its not like he was shown in the opening video package for RAW 30TH Anniversary

[@ComicmanStephen]

I am pretty sure we will see change faster than youd expect but also subtlety

[@sadetwizelve]

Ban the horrible camera shakes and zooms

[@johnofthenorth6653]

After watching AEW for a few months when I came back to watch the bray Wyatt stuff I couldn't believe how many camera cuts there are in WWE matches and wondered how I didn't notice them before.

[@plebula_9894]

I’ve always liked Dolph Ziggler and I thought the cheetah print gear rules totally underrated guy

[@FilthyCasualYT]

The fact that WWE thought they could say their WRESTLERS (not superstars) were completely independent contractors, and then try and tell them they couldn't earn money at another job (streaming) was insane. It's like Vince thought he owned these people.

[@tinotica]

I remember Braun Strowman getting in trouble for saying “title shot”. What a stupid word to ban 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tomfisher6422]

Didn't Vince have a ban on giving the fans what they want?

[@dasiareed2708]

I wouldn’t say giving the fans when they want

[@thomashester2]

I worked Wrestlemania in Tampa and it’s true they had anti thigh slapping signs in guerilla

[@KadeemG61]

It’s simple: Vince hates professional wrestling.

[@danielmiller3596]

Oddly enough, I really like how Simon put that ending together because… Yeah. I really wish people would recognize that.

[@michaelstasio718]

Lets be honest if your gonna do a leg slap make sure to hide it in a clever way alot of the new wrestlers dont and they over do it

[@joshawott331]

I'm a bit late but I'm surprised someone hasn't had a gimmick where they tease saying words they arent supposed to but they just can't kinda like lair lair style. Would be hilarious and a way to poke buttons at the higher ups but then again I guess getting the okay from the higher ups would be the issue

[@tompen94]

The ban on Twitch was a bunch of shit and the wrestlers should have immediately pursued legal action against the company. They would've won that lawsuit. You cannot do that to anyone. Twitch is not a competitor, it isn't covered by the non-compete clause. Twitch was just fine until he found out it made money, and it wasn't harming the company in any way. It was Vince actually being a dystopian dictator.

[@jesmccoy26]

W Byron, why WWE gotta hate on the drip

[@AzaiKang]

Vince is such a kill joy, he also should be arrested for banning and ignoring the importance of PPE and Safety in the Work Environment.

[@LeonidaGator]

Byron is just one of those guys who will be funny as hell without even trying to be. Of course he’d be the type of guy to bring feetie pajamas on CC 🤣

[@t.k.n.y8402]

I wish Vince wud ban himself from wwe

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Tom Hannifan is great on Impact

[@zanethind]

Vince's own wrestlers didn't follow the rule of not saying those banned terms since Drew McIntyre said to KO "we're wrestlers dammit so let's just freaking wrestle!" and KO and Drew are still part of WWE to this day

[@tompatchak8706]

Vince is super weird

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

understatement of the millenium

[@tompatchak8706]

@@andrewsd.r.7180 yeppers

[@CrashAnthrax]

Wait, Byron Saxton is why the announce team couldn't have fun? Damnit Saxton!

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

7:50 I have tbh here. The Mandy Rose situation while it does suck for Mandy to lose her job I kind of understand why. WWE is PG and publicly traded. I can see why they wouldn't want to associate with a site like fantime or onlyfans. Yes these sites do have people that don't do the sexy stuff but I cna see why a big company like WWE wouldn't want that association because like it or not a lot of people when they hear "only fans" their mind auto goes to "oh yeah thats that soft porn site"

[@picks_1993]

Nope. What Mandy does in her personal life is nobody’s and especially the WWE’s goddamn business. Not only is it the biggest prude move I’ve ever witnessed but it’s also one of the most sexist things I’ve ever seen.

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

@@picks_1993 example of male not be treated the same way? (besides Vince he owns the company) Also IMO when u're famous u lose the personal life/private life argument. Esp Nowadays with social media famous people dont have a private life really.

[@homelander3889]

@@picks_1993 iTs pRuDiSh aNd sExIsT. Spoken like a true cummer. Just stfu. And no. It's not her personal matter. She was using a name and persona that is owned as an intellectual property by WWE. It's far from she is doing whatever she wants. WWE absolutely did the right thing.

[@rr2637]

@PICKS1993 Your image is absolutely the business of your employer. That's why some jobs ask you for the names of your social media before hiring you. Things you say or do can negatively affect the image of your employer and that is a viable reason to fire someone. It is after all how they got the likes of Marty Scrull canceled.

