10 Most BIZARRE WWE WrestleMania Matches

Ahead of this year's undoubtedly bizarre WWE WrestleMania 36, we take a look back at some of the most unusual matches in the PPV's history.
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[@Snafu2346]

Vince "that's the worst thing I've ever seen" Michael Cole: And who booked it? Vince: I don't get it.

[@PYLrulz1984]

Considering some of the stuff with discussions between the two off mic, that actually sounds like something Cole would have dropped on Vince.

[@fergusbathie5172]

Cesspool you do

[@Light_r92]

Hi

[@IsoscelesWrestling_Official]

Triple H:Hey Vince you really want Doink the clown Vs Sami Zayn?

[@gordonjamescowiest]

I love the "This is all Vince Russo's Fault" banner. We need to see this in more videos where his stupid ideas show up on a list.

[@kaitlyngarner740]

Yes please. This definitely needs to keep being a thing

[@Light_r92]

Hi

[@venomousnate7263]

Apparently he did the Brawl for All because he wanted to get Bradshaw (JBL) to get knocked out and shut him up

[@connorkinsman3164]

@Kid From 21 Jump Street Jim?

[@leandrofranca5943]

Dude you are a moron

[@Chronoic]

"brawl for all" was a good idea, it gave us JBL getting knocked out. Didn't Russo say he started that mostly to see JBL get knocked out? Sucess.

[@Light_r92]

Hi

[@seangallagher1947]

Russo was actually onto something that time.

[@brianmoore3243]

A time where fans got mad at wrestlers for leaving WWE seems almost unfathomable now

[@DoctorLazers]

The Hart vs McMahon match was just a shitshow and there was such an easy work around. The Hart Dynasty was on the roster at this time. They should have had them, managed by Bret against a trio of Vince's hand picked heels. Grab three young heels, imagine the heat they'd get for attacking Bret at some point? Vince can try and interfere near the end, Bret can can give him a wallop on the mouth and slap him in a sharpshooter to pop the crowd while his niece and nephews get the win. Showcase then fresh stars, give us a resolution to the Hart/McMahon feud and at least a serviceable match.

[@lewisbarlow1998]

Adam blamed book it now

[@Light_r92]

Hi

[@socialistbatman1211]

I’d still rather see an old Bret Hart beat up Vince McMahon

[@vinccool96]

They can't attack Bret. Well not really. He legally cannot take bumps. If he does, his insurance from the career ending injury he suffered will need to get paid back. He can't afford it.

[@DoctorLazers]

@@vinccool96 Do it off camera then. Have a loud crash, show Bret face down in a stairwell and the heels hold a chair, all around him, taunting him.

[@aaaron7481]

Big show in sumo gear will haunt my dreams

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

No amount of therapy will make Big Show in a diaper ok

[@escandersanchez65]

But golddusts golden titties are fine?

[@SethColby69]

Honestly think that big show in a sumo attire is way scarier than the fiend and the boogeyman combined

[@habibkiller1156]

he is *THICC*

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

Lol

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

Everybody: it took us years to forgot about big show inna thong on TV Cultaholic: do you guys remember this Everyone: why lol

[@ONLY_RR7]

The real reason Randy Orton betrayed the Wyatt Family was because he was jealous of their big beards lol

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leonbrooke5587]

I feel like the "this is all Vince Russo's fault" banner should definitely be more widely applied in the world. I wish I could display it at awkward moments in my life and make him the scapegoat

[@theobullock7425]

That CEX joke was a corker

[@GM-tw4el]

Was the "could have done it in a pub carpark" an Alan Partridge joke? Inner city sumo. If you don't take it sky will!

[@40giggamer]

It's an interesting point going from the Golddust v Roddy Piper match to the Brett v Sean match. Maybe a list of the top 10 biggest tonal shifts in WWE pay per views would be a good watch?

[@abrax23]

Inner City Sumo: Wrestlemania edition.

