Stephen Amell and the Top 5 Celebrity Matches of All-Time
By Evan Gomes
wwe.com
4) Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs Big Show – WWE Wrestlemania 24
The biggest name in boxing had his own WrestleMania moment back in 2008 when he went toe to toe with “the World’s Largest Athlete” in a No-Holds Barred contest. Mayweather was over matched in size but had a huge speed advantage and had his entire posse out with him. Since it was a no disqualification match, Mayweather’s crew got involved and was decimated by Big Show.
The match came about after Mayweather took exception to Big Show threatening his friend Rey Mysterio and punched Show, making him bleed from his nose. Mayweather was given a $20 million payday in order to compete in the WWE which did more to anger the Big Show.
The match itself was definitely aided by the no disqualification stipulation. It lead to the big finish of the match where Mayweather scored an assisted knockout of Big Show using brass knuckles. Mayweather was used to being in the ring due to his boxing experience, and his athleticism shone through in the matchup. Mayweather’s work in the ring was passable, but his efforts were surpassed by three other celebrity matches.
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