[@QueenHela240]

WWE doesn't have a problem with the third party apps anymore. But that doesn't mean wrestlers can cross all the lines and start acting like hookers. Wrestlers are supposed to superstars not someone who would strip if you throw money at them. Sure celebrities show a lot of skin and even pose naked but you wouldn't see celebrities doing it after you personally pay them to do it, they have a special status. There are certain lines people with self respect don't cross.

[@Hawkeye26]

Make a note, WWE doesn't support "Wear a Onesie to Work Day"...an approach that I fully support, because...wow...REALLY?? A Onesie is NOT a costume, especially not for a male professional. SMDH!

[@bigkuntry2153]

sneezing, vince thinks it’s a sign of weakness so he doesn’t sneeze and anyone that does is punished for it

[@dasiareed2708]

I never heard of of company controlling another wrestlers KZbin channel

[@TheTrixster690]

I hope Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler wear their gear again.

[@DbpLukcy]

I feel like suplexes are the most credible move in wrestling in my opinion yu can watch someone take a plex then be like ooohh that looks fake

[@hamishaustin4854]

Right at the top the list for me. Vince banning sneezing because he can’t control it. So using his logic he hates: Breathing Blinking Beating hearts Living Everything

[@shanpo2028]

We Want Simon!!

[@Tunda2]

That’s one time CEO and two time Chairman to you

[@gfear24]

I have zero issue with the thigh slap being banned. A kick with the bottom of the foot sounds like a "THUD" and not a "SLAP".

[@sadetwizelve]

Ban the fake tans

[@d.o.a9236]

I don’t care about Mandy I mean why she goes FULLY UNCLOTHED!! She could do like idk Scarlett and keep some clothes on her it’s not like she need that much that money because she was poor

[@bad-people6510]

I don't think Seth Rollin's white gear looked that good. White works best when it has a significant secondary color to contrast with.

[@calebboersma4717]

Byron Saxton ruins everything.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

That sounds like a bad sitcom 😂

[@calebboersma4717]

@@claymathewselevator8121 Lmao that's basically what his commentary sounds like

[@dasiareed2708]

That’s literally not fair to tell the talent what they faint do on their off days especially during a year long break that had them almost at home the whole time

[@tomseville2345]

Couldn't you have used Trish Stratus gagged with tape in that screenshot instead of Tozawa?

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

Nothing weird about the thigh slapping ban. Prior to the ban, there was a already a good deal of controversy about it among wrestling purists and some fans, and I remember Orton among others making fun of guys who repeatedly do it.

[@kennethcampbell7263]

Really no thigh slapping, literally what was production going to use zap pow and zinger to show people someone 'hit' their opponent. the thigh slap is there for audio and as a cue to the opponent as to when do throw themselves at the mat.

[@holagovito]

😂😂😂 yesterday's price isn't today's price!! I'm glad Snoop made Vince pay him more money for that petty shit.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I wish Corey Graves would dress as David S Pumpkins again

[@dbguitars]

"Ban the DDT!" 😎

[@escalaregalia]

No hate to Mick Foley, but banning suplexes in WRESTLING is the dumbest thing to come from a retired wrestlers mouth. Maybe dropped himself on his head too many times.

[@jsmith3946]

I think he was talking about the German one which done wrong can causes you to land on your head hard and give you a broken neck

[@dwightsmith2918]

Broken freakin' neck.

[@moereesekrustycreseofficia194]

Remember they banned women from using the word ‘bitch’ and they were calling each other witches😂

[@d.o.a9236]

I understand the No Slap Thighs I mean if it’s like HBK so One or Two in a Match that’s ok BUT FOR PEOPLE LIKE COLE , USOS AND THE BUCKS ! It’s like A DOZEN PER MATCH!!! It seems so fake !! Just Slap for some really important times and don’t slap the other times

[@mjk2real879]

at 3:02 top dolla in the background

[@elfredyjuega3303]

Well yeah chris benoit and superfly snuka, but those are justified in a way tbh

[@Matthew-ll2ym]

Y do black ppl say "tbh" so much ?

[@bad-people6510]

I would argue that the majority of the world took the pandemic far, far too seriously, thus spinning the world into an unprecedented downward spiral for fear of a disease that was no threat to the vast majority of the population. Old people and those with compromised immune systems, sure, take extra precautions. But making a generation of children miss two years of school and social development for fear of a virus that is small fraction as impactful to them as the normal flu, was absolutely the wrong move. And ultimately it was letting it run its course, and evolve into an even less dangerous strain that finally tamped it down. (Something any actually qualified epidemiologist could have told you if those benefiting financially and politically from the pandemic had allowed them to, but no, Doctor "Directly responsible for spreading stigmatizing misinformation about HIV" Faucci, had back door dealings with major corporations to silence Doctors more qualified than himself when they brought up basic facts about viral infection that didn't line up with him getting on TV every week)

[@jeffreyblock16]

Mention of the macho man was banned I think backstage and on screen

[@dasiareed2708]

Literally white looks so good on Seth why not let him wear it

[@BrandonHex]

Vince will never ban big sweaty men 💪😛🤳

[@ericandrew9214]

Banning masks makes me respect Vince more.

