Fans revolted and rather than have his WrestleMania main event hijacked, McMahon relented and set up Bryan for the big bout but first he had to go through Triple H, the face of The Authority. The fans turned Bryan babyface in a big way, and a year and a half later he was back competing for the big belt. Very proud of it. ANTHONY BENIGNO, We defy you to think of the Hell in a Cell Match without picturing The Undertaker throwing Mick Foley off the side of the demonic structure and onto a table below. Okay, so Undertaker and Triple H would lock up again, but this match felt like the culmination of the Attitude Era and the blood feud that bound two of its biggest stars for more than a decade. The match was grueling, with Race targeting Flairs injured neck and Flair battling back valiantly. It's easy to forget, but Austin was once one of the world's best workers. You could truly feel that Austin and Triple H hated each other, and were both willing to stop just short of murder to win the match. Wed never seen that before. Kurt can do anything. The Royal Rumble is the easiest match to book, but the hardest match to book well. I wasnt able to do that at WrestleMania, so I approached Backlash with Randy in a completely different manner. I didnt come around to respecting him until 2000 or 2001. And for good measure, Sags bludgeoned Cactus face with a shovel. Fresh off a third reign as World Tag Team Champions with Jim Neidhart, Hart was clearly gifted, but no one knew if he could cut it on his own. Nothing to fall back on but both men's raw talent. The fact Hart not only salvaged the match, but produced an all-time classic that made both men look like stars, is a testament to his brilliance. It has been said a great wrestler can make a broomstick look good. The biggest WrestleMania of all time, with over 93,000 (allegedly) crammed into the Pontiac Silverdome to see one of the most anticipated matches of all time: Hulk Hogan vs Andre The Giant. Perfectly paced and executed, and it was Warriors best match by a mile. As many expected, the 450-pound Mastodon imposed his will on the two-time WWE Hall of Famer, pummeling Flair around ringside. TOM HERRERA, Before he was the most successful @**-whooper in history, Steve Austin was an amazing mat wrestler who could hold his own with anybody in the world, including Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. There comes a point in your career, and I don't know when it happens, where you go from being the guy wanting to be in the ring with people to being the guy that people want to be in the ring with. In the midst of complete disorder with bodies flying everywhere, Kane hurled Seth Rollins off the top rope and into the waiting RKO of The Viper. We were having a blast and the crowd was electric. It's fair to say that Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker dominate it. As brutal as Brock was, Cena was pretty awesome, too. Take a look at this.' No ulterior motives, no chicanery, just four legendary competitors squaring off to find out which tag team was the best. I suplexed Shawn from the turnbuckles into the announce table, and he turned it into a crossbody. MATTHEW ARTUS, Fifteen years before the advent of WWEs Attitude Era, the sports-entertainment world witnessed true mayhem at the National Wrestling Alliances first Starrcade event. I was in denial, but couldnt help but agree with those feelings. There is no greater test of a wrestler's stamina than an Iron Man Match. It took years for me to get over his rivalry with Bret Hart. It was wild and it was extreme. But dont dismiss this WrestleWar 1990 main event as another night of The Nature Boy dragging an outmatched opponent to the Promised Land. Steamboat vs. Savage was way ahead of its time and for fans of pure pro wrestling still holds up to this day. Title, including attempting to get himself disqualified to lose the match but not the gold. A lot of tag team wrestling can be very paint-by-numbers. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. And each showed up ready for the fight of their lives. I bruised my sternum, because I did the running knee in the corner and hit my sternum because I was literally moving faster than I ever had before. In front of Bulldogs fellow Brits, Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith got Wembley Stadium to rattle at its core, while viewers around the world teetered at their seats edge for the culmination of a squared circle chess match. Which do you think is best? We were not about to go out there and have a crash-and-burn Ladder Match under any circumstances, so it benefited us that the [rivalry] didnt call for that. Kurt Angle was on another level in the early 2000s, reaching the absolute peak