5 Brutal moments we can't believe WWE allowed

The Rated-R Superstar Edge and Mick Foley went to the limit in 2006 when they met in a Hardcore match at WrestleMania 22.
The Rated-R Superstar Edge and Mick Foley went to the limit in 2006 when they met in a Hardcore match at WrestleMania 22.

#4. Edge and Foley go Hardcore

Edge and Foley showed just how hardcore they were at WrestleMania 22.
Edge and Foley showed just how hardcore they were at WrestleMania 22.

The Attitude Era was easily the most hardcore time in WWE history, but by 2006, the company was very different.

Instead of Hardcore matches, shows were more about the spectacle, with names like John Cena, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio ruling the year.

Despite this though, at WrestleMania 22 Edge and Mick Foley showed that the ideas of old were alive and well when they competed in a Hardcore match.

After Edge blamed Foley for costing him the WWE Championship, the bout was a war, with thumbtacks, chairs and even a barb wired-clad Mr. Socko.

The most iconic moment of the match came at its climax, as Edge speared Foley through a flaming table to the outside, and though both men were horrifically burned, it was the Rated-R Superstar who emerged from the flames as the victor.

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