10 Amazing Wrestling Feuds With AWFUL Endings

10. Bruiser Brody Vs. Antonio Inoki (NJPW)

One of the last actual outlaws wrestling had, Bruiser Brody was known for two things: selling tickets and screwing promoters.

As hot-headed as he was talented, Brody was a major star in Giant Baba's All Japan during the early 80s. Fans were wowed by his chain-swinging, forehead cutting antics and promoter Giant Baba was surprisingly tolerant of Brody's aversions to selling and jobbing. In 1985, Brody made the jump to New Japan after the king of the super chins, Antonio Inoki, made a lucrative offer.

Inoki booked himself as borderline unbeatable, frequently bringing in gaijin beasts for the express purpose of losing to him. That just didn't work for Brody, leading to a series of brutal no-contests between the two. It was a dream match for puroresu and the savagery of their brawls blew audiences away. The finishes were spun as a reflection of the mutual hatred and their inability to fight by the rules because of it. It was great but eventually, viewers hoped there'd be a definitive winner.

After an unfortunate in-ring scuffle with Seiji Sakaguchi, Brody bailed and started no-showing. The feud was left unresolved with one final match the next year doing little to provide closure. A monumental dream match-up, Brody vs. Inoki wound up getting shafted via the enormous egos of the men involved.