When Flair pulled out the win by jumping off the top rope with a cross body, it was such an amazing moment that you could understand why Flair tried (and failed) that move in every match he had after that. Even in defeat, Jericho stayed strong, as he lost to a simple roll-up, as the wily Michaels capitalized on Jericho's arrogance. Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express left with the last word, as they brutally whipped The Fantastics, ensuring the rivalry would continue. chant. It has been said a great wrestler can make a broomstick look good. Try this on for size. I didnt want to do that and be like George Costanza. Instead, it turned into a brutal, "No DQ" brawl between two technical wrestlers putting on a violent, bloody masterpiece. "The Nature Boy" came prepared for Steamboats unquestioned tactical superiority. They fought in WrestleMania 13 Submission Match in which blood was tipping out in the face of Stone Gold. While gimmick matches can be used to disguise weak selling and bad storytelling, that was not the case here. Both competitors were battered and bloodied as they unloaded from their diverse arsenal of moves, with Lynn delivering perhaps the biggest highlight of the night: a sunset flip powerbomb that drove RVD through a table on the outside floor. And the reunion at the end was amazing. I submitted, and everybody looks at it and goes, 'Dang, what a match!' Forget it, dont set aside the ending he didnt go out on top, but this is every bit a worthy Retirement Match. "Its a masterpiece." WRESTLEMANIA 35 - Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair A groundbreaking winner-takes-all match for both the Raw and SmackDown women's championships that saw Becky Lynch become the. 49. ", If you like watching two men beat the tar out of one another, this is just the match for you. DAVID SHOEMAKER. "But then you think, 'Hes been away for four years. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. The celebration, however, would prove short-lived. I look at that as the event that turned Mr. McMahon into a Mick Foley fan. Triple H was a guy who was able to bring out the best in me, and thats one of the hallmarks of a great opponent. Meanwhile, Michaels had supplemented the multifaceted, in-ring abilities that made him great in the 1990s, with the superb pacing and storytelling that comes from experience. By the end, both men were busted open (There is literally nothing better than the overhead camera looking down on that red-stained, baby-blue ring mat) and their exhaustion was tangible and harrowing. The Rock at WrestleMania X-Seven one of the "biggest" main events in WrestleMania history (right up there with Hogan vs. Andre), but it was also the best WrestleMania main event. In the end though, it was Flair who emerged the winner and consequently the champion. Pinfalls, submissions and even disqualifications played a hand in the final result, which was highlighted by Angle fighting desperately and futilely for a comeback in the final 15 minutes. Overrun segment: 2: Steve Austin, The Rock & Vince McMahon vs. Luger ultimately lost via count-out leaving the ring to save The Stinger from a Horsemen attack but he emerged as both a hero to the people and a legitimate big-time player. Brock Lesnar was the most successful rookie of all time, a 6'3, 290 lbs. There was brawling, wrestling, the most palpable antipathy between two performers feasible, and an undisputed victor that somehow didnt demean the loser at all. But what better way to go out than one of the greatest tag team matches in WWE history, and the greatest "Monday Night Raw" match, period? And these wrestlers have put on many of the greatest matches in pro wrestling history. DAVID SHOEMAKER, What many of Rey Mysterios most flagrant imitators and theres a generation of them too often overlook is that the lucha icon didnt perform dazzling maneuvers just because they looked cool. In an hour-long Iron Man match, both Michaels and Hart infamously refused to take the first fall. In 1989, Flair was Kanye 15 years before "The College Dropout" hit shelves. He won the title in June of that year, then traded it back and forth with Jeff Hardy in the fall. He's one in a million." Put them together and you get more stars than the Milky Way galaxy. The best matches always have an element of truth to them. Thats what new wrestlers are learning today. You can't overpower The Beast Incarnate, you can only hope to outwrestle him. 6. Its not quick or super exciting, but The Rock finally finished off Austin. A lot of tag team wrestling can be very paint-by-numbers. It was a big time for me and I loved it." A lot of people loved Christian and had been waiting for him to have that moment in the main event, and he turned out to physically be the perfect match for Randy Orton. But compared to what you see on TV today, The Southern Boys versus The Midnight Express is advanced trigonometry." Even the Cena Sucks crowd had to give it up for him at that point, and if that isnt the ultimate sign of respect, well, we dont know what is. ZACK RYDER, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. 