5 shortest WrestleMania matches in history

#4. The Hart Foundation squashes the Bolsheviks in Toronto (00:19)

WrestleMania VI is remembered for the iconic showdown between Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior. That legendary main event, which saw Warrior topple Hogan as the face of the company, lasted 20 minutes. But many fail to recall the match that took less than 20 seconds.

That was The Hart Foundation versus The Bolsheviks. With the event being held in Canada, Canadian heroes Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart received a raucous welcome. Their villainous opponents, on the other hand, were booed out of the building.

Hart and Neidhart squashed The Bolsheviks by hitting the Hart Attack for a shocking victory in 19 seconds. However, not one person in the crowd seemed to care about the length of the thing as they showered their countrymen with cheers.

#3. Sheamus brogue-kickstarts the Yes! Movement (00:18)

Here is a match that continues to be vilified to this day, but in hindsight had one of the best payoffs in WWE history.

Sheamus faced fan favorite Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 28. The latter had been champion for a few months and was a pretentious heel in an on-screen relationship with AJ Lee.

Bryan’s match with the 2012 Royal Rumble winner was predicted to be a pure 15-minute wrestling clinic. Instead, the Celtic Warrior brogue-kicked his opponent and pinned him to win the title in just 18 seconds.

Fans were absolutely furious and hijacked RAW the next day to show their solidarity with Bryan. They kept on chanting “YES!” throughout the show, making The Beard the hottest star in the business.

Despite WWE trying their best to put the movement down, the fans’ backing of Bryan forced their hand two years later when they made him world champion.