10 INSANE Matches WWE Gave Away On FREE TV

[@patrickmorales9084]

Some honorable mentions that should be on here are Jeff Hardy vs The Undertaker for the Undisputed Title in a ladder match and Cena Vs Punk before Wrestlemania 28

[@leiineskaufmann]

hardy vs taker extreme rules at smackdowm was hard too

[@patrickmorales9084]

@@leiineskaufmann ooh yeah that's a hell of a shout

[@randommay8085]

The Jeff Hardy undertaker match was a great match old school but new school at the same time that was a really good match

[@michiel1162]

I think Hardy vs taker was on tv bc Hardy wasn't the star he became later on in his career.

[@alo61997]

@@antbanks415 Translation, Punk vs Cena in general

[@benespinosa6725]

Brock lesnar Vs Kurt Angle Iron Man Match on Smackdown in 2003 was amazing

[@mikebass8647]

Smack down in that era did a lot to revive my interest in wrestling. If that match was advertised for raw at that t8me, I would have assumed it wasn’t happening

[@zanethind]

Yeah

[@benespinosa6725]

@Mike Bass I Absolutely Agree

[@benespinosa6725]

@@zanethind that Match was awesome smackdown as a whole during the ruthless aggression era was awesome the smackdown Six Era was great

[@zanethind]

@@benespinosa6725 yeah

[@shawnmichaels568]

I remember watching Shawn michaels vs Cena live at RAW, It was wonderful. A classic match which lasted nearly an hour, Their match at WM 23 was awesome aswell.

[@zanethind]

With Cena's elevation to make any match great and with HBK's amazing skill in the ring it was always gonna be a banger

[@danielsmith5032]

Shawn Michaels did it again on New Years eve for the title vs HHH. What a fantastic match

[@Thegod_of_memes]

it's hard to have a bad match with Shawn Michaels tbh

[@stokerino1905]

Best match I've ever seen in person, hands down.

[@chadbrisco4042]

Yeah, I was 7 at the time and I watched it too. I remember bits and pieces of it.

[@Trill_4_Life]

TLC 3 on that Thursday Smackdown on May 24th 2001 was my last day in Jr High. Imagine coming home seeing that as advertised to a 15 year old teenager. That was awesome to say the least.

[@sammylane21]

You mean 13 because 15 is too old to be in Junior High.

[@shady3legend]

I remember this match for some reason smackdown didn't come on that Thursday but aired that Saturday afternoon also Benoit got hurt in the match and didn't return until the following year on Raw by attacking Austin

[@discoder]

How could you forget Edge versus Eddie Guerrero on SmackDown in 2002 in a No DQ match? Eddie was the heel, lost, and still got a ridiculous pop for it.

[@c0mpr3nd3]

You seemingly forgot the first Lesnar vs Angle match. In the build up to Mania 19 there was concern that Angle was in no condition to go (he probably wasn't but its Angle so he'd never admit that) so they booked the 2 to headline a Smackdown a few weeks from Mania with the plan to switch the belt. Angle would then take time off and Benoit would be switched to fill the gap. Instead at the eleventh hour Angle nixed the idea and they brought in Eric Angle to do the twin magic switch leading to a screwy Angle win. Thinking about the match though its easy to see why you'd overlook it.

[@dylanogg347]

From what I've heard, during his time off, Angle met a friend's kid, who was a big fan of his, and looking forward to his Mania Match. Which is what prompted Angle to change his plans.

[@SamLovesHorrorMovies]

Rob Van Dam vs Shawn Michaels is another one that was given away on RAW for free. It was for the World Heavyweight Championship and ended in a no contest due to Triple H interfering. And we never got to see RVD vs HBK again. :(

[@Handsome_Black]

I remember they gave away Shawn Michaels VS Chris Benoit for the WHC on Raw in May 2004. Spent 2 weeks promoting it. Vignettes promoting it as the "showdown in the desert" since it was here in Phoenix. That match banged so hard. Trips ruined the ending though because WWE 🙄

[@chrismcsweeney553]

I remember that match well. It was used to build the Shawn Michaels vs Triple H hell in a cell match at bad blood 2004. Still a great match despite the interference.