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. ANTHONY BENIGNO. BOBBY MELOK. There were even some young stars that would define the 90s, like Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Ric Flair sure was a bad guy. Its a cool relationship, it really is. These same fans felt ignored by the WWE for decades and poured their frustrations into CM Punk, who carried their dreams on his shoulders like he was delivering a GTS. In many ways, Shawn Michaels was the perfect wrestler. Then by order of WWE Commissioner Gorilla Monsoon they were forced to take it even further. From a crash-and-burn standpoint, no, it was not going to be like that. It's a matter of my physical prowess against his technical and high-flying ability. The five greatest matches in NXT history September 14, 2021 Ryan Satin FOX Sports WWE Analyst By Ryan Satin FOX Sports WWE Analyst Before a new version of NXT is unveiled Tuesday night, let's. Sherri Martel was immaculate, Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan were hitting on all cylinders, and the recurring shots of Miss Elizabeth in the audience were perfectly done. Top Rated Wrestling Matches Top Rated of All Time Current Champions (WWE Raw) (WWE SD) Bron Breakker (NXT) (ROH) Josh Alexander (Impact) Daniel Garcia Tyrus (NWA) Yuji Nagata (AJPW) Kazuchika Okada (NJPW) Kaito Kiyomiya (NOAH) El Hijo Del Vikingo (AAA) Gran Guerrero (CMLL) Levaniel (wXw) PWI Magazine Top Rated Matches of All Time He wasn't napping in the corner either (looking at you, Roman Reigns), but carried the match. Although the showdown featured the finest in-ring performance of Goldbergs career, it became infamous after the pay-per-view ran long and was cut off before the matchs conclusion. It's fair to say that Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker dominate it. The match was highlighted by one of the most hardcore spots ever to be condoned in WWE, when Mick Foley took two shots with a flaming barbed wire 2 x 4 from Terry Funk before falling through a. Need a crash course on why a dedicated sect of sports-entertainment fans is still holding out hope for the resurgence of a Cruiserweight Division? It was a game-changer for the industry. It was a 20 minute masterpiece of mayhem, telling a story about how Triple H had to reach new levels of evil in order to defeat the Hardcore Legend. There, two of the top competitors of all time battled to a stalemate for 60 minutes. PETER ROSENBERG, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER, In an epic clash on The Grandest Stage of Them All, WWE Champion Hulk Hogan attempted to defend his title in an encounter that would determine if there was indeed a force in the universe as strong as Hulkamania namely, the power of then-Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior. John Cena vs. CM Punk is not only the best match of either man's careers or even the best match of the 2010s. That changed on May 21, 2001, when the duo challenged Austin and Triple H for the belts on "Monday Night Raw.". Tempered glass from the pods that randomly released Superstars into the Chamber at various intervals was shattered, and bodies littered the canvas. It's easy to forget, but Austin was once one of the world's best workers. We must acknowledge that Benoit's heinous actions in 2007 puts a huge black cloud on this match, but taken in isolation this is truly one of the greatest WWE matches in history. This was before the internet, so it's likely that many regional fans weren't familiar with Flair. He was like that anywhere he went, but he stood out like a sore thumb in WCW. Look no further than the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Match that stole the show at SuperBrawl II. While the "Canadian Chrises" were universally acknowledged as among the world's best workers, they were still viewed as mid-carders at the time. Triple H gets the win, but you dont have a second to catch your breath as a viewer, because you just saw this crazy Street Fight and youre like, These guys have taken everything they can out of each other, and then the cage starts lowering and youre going What?! KARA MEDALIS, At WrestleMania III, the 15-year undefeated Andre the Giant stepped over the top rope to face WWE Champion Hulk Hogan in front of more than 93,000 members of the WWE Universe. @JOEYSTYLES, Every Superstar in the locker room is a fan at heart, but Bayley was always a little more outward about it than others. In the ultimate show of respect, the Deadman and the Heartbreak Kid held up The Game as they left the stadium, battered, beaten and bloodied. Pro wrestling fans chanting "this is awesome!" It was a pitch-perfect old-school championship bout, a match that felt big not because of the effects or the stage, but because everybody in the arena so fully believed that this was the most important match ever. Alas, while this match does hold up, it is also hampered by its stipulation. It was a great Vengeance in July 2002 and an unbelievable Triple Threat main event that saw WWE Undisputed Champion Undertaker, The Rock and Kurt Angle strike down upon each other with furious anger and with one anothers signature moves, including a Rock-charged chokeslam, an Angle-executed Rock Bottom and an Undertaker-driven Angle Slam. This was one of those perfect storms of pro wrestling a Loser Leaves Town Match between two top-level wrestlers on a stray episode of Raw one night in January. And yeah, it was pretty cool when he blew The Chairman a kiss goodbye, too. For my money, this is one of the absolute best matches of all time. The two collided at No Way Out 2001, on the road to WrestleMania, in the finale of a blood feud that felt as big as any WrestleMania main event. Whether any of these matches are your favorites, or you're discovering them for the first time, put the 30 best WWE matches of all time on your "must-watch" bucket list. 