10 Strange WWE Gimmick Matches

While this match type did not end up with a wrestler kissing another wrestler’s butt, the rear end of a wrestler did factor into this bout, due to the match garb.

At WrestleMania 21, Big Show moved into the “special attraction” phase of his WWE career, competing in a sumo match against Sumo Grand Champion Akebono. For the bout, the ring ropes were removed and a traditional round sumo ring was set up inside the squared circle. To their credit, the announcers attempted to explain a lot of the pre-match traditions and the strategy and rules behind the bout.

But when Big Show removed his robe to reveal his sumo mawashi, which showed off a lot of his derriere, all pretense of this being a serious competition melted away. And in a matter of seconds, the match was over, with Akebono defeating Show in the first – and only – sumo match in WWE PPV history.