[@strangeenigma3690]

And now, AEW does this on every match with unlimited false finishes...

[@KidCthulhu82]

Stone Cold v Chris Benoit was a big one that could have headlined The King of The Ring that year. Awesome match too.

[@onesaucynougat7471]

Should’ve headlined KOTR. The triple threat sucked, especially coming off the heels of that classic street fight.

[@antimike11]

That would've been an epic rivalry if Benoit did get injured in 01

[@theghostreckon316]

Fun fact: Sycho Sid the first person to win the world heavyweight championship title on raw, beforehand, the titles would only be won on special events like summerslam or Wrestlemania.

[@theghostreckon316]

@@bossrush459 people have different ways of saying things ok don’t judge me 😅.

[@zinniaq3020]

@@theghostreckon316you’re forgiven

[@tomtanaka841]

or house shows

[@theghostreckon316]

@@marcohavokkhaos the undertaker won it at summerslam, hogan got the roll up win in the Texas Tuesday.

[@traviswladkowski1989]

Bret Hart beat Ric Flair at a house show in 1992.

[@Dee-vv5eh]

Brock vs Kurt in the 60 min iron man match is the greatest free TV match ever 💯

[@chrismcsweeney553]

Other matches I would suggest The Rock vs Mankind WWF title ladder match Feb 1999 RAW Cactus Jack vs Triple H street fight Sept 1997 RAW Steve Austin vs Mr Mahon April 1998 RAW The Rock vs Kevin Nash Smackdown March 2002 Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels WHC May 2004 RAW

[@JNgamerProductions]

These are all great but the one not mentioned that comes to mind for me is Batista vs Undertaker in a steel cage on smackdown. I think Mark Henry beat them down after the match and then Edge cashed in his briefcase across brands to become the new WHC.

[@DevilSurvivor69]

I think every company does this every now and then to reward fans because it's just good business and it lends itself to fan goodwill. Recent example would be: Impact gave a world title match away on TV. It was a 60 minute plus banger between Josh Alexander and Mike Bailey. Really great match.

[@herecomesdatrain]

Damn I love that match and I don't even care about impact. Fuck their promo or lack of it but damn that match and storytelling even with the randomness is what aew needs to watch and learn

[@kidthorazine]

Yeah it probably helps live ticket sales quite a bit as well. In fact I'm pretty sure thats the impetus for quite a few of these that where announced in advance.

[@DMX619v2]

A few honorable mentions I would've included on this list is Stone Cold Steve Austin & HHH vs. Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit RAW May 21, 2001. I'd also include Edge vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero #1 Contenders match December 5, 2002

[@chrismcsweeney553]

I’d argue Stone Cold & Triple H vs Benoit & Jericho is the best match in RAW history.

[@carlcady4008]

There was a few in 1997 that come to mind (granted some of these, if not all, had screwy finishes): Stone Cold Vs Mankind, Bret Hart Vs Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Vs the Legion Of Doom, Bret Hart Vs Ken Shamrock just to name a few.

[@theharv1490]

John vs Shinsuke: the beginning of the end of Shinsuke’s push

[@randylynch4330]

Pretty sure it was the beginning considering it was the summer and Shinsuke won the Rumble and fueded for the title into the next summer

[@theharv1490]

@@randylynch4330 Don’t forget the fact that he lost to Jinder…..twice before winning the rumble

[@randylynch4330]

@@theharv1490 so what? Randy Orton lost 3 times to Jinder. That's usually what people do when the face the champion. Only 1 person beats the champion, everyone else loses to him

[@KingHiki]

Smackdown had a 15 man royal rumble weeks after the actual rumble in 2004

[@shawnmichaels568]

Brock vs Kurt angle iron man match at Smackdown comes to my mind, They put on a classic.

