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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 current example is Umaga , whom the WWE established as an undefeated juggernaut through having him wrestle and soundly defeat Jobber s; his squash victims have also included Maria and established wrestlers such as Ric Flair and Sabu . Other examples include The Great Khali and Mark Henry who squash victims on a regular basis, and Batista who, prior to his Face turn and Heavyweight Championship reign regularly squashed much smaller wrestlers. 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 finishers against him. In the NWA , Magnum T.A. was also well-known for his quick squashes ending with a Belly-to-belly Suplex . NOTABLE SQUASH MATCHES While most squash matches involve established wrestlers defeating jobbers, sometimes the opponents are established wrestlers. Whatever the reason — either to establish him as unstoppable, to ( Shoot ) deal with an uncooperative or underachieving wrestler or simply to further an angle — several matches have become well-known in the wrestling community: One of the earliest well-known squash matches took place at the inaugural WrestleMania , when King Kong Bundy used an avalanche and big splash to crush S.D. Jones in an announced time of nine seconds. Other examples include:
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