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Get ready to dive deep into the hidden stories and jaw-dropping moments behind WWE’s latest hit series. Discover the untold secrets from original match plans, celebrity training grinds, shocking internal decisions, and surprise contract negotiations. From backstage ruses to superstar pushes, this inside look reveals the real drama and grit behind the glitz of WWE Unreal Season 2.
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00:00Keep choking him out.
00:01He was certainly clamped down on there.
00:03Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:05And today, we're looking at the biggest behind-the-scenes reveals
00:08from WWE's kayfabe breaking series.
00:11I feel like I'm just like on this hot streak
00:13and I don't want to ruin it by getting pregnant.
00:16But how awful is that that I say that?
00:19But that's just the reality of being a woman in wrestling.
00:24Number 10. Original plans for SummerSlam.
00:27SummerSlam.
00:28SummerSlam.
00:32Does Seth have a match two weeks out?
00:38Whatever it is, can blow his knee out.
00:41Unlike the show's first season,
00:43Unreal doesn't go into detail about scrapped plans.
00:46However, Episode 4 opens with a whiteboard reveal
00:49that tells a completely different story from what fans ultimately got.
00:53The biggest surprise?
00:54Trish Stratus was booked for a main event match at SummerSlam,
00:57a PLE she never appeared on.
00:59Her first singles match in 18 years.
01:04And it's for the WWE Women's Championship.
01:09Other major plans included Roman Reigns vs. Braun Breaker,
01:12Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn,
01:14the Demon Finn Balor vs. Dominic Mysterio,
01:17Bayley vs. Becky Lynch,
01:19and the Bellas vs. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
01:21For many, this preliminary card will look far more appealing
01:25than the actual one at the event.
01:27But considering these are all WrestleMania-worthy,
01:30perhaps WWE is just waiting to shoot big down the line.
01:34Don't put that in the notes.
01:35Number 9. Jelly Roll went all in.
01:38Trying for SummerSlam.
01:41We're going to see how much we weigh today.
01:42There's always a collective groan from the WWE universe
01:46whenever a celebrity gets inserted into a storyline.
01:49For decades, the company had high-profile names,
01:52embarrassed, and very talented who deserved better.
01:54However, Jelly Roll had no interest in putting himself over.
01:58My fear in wrestling was,
02:01had I bit off more than I could chew,
02:02was I physically going to be able to do it?
02:06As Unreal reveals,
02:08the singer actively campaigned to lose his bout at SummerSlam.
02:11Jelly's lost a lot of weight,
02:12not quite enough to throw that T-bone suplex or whatever.
02:16Logan was trying it all!
02:19Jelly with a slam in the zone.
02:21Unlike most celebrity matches that are thrown in at the last minute,
02:25Jelly Roll went all in,
02:26training extensively at the Performance Center,
02:29undergoing a strict weight loss diet,
02:31and becoming a complete student of the game.
02:34Triple H remained on the fence about the finish
02:36until the day of the event,
02:38but ultimately granted Jelly Roll's wish
02:40to go out on his back and tell the story he wanted.
02:43Number 8.
02:44Pat McAfee was originally set to beat Gunther.
02:47You're Gunther,
02:48and it's the night after this horrible loss.
02:51You didn't get the best of Jey Uso.
02:52Everybody's loving it.
02:53Most thought Gunther vs. McAfee at Backlash
02:56was a story for the former to reset
02:58after his submission loss to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41.
03:02Gunther taps out!
03:04Jey Uso wins the damn title!
03:06However, Unreal revealed that the ring general
03:09was originally set to put McAfee over
03:12to avoid a predictable outcome,
03:14one that Triple H even considered.
03:16I don't know why Pat McAfee's being a good one.
03:20Pat wrestling at WrestleMania or SummerSlam?
03:23James Bond wins at the end of every James Bond movie
03:25because that's what you pay to see.
03:26It's the right ending for the story.
03:28WWE VP of Creative Rating Jonathan Bakestrom
03:31questioned the benefit of a former world champion
03:34losing to a color commentator,
03:36and Gunther ultimately decided to finish
03:38during the match itself.
03:39You're gonna put him over on the end?
03:41Yeah.
03:41What are you doing?
