Still, no matter what Austin did on this night, Steamboat was one step ahead. So WrestleMania 22 with Edge was realistically my last chance to try to carve out that spot in my legacy. This angle got him over, but he was still a sniveling heel of the Edge or Seth Rollins variety, not the cold-blooded killer, a la Jake Roberts, WWE needed as a foe for The Rock. After a three-count by special guest referee Triple H, Bryan hoisted the title in victory. @JOEYSTYLES, In front of more than 70,000 fans in the Georgia Dome, two Superstars who defined an era clashed in an epic No Holds Barred Match. Sign up for Peacock to watch. Christian's been around a long time and Randy Orton's a third-generation Superstar who is so natural. John Cena vs Shawn Michaels - Monday Night Raw (April 27, 2007) The first in the list of John Cena best matches is The Champ vs The Heart Break Kid! If every championship match in WWE showed this kind of reverence, no one would ever feel like a loser in the end. 2. 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. Not to mention, the huge crowd in Seattle looked so amazing the whole show and were loud the entire night. You might have a brother who always wants to be better. What kind of human being was he?' That was not the case in 2014. But you can't teach chemistry; you either have it or don't. That means the only way to appreciate their historic trio of clashes is to experience the pace and exhilaration of this opening Allegro in its entirety. MICHAEL BURDICK. When they finally set the match in place, I almost couldnt believe it. Undertaker had a bloodied Michaels beaten until the lights went black, chilling organ music began, and out of the flames emerged Undertaker's long-lost brother, Kane. The war between The Phenom and The Hardcore Legend went everywhere, even to the top of the haunting configuration. Rocky was entertaining, and Austin was no-nonsense, but they meshed so perfectly. Their clash at WrestleMania 21 was inevitable and highly hyped up to be one of the greatest wrestling matches anyone would ever see. Hart had his work cut out for him. 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. SCOTT TAYLOR. 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. 2 title" feel like its most coveted. Newly arrived to WWE, the ever-serious Malenko was a natural foil for the goofy, bucket-hat-wearing, Worm-performing Scotty 2 Hotty. I was young then, and I was in the ring with all of these guys that had taught me the business. Savage and Steamboat wrestled in a fast-paced, athletic classic that never slowed down for even a second during its entire 15-minute runtime. And it was only fitting that The Ultimate Opportunist himself, Edge, wound up seizing the briefcase in the end by utilizing a steel chair as the decisive equalizer. At some point, that had happened to me. MIKE McAVENNIE, "The wild-eyed Southern Boys of [Steve] Armstrong & [Tracy] Smothers faced off against the Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton version of The Midnight Express. "It was an incredible match, and if you watch it back now, it still holds up like a great movie. And each showed up ready for the fight of their lives. From incredible feuds with CM Punk, the Rock and Edge, to duds with Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow and Bray Wyatt, Cena has faced the best the WWE has to offer and has given it his all. They always had their issues, but neither could deny that the other brought out his best. Fans were rabid for this match, creating an absolutely electric environment. Which do you think is best? Third, there must be a conclusive winner(s), so Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind from Mind Games 1996 and Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle from SummerSlam 2001 are out. Even the World Titles were reversed as The Rock entered with the WCW Championship and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin captained the WCW and ECW Alliance while WWE Champion. The celebration, however, would prove short-lived. As many expected, the 450-pound Mastodon imposed his will on the two-time WWE Hall of Famer, pummeling Flair around ringside. On any other event, Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart would've stolen the show. Some feel it was an overlong and indulgent display on the part of all three performers (especially Shawn Michaels as the anxiety-ridden ref). 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? I suplexed Shawn from the turnbuckles into the announce table, and he turned it into a crossbody. Although their post-match hug was short-lived and offset by Jericho kicking Michaels in the crotch their meeting at WrestleMania will go down as one of sports-entertainments true show stealers. Michaels refusing to tap to the Sharpshooter as the clock ticked down is still suspenseful, while his out-of-nowhere Sweet Chin Music and post-match celebration always makes the historical highlight reels. In a years-long rivalry that spanned two continents, Tanaka and Awesome took their hostility toward each other to new heights with their ruthless brawl at Heat Wave 1998. KARA MEDALIS, Its startling how quickly certain matches can shift from the territory of mindless fun to almost wince-inducing brutality. 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. This match, though. Royal rumble 1992 14. "You cant predict chemistry. Wrestling was still Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior and the big guys; it was still the land of the giants, so for Brian Pillman to be such a star in this match, WCW was way more ahead of their time than theyve gotten credit for." Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned match, NXT TakeOver: New Orleans,. Just watch him in the very best match of his career against Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc 1997. If you have guys that just have been working 20, 25 minutes every night, and then you tell them to go out there and do an hour, they may find it difficult. Good thing both of them had a lot of it. There have been 218 matches awarded 5 or more stars; Mitsuharu Misawa and Will Ospreay are tied for the most individual . TOM HERRERA. The Royal Rumble concept is Pat Patterson's masterpiece. Simple as that. used it to his advantage, forcing Blanchard to quit and reclaiming the U.S. Meanwhile, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin had just returned from career-threatening neck surgery and looked to prove to everyone that he was still "The Guy" in WWE. 'Holy cow, you're right.' Their rivalry culminated in a Ladder Match on the Nov. 20, 2006, edition of Raw. "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." While the WWE Universe was still catching its breath, Daniel Bryan snapped in what was then called the"No!" Kurt Angle was actually able to stop The Showstopper, forcing Shawn to tap out to the Ankle Lock. This month I. But dont let Scottys appearances fool you: The vertical-haired half of Too Cool was a well-versed veteran by the time he and Malenko tangled over the Light Heavyweight Title. and its also the challenge of 'Whats your desire to try?' 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. 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. So what makes their bout at WrestleMania 25 the greatest? Its not every day an up-and-coming competitor gets to challenge for eight unified championships at once. Im the oldest in my family and have a little brother. 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. During the discussion, Lee commented on possibly becoming the AEW world champion . Brock was once again a monster (which his streak-ending victory over The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX would cement), while even in defeat, CM Punk was again a beloved babyface. "I was 13 years old when this match happened, and I cannot state enough how much of a Bret Hart fan I was. With a capacity crowd chanting "Yes!," Bryan hit Cena with a running knee 26 minutes, 47 seconds into the bout. Awesome wowed the Ohio crowd with his eye-opening agility, but Tanaka's display of heart in this classic was really something to behold. Who knows? While their feud had no shortage of great moments, their undisputed masterpiece was the main event at WrestleMania X-Seven. This was the finals of a tournament to determine the new NXT Women's Champion. The competitors wore dog collars that connected them by a long metal chain. "Everything about Bret and Owen Hart was a situation anybody with siblings could identify with. Due to the influence of indie wrestling and ECW, pro wrestling was dominated by more high spots and less selling in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a trend many argue continues to this day. And Shawn Michaels and I clicked from the first 30 seconds of that match. ANTHONY BENIGNO. But Kurt Angle is a guy who wanted his dream match to be in the ring with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania. It's all of the above and so much more. The highest-rated episode of Raw ever (8.1) saw Commissioner Shawn Michaels book a bunch of bizarre matches such as Big Show vs. Paul Bearer, Cactus Jack vs. Mideon & Viscera in a hardcore match, Bradshaw vs. Farooq in a lumberjack match and the Mean Street Posse vs. Patterson & Brisco in a Loser Leaves WWE match. I wasnt able to do that at WrestleMania, so I approached Backlash with Randy in a completely different manner. They had toppled The Brothers of Destruction, Undertaker and Kane, to win the tag team championship and appeared unstoppable. Finally, there are no NXT matches (we can hear you throwing your laptops now). Its one of those things you share with each other." The double-cross that led to "The Nature Boy's" victory was bound to leave the Dallas crowd unhappy. While these matches come from different eras, they all have one thing in common: They have earned their place in history as the greatest ever. Instead, it defined the enduring legacy of "The Dragon," "Macho Man" Randy Savage, the Intercontinental Championship that passed from the latter to the former, and some would say WrestleMania (if not wrestling) itself. What really made this match so special was how these rivals tirelessly one-upped each other in a series of viciously creative, momentum-swinging maneuvers before "The Champ" reclaimed his throne by throttling Edge with an Attitude Adjustment off a ladder and through two stacked tables. MICHAEL BURDICK. 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. Wrestlemania 20 10. While gimmick matches can be used to disguise weak selling and bad storytelling, that was not the case here. Mick Foley described the bout best when he told WWE.com that his clash with Austin was, "The kind of match you could show to someone and say, 'This is why Im a wrestling fan.' Everybody seems to push it and go beyond that peak. Its very innovative and not dated at all. It wasn't your typical 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. [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. In terms of average match ratings by @davemeltzerWON, Elimination Chamber (3.90) is the second highest rated WWE PLE of all time behind Clash at the Castle (4.00) last September. And coming from the Hart family, the expectations were very high. 