WWE’s 5 Most Technical Bra & Panties Matches
2. New Year’s Revolution Gauntlet
Date: 8 January 2006
Location: New Year’s Revolution (Albany, New York)
The first ever (and last) Bra and Panties Gauntlet match pitted five women against each other: Maria Kanellis, Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Victoria, and Ashley Massaro. It also featured comedy interference from Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah. Jonathan Coachman on commentary cited the match as evidence of the innovation of Vince McMahon.
The Technical:
Maria hit a clean hip toss on Candice. Candice grounded Maria with a mat slam, which the former sold well. Candice’s Go Daddy dance to gut superkick allowed her to remove Maria’s top and hit her with hard knee strikes to the ribs. Maria’s drop toehold transitioned into her removing Candice’s top. Candice attempted her own variation of the Tarantula only for Maria to reverse it taking her opponent’s bottoms. Torrie and Maria had a short grappling sequence which included a snap suplex, roll up, dropkick, and monkey flip. Victoria hit an impressive standing moonsault, leading to Maria losing her bottoms. Ashley reversed Victoria’s Widow’s Peak finisher to rip off her bottoms and take the win.
The Titillating:
Candice was flipped from the ring in her thong. Torrie entered the match looking like the prototype for every blonde pin-up in Hollywood’s history. Bra and Panties 101 roll around steamrolled referee Jack Doan. Victoria lost her top, and almost her bra, to the geriatric duo of Mae and Moolah. Mae then decided to strip too. Rule 34 is proof that someone must have enjoyed this segment. Ashley ripped off her own top and skirt to celebrate her win.