[@Carlos_Tacos]

Brawl for All was worth it because JBL got KOd on live TV

[@charlottestreet3301]

When rick rude was in the wwe later on in his career he looked like Freddy mercury

[@Nbflowers1989]

The first "bizarre" WM match I can remember watching was the dumpster match at WM14.

[@TJV83]

00:16 I could feel his pain when he said that

[@slashandbones13]

Honorable mention to Lawrence Taylor in a main event one on one match.

[@sol20051]

That one was beyond forgettable

[@Kitsune-Chaos]

Goldust vs Piper was actually my first ever Wrestlemania memory, as it's the first televised PPV I'd ever seen as a kid. xD

[@nicktaylor2657]

Good to see that I am not the only one who found John Cena vs Undertaker disappointing

[@Ashannon888]

I honestly respect the fact they did the sumo match. It was different, it was done as proper as you can do a sumo match (legit Yokozuna, judge etc) and I'm 99% sure it was a legit match. (So no surprise Akebono won if so) And give big Paul props for doing it. I mean don't do it again but for a one off thing, I'm really OK with it.

[@cerburrows9380]

It was a work.

[@dxp5393]

Michael Cole vs Jerry Lawler in a Anonymous Raw GM’s choice match

[@TJV83]

diamondX those were what I call the “dark ages” of professional wrestling

[@dxp5393]

Impending Doom at least Punk saved it… Until stuff turned into the biggest feud being HHH vs Nash

[@williamsmith666]

Butterbean knocking Bart Gunn into next week will never not be great.

[@Speedd701]

Was the Goldust vs Piper match literally just two men sexually assaulting each other?

[@awezomeman2357]

Yes

[@vgchat]

Who else looked for a list of the matches in the description? Here you go Piper vs Golddust - WM 12 Butterbean vs Bart Gunn - WM 15 Rick Martel vs Jake Roberts - WM 7 Cena vs Undertaker - WM 34 Orton vs Bray Wyatt - WM 33 Vince M vs Brett Hart - WM 26 Piper vs MR T - WM 2 Brock vs Goldberg - WM 20 Akebono vs Bigshow - WM 21 Lawler vs Cole - WM 27

[@socialistbatman1211]

Could you imagine if that Cena-Undertaker thing turned into a serious half hour wrestling classic

[@joekoe97]

Ridiculous. McMahon made it a squash because he thought it was hilarious towards Taker. Originally they had 15 to 20 minutes with Taker training hard for it. I'd be furious if I was Taker.

[@dannyellaboatboat]

Ah yes indeed, every match should be seasoned with just the right amount of Steve Austin, hahaha!

[@TritonBrickRailway]

Here a few seconds after uploading. 8 views and 17 likes, youtube logic!

[@marin3933]

Big Show in sumo gear is why i go to therapy

[@phillipbowman3151]

Whoever thought that was a good idea, they need therapy

[@nugtuggets]

That look like they work in Cex... hahaha

[@prisonmike3856]

People don't appreciate Big Show vs Akebono for the amazing spactacle that it was. You will never see two bigger athleted than that compete again in history.

[@dazzaMusic]

Nothing tops the Vince McMahon vs GOD match

[@akramirez]

Putting this list out a week before it would have to have absolutely no variety between Manias.

[@RussDMC]

I can hear that “This is all Vince Russo’s fault” banner in Cornette’s voice.

[@dominicmanriquez1645]

fast forward to rey mysterio losing an eye lol

[@ericdabronze151]

@5:52 MLW: “Hello?!!!”

[@CHellegers]

yokozuna and earthquake had a sumo match in the 90s as well.

[@duogemstone]

Funny enough earthquake was a legit sumo and could've actually been a yokozuna. But in order to climb the ranks and get there he would had to have his tattoo remove so he turned to wrestling

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

I love the blindfold match from WM VII

[@bryanprocaccini9753]

Michael Cole is the greatest professional wrestler of all time and is undefeated at Mania👀

[@heisenberg9240]

RVD has never been pinned at WM

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

@@heisenberg9240 he did lose on the preshow

[@heisenberg9240]

@@paradoxr.n.o8688 preshow is not the show!

