The Wrestlers (Wrestlers' Court) was an unofficial tradition in the dressing rooms of WWE that worked like a form of “internal justice” among the fighters themselves. It was used for resolve conflicts or misunderstandings Between talents, such as arrogant attitudes, “break the kayfabe”, favoritism or simply “missing respect for colleagues.” There was a judgethat could be a veteran respected as The Undertaker, a fiscalas also the powerful JBL, a “defendant”, possible “witnesses” and a “verdict»That was faced with much of the roster before moving on to punishmenthow could be a joke, something symbolic, or get to the point of ruining the career of «culpable«.
The Undertaker made Melina cry in the court of the fighters
► The innocent gift that almost ruins its races
A few weeks ago we published a video in The YouTube channel of Super struggles saying that Muhammad Hassan had to face the court of fighters for a joke related to Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle. On this occasion, We discovered when Edge and Christian had to do sowho then were not one of the best teams of all time, much less members of the Hall of Fame as they are today. Both, which develop in AEW, told it at the time in their Pod of Awesomeness.
Edge: “I received (as a fan's gift during an autograph signature event) A flash figure and gave it to Brian (Gewirtz, then a company writer) because I assumed, for his shirts, who was a fan. I said: 'I have it, I don't want her. I like Flash, but I am more about Thor and Daredevil '. He gave it to Brian. Bob Holly saw him and the next thing I know is that we are going to the court of fighters! (laughs)”.
Chop: “Yes, you gave me a flash figure. That is indisputable. But the great rumor was that, when we were in Nassau, Long Island, where I grew up, My mother invited you two to my childhood house (and ate) Matzá soup.”
Christian: “This rumor circulated that we went to your parents' house and that we had a great banquet.”
Chop: “Which would have been lovely, but it didn't happen. But that enraged many people. You were trying to buy me to take the easy waythat was the subject. “
Christian: “We received an anonymous notice from someone whose name I don't want to say here so as not to incriminate it. We will call it 'Burt Angel'. He called us between cities. He said: 'They did not receive this call from me. Tomorrow they go to the court of fighters.' We ask, 'Why?' –'Eh, for licking writers' boots'. We said, 'ok…' —'Solo wanted to let them know, but this call did not exist. I have to go, 'and hung (laughs). “
Chop: “To understand it, the Court of Fighters is a tradition of self -management of the dressing room with all the roster present. Not only the fighters, Also agents and referees. And I didn't know that. They told me that it was' a rite of passage; There will be pizza and beer '. I literally brought a pizza box and a beer six-sx, thinking it would be small. But I enter and There are more than 100 people there.”
Christian: “As we told us, we talked to it in the car and We decided to turn it around. It was risky, but We choose to make a booksince many fighters were taking books at that time. We got any book, we take it to Richie (Posner), that I made the props, and we asked him to put our photo and that the title said: 'Edge and Christian: How to lick Boots, our path to the top'.”
Edge: “With a photo of us with some ear to ear smiles.”
Christian: “We made a speech in which we accepted that they had listed us as 'Lamebotas' and we were not going to deny it. We present the book and said: 'There are many lamebotas in this roster, so we will blame everyone.' Then we said: 'Many have received editorial contracts. We should probably notify them in now … 'and reveal the book. The room broke out in laughter. Bob Holly had tears of so much laughing. Steve Blackman laughed. Triple H came and said: 'Boys, that was the best defense I've seen in my life'”.
Chop: “You two were great, but if you remember, the three were up there. You broke it. It was like that cartoon of Bunny Bugs and the duck Lucas where Bugs receives ovations and Lucas only crickets. I said: 'At least they say well my last name', trying to joke with JBL as a prosecutor. 'I also learned the lesson' and it was: 'No, you don't!' So much, so much anger.
Edge: “That just fueled everything. I think it was one of the last courts of fighters Because we show how to turn around something ridiculous and absurd simply going with the current. “
Chop: “Yes, it was a kind of 'how' and 'how not' handle the court of fighters …”
Christian: “… and both approaches were shown that day.”