of his character work and in-ring abilities, resulting in a feral intensity and storytelling prowess matched by few wrestlers before or since. Every minute is momentous. Each one makes sense in the context of the match. SHAWN MICHAELS, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER, What made this match so dramatic was the fact that Ric Flair claimed to the world that he had a prior "romantic" relationship with Randy Savage's wife, Elizabeth. Following The Rock and Steve Austin's showdown is no easy task, but Angle and Lesnar put on a clinic while constantly pushing each other's competitive hunger to another level. However, something's gotta give, and Heyman betrayed "The Best In The World" for "The Beast Incarnate," instantly creating a main event-level feud for SummerSlam 2013. When people talk about Randy Orton, it's usually not as a hero, but he was perfect for the kind of opportunistic scoundrel villain that Christian was. But lo and behold, Cena got it done, whittling away at Styles indomitable will to win the WWE Championship and finally tie The Nature Boys record. Watching these two certified WWE Hall of Famers duke it out at Chi-Town Rumble should be near the top of every WWE fans bucket list. This match was iconic before the bell even rang, because on a deeper level it represented two schools of pro wrestling. So WrestleMania 22 with Edge was realistically my last chance to try to carve out that spot in my legacy. The challenger ruled the day, but the methods making that result possible set the bar for all of the Cruiserweight competitors who would follow in the footsteps of these larger-than-life fighters. Despite the fact that both Superstars were (and are) better known for their explosive, OMG-inducing acrobatics, the match quickly turned into a gritty battle of wills, wherein Zayn seemed to correct, one by one, the mistakes that had previously kept him from the title. A flamboyant, cocky and dastardly grappler that was an expert in his craft and he knew it. The match itself stands as an iconic clash between WWE's past and present, and a display of the indomitable will of the WWE Universe. Alas, from a business standpoint, it killed the Attitude Era. This wasn't just a mindless gore fest. While both guys could play heel or face perfectly, Naitch was at his best as the bad guy, while Savage was the good guy you loved to root for, especially when he's fighting for the honor of his valet (and real-life wife) Miss Elizabeth. I can't all of a sudden become a great amateur wrestler, but I can be the underdog Shawn Michaels. "Now this is a good, old-fashioned street fight," commentator Bobby Heenan exclaimed at the start of Spring Stampedes tragically overlooked Falls Count Anywhere Chicago Street Fight. In the first-ever meeting of the men who would become WCWs signature rivals, Sting and Flair battled back and forth, displaying uncanny technical prowess and in-ring ability. The war between The Phenom and The Hardcore Legend went everywhere, even to the top of the haunting configuration. And the most special part is after the match, The Rock sits over Austin and they have a long conversation just the two of them. For my money, this is one of the absolute best matches of all time. Years before ECW mastered the in-your-face, crash-TV style of wrestling, these two teams introduced it to the world, as the rivalry between The Midnight Express and The Fantastics exploded in a vicious brawl. The bout started with all four men brawling around ringside. All these years later, it still hurts, but such a classic can only hurt so good. Heres the deal: Those are my teachers that were in that match Larry Zbyszko, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. The first Women'sMatch on this list displayed the incredible athleticism, strength and desire of two women with arguably the most impressive pedigrees in WWE. "It was always so hard to tell who the crowd was going to root for more. RYAN MURPHY, "That was my favorite of the three matches in our trilogy, because we put in 55 minutes. Instead, it was Mysterios lack of size that necessitated his moveset. JOHN CLAPP. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon: 1994 10 of 15 Many still. Cena put Bryan over clean as a sheet, succumbing to the "Yes Kick," kicking off Bryan's short-lived (almost literally three minutes) title reign. What really stands out for me and Rey personally was the locker room was very intrigued by how small Rey was and how young he looked. The WWE 2K23 ratings reveal is in full swing, and there are all sorts of juicy numbers floating around. It was how the future WWE Hall of Famers seemingly turned back the clock by a decade, delivering some of the most jaw-dropping maneuvers and counters weve ever seen out of the two men. As a fan, knowing he was coming back to have a match was probably the most excited Id ever been. It also featured an ending every bit as iconic as Hogan slamming Andre, with Austin's screaming in pain, his face a bloody mess, yet refusing to submit to Hart's Sharpshooter. Wrestlemania 20 10. A deafening crowd. But some of the best moments in pro wrestling history involve a third party, and theres no match that balanced three separate sets of motivations better than this one. The Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber 2014 over delivered even the wildest expectations. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match. We both wanted to just slug it out. Except fanswere ready for it, like hard rock lovers listening to Nirvana for the first time after a decade of hair metal. With "Dragon Slayer" sewn on his black trunks in plain white block letters, Austin delivered a performance that was anything but plain. It was his big debut in a big American company. used it to his advantage, forcing Blanchard to quit and reclaiming the U.S. One of the reasons was his match at WrestleMania XIX against another G.O.A.T. Ten years after main eventing the inaugural Starrcade, Ric Flairs legacy nearly came to an end at the 1993 edition of WCWs marquee event. There was a special energy there. JAMES WORTMAN. Razor Ramon defeated Shawn Michaels in WWE's first-ever televised Ladder Match, becoming the undisputed Intercontinental Champion. Don't have WWE Network? And these wrestlers have put on many of the greatest matches in pro wrestling history. No way out 2001 11. Still, Michaels went down swinging (literally slapping 'Taker), but lost the match and his career, in an emotional finale for one of the greatest in-ring workers ever. The speedy and technically-gifted Kurt Angle gave Brock Lesnar some of the toughest tests of his career, the most memorable of which was their rivalry-defining classic at WrestleMania XIX. But if you're looking for sports-entertainment nirvana, you'll never get closer than this. It stands the test of time." The fans in Madison Square Garden, and mainstream wrestling fans in general, had never seen anything like this. Austin tried everything he could to retain the U.S. He's one in a million." One had the flash and showmanship, the other was pure grit and desire. You can trace the moment NXT became must-see television to the second the final bell rang in this jaw-dropping 2-out-of-3 Falls Match between Sami Zayn and Cesaro. There was brawling, wrestling, the most palpable antipathy between two performers feasible, and an undisputed victor that somehow didnt demean the loser at all. If you tear the frickin' house down, that'll usually take care of it." The first fall was a regular one-on-one match, the second fall was a Street Fight, and the third fall was a steel cage match. The 25 Greatest wwe events of all time are 1. Picking our favorite ladder match involving The Dudley Boys, The Hardy Boyz, and Edge and Christian is like picking the best Beatles album. While the match is a clinic, it's most remembered for Triple H's gut check-performance, finishing the bout as planned despite tearing his quad. "Imagine competing at a WrestleMania against your brother. "I really thought it was going to be the last move I ever did in wrestling," Foley told WWE.com. Flair even went so far as to provide altered photos to WWE Magazine long before the advent of Photoshop or TMZ. JOHN CLAPP, Believe in The Shield or follow the buzzards? MICK FOLEY, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. There's more, but that's the beauty of this match. Thats what new wrestlers are learning today. Yes! But that interview with J.R. did such a great job of building Cactus Jack into something bigger than he actually was. While The Wyatts won, every wrestler emerged a superstar, and that's the definition of a classic. Its just one of those things that not a lot needs to be said. MICK FOLEY, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. PETER ROSENBERG, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. Well, he probably was the best ever. They told me, 'Dustin, shut up. One of the most infamously vicious battles youll find on WWE Network is also one of NWA/WCWs finest. To truly appreciate "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat's Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania III, you have to watch the card in its entirety. Although it was Jeff and Matt Hardy who claimed victory, all four Superstars received a standing ovation the next night on Raw. He hits a Stunner on Austin while wearing the vest, and when The Rock lands three Rock Bottoms to finish the match, it is a slow, sad three-count. The fact it was against Triple H (whose "Reign of Terror" in 2003 was still fresh in fan's minds) made it that much more tense. Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned match, NXT TakeOver: New Orleans,. ZACK RYDER, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. Chris Jericho would probably agree with that assessment, as Y2J grew up idolizing The Showstopper. Their bouts are the greatest "David vs. Goliath" matches ever, and their feud is the only one that features three matches among WWE's 30 greatest ever. Royal Rumble 1992 is Ric Flair's. ), here's our criteria. "But then you think, 'Hes been away for four years. He later requested the match be restarted after the referee missed The Kid's foot on a rope during a pinfall. A red-hot angle. Thats one little thing, simple but beautiful and thats this rivalry in a nutshell. Perfect at ringside, an incensed Savage lived up to his name by beating, battering and bloodying Flair before winning the title. I didnt know who I wanted to win, but the moment when Razor climbed up and grabbed both titles became such an iconic moment, especially for me as a kid, because I was there. Alberto Del Rio defeated Christian in a great match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Rude had the bout expertly planned out, as he tried to gain an insurmountable lead, going up 3-1 within the first 10 minutes of the half-hour-long contest. Of course, youre going to have some moments where its going to be a low point of the match, but its designed that way so we were going to be able to get them back up later in the match. Second, the match must have historical significance, so no Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero from Vengeance 2003 and the like. Wrestling Worst Wrestling Matches of All Time By Craig Donofrio on March 30, 2021 SliceWrestling / Twitter When wrestling is good, it's great. It's chemistry that turns great matches into all-time masterpieces. I hated Steve Austin, and hated him for years after this match. In capturing his seventh World Championship his last for the next decade The Rock left no room for dispute that he was, indeed, The Great One. WWE Women's Matches That Have Received 4.00 stars out of 5 Charlotte vs Natalya Event: NXT Takeover (2014) | Rating: 4.00 stars Charlotte Flair and Natalya faced off at the first-ever NXT Takeover event back in 2014. Everybody seems to push it and go beyond that peak. I left it out there that night. Case in point, Daniel Bryan's 18-second World Championship loss as a heel to Sheamus at WrestleMania XXVIII resulted in one of the greatest face runs of all time for Bryan, that is. That said, we think it boils down to two all-time greats being in absolute command of their characters, their craft, and the crowd. The situation was very relatable." Finally, there are no NXT matches (we can hear you throwing your laptops now). Its 20 solid minutes of edge-of-your-seat drama; even if you go in knowing the ending, its impossible not to get wrapped up. from the opening bell. Two major betrayals, the constant bickering on commentary between Jim Ross and Paul Heyman, and an epic final showdown between Rock and Austin brought a fitting end to the war for sports-entertainment domination. In 1989, Flair was Kanye 15 years before "The College Dropout" hit shelves. Literally. Never has that saying been more appropriate than the WWE Championship Match between Bret Hart and an up-and-coming competitor named The 1-2-3 Kid. "Believe me, even as the referee was making the three-count, even as I was surrounded by the potpourri of burnt hair, charred flesh and blood, as I was losing, I realized I was having that defining WrestleMania moment." SHAWN MICHAELS, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. Savage and Steamboat wrestled in a fast-paced, athletic classic that never slowed down for even a second during its entire 15-minute runtime. No matter how many stars other matches have gotten before and since, Bret Hart vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin remains Hart's best, Austin's best, the greatest WrestleMania bout ever, and the best WWE match of all time. It ranks in the top five matches I've had in my entire life." And not just because it created was the biggest draw of all time, but because of the story it told and especially the matches it produced. "Jerry Lynn was amazing and we just have this chemistry where we both push ourselves and each other," RVD has told WWE.com. 5 Undertaker Vs. The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Nashville should have booed. Christian's been around a long time and Randy Orton's a third-generation Superstar who is so natural. Both guys came out bigger