Weapons have been a part of the wrestling business since its early days and have been used mostly by the heels to gain the upper hand over their babyface opponents during a match. Wrestlers usually grab a weapon from the bottom of the ring or at ringside, while cunning ones usually smuggle it in their attire to use it on their opponent while the referee is distracted.
Stipulation-based matches like TLC, where foreign objects are legal and necessary to win a bout normally sees a wrestler getting driven through furniture causing it to snap in half. Some wrestlers, normally the giants, even used their strength to intentionally break a weapon to the surprise of their opponents.
10 Braun Strowman Breaks A Ladder In Half
On June 4, 2018, Braun Strowman collided with Bobby Roode on Monday Night Raw two weeks before both wrestlers were set to compete in that year's Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match. During the bout, Roode escaped out of the ring and reached under the apron for a ladder.
He proceeded to bridge the ladder between the ring apron and the announce table so he could use it on Braun Strowman. The Monster Among Men, however, shockingly broke the ladder in half with his arms, leaving Bobby Roode stunned. Strowman went on to hit Roode with his powerslam finishing move for the win. This was just one example of Braun Strowman's freakish strength.
9 Jason Jordan Hits Elias With A Guitar
Jason Jordan (it's been a while since we heard that name) was on the edge of receiving a push on Raw before his career-ending injury. He was announced as Kurt Angle's illegitimate son and went on to capture the Raw Tag Team Championship with Seth Rollins.
Before the latter took place, Jordan was involved in a feud with Elias. He defeated The Drifter at WWE TLC 2017 and they had a rematch on the November 6th episode of Raw in a Guitar-on-a-Pole match. Jordan used the musical instrument to hit Elias with for the win, snapping it in half and ending their feud in the process.
8 Becky Lynch Slams Charlotte Flair Through A Table
In 2018, before Becky Lynch officially became known as The Man, she was involved in a major feud with Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship. This led to a Last Woman Standing match between them at the first-ever all-female PPV event, WWE Evolution.
Weapons such as chairs, ladders, tables, and kendo sticks were used during the match. Becky even sent Charlotte through the announce table, but the latter managed to get up before the 10 count. In the end, Becky Lynch slammed The Queen through a table to win the match and retain her title, as Flair failed to beat the referee's count.
7 Sting Breaks Triple H's Hammer In Half With His Bat
After years, Sting finally made his WWE debut in 2014 and immediately ignited a feud with The Authority. At Fastlane the following year, The Stinger challenged Triple H to a match at WrestleMania 31, which The Game accepted.
At the Show of Shows, the two icons battled each other in a No Holds Barred match, which was ultimately won by Triple H. During the bout, Sting used his trademark bat to break Triple H's sledgehammer in half, to the surprise of everyone in the arena. This action backfired against Sting, as Hunter used the broken hammer to strike the former for the victory.
6 Ricochet Goes Flying Through A Ladder
The Money in the Bank Ladder Match is where wrestlers go through ladders, get hit with ladders and climb up ladders in hopes of winning the coveted briefcase. In the 2019 men's ladder match, a lot of awesome ladder spots took place that looked absolutely brutal but created an awesome moment.
One of these was former United States Champion getting tossed into a bridged ladder by Drew McIntyre causing it to break in half. It looked very scary, but thankfully Ricochet didn't suffer any serious injuries.
5 Charlotte Flair Breaks A Kendo Stick On Ronda Rousey
After Becky Lynch was declared medically unfit to face Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series, she chose her long-time rival Charlotte Flair to be her replacement. At the event, The Queen collided with the then-Raw Women's Champion in an entertaining match.
The bout eventually concluded and the victory went to Ronda Rousey after Flair attacked her with a weapon. She would go on to hit Rousey multiple times with kendo sticks, breaking them in the process. She didn't stop there, as she brought in a steel chair to try to end Ronda Rousey for good. This added Charlotte Flair to the feud which would go on to be resolved in the main event of WrestleMania 35.
4 Kevin Owens Crashes Into Stacked Tables
Dean Ambrose, as he was known at that time, collided with current SmackDown wrestler Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing Match for the Intercontinental Championship at Royal Rumble 2016. The match was very violent, featuring several table and chair bumps.
In the end, Owens set up Ambrose on the steel chairs so he could perform a splash on him, but it went south very quickly for The Prizefighter, as he ended up crashing through two stacked tables on the floor. He was unable to get back up before the count of ten, which allowed Dean Ambrose to win the match and retain his championship.
3 Roman Reigns Spears Brock Lesnar Through The Steel Cage
Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar continued their feud for the Universal Championship at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia after their poorly-received match at WrestleMania 34.
A steel cage match was the added stipulation, and many fans expected Roman Reigns to finally dethrone The Beast for the championship. Reigns hit Lesnar with a massive Spear that sent both men through the cage and onto the floor. Brock Lesnar was declared the winner of the match, though many people argued that Roman Reigns' feet touched the floor first.
2 Edge Spears Mick Foley Through A Flaming Table
WWE Hall of Famers Mick Foley and the Rated-R Superstar Edge clashed in a memorable Hardcore match at WrestleMania 22. Weapons such as tables, chairs, and a barbed wire bat were all included in the match.
In the end, Edge speared Mick Foley through a flaming table to win the bout, with a little help from Lita. In the aftermath, Edge went on to feud with 'The Game' Triple H and John Cena for the WWE Championship. The three stars collided at Backlash 2006, which Cena won to retain his title.
1 Undertaker And Kane Break A Casket
The Undertaker vs. Kane rivalry is regarded by many fans as one of the best storylines in WWE history. The two stars had their first match at WrestleMania 14, which was followed by an Inferno Match at Unforgiven 1998, and later on they battled each other in a Casket Match on Monday Night Raw.
The match was ruled a no-contest due to both stars ending up inside the casket together, which they destroyed. Their brawl broke the casket, and they continued fighting after that. Undertaker and Kane would go on to have many more matches against each other over a span of two decades.