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Worst in the World: The Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber-Elimination Chamber 2015

(Note: Hey everyone. Since I ended up posting a week late after my wisdom teeth removal, I decided to post the next edition now instead of after two weeks to get back on my normal schedule. Hope you enjoy!)
   Special thanks to camilo jaramillo for suggesting this match. If you'd like to see a match covered on the Worst in the World, leave a comment down below.
Man, the Elimination Chamber is a cool match. Remember how we almost lost it for good? Like the Royal Rumble, the Elimination Chamber is easily one of WWE's most successful gimmick matches. While it's not as popular as Hell in a Cell, Money in the Bank, or TLC, the Chamber has firmly etched itself into WWE's lore since debuting in 2002, so much so that in 2010, it got its own self-titled pay-per-view dedicated to it, replacing the long-standing No Way Out as the final pay-per-view before WrestleMania. However, after only five events, WWE shelved the Elimination Chamber event in 2015 for the non-gimmicked Fastlane, seemingly shelving the match itself in the process. So what happened? Well, it's actually pretty simple...size. The original Elimination Chamber was HUGE, with WWE stating that it stood 16 feet high and 36 feet in diameter, and weighed over 16 short tons, which is 15,000 kilograms and over 33,000 pounds. It's actually so big that many arenas can't physically support it, making the places WWE can actually hold the event limited. Thus, the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, and since WWE tends to only run gimmick matches like these at their specific events, the match, was no more, laying dormant until 2017 when it was revived with a new, sleeker, and safer design.
However, we did get one more event, as WWE randomly & suddenly held an Elimination Chamber event in May of 2015. And when I say "suddenly", I mean so suddenly that less than three weeks before the event, the event didn't exist. WWE had actually scheduled a house show in South Carolina the day of this event (May 31st), only for that to suddenly be canceled and replaced with the Elimination Chamber, which would be exclusively streamed on the WWE Network. The event was officially announced on the May 11th episode of Raw, meaning the time between the announcement and the event was just 20 days. For as rushed as it was, the event is fairly decent, with the Kevin Owens/John Cena match and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship main event between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose (minus the finish) being the standouts, while the Divas Championship triple threat and the Neville/Bo Dallas left a bit to be desired. Unfortunately, where Elimination Chamber 2015 really falls short is in the titular matches.
There were two Elimination Chamber matches on this card. The first of which, and the show's opener, saw The New Day defend the WWE Tag Team Championships in the first-ever tag team edition of the match. The match is a mixed bag with some nice spots and moments, but it's ultimately a super cluttered affair, likely due to the doubling of the number of people in the match. Also, the New Day was just allowed to have everyone in the group in the match at once. I don't know why. However, the second Elimination Chamber match of the night easily took the crown for the worst of the two. This bout was for the Intercontinental Championship which had been vacated by Daniel Bryan, who was suffering from concussion-related issues that would cause him to retire the following year. Originally, the lineup for the title match would be R-Truth, Sheamus, King Barrett (Wade/Bad News Barrett), Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, and Rusev, but following a foot injury he sustained during a match with Ryback on the SmackDown before the event, Rusev was pulled and his the final entrant was left a mystery until the match actually started. Considering the talent in the match, you'd expect something great, but alas, this match ended up being one of the weaker editions of the Elimination Chamber. Let's get into this.
We don't have to wait long to find out who's replacing Rusev, as Mark Henry is the first man out. Henry enters his pod, as do Sheamus, R-Truth, and Ryback when they enter, leaving Barrett and Ziggler as the men who start the match. Ziggler starts off with an amateur wrestling takedown, only the finest of which you can learn at Kent State University (go Golden Flashes), getting two near falls in the process. Ziggler follows up with an abdominal stretch takedown into another nearfall, which Barrett responds to with a kick to the gut. Barrett follows up by throwing Ziggler into the turnbuckle before suplexing him for a near fall. Barrett beats down Ziggler around the ring, taunting the men in the pods as he sets Ziggler on the top rope and delivers a knee lift for a near fall. Barrett locks in a headlock, but Ziggler fights out with a lawbreaker followed by an elbow and a dropkick. Ziggler follows up with a corner splash followed by a neckbreaker and an elbow drop for another near fall. Barrett reverses an Irish whip attempt and blocks Ziggler's attempt to float over, kicking him in the gut before clotheslining him over the top rope. Barrett throws Ziggler into Ryback's pod and the chamber wall, beating him down as the clock counts down, sending R-Truth into the match.