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 breathless contest ended in a 45-minute time limit draw, and that enmity defined WCW until its very last match. In the end, the madman from Japan won this battle in what was a war of many matchups between the two human highlight reels. "The fun part for me was the challenge of working with someone that I'd never worked with before. It was wild for all the right reasons. I look at that as the event that turned Mr. McMahon into a Mick Foley fan. Early on, I was schooled on putting in time, especially working with Flair. Both are the legend of WWE and popular among the fans of WWE family. What followed was the most emotional post-match celebration ever, as the late, great Eddie Guerrero basked in the much-deserved glow for his first, and only, WWE Championship victory. Entdecke BOBBY ROODE 2017 TOPPS WWE WRESTLING NXT BERNAHME EVENT GEBRAUCHTE MATTE RELIKT/50 in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! 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!" Every near-fall is suspenseful. Following submission attempt after submission attempt, including Sharpshooters and Figure-Four Leglocks by both Superstars, the self-proclaimed "genetically superior" newcomer hit the Hart Dungeon-trained Superstar with her vicious Natural Selection for the win. The Dead Man is debatably the greatest big man ever. Thus the much-anticipated rematch became a Career vs. Streak match, as both men had everything to lose. Such skill, matched with The Showoffs amazing move set, electrified the crowd inside Minneapolis Target Center. Besides having to call every move and counter as if my voice was being sped up by audio editing, I witnessed firsthand some of the most amazing sequences in history. 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. Eddie Guerrero was the industry veteran who was in the midst of one of the greatest comebacks in pro wrestling history, after conquering his personal demons and the perception he was "just a cruiserweight." While Savage vs. You can guess at it, but until guys get in the ring, you dont know for sure whether they have chemistry together. Some dudes just "click" and that certainly applies to Mark Calaway and Michael Hickenbottom, better known by their respective ring names of The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. It wasnt until a few years later, when that term came into the wrestling lexicon, that people started pointing out that I hadnt actually had one of those. There had never been another WrestleMania match quite like this and, perhaps, there never will be. 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. In his first Wrestlemania match back after returning from injury, he took on young Canadian star Chris Jericho in the highest rated match on the card that year. And Shawn Michaels? The fact that its my personal favorite and Randys personal favorite, given all the great matches hes been through, is pretty telling. A lot of tag team wrestling can be very paint-by-numbers. A good professional wrestling match requires knowing how to work the crowd, how to time your opponent's moves and how to keep your opponent safe. Everyone talked about what great shape he was in, and of course, I had at least a little bit of a reputation as a guy that could wrestle an hour, so I knew going into the match that this might be the one guy who can give me a run for my money. SAM ROBERTS, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER, They say records were made to be broken, but even as John Cena inched closer and closer to Ric Flairs 16 World Championships, it seemed unlikely that The Cenation Leader would tie the mark heading into the 2017 Royal Rumble. The most brutal brawl of all. There are many contenders for "Top 5" Rumbles (2001, 2004, 2010), but 30 years later there's really only one number one: 1992. But it wasnt just the personal drama that made this one of the best Intercontinental Title Matches of all time. 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. 25. There were nights where Mysterio was more astounding, but never a match where his theatrics were more appropriate. No way out 2001 11. A technical classic. That brought a lot more to the match on a technical level. "But even I, Bret Harts staunchest supporter, found it hard to not get behind Austin in that match. No ulterior motives, no chicanery, just four legendary competitors squaring off to find out which tag team was the best. Physically, his body was completely worn out and The Rock was no longer a regular WWE Superstar, so to have this incredibly meaningful match was special. Every factor was working against John Cena's favor heading into his hot-blooded Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match against WWE Champion Edge. SETH ROLLINS, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER, John Cena and CM Punk shared a special kind of animosity. But really, where could it go from here? Despite several heart-stopping near-falls, Undertaker's streak continued. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall made a big deal out of it, and they had just started with the company. Among the best bouts of WCWs pre-Nitro era, Stings victory in the finals of the King of Cable Tournament was a dramatic encounter that highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of both competitors and became the most talked-about match of the event. "The greatest thing about that rivalry is that each week it changed, because there was no destination in sight, and one of the things that got added to it as the rivalry was progressing was Chris getting white-hot and winning the World Championship. It was a very unique, hard-hitting match. One had the flash and showmanship, the other was pure grit and desire. Put them together and you get more stars than the Milky Way galaxy. 