The Dead Man was the former champion who wanted vengeance against Michaels for costing him the title at SummerSlam. It's a matter of my physical prowess against his technical and high-flying ability. 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. 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. JAMES WORTMAN. "To get to start that match off was awesome. After Neville pulled the referee from the ring as Zayn attempted to pin Kidd, the NXT Champion shockingly superkicked his friend Zayn and connected with a thrilling Red Arrow on Kidd for the victory. Here is the list- WWE Top 10 Bloodiest Match of all the time in WWE history. If you are fortunate enough, work hard enough, hit all your marks, dont make any mistakes, you hold up your end, your guy holds up his end, and the situation, aura, awe, mystique and everything else falls into place, you get that match. All are masterpieces, but with careful consideration the choice is clear Sgt. Then by order of WWE Commissioner Gorilla Monsoon they were forced to take it even further. Forget it, dont set aside the ending he didnt go out on top, but this is every bit a worthy Retirement Match. 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. Top Superstar ranks as the highest-rated in WWE video game franchise history. Try this on for size. Bryan defeated incumbent champion Randy Orton and potential usurper Batista in a bout that and this isnt an exaggeration the WWE Universe willed him to in the first place by way of sheer fan support. 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. Second, the match must have historical significance, so no Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero from Vengeance 2003 and the like. 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. It was a game-changer for the industry. In turn, their pay-per-view match became something of a show-stealer, punctuated by its jaw-dropping ending in which The Man of 1,000 Holds reversed a superplex attempt into a top-rope DDT. SETH ROLLINS, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. At some point, that had happened to me. (And all of this before the post-match beatdown, which featured Lex Luger destroying a trophy with a steel chair and Sting making a run-in in slacks, which is about all you can ask for.) Whenever Sting and Ric Flair are together in any kind of match, they attract eyes, but to me, this entire match was just a story about Brian Pillman. It was, quite literally, the WrestleMania main event that shook the world. While fans can oftentimes get overhyped for a match and disappointed in the results, The Shield vs. Thats the tell-tale sign of two guys who know what theyre doing. "Jerry Lynn was amazing and we just have this chemistry where we both push ourselves and each other," RVD has told WWE.com. 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. 3 and bamboozled victory in the closing moments of an unbelievable final four dance with Savage, Sid and The Hulkster, himself. 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. ZACK RYDER, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. He suffered greatly, as did I. The day that lives in infamy. For years, WWE, WCW and ECW battled in a war for sports-entertainment supremacy. JOHN CLAPP. So when something happens that truly surprises them, you know its a moment that many will carry with them forever. A showcase for the greatest pro wrestler and the biggest superstar ever. ANTHONY BENIGNO, The Hart Foundations opposition was in enemy territory in summer 1997 when Bret Hart led Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart and Brian Pillman into war against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and The Legion of Doom in The "Hit Mans" hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In the heat of the moment, Bobby Fulton tossed the official out of the ring, costing The Fantastics the match just as they had the bout won. Title from Blanchard, but also humiliate his opponent and, ultimately, Tullys Four Horsemen cohorts. Steve Austin and Bret Hart. Or at least, his WWE masterpiece. A technical classic. While Flair was the highlight, all 29 other guys delivered the goods. 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. "I was so fortunate to have fought all the great guys from The Attitude Era, but Triple H caught me at the tail end of my full-time career. ANTHONY BENIGNO. 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. 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. The match told a simple but compelling story about two driven men competing to be the best. Royal Rumble 1992 is Ric Flair's. But you can't teach chemistry; you either have it or don't. "Sid Vicious powerbombing Brian Pillman is one of those moments that could have gone horribly wrong for a person, but something you absolutely have to watch. 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. Wrestling Worst Wrestling Matches of All Time By Craig Donofrio on March 30, 2021 SliceWrestling / Twitter When wrestling is good, it's great. On top of that, they were two of the best in-ring performers. from the opening bell. 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 inventive and breathtaking, unlike anything that had. But something funny happened. Not only was Steve Austin vs. Few title wins have felt like a validation of the people as much as they did the champion, but this one, with Bryan celebrating as confetti and YES! chants rained down around him, certainly did. Wed never seen that before. 