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WWE's 15 most crushing losses: photos
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- c4 G- `, _; M, RAfter being defeated by Triple H, Kane was forced to unmask on the June 23, 2003, edition of Raw.1 I" R, P; s3 H* L* i K9 r
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) k7 n0 c Y3 h: P' qVacating the WWE Title on the Feb. 13, 1997, edition of Raw, Shawn Michaels affirmed he'd "lost his smile."/ V) y( I4 h( Y6 w0 W' ?4 }/ n
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& l! H/ x4 L1 l$ KJohn Cena's loss to The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII sent his life into a tailspin for an entire year.
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, h8 I$ O C+ r) x2 V8 A2 iAfter falling to The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VII, Randy Savage was forced into retirement.
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) Q. c3 v# C& X& sBret Hart's controversial defeat at Survivor Series 1997 remains one of the most talked-about incidents in WWE history.5 y0 |) Q0 P4 E7 I# K6 D, {
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At WrestleMania XXIV, Shawn Michaels ended the WWE career of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.( N6 z( B% }$ f
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Batista lost an "I Quit" Match to John Cena at Over the Limit 2010, and actually quit WWE the following night.
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3 K: A+ Q* k5 _0 O N0 h" O9 NIn an emotionally charged battle of brothers, Jeff Hardy brutalized his older sibling at Backlash 2009.# ]" B2 t: |# a: ]" F
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In their second Show of Shows clash in as many years, The Undertaker put an end to the career of Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI.7 D2 C' s' X$ `2 H$ L( f1 U7 N
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Hulkamaniacs around the globe were inconsolable when The Undertaker captured Hulk Hogan's WWE Title at Survivor Series 1991.
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In a shocking betrayal, Stephanie McMahon turned on her own father at Armageddon 1999, helping Triple H defeat The Chairman in a No Holds Barred Match.
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After Lay-Cool had imploded, Layla ended the career of her former best friend, Michelle McCool, at Extreme Rules 2011.; M B; P0 l: I% @) S) p
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- C! F- A- g! A. D6 |After failing to become WWE Champion in a Steel Cage Match on the March 17, 1997, edition of Raw, Bret "Hit Man" Hart went on a wild, profanity-laden rant.0 v5 G: }: x/ o2 u
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0 _9 ^4 Y0 s, [8 Z( G6 yLita's departure from WWE was less than grandiose after Mickie James won her Women's Championship at Survivor Series 2006.7 j5 x p) h5 q1 ?# x# f, j
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After Triple H fell to the rampaging Brock Lesnar in the "Perfect Storm" at SummerSlam 2012, many wondered whether The Game was truly over.
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