50 Most Ridiculous WWE Moments of 2011

Professional wrestling is certainly a unique form of entertainment.

There are things you see in the WWE that you won't see anywhere else, regardless of whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

One of the main reasons why I tune into Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown every week is because I fully expect to witness things that are utterly ridiculous.

Trust me, there are plenty of similarities between the WWE and Rob Dyrdek's MTV show Ridiculousness. 

Oftentimes, something happens on TV or pay-per-view, and your instant reaction is, "What the hell did I just watch?"

We're going to celebrate those moments today, with a look at the 50 most ridiculous WWE moments of 2011.

Of course, I'm doing this strictly from memory and may forget some crazy moments, so be sure to give your take in the comment section below.

50. "Ninja, Please!"

Even if we weren't in the midst of the PG era, I still don't think you would have seen R-Truth go all Booker T.

But "Ninja, please?" Really?

I think the not-so-creative team could have came up with something a little better than that.

49. Extreme Rules: Country Whipping Match

Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross vs. Michael Cole and Jack Swagger in a Country Whipping Match.

OK, so that's two full-time announcers who aren't trained to wrestle, one part-time wrestler who just so happens to be 62 years old and only one full-time wrestler in an absolutely idiotic gimmick match.

Who the hell ever thought this was a good idea?

48. Group Shot

This one is fresh in my mind, and it also happens to be one of the main reasons why John Laurinaitis is rapidly growing on me.

All the man wanted to do was take a group photo with the WWE Championship match participants at WWE TLC.

Dry comedy at its finest.

47. Mason Ryan Is Batista

Former WWE star Batista was (and still is) big, jacked and tan.

So is current WWE star Mason Ryan.

And the crowd let him know it at this year's Over the Limit pay-per-view.

46. Randy Orton Explains Everything That CM Punk Won't Be Doing

So CM Punk won't be walking, eating, sleeping, drinking or moving.

OK, Randy Orton, then you tell me exactly what Punk will be doing? 

Oh, sleeping? Then, how are you two going to have a match?

45. Kevin Nash Tries to Hang with CM Punk

You know how they say experience comes with age?

Umm, I'm pretty sure that doesn't apply to Kevin Nash.

When he returned to the WWE back at SummerSlam, he had a little promo with CM Punk the following night on Raw...and he got blown out of the building.

As Nash may prove, the old apparently can't hang with the young.

44. "You're out of Line"

If you ever want to see a WWE perform say something in a very unconvincing manner, then just watch John Laurinaitis anytime he appears on your screen.

He somehow manages to say things in the most utterly boring and monotone voice every time he talks, leaving the audience to choose whether or not we're convinced that he actually means what he says.

For a prime example, watch Laurinaitis' epic line, "You're out of line."

It's simply great.

43. The Crowd Hates John Cena

You see John Cena do it all the time.

Before his match, he takes his bright-colored shirt and tosses it into the crowd to someone who he hopes is a fan of his. On occasion, however, he throws it to a Cena hater by mistake.

Of  course, that tends to result in the crowd tossing it back into the ring and me getting a good laugh out of it.

On this occasion, Alberto Del Rio cracked up, too. But I will give Cena credit for being persistent.

42. The Water Bottle of Doom

The WWE is the only place in the world where a water bottle can be used as a weapon in the exact same manner as a steel chair or a title belt.

Just ask R-Truth.

But make sure you get him some water first.

41. An Epic Fall by a WWE Cameraman

Pay attention to the cameraman in the far left corner at the :20 mark.

LOL.

40. Husky Harris Is Initiated into the New Nexus

Catholics everywhere must have been going crazy.

I get that the WWE seemed to be trying to get CM Punk over as a Jesus-like cult leader at the time, but it's a little ridiculous to think a grown man is going to let four guys beat the crap out of him with a belt just so he can wear a black and yellow T-shirt.

Whenever my mom or dad got the belt out, I knew it was time for me to run and hide.

39. Hornswoggle Hits Alberto Del Rio in the Grapefruits

Stereotypical Mexican fiesta, complete with piñata? Check.

Midget leprechaun for "comedic" purposes? Check.

