Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley vs. Christian & Edge vs. Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy

[10.0] "Gets more and more insane as it goes on. Constantly one upping each other, and themselves. Some of the best interferences ever. The Spear to Jeff is one of the most memorable spots of all time. Simply put, godly."

[9.0] "That edge spear spot is genuinely incredible, the match as a whole is just one insane spot after another. I had no issues with any of the run ins, in fact I'm more than glad lita got to be a big part of the match with some great spots of her own. Three of the best tag teams to ever do it, so good"

[10.0] "The rematch from both the previous WrestleMania and SummerSlam saw the interference from Lita, Spike Dudley, and Rhyno, which added to the chaos. This was so much fun to watch and I think it's their best match outside of the one a few weeks later with Benoit and Jericho."

[10.0] "Undoubtedly the match of the night FOR SURE. And it's by miles on this show. It's the best match on one of the best WrestleMania's of all time."

[10.0] "I mean this match is universally loved as one of the best tag team matches of all time. TLC 2 holds up to this day and will be looked at fondly for a long time. Some great spots and crazy stuff going on throughout."

[9.0] "This was a great TLC match, just has non-stop moments coming in left and right. The spear to Hardy is indefinitely the highlight and Matt and Bubba's table crash was a highlight as well. The one thing I hated and the only this I hated, was when Spike, Rhyno, and Lita came out to help their respected teams. Excluding them though, this was a very fun match to watch."

[7.0] "[3.25*] Well if you love spot-fest crazy matches this is perfectly for you. But for me ? My tastes in wrestling keeps changing; I used to see this as a great match but not anymore, but still that was very good for what it wanted to be, for the capabilities of these teams this was surprising in some terms, and yeah that was basically it, I thought they did very good for what they've got and for the direction of the match itself, it was really a good match but not an all time level match for me, but I get if you see it like that, totally respect that."

[6.0] "If I had to guess, I'd say a lot of the praise for this match is due to nostalgia? There are some classic moments from this but overall I'd say this is very overrated. Jeff Hardy's ladder walk botch, Matt yelling at Rhyno because he was late, the extra involvement including Lita was unnecessary and featured sexist commentary from Heyman. This was a complete spotfest that did what it was supposed to but that doesn't mean it was good"

[10.0] "This changed the course of the company, benefitted it a lot in the future. I have watched it like 5-6 times but never bored me. Edge's spear, tables, Lita, Rhyno, peak TLC!"

[5.0] "I love spotfest wrestling bit hardcore and not and that is infact the point of matches like this. So this being said if I was watching this with 2001 eyes it would be seen as great top level match, but watching in modern eyes this has been bypassed as a spots fest match. Be stuff like cage of death matches or Death dome matches or even the is better Crazy Crusher vs. Hell Storm is better spot fest so a better ladder natch and that what matters. Any hardcore style match be it fmw, Big japan WWE or any promotion."

[10.0] "What can you say about this match that hasn't been said already? As far as I'm concerned this is the greatest ladder match of any kind, bar none. It's absolutely bonkers at how much they were able to get into this match in just 15 minutes. Younger fans who weren't old enough to see this when it happened may not understand the impact that this match had on the industry. So many of these spots had never been seen or done before. I normally hate outside interference, but even that added to the match for the better. These guys sold like crazy for each other, and yet, wasted very little time. I'm not sure a match like this could ever be replicated. Incredible job by all those involved."

[10.0] "This match is definitely the best in TLC history in my opinion and is one of the top two with ladders. This match simply couldn't be bad. It had everything we love about wrestling. The participants didn't give up and used their bodies like dummies for the audience's enjoyment. The chemistry between everyone and the choice of venues for the match were simply superb: Dudley with tables, Hardy with ladders, and Edge and Christian with chairs.There were so many legendary moments in this match.Absolute cinema!"

[9.0] "Standing on Matt's balls was diabolical from Edge and Christian. And I found it funny how D'Von completely missed the headbutt early on in the match. I didn't know from all I have heard of this match how much interference happened. Honestly if Jeff was able to pull off the tightrope spot, it would have made the great spot 100x cooler."