[@Handsome_Black]

Number 1 on the list

[@markharrelson9926]

Fun fact: Christian and Jeff Hardy were the only two to compete in all of the original 4 TLC matches

[@thesprock5270]

*cough* Bubba Ray *cough*

[@markharrelson9926]

@@thesprock5270 why do I keep forgetting him? Lol

[@BballAllStar33]

John Cena vs Jeff Hardy also took place in Raw 2008. Surprised that one was not on here

[@zanethind]

I would've loved to see Hogan vs Lesnar at Mania or on ppv in general happen

[@mdf3530]

Rey Mysterio vs John Morrison for the Intercontinental Title on Smackdown The Rock and Mankind in the empty arena match on Halftime Heat

[@zlinedavid]

They used to have more than enough talent that they’d almost put together PPV main event matches on Raw by sheer accident.

[@Naruto0s44]

Randy Orton vs Christian omg what a great match on sd I wish Christian didn't drop the belt a few days after he beat Alberto for it but man his heel run was Great in 2011

[@zachoverby8819]

Dude, I was 14 when I watched that match on the May 6, 2011 SmackDown when it happened and I was blown away by the match quality. It’s a shame a majority of wrestling fans remember (and hate) the match for its finish, but I believe it’s one of the most underrated WWE matches of all time. And, upon recent rewatch, it has aged extremely well. Def the kind of match that should be on PPV

[@remingtonbouyer]

Randy even told Vince he wanted to put Christian over but Vince vetoed it because he hates Christian

[@Naruto0s44]

Wow that's fucked up I'm glad that Vince is not in charge anymore

[@Naruto0s44]

Cuz I bet you Randy didn't want to do it but he had no choice because at that time he had just got drafted to SmackDown for ratings

[@vault14hunter]

TLC 3 was amazing & I remember watching that as a young lad back in the day, but I have to insert a Ross Twiddle sized WTF for not having Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy for the WWE Undisputed title ladder match on Raw on this list. Pretty sure that was Undertaker's only ladder match in his career & to end the show with him raising Hardy's hand out of respect was awesome to see even though Taker was the heel going into the match.

[@onesaucynougat7471]

TLC 3 was cool for a TV match but it felt more tame than the previous TLC matches, which is weird since it had more people in it.

[@AxelDc99]

Is Crazy that Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels where the only Wrestlers that made Guys like Psycho Sid and Diesel/Kevin Nash have The best Matches of their Careers.

[@jp3813]

Crazy? You mean obvious.

[@chadbrisco4042]

When you said The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. The NWO my mouth literally dropped to the floor. I did not know about that one until just now. Holy cow.

[@mikeypitt8315]

That was crazy and apparently at Backlash 2002 it was planned to be Hogan,Austin and The Rock(the most star studded team EVER!!!) vs The NWO of Nash,Hall and X Pac . Hogan,Austin and The Rock as a team is the main event of an A level PPV, I know that's off topic of the video lol but that also seems crazy to me. lol

[@chadbrisco4042]

@@mikeypitt8315 yeah, I wasn't old enough to be watching wrestling at that point but around 2007 and 2008 when I started watching wrestling, I watched some older matches. I bought dvds that had legends like Hogan, Rock and Austin so I definitely know their star power.

[@remingtonbouyer]

Imagine if Triple H was apart of that team

[@pushpakbhattacharjee6752]

Honorable mentions 1. JOHN CENA VS JEFF HARDY 2. JOHN CENA VS REY MYSTERIO

[@KingKhanate1997]

British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart in 97 for the European Title deserves an honorable mention at least. Literally some of the best technical wrestling the Federation had ever seen

[@dylanogg347]

And some of the most entertainingly irreverent commentary from the Honky Tonk Mon: "Looks like eh, Owen's takin' eh liberties with Davey Boy!"