Barrett wastes no time, beating down Truth as soon as the pod door opens without letting him get out of the pod. Eventually, Barrett pulls Truth out of his pod, tossing him into the chamber wall twice before giving him a big boot. Barrett turns his attention to Ziggler, getting his head pulled down into the ropes by Ziggler but rebounding with another big boot. Barrett throws Ziggler into the ring post before going after Truth again. Truth rallies, however, running wild on Barrett before hitting a missile dropkick for a near fall. Truth hits a front suplex before hitting the Scissor Kick and a corner splash, but Barrett comes back with the Winds of Change for a near fall. Ziggler tries to sneak in with a roll-up on Barrett, but Barrett kicks out and Mule Kicks Ziggler twice for another near fall. Barrett rams Ziggler into Henry's pod, which proves to be the worst decision he could've made from both a kayfabe and a shoot sense. The plexiglass on the pod door pops out, effectively freeing Henry from his pod.
This is made especially funny by the fact that, on the pre-show, JBL cut a promo putting over the chamber, saying the glass was Lexan glass, the same used in armored vehicles. Probably not the best idea to lie about something like that for a match where people get thrown into the pods often, something that could cause exactly what just happened to happen. In all seriousness, however, this causes a big problem not just in the moment, but throughout the match.
Because Henry would look like an absolute goober if he just stayed in his pod without one of the doors, Henry enters the match. Henry takes the fight to Barrett, bodyslamming him and hitting a leg drop. Despite Henry's early entrance into the match, the timer never re-sets (something that might've been smart to do), so Ryback's pod opens. Ryback takes the fight to Henry, flooring him for a near fall before rushing Barrett in the corner. Ryback hits a clothesline followed by a spinebuster for a near fall before going for a powerbomb, only for Barrett to block it and dump him out of the ring. Barrett also blocks Ziggler's jumping DDT, but Ziggler dodges Barrett's big boot and gets a near fall off a crucifix pin. All of this happens as Mark Henry just kind of...stands there.
Literally, Henry stands in that exact spot just staring as Ziggler & Barrett have their exchange. He has no idea what he's supposed to be doing, which is fair, because he's not supposed to be there right now. Unfortunately, when Henry does decide to get involved, it's a bad choice. Barrett hits the Winds of Change and makes the cover on Ziggler...only for Henry to waltz over and break up the pin...in an Elimination Chamber. He had to have just had a brain fart or something because doing that makes no sense in this kind of match.
Henry headbutts Barrett and beats him down in the corner, but Barrett fights out and sets up for the Bullhammer on Ziggler. However, Ziggler catches him with the superkick, allowing Ryback to follow up with a Snake Eyes and Truth to hit the Lie Detector (a jumping reverse STO/the Paydirt) for the three to eliminate Barrett. And now is where it becomes painfully apparent that Henry's involvement this early in the match has thrown a complete wrench in the match's flow. For the next 30 seconds, everybody just stands in a corner as Ziggler blatantly tries to direct traffic, loudly instructing the others in the match and talking to referee Mike Chioda.
Why WWE thought they should put this moment in the website gallery, I'll never know
They do this for so long that people actually start booing. All four of these guys are babyfaces right now. The boos get shut down quickly as the four pair off, with Ziggler and Ryback brawling while Truth and Henry do the same. Ryback batters Ziggler in the corner before turning his attention to Henry & Truth, splashing them as the timer counts down, sending Sheamus into the match...OR DOES IT!
