10 Genuinely Extreme WWE Moments From Before The PG Era

4. Edge Spears Jeff Hardy

In the same building on the same night where Shane McMahon defied gravity, Edge would perform a move that instantly became fodder for highlight reels of all kinds, and the genesis for the neck trouble that would later plague him. In the middle of the TLC match at Wrestlemania 17, where Edge and Christian squared off with The Hardy Boyz and The Dudleys, Jeff Hardy was left dangling from the cable that held the tag team title belts. Disaster soon struck as Edge, who was at the top on a ladder himself, SPEARED JEFF HARDY OFF A 20 FOOT LADDER! OVER THE RING! Edge was knocked out from the move, and Jeff Hardy was clearly finished. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pMFzmV1PpI Edge would go on to claim the victory, but he won so much more in terms of respect and cache from fans. Shortly after this Edge would win the King of the Ring and start his solo rise to the top of WWE. Years later, Edge would tell a story where someone asked him €œhow many times he practiced that spot?€ He said €œNone, you think I wanted to do that more than once?€ Solid point Edge.