5 Best Fatal 4-way matches in WWE history

Fatal 4-way matches are always a thriller
Fatal 4-way matches are always a thriller

In WWE, there are several special kinds of matches where different stipulations are allowed. One such match is the fatal four-way match. In this type of booking, four players are allowed to compete. The first person to get a pinfall or submission is declared as the winner.

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Fatal-four way matches are not regular and happen once in a while. The level of excitement increases four times in this kind of matches. Over the years, several fatal-four way matches have occurred in the WWE, which have created an everlasting impression on the WWE Universe.

Here are five such fatal-four way matches, where the players gave high-voltage performances and the fans across the globe enjoyed watching those matches. Below is the list.


#5 Braun Strowman vs Bobby Roode vs Kevin Owens vs Finn Balor- RAW- 11/06/2018

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Monday Night Raw always gifts us special matches to cherish forever. One such contest occurred on 11th June 2018. The four members of this match are also participants in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

Bobby Roode, Kevin Owens, and Finn Balor teamed up to take down the monstrous Braun Strowman in this fatal-four way match. The trio tried everything possible to incapacitate Braun Strowman. However, Strowman displayed a never give up attitude and slammed back the three of them.

In the end, Strowman performed the running power-slam upon Kevin Owens and dropped him on top of a ladder. He then pinned him and grabbed the victory. This was one of the best fatal-four way matches, the WWE Universe has witnessed over a long time.

#4 Kevin Owens vs Chris Jericho vs Cesaro vs AJ Styles- #1 contenders match- RAW- 04/04/2016

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It is nothing short of an explosion when you have Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Cesaro and AJ Styles competing in a fatal-four way match to determine the number contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Initially, Sami Zayn was supposed to take part in the match, but he was not medically cleared and was thus replaced by Cesaro.

The match was equally balanced as all the four players gave their cent percent to become the number one contender for Roman Reigns' Championship. While Jericho and Owens fought each other, Styles and Cesaro were busy taking out one another.

In the end, Styles performed the Styles Clash upon Jericho and pinned him to become the new contender. It also ended the ongoing rivalry between Styles and Jericho.

#3 Undertaker vs Batista vs Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk- World Heavyweight Championship match- Bragging Rights 2009

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It's not every day we get to Undertaker, CM Punk, Batista, and Rey Mysterio in the same ring competing for the World Heavyweight title. In Bragging Rights 2009, these four wrestlers competed against one another to establish ultimate supremacy.

Batista, in the beginning, performed a spine-buster upon the Undertaker, which was followed by a GTS which Punk delivered to Rey Mysterio. Undertaker then performed the Hell's gate upon Batista and delivered the last ride to Punk.

In the end, Undertaker performed a tombstone piledriver upon Batista and retained his World Heavyweight title. It was one of the best Championship matches in WWE's PPV history.

After the match, Batista attacked Mysterio and their rivalry began.

#2 Braun Strowman vs Samoa Joe vs Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar- Universal Championship match - SummerSlam 2017

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Summerslam 2017 saw a massive main-event fatal-four way match between Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. The stipulation was, if Lesnar (the defending champion) would have lost, he and Paul Heyman had to leave WWE.

All the four players beat the hell out of one another. There were countless F5s, running power-slams, coquina clutches, and superman punches. Strowman even performed two running power-slams upon Lesnar and turned the announce table upon him. Lesnar had to be taken away by medical personnel.

In the end, Lesnar did return and performed an F5 upon Reigns and pinned him to retain the title. The match lasted nearly twenty-one minutes, and, was one of the best Championship matches in recent history.

#1 John Cena vs Triple H vs Randy Orton vs Big Show- WWE Championship match- RAW- 15/06/2009

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It is always a treat to see the four best players in WWE competing against one another. In this match, the WWE Championship was on the line. These four outstanding athletes battled one another to grab the title as Batista vacated the title, post an injury, and thus a new Champion was needed to be crowned.

In the beginning, Orton and Triple H were battling one another and Cena and Show were busy taking down each other. Triple H then delivered a spine-buster to Cena and Show speared Triple H. In the end, Triple H performed a Pedigree upon Show which was followed by two attitude adjustments to Triple H and Show respectively.

Orton cleverly took advantage of the situation and performed an RKO upon the vulnerable Big Show and pinned him to become the WWE Champion for the fourth time in his career.


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