As the referees try to open Sheamus's pod, it jams, leaving Sheamus stuck in the pod as referees frantically try to open it. Truth, Ziggler, and Ryback all trade roll-up attempts before ganging up on Henry, with Ryback clotheslining him in the corner, Truth hitting a twisting crossbody, and Ziggler hitting a superkick. Before he does that, however, Ziggler very blatantly yells "CLOTHESLINE ME!" at Ryback. After he hits the superkick, Ryback does as he's told, clotheslining Ziggler after giving Henry a spinebuster. Ryback calls for it and hits Shell Shocked on Truth for the three and the elimination. Ryback beats down Ziggler, whipping him across the ring before hitting a delayed vertical suplex. This elicits Goldberg chants, which is not a good sign. Ryback calls for the Meat Hook Clothesline, but Ziggler catches him with a superkick. Suddenly Sheamus, still in his pod, reaches down and reveals that his pod isn't jammed, it was SABOTAGED...BY HIMSELF. Sheamus had jammed the pod door with his Cross necklace that he wears to the ring, allowing him to avoid wrestling for even longer while his opponents tire themselves out and endure more damage.
This would be really effective heelwork...if the commentators weren't completely oblivious to this. Even though the camera shows it and Sheamus makes a big show of it, JBL and Jerry Lawler both react to this like Sheamus somehow fixed the door himself. That was a good spot (something this match really needs right now) and the commentary team blew it.
Finally in the match, Sheamus chucks Ziggler into his pod's door, once again showing the "same glass used in armored vehicles" getting knocked out of place by someone being thrown into it. Whoever invented Lexan glass might want to sue WWE for defamation, because them presenting their glass like this can't be good for business. Sheamus follows up by clotheslining Ryback onto the steel outside before stomping away at Henry. Henry tries to hit a surprise World's Strongest Slam, but Sheamus slips out, only to eat a body block and a World's Strongest Splash from Henry, who gets a near fall. Henry goes for a powerslam, but Sheamus slips out again and hits the Brogue Kick for the three and the elimination. Sheamus tosses Ryback into the chamber wall before throwing Ziggler back into the ring, beating him down until Ziggler charges him and takes him down. Sheamus shuts down Ziggler's comeback with a back elbow before hitting a release suplex for a near fall. Sheamus goes for another one, but Ziggler counters it with a roll-up for a near fall. Ziggler counters again, this time avoiding White Noise (aka the Air Raid Crash), with another roll-up for a near fall, but his jumping DDT is blocked. Sheamus sends Ziggler into the corner, but Ziggler avoids a shoulder block in the corner and hits the DDT on the second attempt for a near fall.
Ryback springs back up and goes for a powerbomb on Ziggler, but Ziggler slides out and hits a superkick. Ziggler then avoids a Brogue Kick from Sheamus hits the Famouser...only for Sheamus to IMMEDIATELY NO SELL IT and hit the Brogue Kick for the three to eliminate Ziggler. Sure, why not? The match is a shit show anyway. It's down to Sheamus and Ryback, with the crowd rallying a bit around Ryback, which is a good sign given the Goldberg chants he got earlier. Sheamus takes control, kneeing Ryback before hitting a powerslam for a near fall. Sheamus slaps Ryback around before calling for the Brogue Kick. Ryback, however, charges him and runs wild, hitting a scoop slam before beating him down in the corner. Ryback hits a powerslam of his own and calls for the Meat Hook again, but Sheamus rolls out of the ring to the steel outside. Ryback follows him out, where Sheamus pushes him into one of the pods, only for Ryback to bounce back and go for Shell Shocked on the outside. Sheamus slips out and hits White Noise on the outside, rolling Ryback back into the ring, but only getting a two count. Sheamus starts to deliver the Ten Beats Of The Bodhran, but Ryback stops him after four and yanks Sheamus to the outside, only to get pushed into the chamber wall. Sheamus follows up with a rolling senton on the steel and calls for the Brogue Kick, but Ryback catches him, ramming him into the chamber wall before powerbombing him into the ring. Ryback follows up with Shell Shocked for the three, the win, and the Intercontinental Championship.
