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Dive behind the scenes with WWE: Unreal and uncover jaw-dropping secrets that fans never saw coming. From John Cena’s shock heel turn known by only a select few to iShowSpeed’s real injury during the Royal Rumble, this video reveals the moments that blurred the lines between scripted drama and reality. Discover the untold stories of backstage tensions, original plans for WrestleMania, and unexpected twists that changed everything.
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00:00My legs work, my spine is not hurt, my neck is not hurt, and I don't have a concussion.
00:05So those are my prerequisites for not complaining.
00:08Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:10And today, we're looking at the biggest bombshells that WWE Unreal dropped on fans,
00:15whether they loved it or not.
00:17The fans, you guys are seeing just two wrestlers wrestling, you know.
00:20But in my ear, I'm listening to at least, in a match, like five different things.
00:24Number 10.
00:27I Show Speed's legitimate Royal Rumble injury.
00:43I Show Speed's surprise entry during the 2025 Royal Rumble broke the internet.
00:48But while it seemed spontaneous, Triple H had the entire moment planned to the most minute detail.
00:54During this match, right before Kozawa goes out, who's fairly early, we're going to bring Speed in here.
01:00You'll be right here, like, talking to Speed.
01:03Camera guy's here.
01:03It worked like a charm, as Speed's involvement, and quick elimination, racked up millions of views online.
01:11Still, Speed didn't walk away unscathed.
01:13I Show Speed in half.
01:16Let me know if he's okay.
01:17Backstage footage showed the social media personality nursing a deep gash on his leg, leaving him visibly shocked and in pain.
01:25Are you actually good?
01:29Ooh!
01:34Look at it, look at it.
01:35You okay? Walk it off.
01:37Although neither Speed nor WWE publicly highlighted this injury, Unreal showed just how bad the damage was.
01:44It goes to show that no matter how meticulously rehearsed a spot might be, no one is ever truly safe in a high-risk contact sport like pro wrestling.
01:53Number 9.
01:54Kayfabe ends beyond the mat.
01:56That one right there, that's the reason why I got eliminated.
01:58Unreal not only gives us a peek behind the curtain, it rips it down completely.
02:09Showing wrestlers hanging out before and after going to war in the ring strips away the investment fans have in their storylines.
02:16While heartwarming in their own way, these moments undermine the foundation of pro wrestling's long-enduring legacy.
02:22It might leave a mark, because I've got to make sure it makes some noise.
02:28Yeah.
02:29Ooh, you should get a tattoo of it if it makes a mark.
02:32Bro, I would put the tank on it if it makes a mark.
02:35Scenes like Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley praising each other's gear before the WrestleMania match,
02:40or Kevin Owens apologizing to Cody Rhodes for a mishandled spot at the Royal Rumble,
02:45are the kind of things that wrestling purists would rather never have seen.
02:49I'm so sorry about the bomb, because I wanted the ladder to be, so that you could go straight, because I can't see where I put you.
02:57Sure, we all know the pro wrestling world is for show, but maintaining kayfabe is like preserving the trust between performers and the viewing audience.
03:05Number 8.
03:06WrestleMania 41 almost looked completely different.
03:09Along the way, you're building up these storylines.
03:13Obviously, the biggest storylines revolve around our biggest stars.
03:17Any wrestling fan worth their salt knows one universal truth.
03:21Plans always change.
03:23We can write and choreograph whatever we want back here.
03:28You have to be ready for the element you can't control, and that's the audience.
03:32Nothing proves this more than the original WrestleMania 41 card, which looked almost nothing like the one we got.
03:38During a segment of The Writer's Room, a whiteboard features a rough rundown of the initial lineup.
03:44The night one main event involved Rollins and Reigns, leaving CM Punk to face Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.
03:50Becky Lynch was paired with Charlotte Flair against Asuka and EO Sky, while Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley were booked in a championship match.
04:00But the biggest bombshell was Stone Cold Steve Austin's role as the special guest referee for a bout between Braun Breaker and Drew McIntyre.
04:10There's always logical roads to go down to get the story where you want it to go.
04:15And sometimes the logical road becomes predictable.
04:20If it becomes predictable, you need to pivot.
04:23Number 7.
04:24Original plans for the Women's Royal Rumble had an unprecedented twist.
04:28I need a little bit of time on the women's side.
04:32Bianca winning, if she did, she'd be the first female to win, too.
04:36I mean, you could tell a story with Charlotte's return, trying to rebuild herself.
