10 Wrestling Matches Never Meant To Be This Good

2. Triple H Vs The Great Khali (SummerSlam 2008)

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Has to be seen to be believed, this, but almost nobody ever will because the pair looks so unappealing. And yet, this SummerSlam 2008 title scrap was one of WWE's all-time great throwbacks.

Not only did The Great Khali work an Andre The Giant-level title match against an established star, but Triple H found his 2000 form one last time as a total general that sold and sold and sold until his match finally got over.

Eschewing all the usual tricks that made so many of his matches deathly dull over the years, 'The Game' was "That Damn Good" as making Khali actually look Great and his own offence look like something that wouldn't trouble Hornswoggle.

Perhaps because he never highlighted enough (and his insecurity always stopped him from doing it anyway), Hunter the gutsy babyface could sell, and that's all the midcard attraction needed to pop the crowd. Khali's enormously limited offence looked limitless as a result, and the 'King Of Kings' orchestrated a minor miracle as a result.

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