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. ANTHONY BENIGNO. He can do all the pro wrestling stuff you want, but can also do the other stuff, and thats what was so much fun for him and I mixing and matching the two. He suffered greatly, as did I. And then Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, Sting and I were on the same team. If you want glorious, Attitude-Era chaos in the PG Era, check out this match, which featured some inspired steel chair work and a wince-inducing tumble through three tables by Seth Rollins en route to a Shield victory from which The Hounds of Justice never looked back. Announcers Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross had trouble keeping up with the action as the teams launched tables and chairs at each other. That he did so after a bloody No Disqualification contest between himself and The Rock only added to the hurt, especially since Austin cemented his new allegiance with 16 blows from a steel chair to The Brahma Bull. "For whatever reason, he was really good at adapting to different guys' styles. "Jerry Lynn was amazing and we just have this chemistry where we both push ourselves and each other," RVD has told WWE.com. The contest brought fans on an emotional tilt awhirl thanks to a missed spear that left the undefeated Goldberg looking vulnerable for the first time in his career. The athletic Charlotte captured the NXT Womens Championship against a ring veteran, giving the WWE Universe a taste of what wasto come in the Women's Division. The resilient Steamboat, however, knew that he had it inside him to overcome the odds. CRAIG TELLO, Do you love wrestling? His performance here proved he truly was "the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.". Rey's a very special performer, as we all know. Finally, there are no NXT matches (we can hear you throwing your laptops now). JEFF LABOON. Im the oldest in my family and have a little brother. Summer slam 1998 13. Its WWE.coms biggest list ever, and the definitive guide to the 100 best matches available on WWE Network. Billed as a battle between the two best pure athletes in WWE history, the match felt appropriately Olympics-esque (by way of Vince McMahon's pro wrestling circus, of course), with both guys mixing mat wrestling with devastating suplexes. Luger was a bronzed god who couldnt wrestle his way out of a paper bag, while Flair was the type of preternatural genius who could have a good match against a paper bag. By the time he finally delivered the defining Helluva Kick to fell Neville, he had fulfilled his destiny as the champion the NXT Universe always knew him to be. No weapons. It was a defining moment for Michaels, who celebrated his last World Championship in his WWE Hall of Fame career. There's more, but that's the beauty of this match. 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. 'Taker finally granted Michaels his wish, but for a price HBK's career. The focus was rightly on Punk, riding the feeding frenzy of his hometown Chicago crowd, but Cenas defiance in the face of not just one man but an entire city was equally as compelling. "Best-case scenario for a match is when everybody benefits. TOM HERRERA. BOBBY MELOK, Guilty as Charged 1999 will be remembered as the event at which Tazz finally won the ECW Championship, but the best match on the pay-per-view was Tajiri vs. Super Crazy. Despite being a multi-time NWA/WCW champ, with multiple hour-long classics under his belt, Flair wasn't connecting at a main event-level with the WWE fans. Literally. But the shadow of the epic showdown at King of the Ring has lingered ever since. And then, to top it off, Jericho emerged an even bigger heel, hugging Michaels as a ruse to kick him in the junk. Number nine of the best Wrestlemania matches is the first to involve Shawn Michaels as a competitor, but nowhere near his last. moment of the night when the ring canvas buckled from the force of Bigelow crushing Tazz with his 365-pound frame. What we have done, however, is watch every single match on the award-winning WWE Network. And as vicious a moment as that was, the rest of the iconic contest proved just as volatile. Enter Mick Foley. His back was in terrible condition. While their feud had no shortage of great moments, their undisputed masterpiece was the main event at WrestleMania X-Seven. From Triple H holding Michaels' hand to keep him from tapping to Benoit's crossface, to the former DX best friends turned bitter enemies teaming up to take down Benoit so they could settle theirown issues. 