10 Examples Of WWE Punishment Booking
Know your role.
As everyone knows, the worst place to be in wrestling (save, perhaps, for on Ryback's shoulders) is the WWE dog house.
After crossing the line on Twitter, Baron Corbin has reportedly found himself there over recent weeks.
And (for those who didn't hate him already) it has been a little unedifying to watch the 'Lone Wolf' go from one of 2017's break-out stars to being comprehensively buried by John Cena in SummerSlam's opening bout.
But that's often the way it goes in wrestling. Professional conduct is a prerequisite for anyone looking to forge a successful career in WWE, and if you step out of line - no matter how seemingly minor your infraction - you can expect to pay the price. In a very public and humiliating way, usually.
Corbin isn't the first to take a slap on the wrist, of course - and, for as long as late-night social media rants are a thing, he probably won't be the last either.
There have been several examples before him of wrestlers falling down the pecking order after a faux pas - and they often hit a few branches on the way down.
10. Baron Corbin
Corbin's example bears repeating, because his fall from grace has been as dramatic as any wrestling fans can remember.
After emerging victorious from a star-studded Money in the Bank Ladder match in June, the 'Lone Wolf' looked all set to become a world champion by year's end.
But with more exposure comes more critics, and the 32-year-old made the mistake of responding to Twitter provocation with some harsh words of his own - something WWE, apparently, takes a dim view on (unless you pull off a really sick burn).
Instead of winning the WWE Championship, Corbin's cash-in attempt on SmackDown ended with a roll-up victory for Jinder Mahal. Then, later in the same week, he lost inside 10 minutes to John Cena in a pointedly one-sided SummerSlam opener.
Lesson learned, you would imagine.