You could nearly make an entire list here featuring nothing but Vader VS Cactus Jack matches. Cactus lost an ear in one match against Vader, and he was Powerbombed onto the concrete with a sickening thud in another. They couldn't wait for the opening bell to get things underway, and they begin fighting immediately. Vader throws some of the nastiest strikes in wrestling history, and Cactus is notorious for telling some of his stiffer opponents to punch him for real, to make a match that looks visually appealing. Within a couple minutes, Vader had punched Cactus over the eye repeatedly, busting him open. Vader was really going out of his way to kill some of Mick Foley's brain cells on that night, going after him with some of the stiffest punches you'll ever see in wrestling. Cactus, to his credit, matched Vader with shots of his own, to go along with his usual style of "I'll hurt myself if it means hurting you" like jumping from the ramp to land on the floor and hit Vader with an elbow. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21yhnk_wcw-halloween-havoc-1993-cactus-jack-vs-vader_sport In a sick spot, Vader carries Cactus on his back as they're on the ramp, then just drops backwards, literally landing on top of Cactus with all of his 450-pound weight, but that wasn't enough to keep Cactus down. The only part of the match that isn't deserving of praise is the end, which was corny and unnecessary. Otherwise, this was 15+ minutes of two of wrestling's toughest men beating each other up.
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