04:42Charlotte Flair's Royal Rumble win garnered a mixed response at best.
04:45Charlotte Flair is going to WrestleMania!
04:50Here is your 2025 Women's Royal Rumble winner!
04:59But had things unfolded as envisioned, the Rumble would have been totally unforgettable.
05:05Originally, Bianca Belair was set to become the first two-time Rumble winner.
05:09However, when that was scrapped, WWE briefly considered one of the wildest twists we would have ever seen.
05:16After a prolonged battle, Entrance 28 and 29 would eliminate each other, leaving the final participant as the de facto winner.
05:24You get Entrance 29 in there, and come in, there's only two women.
05:30They end up doing a double elimination.
05:32So whoever's number 30 automatically wins.
05:37Chelsea Green.
05:40Walks down.
05:41The intended victor, Chelsea Green, would have punched her ticket to WrestleMania without even entering the match.
05:48Had WWE committed to such an outrageously unprecedented idea, fan response could have ranged from absolute awe to a total meltdown.
05:57Then again, there's always next year.
05:59Obviously, as a female in wrestling, I have thought about what it would look like to be in a WrestleMania or win a championship.
06:07Number 6.
06:08Gorilla Position.
06:10Gorilla Monsoon.
06:11Very famous wrestler.
06:12He was timing things and controlling things from the area right before Talon would walk out to go to the ring.
06:21That became known as Gorilla Position.
06:25While you might think the ring is the center of the WWE universe, it's actually the staging area just behind the entrance ramp, known as the Gorilla Position.
06:34Nearly every single moment is carefully curated here.
06:37There's one table where Triple H and Bruce Pritchard are sitting.
06:42There's another table where Billy Kidman, who is our producer responsible for timing out the show and keeping tabs on times.
06:48Next to him will sit the respective match producer.
06:51From promos to matches to relaying instructions to talent via referees, producers control all aspects of the product from behind their screens.
07:00Things can get pretty stressful, a scene when Christopher Joseph Park, better known as Abyss, felt the heat when a match he produced ran into overtime.
07:18It was overwritten, it was overproduced, it was over everything else. It's fine. It was a great show.
07:23Yes, sir. Thanks, Bruce.
07:28Don't beat yourself up.
07:30I'm not, I'm not, I'm not. I want to make this man happy, that's all.
07:33But despite all the pressure, it's the place that unites everyone involved.
07:37Talent is greeted with praise and feedback each time they step back through the curtain.
07:41All things considered, Gorilla Position is the beating heart of WWE's entire operation.
07:48Number 5. CM Punk's issues with Triple H
07:51Initially, Hunter and I clashed because I was a main talent roster full-time the same time he was a main talent roster full-time.
08:03So there's that competition.
08:05For over a decade, fans speculated about why CM Punk had walked out of the WWE.
08:11While tensions between Punk and Triple H were no secret, Unreal confirms it as the core reason for his exit.
08:16According to Punk, he couldn't accept Triple H as an authority figure, having started his main roster run as his peer.
08:24The shift in power made it difficult for Punk to navigate their new dynamic.
08:28Punk didn't trust me, and I didn't trust Punk.
08:32I had been on the road 365 days a year for 10 years straight.
08:36After a while, the wheels fell off.
08:42Even more surprisingly, Triple H revealed that he and Punk had discussed a potential return long before it ultimately happened.
08:49At the time, neither was willing to move past their differences.
08:53However, both had evolved by the time Punk was dismissed from AEW, letting bygones be bygones and doing what's best for business.
09:00The last time that we met and talked with him, I felt like he honestly was different.
09:07Number 4.
09:09Jey Uso's last-minute road to WrestleMania.
09:11I won't put a rocket on your ass.
09:13That's what I have planned between now and Mania.
09:17I won't put a rocket on your ass.
09:18But I need to know that rocket doesn't crash land.
09:21Does that make sense?
09:22Yeah, you can put it on.
09:23CM Punk was originally booked to face Gunther at WrestleMania 41, making him the frontrunner to win the Royal Rumble.
09:29At the same time, WWE also considered putting John Cena over in his last Rumble.
09:36However, Jey Uso's popularity became too big to ignore, leading creative to pivot in his direction.
09:41When somebody catches fire, they just catch fire.
09:45And sometimes you have to alternate all your plans.
09:49Uso's path to WrestleMania was far from guaranteed, however.
