10 Worst WWE Moments Of 2005

10. Big Show Goes Sumo

The subheading for this entry was almost, 'Big Show's Supershow Butt', but cooler heads prevailed.

Seriously though, was there any call for a 'Sumo Match' pitting Show against Akebono at WrestleMania 21? Vince McMahon routinely enjoyed pushing pageantry and "attractions" over practically everything else, but surely even he knew that this would be a car crash once it got underway. That might be why the whole exercise lasted just a few short minutes before wrapping up with a Akebono win.

It probs took Show longer to get his mawashi on backstage than the match itself lasted. Visually, it was hardly a treat for anyone tuning in - they were greeted with the not-so-pleasing sight of Paul Wight's big pasty behind thrust right in front of the cameras. The fact this bout was sandwiched in between Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle and John Cena vs. JBL is fascinating in hindsight; it was understandable to buffer between those matches, maybe, but something better than the sumo guff was needed.

The unwanted sideshow proved to be an insult to anybody who'd put down their hard earned pay-per-view dollars. Obviously, a lot of other things on the 'Mania 21 card more than made up for this slap in the face, but Show vs. Akebono just shouldn't have been on there. WWE fans didn't give a toss about the latter, and Show doing his best Rikishi-meets-Yokozuna-meets-John Tenta impression was frankly awkward to watch.

3 years later, WWE got it right by putting Big Show in there with boxer Floyd Mayweather. That boxer vs. wrestler showdown was a vast improvement over 2005's effort. What a colossal waste of time, especially on the biggest show (ahem) of the entire year.