Nut shot? Check.

Man, these WWE writers are so talented.

38. The Jack Swagger vs. Alex Riley Botchfest

If you want to know why Alex Riley hasn't been on TV for months, then this is probably why.

I know this botched gutwrench powerbomb looks like it's Jack Swagger's fault, but it's not. It's Riley's.

Obviously, I've seen a ton of botches before, but this was just, well, ridiculous.

37. Michael Cole as Triple H

The less we see of Michael Cole, the better.

Unfortunately, most people in the WWE don't share our sentiment, and they love to shove him down our throats as the new "Voice of the WWE," which results in things like seeing Cole dress up in Triple H's ring gear and making his way to the ring.

At least I got a laugh out of this, though.

36. Aksana's Sexual Innuendos with Teddy Long

Isn't Smackdown supposed to be a PG show?

Then, someone has to explain all the sexual innuendos between Aksana and Teddy Long, especially this one segment in which Aksana basically asks Teddy about the size of his private parts and if he'd be interested in watching her with 20 men.

I wonder what percentage of the viewing audience actually got these jokes? 

35. Booker T Is Awesome

Could have easily chosen any of the thousands of great Bookerisms courtesy of Booker T, but let's keep it simple.

"Awwww, shucky ducky. Quack quack."

Booker T is the man.

34. John Cena Eats a Bowl of Fruity Pebbles

The WWE is the only place in the world where delicious breakfast cereals, such as Fruity Pebbles, can be worked into story lines.

Man, I love this stuff.

33. "You Yabba Dabba B**ch!"

It's also the only place where you can say "Yabba Dabba" without being Fred Flintstone.

I'd personally like to thank The Rock for calling out John Cena for wearing those ridiculously bright colors and for somehow relating them to Fruit Pebbles.

What a clever guy.

32. CM Punk Is a Skinny Fat Ass

"Skinny fat" refers to someone who works out a lot, but doesn't really get ripped or jacked up.

But at least half of the "WWE Universe" is completely oblivious to that, so when Triple H called CM Punk a "skinny fat ass" (on more than one occasion, I might add), it didn't make him look clever. It made him look stupid.

Don't worry, Game. We Internet fans know what you meant.

31. The Announcers Can't Tell the Difference Between the Two Sin Caras

The entire "Which Sin Cara is the real one?" storyline completely insulted the intelligence of any viewer above the age of 12, unless you were a WWE announcer.

If that was the case, then you apparently couldn't see the difference in hair color, size or build between either of the Sin Caras.

Man, my head hurts from thinking too logically.

But, just wait, Booker T eventually gives a great explanation as to how he can tell the difference between the two.

30. Kane Does Santino's Celebration

Remember the second half of 2010 when Kane was booked like an unstoppable heel?

Yeah, so much for that.

As the creative team always does, they turned Kane face for like the 1000th time and then completely killed any chance of him being taken seriously as a heel anytime soon by having him mimic Santino Marella's trombone celebration on an episode of Raw.

Go to the 5:00 mark and watch, if you want to cringe because you feel embarrassed for Kane.

29. Mick Foley and John Cena's "This Is Your Life"

Brutal. Just brutal.

I know that the point of this segment was to come across as corny and over-the-top, but everything between John Cena, Mick Foley and his surprise guests fell completely flat.

Trust me, there are reasons why Bull Buchanan was released by the WWE and why the "This is Your Life Segment" had only been done once previously. 

28. Ricardo Rodriguez Destroys the Miz

The Miz thinks he's going to be the next WWE Champion.

Alberto Del Rio's personal ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez doesn't.

And he lets The Miz know it great comedic fashion.

27. R-Truth Lights One Up

R-Truth should start in a commercial for Marlboro Lights.

There was nothing better than seeing this guy go from a boring baby face to an incredibly hated heel, especially when you consider that he did so in part for smoking a cigarette.

If all cigarette smokers were heels, then I'd be a baby face surrounded by bad guys. 

26. John Cena Chooses the Rock as His Partner

Of course, this was completely unintentional on John Cena's part.

