10 Legendary Wrestling Records That Should Never Be Broken
8. WWE's Shortest Match: Naked Mideon & Tazz Vs. Jerry Lawler & Chris Jericho
Tazz made one of the most memorable WWE debuts of the past few decades when he surprised Kurt Angle at the 2000 Royal Rumble, but his run quickly slowed down. His injury problems mounted, he found a new home in the commentary booth, and by 2002, the former ECW Champion was all but retired.
It was a disappointing end for what could’ve been an exciting signing, but his in-ring run was marred by oddball booking decisions. Tazz spent much of 2000 inexplicably feuding with Jerry Lawler (an angle that eventually brought Raven’s WWE debut), and in September, he and Naked Mideon were set to face-off against Lawler and Chris Jericho.
The King rolled Tazz up as soon as the bell rang, and within three seconds, Tazz had earned the dubious distinction of losing the shortest match in WWE history. The Rock and Big Show have a four-second match to their name, and Curt Hawkins and Dolph Ziggler came close on SmackDown a few months ago, but nothing beats this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it affair.
Short matches have their place in the business, but not this short. The outcome succeeded only in embarrassing Tazz, and unless WWE decide to start ending matches on a two-count rather than three, this match will always be their quickest.