Certain matches have to be shortened for one reason or another.
Sometimes its just to get the match out of the way and sometimes its part of a story.
These are all ignoring the Hardcore Championship matches fromWrestleMania X-8, since none of them have an actual beginning.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley was being built up as a promising mid-card heel with a top-notch win-loss record.
Might as well job him out.
The Match:Hunter attacked Warrior before he could even remove his lengthy jacket.
The reason people remember this match so much is the shockwaves it created for Triple Hs career.
Owen Hart vs. Skinner was tossed in as the penultimate match as merely an afterthought.
Owen kicked out of it, so Skinner threw him out of the ring and taunted the crowd.
Afterwards, he dropkicked an attacking Skinner, meaning he used more offenseafterthe match thanduring.
Skinner got the jobber entrance, by the way.
The Aftermath:No real aftermath to speak of.
SANTINO MARELLA, KOFI KINGSTON, BIG SHOW, AND KANE VS.
The Match:Santino and Slater started it out.
Santino got the advantage and tagged in Big Show, who decimated Slater, as expected.
Ezekiel ran in and dropped Show with a clothesline, causing all hell to break loose.
That left Santino to hit Slater with the Cobra.
The Aftermath:The Corre started to fall apart after that.
A lot of good energy that ended before it could really begin.
Velvet went to the second rope and missed a splash.
Moolah immediately covered her and won.
Moolah won it back less than a week later.
Mountie rolled to the outside and got his head smashed into Jimmy Harts.
Back inside, Tito kept punishing the Mountie until Mountie tried to pull himself out of the ring.
Tito went down (Heenan claiming it was bad Mexican food) and Mountie got the win.
He still lost a lot.
Afterwards, Show hugged the winner and the two laughed it off.
An angry Paul Roma knocked Hawk off the top rope, causing him to fall out of the ring.
The Legion of Doom were cheated and wanted revenge.
The Match:Power and Glory isolated Hawk and double-teamed him, soon falling victim to a double clothesline.
Roma jumped off the top rope and got caught by Animal, transitioning it into a powerslam.
The match was over and the two did the we want the belts!
Power and Glory?!?
When were through with you, youre going to be SOUR!
The teams faced off atSummerSlamwith the Legion of Doom getting the belts.
Gunn was reeling and took a punch flurry that knocked him down.
He took a breather and stood up at the count of eight.
Two steps later and he walked right into a massive punch that knocked him the hell out.
Gunns career in the WWF was over and he instead found some success in Japan.
Other than that, there was no real angle between the two monsters of devastation.
The bell rang and Earthquake slammed Bomb around relentlessly until crushing him with the Earthquake Splash.
Supposedly, the original plan was for the Natural Disasters to reunite and face Yokozuna and Crush atSummerSlam.
Let me remind you…this was the main event ofRaw.
Rooster lost a lot and Heenan turned on him, considering him worthless.
The challenge was made forWrestleManiaand while Rooster would probably have won regardless, he had some extra help.
The previous match had Heenan aid Rick Rude in winning the Intercontinental Championship from the Ultimate Warrior.
Warrior delivered a very ugly Gorilla Press to Heenan, which legit injured him.
But the show must go on…
The Aftermath:Rooster remained on the roster for another year and did nothing but job.
Heenan at least still had Intercontinental Champion Rick Rude to fall back on.
SPECIAL DELIVERY JONES VS. KING KONG BUNDY
WrestleMania 1
Time = 0:24.
I dont care that they keep saying it was 0:09.
The Setup:I dont think there really was any.
The Match:Jones ran right into a bearhug.
Bundy ran Jones into the corner post, backed up, and allowed him to stand.
Upon doing so, Bundy ran at him with an Avalanche and finished him off with a big splash.
SD Jones just fell deeper into the oblivion that was known as being enhancement talent.
Bret gave Hogan his blessing and told him to take the big man down.
The Match:Yokozuna grabbed Hogan and Fuji threw salt at his face.
Hogan moved and Yokozuna was blinded.
He tried becoming a world champion by buying the services of Shawn Michaels, but that failed.
He tried earning a shot against the Undertaker to hopefully stop the Streak, but that failed, too.
Then he gained some luck when he won the Intercontinental Championship.
One, two, three, done.
JBL stood in silence after the match, disbelieving what just happened.
Finally, he snapped and shouted, I QUIT!
In a daze, he wandered off.
The Aftermath:JBL stayed true to his word and left the company.
He stayed away from WWE for a few years, eventually returning as a commentator yet again.
Mysterio went on to have a very entertaining title feud with Chris Jericho.
THE HART FOUNDATION (BRET HITMAN HART AND JIM THE ANVIL NEIDHART) VS. Anvil finally snapped and attacked Volkoff from behind.
By the time Volkoff flew over the ropes, the bell rang.
Jesse Ventura was sickened by their tactics.
The Bolsheviks continued to lose a lot, eventually splitting up when Volkoff started supporting the US.
Sheamus won the Royal Rumble of that year and chose to dethrone Bryan.
The Match:After the bell rang, Bryan went over to get a good luck kiss from AJ.
Afterwards, he turned around right into a Brogue Kick.
Sheamus pinned him and it was over.
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The Aftermath:The crowd was not happy.
Upon realizing Kane was behind him, Chavo turned around and ran straight at him.
He was caught with a chokeslam and so ended the loneWrestleManiaECW title defense in all history.
The Aftermath:Chavo was practically forgotten about while ECW gave Kane something to do for a while.
He surprisingly dropped the title to Mark Henry of all people in a triple threat.
Plus it’s crucial that you watch him win that belt.
He was SO HAPPY!
Rock removed his shirt and tear-away pants and offered to face one of the Wyatts in an impromptu battle.
Erick Rowan stepped up.
The Match:Rock caught him immediately with a Rock Bottom and pinned him.
The Aftermath:The Wyatt Family attacked the Rock and overwhelmed him until John Cena arrived out of nowhere.
Cena was injured at the time, so he looked a lot thinner than usual.
The Wyatts were warded off, allowing Rock and Cena to celebrate.
