10 Wrestling Matches That Killed WWE PPVs

6. The British Bulldog Vs. Diesel (In Your House 4)

The British Bulldog Diesel
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Speaking of bad nights, that's something Vince McMahon had on 22 October 1995, and a main event he must've thought would save the day was the cause.

In fairness to Davey Boy Smith and Diesel, the In Your House 4 card had been on life support long before their title match aired. However, here's the kicker: they were expected to give fans who had sat through nightmares like Yokozuna vs. 'King' Mabel and Razor Ramon vs. Dean Douglas something to smile about.

They didn't. Instead, their 18-minute snorer was somehow worse than Diesel's previous IYH singles bores against Sycho Sid, and the lame disqualification finish was a bit of an insult to fans buying the show. This wasn't the Network era, and it was inexcusable to expect fans to be happy with a non-finish after they'd plopped down their cash.

According to Bruce Prichard's podcast, McMahon threw down his headset in disgust and left the commentary position stern-faced afterwards. Even he knew the headliner had been unsatisfying.

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