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5 WWE matches that were affected by real-life events

Angle wins the WWF Championship and gives some hope to the United States.
Angle wins the WWF Championship and gives some hope to the United States.

With its colorful characters and ongoing storylines, it seems the WWE exists in some sort of bubble.

After all, I can't think of many places in reality where an undead mortician and his demonic, psychologically scarred younger brother can try and burn each other alive, and are surrounded by a horde of rabid fans.

But sometimes in WWE, the real world does break through, and some changes need to be made to the shows.

This can often be because of a shocking death, sudden news or even an international crisis.

Here are five matches in the WWE that were affected by real-life events, and what became of them.


#5 Austin 3:16 is born at King of the Ring

Austin replaced the Game as the 1996 King of the Ring
Austin replaced the Game as the 1996 King of the Ring

Whilst it is now sadly retired, the King of the Ring tournament was once one of WWE's most trusted methods to making a new star, with names like Bret Hart, Edge, Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar all donning the crown.

In 1996 though, a new star was about to emerge, and would win the King of the Ring, and become the next big star.

That man was not Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Instead, it was Triple H, who was scheduled to win the tournament and was to receive a big push in the coming months.

That all changed though when The Game (who had yet to receive that moniker) said goodbye to his friends Kevin Nash and Scott Hall in the now-infamous MSG incident.

Taking the blame, Triple H was quickly de-pushed, and instead, it was Stone Cold who won the tournament, last defeating Jake Roberts.

Mocking Roberts for his usage of Bible passages, the Rattlesnake told fans "Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your a**', and a new era dawned in wrestling.

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