History EarnYourHappyEnding / ProfessionalWrestling

* After being betrayed by fellow Shield member Wrestling/SethRollins, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose spent the next two years seeking revenge on Rollins and fighting Wrestling/TheAuthority whilst also chasing after the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, only to be [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle screwed at every opportunity by either outside intereference, reversed decisions, or generally coming up just short in his pursuits.]] Then, at Money in the Bank 2016, Ambrose won the Money in the Bank briefcase and finally avenged Rollins' betrayal by cashing in said briefcase after Rollins had just defeated Roman Reigns to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.

* Wrestling/JeffHardy also embodied this trope during the second half of 2008. He fought countless times for the WWE title against Wrestling/TripleH; he always came close to beating him, but was never able to. In a promo, Triple H even tried to undermine Hardy's self-esteem by claiming that he'd never win a world title, and that they're in different leagues. To add insult to the injury, Wrestling/{{Edge}} took Hardy's place at Survivor Series, winning the WWE championship. However, at the next PPV, Armaggedon, Jeff Hardy defeated both Edge and Triple H in a Triple Threat Match to become WWE champion for the first and, so far, only time.

* Jake Roberts embodies this trope in real life. Having gone through the majority of his life on drugs and an estranged relationship with his family he was well on his way to becoming a wrestling tragedy. Till he sought help from DDP's yoga program and it helped him not only kick his drug habit but got back into the good graces with his family.

* [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts]] embodies this trope in real life. Having gone through the majority of his life on drugs and an estranged relationship with his family he was well on his way to becoming a wrestling tragedy. Till he sought help from DDP's yoga program and it helped him not only kick his drug habit but got back into the good graces with his family.

* After being betrayed by fellow Shield member Wrestling/SethRollins, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose spent the next two years seeking revenge on Rollins and fighting Wrestling/TheAuthority whilst also chasing after the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, only to be [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle screwed at every opportunity by either outside intereference, reversed decisions, or generally coming up just short in his pursuits.]] Then, at Money in the Bank 2016, Ambrose won the Money in the Bank briefcase and finally avenged Rollins' betrayal by cashing in said briefcase after Rollins had just defeated Roman Reigns to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.

* Wrestling/RomanReigns took eleven months of being scorned by fans, and working his ass off, not to mention having the odds stacked against him constantly by Wrestling/TheAuthority, but when Reigns won the title in December of 2015 from Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} for a real, honest-to-God title reign, there were few people in the company as deserving.
** [[YankTheDogsChain Only for the fans to quickly turn back on him in time for the next month's pay per view and culminating in possibly the most booed main event in the history of Wrestlemania when Reigns regained the title.]]

* After being betrayed by fellow Shield member Wrestling/SethRollins, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose spent the next two years seeking revenge on Rollins and fighting Wrestling/TheAuthority whilst also chasing after the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, only to be screwed at every opportunity by either outside intereference, reversed decisions, or generally coming up just short in his pursuits. Then, at Money in the Bank 2016, Ambrose won the Money in the Bank briefcase and finally avenged Rollins' betrayal by cashing in said briefcase after Rollins had just defeated Roman Reigns to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.

** [[YankTheDogsChain Only for the fans to quickly turn back on him in time for the next month's pay per view and culminating in possibly the most booed main event in the history of Wrestlemania when Reigns regained the title.

* Wrestling/MattHardy after a heartbreaking betrayal in his personal life kicked off a decade of shaky backstage relationships, creative frustrations, multiple failed rebirths[[labelnote:see]]every "Year of Matt Hardy" claim he's given over the years[[/labelnote]] and falls off the wagon[[labelnote:see]]the multiple rows of DUI arrests that got him fired from TNA the first time[[/labelnote]], and even reaching the ultimate low of faking a thinly veiled suicide note to test his fandom, which was finally enough to piss off his friends into setting him straight; Matt has gradually picked himself back up over the past few years. Apologizing to wrestling fans in [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} some companies]] and reinventing himself as an iconic heel to them in [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor others]], he has turned his life around for the most part, earned back most of the respect he'd lost in his downfall, and become a husband to Reby Sky, father to their son Maxel, and [[spoiler:Matt finally became [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-h.html TNA World Heavyweight Champion]] at Bound for Glory 2015]].

* MattHardy after a heartbreaking betrayal in his personal life kicked off a decade of shaky backstage relationships, creative frustrations, multiple failed rebirths[[labelnote:see]]every "Year of Matt Hardy" claim he's given over the years[[/labelnote]] and falls off the wagon[[labelnote:see]]the multiple rows of DUI arrests that got him fired from TNA the first time[[/labelnote]], and even reaching the ultimate low of faking a thinly veiled suicide note to test his fandom, which was finally enough to piss off his friends into setting him straight; Matt has gradually picked himself back up over the past few years. Apologizing to wrestling fans in [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} some companies]] and reinventing himself as an iconic heel to them in [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor others]], he has turned his life around for the most part, earned back most of the respect he'd lost in his downfall, and become a husband to Reby Sky, father to their son Maxel, and [[spoiler:Matt finally became [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-h.html TNA World Heavyweight Champion]] at Bound for Glory 2015]].

* MattHardy after a heartbreaking betrayal in his personal life kicked off a decade of shaky backstage relationships, creative frustrations, multiple failed rebirths[[labelnote:see]]every "Year of Matt Hardy" claim he's given over the years[[/labelnote]] and falls off the wagon[[labelnote:see]]the multiple rows of DUI arrests that got him fired from TNA the first time[[/labelnote]], and even reaching the ultimate low of faking a thinly veiled suicide note to test his fandom, which was finally enough to piss off his friends into setting him straight; Matt has gradually picked himself back up over the past few years. Apologizing to wrestling fans in [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} some companies]] and reinventing himself as an iconic heel to them in [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor others]], he has turned his life around for the most part, earned back most of the respect he'd lost in his downfall, and become a husband to Reby Sky, father to their son Maxel, and [[spoiler:finally, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html TNA World Heavyweight Champion]]

* MattHardy after a heartbreaking betrayal in his personal life kicked off a decade of shaky backstage relationships, creative frustrations, multiple failed rebirths[[labelnote:see]]every "Year of Matt Hardy" claim he's given over the years[[/labelnote]] and falls off the wagon[[labelnote:see]]the multiple rows of DUI arrests that got him fired from TNA the first time[[/labelnote]], and even reaching the ultimate low of faking a thinly veiled suicide note to test his fandom, which was finally enough to piss off his friends into setting him straight; Matt has gradually picked himself back up over the past few years. Apologizing to wrestling fans in [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} some companies]] and reinventing himself as an iconic heel to them in [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor others]], he has turned his life around for the most part, earned back most of the respect he'd lost in his downfall, and become a husband to Reby Sky, father to their son Maxel, and [[spoiler: finally, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html TNA World Heavyweight Champion]].

* MattHardy after a heartbreaking betrayal in his personal life kicked off a decade of shaky backstage relationships, creative frustrations, multiple failed rebirths[[labelnote:see]]every "Year of Matt Hardy" claim he's given over the years[[/labelnote]] and falls off the wagon[[labelnote:see]]the multiple rows of DUI arrests that got him fired from TNA the first time[[/labelnote]], and even reaching the ultimate low of faking a thinly veiled suicide note to test his fandom, which was finally enough to piss off his friends into setting him straight; Matt has gradually picked himself back up over the past few years. Apologizing to wrestling fans in [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} some companies]] and reinventing himself as an iconic heel to them in [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor others]], he has turned his life around for the most part, earned back most of the respect he'd lost in his downfall, and become a husband to Reby Sky, father to their son Maxel, and [[finally, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html TNA World Heavyweight Champion]].

* Generally the case for ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' main events, usually involving a face wrestler finally achieving his dream in front of a grand stage. Look no further than Wrestling/ShawnMichaels at ''[=WrestleMania=] 12'', Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''[=WrestleMania=] 14'' and John Cena and Wrestling/{{Batista}} at ''[=WrestleMania=] 21'' for some notable examples.

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by TheUndertaker during his feud with ShawnMichaels in 2009-2010:
-->''Sometimes it is Hell trying to get to Heaven.''

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by TheUndertaker during his feud with Shawn Michaels in 2009-2010:

* This happened to, believe it or not, Wrestling/ZackRyder. He started off 2011 as just a perennial lower card jobber, but quickly gained popularity through his ''Z! True Long Island Story'' web show. As the year progressed, he started to pick up steam and became a contender for the United States Championship, even gaining the support of Wrestling/JohnCena[[note]]Cena ultimately sacrificed a WWE Championship shot at WWE TLC to give Ryder a well-deserved US Title match.[[/note]]. The culmination came at ''Tables, Ladders, and Chairs'', when Ryder defeated Wrestling/DolphZiggler (the current US Champion) to finally capture his first singles title in WWE. Not bad for an Internet sensation.

* Wrestling/TrishStratus embodied this trope as she was hired by WWE with no wrestling ability and appalling mic skills. Over the years she trained and became one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the company, with the rest of the division getting buried along the way. She also got to start, for no apparent reason, the "big ass" garbage that eventually soured the far superior Wrestling/MollyHolly on wrestling with no real consequences. Her success also opened the door for the Diva Search Idiots and the Catalog Idiots (Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis found Wrestling/KellyKelly and Wrestling/AliciaFox in the same swimsuit catalog.) She was rewarded with a retirement match in her hometown of Toronto against long time rival Wrestling/{{Lita}} with the Women's title on the line. She ended the match by making Lita tap out to the Sharpshooter and was given a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the staff at ringside, which is what can happen if you dumb things down enough.
** This was a blatant break with wrestling tradition which says that you are supposed to lose your last match, but, this clearly doesn't apply to an AdoredByTheNetwork SacredCow[=/=]CreatorsPet[=/=]KarmaHoudini such as Trish.

* Wrestling/TrishStratus embodied this trope as she was hired by WWE with no wrestling ability and appalling mic skills. Over the years she trained[[note]]Read: Slept her way to the top[[/note]] and became one of the most accomplished[[note]]Read: Overpushed and overrated[[/note]] wrestlers in the company, with the rest of the division getting buried along the way. She also got to start, for no apparent reason, the "big ass" garbage that eventually soured the far superior Wrestling/MollyHolly on wrestling with no real consequences. Her success also opened the door for the Diva Search Idiots and the Catalog Idiots (Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis found Wrestling/KellyKelly and Wrestling/AliciaFox in the same swimsuit catalog.) She was rewarded with a retirement match in her hometown of Toronto against long time rival Wrestling/{{Lita}} with the Women's title on the line. She ended the match by making Lita tap out to the Sharpshooter and was given a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the staff at ringside, which is what can happen if you dumb things down enough.

* Wrestling/TrishStratus embodied this trope as she was hired by WWE with no wrestling ability and appalling mic skills. Over the years she trained[[note]]Read: Slept her way to the top[[/note]] and became one of the most accomplished[[note]]Read: Overpushed and overrated[[/note]] wrestlers in the company, with the rest of the division getting buried along the way. She also got to start, for no apparent reason, the "big ass" garbage that eventually soured the far superior Wrestling/MollyHolly on wrestling with no real consequences. Her success also opened the door for the Diva Search Idiots and the Catalog Idiots (Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis found Wrestling/KellyKelly and Wrestling/AliciaFox in the same swimsuit catalog.) She was rewarded with a retirement match in her hometown of Toronto against long time rival Wrestling/{{Lita}} with the Women's title on the line. She ended the match by making Lita tap out to the Sharpshooter and was given a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the staff at ringside, which is what can happen if you dumb things down enough.

* Wrestling/TrishStratus embodied this trope as she was hired by WWE with no wrestling ability and appalling mic skills. Over the years she trained[[note]]Read: Slept her way to the top[[/note]] and became one of the most accomplished[[note]]Read: Overpushed and overrated[[/note]] wrestlers in the company, with the rest of the division getting buried along the way. Her success also opened the door for the Diva Search Idiots and the Catalog Idiots (Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis found Wrestling/KellyKelly and Wrestling/AliciaFox in the same swimsuit catalog.) She was rewarded with a retirement match in her hometown of Toronto against long time rival Wrestling/{{Lita}} with the Women's title on the line. She ended the match by making Lita tap out to the Sharpshooter and was given a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the staff at ringside.

* Wrestling/JeffHardy also embodied this trope during the second half of 2008. He fought countless times for the WWE title against Wrestling/TripleH; he always came close to beating him, but was never able to. In a promo, Triple H even tried to undermine Hardy's self-esteem by claiming that he'd never win a world title, and that they're in different leagues. To add insult to the injury, Wrestling/{{Edge}} took Hardy's place at Survivor Series, winning the WWE championship. However, at the next PPV, Armaggedon, Jeff Hardy defeated both Edge and Triple H in a Triple Threat Match to become WWE champion for the first time.

** This is despite the fact that you are supposed to lose your last match, but, this clearly doesn't apply to an AdoredByTheNetwork SacredCow[=/=]CreatorsPet[=/=]KarmaHoudini such as Trish.

* Wrestling/TrishStratus embodied this trope as she was hired by WWE with no wrestling ability and appalling mic skills. Over the years she trained[[note]]Read: Slept her way to the top[[/note]] and became one of the most accomplished[[note]]Read: Overpushed and overrated[[/note]] wrestlers in the company, with the rest of the division getting buried along the way. She was rewarded with a retirement match in her hometown of Toronto against long time rival Wrestling/{{Lita}} with the Women's title on the line. She ended the match by making Lita tap out to the Sharpshooter and was given a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the staff at ringside.

** This is despite the fact that you are supposed to lose your last match, but, this clearly doesn't apply to an AdoredByTheNetwork Sacred Cow[=/=]CreatorsPet[=/=]KarmaHoudini such as Trish.

* TrishStratus embodied this trope as she was hired by WWE with no wrestling ability and appalling mic skills. Over the years she trained and became one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the company. She was rewarded with a retirement match in her hometown of Toronto against long time rival {{Lita}} with the Women's title on the line. She ended the match by making Lita tap out to the Sharpshooter and was given a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the staff at ringside.
* JeffHardy also embodied this trope during the second half of 2008. He fought countless times for the WWE title against TripleH; he always came close to beating him, but was never able to. In a promo, Triple H even tried to undermine Hardy's self-esteem by claiming that he'd never win a world title, and that they're in different leagues. To add insult to the injury, {{Edge}} took Hardy's place at Survivor Series, winning the WWE championship. However, at the next PPV, Armaggedon, Jeff Hardy defeated both Edge and Triple H in a Triple Threat Match to become WWE champion for the first time.
* This happened to, believe it or not, ZackRyder. He started off 2011 as just a perennial lower card jobber, but quickly gained popularity through his ''Z! True Long Island Story'' web show. As the year progressed, he started to pick up steam and became a contender for the United States Championship, even gaining the support of JohnCena[[note]]Cena ultimately sacrificed a WWE Championship shot at WWE TLC to give Ryder a well-deserved US Title match.[[/note]]. The culmination came at ''Tables, Ladders, and Chairs'', when Ryder defeated Dolph Ziggler (the current US Champion) to finally capture his first singles title in WWE. Not bad for an Internet sensation.