10 Car Crash Wrestling Matches That You Absolutely Adore

10. Chyna Vs. Jeff Jarrett - No Mercy 1999

This is the most intentionally silly match on the list, a contest designed to be as dazzlingly incoherent and comedic as possible - and it wholeheartedly succeeds at that ambition.

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The novelty of a woman challenging for a traditionally men's title in 1999 was worked into the narrative of the misogynistic Jeff Jarrett believing that Chyna didn't belong in the wrestling ring. This could have been a straight up wrestling match to prove simply that Chyna was more than capable of not only holding her ground, but that she could beat Jarrett - however, it was the Attitude Era, and sensationalism is what sold.

The Good Housekeeping match for the uninitiated is exactly what it sounds, Jarrett trying to prove that Chyna belongs in the home cleaning and cooking by beating her up with kitchen equipment, cleaning tools and an assortment of truly surreal weapons. It's the kind of stipulation that could have easily gone over the wrong way, but due to a committed babyface performance from Chyna and the engagement of the crowd, it became a weirdly entertaining trainwreck that delivered in getting audiences to accept a female Intercontinental champion.

This match becomes even funnier when you remember that Jeff Jarrett, the eternal master of scamming, held up Vince for back payments in exchange for dropping the belt since his contract expired before the PPV. Vince McMahon paying Double J hundreds of thousands of dollars to work in the Good Housekeeping match is maybe the greatest thing that's ever happened.

It's definitely not an all time classic, but it worked for the time and holds up as a testament to how special Chyna was, and how much more we should have gotten from her.

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