The 5 most controversial things said on a WWE microphone

Paul Heyman is widely known as one of the best microphone workers in all of pro wrestling.

Ring work is obviously important for a pro wrestler. The very basis for WWE and other promotions’ programming is an athletic contest inside a wrestling ring, for which various belts and other honors are bestowed.

But as any wrestling fan will tell you, the sport also involves a great deal of work on the microphone, and that’s where things can go wrong. Not only are some performers not great on the mic, but they can also create highly controversial segments that, thanks to the Internet, can now live on in infamy.

Here are the top 5 such moments.