10 Most Ridiculous Oversells In Wrestling History

10. Curt Hennig (Vs Chris Benoit, WCW Nitro)

Curt Hennig could fill ten of these lists with with bumps to spare after a career spent donating his body to the fists and fury of his foes.

There was something of a subverted grace to the ugly fashion Hennig's body contorted and twisted in the aftermath of a particular punch or kick. His first retirement in 1991 bore the scars - his back was completely shot after a decade of reckless and futuristic abandon.

This particular effort sold the severity of a Chris Benoit knife-edge chop. 'The Crippler' had one of the hardest in the game at the time, with particular ferocity ordinarily saved for beating some 'respect' into newcomers or getting into needlessly aggressive competitive chest-slap fights with his best mate Eddie Guerrero.

It's a typical Hennig feast with a devastating desert. Rattled into a zombiefied state by a Benoit punch after his pathetic windmill attack failed, Curt soars into the air at the force of the whipped hand.

A glorious dive follows, in which Hennig heads for the deck headfirst before realising that the steel steps are about to break his fall. Even Benoit appears to briefly break character when he clocks the conclusion.