2. TLC II: Edge & Christian vs. Dudley Boys vs. Matt & Jeff Hardy (WrestleMania X-7 2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZl6C29BF9I "Oh my God! Edge from the 20 foot ladder with a spear on Jeff Hardy! For the love of God Jeff Hardy may be broken smack dab in half!" - Jim Ross That spot and that quote from JR is what people most remember from this match. Jeff Hardy was hanging from the tag titles above the ring (just like in the SummerSlam 2000 match) when Edge decided to bring him down by climbing up a ladder in a corner of the ring and hitting a massive Spear that sent Hardy crashing to the mat. It was an example of these guys putting their bodies on the line to improve on the WrestleMania and SummerSlam matches they had a year earlier. To their credit, they improved on it. It's not easy to partake in one of these matches. This was the third one in the series, but they found ways to make it different. The addition of Rhyno, Spike and Lita added something good to the match that wasn't there before. The spots in this match were once again awesome as all six guys, plus their three friends, busted their asses to put on a great show. Jeff Hardy took the most insane bumps with the Swanton onto two people as well as the spear he took from Edge while hanging onto the belts. Christian was impressive when he fell all the way to the floor after he was pushed off the ladder. Christian took the Dudley Dog from Spike from inside the ring to the floor through a table. Then of course there was the bump by Matt & Bubba off the giant ladder through the stacked tables on the floor. Remember at SummerSlam it was just Bubba that went through the stacked tables? This time Matt joined him. The other thing that sticks out is the chemistry these teams had. They had everything planned out so meticulously. It worked in every way possible. I liked the ending of this one better than the other two because it was heels acting like heels, cheating to win a match on the biggest stage of them all. Rhyno played a part in the finish because he was a force that they were trying to build up. He helped Edge & Christian win. They ended up having a four team TLC on Smackdown in May (Jericho & Benoit were added to the mix) that was pretty good if you've never seen that, but this was the cherry on top in terms of the triangle tag team feud. Paul Heyman, on commentary, said it best when he said they gave us a match that we will never forget. Here we are 13 years later and it's truly unforgettable.
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