10 Bizarre Ways Wrestlers Have Been Written Off TV

3. Fired and then kicked in the nether regions by Linda McMahon

Furious after the entire McMahon family were hit with Stone Cold Stunners at 2005’s big Raw Homecoming, patriarchal Vince promised the following week that someone would be fired in the fallout. 

While Vince claimed that he and Shane could take care of themselves, he blamed the announce team of Jonathan Coachman, Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross for not taking action and preventing his wife and daughter from being assaulted.

Coach and King were let off the hook after apologising, but Good Ol’ JR wasn’t so lucky. He was forced to say sorry to Stephanie and Linda personally, but evidently it wasn’t good enough, because he was fired by Linda, who turned heel – yes, Linda McMahon TURNED HEEL – and kicked the commentator in the government mules for good measure. 

It was an odd segment no doubt (positioned in the main event slot, no less) and a bizarre way to write Ross off television. 

The Man in the Black Hat needed to take time off for colon surgery and WWE had genuine designs on replacing him in the booth full-time. In their minds, this was actually the Hall of Famer’s sendoff. Well, until next week and Dr Heiney.