10 Best Gimmick WrestleMania Matches

7. Mick Foley Vs. Edge (Hardcore Match) - WrestleMania 22

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The sight of Mick Foley being Speared through a burning table by Edge is forever etched into the annals of WWE history (and the memories of the WWE Universe). A moment so genuinely jaw-dropping even for a company that back then was willing to push boundaries, it was only the conclusion of a match that was so unique it felt like to belonged to different era... and another company.

WWE's classic Hardcore Matches saw superstars batter the living daylights out of each other as they fought all over arenas and pulled off impressive feats, but they were limitlessly hokey at a time when the company thrived on things like that. This was limitlessly violent.

A well-storylined rivalry between the pair and an impressive performance from Mick Foley enhanced what was always destined to be barn-burner (or should that be 'table-burner'), as the two future Hall of Famers tore the house down just as they were tearing each other apart.

This was, for lack of a better word, hardcore.

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