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

@@heisenberg9240 tell that to the new day

[@jak1165]

I always thought people were unfair the Lesnar at WM 20. He was basically the opposite of a sell-out. Turning down a multi-year multi million dollar guaranteed contract for a *chance* at making the Minnesota Vikings at the NFL minimum shows that he clearly wasnt doing it for money

[@rootyrootyson2175]

People weren't booing Brock for being a sellout, they were booing him for seemingly taking a dump on the business and getting paid for the privilege of doing so. Obviously there was more to his decision than disinterest but from the outside it looked like Lesnar didn't care about wrestling and there's only one way that plays out in front of a crowd of, y'know, *wrestling* fans.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

the boneyard and firefly funhouse matches need to be on a redux of this list... and i thuroughly enjoyed both of them.

[@Mr.HootieHooRDK]

You guys should always do theses kinds of videos after WrestleMania just happens!!!

[@bobbybaxter3818]

IT IS NOT A SKIRT PIPER WAS WEARING IT IS A KILT

[@AndrewCARNBORN]

The FunHouse match fits this bill perfectly (but in a good way cuz it was really fun!)

[@jurisfootrag]

Sorry, Vinnie. Bart knocking out all your boys is still my fondest memory of him.

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

Lol

[@conormccarthy906]

And that Cole/Lawler fued went on for about another two months.

[@ghostamity5116]

Bart Gunn had an amazing theme song tho

[@leandrinho2971]

10:55 did i seriously just read Lamelo Ball 😂😂😂😂

[@Beavie]

6:14 Well, Adam called the Eye for an Eye match without even realizing it.

[@licl4708]

i just have to pause this to write this comment, vince moves with the grace of a cement truck!!!!!!! genuine lol!

[@fhb3]

Honorable Mention: WWF WrestleMania 3 Mixed Tag Team Match King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo, Lord Littlebrook vs. Hillbilly Jim, The Haiti Kid, Little Beaver ICYMI: Hoss Wrestler and Two Midgets vs. Hoss Wrestler and Two Midgets But it was great.

[@ShadowWarrior9001]

Hot Fuzz reference, love it

[@nichhodge8503]

2:10 the Backlot Brawl was filmed the week before not the day before

[@z0mgSniff]

That this is all vince russos fault is class

[@josephw3535]

They made this video too early. That Firefly Funhouse match would have topped the list

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

Or the boneyard match

[@MercEngland]

Boom it’s the hyper man set

[@ottoerotic8463]

I’m not a Brock Lesnar fan, but your description of Butterbean was spot on!

[@zanethind]

I have a feeling that Shinsuke vs Aj is gonna be on here same with the Wrestlemania 35 ans 34 main events. Nvrm I was wrong wow!

[@corsiii]

What’s even worse about Bret is that it wasn’t one-off. What is CRAZY is that he won another championship.

[@catisreckless4647]

Wait, hold up. Grandmaster Sexay was Jerry's son?? Holy heck how did I not know that. Plus I found out recently that Honky Tonk was Jerry's cousin. Seems like he's related to everyone in some way, kinda like the samoans lol

[@davidanderson2294]

How could any bizarre list be complete without a mention of Wrestlemania III''s bout with KIng Kong Bundy, Hillbilly Jim and midget wrestlers Haiti Kid and Little Beaver.

[@SsnakeBite]

How the fuck had I never heard of that Goldust vs Piper fight before?!

[@WRESTLINGWRITESITSELF]

Cole's run was bizzare

[@MrThrowUps]

lads one of my favourite videos to date. 👍👍😀I'm watching it here full screen. Happy Tuesday.

[@spelunker101]

The question we have to ask is....should Steve Austin referee matches?

[@MrFluffnfur]

You stated in the Piper/goldust match that goldust made a hasty retreat with manager Marlena which isn't correct his manager was then wife Terri Ruddelles.

