10 Beth Phoenix Moments That Led To WWE Hall Of Fame 2017 Induction

10. Bending Melina In Half (Royal Rumble 2009)

The rivalry between Beth Phoenix and Melina resulted in some of the best women's matches of the 2000s.

Their Royal Rumble 2009 effort was but one of them.

In the middle of the Women's Championship match in Detroit, Phoenix overpowered Melina and took control of the bout. Then, in one of the most shocking moments of the entire pay-per-view broadcast, she bent Melina backwards, taking her left leg in her massive arms and proceeding to use her own foot to kick her head.

It was a sight to behold, the most jaw-dropping display of flexibility on Melina's part but an indicator of the lengths to which Phoenix was willing to go to retain her title.

She would fail to do so but no one really remembers who walked away with the gold, only that The Glamazon sickeningly folded Melina backward and pummeled her with her own limb.