9 Times WWE Promoted 'Freak-show' Matches

3. WWF. Vs. NFL Battle Royal

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Firstly, take a moment to admire the majesty of that picture. Has there ever been a more beautifully captured mass of humanity? The fidelity of film has rarely been matched in the digital age.

Like Lawrence Taylor and Bam Bam Bigelow, this WrestleMania II smash-up of sports didn't see the two teams throw a pig skin around before alighting in the ring for a wrestle, but was rather an overcrowded battle royal where athleticism was barely relevant.

Case in point: a gradually deteriorating Andre the Giant outlasted a bevvy of ball-players to claim victory. In fact, none of the gridiron greats even made the last three, with the fresh-faced Hart Foundation the final pair hurled over the ropes like a football by the eventual winner.

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