10 WWE Matches Fans Couldn’t Give A Sh*t About After Watching A Classic
7. The Big Show Vs Akebono (WrestleMania 21)
WrestleMania 21 was one of the highest drawing pay-per-views ever, but the box office-busting ascents of John Cena and Dave Batista were shrunken in stature on the night by a midcard affair between Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels. Typical of the pair's incomparable form at the time, the match ultimately transcended titles. It was a meeting of two icons, borne of different times and backgrounds but bonded by peerless ability in their field. It was big.
So too, was The Big Show's a*se.
And what a view the millions at home got of his dimpled behind as he donned the traditional Mawashi for his loss against two-sports superstar Akebono. The audience were largely bewildered by the exhibition, and had already been given a 'Piper's Pit' skit with Stone Cold Steve Austin to try and wind down from the Angle/Michaels drama before being force-fed the ill-thought out spectacle.
It was - mercifully - short. After just 62 seconds of the pair literally throwing their weight around in between bouts of furious slaps, Show lifted his mammoth foe off his feet but lost the momentum and tumbled to the arena floor in defeat.