The most demeaning and humiliating punishment the loser of a gimmick match can endure is being forced to kiss the winner's foot. The most notable of the matches occurred in June 1995, at the King of the Ring pay-per-view. Jerry "the King" Lawler had tormented Bret "Hitman" Hart for the better part of two years, igniting a rivalry that burned hard and fast and served as one of the best in all of WWE. After defeating Hart at In Your House in May, Lawler goaded Hart into the potentially degrading match. Unfortunately for Lawler, he happened to challenge one of the greatest wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots. The Sharpshooter proved to be Lawler's downfall and, after weeks of taunting Hart with his stinky, dirty, nasty, rotten feet, Lawler was made to taste his own filth, courtesy of the former WWE champion. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x34r39_kotr-1995-bret-hart-vs-jerry-lawler_sport Some 16 years later, it was Lawler who would again take part in a Kiss My Foot match, though this time the outcome would be a bit different. His feud with fellow commentator Michael Cole had, inexplicably, become one of the most prominent on Monday Night Raw. Cole, however, had repeatedly demeaned the King and his many accomplishments, going as far as to brag about a 2-0 win-loss record against the Hall of Famer. Their third and final match took place at Over The Limit and featured King repaying Cole for months of incessant moaning, complaining and bragging with a thorough beating and a humiliating ordeal in which Lawler, Bret Hart and Jim Ross all worked together to ensure that Cole snacked on The King's BBQ sauce-drenched toes. Cole never quite recovered and is teased about it on occasion to this day.
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