In 2001, Kurt Angle returned home to Pittsburgh as a hero.
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That night, Angle defeated Booker T to become the first WWE star to win the WCW Championship.
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At WrestleMania VII, "Macho King" Randy Savage was defeated by The Ultimate Warrior in a Retirement Match.
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After the match, Savage embraced Miss Elizabeth and the WWE Universe exploded.
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After The Colossal Connection lost the World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania VI, Bobby Heenan furiously chewed out Andre the Giant and slapped him across the face.
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Andre responded with a slap of his own and also attacked his partner, Haku.
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CM Punk sat cross-legged on a stage in Las Vegas in a “Stone Cold” crewneck tee and delivered the most famous sports-entertainment speech since Austin himself coined “3:16.”
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Two weeks later, CM Punk had a live contract negotiation with Mr. McMahon on Raw, earning more cheers from the WWE Universe.
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At Royal Rumble 1991, Virgil was once again berated by Ted DiBiase following their victory over the father-son duo of Dusty and Dustin Rhodes.
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Something snapped in Virgil at that moment as the bodyguard lifted the Million Dollar Championship, and planted it between the eyes of his longtime superior.
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With his 2005 Royal Rumble Match victory, Batista was tasked with making the decision of switching to SmackDown and challenging JBL for the WWE Championship, or face his own ally, Triple H, for the World Heavyweight Title.
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Batista gave Triple H the proverbial thumbs-down and delivered a devastating Batista Bomb to the shocked champion.
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Ted DiBiase had paid Slick to have The Big Boss Man help recover his Million Dollar Championship, which had been stolen by Jake Roberts and stuffed into the same bag as Jake’s pet python, Damien.
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Boss Man became incensed when he discovered that Slick had not given him a cut of DiBiase’s payment, and made good with Roberts.
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Lex Luger strutted out from a helicopter on the deck of the U.S.S. Intrepid in an American flag shirt and cowboy boots as our nation’s last hope to bodyslam Yokozuna.
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He hoisted Yoko up and slammed him to the canvas.
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After Bobby Heenan attempted to deliver an answer to Randy Savage regarding Mr. Perfect being Savage's partner at Survivor Series 1992, Perfect became furious.
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Perfect poured a pitcher of water over the “wet weasel” and proclaimed he was back.
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At Survivor Series 1992, Perfect and "Macho" faced off with Ric Flair and Razor Ramon in an epic contest.
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After Randy Savage defeated Jake Roberts in 1992, a frustrated “Snake” lurked backstage, ready to smash “Macho” or Elizabeth with a steel chair the moment they stepped through the curtain.
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Undertaker had seen enough. Saving the lovebirds from certain injury, he snatched the chair away from Roberts and nailed his own villainous ally instead.
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At WrestleMania VIII, The Undertaker continued his famed Streak by defeating Jake.
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Following months of Rusev and Lana antagonizing Americans, Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger confronted the residents of Russia on Raw in June 2014.
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Colter insisted a Real American can stop Rusev as the crowd joined along in their "We the People" catchphrase.
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Swagger sent Rusev from the ring and the evil pair backed up the ramp.