Ranking the 5 most common gimmick match types in WWE Extreme Rules history

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#3 Last Man Standing (4 times)

Roman Reigns vs The Big Show- Last Man Standing
Roman Reigns vs The Big Show- Last Man Standing

Now we get to the better match types. Last Man Standing matches are generally fun if a little slow-paced. But that is understandable because of the referee counts when a wrestler is down. We have seen some excellent action in Last Man Standing matches at Extreme Rules. Some of them have truly lived up to the Extreme name. Roman Reigns and The Big Show certainly did in 2015, as they destroyed each other for close to twenty minutes. This was probably the best match in The Big Show's career.

The first one was the main event of the 2010 edition between John Cena and Batista. Cena retained his WWE Championship, following an absolute barnburner of a match, when he duct-taped Batista's legs to the ring post. 2011's edition opened with another Last Man Standing Match, this time between Randy Orton and Nexus leader CM Punk. The Viper won another solid match of its kind. However, the next Last Man Standing Match would not have a winner.

Both Ryback and John Cena could not answer the referee's ten-count in time as they were slammed through the electric part of the set at Extreme Rules 2013. The match was still a decent one, as this stipulation remained one of the most consistent ones in the history of the pay-per-view. All four of the Last Man Standing matches at Extreme Rules have delivered well. It's a shame we won't get one this year, as AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura just waged war in that exact match at Money in the Bank.

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Edited by Amar Anand
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