Extreme Rules has offered up several shocking results over the years, outcomes we never would have predicted. The event returns this weekend, with The Shield taking on Evolution in the main event. If history is anything to go off, anything could happen. If there has been one event over the years which has genuinely surprised us fans, it has been Extreme Rules. That's what has made the event so interesting since it first started in 2009, the knowledge that WWE likes to book some crazy results on the show. Surprise as much as 'extreme' has became a staple of the event. The origins of Extreme Rules actually started out at the ECW One Night Stand show. When that brand became defunct, WWE directly stated that the 'Extreme Rules' pay per view was a continuation of the hardcore event. As such, we get all the extreme gimmicks of an ECW show, but under a WWE banner. By filling the One Night Stand spot, Extreme Rules is the last remaining vestige of ECW in WWE, which perhaps explains the 'shock' factor in match results, something ECW was noted for. Just some of the shocking results that occurred on Extreme Rules's previous incarnation as One Night Stand included Lance Storm beating Chris Jericho in 2005 and Rob Van Dam beating John Cena in 2006. More than that, we had the plain bizarre in Bobby Lashley defeating Mr McMahon in 2007. The most shocking result may have been Edge beating The Undertaker at One Night Stand 2008, which meant Taker had to leave the WWE (he was back by SummerSlam of course). Extreme Rules has kept the tradition up, with 8 shocking results in particular...