But I found it quite hilarious when he made such a big announcement (choosing The Rock to be his tag team partner at Survivor Series), only to have this moment ingrained in our minds forever because of the huge loogie he shot on the microphone.

If anyone is interested, now you know that Cena is a spitter.

25. Kofi Kingston Plays the Role of Rudolph

For some reason, the WWE decided to host a special Christmas-themed "Holiday special" on Smackdown in early December (nearly four weeks before Christmas) and pretend like that made it OK for everyone to dress up in comical Christmas outfits.

Well, Michael Cole was forced to wear the costume of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reinder--how awesome was that?--but he had his antlers and nose stolen by Kofi Kingston, who then defeated Tyson Kidd while wearing them.

I'm 23 years old, but apparently, I still like to watch grown men dress up like animals.

24. Snooki Wrestles at Wrestlemania 27

It took Jerry Lawler 41 years in the business before he could compete in his first Wrestlemania match.

It took Snooki a few seasons of whoring on Jersey Shore to do the same.

Enough said.

23. Santino Marella Nearly Wins the Royal Rumble

Good Lord. I thought the WWE had gone completely nuts for a moment here.

Santino Marella and Alberto Del Rio were in the final two competitors in the 2011 Royal Rumble, and it looked like--if only for a split second--Santino might actually win it.

Thankfully, though, the creative team didn't completely lose their minds that day.

22. Cody Rhodes Bags Kermit

I really don't know how Cody Rhodes could film this segment without cracking up laughing.

I mean, let's put this into perspective: An agent probably went up to Rhodes and said, "Hey, Cody, we're going to do a backstage skit where you put one of your paper bags on the head of the world's most famous puppet."

Apparently, it ain't easy being green.

21. Vickie vs. Miss Piggy

Hmm. Vickie vs. Miss Piggy, huh?

Couldn't Vickie just have looked in the mirror instead?

Just kidding, guys. Vickie's worked hard to get herself looking pretty decent these days, and she somehow made a segment with a bunch of puppets actually succeed.

Kudos.  

20. Randy Orton Laughs After Announce Table Botch

It looked like Randy Orton was going for a table spot in his match with Kane, but the announce table fell over before that could happen.

So, what did Orton do? Did he get mad? Did he try to pick the table back up?

No, he just got up and started laughing.

He's come a long way since his "Stupid!" days.

19. Mark Henry's Pin Fail

Hey, Mark, there's no match going on at the moment.

Why the hell are you trying to pin Randy Orton?

18. William Regal Kisses Zack Ryder

Zack Ryder. William Regal. Valentine's Day. Kiss Cam.

You know how the rest goes.

17. CM Punk Kisses Alberto Del Rio

CM Punk must have seen William Regal kiss Zack Ryder because he wanted some loving, too.

While celebrating his team's win at this year's WWE Draft episode of Monday Night Raw, Punk planted a big smooch on Alberto Del Rio, and the two then followed it out with a hey-this-is-probably-going-on-a-little-too-long hug.

Funny how these two wound up feuding only four months later, huh?

I love how the WWE complete forgets about history.

16. Hornswoggle Can Talk

Several weeks ago, I read a rumor that Hornswoggle was going to get a bit of push on TV in the near future.

As it turns out, the start of that push was Hornwswoggle gaining the ability to talk...after eliminating Sheamus to win a battle royal in which the victor actually got his wish granted by Santa Claus.

Yeah, I'm serious. You can't make this stuff up.

15. Really?

Let's play a little drinking game called "Take a Shot Every Time You Hear Really, Riley or Randy."

bhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Sorry, guys. I passed out, and my head fell on the keyboard.

14. The Rock Brings It Via Satellite

There have been a ton of fantastic moments featuring The Rock this year, but this one sticks out to me the most.

The Rock comes face to face with an eight-year-old version of a rapping John Cena, and the rest is--as you might expect--can't miss TV.

13. Ricardo Rodriguez's Phenomenal Announcing Skills

I may not be a big fan of Alberto Del Rio, but I love his personal ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez. 

The dude's facial expressions are top-notch, and there's just something about the way he carries himself that makes me laugh every time I see him.

