Inside the Forbidden Door: Unveiling Wrestling's 5 Iconic Moments

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The Forbidden Door in Wrestling An instance of breaching the forbidden door occurs when talent makes a surprise appearance in a rival promo tion. Learn more

These exhilarating moments ignite a spark and create lasting impressions on fans. Here are five instances exemplifying this.

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1. Madusa Takes Out the Trash In one of the most iconic and controversial images of the 1990s, Bischoff convinced Madusa to dump the WWF title into a trash can live on WCW Monday Nitro.

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2. NWA Invasion of the WWF in 1997/98 In that year's Rumble match, Owen Hart was making his entrance to the ring when he was intercepted by the NWA North American Champion, halting his progress.

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3. The Freebird Rule They had storied rivalries with the Von Erichs in World Class Championship Wrestling and the Road Warriors while in Georgia Championship Wrestling.

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From Madusa discarding the WWF Women's Championship into the trash on WCW Monday Nitro to witnessing "The Phenom" outside of WWE, here are five instances when "The Forbidden Door" was opened in wrestling!

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