[@4fortune1984]

Brock Vs Hogan happened in my home town lol I remember my cousin made a little girl cry laughing at Hogan getting killed by Lesnar especially when he was bleeding lol 😅

[@joshbunton6424]

TLC 3 still makes sad to this day as it aggravated Benoits neck injury which led to him doing the things he did

[@asa2002]

I remember the moving round of the Hell in a Cell with Mysterio and Reigns was to do with Mysterio needing some time off during the weekend of the ppv. It then lead to the USA network balking at that and pushed for a Hell in a Cell on Raw as well after the PPV. Also some of these Raw and Smackdown main events during Draft 1.0 was because of the single brand PPVs for chunk of time. They'd get a blow off for a feud in their main events when the other brand would be having a PPV that same weekend or a bit before or after

[@spurs111]

Punk vs Cena not being on here surprises me

[@arvindshastry1178]

Their 2013 Raw match was amazing. It's still one of my favorite John Cena match.

[@slimsmitty1601]

Rock vs Stone Cold Raw after Wrestlemania 17. Start of the two man power trip

[@remingtonbouyer]

The steel cage match between those 2 right

[@jaimegranado7278]

Shawn Michaels and Edge had a bloody street fight on a random episode of RAW. Very underrated. John Cena vs Jeff Hardy also took place on an episode of RAW in 2008 with no build up.

[@malikarsalanhaider3948]

I'm pretty sure they didn't do Cena vs HBK at a PPV and on Raw because the story was Shawn beating Cena and proving he still got it, but since he didn't want to win the WWE championship, they decided to do it on an episode of Raw instead since on PPV they would've needed to put the title on the line.

[@Handsome_Black]

I totally forgot the Raw match was non title.

[@remingtonbouyer]

Yeah that one was before the 07 Backlash ppv wwe really wanted Shawn to have another run with the wwe title but he said no and it would have hurt Cena's rise

[@TheStormbringer8751]

Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle in the 30 Minute Iron Man Match belongs on this list

[@Thegod_of_memes]

when did they have an iron man match

[@TheStormbringer8751]

@@Thegod_of_memes On Raw after the Backlash rematch. So the score is 1 for Angle, 1 for Shawn and the iron man was the decider.

[@Thegod_of_memes]

@@TheStormbringer8751 oh ok

[@DustyDirk]

I love watching old raws because a 2010 episode of raw literally feels more spectacular than a modern ppv, seeing as new wwe has no men's world titles or tag titles in play.

[@Naruto0s44]

Brock vs Angle Ironman match happened on free tv plus upn was gonna give wwe an extra 30mins if they went into overtime but that match was epic it only happened because Kurt was hurt and needed to drop the belt asap plus his sister died I think

[@jackwells8107]

Cena's entire run with the US Championship Open Challenge could probably be included here. I remember he had just fantastic bouts with Ambrose, Cesaro, Neville, Sami Zayne, and Kevin Owens as well. It's the run where I finally became a real fan of Cena.

[@Itisyourgirlmushy]

I grew up a WCW guy. The ruthless aggression era on smackdown duplicated NWA/WCW days up until 93. Vince McMahon doesn't like traditional wrestling. He is more into the theatrics. I can say he did cater to the fans who were into wrestling more than the soap opera during the ruthless aggression era.

[@tk3828]

Lesnar vs Benoit on smackdown will always be one of my favorites

[@DJDoubleCee]

Looking back on it, maybe Bret Hart should have taken the title from Sid in that cage match. I heard the Sid/Undertaker match at WrestleMania 13 wasn’t too good and we all know how Bret’s match with Stone Cold turned out.

[@zanethind]

Yeah they hated that Sid vs Taker Main Event and Wrestlemania 13 was already considered bad with one good match being Stone Cold vs Bret Hart

[@theycallmedom4157]

Angle vs Taker was before WrestleMania 22 not 21.

[@BenFovel]

There was also the triple threat tag match on Raw this year that could’ve been on here tbh. Rk Bro Vs Alpha Academy Vs Rollins and Owens should have totally been a ppv match that was amazing

[@starfox386]

When I saw this video pop up, I knew TLC 3 was going to be somewhere on here

[@mikeypitt8315]

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Big Show on The march 22nd,1999 go home to WrestleMania XV was a big one at the time because there was still hope they might and could have turned Show into a monster killer heel

[@DrknssRules1]

Angle vs. Lesnar happened a fourth time. Right before Wrestlemania, they had a WWE Championship match on Smackdown that saw Angle switch places with his brother Eric, Lesnar beat the shit out of him, left the ring to take out Haas and Benjamin, Kurt switched places back, and then rolled up Lesnar to retain the Championship.

