10 Wrestling Matches That Carried The Highest Stakes

5. Judy Bagwell On A Pole

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Judy Bagwell had been kidnapped by Chris Kanyon, who had been dressing up as Diamond Dallas Page. The only way for Buff Bagwell to get Judy Bagwell back was to battle Kanyon in a Judy Bagwell on a Pole Match... minus the pole and plus a forklift.

If your mom has been kidnapped, it’s best to get the police involved and not to try and engage the criminal in a professional wrestling match. Yes, Buff Bagwell was victorious in his quest, but it’s best not to tempt fate.

It was never quite clear what the outcome of the match would have been had Kanyon won. Would he have got to keep Judy Bagwell? What would one do with a Judy Bagwell if they owned her? Thankfully, (or sadly depending on one’s view), we never found out. Mother and son were reunited in a beautiful moment that you had to pay a fair amount of money to watch.

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