5 Worst Wrestling Matches Of 2005

#3. Undertaker vs. Muhammad Hassan – Great American Bash 2005

An underwhelming match was worsened by a dreadful storyline ruined by the worst timing imaginable

This entire storyline was the result of bad timing and worse taste. The Muhammad Hassan character was controversial enough, but someone in WWE also had the great idea of doing a ‘terrorist’ angle involving masked men and piano wire. That segment aired shortly after the London bombings, which became the impetus to kill off the Hassan character for good.

Which brings us to this relatively boring, one-sided squash match.

For eight minutes, the Undertaker absolutely demolished Hassan. The only times Hassan got any momentum was when his ‘sympathizers’ interfered and used weapons on the Undertaker. That was enough for the audience to boo him vociferously, and enough for them to cheer quite loudly when the Undertaker made his comeback.

After the match had ended, the Undertaker proceeded to literally kill the character off by hitting him with the Last Ride through the entrance ramp and (presumably) onto the concrete floor below. That marked the end of the Hassan character and put yet another dark blemish on the Undertaker’s career.