[@tomh7425]

Cena Vs Michaels for hour was meant to be the second to last show, with edge Vs randy Orton to round out the show. But something happened which was never speculated on the broadcast which resulted in Cena Vs Michaels needing to go for full hour. Orton Vs edge ended up opening the following weeks show of RAW

[@muhammadasad729]

You can argue that in recent times WWE TV shows carry more significance than PPVs/PLEs in terms of viewership and revenue.

[@RaghavSharma-hf5oo]

Its a crime to not include Reigns vs Bryan And Edge vs Rollins.

[@anshchaudhary7456]

I personally don't feel like BIG MATCH JOHN is lame at all , i actually think it's pretty fitting

[@gordonjamescowiest]

Why isn't Jeff Hardy vs The Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed Championship on this list?

[@TheDukeofMadness]

I think the PPV worthy free tv matches thing started with Goldberg vs Hogan in WCW. I could be wrong.

[@jaybee4288]

To be honest it started in WCW but prior to hogan/Goldberg. Golbergs 75th win vs Raven for the US title easily could have been PPV given the hype around Bill at the time. And even going back years further they would put Vader v Sting on free tv, and Flair vs the Giant etc.

[@jeremyhegg9367]

What's interesting about the Sid v. Bret steel cage match is I believe that was the first and I think only time Bret lost a cage match. He had a pretty stellar record in them up to that point. But there was another record in play too. The WWE Title had never changed hands in a steel cage match and in fact, it wouldn't change hands in one until Extreme Rules 2009 when Batista beat Randy Orton for the title.....then got injured and had to vacate the title immediately afterwards. D'oh! The next time would also be at Extreme Rules a couple years later when John Cena beat The Miz and John Morrison on the same night Cena announced to the crowd that Osama Bin Laden had been "compromised to a permanent end" lol. And I don't believe it has changed hands in a steel cage match ever since. So winning the title in a traditional steel cage match (not Hell in a Cell/Elimination Chamber etc.) is a pretty difficult thing to do in WWE.

[@MontesinoPR]

Undertaker vs Batista Steel Cage?

[@mdf3530]

Jeff Hardy vs Undertaker on Raw in a ladder match for the WWE title.

[@antimike11]

Yup, we were rooting for Jeff that night lol

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Attitude Era matches are always the best

[@Thegod_of_memes]

why is there a floating belt in the thumbnail

[@ValStarwind]

Benoit vs Angle in a cage with Austin on commentary belongs on this list.

[@onesaucynougat7471]

It definitely does. More so than stone cold and the rock V the NWO. That match was basic and pretty slow, angle and Benoit steel cage was PPV level, they straight up went crazy for that match.

[@antimike11]

Was that when Kurt did the failed somersault lol

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@antimike11 tbh he always failed it lmao

[@antimike11]

@@onesaucynougat7471 I know but the cage was epic fail 🤣🤣😆

[@TheDropkick]

Cena vs Undertaker- Raw 2006 AJ Styles vs Daniel Bryan- SD Daniel Bryan vs Nakamura-SD

[@novairahmed7411]

The Greatest ironman match of all time.

[@ahmadceasar5484]

I will say that edge vs Randy vs Cena vs hbk match at backlash lives rent free in my mind since I was like 9 or 10

[@AndrewHarrington218]

Minor technical gripe: Should've used the Wrestlemania 22 logo in reference to Kurt Angle & The Undertaker.

