10 Worst Wrestling Matches With The BEST Builds

5. Hulk Hogan Vs. Shawn Michaels

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When: WWE SummerSlam 2005

Oh brother, brother. Brother, brother, dude, brother, brother.

The above is sort of what Shawn Michaels went for when ripping the p*ss out of Hulk Hogan's promo style during a parody skit on TV heading into SummerSlam 2005. At this point, HBK was invested in the rivalry and clearly wanted to make the most of it. That'd change.

It all started so well. Michaels and Hulk had actually been unlikely tag-team partners before Shawn delivered a killer Sweet Chin Music to ol' Terry in July. After that treachery, Michaels went on a rampage ridiculing everything about Hogan's nostalgic act, and things seemed set up for a winner on pay-per-view.

At SummerSlam, Shawn took it upon himself to oversell like nobody had ever oversold before. He was mocking Hulk's favourite spots by bouncing around like a character from the WWE All-Stars video game, and that ruined the match.

Or made it, if you're a Hogan hater.

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