10 Surprisingly Violent PG Era WWE Matches

4. Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins (Money In The Bank 2015)

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The most recent addition featured in this article, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are both men who would have fit nicely into the 'Attitude Era' way of doing things. Ambrose has been pretty outspoken about how that particular era was over-rated, because he favours actual wrestling over madcap storytelling, but matches such as his Ladder Match against Rollins at Money In The Bank 2015 would have found a home during the period.

When wrestlers are asked to repeatedly face one another on Pay-Per-View events, it's important that they come up with the goods every time. That was the task facing Ambrose and Rollins, who had previously met in bouts such as a Hell In A Cell contest and straight up Street Fights and singles matches on both PPV and television.

Thus, the pressure was on to offer something memorable at Money In The Bank, and boy did they do just that. The excitement was palpable inside the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and the match itself went over 35 minutes. Far from dragging out, there was just enough stalling, just enough brawling, and vicious stunts such as a Sit Out Powerbomb from Rollins, dropping Ambrose onto a ladder.

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