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. But this match is among the greatest not just because it was fresh for the time, but because it still works to this day. Styles also held on to the WWE. Randy Savage and DDP go hardcore, Ultimo Dragon and Yuji Nagata light up Las Vegas, Chris Jericho endures a struggle with Gedo and the Nature Boy brawls with Mr. In the weeks leading up to the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, The Wyatt Family cost the members of The Shield an opportunity to compete inside the sinister structure for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. First, it has to be a greatmatch, not just a great spectacle. "From the beginning, the way Pillman dominated Barry Windham for the first full five-minute section of the match was sort of unexpected, because Windham was a lot bigger than Pillman, and at that point at least, a lot more established than Pillman was. "You cant predict chemistry. Your opinions of The Undertaker vs. The war between The Phenom and The Hardcore Legend went everywhere, even to the top of the haunting configuration. With chants of This is awesome! raining down, the two carried out several outstanding sequences until Bryan, the United States Champion, finally snapped the LeBell Lock onto his opponent, forced the irate Intercontinental Champion to tap out, and cemented both of their well-earned reputations. KEVIN POWERS. Youd be foolish not to rush to relive it. [Announcers] Dusty Rhodes and Jim Ross kept making mention of the fact that 'Flyin'' Brian was by far the smallest guy in the match and still, getting the best of his opponents throughout the match. and its also the challenge of 'Whats your desire to try?' Kurt can do anything. If it is carnage you seek, youll find it at Extreme Rules 2012, wherein Brock Lesnar elbowed John Cenas head into the proverbial crimson mask within minutes of the opening bell and didnt wrestle the Cenation leader so much as torture him for the duration of this 20-minute flogging disguised as a pay-per-view main event. Fans were rabid for this match, creating an absolutely electric environment. I suplexed Shawn from the turnbuckles into the announce table, and he turned it into a crossbody. The Royal Rumble in 2010 is definitely in the latter category. But this wasn't any other event; it was WrestleMania X and the "match of the night" belonged to Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match. The Royal Rumble concept is Pat Patterson's masterpiece. After racking up several WWE Tag Team Title reigns, Nitro moved from SmackDown to Raw and immediately became a top contender to the Intercontinental Championship. The entire crowd stood on their feet with jaws agape wider than the hole in the ring as Bam Bam then pinned Tazz to become the new ECW World Television Champion. You want everybody to forget about who won or lost. "Its something that happens naturally in the ring. 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. The conquering of The Streak. I just, for whatever reason, couldnt feel the moment that night. The match stands as a landmark moment in all of their careers. If youre a fan of tag team wrestling then you must watch The Steiner Brothers World Tag Team Championship Match against Sting & Lex Luger at SuperBrawl I. Each one makes sense in the context of the match. Wrestlemania 10 12. The backstory is that Flair was on his way out the door to return to WCW, and so this match was slapped onto Raw without a ton of promotion, but that hardly mattered: These two guys told a complete story in the ring (with the aid of Flairs manager, Bobby Heenan, who was on commentary) that somehow elevated these unusually legitimate stakes. He later requested the match be restarted after the referee missed The Kid's foot on a rope during a pinfall. Unlike the countless spot-fest ladder matches that followed in its wake, this match stole the show because it wasn't trying to steal the show; it was trying to tell the story of a high-flying prima-donna and a wily brawler being thrown into unfamiliar territory and being forced to improvise in order to win. Truly great matches don't just get stars, they create them. But, in a twist nobody saw coming, The Eighth Wonder of the World ultimately found himself on the receiving end of a slam that instantly cemented the match in WWE history. MIKE McAVENNIE, Though their 2-out-of-3 Falls "farewell match" later that summer would become the stuff of legend, Malenko and Guerreros time-limit draw in May 1995 was no less mesmerizing. The fact he missed it keeps this match out of the top 20, but there's no denying few WrestleMania main events aimed higher and absolutely nailed the landing. The wince-inducing clash established that Hell in a Cell was WWEs most sinister stipulation when both rivals took the fight atop the structure before HBK tumbled off the side of the Cell and through the Spanish announce table. In his hometown of Charlotte, N.C., Flair put his career on the line against the monstrous Vaders WCW Championship. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Perfect at ringside, an incensed Savage lived up to his name by beating, battering and bloodying Flair before winning the title. At the end of the match youre assuming this is the last match that either of these two guys will ever have, and neither of these two guys will ever get up again." And thats the most important thing. 