10 Most Insanely Popular TNA Matches Ever

10. Brittany Vs. Madison Rayne (Xplosion, 2 July 2014)

To be clear, not everything on this list will be dire. Some of it's actually rather good. Really good.

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This wasn't.

Poor pro wrestling matches often have a habit of remaining fun. They're not fun to watch, but to ridicule? Absolutely. It's one of your writer's guilty pleasures, particularly if the abhorrent clash has a redeeming quality; Goldberg vs. The Fiend for the former no-selling Bray Wyatt's fiendish antics, Rebel vs. Shelly Martinez for 'my vag!', the Chamber of Horrors match for its ridiculous finish, et al.

There is nothing redeeming about Brittany vs. Madison Rayne from TNA Xplosion's 2 July 2014 broadcast.

An attempted exhibition of catch-as-catch-can quickly turned into a crime scene with the duo's appalling display of the enthralling artform. It was a slow, plodding mess that did little to highlight the genuine appeal of either performer. Brittany's attempt at her typically mesmerising Shining Star Press saw Rayne evade her, which is fine, but Brittany planted her hands on the canvas, carefully lowered herself down mid-backflip, and landed without a thud, bereft of impact, immediately rendering it a futile 'finisher'. You'd assume she'd put a little extra force in there had it been the end sequence - but would she have?

7.6 million of you liked it, though.

7.6!

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