10 Infamous Pro Wrestling Squash Matches
Not every squash match is forgettable
9. David Sammartino vs. Ron Shaw
David Sammartino might not have been close to the star his legendary father Bruno was, but you’d still expect him to beat the lowly Ron Shaw, wouldn’t you?
Well, Ron Shaw certainly did, when the two met at the Philadelphia Spectrum on November 22, 1985. As did WWE management.
Sammartino had different ideas, though, and decided to throw a spanner in the works by having his opponent go over instead.
Rather than win as scheduled, he first tried to lose by pinfall, only for Shaw to pull him off the mat at the last second, which the commentators covered for by claiming he was being arrogant.
But when Ron put him in a bearhug, the son of the Living Legend very quickly and clearly submitted. Cue a lot of confusion on the part of Shaw, the referee, ring announcer Mel Philipps and announcer Gorilla Monsoon.
Years later, David would admit to throwing the match as a way to stick it to Vince McMahon, who he felt was ‘arrogant’ and playing politics with his career.