After the match, the former champion Daniel Bryan, who had been sitting at ringside for this match, congratulates The Ryback, handing him the Intercontinental Championship. Ryback calls Bryan an inspiration before celebrating, as Bryan leads the crowd in a Feed Me More chant. Man, Daniel Bryan is the best.

The Verdict

It's a mixed bag, really. On the one hand, the action is pretty good. Nothing spectacular, but when everything is flowing the way it's supposed to, it's a decent match at best and unremarkable at worst. However, there's a lot of messiness in this match that isn't the fault of anyone involved. Henry's pod breaking open really threw off the entire match, as everyone (mostly Ziggler) had to figure out what to do on the fly now that there was an extra person in the match. Add on the small point of the commentators messing up a key plot point of the match with Sheamus' pod and you get a lackluster match. I will say, however, that this is nowhere near as bad as the Extreme Elimination Chamber, and it won't be going too far down the list.

The Rankings (Best to Worst)

  1. Tommy Dreamer vs Bully Ray-Victory Road 2011
  2. Triple H vs Kevin Nash-TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2011
  3. Rick Rude vs Jake Roberts-WrestleMania IV
  4. Too Much vs Al Snow & Head-King of the Ring 1998
  5. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns-Greatest Royal Rumble
  6. Ernest Miller vs Norman Smiley-Fall Brawl 1998
  7. Shane McMahon vs Eric Bischoff-SummerSlam 2003
  8. The Tag Team Gauntlet-Extreme Rules 2010
  9. Hernandez vs Matt Morgan-Victory Road 2011
  10. Randy Orton vs Bray Wyatt-WrestleMania 33
  11. Vampiro vs Sting-Great American Bash 2000
  12. T&A vs Head Cheese-WrestleMania 2000
  13. The Women's Tag Team Turmoil-WrestleMania 37 (Night 1)
  14. Triple H vs Sgt. Slaughter-D-Generation X: In Your House
  15. Konnan vs One Man Gang-SuperBrawl VI
  16. Ultimate Warrior vs Hercules-WrestleMania IV
  17. Rick Rude vs Hawk-Clash of the Champions XXV
  18. Shelton Benjamin vs Viscera-New Year's Revolution 2006
  19. Steve McMichael vs Reggie White-Slamboree 1997
  20. Lars Sullivan vs Lucha House Party-Super Showdown 2019
  21. Alexa Bliss vs Bayley-Extreme Rules 2017
  22. The Tag Team Fatal 4-Way Match-WrestleMania 13
  23. The Barbed Wire Christmas Tree Match-TNA iMPACT (12/20/2007)
  24. Tag Team Battle Royal-WrestleMania XIV
  25. The Chamber of Horrors-Halloween Havoc 1991
  26. The Natural Disasters vs Money Inc.-WrestleMania VIII
  27. Ivan Koloff vs Paul Jones-Clash of the Champions IV
  28. ODB, Taylor Wilde, and Roxxi vs The Kongtourage-Genesis 2009
  29. Kazushi Sakuraba & Yuji Nagata vs Daniel & Rolles Gracie-Wrestle Kingdom 8
  30. Ivory vs Tori-SummerSlam 1999
  31. Giant Baba vs Bulldog Bob Brown-WrestleRock
  32. The Reverse Battle Royal-Impact! (10/26/2006)
  33. Jerry Blackwell vs Boris Zhukov-SuperClash II
  34. Nikita Koloff vs Bobby Eaton-Bunkhouse Stampede
  35. Alex Wright vs Steve McMichael-Halloween Havoc 1997
  36. The Great Khali vs Kane-WrestleMania 23
  37. Savio Vega vs Crush vs Faarooq-Ground Zero: In Your House
  38. The Shockmaster vs Awesome/King Kong-Starrcade 1993
  39. Total Divas vs Other Divas-Survivor Series 2013
