Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch & 9 Other Friends Who Got Into Backstage Fights

Even though professional wrestling is heavily scripted, it's still a highly competitive sport. Many wrestlers think they are the best, and this often creates conflicts between two stars. Tensions sometimes lead to physicality in the backstage area of WWE.

In WWE, things are arguably a lot tougher than in any other wrestling promotion. The moment the management thinks a wrestler is no longer worth keeping, they are fired. Ego clashes are highly common in this sport, and sometimes, even two good friends can get into fights. Some wrestlers worked through their issues and bury the hatchet, while others are still enemies today.

10 Sin Cara & Sheamus

Cinta de Oro, the second to play Sin Cara in WWE, is reportedly undefeated in backstage fights. The wrestler has had physical altercations with Chris Jericho, Simon Gotch, and "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus, or at least these are the fans people know about. Aside from Gotch, Cinta de Oro is good friends with both Sheamus and Chris Jericho.

A simple misunderstanding caused a fight between Sheamus and him, which he reportedly won. His fight with Jericho was said to have ended with Y2J getting knocked out, but the wrestler denied those rumors.

9 Batista & Booker T

During a commercial shoot for SummerSlam in 2006, Booker T and Batista got into a backstage fight. The fight started after Batista asked someone to come to SmackDown because he had no one to feud with. Booker T heard this and confronted Batista about it (both stars were on the blue brand).

The Animal then started yelling at Booker T, and they started fighting. Reportedly, Booker T won the fight and both wrestlers claimed they'd never be friends but will work with each other. But they buried the hatchet some years later, and now are very good friends.

8 Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch

Last year, Charlotte Flair went off-script during a segment on SmackDown in November. Both she and Becky Lynch had to exchange their titles. Instead of handing the belt to Becky, Charlotte dropped it and Lynch responded similarly.

Following the segment, Lynch confronted Charlotte backstage and while things didn't get physical, The Man said she lost it verbally.

7 Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty

Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty were once a tag team called The Rockers. While they officially split in January 1992, they had started drifting apart months before. In May of 1991, Michaels and Jannetty got into a fight, all thanks to Roddy Piper who kept talking about how The Heartbreak Kid was going to break out as a singles star.

These stars were intoxicated, so it wasn't surprising Jannetty challenged Shawn to a real fight. HBK ended up beating him up easily. The cops also arrived at the scene but The Macho Man saved the day by signing a few autographs.

6 Vader & Paul Orndorff

Big Van Vader and Paul Orndorff were great friends, but then a simple misunderstanding ruined their friendship. One time in 1995, Eric Bischoff asked Vader to do a photoshoot. Because of this, he showed up late to a WCW show and according to Vader, Paul didn't know about this and got mad at him.

Orndorff had asked Vader to do an interview, but then they started having words. And suddenly, Vader punched Paul in the face. When Paul got up, he beat Vader mercilessly and there was blood everywhere. Vader later left WCW when Eric Bischoff asked him to take a six-month pay cut.

5 Yoshi Tatsu & Sheamus

Back in 2009, Sheamus and Ted Dibiase Jr. were sharing an apartment. At that time, Yoshi Tatsu had just come from Japan and both wrestlers offered him to stay with them. While Sheamus didn't know Tatsu too well, he was well-liked by everyone so he and Ted agreed to share their apartment.

According to The Celtic Warrior, Tatsu was living for free with them and didn't contribute anything. After he confronted him about it, both stars slapped each other and their "fight" ended in 60 seconds. Rumors suggested that Tatsu beat up Sheamus, but The Celtic Warrior denies this.

4 Brock Lesnar & Mr. Perfect

Brock Lesnar was super close to "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. Everyone knows that Hennig had a very competitive nature, and he just couldn't bear to lose to someone. During the infamous Plane Ride From Hell, Lesnar and Hennig had an argument.

Henning told Lesnar he's a better grappler than him, and this started a friendly fight between them. It ended with the emergency door almost popping open. Henning was fired for this incident later.

3 Kurt Angle & Eddie Guerrero

On the Talk is Jericho podcast, Kurt Angle recalled a backstage fight he had with Eddie Guerrero over a misunderstanding. They had a segment that involved Angle, Guerrero, Mark Jindrak, and Luther Reigns. Guerrero got beaten pretty badly, and backstage he was mad at Kurt for being so stiff.

Angle told him that he didn't touch him, Eddie didn't believe him and then pushed him. This started a fight between them until The Big Show pulled them apart by lifting them with one hand. Angle later apologized to Eddie but he wasn't ready yet, and they started fighting again before JBL broke them off.

2 Awesome Kong & Reby Sky

Awesome Kong and Reby Sky had a backstage fight during their stint in TNA/Impact Wrestling in 2016. Apparently, Sky had made some insulting comments against Kong on social media. The incident happened when Sky used the same locker room as the other Knockouts. Kong wasn't happy with this and went after Reby whose son, Maxel, was nearby. Kong was sent home, and later TNA cut ties with her.

1 Chris Jericho & Goldberg

Chris Jericho and Goldberg had issues since their WCW days. When Goldberg came to WWE in 2003, things were still sour between them. After Goldberg's first Raw, he started complaining about Jericho to Kevin Nash that he didn't know how to sell and that Y2J didn't want to put him over in WCW. Jericho confronted Goldberg about this and the latter accused him of insulting him on the internet.

Goldberg made the first move, and a brawl broke out. Surprisingly, Y2J ended up winning this fight. While they weren't friends at the time of this incident, they are now. After this incident, both stars decided to bury the hatchet.