Five Best Iron Man Matches in WWE History ahead of Extreme Rules 2018
The Iron Man Match remains one of the rarest match-types in WWE. In the history of the company, there have only been 12 bouts all-told, and have featured some of the greatest matchups in the history of the company.
It is a gruelling sort of bout, where the wrestlers have to continue wrestling until the timer runs out. At the end of the assigned time, the wrestler with the most pinfalls, submissions, or victories of any other nature to his or her name, wins the match.
The bout usually takes place between two capable competitors who hate each other and want to end their feud conclusively.
So, when WWE announced that at Extreme Rules, Seth Rollins would have one more opportunity to regain his Intercontinental Championship, in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match with Dolph Ziggler, the fans were naturally excited.
Both Ziggler and Rollins are known for being workhorses, with Rollins even holding the record for being the longest performance in a match, which he secured earlier this year in the Raw Gauntlet Match.
With Extreme Rules and the Intercontinental Championship Iron Man Match hours away, here are five of the best Iron Man Matches in WWE history.
Without any further ado, let's get into it.
#5 Triple H vs The Rock (Judgement Day)
The Rock is perhaps the most successful and well-known WWE Superstar of all time. Back in 2000, after Vince McMahon betrayed him, The Rock took it upon himself to go after the McMahon-Helmsley Faction.
At the time, Triple H was the WWE (then the WWF) Champion. The Rock was able to win the title from him at BackLash and then defended it in the following pay-per-view successfully.
The People's Champion found himself confronted by an even tougher challenge when Triple H brought back the 60-Minute Iron Man Match for the Judgement Day pay-per-view.
The bout was an exciting one, with both men picking up numerous falls and match being tied late on at 5-5. Add to that the fact that Shawn Michaels was the referee, and it remains one of the best matches of the Attitude Era.
You can watch clips from the match here:
The reason the bout is not higher on the list is how it came to an end.
A returning Undertaker came out to stop the interference from Road Dogg and X-Pac. He then went on to hit Triple H with the Chokeslam followed by a Tombstone Piledriver. Unfortunately for the Rock, this meant that he was disqualified, and Triple H picked up the last fall by disqualification, winning the Championship.