  40. The Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber-Elimination Chamber 2015
  41. The Oddities vs Kaientai-SummerSlam 1998
  42. Team RAW vs Team SmackDown Men's Elimination Match-Survivor Series 2017
  43. Hulk Hogan vs Sid Justice-WrestleMania VIII
  44. Paul Ellering vs Teddy Long-Capital Combat
  45. Dusty Rhodes vs Big Boss Man-Saturday Night's Main Event (10/31/1989)
  46. Konnan vs Scott Hall-Fall Brawl 1998
  47. Damian Priest vs The Miz-WrestleMania Backlash
  48. Tyson Tomko vs Stevie Richards-Unforgiven 2004
  49. Kane vs The Great Khali-SummerSlam 2009
  50. Rick Steiner vs Scott Steiner-Fall Brawl 1998
  51. The Extreme Elimination Chamber-December to Dismember 2006
  52. Hollywood Hogan vs The Giant-Hog Wild
  53. Hollywood Hogan vs The Giant-Souled Out 1997
  54. Dustin Rhodes & King Kong vs Awesome Kong & The Equalizer-Battlebowl
  55. Finlay & Little Bastard vs The Boogeyman & Little Boogeyman-No Way Out 2007
  56. Mr. Anderson vs Rob Van Dam-Victory Road 2011
  57. Jake Roberts vs Andre the Giant-WrestleMania V
  58. El Gigante vs Nailz-G1 Climax 1994 (Day 1)
  59. Yokozuna vs King Mabel-In Your House 4
  60. Dusty Rhodes vs The Honky Tonk Man-SummerSlam 1989
  61. Sting & Hawk vs Meng & Kurasawa-Clash of the Champions XXXI
  62. The Hurt Business vs RETRIBUTION-WWE Monday Night RAW (10/26/2020)
  63. Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage-Uncensored 1998
  64. Al Snow vs Big Boss Man-Unforgiven 1999
  65. Vince Russo vs Ric Flair-WCW Monday Nitro (6/5/2000)
  66. Mickie James vs Ashley-Royal Rumble 2006
  67. Antonio Inoki vs The Great Antonio-NJPW Sumo Hall Show (12/8/1977)
  68. Christy Hemme vs Big Fat Oily Guy-Against All Odds 2007
  69. The Big Show vs Erick Rowan-TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs 2014
  70. British Bulldog & Jim Neidhart vs The Dancing Fools-Fall Brawl 1998
  71. Stevie Ray vs Konnan-World War 3 1998
  72. Vampiro vs The KISS Demon-Bash at the Beach 2000
  73. Team WCW vs nWo Wolfpac vs nWo Hollywood-Fall Brawl 1998
  74. Vampiro vs Oklahoma-Starrcade 1999
  75. Big Swole vs Penelope Ford, Rebel, and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.-AEW Dynamite (8/27/2020)
  76. Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant-WrestleMania III
  77. Jinder Mahal vs Randy Orton-Battleground 2017
  78. Van Hammer vs Terrance Taylor-Clash of the Champions XVI
  79. Junkyard Dog vs Moondog Spot-Wrestling Classic
  80. The New Blood Gauntlet-WCW Monday Nitro (6/5/2000)
  81. Chris Jericho vs "Goldberg"-Fall Brawl 1998
  82. Roman Reigns vs The Undertaker-WrestleMania 33
  83. The Undertaker vs Goldberg-Super ShowDown 2019
  84. Hiroshi Wajima vs Tom Magee-All Japan Pro Wrestling 1988
  85. Jim Duggan vs Big Boss Man-Royal Rumble 1990
  86. Meng vs Jim Duggan-Uncensored 1995
  87. Jim Steele vs The Equalizer-SuperBrawl IV
  88. The Golden Truth vs Breezango-Money in the Bank 2016
  89. The Undertaker vs Giant González-WrestleMania IX
  90. Sting vs Tony Palmore-Battle 7
  91. D-Generation X vs Brothers of Destruction-Crown Jewel
  92. Wendi Richter vs Leilani Kai-WrestleMania
  93. Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar-WrestleMania XX
  94. Hornswoggle vs Chavo Guerrero-WWE Monday Night Raw (7/20/2009)
