10 Most Berserk WWE Matches Ever

7. World Heavyweight Title Money In The Bank Ladder Match - Money In The Bank 2012

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Contested by the most diverse cast of characters in Money In The Bank history, this was a high-octane thriller with as much fantastic character work as insane spots.

Tensai cut through the field with a methodical viciousness in about the only time he looked anything close to monstrous. Damien Sandow wrestled as if the WWE machine hadn’t yet battered him. Christian countered virtually every move in his path in a rollercoaster performance. Santino Marella provided broad laughs as the cobra compensated for his own fear of heights. Tyson Kidd showed something he’d never before unleashed. Bodies rained from heights like the stock market just crashed - even more so than usual. Whomever laid out the match substituted star power for unhinged craziness.

The stars must have aligned to make something special of it; in a collector’s item more rare than a memorable Tensai match, Sin Cara entered a largely botch-free performance. Largely; his top rope moonsault side slam fell apart at the seams, but not to worry: it drew the only reaction other than awe from the crowd, and his watch soon ended. Tensai thankfully managed to avoid breaking his back with a powerbomb through a ladder that can only be accurately described as f*cking brutal.

It was Dolph Ziggler’s match. En route to capturing the briefcase, he took an absolutely stupid flying neck-first bump into a commentator’s chair.

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