Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boys (WWF - 1/23/2000)

Happy to third this! The best table match of all time, the rules helped them a lot. It was not first table break wins. You have to put your opponents through tables consecutively and you can go through a table without it counting. So it makes for a very exciting match with plenty of table breaking. I love how everything is oriented towards winning and the finish is spectacular.

Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boyz - WWF Royal Rumble 2000 Tables Match



Holy shit, this was even better than I remembered! Super tight, exciting car crash spotfest of a match. I think I might prefer this over both the TLCs. I really liked how every single moment was motivated by putting someone through a table. They were indulging the crowd by trying to win the match and thats exactly how it should be. You win the match by putting people through tables so they were constantly setting themselves up for that. Really well done. I think a lot of car crash matches that this inspired just do crazy spots for the sake of crazy spots, but this match is better than those because all the crazy spots were motivated by securing a victory. I loved the escalation of spots in this match. Those chairshots were friggin' nasty. It is amazing Jeff Hardy is still alive nevermind wrestling given all the crazy bumps. Bubba chucking the table at Jeff as he came flying over the barricade. The Hardyz use a splash/legdrop combo to put Bubba through a table. My favorite spot up until the finish was when the Hardy desperately were trying to put Devon through a table, Devon moves from one table and Matt crashes through it, but Devon is now on top of another table, he moves again and Jeff canonballs through that table. Sick! The Dudz take advantage and Bubba SuperBombs Matt's ass through a table. JR gets the rules wrong as I think you had to put your opponents consecutively through tables so it actually reset as Teddy Long seemed to waive off everything and JR did say that at the beginning. The finish sequence is insane and is one of the coolest ever. Bubba is going to Balcony Dive through Matt on a bunch of tables, but Jeff unlaods with chairshots to the skull and Bubba falls through the tables. Matt sets Devon up on a table. Jeff rips his shirt off, soaks in the moment like a veteran pro and swandives off the balcony through Devon. Awesome finish!
The Hardyz were an updated version of the blowjob tag team. The best way to book blowjob tag team to get them over with men and women alike is have them prove their mettle against gnarly monsters in violent bouts. In a lot of ways this was just Fabs vs Moondogs 2000 or Fans vs Sheepherders 2000. It worked brilliantly. The ladder match with E&C put them on the map, but this match made them stars. One of the best spotfests I have ever seen. Loved it! ****1/4

Royal Rumble 2000 was the first wrestling ppv I watched live (on tv), and it is my favourite ppv for sentimental reasons, and because it was such a good card. I think this is the best sub-11 minute match ever (the match lasts about 10 minutes).  I would be surprised if somebody could tell me a better match which lasts less than 11 minutes.  It's just such a dope match.