Every WWE SummerSlam Women's Match - Ranked From Worst To Best

9. Ivory Vs Tori (SummerSlam 1999)

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Tori was partly responsible for the shambolic WrestleMania 15 Women's Title match against Sable, and faired little better in her SummerSlam effort against then titleholder Ivory.

Their shared experience alone promised more, but a prior Monday Night Raw hardcore scrap (the first women's match fought under those rules ever) was an electric arena-wide brawl, raising expectations far beyond what the two were capable of over four tepid minutes at the height of the Attitude Era.

Chokes, suplexes and even a punctuated giant swing played out to calls of 'Take It Off', when any sound beyond the proverbial pin drop could even be heard. Tori brought the audience briefly into it with her alley-oop slam, but a two-count off a crossbody was her last productive moment in the match.

Stumbling through a botched sunset flip spot twice for an unconvincing finish where Tori visibly had a shoulder up, allowing the pair to have a one minute evening gown match on the subsequent edition edition of SmackDown that was predictably far better received.

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