03:43I figured it out again.
03:44Okay.
03:44Another moment shows Triple H urging McAfee
03:47to stay in character after Gunther's attack on Raw.
03:50Since cameras would follow McAfee backstage,
03:52this could have unraveled kayfabe itself
03:55had Adam Pearce not discreetly stepped in
03:57to relay the message.
03:58Has somebody told him that?
04:00I don't see anybody telling him that.
04:02If he comes out of character when we go backstage,
04:05you're screwed.
04:07I was being told literally by Adam Pearce
04:10who's standing next to me with his arms,
04:12we are still alive.
04:13We are still alive.
04:15Number seven.
04:16The vision was created to push Braun Breaker.
04:19Seth has been looking for someone
04:21to be that ace in the hole, so to speak.
04:23We have not named this group yet.
04:24I'm not saying we need to Monday.
04:26To put it bluntly,
04:27WWE's men's division has a severe superstar shortage.
04:31Nearly their entire main event roster
04:33is dominated by wrestlers above 40,
04:35leaving the company with an urgent need
04:37for superstars of tomorrow.
04:39We need people who are going to be able
04:41to lead this company in the future.
04:44Right now, based on his age and where he's at,
04:48hopefully we can put it all together,
04:49put it all together fast and get him ready.
04:51As Unreal shows,
04:53Braun Breaker is the company's pick
04:54to lead it into the future.
04:56While the vision was presented
04:57as Seth Rollins' project to maintain his own status,
05:01the faction's true purpose
05:02is to elevate Breaker into the big leagues.
05:05I know where I want to be,
05:06and that's at the top,
05:08to where people speak of me
05:11as if I'm a Seth Rollins or a Roman or a punk.
05:16You know, this is part of how you get there.
05:18As stated by Rollins,
05:19Breaker is the company's, quote,
05:21blue-chip prospect,
05:22someone they envision headlining
05:24WrestleMania for years to come.
05:26Breaker was visibly emotional
05:27when Triple H delivered the news,
05:29getting one up on former franchise player
05:31Roman Reigns to kickstart his big push.
05:34Are you kidding me?
05:37Oh my God!
05:38That was a human missile intercept!
05:42Braun Breaker!
05:44Number 6.
05:45Becky Lynch is on her final run.
05:472024.
05:48I was pretty burnt out,
05:50and I said,
05:50okay, I think this is a good pause.
05:54I had been going on all cylinders
05:57since I came back from having my daughter.
06:00Though the show doesn't linger on the moment,
06:02Becky does make it clear
06:03that her time in pro wrestling is nearly up.
06:06Reflecting on her career
06:07after returning from a year-long hiatus,
06:10Lynch admits this is likely
06:11the last WWE contract she signed.
06:14This is probably it, you know,
06:15this is the final run,
06:17this is the final contract.
06:18So I suppose it's a matter of
06:20knowing that, understanding that,
06:22and enjoying that the best,
06:23the best I can.
06:26Her hiatus nearly became permanent
06:27before she chose to come back.
06:29One of her main motivations
06:31is to establish new stars,
06:33such as Lyra Valkyria,
06:34a goal that Unreal explores in detail.
06:37Lynch also shares a surprising revelation
06:39on how she was originally perceived.
06:41Becky Lynch, very talented,
06:44top of the women's locker room,
06:46but starting out maybe just a notch
06:49behind some of the other folks
06:51that came up same time as her.
06:53The WrestleMania main eventer
06:55was never considered an IT prospect
06:57and was constantly on the chopping block
06:59before establishing herself as the man
07:01to save her career.
07:02I was constantly on the chopping block
07:05from day one.
07:06It sort of makes her an underdog.
07:08Number five,
07:09Seth Rollins' botched Money in the Bank win.
07:12LA Knight's back in the mix.
07:13Look at the floor of Seth Rollins here.
07:15It's not what we thought about.
07:18LA Knight trying to win Money in the Bank.
07:21Damn it.
07:21Tell him to go.
07:22Many complained that LA Knight was, quote,
07:25buried when he failed to win
07:26the 2025 Money in the Bank briefcase.
07:28But as Unreal shows,
07:30Knight was set up to look strong in defeat,
07:32only to botch the finish.
