10 Controversial Wrestling Matches You'll Never See Again

6. Matt Hardy Vs Sammy Guevara (AEW All Out 2021)

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To use mastabatory Bret Hart tribute dialogue for this one, "controversial" wasn't the g*ddamn word for it - this was bullsh*t.

A disastrous match that summed up the feud in general, Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevara's senseless brawl at All Out 2020 killed the vibe of the whole evening and looked like it almost did the same to the poor veteran following a scary bump gone wrong.

The two wrestled on a wobbly scaffold before tumbling from it to what looked like certain doom for the North Carolinian. Everything seemed to go in slow motion after Hardy cracked his head full force on the concrete floor, with various medics, referees and the wrestlers themselves scrambling over what to do next.

Hardy looked in awful condition, turning a scary shade while exhibiting a look of somebody operating entirely on autopilot. The match recklessly continued (with bigger spots to perform, no less), but remains an irresponsible low for the organisation to this day.

 
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