[9.0] "The match started with the Dudleys in control before the Hardys fought back, only for Edge & Christian to knock everyone out with ladders. Matt Hardy attempted a climb but was clotheslined by Edge; Jeff dropkicked him, and the Dudleys were taken out with double baseball slide dropkicks. Matt & Jeff isolated Christian with a leg drop/splash combo off ladders, and the Dudleys hit the Whassup Drop on Edge. D-Von got the tables, and Bubba powerbombed Jeff through one with Edge on top. All six men climbed simultaneously, but Christian took the worst fall to the floor. Spike Dudley and Rhyno ran in to hit signature moves, including the GORE! GORE! GORE! on Matt, setting up Edge to climb again. Lita interfered, but the Dudleys hit a 3D on her. Jeff then hit a Swanton from a massive ladder through two tables, one of the most insane bumps ever. The finish saw Christian lifted by Rhyno to grab the belts, giving Edge & Christian the win. This was an all-time classic ladder match; athletic, painful, insane, and perfectly executed. The addition of Spike, Rhyno, and Lita added chaos without overwhelming the core storytelling. Every bump, from Jeff's Swanton through two tables to the ladder spear from Edge, left the crowd in awe. Even after three triangle ladder matches, they found new ways to shock the audience. Christian and Edge showed incredible resilience, and the match cemented itself as one of the most brutal and memorable ladder matches in WWE history. ****1/2"

[9.0] "An insane spotfest that had some truly incredible moments, though I thought the finish was a little anticlimactic. Everyone put on solid performances but I feel that The Dudley's somewhat got lost in the shuffle and felt almost underutilized. It was fun to see someone come out and try to help all three teams with Lita, Rhyno & Spike all having cool spots also getting in on the crazy bumps. The spot of the match to me was the picture perfect Spear Jeff Hardy takes from midair that I honestly don't think could have been done any better. This had to have been the match of the night and I liked E&C going over. No less than 4 stars."

[7.0] "Very overrated , the match is a chaos without an impact , The match have like 3 or 4 spots ? JUST LIKE THAT ? and a souless Ending , I expected a lot more than this, the lenth was right for some real chaos and a lot of action but I didn't feel the match reached what I wanted it to. ***1/2"

"This is the first wrestling match I remember watching as a child- it very distinctly stuck in my mind given the incredibly dangerous high-spots. I watched it back very recently as I go back through the Attitude/Ruthless Aggression eras of WWF/E, and I find it even better than I remembered. The incredible depth of work on display here: amazing coordination between the three teams, oddly symbolic representation of the identities of the three teams by way of their weapons of choice (and, distinct strengths and weaknesses with each of the others' sets of tools), and the blending of their three distinct styles ebbing and flowing throughout the match. There is no definite point where you know which of the three teams will win, even to the very last table spot (set up less than halfway into the match) . The entire match is like some homicidal mad dash to the finish for each group, and they execute it basically to perfection. It's a show stealing match with some of the most incredible work of this time period. An absolute classic."

[10.0] "This match is the match that I constantly rewatch as a kid, one of the match that got me into wrestling, rewatching this again as an adult, it's just as amazing as I remember."

[9.0] "(9.3) One of the best Mania matches to date. Non stop action from start to finish, ridiculous spots scattered throughout, could have been an all timer if the ending wasn't so sudden."

[10.0] "A genuine classic I'm tag team wrestling. Still to this day, the greatest tag team match on the history of WWE."

[10.0] "If WMx7 is the best Mania ever, this match is without question the biggest reason why. An unofficial adios to the Attitude Era and welcome to the Invasion, these six with assistance from Lita, Spike & Rhyno put on arguably the greatest spectacle of all time. The conclusion to their trilogy of ladder matches, it somehow topped the previous WrestleMania and TLC I at Summerslam. Matt & Christian took underrated bumps that are forgotten because of the insane bumps Jeff Hardy took"

[10.0] "It's just an unbelievable match and just like they did at WrestleMania and SummerSlam last year, these six just put everything on the line in another car crash spectacle that had bigger bumps than either of those matches. The spot Christian takes probably gets underrated there they had the set up with the three ladders toppling over and he takes a painful looking spill where he's tipped off the ladder and nothing breaks the fall where he crashes straight to the outside. Lita, Spike and Rhyno all get involved in the match and Rhyno in particular is like a wrecking ball as people take spill left and right when he's in there and he sends Bubba and Matt flying through the four tables off the rampway off the really tall ladder and they just explode under them with very little give. Of course Jeff takes the biggest spot where he's dangling high in the air and Edge spears him. Its just an unbelievably dangerous spot."