07:34Knight was set to battle Rollins
07:36on top of the ladder,
07:37coming within inches of victory
07:39before Rollins stole the win.
07:41Is there a way for them to go?
07:42Double.
07:43When they get about halfway up
07:45or they get all the way to the top,
07:46they fight a little bit back down.
07:47He knocks Seth off.
07:50Unfortunately, he took too long
07:52to enter the ring,
07:53forcing Rollins to take him out on the mat
07:55before either could reach the ladder.
07:57The series also depicts the fallout
07:59from the failed spot.
08:00The suspense and the drama
08:03that that creates,
08:04we lost that.
08:06Rollins and the producers
08:07fumed over the missed opportunity,
08:09while Triple H reprimanded Knight
08:11for failing to seize the moment
08:12designed to protect him.
08:14We've got a really good story there.
08:16We just missed the moment
08:17to put the fire on.
08:21Number four,
08:22Becky Lynch tried to back out
08:24of taking Bayley's spot.
08:25I had been in a tag team
08:27with Bayley coming up to Mania.
08:29Bayley and Valkyria
08:31are heading to WrestleMania
08:33to take on the tag champs.
08:35And then we found out
08:37that Becky was returning.
08:39This is why you don't listen
08:40to Dirt Sheets.
08:41Right after WrestleMania 41,
08:43many speculated that Becky
08:45had pushed the idea
08:45to steal Bayley's spot on the card.
08:48But as we now know,
08:49because of Unreal,
08:50the reality was quite the opposite.
08:52Bayley's deserved
08:53to have a WrestleMania match.
08:55And I was taking her out.
08:58And really, right up
08:59until the last moment,
09:00I was like,
09:00ah, should we maybe
09:02do this differently?
09:03The plan had been penciled in
09:04before the year even began,
09:06with Bayley fully aware
09:07that she wouldn't be competing
09:08at the event.
09:09Not only did Lynch believe
09:11it wouldn't work,
09:12but she was convinced
09:13the crowd would boo her
09:14out of the building
09:14for replacing Bayley.
09:16She's petrified she's going
09:17to come back and be less over.
09:19When you're in this world
09:24and you're always wanting
09:25to be on top,
09:27you have to kind of feel
09:28like you're always fighting
09:29something.
09:31The series even shows
09:32Lynch feeling guilty
09:33and attempting to back out
09:34altogether.
09:35Although Bayley was disappointed,
09:37she was willing to go along
09:38with whatever creative
09:39had decided.
09:40It was like bittersweet
09:42in a way when I was told
09:44that this was going to happen
09:45because, you know,
09:46I was excited to have
09:47Becky back,
09:48but like it started
09:49really singing
09:50like how much it sucks.
09:51Number three,
09:52John Cena's face turn.
09:54They're not going to hate you
09:56like you want them to hate you.
09:58It's not going to happen.
09:59Arguably the biggest heel turn
10:01in wrestling history,
10:02Cena's shocking betrayal
10:04at Elimination Chamber 2025
10:06didn't exactly have
10:07the kind of payoff fans wanted.
10:09Most were surprised
10:10when Cena reverted
10:11to a good guy
10:12before SummerSlam
10:13without explanation.
10:14The day that John Cena
10:16came back to the WWE!
10:22Unreal takes us
10:23into the writer's room
10:24where Triple H
10:25and his team debated it.
10:26As it turns out,
10:27creative simply couldn't
10:28figure out how to
10:29justify his face turn.
10:31Despite throwing ideas around,
10:33they decided Cena
10:34would return to his morals
10:35simply because of
10:36his overwhelming popularity.
10:38Cena and Cody Rhodes
10:39SummerSlam match
10:40was designed to cast Cena
10:41as the hero
10:42and Rhodes playing the heel.
10:43However, Cena called
10:45an audible mid-match,
10:46convincing Rhodes to
10:47quote,
10:47be himself,
10:49resulting in both
10:49playing the babyface role.
10:51It's what you want!
10:56This is very John
10:59because the moment
11:01was there to be a bad guy.
11:03Number 2.
