5 Undertaker Vs. JEFF LABOON. 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. Prior to hugging teammates or filling arenas with choruses of "Yes! MATTHEW ARTUS. But whatever followed, we'll always have this match, an expertly paced, old school brawl that had both guys emerge even bigger stars. With "Dragon Slayer" sewn on his black trunks in plain white block letters, Austin delivered a performance that was anything but plain. When considering the greatest rivals of The Man Called Sting not named Ric Flair, one person comes to mind: Big Van Vader. 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. Each of their matches had meaning. Not fairly. But within the confines of what we had, it felt like we were creating art out there." JOHN CLAPP. The greatest double-turn ever. BOBBY MELOK. No way out 2001 11. What we have done, however, is watch every single match on the award-winning WWE Network. JEFF LABOON. 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. Had the match featured actual falls throughout, or better yet, not been booked as an Iron Man match, but simply a singles match that happened to go the full Broadway, plus overtime, it'd be higher. 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. A moment that few people thought would ever happen. Maybe "The Nature Boy" thought that getting inside "Macho Man's" head would make Savage lose focus, get disqualified and in doing so, fail to win the WWE Championship. That was not the case in 2014. 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. It took place on April 1, 2001, at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas.It was the first WrestleMania held in the state of Texas.Twelve matches were contested at the event, including one broadcast . But that's hardly surprising, given the careers both men had in WWE and it's. The highest-rated NXT match on this list saw Almas and Gargano give absolutely everything they had as they did battle for the NXT Championship. There have been 218 matches awarded 5 or more stars; Mitsuharu Misawa and Will Ospreay are tied for the most individual . He was able to adapt to Sting and was one of his better opponents. JAMES WORTMAN. I was really intrigued by his style and was looking forward to getting in the ring with him. 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. They told me, 'Dustin, shut up. SCOTT TAYLOR. Picking our favorite ladder match involving The Dudley Boys, The Hardy Boyz, and Edge and Christian is like picking the best Beatles album. 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. Ric Flair might not have been a good guy, but the fans loved him for it. Magnums goal was not only to win back the coveted U.S. SCOTT TAYLOR, Once upon a time, a small organization based in northeast Japan so perfected its intricate and high-flying take on the three-on-three match format that it birthed a genre unto itself called the Michinoku Pro Six-Man Tag. There was hardly a more cutting-edge act in the mid-90s, and ECW, a small organization based in northeast U.S., looked to bolster the lineup of its pay-per-view premiere by importing six of the Michinoku Pros top performers, including Kaientai, who arrived in Blue World Order threads. While their feud had no shortage of great moments, their undisputed masterpiece was the main event at WrestleMania X-Seven. Whats Austin gonna do, hit a Stunner and then walk out the cage door? But they do a full-on Steel Cage Match. In an hour-long Iron Man match, both Michaels and Hart infamously refused to take the first fall. There had never been another WrestleMania match quite like this and, perhaps, there never will be. But this match is among the greatest not just because it was fresh for the time, but because it still works to this day. Tempered glass from the pods that randomly released Superstars into the Chamber at various intervals was shattered, and bodies littered the canvas. Hasan abimizle 1,2,3 saniye iinde takmlar alp, efsane ma yaptk, izleyelim. As brutal as Brock was, Cena was pretty awesome, too. For my money, this is one of the absolute best matches of all time. 1 contender was no slouch, having previously claimed the WCW Cruiserweight Championship on two separate occasions. After a trilogy of matches that changed sports-entertainment forever, Flair earned the respect of all that had despised him. 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. I told him hes 9, and he said, 'Oh, hes halfway gone.' There were nights where Mysterio was more astounding, but never a match where his theatrics were more appropriate. ANTHONY BENIGNO. The competitors wore dog collars that connected them by a long metal chain. JAMES WORTMAN. TOM HERRERA. "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. Most Watched WWE Cable Matches . The Rated-R Superstar, on the other hand, had been undefeated in such matches. 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. 