[9.0] "It might sound strange, but this match didn't connect with me very well. I know, maybe I'm the wrong one, this is rated 9.59 right now in the moment I'm typing, impossible for me be the right one, but some small details bothered me a lot. Like, why the hell we had so many interferences? The match ifself is perfect, no question, but like, why he had Rhyno, Spike Dudley, Lita, like, I felt this was so unnecessary man lmao. DON'T GET ME WRONG, again, I love interferences and when they're properly executed, I pop so much for them. Sadly, was not the case. We can't deny greatness, of course. The Spear Edge did on Hardy might be the best spot of all time and I'm not even joking, Bubba and Matt being throwed into the pile of tables was nasty, they both look like dead bodys when they fall, everything related JUST for spots, in my opinion, was awesome. Sad that this didn't clicked on me."

[10.0] "Easily the match of the night. This smokes Rock vs Austin later in the night. Just a complete car crash and inspiration to tag team wrestling."

[10.0] "Easily one of my favourite match of all time. So many innovative spots. All that at the biggest stage possible, incredible. Everyone involved made it happen and made it perfect. Even the "botch" looked real. Nothing much needs to be said, 10/10. Can't be duplicated!"

[9.0] "An iconic wrestling car crash, this holds up impressively well, even after countless attempts at a modern replica. That speaks to the match's creativity as well as its sheer guts, risking life and limb in the name of a sequel-worthy spectacle. In truth though, those ingredients have occasionally been matched in the near-25 years since, but I don't know if this incarnation's charm has been. There is so much personality to this match, particularly with the rotating run-ins. That dynamic allows for a theatre beyond the stunts themselves, an excitement still rooted in genuine investment. As these matches swing bigger and bigger, that sense of soul and spirit is all the more striking. ****1/2"

[9.0] "shortest 20 min of my life, it starts fast and never stops until it ends. the match is a spotfest but it understands that and does the job pefectly, all the spots are crazy, everybody has their moment, the pace of the fight is frenetic with no rests, the camera angles and replays are perfect, its all i asked out of 20 min of people going through tables and using big ass ladders. also the match is very technical, there are barely any mistskes even with all the complex spots going on and the tension is great through the match, anything can happen, anyone could win. my only gripes is the ok ending (it wasnt tense to see who was going to win since seeing both cristian, rhino and edge it was obv they were going to win) and that the match didnt have an extremely interesting storyline attached to it extremely fun 9, 5/10"

[9.0] "A very good and exciting spot filled match. Some absolutely insane bumps are taken during this bout. This match helped elevate TLC and tag teams and for good reason."

[10.0] "The peak of tag team wrestling. A spotfest as it 100% should be. Jeff's biggest match and my favorite spot of all time by Edge. Historic, a match that no one will come close, ever."

[10.0] "it's as good as everyone says it is. it's one of the greatest spotfests of all time. lita kicks ass. rhyno is a beast. spike's spot is insane. it's called by paul heyman and jim ross. peak ****3/4"

[10.0] "One of the all time greatest tag team matches, this match had it all. From Rhyno appearing to Spike Dudley hitting some wild moves on Edge and Christian to Lita hitting a hurricarana on Bubba Ray, this had every aspect of a wild match. Everyone involved was being put through tables, getting hit with chairs, being pushed off ladders, it was the definition of a spot-fest, but i was all for it. Not one second of this match left me uninterested or bored, a pure Wrestlemania classic."

[10.0] "One of the defining matches of the attitude era, and all three teams were on fire at this point in their careers too. There will never be another TLC match like this!"

[10.0] "The only problem I have is rhyno helping edge and christian in the end but since it's a no dq match so I don't complain about it. This match was the epitome of car crash spotfest. Everyone being involved had something to do in the match. and the edge spearing Hardy from the 20 feet of the ground is still the highlight of the century."

