10 Most Creative Ways Wrestlers Cheated To Win

8. Bobby Heenan Holds Down The Warrior - Ravishing Rick Rude, WrestleMania V

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The type of vintage cheating required to fell an otherwise indestructible Ultimate Warrior, Bobby Heenan earned a brutal sh*t-kicking from the wronged former Intercontinental Champion for daring to guide Ravishing Rick Rude to title glory through the back door.

WrestleMania V's meeting between the two muscleheads was earmarked as another routine squash for Warrior, but managed to kick off one of the few creatively and critically rewarding feuds of his muddled WWE career.

After the best match Warrior had ever had up to that point, Rude suffered the brutal onslaught of the Champion's comeback and a suplex from the outside back in was sure to guide Warrior to another victory before 'The Brain' grasped his rival's boot and held on for the requisite three whilst a blind referee lingered suspiciously close to the shoulders. The aforementioned decking he received was exactly as painful as it looked - Heenan had to sell the beating for his match with former charge The Red Rooster later in the show, but little selling was required.

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