5 WWE matches that were affected by real-life events

Modified Jan 17, 2019 08:34 GMT

Angle wins the WWF Championship and gives some hope to the United States.

#2 Puder pays the price at the 2005 Royal Rumble

Puder was punished in the Rumble match for hurting Kurt Angle. — Puder was punished in the Rumble match for hurting Kurt Angle

Daniel Puder may not be a name many are familiar with, but in 2004 he won the $1,000,000 Tough Enough challenge.

Not only winning a cool million (which Puder has since said never emerged), the young star also earned a WWE contract, and a spot in the 2005 Royal Rumble

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Whilst no-one believed Puder was going to win the match, his chances weren't helped when he met Kurt Angle in a shoot fight in late 2004, getting into a hold that could've broke Angle's arm.

Instantly facing nuclear heat backstage, Puder's showing in the Rumble match was abysmal, as he entered early, got wailed on by Hardcore Holly and eliminated.

Funny thing though, the man he beat in the Tough Enough finals, well, he's quite the A-Lister on SmackDown Live.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram