Worst in the World: The Extreme Elimination Chamber-December to Dismember 2006

 

(Note: Happy Holidays, everyone! For the month of December, I'm going from a new post every two weeks to once a week. With that out of the way, on to the post!"

In 2004, WWE released the Rise and Fall of ECW, a DVD documenting the dizzying highs, the terrifying lows, and those oh-so-creamy middles of Extreme Championship Wrestling. It was a smash hit, reportedly becoming the best-selling wrestling DVD in history. It was such a success that Vince McMahon & WWE greenlit a whole reunion show for the extreme promotion live from the company's frequent venue, the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, in 2005, giving us ECW One Night Stand. It was also a huge success, prompting not just a follow-up show the next year, but a complete revival of ECW, now as a third brand for WWE. Unfortunately, the rule of thirds does not apply to success, as the new ECW was a complete dud. So, in my best Matt McMuscles voice, I ask the question...Wha Happun?

Well, for starters, the new ECW did not feel like ECW all that much. So much so that the no rules, hardcore wrestling norm of the original ECW was not revived for the revival. There were still hardcore matches and weapons, but only those of the WWE-approved, safe for TV, sponsor-friendly variety, and only when specifically designated as "Extreme Rules" match. It was clear as day as soon as ECW started that the WWE's version was less of a tribute to the company and more of a marketing strategy to bank on an established name for what was very clearly WWE's C-brand instead of just calling it something like "Adrenaline" or "Mayhem" or other buzz word-centered names that will probably be the name of the show replacing Main Event in a couple of years.

Another thing that stifled ECW from the get-go was the fate of their first champion. Rob Van Dam was a bonafide ECW legend but had never grabbed the ECW World Heavyweight Championship during his stint in the company. At ECW One Night Stand 2006, RVD opted to cash in his Money in the Bank contract for a WWE Championship match against John Cena, which he would win, effectively bringing the top prize in the entire company to the ECW brand. Additionally, Van Dam was awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship by Paul Heyman, firmly establishing him as the top guy on the brand. 19 days later, RVD and his former tag partner Sabu decided to celebrate his recent success by speeding down an Ohio highway and getting pulled over with a car full of drugs. RVD plead guilty to speeding & possession of marijuana charges (an additional charge of Vicodin possession was dropped after Van Dam produced a prescription) and received a fine of $140 and additional court costs, but he would still face repercussions on TV. Within two days, Van Dam went from dual-world champion to single world champion to former world champion and was suspended for 30 days, dropping the WWE Championship to Edge on RAW the day after his arrest before losing the ECW World Heavyweight Championship on ECW thanks to Paul Heyman turning on him the next night before beginning his Wellness Policy induced suspension.

So, who did Van Dam drop the ECW title to, effectively handing the reigns of a brand that had been alive for less than a month off too? Was it another ECW legend? Was it a hot up-and-comer? Nope...it was the Big Show. The Big Show in probably the worst shape he'd ever been in, nonetheless. Big Show's run as ECW Champion immediately devalued the brand, specifically because, at the same time, Show was acting as Vince & Shane McMahon's henchman in their feud with D-Generation X. Nothing screams "world champion" like being the fifth most important person in a storyline. Really shows where ECW was on WWE's totem pole right away. Things weren't much better on the ECW show for Big Show, as his reign included a disastrous main event title defense against Batista (a non-ECW roster member) in the Hammerstein Ballroom, with the crowd loudly booing the entire match and even chanting "CHANGE THE CHANNEL!" Imagine the RVD-Cena match from One Night Stand, only both men are John Cena.

Big Show would hold the ECW title (Now called the ECW World Championship) for over five months and into ECW's first pay-per-view as a brand, December to Dismember 2006. It was a complete disaster. December to Dismember drew an estimated total of 90,000 buys, the lowest pay-per-view buy rate in WWE history until the WWE Network came around. To show just how badly WWE had killed interest in their version of ECW, One Night Stand 2006 drew a buy rate of 304,000. That's 70% of the audience gone in six months. December to Dismember did so poorly that not only did ECW never run another exclusive pay-per-view, but following WrestleMania 23, WWE shelved brand-exclusive pay-per-views entirely until they re-split the brands in 2016. Needless to say, if ECW wasn't dead already, December to Dismember was the stake driven right through its heart. Another thing that died at December to Dismember? Paul Heyman's time in WWE. After butting heads with Vince McMahon over how the main event should end, Heyman was legitimately sent home by WWE before being released two weeks later, not returning until 2012. ECW lived on for a few more years, primarily acting as a bridge show between the RAW & SmackDown and WWE's developmental brand Florida Championship Wrestling, before the plug was pulled in early 2010, being replaced with the original game-show format of NXT.

Thus, December to Dismember was the first and last exclusive pay-per-view of the WWECW, and it's hard to argue that it doesn't deserve to be. If you thought Hell in a Cell 2019 was a half-assed, lazily booked pile of a show, then December to Dismember will make it look like a show with two years worth of build. Of the six matches on the card, only two were actually built up beforehand. One of them was the Hardy Boyz vs MNM, which was an odd choice to have on this ECW pay-per-view because neither the Hardy Boyz nor MNM were members of the ECW roster. I guess WWE thought a card that prominently featured Sylvester Terkay, Kevin Thorn, and Mike Knox needed the star power of Joey Mercury to raise interest. The other match that had an actual build was the main event, an ECW World Championship match contested in the one-and-only Extreme Elimination Chamber match. 

The match would see Big Show defend the belt against a line-up of Bobby Lashley, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Test, and Sabu. Immediately, you can tell this is less ECW and more WWE C-show. RVD and Sabu are obviously ECW guys through and through, and while Punk had never wrestled for the original ECW, he was still an established indy darling who, had he rose to prominence a few years earlier, likely would've fit right in with the promotion's more in-ring focused workers like Lance Storm, Jerry Lynn, and Super Crazy. Then, on the other hand, Big Show, Test, and Lashley are very clearly Vince McMahon guys and fit the mold of the kind of people he would push at the time. So, it would basically be three WWE-style guys versus three ECW-style guys...except it wasn't, because, for no reason whatsoever, Sabu was written out of the match with a kayfabe injury and replaced with Hardcore Holly. Because I guess having a guy known for doing loads of crazy hardcore spots like Sabu in a match involving a big cage filled with weapons would've made the match too fun, I guess. So now that you've read that essay of an intro, let's get into this.

Before the match, Paul Heyman comes down to the ring, flanked by his masked security team (aka the Basham Brothers.) Heyman says that all of this is thanks to himself and unlike Hulkamania and the "Woos", ECW will live on long after he dies. He mentions Sabu being removed from the chamber, prompting "BULLSHIT" chants before saying that the age of the old ECW guys like Sabu, Rob Van Dam, and the Sandman is over, and that now is the era of the Big Show. The Sandman isn't involved in this storyline, he was just catching flak for no reason. The chamber lowers before Joey Styles explains the rules on commentary. The gist of it is the same as a regular Elimination Chamber match, only each pod also contains a weapon. Big Show is out first, entering the pod with a barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat. CM Punk is out second, coming out to his highly underrated "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage theme, entering the pod containing a steel chair. Next is Test looking...

swollen. I'd say this is the most jacked Test has ever been, but I've seen his TNA run, and I'm not about to sit here and lie to you. Test occupies the pod with a crowbar.

Bobby Lashley's out to a few cheers...not a lot...which is alarming considering what's about to happen. Lashley fills the last pod, this one with a table. If Test being here didn't tell you this is a C-show pay-per-view main event, Hardcore Holly is out next. Silence. And finally, Rob Van Dam rounds out the competitors. The bell rings as Holly & RVD begin the match. The two trade holds before Holly punches away at Van Dam. RVD responds with a kick and a clothesline, but Holly comes back with a clothesline of his own for a one count. Holly beats down RVD before tossing him out to the steel grates. Holly follows him out and tries to throw RVD into Test's pod, but RVD blocks it. In probably the coolest spot of the match, Van Dam goes to the top rope and dives at Holly. Holly dodges, but RVD grabs onto the chain wall in mid-air and goes for a second jump. Unfortunately, Holly also dodges this attempt, sending RVD into the ropes.

Holly body slams Van Dam on the grates before throwing him into the cage wall. Holly hits another body slam before going to the top rope for as blatant of a flying nothing as you'll ever see. Obviously, Van Dam counters this with a boot to the face and follows up with another cool spot, hitting Rolling Thunder by jumping over the top rope. Rob Van Dam is absolutely perfect for this kind of match. RVD attempts to suplex Holly on the steel, but Holly counters and suplexes him back into the ring for a near fall. The two trade blows before Holly hits a dropkick for another near fall. The timer winds down, bringing in CM Punk and his steel chair. Punk immediately chucks the chair at Holly's face before hitting a springboard clothesline on RVD to lots of cheers. Considering how Paul Heyman reportedly pushed for Punk to win the title in this match, it's almost like he knew the crowd would love it and this match would be remembered more fondly if it happened this way.

Punk tries to give RVD the same chair to the face treatment he gave Holly, but Van Dam catches it and gives him a chair to the head of his own. Van Dam follows up with a monkey flip onto the chair, but a follow-up spinning heel kick ends with Punk leg dropping Van Dam onto the chair, busting him open in the process. Punk takes out Holly with a springboard dropkick before wedging the chair in the corner, promptly tossing Van Dam headfirst into it before kicking the chair for further damage. Punk goes to the top rope for a diving hurricanrana on Holly, but Holly blocks it and swings Punk into the cage wall in another nice spot for a near fall. So far, this match has been pretty fun.

Holly hits a sidewalk slam on Punk for another near fall before suplexing him onto the top rope. Holly follows up with a big boot. Holly continues tossing Punk around before placing him on the top rope, stiffly chopping him before superplexing him. Van Dam crawls over for the cover, but Punk kicks out at two before kicking out again when Holly makes the cover. Punk hits a step-up knee on Holly in the corner, but the follow-up bulldog is snuffed out thanks to a superkick from Van Dam. The clock hits zero again, bringing out Test and his crowbar. Test takes the crowbar to Punk's gut before cutting Van Dam with it. Test follows up by choking Punk with the crowbar, but Punk recovers and yanks Test down into the ropes. Meanwhile, Van Dam runs wild on Holly, flooring him with a superkick before hitting both him & Test with the chair. Van Dam follows up with a Chair Surf onto Punk before going to the top & connecting with the Five Star Frog Splash on Punk for the three and the first elimination. Test gets back up and calls for the big boot on Van Dam, only to swerve and hit Holly. Test makes the cover and, despite Holly not kicking out, the referee doesn't count to three...and then says Holly is eliminated. I don't know what happened.

In the confusion, Van Dam goes to the top rope and hits a diving single leg dropkick before climbing on top of Big Show's pod, flipping him off in the process. This proves to be a bad decision, as Big Show grabs his foot through the chain-top, allowing Test to hit him with the chair and tosses him back down to the mat. Test sets the chair on Van Dam's head before going back to the top of the pod and hitting a diving elbow drop for the three. And just like that, the crowd is dead, loudly chanting "BULLSHIT" as the clock counts down. The crowd starts chanting "WHERE'S OUR REFUND?" as the clock hits zero. Bobby Lashley's pod is supposed to open, but Heyman's masked men take out the referee and prevent it from opening. Lashley quickly figures out how to escape, smashing the top of his pod with the table before climbing out. Lashley fends off Test and his crowbar before hitting a diving clothesline from the top rope. Lashley beats down Test, tossing him from pod to pod. Test takes control with strikes in the corner before choking Lashley in the corner with his boot. Test grabs the chair, but Lashley boots it into his face before running wild, clotheslining Test twice before hitting a suplex. Lashley grabs the crowbar and, after dodging a chair shot, hits Test in the gut with the crowbar before hitting a spear for the three and the elimination.

This leaves one person left for Lashley; the Big Show...who is still in his pod. So, for the next minute, nothing happens. Lashley spends the next minute tossing weapons at Show's pod, but there is no action whatsoever. It's like what happened with the 2020 Women's Elimination Chamber with Shayna Baszler, only instead of the person alone in the ring putting on a dominating performance like Baszler, Lashley has eliminated one person. It doesn't work. After a full minute, Big Show's pod opens, entering him and his barbed wire bat into the match. Lashley arms himself with a chair as the two stare each other down. The crowd is out of this match, however, and you can hear very clear "TNA" chants. I know TNA was a lot hotter in 2006 than they are now, but there is nothing positive WWE can take away from a competitor's name being chanted during a pay-per-view main event. Show swings away at Lashley, who blocks each shot with his chair.

The two move out to the steel outside, where a swing from Big Show gets the bat caught in the cage wall. That is the end of the barbed wire bat in this match Lashley hits Show with the chair before tossing him into the cage wall, busting him open. Lashley follows up by tossing Show through a pod door, but Show responds by tossing him back into the ring. Show clotheslines Lashley and calls for the chokeslam, but Lashley counters it with a DDT. The two trade blows before Show catches a jumping Lashley. Show goes for a running powerslam, but Lashley slides out and hits the spear for the three and the win. Despite an initial pop, the crowd is pretty much silent. The look on Paul Heyman's face says it all.

Lashley celebrates on the ramp to close out the show...over 40 minutes earlier than scheduled. E-C-Dub...I guess.

The Verdict

The first half of this match is actually fairly good. RVD & Punk are both a lot of fun here, and while I'm not a fan of Holly and would've preferred Sabu doing crazy stuff, his presence doesn't take away from the match. That being said, the second half is where this match really shits the bed. The decision to take out Punk & RVD early really kills the crowd, which I would bet was a decision made to protect Lashley from poor reception compared to the other two. And unsurprisingly, taking the best workers out of the match early on...makes the match worse. Then there's the downtime. There are two separate instances in this match where there is one person just waiting for the next pod to open, and it's really boring. Say what you will about the 2020 Women's Elimination Chamber, but at least that helped establish Shayna Baszler as an absolute beast by eliminating everybody in the match. This didn't have that. So much of this match does not work.

Rankings (Best to Worst)

1. Tommy Dreamer vs Bully Ray-Victory Road 2011
2. Rick Rude vs Jake Roberts-WrestleMania IV
3. Too Much vs Al Snow & Head-King of the Ring 1998
4. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns-Greatest Royal Rumble
5. Ernest Miller vs Norman Smiley-Fall Brawl 1998
6. Shane McMahon vs Eric Bischoff-SummerSlam 2003
7. The Tag Team Gauntlet-Extreme Rules 2010
8. Hernandez vs Matt Morgan-Victory Road 2011
9. Randy Orton vs Bray Wyatt-WrestleMania 33
10. Vampiro vs Sting-Great American Bash 2000
11. T&A vs Head Cheese-WrestleMania 2000
12. The Women's Tag Team Turmoil-WrestleMania 37 (Night 1)
13. Triple H vs Sgt. Slaughter-D-Generation X: In Your House
14. Konnan vs One Man Gang-SuperBrawl VI
15. Ultimate Warrior vs Hercules-WrestleMania IV
16. Rick Rude vs Hawk-Clash of the Champions XXV
17. Shelton Benjamin vs Viscera-New Year's Revolution 2006
18. Steve McMichael vs Reggie White-Slamboree 1997
19. Lars Sullivan vs Lucha House Party-Super Showdown 2019
20. Alexa Bliss vs Bayley-Extreme Rules 2017
21. The Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Match-WrestleMania 13
22. Tag Team Battle Royal-WrestleMania XIV
23. The Chamber of Horrors-Halloween Havoc 1991
24. The Natural Disasters vs Money Inc.-WrestleMania VIII
25. Ivan Koloff vs Paul Jones-Clash of the Champions IV
26. ODB, Taylor Wilde, and Roxxi vs The Kongtourage-Genesis 2009
27. Kazushi Sakuraba & Yuji Nagata vs Daniel & Rolles Gracie-Wrestle Kingdom 8
28. Ivory vs Tori-SummerSlam 1999
29. Giant Baba vs Bulldog Bob Brown-WrestleRock
30. The Reverse Battle Royal-Impact! (10/26/2006)
31. Jerry Blackwell vs Boris Zhukov-SuperClash II
32. Nikita Koloff vs Bobby Eaton-Bunkhouse Stampede
33. Alex Wright vs Steve McMichael-Halloween Havoc 1997
34. The Great Khali vs Kane-WrestleMania 23
35. Savio Vega vs Crush vs Faarooq-Ground Zero: In Your House
36. The Shockmaster vs Awesome/King Kong-Starrcade 1993
37. Total Divas vs Other Divas-Survivor Series 2013
38. The Oddities vs Kaientai-SummerSlam 1998
39. Team RAW vs Team SmackDown Men's Elimination Match-Survivor Series 2017
40. Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice-WrestleMania VIII
41. Paul Ellering vs Teddy Long-Capital Combat
42. Dusty Rhodes vs Big Boss Man-Saturday Night's Main Event (10/31/1989)
43. Konnan vs Scott Hall-Fall Brawl 1998
44. Damian Priest vs The Miz-WrestleMania Backlash
45. Tyson Tomko vs Stevie Richards-Unforgiven 2004
46. Kane vs The Great Khali-SummerSlam 2009
47. Rick Steiner vs Scott Steiner-Fall Brawl 1998
48. The Extreme Elimination Chamber-December to Dismember 2006
49. Hollywood Hogan vs The Giant-Hog Wild
50. Hollywood Hogan vs The Giant-Souled Out 1997
51. Dustin Rhodes & King Kong vs Awesome Kong & The Equalizer-Battlebowl
52. Finlay & Little Bastard vs The Boogeyman & Little Boogeyman-No Way Out 2007
53. Mr. Anderson vs Rob Van Dam-Victory Road 2011
54. Jake Roberts vs Andre the Giant-WrestleMania V
55. El Gigante vs Nailz-G1 Climax 1994 (Day 1)
56. Yokozuna vs King Mabel-In Your House 4
57. Dusty Rhodes vs The Honky Tonk Man-SummerSlam 1989
58. Sting & Hawk vs Meng & Kurasawa-Clash of the Champions XXXI
59. The Hurt Business vs RETRIBUTION-WWE Monday Night RAW (10/26/2020)
60. Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage-Uncensored 1998
61. Al Snow vs Big Boss Man-Unforgiven 1999
62. Vince Russo vs Ric Flair-WCW Monday Nitro (6/5/2000)
63. Mickie James vs Ashley-Royal Rumble 2006
64. Antonio Inoki vs The Great Antonio-NJPW Sumo Hall Show (12/8/1977)
65. Christy Hemme vs Big Fat Oily Guy-Against All Odds 2007
66. British Bulldog & Jim Neidhart vs The Dancing Fools-Fall Brawl 1998
67. Stevie Ray vs Konnan-World War 3 1998
68. Vampiro vs The KISS Demon-Bash at the Beach 2000
69. Team WCW vs nWo Wolfpac vs nWo Hollywood-Fall Brawl 1998
70. Vampiro vs Oklahoma-Starrcade 1999
71. Big Swole vs Penelope Ford, Rebel, and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.-AEW Dynamite (8/27/2020)
72. Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant-WrestleMania III
73. Jinder Mahal vs Randy Orton-Battleground 2017
74. Van Hammer vs Terrance Taylor-Clash of the Champions XVI
75. Junkyard Dog vs Moondog Spot-Wrestling Classic
76. The New Blood Gauntlet-WCW Monday Nitro (6/5/2000)
77. Chris Jericho vs "Goldberg"-Fall Brawl 1998
78. Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker-WrestleMania 33
79. The Undertaker vs Goldberg-Super ShowDown 2019
80. Hiroshi Wajima vs Tom Magee-All Japan Pro Wrestling 1988
81. Jim Duggan vs Big Boss Man-Royal Rumble 1990
82. Meng vs Jim Duggan-Uncensored 1995
83. Jim Steele vs The Equalizer-SuperBrawl IV
84. The Golden Truth vs Breezango-Money in the Bank 2016
85. The Undertaker vs Giant González-WrestleMania IX
86. Sting vs Tony Palmore-Battle 7
87. D-Generation X vs Brothers of Destruction-Crown Jewel
88. Wendi Richter vs Leilani Kai-WrestleMania
89. Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar-WrestleMania XX
90. Edge vs Triple H vs Vladimir Kozlov-Survivor Series 2008
91. Rosita & Sarita vs Angelina Love & Winter-Victory Road 2011
92. Kevin Sullivan vs Dave Sullivan-SuperBrawl V
93. Steve McMichael vs Brian Adams-Road Wild 1998
94. Scott Hall vs Roddy Piper-SuperBrawl IX
95. Boris Zhukov vs Paul Samson-Beach Brawl
96. Roddy Piper vs Hollywood Hogan-Halloween Havoc 1997
97. Kane vs The Great Khali-Breaking Point
98. Hollywood Hogan & Dennis Rodman vs Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone-Bash at the Beach 1998
99. PN News & Bobby Eaton vs Steve Austin & Terrance Taylor-Great American Bash 1991
100. Scott Steiner vs Sid Vicious vs Jeff Jarrett vs Road Warrior Animal-Sin
101. Hollywood Hogan vs Roddy Piper-SuperBrawl 1997
102. Batista vs The Great Khali-SummerSlam 2007
103. Sting vs Hollywood Hogan-Starrcade 1997
104.  Sable vs Tori-WrestleMania XV
105. Super Invader vs Todd Champion-WrestleWar 1992
106. Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez-Crown Jewel 2019
107. King Kong Bundy & Jim Neidhart vs Yokozuna & Jake Roberts-Heroes of Wrestling
108. Sid Vicious vs The Nightstalker-Clash of the Champions XIII
109. The 8-Divas Tag Match-Survivor Series 1999
110. The Fabulous Freebirds vs The Renegade Warriors-Halloween Havoc 1990
111. The Knockouts Gauntlet-One Night Only: Live! 2016
112. AJ Styles vs Frank Trigg-No Surrender 2008
113. Rick Rude vs Masahiro Chono-Halloween Havoc 1992
114. Mike Awesome vs Vampiro-Halloween Havoc 2000
115. Bray Wyatt vs John Cena-Extreme Rules 2014
116. Brothers of Destruction vs KroniK-Unforgiven 2001
117. The Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal-WrestleMania 25
118. Mabel vs The Undertaker-King of the Ring 1995
119. Wendi Richter vs The Fabulous Moolah-The Brawl to End it All
120. David Flair vs Kimberly Page-Mayhem 1999
121. The Truth Commission vs The Disciples of Apocolypse-Survivor Series 1997
122. Daffney vs Miss Hancock-Bash at the Beach 2000
123. The Bushwhacker vs The Fabulous Rougeaus-WrestleMania V
124. Randy Orton vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt-WrestleMania 37 (Night 2)
125. The Beverly Brothers vs The Bushwhackers-Royal Rumble 1992
126. Teddy Long vs Eric Bischoff-Survivor Series 2005
127. Greg Valentine vs George Steele-Heroes of Wrestling
128. Abdullah the Butcher vs One Man Gang-Heroes of Wrestling
129. Major Gunns vs Miss Hancock-New Blood Rising
130. Vince Russo vs Booker T-WCW Monday Nitro (9/25/2000)
131. Bradshaw & Trish Stratus vs Christopher Nowinski & Jackie Gayda-WWE Monday Night RAW (7/8/2002)
132. Triple H vs Scott Steiner-Royal Rumble 2003
133. Goldberg vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt-Super ShowDown 2020
134. Santina Marella vs Vickie & Chavo Guerrero-Extreme Rules 2009
135. Kevin Nash vs Scott Steiner vs Goldberg-New Blood Rising
136. Hollywood Hogan vs The Warrior-Halloween Havoc 1998
137. Mr. T vs Roddy Piper-WrestleMania 2
138. The Royal Family vs Clowns R' Us-Survivor Series 1994
139. The House of Horrors Match-Payback 2017
140. The Blacktop Bully vs Dustin Rhodes-Uncensored 1995
141. Team Dos Caras vs Team El Canek-Leyendas Mexicanas 2017
142. Pat Patterson vs Gerald Brisco-King of the Ring 2000
143. The Wyatt Swamp Fight-The Horror Show at Extreme Rules
144. The Four Doinks vs Team Bigelow-Survivor Series 1993
145. Sting vs Jeff Hardy-Victory Road 2011
146. Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon-WrestleMania XVI
147. WarGames 2000: Russo's Revenge-WCW Monday Nitro (9/4/2000)
148. Oz vs Tim Parker-SuperBrawl
149. Brock Lesnar vs Braun Strowman-Crown Jewel 2018
150. Brock Lesnar vs Ricochet-Super ShowDown 2020
151. The Mighty Maccabee vs The Iron Sheik-Maccabiah Mania II: Shekel Slam
152. Van Hammer vs Doug Somers-Halloween Havoc 1991
153. Ultimate Warrior vs Andre the Giant-Saturday Night's Main Event (11/25/1989)
154. Jeff Jarrett vs Sting-Halloween Havoc 2000
155. The Doomsday Cage Match-Uncensored 1996
156. Kane vs The Undertaker-Judgement Day 1998
157. Rebel vs Shelly Martinez-One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown
158. Kaitlyn vs Maxine-NXT (10/19/2010)
159. Sabu vs The Sandman-November to Remember 1997
160. Seth Rollins vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt-Hell in a Cell 2019
161. Michael Cole vs Jerry Lawler-WrestleMania XXVII
162. The Bushwhackers vs Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff-Heroes of Wrestling
163. James Storm vs Chris Harris-Lockdown 2007
164. John Laurinaitis vs John Cena-Over the Limit 2012
165. Hulk Hogan vs The Giant-Halloween Havoc 1995
166. Ultimate Warrior vs Goldust-In Your House 7
167. Los Villanos vs Los Psycho Circus-Triplemania XXIII
168. Jenna Morasca vs Sharmell-Victory Road 2009
169. Akira Maeda vs Andre the Giant-NJPW Big Fighter Series 1986 (Day 15)

Thanks for reading! Be sure to share if you enjoy and leave any suggestions for matches you'd like to see covered in the Worst in the World in the comments. Next time, it'll be a first for the series, as I'll be covering a match that I actually attended live. It was just as bad in person as it was on TV. Until then...