5 Times WWE Superstars hit their opponents for real

#3 Daniel Puder is 'punished' for his deeds

Puder gets the beating of his life

Daniel Puder could have become an incredible wrestler and would probably have had a long and successful stint in WWE, if the Kurt Angle incident hadn't happened. Puder's actions on that fateful night on SmackDown weren't taken lightly by WWE, and the rookie paid a heavy price for what he did to Angle. Puder was one of the early entrants in the 2005 Royal Rumble match. He came out, picked up a mic, and talked trash for a while before making his way to the ring.

WWE veterans Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero immediately launched a brutal attack on Puder and both hit him with some pretty nasty chops to the chest. Things got more uncomfortable when Hardcore Holly came out, and he hit Puder with some more chops. Puder was then thrown out of the ring, and this was it in terms of his WWE career. The runner up, The Miz, went on to have an incredibly successful career and even headlined WrestleMania as WWE Champion.