Fast forward to the two-minute mark of this video, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

12. The Great Khali and Mark Henry vs. the Usos...in a Dance-off

A dance-off (dance match?) pitting The Great Khali and Mark Henry against The Usos is bad enough, but believe it or not, it can actually be made worse.

You might ask how that's possible.

Well, the answer is simple: You have Khali go for a pin after the competition is over.

11. Michael Cole Reveals Jim Ross's "Exclusive" Twitter Photos

The feud between WWE announcers Jim Ross and Michael Cole was completely unnecessary and an utter failure from the start, and this video proves why.

The photos that Cole said J.R. posted on Twitter looked like an 8-year-old photoshopped them, and even though they were supposed to be funny, they weren't at all.

I commend Ross for putting up with this garbage because he's a better man than I could ever be.

10. Sheamus and Bleaker Backstage

On the Oct. 31 edition of Raw hosted by The Muppets, we found out an interesting fact about Sheamus.

Here's one of those lovely WWE "Did You Know?" segments for you: The Celtic Warrior is apparently related to Beaker in some way, shape or form.

Given their eerily similar hairdos, I would assume they are brothers, if not twins.

9. Gail Kim Eliminates Herself from a Divas Battle Royal

Gail Kim should be given a medal or trophy of some sort for eliminating herself from a Divas battle royal simply because she didn't care if she got fired.

I just think that's awesome.

What I find to be even funnier, however, is the fact that no one backstage probably even noticed.

8. Vladimir Kozlov's Epic Top Rop Botch

There are plenty of moments throughout a WWE broadcast when you can really tell the show is scripted, such as when someone--cough cough, John Cena--is very vocal when calling out spots.

But Vladimir Kozlov's unbelievably bad top rope botch takes the cake as the top moment of 2011 where I couldn't suspend my disbelief. 

Perhaps Kozlov should have tried something else when he couldn't get over the top rope, and maybe this is just a hunch here, but I don't think the announcers should have been laughing about it either.

That being said, their laughs did make this moment better than it would have been without them.

7. Triple H Should Win an Oscar

Fast forward to the six-minute mark, and watch the magic happen.

I wonder why Triple H's movie career hasn't taken off yet.

6. "Don't Make Me Take off My Jacket!"

John Laurinaitis is pretty terrible as an on-screen performer, but fast forward to about the 1:30 mark, and you will witness pure comedic gold from the interim Raw general manager.

I have no idea if he said this on purpose, but it definitely gets my vote for "Best Line of the Year."

5. Anal Bleeding

When Jerry Lawler was injured after an attack by Mark Henry, the WWE brass had to decide exactly what they wanted that storyline injury to be.

They could have come up with a number of things, from a cracked sternum to a fractured vertebrae to a concussion.

But what did they come up with? Anal bleeding.

I might live to be 100 years old, but I will never forget that term.

4. R-Truth Is a Confederate Soldier

When R-Truth was at the peak of his heel run, he opened an episode of Raw dressed as a Confederate soldier because the show was taking place in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.

This was crazy heel Truth at his finest.

Seriously, I can't do this video any justice with my explanation of it, so just know that I was literally on the floor in tears the first time the segment aired because R-Truth's comic delivery is absolutely perfect.

3. "The Michael Cole Challenge"

The entire "Michael Cole Challenge" was absolutely absurd because it consisted of an arm wrestling contest, a dance contest and a weigh-off between a 42-year-old Cole and a 59-year old Jim Ross.

But the highlight (or is it lowlight?) was the dance-off that featured both Cole and Good Ol' J.R. setting modern dance back a good 50 years or so.

Seriously, I know these guys aren't 18 anymore, but their dancing was just awful.

2. What Is R-Truth Afraid Of?

I could have probably made a slideshow dedicated entirely to R-Truth because that man has a special place in my heart after some of the crazy crap he said at the peak of his heel run.

Of all the wild things he talked about, however, the promo he cut on his two phobias has to be the most outrageous.

For real, watch that video, and you'll want to give this dude an Emmy for "Best Comedic Performance." 

1. Randy Orton and His RKO Celebration

Never in a million years did I think I would see Randy Orton do something like this.

Just watch the video. Immediately.

Hahahahaha.