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In professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely one-sided match; one performer dominates the other and quickly defeats him with virtually no resistance.
Squash matches were the almost exclusive content of syndicated wrestling shows through the 1980s. The WWF aired several shows weekly that consisted mostly of various wrestlers fighting unknowns, usually to help get a gimmick or moveset over.
Today, such squash matches are usually used to portray a wrestler as an unstoppable monster heel. One example of a face using squash matches, to devastating effect, was WCW's Goldberg in his storyline against the nWo, where Goldberg would quickly defeat a heel opponent after using his spear and jackhammer moves against him.
One of the most memorable squash matches of all time took place at WrestleMania XII when The Ultimate Warrior no sold Triple H's pedigree and defeated him in less than two minutes. Another memorable squash match is Diesel versus Bob Backlund, in which Diesel would end Backlund's short lived reign as heavyweight champion in a match that lasted eight seconds.
Notable Squashers
The following superstars are notable for squashing their opponents throughout their careers:
- Hulk Hogan
- The Ultimate Warrior
- Goldberg
- The Undertaker
- André the Giant
- Kane
- The Big Show
- Brock Lesnar
- Gorilla Monsoon
- Batista
- Big John Studd
- Kevin Nash
- Samoa Joe
- A-Train
- King Kong Bundy
- Giant Gonzales
- Yokozuna
- Tatanka
- Vader
- Chyna
- Tazz
- Mark Henry
- Norman Smiley
- Monty Brown
- Abyss
- Bobby Lashley
- The Boogeyman
- The Great Khali
- Umaga
- Triple H
See also
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