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. I was so stoked to see it. Kurt can do anything. used it to his advantage, forcing Blanchard to quit and reclaiming the U.S. "I'm on record as saying that its probably impossible to wrestle a perfect match, but I think it's as close as I ever got. The Nature Boy fought back in spurts, even sending Vader face-first into the ringpost. So while Hogan vs. Andre gave WrestleMania III its spectacle, it was Savage vs. Steamboat that made it special. That was the question on the minds of many in the WWE Universe throughout the winter of 2014. moment of the night when the ring canvas buckled from the force of Bigelow crushing Tazz with his 365-pound frame. This was the finals of a tournament to determine the new NXT Women's Champion. You can't overpower The Beast Incarnate, you can only hope to outwrestle him. 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?! Thats damn near impossible, unless youve somehow been to every single mat contest since George Hackenschmidt won the World Title in 1905. So when the two decorated Superstars locked up in Seattle at WrestleMania XIX, it was a meeting of similar styles in a bout that became the ace in a stacked deck of a card. That was the blessing and the curse of the whole thing. The Undertaker, Triple H & Shane McMahon Every near-fall is suspenseful. Yeah, it was pretty metal. It's chemistry that turns great matches into all-time masterpieces. When you watch this one on WWE Network, it won't take long for you to realize why. 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. DEAN MALENKO, AS TOLD TO BRIAN PELLEGATTO, Remember earlier, when we said the long way is the best? Brock Lesnar and CM Punk are two of the greatest "Paul Heyman Guys," both in real life and in storyline terms. The highest-ever rating is seven stars, awarded to Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall in June 2018. Prior to hugging teammates or filling arenas with choruses of "Yes! 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. 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 fans turned Bryan babyface in a big way, and a year and a half later he was back competing for the big belt. Even in defeat, Jericho stayed strong, as he lost to a simple roll-up, as the wily Michaels capitalized on Jericho's arrogance. The fact he came back for that sweet Saudi payday in 2018 doesn't take away from the finality, or the greatness, of this match. "It might not have necessarily been a great idea for Austin to even have this match. BOBBY MELOK. Fox to show up like in "Back To The Future" and say: "I guess you guys aren't ready for that. But within the confines of what we had, it felt like we were creating art out there." Every factor was working against John Cena's favor heading into his hot-blooded Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match against WWE Champion Edge. Im the oldest in my family and have a little brother. Title. solid block of Midwestern muscle mass that looked like he was summoned to life from Vince McMahon's dreams. "What they do in the ring is so good, it doesn't even matter how their rivalry got started. And as vicious a moment as that was, the rest of the iconic contest proved just as volatile. 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. TOM HERRERA. "It was a lot briefer than some of the other confrontations I'm known for. 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. The crowd was red hot for this feud. What more can be said about Bret Hart vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's submission match at Wrestlemania 13? "If youre gonna get beat by a guy, you might as well get beat by his best move. The two competitors had been at each others throats over the WWE Championship for the entirety of 2003 at this point, and everything came to a head here. I dont think theres ever been a case where a guy reverted back to a character hed been in his pre-WWE career. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time. Wrestlemania 17 2. I wanted to end on a high note. 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. Watching at a young age, I was creeped out and weirded out by him. Which do you think is best? Matches don't come much more epic than this, and for that reason it is one of the best WWE matches ever. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. 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. KARA MEDALIS, Its startling how quickly certain matches can shift from the territory of mindless fun to almost wince-inducing brutality. Rey's a very special performer, as we all know. Sometimes, the long way is the best. 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. 1 post 0. Yet, just like 18 other brave souls before him, Triple H fell to The Undertaker. Ultimately, the match ended the only way it could with Michaels' final defeat following two Tombstones. 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 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. PETER ROSENBERG, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. "The best thing was, after the match, walking into a locker room with a bunch of guys who'd been in the business for many years and were big stars, standing up and giving this guy a standing ovation. DAVID SHOEMAKER. 1 Many big names have already been revealed, so. 2K has been revealing ratings a few at a time on Twitter over the past week, and a load of . and its also the challenge of 'Whats your desire to try?' Since the latest livestream, we know 62 ratings of the full 200 wrestlers on the roster. They both must have been proud after this one. Seriously, the Chi-Town crowd was so hot that Cena and Punk could've slapped each other like King Kong Bundy vs. Hercules Hernandez, circa 1986, and the fans still would've popped. Sign up for BINGE to watch. Their three matches throughout that year were revelatory, but the grand finale in Nashville featured the most unexpected outcome of all. 