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Best sub-5 minute and sub-10 minute matches ever

By Scott Keith on 27 August 2019

Hey Scott,

I was thinking how much match length contributes to the enjoyment of one, and I had a pair of questions: what are the best less than 5 minute matches and less than 10 minute matches ever?

For less than 5 I'd go with Brock vs. Goldberg, and for less than 10 I'd go with Kurt Angle vs Mysterio from SummerSlam 02.

Kid v. Owen from King of the Ring is right up there as well. I also love Warrior's 30 second squash of Honky Tonk Man, but that's not really a "great" match. Although really I think 10:00 is the length that a match needs to be considered "great" on anything but a purely subjective level. It's just really hard to tell a story in under 5:00.