10 Weirdest WWE Matches Ever

10. Chris Jericho Vs. William Regal - Duchess Of Queensbury Rules Match (Backlash 2001)

Like many of the matches which comprise this list, the Duchess of Queensbury Rules match was a one-off.

The idea was sound - in theory. The ridiculously-costumed Duchess - a sort of English-judge-cum-drag-queen - was positioned at ringside by commissioner William Regal to bend the unknown rules to his advantage. When Jericho drilled a prone Regal with the Lionsault, the Duchess ordained that the time limit for the first fall had expired. When Jericho "won" the match, with the Liontamer, the Duchess reversed the decision. The rules stipulated that submissions were outlawed - despite Regal employing his Regal Stretch just minutes earlier.

Adding to the weirdness, Paul Heyman on commentary remarked that the Duchess was "still mourning the death of Princess Di" - a full four years later. The tasteless jab made even less sense because she was smiling throughout.

Many at the time blasted the match as a stop-start, unfunny, one-note comedy affair which, if you'll excuse the pun, besmirched the technical ability of the men who contested it. But, in retrospect, it was a fairly creative offering which was, at the least, very different to their straight-laced WrestleMania X-Seven original.

Such variety is much missed, even if it was derided at the time.