6 most violent WWE matches of the 2000s

#2 Steve Blackman Vs. Shane McMahon (SummerSlam 2000)

Shane paid the price dearly when he took on Steve Blackman for the Hardcore Championship.

He may be the son of the boss, but Shane McMahon has certainly paid his dues as part of the WWE.

At SummerSlam 2000, McMahon engaged in one of his most iconic matches, taking on Steve Blackman, who had had the Hardcore title robbed from him by Shane and his stooges.

A match arguably famous for one moment (but what a moment it was!), Shane would often try and escape Blackman, and climbed to the top of the titantron to run.

Armed with a kendo stick, Blackman would continue his assault on Shane, until the Prodigal Son fell, crashing down backwards to the stage below.

Broken from the bout, McMahon would go into exile for months, before returning in March 2001 to war with his father Vince McMahon.