[10.0] "What a match! One of the best matches I've ever seen, every wrestler involved in that match did a great job."

[10.0] "this is the best match in all these guys career. And i think i can say that very confidently. Just this entire match is just one big moment from bell to bell this is insanity. Without this match wrestling history is changed. 4.50 stars"

[6.0] "A lot of bumps and a great atmosphere, but this truly is a spotfest without any real conductor or emotional thread, and in 2025 a spotfest from 20+ years ago can't fully hold up with the crazy shit they i can see nowadays in the same kind of match. Still good."

[10.0] "The bumps all the nine participants took are still graved into memory. All-time classic, still relevant this day."

[10.0] "Great match, i love it so much, made me fall in love with Jeff Hardy and just set the bar for TLC and just tag team matches in general."

[10.0] "This is one of the matches that's defines my childhood and my love of wrestling. Made tag team wrestling relevant again and made hall of fame careers of everyone."

[10.0] "My favorite wrestling match ever. Could watch it 1000 times over and never get bored. Pure car crash wrestling where something's happening everywhere you look. And the atmosphere of it all feels so grandiose with the Astrodome in the background and the early 2000's WWF vibe. Just the best thing ever and it can never be replicated."

[9.0] "[4.5*] One of my favorite WWE matches ever, obviously. This match is just insane. The third TLC match between these 3 teams (I know the first one was a Triangle Ladder) was also the best of them while every single one was fucking phenomenal, holy shit. Of course we have the two most famous spots of Edge spearing Hardy from the ladder while he is hanging on the belts and the classic Swanton Bomb from the ladder to the tables, which he already tried on the SummerSlam 2000 match but he failed. This match actually has A LOT of other crazy and insane spots and I appreciate that even if they looked similar to the major spots on the other matches, there was always something different and unique. All three participations of Rhyno, Lita and Spike Dudley were amazing and these type of interferences are the best ones, they define the Attitude Era. I popped a lot for the 3D on Lita too, lol. These guys put their lives on the line and Christian had a scary bump from the ladder. This whole trilogy was a piece of history that changed Tag Team Wrestling forever."

[10.0] "Still the very best TLC match to this day. They changed the game that night and stole the show. X-7 is considered to be the GOAT of manias, and they had the best outing of the night! That's something to take pride in."

"Changed the way ladder matches were done. All amazing performances and would be the catapult for most of these wrestlers careers."

[9.0] "While I'm not as high on this match as many people are (I actually prefer the TLC from Summerslam 2000), I cannot deny how fun it is to watch. It really is nonstop action from the moment the bell rings, and the fact that most of the exceedingly dangerous spot were executed perfectly in a testament to all six participants. All of the run-ins by Spike Dudley, Rhyno, and Lita only enhanced the chaotic feeling, as did the crowd going nuts for absolutely everything. While there were a few botches (Jeff's ladder run being the most notable), none of them were bad enough to really derail the match's momentum and, if anything, made things appear more dangerous and exciting than they already were. I also thought the finish was a tad abrupt; while I understand matches like this can't realistically go thirty minutes, the finish still felt lacking in drama and intensity compared to the rest of the bout. Still, this is a match that lives up to its reputation and could be enjoyed by basically anyone regardless of their interest in pro-wrestling. ****1/4"

[9.0] "This might the greatest version of this match genre, the tag team plunder spotfest. Unbelievable action displayed by these teams which did a way better job on improving from the Summerslam match. This was the best of the pure triology and these men are gonna always be remembered for these matches and while they may have done more or better work this will be the "magnum opus" of their tag work for all of them. The spots were innovative and it built on the previous spot. The inclusions of their "thirds" were fun too and added a bit more to the chaos. Also shout out JR saying Big Daddy Dudley should have practiced safe sex. ****1/2"

