Chicago Sun-Times: Bradshaw crosses line in Germany

All John Bradshaw" Layfield was trying to do last week in Germany was anger the fans enough to add some heat to his World Title match against Eddie Guerrerro. What he ended up doing was annoying people around the globe and getting himself in maybe more hot water than any wrestler before.

While in Munich, Bradshaw -- looking to draw some fan heat -- began "goose-stepping" and using other Nazi mannerisms. It will come as no surprise that this was considered inappropriate under any circumstances, and the fallout was not far behind. Bradshaw quickly was relieved of his duties as a contributor on CNBC, and he was ridiculed in numerous media outlets.

According to some reports, WWE management was not as angry as many others, but a number of Bradshaw's fellow grapplers were not pleased. Some said they were embarrassed to work for the same company as Bradshaw. The WWE did post an apology on its Web site.

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