Exact Moments 10 Wrestlers Knew They Were Done With WWE

7. Bart Gunn's Ultimate KO

Butterbean Knocks Out Bart Gunn
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Bart Gunn was never supposed to win the WWF's (f*cking stupid) 'Brawl For All' tournament.

The tourney had allegedly been set-up as a way for Steve 'Dr. Death' Williams to prove his mettle before sliding into a feud with Steve Austin. For some reason, despite the stakes, the company decided not to work the tough man contests and actually booked shoot fights instead. This was neither thrilling nor ever going to end well.

Gunn blasted his way through the competition, knocked out Doc in the second round and went on to win the thing before facing real-life slugger Butterbean at WrestleMania XV. 35 seconds into that boxing disaster, Bart was KO'd himself and Bean acted like he'd hammered Mike Tyson in front of the entire world.

After that, Gunn had no chance of recovery. His glazed over expression post-match told the full story; Bart knew he wasn't the chosen one in 'Brawl For All' and it dawned on him that losing to an outsider meant he was doomed. He was released shortly afterwards.

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