5 Wrestling Feuds Where There Was Real-Life Heat

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Some of the most legendary feuds in professional wrestling involved wrestlers who had real-life animosity outside of the ring. Here are five such examples.

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1. CM Punk and Jeff Hardy The dispute between CM Punk and Jeff Hardy involved some strong words and hurt feelings. That was seemingly inevitable when Vince McMahon decided to base their wrestling feud on reality.

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2. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart This is a tale well told by this point. Shawn Michaels had to watch Bret Hart get to the top first. The competition got real.

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3. Ric Flair and Mick Foley This one got kicked off when Ric Flair took to his 2004 book to absolutely torch Mick Foley.

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4. Matt Hardy and Edge Edge and Lita got together while she was still with Matt. It was a powder keg of epic proportions.

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