11:04Seth Rollins'
11:05worked injury
11:06If we can make people believe
11:08that Seth is injured,
11:10there's a really cool
11:12payoff at the end.
11:13There wasn't very many people
11:14in audit.
11:15While many believed
11:16working the fans
11:17was no longer possible,
11:19WWE hit a home run
11:20with Seth Rollins' ruse.
11:22The idea was conceived
11:23by Triple H,
11:24who only shared it
11:25with a select few.
11:26Rollins initially wanted
11:28to keep his Saturday night's
11:29main event opponent
11:30LA night in the dark
11:31as well,
11:32but was convinced
11:33otherwise by Triple H.
11:34If the roles were
11:35reversed on this
11:36and I didn't tell you,
11:37you would be
11:38out of your mind
11:39pissed at me.
11:41The series shows
11:41Triple H and Rude
11:42staying in character
11:43in gorilla position
11:44as Rollins sells the injury.
11:46The deception
11:47was so tight-lipped
11:48that Rollins and Becky Lynch
11:49maintained the act
11:50with their own families.
11:52His dad is texting me
11:53and I'm like,
11:54do I have to lie to your dad?
11:56Like, who do I have to
11:57lie to?
11:58So I was like
11:59breaking out in hives.
12:01Rollins sold the fake injury
12:03for weeks
12:03until cashing in
12:04his Money in the Bank
12:05briefcase at SummerSlam
12:06to pull off
12:07the ruse of the century.
12:22Before we unveil
12:24our top pick,
12:24here are a few
12:25honorable mentions.
12:27Chelsea Green
12:28is not considered
12:28world champion material.
12:30She's seen as an
12:31entertaining utility player
12:32unlikely to win
12:33the big one.
12:34Chelsea is so entertaining
12:36but she is not built for
12:39nor should she be
12:41in a Charlotte Flair role
12:44or Tiffany Stratton
12:45because Chelsea's job
12:49is to help
12:50make those people.
12:51The reason why
12:52Naomi and Sasha Banks
12:54walked out of WWE,
12:55being booked for a raw match
12:57they didn't want to be in
12:58was the last straw.
12:59Naomi and her partner
13:00were going to be in a six-pack challenge
13:02to see who was going to get a title shot
13:04at the next POE.
13:06Naomi and her partner
13:07weren't comfortable
13:08at that point
13:09being in a match
13:10where they'd be pitted against each other.
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13:29Number one,
13:30R-Truth's quote,
13:31firing.
13:32R-Truth took to his
13:33official X account
13:34to officially announce
13:35that he has been released
13:36from WWE.
13:37Easily the biggest
13:38talking point of 2025,
13:40R-Truth's release
13:41sent the wrestling world
13:42into meltdown.
13:44After an outpour
13:45of support and tribute,
13:46his firing seemed unchangeable
13:48until he reappeared
13:49at Money in the Bank.
13:51While Triple H
13:51tried to pass it off
13:52as quote,
13:53part of the show
13:54at the time,
13:55Unreal revealed
13:55what really happened.
13:57We got to a point
13:58in Truth's run
14:01where his contract
14:03was coming up.
14:05When you are dealing
14:06with contracts
14:07and money
14:08and you're very far apart
14:11in the numbers
14:12and communication
14:13breaks down.
14:14When talks over Truth's
14:16expiring contract stalled,
14:17WWE told him
14:18they wouldn't be renewing,
14:20which he interpreted
14:21as being fired.
14:22It wasn't until
14:23a conversation
14:24with Nick Khan
14:24that both parties
14:25reached a deal.
14:26I was hurt.
14:28Nick Khan, like,
14:30he padded that wound.
14:32We had made the deal,
14:33we agreed,
14:34the ink was dried,
14:36he said Money in the Bank
14:37would be the best time.
14:38Truth's return
14:38was so hush-hush
14:40that even Jey Uso
14:41and Logan Paul,
14:42who were in the match,
14:43had no idea.
14:44R-Truth?
14:45No way!
14:46I was like,
14:47Oh, and that
14:52head-shaving segment?
14:53That was Truth's idea
14:54all along.
14:55What secrets
14:56would you like to see
14:57exposed in Unreal's
14:58next season?
14:59Let us know
14:59in the comments.
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