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===Guns N' Roses===
Though [[Guns N' Roses]] were initially hired to open for Mötley Crüe during the summer of 1987, things grew hostile between both sides in 1988 after Vince Neil alleged that then-Guns N' Roses guitarist [[Izzy Stradlin]] had assaulted his then-wife Sharise at the famed Cathouse club, according to Neil and club owner [[Riki Rachtman]]. Things came to a breaking point at the [[1989 MTV Video Music Awards]] following Mötley Crüe's presentation of the award for 'Best Metal Video' to Guns N' Roses; however, only bassist [[Duff McKagan]] and drummer [[Steven Adler]] appeared at the stage to accept it. Following their performance with [[Tom Petty]], Neil rushed the side of the stage and threw a punch at Stradlin before being restrained by security. Guns N' Roses frontman [[Axl Rose]] was enraged with the incident, threatening Neil after security had separated the two. During an interview in August 1990, Rose later challenged Neil to a fight during an interview with [[Kurt Loder]], claiming "Anytime he wants it, Atlantic City; I Don't Care, We'll put money on it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thethings.com/what-happened-between-axl-rose-and-vince-neil/|title=What Happened Between Axl Rose And Vince Neil?|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=April 15, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415182328/https://www.thethings.com/what-happened-between-axl-rose-and-vince-neil/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bitter-feud-between-axl-rose-vince-neil/ |title=The Bitter Feud Between Axl Rose and Vince Neil |first1=Arun |last1=Starkey |date=2022-07-03 |access-date=2023-04-21 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412192622/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bitter-feud-between-axl-rose-vince-neil/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Neil responded in early 1991 by also challenging Rose to a fight: "Axl if you are watching this, I want to challenge you to a fight. I'm gonna give you time and I'm gonna give you the place. There's no backing out now buddy. It's time to put up or shut up.", later expressing his intent to possibly host the fight in an arena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockcelebrities.net/the-truth-behind-why-motley-crues-vince-neil-challenged-axl-rose-to-a-fight/|title=The Truth Behind Why Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil Challenged Axl Rose To A Fight|date=May 2, 2021|access-date=April 15, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415182328/https://rockcelebrities.net/the-truth-behind-why-motley-crues-vince-neil-challenged-axl-rose-to-a-fight/|url-status=live}}</ref> Reportedly, [[Eddie Van Halen]] and then-current [[Van Halen]] singer [[Sammy Hagar]] had offered money to possibly host the fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]]. However, for unknown reasons, neither Rose or Neil responded to the offer. Neil claims Stradlin had called him with an apology for the incident, but the 1991 Guns N' Roses track "Shotgun Blues" was allegedly a [[diss track]] aimed at Neil.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZvCqR0NPYE|title=Axl Rose vs Vince Neil Feud: Guns N Roses vs Motley Crue|website=[[YouTube]]|date=March 31, 2020 |access-date=April 15, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415182327/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZvCqR0NPYE|url-status=live}}</ref> Tensions were reported to have died down shortly afterwards when both Tommy Lee and former Guns N' Roses guitarist [[Gilby Clarke]] participated with former Metallica bassist [[Jason Newsted]] in a reality show entitled ''Rockstar: Supernova'', as they would contribute musical parts in the show's contest to find a vocalist of the newly formed supergroup. Things remained cordial until 2009 when Neil had lobbed insults towards Rose in response to Guns N' Roses' most recent album, ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'', calling the record a flop and criticizing Rose for his management of the band at the time. In 2014, ''Revolver'' magazine honored Rose by calling him "The World's Greatest Singer"; in response, Neil jokingly mocked the award on Twitter, but deleted his response shortly afterward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockandrolltruestories.com/why-vince-neil-attacked-izzy-stradlin/|title=Why Motley Crue's Vince Neil Attacked Guns N' Roses' Izzy Stradlin|date=April 25, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2023|archive-date=April 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412192623/https://rockandrolltruestories.com/why-vince-neil-attacked-izzy-stradlin/|url-status=live}}</ref>