09:52With a few unfortunate botches and underwhelming performances, Jey needed to deliver at a high level or face another shift in plans.
10:01Make no mistake about it, it was off track for a couple weeks, and everybody was worried.
10:08Maybe Jey is struggling because we've said, hey, we're gonna make you the guy.
10:13Fortunately, he repaid their faith when it mattered the most, keeping the heat on his storyline with Gunther
10:18and yeeting his way out of WrestleMania as the new world heavyweight champion.
10:23Number 3. Tiffany and Charlotte's shoot promo.
10:26And you love to put on this facade like nothing gets to you, like you're above everybody else,
10:31but then you're crying on some boo-hoo talk show?
10:34Which one is it, Charlotte?
10:35The line between kayfabe and reality can blur really fast.
10:40On the road to WrestleMania 41, Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair show just how messy it can get.
10:46With Tiffany Stratton, I'm definitely the bad guy.
10:51I was in front of a crowd in Chicago, and they were booing so loud, it like rattled me.
11:01What would you like me to say?
11:05Rather than sticking to their planned promo, both women ended up taking shots at the other.
11:10But it was Tiffany who landed the hardest blow,
11:13delivering a scathing remark about Charlotte's personal life to shut her down.
11:18When I beat you at WrestleMania, Charlotte,
11:22you're gonna be just like you are outside of the ring.
11:27Alone.
11:30What is that record? Like what?
11:32Zero and three?
11:33While this provided the tension this feud sorely needed, it wasn't without consequence.
11:39As revealed in Unreal, Triple H wasn't happy with Tiffany going into business for herself,
11:44making her apologize to Charlotte for crossing the line.
11:47Was all of that on script?
11:49No.
11:51What part was it?
11:53The part.
11:54Whether justified or not, it's clear that in WWE,
11:57trust between performers is valued above all else.
12:00Cody Rhodes was supposed to sell his soul to The Rock.
12:05I need your soul.
12:09If the answer is yes,
12:12then the American nightmare will live forever.
12:19The final boss's request for Cody's soul was ultimately denied at Elimination Chamber,
12:24leading to John Cena's shocking heel turn.
12:27However, The Rock's team had also pitched multiple alternative storylines.
12:30One saw the reveal of Kevin Owens as Rock's secret accomplice,
12:34culminating in an impromptu match where Owens was crowned the new WWE champion.
12:39Another took a darker turn,
12:41Rhodes selling his soul to The Rock and shunning the WWE universe.
12:44What if Cody accepts the offer and drops John Cena and sells out to The Rock?
12:49I want it all, Rock.
12:51Had this route been taken,
12:53WrestleMania 41 would have seen a heel Cody Rhodes against a baby-faced John Cena.
12:57I think for a while,
13:00we were okay with baby-faced Cena versus baby-faced Cody.
13:05But it's always important to us to over-deliver for our fans.
13:09We felt we needed Elimination Chamber to perform.
13:13The idea of Rhodes going full Homelander has captivated fans for years.
13:17So the fact that we were this close to seeing it happen
13:19makes it among WWE's most fascinating what-if scenarios.
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13:40Number 1.
13:41Only 6 people knew about John Cena's heel turn.
13:44I love the surprise.
13:47And that's the end goal.
13:49Whether your audience is none, one, or 100,000.
13:53Not since Hulk Hogan and WCW has a heel turn rocked the entire wrestling landscape.
13:59After over two decades as the biggest babyface in the industry,
14:03John Cena betrayed the WWE universe by selling out to The Rock.
14:07As revealed in Unreal,
14:09the only people who knew about it were Triple H,
14:11Nick Khan, The Rock, Travis Scott, Cody Rhodes, and Cena himself.
14:16You like it or you don't.
14:18And he was like, I like it a lot, actually.
14:22And when I hung up the phone with him,
14:24within a minute, minute and a half,
14:25I've gotten like three different texts from him of thoughts, ideas,
14:29and so I'm like, he's engaged.
14:31The secret was so closely guarded
14:33that even the production crew found out in real time.
14:36Although Unreal leaked plenty of industry secrets,
14:39some for better, some for worse,
14:41this one feels entirely earned,
14:43offering a whole new perspective on a heel turn
14:45that may never be topped in pro wrestling history.
14:48I appreciate the question,
14:50but anything in the realm of what we do,
14:53I don't like to spoil it.
14:54Did you think Unreal revitalized pro wrestling or killed it?
14:58Let us know in the comments.
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