9. Diamond Dallas Page Vs. Macho Man Randy Savage - WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
The rivalry between Diamond Dallas Page and Macho Man Randy Savage was one of the most memorable in WCW in the late '90s - not just for its intensity but for its brutal matches. DDP beat Savage in a no disqualification contest at Spring Stampede, while Macho Man levelled things up with a win in a falls count anywhere match at The Great American Bash. Both were physical, intense affairs, and their contest at Halloween Havoc '97 lived up to the first two bouts. The match was billed as a Las Vegas sudden death match, though it followed the rules of a standard last man standing contest. Within seconds of the bell sounding, the two were brawling outside the ring. Macho Man targeted DDP's injured ribs while Page remained as unpredictable as ever. The match is hardly a pretty one; there's little mat wrestling on show. Instead, the match spills out into the crowd, with Savage diving off the top turnbuckle and safety rail to target DDP's ribs. Halloween Havoc always had a gimmicky set, and this match set to trashing it as much as possible. DDP and Savage wrecked the polystyrene tombstones littering the entranceway. The physicality played into the intensity of the rivalry. Even Savage's valet Miss Elizabeth got involved, smashing the referee over the head with a tray and choking DDP with a camera cable before being dragged off by Kimberley. Page and Savage continued to brawl until a low blow from Savage forced DDP to roll out of the ring. Hulk Hogan emerged from the locker room dressed as Sting and smashed Page in the ribs with a baseball bat to give Savage the victory. Despite the hokey ending, the match proved a ferocious and fitting ending to a series of vicious matches.
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