  95. Edge vs Triple H vs Vladimir Kozlov-Survivor Series 2008
  96. Rosita & Sarita vs Angelina Love & Winter-Victory Road 2011
  97. Kevin Sullivan vs Dave Sullivan-SuperBrawl V
  98. Steve McMichael vs Brian Adams-Road Wild 1998
  99. Scott Hall vs Roddy Piper-SuperBrawl IX
  100. Boris Zhukov vs Paul Samson-Beach Brawl
  101. Roddy Piper vs Hollywood Hogan-Halloween Havoc 1997
  102. Kane vs The Great Khali-Breaking Point
  103. Hollywood Hogan & Dennis Rodman vs Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone-Bash at the Beach 1998
  104. PN News & Bobby Eaton vs Steve Austin & Terrance Taylor-Great American Bash 1991
  105. Scott Steiner vs Sid Vicious vs Jeff Jarrett vs Road Warrior Animal-Sin
  106. Hollywood Hogan vs Roddy Piper-SuperBrawl 1997
  107. The 2015 Royal Rumble Match
  108. Batista vs The Great Khali-SummerSlam 2007
  109. Sting vs Hollywood Hogan-Starrcade 1997
  110.  Sable vs Tori-WrestleMania XV
  111. Super Invader vs Todd Champion-WrestleWar 1992
  112. Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez-Crown Jewel 2019
  113. King Kong Bundy & Jim Neidhart vs Yokozuna & Jake Roberts-Heroes of Wrestling
  114. Sid Vicious vs The Nightstalker-Clash of the Champions XIII
  115. The 8-Divas Tag Match-Survivor Series 1999
  116. The Fabulous Freebirds vs The Renegade Warriors-Halloween Havoc 1990
  117. The Knockouts Gauntlet-One Night Only: Live! 2016
  118. AJ Styles vs Frank Trigg-No Surrender 2008
  119. Rick Rude vs Masahiro Chono-Halloween Havoc 1992
  120. Mike Awesome vs Vampiro-Halloween Havoc 2000
  121. Bray Wyatt vs John Cena-Extreme Rules 2014
  122. Brothers of Destruction vs KroniK-Unforgiven 2001
  123. The Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal-WrestleMania 25
  124. Mabel vs The Undertaker-King of the Ring 1995
  125. Wendi Richter vs The Fabulous Moolah-The Brawl to End it All
  126. David Flair vs Kimberly Page-Mayhem 1999
  127. The Truth Commission vs The Disciples of Apocolypse-Survivor Series 1997
  128. Daffney vs Miss Hancock-Bash at the Beach 2000
  129. The Bushwhacker vs The Fabulous Rougeaus-WrestleMania V
  130. Randy Orton vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt-WrestleMania 37 (Night 2)
  131. The Beverly Brothers vs The Bushwhackers-Royal Rumble 1992
  132. Teddy Long vs Eric Bischoff-Survivor Series 2005
  133. Greg Valentine vs George Steele-Heroes of Wrestling
  134. Abdullah the Butcher vs One Man Gang-Heroes of Wrestling
  135. Major Gunns vs Miss Hancock-New Blood Rising
  136. Vince Russo vs Booker T-WCW Monday Nitro (9/25/2000)
  137. Bradshaw & Trish Stratus vs Christopher Nowinski & Jackie Gayda-WWE Monday Night RAW (7/8/2002)
  138. Triple H vs Scott Steiner-Royal Rumble 2003
  139. Goldberg vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt-Super ShowDown 2020
  140. Santina Marella vs Vickie & Chavo Guerrero-Extreme Rules 2009
  141. Kevin Nash vs Scott Steiner vs Goldberg-New Blood Rising
  142. Hollywood Hogan vs The Warrior-Halloween Havoc 1998
  143. Mr. T vs Roddy Piper-WrestleMania 2
  144. The Royal Family vs Clowns R' Us-Survivor Series 1994
  145. The House of Horrors Match-Payback 2017
  146. The Blacktop Bully vs Dustin Rhodes-Uncensored 1995