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. Of course, the No. That's the case here. 25. 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. Yes! 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. "Being inside WarGames is intimidating. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. I said, 'I dont want to miss my kids growing up.' Has there ever been a better coming-out party in WWE history than that of The Shield? Ten years after main eventing the inaugural Starrcade, Ric Flairs legacy nearly came to an end at the 1993 edition of WCWs marquee event. Both are the legend of WWE and popular among the fans of WWE family. "It was an incredible match, and if you watch it back now, it still holds up like a great movie. The match stands as a landmark moment in all of their careers. "It was a special night for us both. Cody Rhodes bested Damian Sandow in a fine battle, that had the right level of intensity for the friends turned foes. It was a defining moment for Michaels, who celebrated his last World Championship in his WWE Hall of Fame career. Spring Stampedes No Disqualification main event was the perfect marriage of Randy Savage at his unhinged best and DDP at his absolute scrappiest. 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. Its not every day an up-and-coming competitor gets to challenge for eight unified championships at once. I left it out there that night. 49. I hated Steve Austin, and hated him for years after this match. It was perfect. Its WWE.coms biggest list ever, and the definitive guide to the 100 best matches available on WWE Network. SAM ROBERTS, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER, There may not be another match that embodied WWEs Attitude Era more than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Dude Loves battle for the WWE Championship at Over the Edge 1998. The Big Red Machine tombstoned The Dead Man, while a broken-down Michaels crawled over Undertaker to steal the win. The contest alternated between a fast-paced, high-flying affair and a slow, methodical bout as Zayn and Cesaro split the first two falls. The conquering of The Streak. The Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber 2014 over delivered even the wildest expectations. One had the flash and showmanship, the other was pure grit and desire. All of it. But it wasnt just the personal drama that made this one of the best Intercontinental Title Matches of all time. WWE SmackDown Results - 2/24/23 (Firefly . Savage and Steamboat wrestled in a fast-paced, athletic classic that never slowed down for even a second during its entire 15-minute runtime. 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. With his longtime friend Shawn Michaels serving as the unpredictable special guest referee, Triple H used every tool in his arsenal including steel chairs, ring steps, his signature sledgehammer and multiple Pedigrees to put The Deadman down for good. 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. It's easy to forget, but Austin was once one of the world's best workers. 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. The gimmick matched the storyline, as WWE put a roof on the cage so that Michaels couldn't escape. BRAD "HITMAN" HART vs STONE GOLD STEVE AUSTIN. In ranking these moments, its tough to top "Stone Cold" Steve Austin siding with the Devil himself and becoming Mr. McMahons corporate champion at the close of WrestleMania X-Seven. So, when Stu said that, that was the point where I started thinking about retiring. Few competitors enamored her the way Sasha Banks did, which is why nobody knew if Bayley could finally put aside childish things to defeat her for the NXT Womens Title at the very first TakeOver: Brooklyn. You might have a brother who always wants to be better. Royal rumble 2001 7. With the odds stacked against him Neville didnt have to be pinned or submit to lose the NXT Title the championdid everything he could to remain the face of NXT, solidifying his spot in the NXT record books. But the bout stands as an essential piece of history, one of the few times you felt the Earth move on its axis and suddenly realized that things would never, ever be the same. Undertaker would get his chance at Badd Blood 1997 in the first-ever Hell In A Cell match. So I trained like nobodys business. 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. For example, the most famous spot, when Edge speared a dangling Jeff Hardy from a ladder. 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. There are matches I look back on and think, 'Maybe I shouldnt have gone to that extreme. This match was not only innovative, but it had great action that lands it on the list of the best ladder matches in WWE history. The shift began with his on-screen marriage to Stephanie McMahon and her subsequent turn to the dark side, betraying her father and forming the McMahon-Helmsley Faction. Some feel it was an overlong and indulgent display on the part of all three performers (especially Shawn Michaels as the anxiety-ridden ref). "It all stemmed from an interview I did with Jim Ross in the WWE studios in Connecticut. There was nothing pretty about a match between Masato Tanaka and Mike Awesome. What if we had a real [rivalry] heading into a pay-per-view? In an hour-long Iron Man match, both Michaels and Hart infamously refused to take the first fall. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall made a big deal out of it, and they had just started with the company. Both duos represented four of WCWs most popular stars at the time, making this a unique and rarely seen battle of fan favorites. 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