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A dose of payback, WWE-style: photos$ V/ d) k) r4 J8 ~* ]$ Y/ a
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Big Show became a big traitor when he helped keep the unpopular John Laurinaitis afloat as Raw and SmackDown General Manager in 2012. John Cena made Big Show pay at No Way Out.
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By defeating The World's Largest Athlete inside a steel cage, Cena ensured "Mr. Excitement" would receive his walking papers. "You're fired!" WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon yelled at Laurinaitis.. |+ c, P. i- x, X. B# S% Y
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3 o! u9 `4 Q# J& \Before the unemployment line, there was one last place for Laurinaitis to go ...
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8 c: E O" {. q+ B j5 IIn 1991, Virgil went from being The Million Dollar Man's verbally abused bodyguard to the top contender to the Million Dollar Championship.5 `& S- d9 |7 D& K3 v# l1 h
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7 H& J% [+ s# w8 ^9 TThe former allies fought at SummerSlam 1991.
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1-2-3 Kid must have regretted taunting foe-turned-friend-turned-foe Razor Ramon with a baby bottle in 1996. The mockery led to a "Crybaby Match" at In Your House 6, which 1-2-3 Kid lost.2 F* K2 _5 D6 E' P9 G
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& K2 o- F z+ W5 W1 J, WAt WrestleMania VIII, Randy Savage finally got his hands on "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who had claimed to carry on an affair with Miss Elizabeth, Savage's wife.
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7 _8 K/ ~0 I0 X) x$ B"Macho Man" sent Flair flying every which way.
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0 @2 k( b3 P& R: JAn added bonus of Savage's WrestleMania payback was the WWE Championship he won by pinning Flair.
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After the Wade Barrett-led Nexus spent much of 2010 tormenting John Cena, the Cenation leader scored retribution against Barrett in a Chairs Match at WWE TLC.
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... and then he dumped dozens of chairs onto the onetime Nexus leader.
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Triple H cruelly slammed Shawn Michaels' head through a car window prior to their Street Fight at SummerSlam 2002.
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3 E4 h6 z. ~3 z% e8 c# KCompeting in his first WWE match in years, HBK made sure The Game paid for his actions.
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Starting at King of the Ring 1993, Jerry "The King" Lawler and Bret "Hit Man" Hart's disdain for each other grew more and more intense.
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After two years of barbs, Hart finally silenced Lawler in a "Kiss My Foot" Match at King of the Ring 1995.
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Forget washing your mouth out with soap! "The King" tasted defeat in a most humbling manner.
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- }) |+ x3 m0 @% c5 s7 X1 ZOne night after using underhanded tactics to retain the WWE Championship in a match against Kurt Angle, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin celebrated with his teammates in The Alliance.
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; Z4 S4 i6 V' W( {Imitating Austin's famous "beer truck" incident, Angle used a hose to spray down the ring in vitamin D-fortified milk.
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Prior to their Steel Cage Match at Taboo Tuesday 2005, Triple H callously betrayed his idol, Ric Flair, by attacking him with a sledgehammer.
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2 s+ j4 o6 Z4 K l7 ZCena even dumped Edge into the Long Island Sound." n8 D8 E0 p; |4 f
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Although their harsh feelings have since been put aside, Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole were embroiled in a long-stewing rivalry that culminated at Over the Limit 2011.
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1 H3 m( m" w* `; g9 d" w6 gCole was coming off back-to-back pay-per-view victories over "The King," prompting Lawler to put up his WWE Hall of Fame ring for another crack at his fellow commentator. _1 ]/ S- c1 f- ]; ]- W9 ~, f
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The bout was no ordinary contest, but rather a "Kiss My Foot" Match.
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This time, however, Lawler was on the winning end. He even enlisted onetime foe Bret Hart to lend a hand in serving Cole's punishment.1 N: X+ D, q# t* X% H3 i2 W
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The WWE Universe feared it'd seen the last of The Undertaker when Yokozuna bested him in a Casket Match at Royal Rumble 1994.
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N+ B* Z# z4 Y6 |$ Q- f3 {After an extended absence, The Undertaker returned to the ring for a return Casket Match at Survivor Series 1994.
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The Rated-R Superstar ended up Spearing Del Rio for the win, but he wasn't through there.
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