Many stars in the past had issues with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. It has been revealed by the former WWE star Mosh how he and Thrasher were once directed to assault Insane Clown Posse (ICP). While ICP members Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J are best known for their hip-hop careers, they also appeared in WWE in 1998. Once they allegedly asked for more money from WWE Chairman after they impressed during a segment with The Oddities.
The Headbangers were instructed to assault ICP
Speaking to WSI’s James Romero, Mosh revealed that a WWE agent told The Headbangers to legitimately hurt ICP following their request to McMahon.
“The story we were told was that the next day ICP went into Vince and basically said, ‘Hey, did you hear that? The reaction we got, such a big buzz. We need more money.’ Vince said, ‘Let me think about it, I’ll get back to you tomorrow.’ We had an agent come to us and say, ‘You guys go out there and beat the s*** out of them,’” Mosh said.
Mosh also went on to reveal that the agent said ICP would no longer appear in WWE after that night. The Headbangers were also warned that they would lose their jobs if they did not beat up the hip-hop stars. Mosh and Thrasher were in fear of their jobs and did as they were told and agreed to beat up Insane Clown Posse. It was a decade later that The Headbangers reunited with Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J at ICP’s annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival:
“They came up to us and they were like, ‘It’s so great to see you guys. That match we had where you guys beat the s*** out of us, you really beat the s*** out of us, but that was so much fun. We loved it. We’re so happy to have you here,’” Mosh added.