[@CyclopsWasRight616]

if scarves aren't on this list, you're getting a downvote.

[@shadhinov]

Half the stuff here is corporate mumbo jumbo. Shows that blokes working on KZbin got no clue how actual corporate media business works

[@dasiareed2708]

I get the whole pg thing but they knew of Mandy racy or tease account way before she was released why wait she wasn’t hurting anyone with it when literally Zelina has one

[@rr2637]

The problem is that she started showing too much; She went over the line. Zelina's was just her cosplaying, but that's it.

[@dasiareed2708]

@@rr2637 erm Zelina still had an OF its the same thing she was released for it then rehired so firing Mandy for the same thing Zelina did and has is ridiculous

[@rr2637]

@Dasia Reed Zelina wasn't released for having an Onlyfans. Mandy Rose wasn't fired for having something similar. You have your facts wrong.

[@dasiareed2708]

@@rr2637 um no she was literally released for having an OF or a third party app like twitch either way she was released “ Before Vega's release, WWE had enforced a new rule that didn't allow wrestlers to have handles on third-party platforms. Vega later took to her official Twitch account and reacted to her release from the company.” Either way it’s not fair

[@rr2637]

@Dasia Reed That CLEARLY says Twitch. She didn't start an Onlyfans until after iirc. So like I said, you have your information wrong.

[@banzaisdead]

Everything but the steroids

[@Hawkeye26]

I dunno whether to feel sorry for the rest of the HOF class of 2016 or envy them? On the one hand, they were part of a group that WWE couldn't find anyone worthy and had to include Snoop Dogg on the list. On the other hand, the other honorees would be reassured of the fact that their contributions TO the business were far more plentiful and valuable than some big named butthead who didn't deserve to be part of any of the company's events in the first place.

[@moneymantwin1267]

Don't disrespect the big boss dogg Snoop Dogg

[@IamGulzow]

They banned compelling storytelling years ago.

[@TheLonelySoulja]

When did Roman wear White?

[@2Littoral]

This didn’t age well 🥶

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

Byron really is the worst commentator

[@dasiareed2708]

I get the thigh slapping I mean no one wants to see wrestlers slapping themselves trying to give a realistic move but come on they are entertaining us it’s supposed to look real yes but omg we aren’t going to go crazy if we see a thigh slap we know it’s fake

[@sadetwizelve]

I agree with no thigh slapping

[@anti-liberal7167]

Do you wrestle no I Rassle are you a wrestler no I'm a Rassler

[@BreakerX42]

To be slightly fair to the Wrestling term ban, AEW is more close to pro wrestling than WWE, with the latter more akin to a drama with wrestling mixed in

[@SportPhilosophies]

WWE is more akin to drama, AEW is gymnastics & comedy. Neither is pure wrestling

[@dasiareed2708]

Not letting or allowing the wrestlers to not wear masks even as pretend Audience members is so unsafe and just gross

[@aschtonmiles7540]

1st lol

[@cryospiral]

1st!

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

😁🤩💝👍

[@Wickedred413]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. If a wrestler has to slap their thigh or leg just to make a move sound more impactful. It's probably not as strong as you think it is. It would be like if a boxer slapped their arm just to make a punch sound stronger.

[@BlakeAsheart]

You have no clue about what wrestling is.

[@Wickedred413]

@@BlakeAsheart if you think blatant leg slaps are part of wrestling. I think maybe you need to do your research on what wrestling is.

[@BlakeAsheart]

@@Wickedred413 yes, I did. Leg slaps are still part of wrestling. That's it. Goodbye, learn before talking.

[@TheDeath138]

You know what the difference is? In wrestling they aren't actually hitting each other with the kick. So the thigh slap was to give it that extra needed impact. Think about watching a fight in a movie without the sound effects. It would make for a pretty lame scene and that's what wrestling is. I'm not saying these guys don't still put their bodies on the line, but it ultimately is acting.

[@moneymantwin1267]

@@BlakeAsheart you need a victory slap

[@jsmith3946]

are you sure the word dq was banned because I am sure there where dq matches when he was around

[@diskeyes]

I’ll never understand why y’all use the most ads possible

[@diskeyes]

Jesus y’all just making lists for nothing