[@Philla815]

They're the same person. That was her name when she first came to WWF. She used to sit at ringside and smoke cigars and look hot lol

[@umer7808]

Great work man watch it in Pakistan in Asia and I love it

[@tomodachijustin3394]

Cena and Taker's match could have been so much more than it was.

[@FrostyMac]

y’all are gonna need to remake this list lmao

[@silent_710]

Where do you find that content and pics adam

[@HellmuthOnTilt4]

punjabi Beast Either google or stills from WWE network from the show in question most likely.

[@randylobai9]

John Cena VS Undertaker

[@pharoah418]

I laughed my ass off at the maggots

[@thomascampbell7512]

The only thing about the WM 34 match with Cena and the Undertaker is anyone who ran across the right new site the week before knew it was coming cause they had shown photos of the Undertaker rehearsing his entrance.

[@trentgierhan7231]

Think you need a new #1 after tonight's firefly funhouse match

[@G4productionz]

THE OJ SIMPSON THING WAS FUNNY AS HELL

[@6Wheelz]

wtf did I just see? Glad I've never watched the Piper match. Didn't Cena/Taker fight in the Ruthless aggression era

[@dennett316]

@@OfficialFingazMC He's straight up punching Goldust in the skull, they wanted that shit to look real, so just hit each other. It was weird going from something that intense, to the dumb OJ chase footage, then to the goofy shit in the ring. Would've liked it better if they kept the intense tone and had them tear up ringside to beat the shit out of each other. Pity really.

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

@@dennett316 true

[@riversouder3375]

Fire fly fun house match would have definitely made this if it was made after mania 36

[@jokerstrick9922]

the Brawl For All still makes me incredibly mad

[@Drunk_Karsa]

After Wrestlemania XX neither Goldberg or Lesnar should have been booked on a Wrestlemania card ever again.

[@SithMaster26]

Cena and Taker had a match at Vengeance 2003 but never at Mania hence this.

[@animaltvi9515]

You can tell Mr T he isn't relevant. He might be a baptist minister but he is still a scary chap.

[@champyelcaballo1530]

PIPER DID NOT WEAR A "SKIRT"!!!!

[@isaiahbowers3712]

The Russo banner is the best thing on wrestling channels today

[@versansky75]

How in the world is Santino Marella not on this list????!!!! He entered the Royal Rumble and only lasted a second and a half

[@The-Underbaker]

Undertaker vs Cena was great.

[@randylobai9]

Goldberg VS Brock Lesnar

[@TheFallOfManbearpig]

I want that Russo banner on my living room wall 😂

[@cerburrows9380]

First non Japanese sumo to gain the title of Yokozuna was John Tenta I thought?

[@owenleblanc6495]

The Vince Russo banner is gold.

[@TheInsidiousDrChupa]

Everyone in the known universe that doesn't know: Bizarre is spelled "bizarre". NOT bizzare, bizaare or any other way. Thanks.

[@LouSassoleSledgecock]

The Insidious Dr. Chupa you tell em, tough stuff!

[@lordbendtner6404]

bizzare one match

[@Jericut]

how much of this list do you think will get knocked off by stuff next week?

[@randylobai9]

Randy Orton VS Bray Wyatt

[@dylanogg347]

Tp be fair, Russo only devised the Brawl For All so Bradshaw would get knocked out on his ass.

[@CutterHistorical]

Im shocked the sumo match was #2

[@jeremywilliams5141]

I'd have put the gimmick battle royal from Wrestlemania X-Seven on the list. For goodness sake, they had Brother Love, Jim Cornette, and even the Gobbledy freaking Gooker in it.

[@braddorcas9363]

Triple H vs D-lo Brown. Best blindfold match ever.

[@bgamez1079]

Sup Cultaholic

[@neilboughton2794]

Since the Dark Side of the Ring, it makes the Brawl For All segment seem incredibly dated already with so many false statements