There are many different styles of professional wrestling. Wherever fans are watching, you will find different genres of wrestling, including story-driven King’s Road, intensely strong styles, and super-fast-paced Lucha Libre. There are so many people for fans to see and fall in love, but today we’ll focus on that.
WWE It’s a kind of blend of style, with wrestlers from all backgrounds working there. WWE can bring matches against giant men throwing each other like a car accident while doing technical and uplifting wrestling on the same card. Get into some of WWE’s most unique high adrenaline matches.
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Cruiserweight Open
WrestleMania 20
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Elimination Match | 10:38 | Chaboguerrero |
Midway through the WrestleMania 20, fans were able to see the WWE Cruiserweight Championship being placed on the line at the cruiserweight opening. The match featured Chabo Guerrero, Ultimo Dragon, Rey Mysterio, Funki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, Shannon Moore, Tajiri, Billy Kidman and Akio. It was an impressive list of wrestlers, many of whom were viable cruiserweight champions at the time.
When I tried to put 10 wrestlers into a 10-minute match, things quickly went on. That’s exactly what happened. The fan reception for this match was by no means a star, but this match wasn’t bad. It met the requirement of speeding up the pace, but someone was eliminated almost every minute.
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Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle
Summerslam 2002
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Single Match | 9:25 | Cart angle |
Rey Mysterio’s PPV debut in WWE opposes Kurt Angle at Summerslam 2002. The pair opened the show and won one of the biggest opening matches for the show. These men play the second-shoulder night match just behind the Undertaker and Test, but they stole the show and set the tone to be a very solid summer slam.
Both men could be argued that they are considered some of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, and this match is a clear demonstration of it.
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Owen Hart Vs. 1-2-3 Kid
King of the Ring 1994
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Single Match | 3:37 | Owen Hart |
Some of the matches on this list are rather short, but nothing is as short as the 1994 King of the Ring Tournament’s 3.5 minute match between 1-2-3 Kid and Owen Hart.
Many fans consider this to be one of the biggest matches in under five minutes, and it’s no wonder this match is being held with such a high rating, with workers in the ring like Owen Hart and Sean Waltman.
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Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar
WrestleMania 33
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Single Match | 4:45 | Brock Lesnar |
Currently, Owen Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid was a showcase of less than five minutes of technical/high flight, but Brock Lesnar and Goldberg were against each other in the sense that two monster-sized men are beating hell. Goldberg and Lesnar attacked each other with multiple finishers, spears passing through barricades, and plenty of suppressions.
WrestleMania 33 was a kind of rough show, but the match is considered one of the highlights of this long-painted event.
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Mike amazing vs. Masato Tanaka
ECW One Night Stand 2005
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Single Match | 9:52 | Microphone is amazing |
The feud between Mike Awesome and ECW’s Masato Tanaka was intense and had the most insane spot imaginable, so at WWE’s ECW Reunion show, this was the perfect semi-main event. This match was a brutal and intense blow and provided everything they did years ago.
A great bomb-like spot through the table, awfully disgusting shots of chairs, and a tornado DDT passing through the table make this an instant classic. The match holds a special place in the hearts of many ECW fans, just as these two faced off in the last time.
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Chesaro vs Sami Zain
NXT (June 12, 2013)
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Single Match | 13:04 | Cesaro |
Cesaro and Sami Zayn will have a rather funny feud on NXT around 2013/2014. They eventually wrestled several times on NXT and eventually wrestled on NXT’s arrival. Most people recall two of the arrival matches or three Falls matches, but the underrated match was their second meeting on NXT TV, airing on June 12, 2013.
Compared to their first match, which only took seven minutes, this match was 13, a much bigger one. Zayn served as a smaller, faster competitor, but Cesaro used his power to overwhelm Zayn anything and throw it.
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Rob Vandham vs William Legal
WrestleMania 18
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Single Match | 6:20 | Rob Van Dam |
The invasion has brought many ECW and WCW wrestlers to WWE, with one outstanding being former ECW world television and tag team champion Rob Van Dam. He captured the Hardcore Championship several times on his debut, but his debut WrestleMania match saw him defeat William Regal in the InterContinental Championship.
They opened WrestleMania 18 and hyped the crowd the rest of the night with a very solid six-minute match. The ability to move from Legal’s hold to hold while Van Dam can use his high-flying techniques made for excellent combos.
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Eddie Guerrero vs. Ray Mysterio
WrestleMania 21
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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Single Match | 12:00 | Rey Mysterio |
Few wrestlers mixed together like Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero did. The pair plays classic matches in both WCW and WWE. Many consider Halloween Havoc 1997 the biggest game ever, but the 12-minute match at WrestleMania 21 was really amazing.
The only thing that really holds back on making this match better was the fact that Mysterio often had to adjust his mask.
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Motor City Machine Gun Vs. Street Profits and DIY
SmackDown April 25, 2025
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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TLC Match | 22:52 | Street benefits |
The most recent addition to this list comes from an episode of Smackdown following WrestleMania 41. Street’s profits have been confirmed to have no title defense at Wrestlemania and wait for Smackdown instead.
This match is a big shadow as there have been many good TLC tag team matches throughout WWE history, but these three teams proved after they didn’t put on their WrestleMania cards. This was the longest match here, and although they were on over 20 minutes, they never slowed down and everyone worked at 100 mph.
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Hardies vs. Dudleyz Vs. Edge & Christian
WrestleMania 17
Regulations | Time to match | winner |
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TLC Match | 15:50 | Edge & Christian |
That being said, it still can’t surpass one of the originals. The trio of the team featuring Edge & Christian, The Hardyz and Dudleyz are like wrestlers who don’t seem to be disappointed by working together for the rest of the day. WrestleMania 16, Summerslam 2000, WrestleMania 17, or TLC 4 prefer the TLC 4 that took place in Smackdown in 2001, tables, ladders, chairs, and combinations of these teams were delivered.
The match at Wrestlemania 17 was the shortest of these four matches, and as a result, it seemed that everyone was moving as fast as possible to fit their spot.