5 Times WWE fooled fans into thinking it was real
The WWE, and wrestling as a whole, is a soap opera.
We all know that what we see in the ring, isn't real, and as much as Kevin Owens and Kofi Kingston may despise each other on TV, the pair are actually working together to create entertainment.
But there are times when the WWE will be able to out-smart their fans, who thanks to the internet have got consistently more savvy to the company's tricks.
Blurring the lines between kayfabe and reality, the company have been able to dupe even the smartest members of the WWE Universe over the years.
Here are five times WWE were able to fool even their most hardcore of fans into thinking something real was happening.
5: Shawn Michaels collapses
When you put the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels and the Rocket Owen Hart into the ring together, great things are going to happen, right?
Well unfortunately not during an episode of RAW in 1995, as just minutes into the match, Michaels collapsed in the ring, leading to a scary situation for everyone involved as the show went off the air.
It would be almost a decade later until the truth came out about this, as though many believed Michaels collapsed due to over-exertion, the truth was far from that.
In the WWE produced Heartbreak & Triumph documentary, Michaels confessed that not long before the match, he had gotten into a fight with some Marines, after hitting on the girlfriend of one, and his body wasn't up to the match.
Pushing on, WWE had the match last for a few minutes, before Michaels 'collapsed', allowing HBK to take the night off.