[9.0] "Standard brawl to start. They get in some double teams and some good spots with E&C on matt in the corner. Edge jumps off the chair to clothesline Matt off the ladder. Jeff jumps off matt's back to hit Edge off the ladder. Double baseball slide to the Dudleys outside holding the ladder. Christian gets hit with a tandem move by the Hardy's off the ladder. Dudleys hit Edge with the Headbutt to the groin. D'von and Bubba get the tables in, Edge is on the table and Bubba powerbombs Jeff Hardy onto him and through the table. Bubba just fucking levels Matt with a ladder. They set up 3 ladders in the middle of the ring and all the guys climb up to the top of the ladders. Everyone falls off, Christian takes the worst of it and falls directly to the outside. Spike Dudley comes in and sends Christian through a table in a cool spot. Rhyno comes in and hits a couple of Gores and sends Matt through a table from a gore in the corner. Lita comes in to stop Edge. Rhyno goes after her but Spike Dudley hits him with a low blow and Lita hits him with a hurricanrana, Spike dudley hits Rhyno with a chair shot and he sends Edge into the top rope from the Ladder. Dudleyville Device on Rhyno, Lita hits Spike with a chair, takes off her shirt for some reason, and then gets hit with a 3D, Edge hits the Dudleys with a chair. Jeff Hardy gets up on the 14 foot laadder and does a senton to rhyno and spike dudley through the tables on the ground. Edge gets the big ladder up and Christian and Dvon climb up it, Matt gets rid of the ladder and they hang on, Dvon falls, and Christian eventually falls too. Jeff Hardy climbs up on the ladders and walks across them and falls, spot didn't work. Jeff holds onto the ladder and moves it as Edge climbs up , they get him to swing and Edge spears him from the ladder. Really awesome spot. Matt and Bubba Ray go up and then fly through a bunch of tables at ringside after Rhyno pushes the ladder. Dvon is held by Edge as Christina is pushed up by Rhyno to grab the belts. Meh finish to that spot, and too much involvement of the thirds to be truly great, but man what awesome spots all over this match. Really does live up to the hype in terms of awesome shit, one of the best wrestlemania matches for sure."

[10.0] "Each spot gets crazier than the one before, the match feels like it starts at full speed and never slows down. So many iconic moments"

[9.0] "Wish I could give half ratings because this is realistically a 9.5/10 to me. There were just a couple of slightly awkward spots but theyre barely memorable in comparison to the complete and utter carnage of the rest of the match."

[9.0] "Easily the greatest TLC match of all time. All three of these teams proved how good they truly are and why tag team wrestling is some of the best wrestling of all time. E&C were the right winners but The Dudleyz and The Hardyz put on a fantastic showing."

[10.0] "[*****] Complete. Chaos. It's probably a top 5-10 match in pro wrestling ever. From Edge clotheslining people off the ladder, Bubba power bombing Jeff on Edge through a table, D'Von doing the headbutt off the ladder, all three teams going on ladders to all of them falling off, Spike Dudley showing up and throwing Christian through a table, Rhyno coming back to take a ladder through the Dudley Boyz, Gore Matt Hardy through a table, Lita coming back to take out Rhyno with a hurricanrana, Edge falling off the ladder to low blow himself on the ropes, Dudleys 3D Lita, to like five chair shots happening in 5 seconds, to JEFF DOING A SWANTON OFF A LADDER TO THE OUTSIDE THROUGH A TABLE! And none of those were part of the most legendary spot in WWE history. This so far was some of the most perfectly encapsulated story driven insane wrestling I've watched. Edge then sets up 3 ladders in the ring to try and get the titles, but then Christian and D'Von were hanging off the titles in midair. Knowing How D'Von was afraid of heights made it a bit funnier. Jeff then fails the tightrope ladder spot and goes to get the title, but then he hangs on....UNTIL EDGE SPEARS HIM OFF THE TITLES 20FT DOWN? How much more could anyone else take? THEN RHYNO PUSHES A LADDER SENDING MATT AND BUBBA THROUGH THE 4-STACKED TABLE COMPLEX? Edge and Christian then win the titles, repeating from Summerslam at TLC 1. This feud between the 3 teams is what made tag team wrestling so cool and so important in the industry. This was so fun, the Hardyz taking so much brunt of action, Bubba and D'Von setting up all those spots, and Christian and Edge being part of some of the most popular spots ever. So fucking awesome."