stars then they were before. If there was a giveaway that was the end, that was it. injury time. He seemed to be becoming this main event-caliber guy, which is weird to think about in the perspective of 1991. Several months later, people started talking WrestleMania, and the realization of really ending it on a high point was there, and nobody does that. While gimmick matches can be used to disguise weak selling and bad storytelling, that was not the case here. While WrestleMania III is one of the greatest WrestleManias ever, it relies largely on pure pageantry and feels very much from its era (there was even a six-man tag match featuring Hillbilly Jim and four little people). So, the Cincinnati-born competitor tried to employ a ground-and-pound attack against the Japanese titleholder. Woooooooo! Despite several heart-stopping near-falls, Undertaker's streak continued. Whereas the ECW faithful were all but obligated to applaud Malenko and Guerrero on the night of their sendoff, the standing ovation in response to their half-hour draw felt more organic, less expected, and truly emblematic of the pairs artistic struggle. Sign up for Peacock to watch. Speaking of "flesh and blood," a lot of it was spilled in Madison Square Garden, as Triple H and Cactus Jack battled in the greatest Street Fight of all time. The Nature Boy entered at #3 and, despite having at least 10 years on most of his opponents, wrestled at full speed for more than an hour without ever needing to take a breath. You can watch it as a standalone amazing match and see it unfold. I was young then, and I was in the ring with all of these guys that had taught me the business. The Rated-R Superstar, on the other hand, had been undefeated in such matches. At a time when pro wrestling in general, and WWE specifically, had lost the raw authenticity that makes the business "beautiful" (in its own absurd and grotesque way), Rhodes vs. Rollins felt real. Naturally, Flair targeted Rhodes' ankle from the get-go, sending Dusty scrambling into the Atlanta crowd to recover. The match didn't lie to fans Guerrero couldn't beat Lesnar. 1: Steve Austin vs. It was a big time for me and I loved it." Smackdown - 4 Matches Most frequent ratings: 4.5 Stars - 88 Matches 4.75 Stars - 23 Matches 5 Stars - 8 Matches Highest Rated Years: 1987: 1 Match 1992: 2 Matches 1993: 1 Match 1994: 5 Matches 1995: 3 Matches 1996: 3 Matches 1997: 3 Matches 1998: 2 Matches 1999: 1 Match 2000: 5 Matches 2001: 9 Matches 2002: 6 Matches 2003: 1 Match 2004: 3 Matches They always had their issues, but neither could deny that the other brought out his best. It was a defining moment for Michaels, who celebrated his last World Championship in his WWE Hall of Fame career. "We both knew that we had to go all out and lay everything on the line," DDP once told WWE.com. "If youre gonna get beat by a guy, you might as well get beat by his best move. Sign up for BINGE to watch. There have been 218 matches awarded 5 or more stars; Mitsuharu Misawa and Will Ospreay are tied for the most individual . The high spots (and there are many) aren't just there to pop the crowd. And Shawn Michaels and I clicked from the first 30 seconds of that match. Fox to show up like in "Back To The Future" and say: "I guess you guys aren't ready for that. Namely, each man's willingness to do anything to win. Every high-spot is purposeful. ANTHONY BENIGNO. 'Holy cow, you're right.' Overrun segment: 2: Steve Austin, The Rock & Vince McMahon vs. While Edge would prevail, all 29 men and one woman (Beth Phoenix) got over. You truly believed Steve Austin would do anything to beat The Rock. 1 contenders hand at the bout's outset. I just, for whatever reason, couldnt feel the moment that night. By the time Rhyno helped Christian get the titles back for him and his buddy, the WWE Universe was both thrilled to see the champs retain and relieved that the mayhem was finally over. Dave Meltzer may give these matches all the stars, but we're looking for matches that stand the test of time. SHAWN MICHAELS, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER, Raw results, Feb. 27, 2023:Becky Lynch and Lita capture WWE Womens Tag Team Titles from Damage CTRL with help from Trish Stratus, SmackDown results, Feb. 24, 2023: Jey Uso looks on as Sami Zayn takes out Jimmy Uso, WWE NXT results, Feb. 28, 2023: Carmelo Hayes beats Tyler Bate in showstopping main event, Roman Reigns conquers The Beast to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion on WrestleMania Sunday, the meme-ified gentleman in the front row, Photos: See the latest WWE action figures from Mattel, Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair rivalry history. 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