10 Best WWE Arm Wrestling Matches

4. Rusev Vs. Mark Henry

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People tend not to care about these segments in arenas, so thank f*ck for...cheap jingoistic heat, because at least this showdown generated huge cries of "USA! USA! USA!" from the crowd.

Rusev cultivated the atmosphere with the customary evasion tactics, that chicken-sh*t Russian bastard, boo him for having his own customs, and he excelled throughout. He didn't sell this arm wrestling match as if he was racked in some medieval torture device, but he sold it, simply and believably, as if his arm really, really hurt.

Henry squashed him with his right hand, before Rusev issued a rematch challenge with his left. "That's just God-given strength," JBL claimed, undermining Henry's lifetime of hard work somewhat with a Get Out-style underhanded compliment. Just as a laughing Henry was set to go 2-0, Lana showered him in the face with chalk, allowing Rusev an opening to a beat-down. Because his arm had just been mangled by the World's Strongest Man, Rusev sold it throughout, having not forgotten the last few moments of his life.

John Cena, take note.

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