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. I was in my 40s and he was knocking on the door. Unquestionably, watching a Peoples Champion on the verge of electrifying millions through other avenues go toe-to-toe with a sports-entertainment legend who had lost his way to the vices of "Hollywood" and a New World Order is appointment viewing. Ironically, after a wooden chair was tossed into the unforgiving steel confines, T.A. has become every bit as boilerplate as shouting "What?" And Triple H emerged from this match changed forever, while Mick Foley put a blood-soaked exclamation point on his extraordinary career. Perfectly paced and executed, and it was Warriors best match by a mile. An Angle Slam by the gold medalist himself ensured Undertaker would not leave Detroits Joe Louis Arena with the WWE Undisputed Title, though neither would Angle. While the idea was to keep both guys in the cage, a cameraman got "injured" and needed treatment, allowing Michaels to escape. There's more, but the fact remains that these three teams managed to turn what in lesser hands would be a "garbage match" into a work of art that would impress even old-school purists. They executed it like two veterans do." The challenge with triple threat matches is they frequently become contrived, as one guy has to sell a move by staying out of the ring for several minutes at a time, while the other two fight. It's a match that would feel fresh in any era, with a simple story about an egomaniac (Jericho) trying to break out of his hero's shadow, while that same hero (Michaels) wants to prove he's still got it. So, when Stu said that, that was the point where I started thinking about retiring. Any of the above can make a match one of the best ever. - WWE.com recognizes sports-entertainment as ultimately subjective. The highest-rated women's match in WWE history belongs to Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch as they went all out in their Last Woman Standing Match for the SmackDown Women's Championship at the first all-women pay-per-view Evolution. Triple H was at his in-ring peak, Austin's heel run revitalized his work (though hurt business), while Jericho and Benoit were hungry to prove they belonged at the top. Plus, theres a barbed-wire 2x4 in the ring. The Game then shocked the WWE Universe when he nailed Bryan with a Pedigree and served him up to The Viper, who quickly pinned Bryan and closed the night as the new WWE Champion. ", Van Dam and Lynn first stole the show at Living Dangerously, but they upstaged that encounter with this back-and-forth Hardcore Heaven 1999 tour de force. Shawn Michaels, before his 1998 injury, was one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. Is this guy old enough to drive a car?'. 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. JOHN CLAPP. 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. solid block of Midwestern muscle mass that looked like he was summoned to life from Vince McMahon's dreams. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. And in that brief time period they could experience everything that Edge and I went through. ANTHONY BENIGNO. Wrestlemania 19 3. It's chemistry that turns great matches into all-time masterpieces. The match has it all from CM Punk's early match domination, to one of Kofi Kingston's most creative survival attempts, to Triple H's shocking elimination by his best friend, Shawn Michaels, to massive amounts of star power (Cena, Batista, Jericho), to a shocking return and subsequent victory that nobody predicted (Edge). "It was about making the small things mean a lot. The warrior known as "Dangan" (Japanese for bullet) endured some ferocious chair strikes including one off the top rope and still roared back with a powerbomb over the top rope that drilled the 6-foot-6, 295-pound beast through a table. There was so much history, and it never manifested better than it does in this match. Bret Hart had better matches, but they were against better opponents. Through the duration of the match, Shawn was the underdog, and you didnt know if hed be able to pull it out. The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. But I had just started to like Shawn and root for the bad guys. The Rated-R Superstar, on the other hand, had been undefeated in such matches. I put enormous pressure on myself to come through, and I thought I had the best all-around performer in the business in Edge to try to do that with. MITCH PASSERO, "I always wanted to be a Paul Heyman Guy. Third, there must be a conclusive winner (s), so Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind. The storyline went that Michaels was willing to do anything to get his rematch against Undertaker, including eliminating his best friend Triple H from the Royal Rumble and costing Undertaker the title at Elimination Chamber. In John Cena, you had the larger-than-life, musclebound, clean-cut babyface favored by Vince McMahon and mainstream "sports entertainment" fans; and in CM Punk you had the tattooed, flip off the system, indie wrestler beloved by a large segment of the fans. A situation anybody with siblings could identify with s ), so Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania was. 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