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10. Vader Vs. Ken Shamrock - WWF In Your House 15: A Cold Day In Hell

This wasn't Ken Shamrock's first rodeo; the World's Most Dangerous Man made the transition from the UFC to the WWF by way of the Japanese shoot-style scene. His journey to the work rooted in the shoot, it's little wonder his first major pay-per-view encounter unfolded as it did.

It unfolded thusly: Vader effectively beat the shoot out of Shamrock by beating the sh*t out of Shamrock in a remonstrative lesson. This was no JBL-style bully boy posturing designed to welcome the new kid into the fold; gauging by the squeals Vader emitted in the opening minute, he needed to smarten Shamrock up for the sake of his poor bloody legs, battered as they were by Ken's formally educated feet.

Though perhaps not as stiff as the most infamous snug snafus in the Land Of The Rising Sun, it's Shamrock's legit credentials that purse the lips here. He wasn't a pro wrestler doing pro wrestling harder than most; this was a very dangerous combat athlete not too far removed from his fighter prime. There was a good match here, underneath the infamous, rough-around-the-edges facade; in one great welcome to wrestling spot that served the story tremendously, Vader, his nose bloodied, unleashed a gruesome front suplex from canvas to the floor.

Shamrock did not accept the invite, instead pummelling Vader's face in with such hard knees and fists that the Mastodon, red mist descending in tandem with the red stuff, sent Shamrock flying with a brutal forearm.