10 Vicious Wrestling Brawls Nobody Talks About

9. Bradshaw Vs. Vader (WWF Breakdown: In Your House)

Bradshaw Vader
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Listening to the commentary of Jim Ross at Breakdown: In Your House pay-per-view makes it clear that he was enthused by the prospect of seeing Vader and Bradshaw brawl like it was a decade earlier and Stan Hansen was in Bradshaw's place.

This is essential viewing for those who like their wrestling to be hard-hitting, but you'll never see Vader vs. Bradshaw adorn any lists heralding top brawls in company history on WWE's official website or otherwise.

The lame 'Vader has weight control issues' story of the time thankfully doesn't crop up too often when Ross and Jerry Lawler marvel at the action in front of them, and the match is much better for it. That storyline did nothing to present Vader as a monster brawler, something he definitely still was if this scrap is anything to go by.

Right here, the seeds were planted for Bradshaw's later run as JBL. He works a main event style that has always suited WWE, and the thousands who won't even know this match exists must seek it out immediately for some old-school sensibilities amidst that 'WWF Attitude'.

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