#9 Floyd Mayweather vs Big Show
Hate me if you want, but I give more credit to freak shows that legitimately drew in some of the audience over truly pointless clashes like Lesnar vs Ambrose or most of Triple H’s part-time bouts that end storylines abruptly.
Floyd Mayweather actually put on a show that was not dreadful like most celebrity matches, and Big Show actually served a purpose as someone who emerged from obscurity to become an attraction again (for the last time).
A lot of fans did not buy into Mayweather without his heel persona, to which I counter: who was dumb enough to believe this was an actual Mayweather fight!? The match was stupid but it was fun and is exactly what pro wrestling needs to balance out any show. Meltzer rated it 3 stars and that’s quite a high figure. The Taker-Shane match was given a 2.25 rating while Taker vs. Lesnar got a dismal 1.5.
The fact that it was between two all-time matches in HBK vs Flair and Undertaker vs Edge, makes it an excellent precursor to the main event and worth its spot on the card.
The WWE title triple threat at the same event (as well as the reshuffled main events the next year) did nothing to suggest that there was a better alternative that should have been in that spot instead.
Sometimes it is just a matter of making the most out of the smallest tools, which the WWE did as well as ever here.
Teddy Long snaps when Swerve Strickland's race is brought up HERE