[@remingtonbouyer]

They should have main evented wm 22 Taker even asked Kurt if he wanted to break the streak but out of respect for Taker Kurt said no

[@chrisakane9840]

TLC 3 was awesome

[@RioluLucario1994]

Back when missing Raw or Smackdown was blasphemy. I would mention Undertaker vs Batista in a Steel Cage Mage on Smackdown 2007 too

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@Merricat_likesu]

I do t think it’s fair to say Hogan’s 02 title run “failed” it was only a month long and more of a nostalgia thing, it was unexpected, exciting and fun to watch. It served its purpose well enough, and was never even given a chance to “fail”

[@ShaunInce123]

I believe it wasn't supposed to be a long term thing either. It being a nostalgia thing is probably correct. Brock Lesnar was the guy they were going to fast track to the title

[@onesaucynougat7471]

It wasn’t fun imo. I didn’t grow up with hulkamania but it was so boring, if you didn’t watch backlash you wouldn’t even know he was the champ since he only defended it like once and never came out with the belt.

[@Merricat_likesu]

@@onesaucynougat7471 fair enough opinion there, but as you point out he was barely champion at all so it couldn’t really fail, if its only goal was a brief nostalgia pop.

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@Merricat_likesu I guess. It’s just they derailed triple h’s feel good reign in a month for another short feel good reign, it felt rushed

[@Merricat_likesu]

@@onesaucynougat7471 I can see that. Other than Jericho that era of the undisputed title was just passed around. Triple H to Hogan to Undertaker to Rock to Brock all between Backlash and Summerslam, followed by Brock taking the title exclusively to Smackdown.

[@alanbonesjones1847]

My mom who is a casual fan still to this day who got disinterested in 2020 with the great eye for an eye match which made her question tf she was paying for us to watch ts but her all time favorite match is the 4 Way Tag Team TLC from smackdown and mine as well

[@joebustos3513]

Plus Fun Fact: I wrote produced And Directed The March 11 2002 of Monday night Raw Brian gerwirts was originally Scheduled to Write That Episode But Mr McMahon wanted Another Approach Since Both He and Brian Gerwirts we're Already Going to write for The March 14 2002 Episode of wwf Smackdown Plus McMahon was Already Getting Ready for The Brand extension That would Take place Two weeks Later

[@MrChvbs]

2:25 How can steve Austin even see the TV facing that way. So unrealistic 🙄

[@pettyjones]

Hilarious

[@thtboijonesy]

Random flex, but I went to summerslam 2000. I was 6 years old visiting my dad for the summer. Had no idea I was witnessing history

[@onesaucynougat7471]

That’s awesome. It was a cool PPV, only match I remember off the top of my head is the main event and the TLC match.

[@thtboijonesy]

@@onesaucynougat7471 it was all a blur for me until i rewatched it as an adult. But I definitely remember watching Shane take that fall I remember the TLC match and the main event. The rock is my guy, I was screaming my little heart out 😭😂

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@thtboijonesy that’s awesome lmao. I totally forgot about that hardcore match, I only remember Shane falling off about it. What row where you in?

[@armnhc84]

Yeah I remember Nakamura nearly killed Cena in that match…

[@remingtonbouyer]

Right even after the match the first thing Nakamura did was he kept apologizing to John and John was like " its OK man I'll be fine

[@adamjones9818]

Watched TLC 3 live. It was awesome.

[@Naruto0s44]

Edge vs Rvd vs Cena ugh I hated the way Rvd lost his belt and it was his own fault nobody else's everything would have been cool if RVD didn't spazz out at the police officer but RvD went crazy and got arrested and had to drop the belt and face suspension

[@JaxonHex]

Really? No Undertaker vs Jeff Hardy?

[@jozsa8043]

Was just gonna post this. Hardy v Taker in a Ladder Match for the Undisputed Title. Plus the impact it had on sending Hardys popularity TO THE MOON!

[@JaxonHex]

@@jozsa8043 Not to mention it was the center moment that started Taker's face turn and he would stay face until he retired.

[@allencollins5666]

The WWE Gave Away A Lot Of Matches During The Attitude Era & Pg & Indy Era And More During The Ruthless Aggression Era Goldberg vs Batista, Goldberg vs Shawn Michaels, Goldberg vs Batista And Goldberg vs Kane. The WWE Gave Away Far More Pay Per View Matches Than WCW.