  147. Team Dos Caras vs Team El Canek-Leyendas Mexicanas 2017
  148. Pat Patterson vs Gerald Brisco-King of the Ring 2000
  149. The Wyatt Swamp Fight-The Horror Show at Extreme Rules
  150. The Four Doinks vs Team Bigelow-Survivor Series 1993
  151. Sting vs Jeff Hardy-Victory Road 2011
  152. Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon-WrestleMania XVI
  153. WarGames 2000: Russo's Revenge-WCW Monday Nitro (9/4/2000)
  154. Oz vs Tim Parker-SuperBrawl
  155. Brock Lesnar vs Braun Strowman-Crown Jewel 2018
  156. Brock Lesnar vs Ricochet-Super ShowDown 2020
  157. The Mighty Maccabee vs The Iron Sheik-Maccabiah Mania II: Shekel Slam
  158. Van Hammer vs Doug Somers-Halloween Havoc 1991
  159. Ultimate Warrior vs Andre the Giant-Saturday Night's Main Event (11/25/1989)
  160. Jeff Jarrett vs Sting-Halloween Havoc 2000
  161. The Doomsday Cage Match-Uncensored 1996
  162. Kane vs The Undertaker-Judgement Day 1998
  163. Rebel vs Shelly Martinez-One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown
  164. Kaitlyn vs Maxine-NXT (10/19/2010)
  165. Sabu vs The Sandman-November to Remember 1997
  166. Seth Rollins vs "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt-Hell in a Cell 2019
  167. Michael Cole vs Jerry Lawler-WrestleMania XXVII
  168. The Bushwhackers vs Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff-Heroes of Wrestling
  169. James Storm vs Chris Harris-Lockdown 2007
  170. John Laurinaitis vs John Cena-Over the Limit 2012
  171. Hulk Hogan vs The Giant-Halloween Havoc 1995
  172. Ultimate Warrior vs Goldust-In Your House 7
  173. Los Villanos vs Los Psycho Circus-Triplemania XXIII
  174. Jenna Morasca vs Sharmell-Victory Road 2009
  175. 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, I'll be covering multiple matches, all of which could easily be considered matches that killed one of the most famous wrestling companies of all time. Until then

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  1. Ooooooh time to watch WCW crumble!

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  2. Oh, and I have another match you could add to our next installment: Halloween Havoc '99 Sting vs Hogan, if one can even call it a match...

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Throughout the entire history of the WWE, we've never seen, and probably will never see again, a woman booked as strong as Asuka was to start her run. Coming into WWE in 2015 with over a decade of experience wrestling in her native Japan as Kana, Asuka was immediately treated like a huge deal. Hell, even from the first time we saw her on a WWE broadcast, she was seated in the crowd of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn next to two Hall of Famers in Ric Flair & Sgt. Slaughter. Officially debuting in October 2015, Asuka would go her entire NXT career, nearly two full years, without being pinned or submitted. She was booked so strong, in fact, that instead of dropping the NXT Women's Championship in what would be her last match in NXT at the time to Ember Moon (even after sustaining an injury), an act that is almost always the case for champions leaving NXT for the main roster, Asuka retained and later vacated the title, keeping her streak intact. For a company that is more than willing t