Loser Leaves Town: Difference between revisions

 

* For the last eight months or so of his career, [[Ric Flair]] wrestled under a stipulation that should he lose a single match, he would be forced to retire -- thus turning all of his matches into Loser Leaves Town matches. He finally lost at Wrestlemania and did indeed retire, making this the rare example of the wrestler actually quitting wrestling when he lost: Flair's real life intent to retire was what sparked the storyline in the first place. It was the WWE's way of giving him a big sendoff.

** It is also worth noting that after losing a [[Loser Leaves Town]] match to [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] in 1993, Flair did not return to the WWE until 2001 - and then only because he had ([[Kayfabe]]) bought a 50% share in the company.

* [[The Undertaker]] lost one to [[Edge]] at One Night Stand 2008. This removal was for the purposes of recovering from injuries. He returned less than three months later when Vickie Guerrero needed him to kick Edge's butt.

* William Regal also lost this kind of match. Regal failed a drug test and the WWE needed a kayfabe explanation for his suspension that followed said test.

** The reason for the match as opposed to simply taking him off TV was that Regal was in the middle of a ''major'' push at the time.

{{quote| '''Robbie:''' If I win, you have to leave Lazy Town ''forever.''<br />

'''Sportacus:''' The usual, right? }}

** Considering his fight in [[WM 27]] with [[Triple H|HHH]], he could be nearing the end. After all HHH did point out that that was the first time [[The Undertaker]] could not actually leave on his own and had to be helped out of the arena. If [[The Undertaker]] comes back for [[WM 28]], he will either come back and get one more win and retire at 20-0 or will finally lose and thus end the same way [[Ric Flair]] and HBK has.

* This angle becomes [[Serious Business]] in Mexico's wrestling circuit, where if a wrestler loses one such match, the result is ''actually enforced''. Much like losing one's mask, a wrestler better think twice about getting involved in this type of match in Mexico, because should they lose, they ''won't'' get a chance to go all "Hahaha, just kidding, here I am back for more action!". They'll be kicked out of that town for real, never to return.

* One episode of ''[[Goof Troop]]'' had wrestling champion "The Bulk" declare one of these. It turned out the reason why is that he didn't want to wrestle anymore and needed a way to bow out.

* At ''Wrestlemania VII'' the long-running fued between the [[Ultimate Warrior]] and [[Randy Savage|Randy "Macho Man" Savage]] culminated in a "Retirement Match" where the loser had to retire from the WWF (now WWE). Savage lost and retired from wrestling for an entire year, instead working as a commentator. He was eventually reinstated so that he could wrestle against [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]], who had been trash-talking Savage on the air, and attacked Savage and his wife (during a Summer Slam wedding portion) Elizabeth with a snake.