We do love to see people get whats coming to them, dont we? After all, its an essential part of pro wrestling booking 101: get the crowd to hate the bad guy, bring in a good guy that can take them down, get the crowd invested in paying to see it happen. When it happens perfectly when the punishment completely fits the crime its a thing of beauty to behold. Thats when pro wrestling gets it right. Of course, when it happens in real life no ones paying to see it but that doesnt mean that it doesnt happen that way, real life imitating pro wrestling art to provide a blow off worthy of the finest wrestling angle. Sometimes we deserve it, sometimes we dont: sometimes we can appreciate the irony of it all and be a good sport, sometimes we cry foul. Whatever the reaction, theres something comforting and often hilarious about witnessing someones actions boomeranging and hitting them right in the middle of the face, karma being what it is. To that end, here are the real life stories of the most ironic comeuppances in professional wrestling. Some of them will make you smile, some of them will make you wince but thats life, isnt it?
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