10 Most Controversial WWE Shows Ever

8. Monday Night Raw - November 4, 1996

One of the most bizarre, controversial, and ridiculous endings to an episode of Monday Night Raw came in 1996 as WWE were trying to blur the lines of realism and create an edgier product, but the segment featuring Brian Pillman and Steve Austin almost got Raw kicked off the air. 

The basic gist was that The Loose Cannon was hiding out in his home, aware that Stone Cold was on his way to hurt him, with a camera crew and Kevin Kelly there to report and capture whatever went down. 

What ended up going down was a home invasion-style scene in which Austin attempted to break in. Pillman pulled out a gun, dropped an F-bomb and fired a couple of shots as the show faded to black, with Kelly urging someone to call the police, while Jerry Lawler on commentary repeatedly called for someone to take the weapon away from Pillman. 

The resultant controversy forced the USA Network, as well as Pillman and Vince McMahon, to apologise for the angle.