10 Best WWE Arm Wrestling Matches

3. Mr. McMahon Vs. Zach Gowen

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You knew it was coming.

You knew it was coming, and you shouldn't have laughed, because it was horrible, but you still laughed, because the in-his-prime Mr. McMahon character was the cruelest, hammiest, funniest, most blessed motherf*cker of all time.

You knew that Mr. McMahon was going to kick Zach Gowen's leg out of his leg.

Vince, looking as tanned and humungous as any guy he ever pushed, was in incredible form. Wearing a satanic smile, he taunted the amputee with a faux-sympathetic "You're not getting nervous, are ya?" before clasping hands. In the span of approximately one minute, Vince cycled through an actor's highlight reel condensing an anthology of several crappy B movie masterpieces. His head thrust back in howling agony, his face then morphed from humiliation to twisted cruelty as he kicked Gowen's leg out from under him. Aiming for sympathy but generating more dark pop joy than Gary Glitter's back catalogue, McMahon's post-match promo was just incredible, too:

"You don't deserve to be in my ring! I need athletes in here - not some freak!"

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!