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. 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. And thats the most important thing. However, the debut of The Devil's Favorite Demon, as iconic as it was, shouldn't overshadow one of the most brutal confrontations in either The Phenom's or HBK's legendary careers. 3 and bamboozled victory in the closing moments of an unbelievable final four dance with Savage, Sid and The Hulkster, himself. So I trained like nobodys business. 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! Interestingly, it was an incredibly uncharacteristic Shooting Star Press that nearly doomed Lesnar, yet The Beast Incarnate recovered and ravaged Angle with an F-5 for the win. What we have done, however, is watch every single match on the award-winning WWE Network. At some point, that had happened to me. The only thing missing was John Williams' score, though the rapid Miami crowd more than made up for it. Once hes 18, hell be out the door,' and I said. - The match must be available on WWE Network. One of the most storied rivalries in wrestling history reached one of its high points at Starrcade 1985, as Dusty Rhodes battled back from a broken ankle suffered at the hands of Ric Flair and The Four Horsemen to challenge for "The Nature Boys" NWA World Title. Heres the deal: Those are my teachers that were in that match Larry Zbyszko, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton. But within the confines of what we had, it felt like we were creating art out there." Throw in a tag . CRAIG TELLO, Do you love wrestling? All are masterpieces, but with careful consideration the choice is clear Sgt. - The list reflects WWE Networks availability asof Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Things don't always go according to plan in pro wrestling. Yeah, we still dont know how he did it, either. But within a few minutes of the bell ringing, Smith was blown up, so Bret basically had to wrestle himself. 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 physicality and our different styles have created a great chemistry. The day that lives in infamy. The match was a clash of styles, but in a good way. Bryan, the world-class technical pro wrestler who also had star power vs. Cena, the natural-born sports entertainer who'd blossomed into one of the best big match workers in the business. The Foundations triumph is palpable no matter with whom you sided in one of Harts finest showdowns with his Texas Rattlesnake rival. 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. Hes so obnoxious and youre able to root against him. 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. "My statement for this match was, 'I want to retire, and I want to go out the way I came in, as Cactus Jack having the type of matches that I made my name doing.' While his "Yes!" That brought a lot more to the match on a technical level. The gimmick was clever, a Three Stages of Hell match, a modified 2 out of 3 Falls match. Truly great matches don't just get stars, they create them. I dont think theres ever been a case where a guy reverted back to a character hed been in his pre-WWE career. When you watch the match, you have a feeling that the only people who truly know its the end are Austin and The Rock. It was Mr. McMahon's idea to let me become these characters, because they all had unique stories and they kind of worked in conjunction with Mankind. All these years later, it still hurts, but such a classic can only hurt so good. Consider this: the Hell In A Cell match was once the ultimate stipulation. Ric Flair sure was a bad guy. 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. Hart had his work cut out for him. This month I. Dave Meltzer may give these matches all the stars, but we're looking for matches that stand the test of time. There are matches I look back on and think, 'Maybe I shouldnt have gone to that extreme. Simple as that. 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. It ranks in the top five matches I've had in my entire life." Every near-fall is suspenseful. 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. In the end, Bret underestimated his baby brother and lost to a rollup. MATTHEW ARTUS. Naturally, Flair targeted Rhodes' ankle from the get-go, sending Dusty scrambling into the Atlanta crowd to recover. And each showed up ready for the fight of their lives. There were nights where Mysterio was more astounding, but never a match where his theatrics were more appropriate. Well, he probably was the best ever. The perfect mix of technical mastery and main event-level appeal, Michaels and Jericho traded kip-ups and Superkicks in a fast-paced affair that saw HBK walk away with a big Show of Shows victory. 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. 21 min read Hey everyone! New York City's legendary Madison Square Garden was the epicenter for an unprecedented five championship title changes at Survivor Series 2002, the last of which came about after six Superstars put their very careers on the line in the first-ever Elimination Chamber Match. So, the Cincinnati-born competitor tried to employ a ground-and-pound attack against the Japanese titleholder. WWE 2K23 is revealing the ratings for each of its wrestlers, and there are definitely some surprises. TOM HERRERA. Ric Flair might not have been a good guy, but the fans loved him for it. Spring Stampedes No Disqualification main event was the perfect marriage of Randy Savage at his unhinged best and DDP at his absolute scrappiest. Try this on for size. Yeah, it was pretty metal. Wed never seen that before. No ulterior motives, no chicanery, just four legendary competitors squaring off to find out which tag team was the best. A moment that few people thought would ever happen. 