5 Times WWE Superstars hit their opponents for real

#4 Daniel Puder shoots on Kurt Angle

Daniel Puder and Kurt Angle

In late 2004, Daniel Puder was involved in a SmackDown segment with Kurt Angle, which was the beginning of the end of the former's WWE career. Kurt Angle had challenged the Tough Enough rookies to a squat thrust competition, with Chris Nawrocki winning the match and bagging a shoot fight against Angle. Kurt ended up breaking Nawrocki's ribs, and proceeded to challenge the other finalists.

Puder accepted the challenge and not many fans were aware at the time that he had a legit MMA background. Angle took Puder down in a matter of seconds, but this was followed by the latter locking Angle in a Kimura lock. Angle tried to score a pin as one of the WWE officials realized the seriousness of the situation. Jim Korderas was the one to make the quick pin, even though Puder's shoulders were nowhere close to the mat. Angle and Puder rose immediately after, and the former WWE Champion went on to confront the rookie and talk to him off-mic. Angle was genuinely looking angry at what had just happened with Puder.