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. JAMES WORTMAN. Add a Hart Family conflicted in support of two universally beloved Superstars and this unparalleled mat classic became an emotional showdown that made WWEs "No. They had toppled The Brothers of Destruction, Undertaker and Kane, to win the tag team championship and appeared unstoppable. These classics run the gamut, from one-on-one matches, to tag team bouts, to cage fights, to Royal Rumbles, to WrestleMania main events. Any of the above can make a match one of the best ever. "It was a really good action-adventure story, but as much as I love that match, its the one match that leaves me with that what if feeling. Its one of those things you share with each other." "The thing about both me and Savage was that neither one of us liked to do a lot of talking when it came to settling our differences. ANTHONY BENIGNO, It was statement enough that the Intercontinental Championship Match was the main event at SummerSlam 1992 (which also featured Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage for the WWE Title). But he, and we, will always have New Orleans. Royal rumble 1992 14. Every near-fall is suspenseful. Mysterio challenged Dragon for possession of the J-Crown, a collection of unified titles that the reigning champion wore to ringside with relish. I think it helped people see Randy in a different way. Despite never having held the WWETitle, the crowd favorite exuded confidence as he stood toe-to-toe with 15-time World Champion John Cena. Though Vader escaped the Figure Four, Flair was able to take out the giants weakened knee and pin him to win the title and continue his epic career. But the biggest winners would be the fans. Every wrestler knew his future depended on this match and each brought it in a big way. One night stand 2006 8. 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). Not only did it feature the greatest debut of all time, but the first Hell In A Cell match remains the greatest Hell In A Cell match. So what makes their bout at WrestleMania 25 the greatest? WWE Iron Man matches dont happen often, especially on weekly TV programming. The Dead Man was the former champion who wanted vengeance against Michaels for costing him the title at SummerSlam. Triple H was in the midst of his 2000-2001 run as the WWE's resident big bad, when he seemed physically incapable of having a bad match. The Undertaker was so battered that he could not exit under his own power; in fact, he had to be carted away. While CM Punk was wrestling some of the best matches of his career, Lesnar was in a bit of a rut, having lost to John Cena at Extreme Rules 2012 (in an awesome match that was this close to making our cut), and going 2-1 in a poorly received feud with part-timer Triple H. The mini-CM Punk feud gave Lesnar his mojo back, even if it spelled the beginning of the end of Punk's WWE run. Perfect. "David vs. Goliath" is one of the most popular storylines for a reason: it works. To be sure, Michaels' return match against Triple H at SummerSlam 2002 is a Top 50 contender, but was aided by the "Non-Sanctioned" gimmick. In the bouts opening minutes, the ECW Arena fans, distracted by a disorderly fan, chanted "Throw him out!" But the middle portion the match itself demands just as much respect as those two milestones. How did the nWo's Scott Hall & Kevin Nash factor into the contest? The match built from a grinding start to a controversial crescendo that involved a second referee and a split-second decision. Title from Blanchard, but also humiliate his opponent and, ultimately, Tullys Four Horsemen cohorts. When you watch the match, you have a feeling that the only people who truly know its the end are Austin and The Rock. WrestleMania 21 ended with John Cena as the new WWE Champion and Batista as the new World Champion, setting the stage for the next generation of WWE superstars. While Bryan was the world's best wrestler since Day 1, his character work elevated him to WrestleMania main event-level status, especially his super sticky "Yes!" Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. News; Wikipedia . I think this is one of those great cases where the same match benefitted both guys enormously. So while Michaels vs. Hart at WrestleMania XII isn't perfect, it belongs on this list for its unprecedented display of pure athleticism and emotional storytelling. I was so stoked to see it. At its best, the Rumble is one cohesive story made up of several smaller stories that not only manages to entertain fans for more than an hour, but also elevate all 30 men involved. Their rivalry culminated in a Ladder Match on the Nov. 20, 2006, edition of Raw. This is a fair, if disputable, point. Though reviled by much of the WWE Universe for his anti-U.S. angst, Bret still had a very strong sect of support in the north. PES DRAFT PES 2019 ! All of it. He helped bring me up to that level that I did not think I was capable of reaching. He had retired and it was very unceremonious and under the radar. Bret Hart had better matches, but they were against better opponents. 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. Theres a moment when they go outside the ring and The Rock wears Austins vest. But your kids are going to love it." "Imagine competing at a WrestleMania against your brother. Their second meeting resulted in Vader taking Stings WCW Championship. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall made a big deal out of it, and they had just started with the company. Ric Flair might not have been a good guy, but the fans loved him for it. 2K has been revealing ratings a few at a time on Twitter over the past week, and a load of . He was able to adapt to Sting and was one of his better opponents. The crowd was on its feet as Cesaro muscled Zayn into the air for a European uppercut and Neutralized him to win the bout, and stood in amazement at the epic match they had just witnessed. Dont blink. 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