Carlos Colon vs Jason the Terrible

Karl Moffat isn't a name known to most wrestling fans. But as the hockey-masked Jason the Terrible in Stampede Wrestling, All Japan and WWC, he had one of the best monster heel gimmicks in the business from 1987-89.

After he fractured his left leg in a traffic accident on 4 July 1989 - a crash that also injured Davey Boy Smith and Chris Benoit - he wrestled only sporadically and is now a truck driver in British Columbia.

Here, he faces WWC boss Carlos Colon (father of WWE's Colon brothers) in a bout that took place in Puerto Rico in 1987.

Tazmaniac vs Gypsy Joe

Taz - who recently discovered the internet - is barely recognisable here as the character with which he first gained some notoriety, the Tazmaniac. This May 1992 match took place for Japanese hardcore promotion W*ING.

His opponent, Gypsy Joe, became something of a cult figure at the time due to his willingness to absorb ridiculously stiff chair-shots.

Today, Joe continues to work for under-the-radar independent promotions in Tennessee and, at 75, is widely considered to be the oldest active pro wrestler in the business.

Shockwave the Robot vs Osamu Namiguchi

Even by wrestling standards, this 2007 match from Zero1 is stupid - but very, very funny. It features a bloke in a silver body suit and mask who pretends to be a robot. That breakdances.

It's not really a gimmick that lends itself to classic matches. But for an undercard comedy interlude, it's the best character we've seen in ages. If nothing else, check out the priceless robotic shuffle into a legdrop at 8:20.

For more Shockwave, check out his - sorry, its - official website and this interview with Slam! Wrestling (which we found via the excellent Spike Nail Deathmatch).

Hulk Hogan vs Harley Race

Although this match - which was taped on 7 March 1988 - is featured on the forthcoming Best of Saturday Night's Main Event compilation, the DVD makes no mention of the horrendous injury sustained by Harley Race during the bout.

Near the end of the match, Race set up Hogan on a table at ringside. The eight-time NWA champion then performed a diving headbutt off the ring apron. 'The Hulkster', predictably enough, moved out of the way and Race crashed through the table.

The table had far less give then Race anticipated and his awkward landing ruptured his intestine. He later had 18 inches of it removed and also suffered from peritonitis, an extremely painful inflammation of the membrane that lines the abdomen.

Race was asked about the match in issue 168 of Power Slam. "Generally, if I was going to do anything like that [ie land on a table], I'd walk out there and see what I was actually going to have to land on," he told the magazine. "And this particular night I didn't bother to do it. It got me."

The strange thing about watching the match again now is that there's no indication that Race was injured: he just carried on. "I knew I was hurt at the time," he said. "But, as far as the pain, when your adrenaline is pumping like that, you really don't notice that until after you've quit what you're doing and given it a chance to catch up with you, which happened the following morning.

"I was in really bad pain but I kept going. After WrestleMania IV on 27 March, I flew back to Kansas City. When I went to bed that night and I woke up the following morning, I immediately had a rush of pain and blacked out. When I came to from that, I just called the hospital and they came and picked me up. They didn't know if I was going to live or die."

Remarkably, Race returned to the ring in November 1988, while in the midst of a bitter divorce. "I was going through so much crap at that point in time that [returning to wrestling] was one way of getting away from it."

Bret Hart vs Owen Hart

Genuine brother vs brother matches are a rarity in wrestling - especially on a stage as big as WrestleMania.

This weekend's Matt vs Jeff Hardy scrap is only the second bout between siblings in WM history. The first, of course, was this seminal encounter between Bret and Owen Hart, which took place at WrestleMania X in 1994.

Will Matt vs Jeff live up to the standards set 15 years ago by the Harts? We'll know in just two days' time.

Click here to see the concluding part of the match.

Koko B Ware vs 'Iron' Mike Sharpe

In the least likely WWE Hall of Fame induction since Vince McMahon Sr's chauffeur was deemed to be one of the most significant figures in wrestling history, Koko B Ware will be included in the class of 2009.

But don't be fooled into thinking he's the perennial loser that popular opinion suggests. Here he is actually winning a match - taped for a 1989 episode of Prime Time Wrestling - against 'Iron' Mike Sharpe.

And if that isn't a credential for making it into the Hall of Fame then, frankly, what is?

Steve Williams vs Kenta Kobashi

Here's a match that's featured in the Human Highlight Reel column in the current issue of Power Slam magazine. The August 1993 bout from All Japan is, as PS rightly states, a blinder.

Test vs Shane McMahon

Andrew 'Test' Martin died on Friday at the age of 33. His best match was this street fight against Shane McMahon, which took place at SummerSlam '99.

Dr Wagner Jr, Super Crazy & Sangre Chicana Jr vs LA Park, Buzz & Black Metal

We've had six-sided rings, twin-ring cage matches and even three-ring battle royals.

But Mexico's Extreme Air Wrestling has attempted to trump all those with the bonkers idea of holding matches in two rings - one of which is twice the height of the other. Why? Well, frankly, why not?

This six-man tag took place on a show in Zacatecas, Mexico on 19 February. Mascara Magica clearly isn't a fan but, as daft gimmicks go, this is actually pretty intriguing and does allow for some cool highspots between the upper and lower storeys.

What's the loopiest gimmick match you've ever seen? Let us know in the comments below.

Kurt Angle vs Giant Bernard

It's been eight months since we last posted a match that featured Kurt Angle. At the time, he was recovering from a serious neck injury that he suffered on 5 May.

Since then, he's put on a thrilling run of performances, both in the US and Japan - where he recently had this match with the former A-Train/Prince Albert. It took place on New Japan's show at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo on 15 February.

Angle's TNA contract expires later this year. Don't be surprised to see him return to WWE for one last run before his body finally gives up for good.

Parts two and three of the bout can be found here and here.