1. Edge & Christian Vs. The Dudley Boyz (c) Vs. The Hardy Boyz - WrestleMania X-7
One year on from their groundbreaking triangle ladder match at WrestleMania 2000, these three tag teams somehow managed to take that blueprint and up the ante, in what became one of the most iconic and memorable matches in the history of WrestleMania. It is absolute mayhem from start to finish, with bodies, ladders, tables and more biting the dust before all was said and done. Rhyno, Spike Dudley, and Lita were added into the mix for this match, although the three didn't make their presence felt until towards the end. This didn't lessen the match at all; if anything it added new dimensions of madness to what was going on. It is all extremely difficult to follow, in the very best way. The match goes just over 15 minutes, and to say it flies by is a complete understatement. Everyone involved (including the extras) bumped like this was the last match they would ever take part in, and the list of terrifying bumps simply beggars belief. Sure, there are a lot of moments when plunder is being set up for fairly convoluted spots, but in the entertainment business who cares? These eight men and one woman put their bodies over the line in order to put on the best show they could, and good Lord did they succeed. The most iconic spot of the entire match sees Edge hitting Jeff Hardy with a spear in mid air as the latter hangs from the title belts. It is the sort of moment that lives on in video packages forever more, and deservedly so. No matter how many times it is seen, it is still an incredible moment. After Bubba Ray Dudley and Matt Hardy are sent crashing through a house of tables on the outside, Rhyno carries Christian on his shoulders to claim the straps for E&C. It is a suitably insane end to the most insane of wrestling matches.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
