WWE were banned from location for filming disrespectful act that left general public furious

WWE were banned from a location they filmed many segments at after the general public were outraged by what they witnessed.

Though the vast majority of WWE's filming takes place in the middle of a ring, inside an arena packed with fans - often segments take place in public places in order to further storylines.

Some of these wild moments included brawls at the supermarket and 'Gulf of Mexico' match.

The Undertaker, arguably the greatest and most iconic character in WWE history, filmed many eery vignettes at a real life graveyard at night time before 'Buried' Alive matches. during the Attitude Era.

WWE returned to that very same location as part of a storyline involving the Big Show and the Big Boss Man back in 1999.

The two behemoths were involved in a feud where Boss Man, a former prison guard, crashed the funeral of the Big Show’s father - arriving with a car and a loudspeaker as he mocked his death.

Why were WWE banned from filming at a cemetery?

Boss Man, real name, Ray Traylor, attacked the 7ft giant and then proceed to drive away with the coffin attached as Big Show lay on it.

While this was all scripted and there were actors present, there was a real life funeral taking place nearby, as well as people visiting relatives and the chaos did not go down well with members of the public present.

Many are understood to have felt disrespected by what they saw in such a setting and WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco recalled the strict ban put in place.

"They had used the cemetery for some of the graveyard matches that we used to have," he said speaking to John Bradshaw Layfield on Sportskeeda’s What Were They Thinking podcast.

"Where The Undertaker was out digging a hole in the ground for a graveyard match. But after this deal with the Big Boss Man, they were never asked to come back, they were never given permission to go back again."

The Big Show was involved in one of WWE's wildest moments. Image: Getty

Bruce Prichard, who shot the sequence, received a phone call the day after where he was told "that we would never be able to use that cemetery again", speaking on his 'Something to Wrestle With' podcast.

However, Prichard maintains that the ban was worth it as he believes he directed "probably one of the best pieces of television that has probably ever existed".

Big Show's father was actually alive at the time and it was claimed that the former world heavyweight champion came up with the idea himself.