[@neighslayer768]

Honorable mentions to: -John Cena vs. Jeff Hardy on Raw -Triple H vs. The Undertaker for the WWE title on SD -Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles on Raw -Triple H vs. Eddie Guerrero for the WWE title on Raw -Kurt Angle vs. Batista on Raw -Adam Cole vs. Bryan Danielson for the NXT title on SD -Adam Cole vs. Seth Rollins for the NXT title on Raw -Eddie Guerrero vs. Edge street fight on SD -Kane & RVD vs. L.O.D. for the tag titles on Raw -Randy Savage vs. Shawn Micheals for the WWE title on Superstars

[@kahlerwhale9839]

Honorable mentions: Edge vs. Matt Hardy in a ladder match at RAW Homecoming Kurt vs. Shawn Iron Man match at Raw Homecoming John Cena vs. Jeff Hardy on RAW 2008 John Cena vs Rey Mysterio for the WWE championship RAW 2011 Mankind winning the WWF championship on RAW SCSA winning the WWF championship from Kane on RAW

[@JuzWrestling]

You forgot a couple: Cena vs Punk couple months after MITB 2011 Shawn vs Benjamin Taker vs Jeff ladder match Mankind vs Rock for the WWE title Seth vs Edge when he finally stomped him

[@SuperOffthegrid]

I was surprised that Edge Rey Mysterio vs Angle Benoit 2 or 3 falls for wwe tag titles is on the list.

[@MichaelDanger19]

Would love an AEW version of this!

[@imafraidicantdothat.9203]

It looks like you were only doing “WWE” because you clearly left out the February 5, 1998 Main Event with André the Giant and Hauk Hogan. The one with the Million Dollar Man and twin referees.

[@Sunprism]

TLC was literally Made for The Dudleys, The Hardys, and Edge and Christian. At the time those were the trademarks of the three biggest tag teams. The Dudleys lived to put people through tables. Jeff and Matt always raced to get ladders out from under the ring, and Edge and Christian made a career out of rushing into other people's matches with chairs

[@lukethomas6900]

TLC 3 on SmackDown was the first time I’d ever seen a match like that live as my parents couldn’t afford PPV at the time. Being around 12 years old at the time, I’m glad they gave that one out on free television.

[@rhedosaurus2251]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Taker vs. Angle match on Smackdown was the final match that Taker used the Dragon Sleeper as his submission move.

[@mols89]

Shawn Michaels vs Shelton Benjamin on Raw, anyone? Just me? Ok.

[@steveespinoza7469]

What about The Rock vs Triple H for the WWE Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee on SmackDown

[@MikeOutstandin]

Great list!!!!

[@antimike11]

A week after tlc 3 on smackdown in May 2001 another good freebie was stone cold vs Chris Benoit for WWE championship in Benoit hometown.

[@playthatfunkymusicrobot]

Mankind vs Kane in a Hell in a Cell on a 1998 episode of Raw

[@mayson9817]

One other match I would give a mention was Triple H/Stone Cold vs Kurt Angle and the Rock ahead of No Way Out 2001

[@vb2806]

Roman Reigns vs Rey Mysterio should be a squash match. Also, Bayley vs Belair higher than Rock and Austin lol.

[@jefflloyd9234]

I don't know how it works in the UK but this free TV you keep talking about cost $80 a month for your cable subscription to be able to watch that quote unquote Free TV

[@denisashby5589]

Whoever came up with this title clearly overlooked the fact that the "free tv" events are filmed in front of 1000s of paying fans but I geuss those fans don't matter

[@BigKettleBoy]

Huh. I don’t remember the Mysterio vs Reigns match even happening. Strange

[@robcressey7228]

Honorable mention for Hogan vs Andre on Saturday Night's Main Event?

[@Julian-xj6mh]

Diddler for H.O.F And Merry Christmas diddlers