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 MICK FOLEY, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. "I dont think Rey knew it was a pay-per-view. That nerve-wracking tension ran throughout the match, which kept the thousands fans in attendance, and the millions watching around the world, on the edge of their seats. Undertaker would get his chance at Badd Blood 1997 in the first-ever Hell In A Cell match. Some 30 minutes later, it was clear they didnt want Malenko vs. Guerrero to end. 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. Their second meeting resulted in Vader taking Stings WCW Championship. Brock Lesnar defeated CM Punk in a blistering battle, which was one of the finest match-ups of either man's career. Namely, Guerrero's nuanced character work, which elevated everyone around him, and Lesnar's selling, which managed to make him look vulnerable, even when wrestling a man half his size. Maybe the best, in fact. And these wrestlers have put on many of the greatest matches in pro wrestling history. Their first meeting resulted in Sting being sidelined with injuries. 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. John Cena vs. CM Punk is not only the best match of either man's careers or even the best match of the 2010s. SCOTT TAYLOR. BRAD "HITMAN" HART vs STONE GOLD STEVE AUSTIN. It was funny to watch the guys looking at Rey like, 'You gotta be kidding me. I left it out there that night. Pro wrestling fans chanting "this is awesome!" Funk offered Flair a chance to quit before this match even started. 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. 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. If you know someone who doesn't "get" pro wrestling, show them this match. GREG ADKINS. Yes, it's easy to forget Austin was once one of the world's greatest technical wrestlers, but this match (and his neck injury later that year at SummerSlam) transformed his style and the "WWE style" for the next decade, making this arguably the most influential match ever. And then themed PPVs happened. 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. Yet Vince McMahon had other plans in 2014, specifically an ill-conceived bout between former Evolution teammates Randy Orton and Dave Batista. Rocky was entertaining, and Austin was no-nonsense, but they meshed so perfectly. Lock and made his black-clad adversary tap out. Each of their matches had meaning. That night, The American Dream became reality. HIGHEST RATED WWF/WWE MATCHES ON CABLE TV. The inaugural ladder-wrecking melee was chock-full of daring and innovative maneuvers, many of which were executed by the uber-agile Shelton Benjamin. 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. Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express left with the last word, as they brutally whipped The Fantastics, ensuring the rivalry would continue. Like jazz music or a delicious dish, you can't quite put your finger on it, you just know it. 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. Wrestlemania 19 3. "I really thought it was going to be the last move I ever did in wrestling," Foley told WWE.com. At its worst, it's just a battle royal stretched out for 60 minutes, with a bunch of random guys punching each other, while the audience impatiently counts down the next entrant. He thought it was just a regular match, and all of a sudden he got thrown onto a pay-per-view when he showed up. 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. This match featured the WWE Champion Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, Ravishing Rick Rude, Mr. 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. "When I retired from full-time wrestling in 2000, you didnt really hear anything about 'defining WrestleMania moments.' It was over-the-top and cartoony in the best way, and resulted in a bout that ended with a bloody Flair getting rolled up by Savage for the 1-2-3. Challenging for a title that was less than six months old at the time of this match, "Flyin'" Brian needed to find a way to keep WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger off balance. "Kurt came with a reputation. 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. I can't all of a sudden become a great amateur wrestler, but I can be the underdog Shawn Michaels. They were so different and so popular, but popular for exactly opposite reasons. We havent seen every single match ever. 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!" Ten years after main eventing the inaugural Starrcade, Ric Flairs legacy nearly came to an end at the 1993 edition of WCWs marquee event. Its somewhat difficult to watch the match back as a weary Undertaker fights like a man possessed to hold off the inevitable. TOM HERRERA. The little brother, Owen, was cast in Brets shadow and was always compared to Bret. It was about which way the pendulum happened to swing on that particular day." There was so much history, and it never manifested better than it does in this match. SAMI ZAYN, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. The frills were minimal, the pace was fast beginning to end, it goes down quicker than an actual cup of coffee and the showcase was meant to be on the back-to-basics efficiency that settled the often-bizarre rivalry preceding it. 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