25. The Big Red Machine tombstoned The Dead Man, while a broken-down Michaels crawled over Undertaker to steal the win. The little brother, Owen, was cast in Brets shadow and was always compared to Bret. Wrestlemania 19 3. And for good measure, Sags bludgeoned Cactus face with a shovel. "It was like the fans in Madison Square Garden sensed something was coming, but it was almost like they thought, 'No way, theyre not going to do this.' I got a little overwhelmed seeing the magnitude of the occasion, being in the Garden, having The Rock as my tag team partner and a legend like Ric Flair as my opponent. For Triple H's Royal Rumble opponent, WWE turned Cactus Jack into a mythic figure less a flesh-and-blood man than violence personified. "It was always so hard to tell who the crowd was going to root for more. Ricky Steamboat and "Ravishing" Rick Rude showed that at Beach Blast 1992. That changed on May 21, 2001, when the duo challenged Austin and Triple H for the belts on "Monday Night Raw.". Internet Wrestling Database. 3 and bamboozled victory in the closing moments of an unbelievable final four dance with Savage, Sid and The Hulkster, himself. But it always could go the other way. His performance here proved he truly was "the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.". But on this night, the Hart brothers stood tall: Bret for winning the title, Owen for beating his brother, and both for putting on the greatest opening match in WrestleMania and WWE history. Hart won, but emerged a villain. "Jerry Lynn was amazing and we just have this chemistry where we both push ourselves and each other," RVD has told WWE.com. It was, quite literally, the WrestleMania main event that shook the world. 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. While Flair was the highlight, all 29 other guys delivered the goods. And then themed PPVs happened. 21 min read Hey everyone! But by the time his third match against Ricky Steamboat for the World Title came around, fans just couldnt deny how great "The Nature Boy" was inside the ring. Every single minute of this bout was intense and every competitor added his own wild moments to the highlight reel in a mad scramble for the coveted Money in the Bank briefcase. It was about which way the pendulum happened to swing on that particular day." Every near-fall is suspenseful. "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. 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. Yet Vince McMahon had other plans in 2014, specifically an ill-conceived bout between former Evolution teammates Randy Orton and Dave Batista. Cody Rhodes bested Damian Sandow in a fine battle, that had the right level of intensity for the friends turned foes. Before SummerSlam 1991, Bret "Hit Man" Hart was an unknown commodity as a singles wrestler. Maybe the best, in fact. Moments later, Hart locked on The Sharpshooter to capture the title, launching one of the most prolific careers in WWE history. It was a big time for me and I loved it." The run-up to this match included some of the greatest hairdos and outfits ever worn in wrestling history, and the match certainly lived up to such sartorial expectations. "It was about making the small things mean a lot. - WWE.com recognizes sports-entertainment as ultimately subjective. Although it was Jeff and Matt Hardy who claimed victory, all four Superstars received a standing ovation the next night on Raw. There are matches I look back on and think, 'Maybe I shouldnt have gone to that extreme. 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? Before you get out your pitchforks (or perhaps we should say "steel chairs"? The Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber 2014 over delivered even the wildest expectations. It's one of those magic things where its hard to point out why it worked so well. MIKE McAVENNIE. 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. Yes, you read that right. WWE 2K23 ratings: The highest-rated wrestlers. But I had just started to like Shawn and root for the bad guys. 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. 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. So when something happens that truly surprises them, you know its a moment that many will carry with them forever. HIGHEST RATED WWF/WWE MATCHES ON CABLE TV. 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. But the middle portion the match itself demands just as much respect as those two milestones. 1 Many big names have already been revealed, so. There was a special energy there. WWE's first Hell in a Cell Match is best known for giving us our first glimpse of Kane, who tore the door off the notorious structure to get his hands on The Undertaker, costing his brother the match. 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. Rocky was entertaining, and Austin was no-nonsense, but they meshed so perfectly. Triple H picked up the "W," but both men emerged changed forever. There was this kid I grew up with who came over to watch WrestleMania 13. For years, WWE, WCW and ECW battled in a war for sports-entertainment supremacy. Flair and Funk were operating at such a high level at this point in time that they could hardly go wrong, but somehow they exceeded any expectations, elevating each others games to a sort of pro wrestling platonic ideal. 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. If they still don't get it, pro wrestling isn't for them. Maybe that wasnt the right thing to do.' Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express left with the last word, as they brutally whipped The Fantastics, ensuring the rivalry would continue. Triple H's Hell In A Cell match at WrestleMania XVIII may vary. "Obviously, the challenge was whether I could top the previous match. 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. 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. 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. Shawn Michaels after his 2002 return is arguably the greatest in-ring performer ever. 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. I didnt want to do that and be like George Costanza. The match didn't lie to fans Guerrero couldn't beat Lesnar. He and his brothers-in-arms were seen as kings in competition against their five American foes. It was a lot to put on Brock's massive shoulders, but he was up to the task. "When I retired from full-time wrestling in 2000, you didnt really hear anything about 'defining WrestleMania moments.' ), here's our criteria. When fans chanted "this is awesome," it was awesome. It was perfect. But within a few minutes of the bell ringing, Smith was blown up, so Bret basically had to wrestle himself. 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. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon: 1994 10 of 15 Many still. And Shawn Michaels and I clicked from the first 30 seconds of that match. Steve Austin and Bret Hart. And in that brief time period they could experience everything that Edge and I went through. There are many contenders for "Top 5" Rumbles (2001, 2004, 2010), but 30 years later there's really only one number one: 1992. In the end, he did the unthinkable align with his arch-enemy, Vince McMahon. And I said, 'What do you mean?' It was around that 14-minute mark, but I think, in a way, that allowed people to enjoy it even more, because you could take a casual fan and say, 'You have your doubts about wrestling? "Being inside WarGames is intimidating. Some feel it was an overlong and indulgent display on the part of all three performers (especially Shawn Michaels as the anxiety-ridden ref). 'Taker's on record saying the same thing. Undertaker would get his chance at Badd Blood 1997 in the first-ever Hell In A Cell match. And Shawn Michaels? The Human Suplex Machine clotheslined Bigelow through the timekeeper's table, and later T-Bone Tazzplexed him off the entrance ramp and onto the steel guardrail. DAVID SHOEMAKER. Not because the guys were doing "movez" or no-selling high spots, but because they told a story. Overrun segment: 2: Steve Austin, The Rock & Vince McMahon vs. While gimmick matches can be used to disguise weak selling and bad storytelling, that was not the case here. 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. 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. From within this structural-grade steel hell, World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Kane, Chris Jericho, Booker T, Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels battered each other beyond belief. Flair for the WWE Championship would be enough of a draw for most fans, this was McMahon Land after all, so the two were also feuding over Flair's less-than-gentlemanly treatment of Miss Elizabeth, who Flair "dated" before Savage ("She was mine before she was yours!"). In a display of true grace and sportsmanship, the competitors emotionally embraced after the unforgettable match. There was brawling, wrestling, the most palpable antipathy between two performers feasible, and an undisputed victor that somehow didnt demean the loser at all. Nobody moved like him or had that deranged 'never say die' attitude like he did. [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. 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. This match, and the standing ovation that followed, would be CM Punk's last great moment in WWE. 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. PES DRAFT PES 2019 ! Now that you have the backstory, just go watch this match. The Foundations triumph is palpable no matter with whom you sided in one of Harts finest showdowns with his Texas Rattlesnake rival. This was the biggest match in my career and probably the last time that my heart was completely in being in the ring. The Royal Rumble concept is Pat Patterson's masterpiece. Seeing them butt heads was very identifiable, and when they actually went at it, it was very emotional and real. For Foley, the worst fall of all came when he was dropped onto the roof where the cage beneath him suddenly gave way and he plunged to the ring below. - The list reflects WWE Networks availability asof Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. One night stand 2005 9. It was a defining moment for Michaels, who celebrated his last World Championship in his WWE Hall of Fame career. samantha jones news anchor 12' x 18' 4" x 1 5/8" Dollamur Flexi-Roll Wrestling Mat READ DESCRIPTION USED New (Other) $1,259.30 Seller: . Thats what new wrestlers are learning today. Or at least, his WWE masterpiece. They do stuff in that match thats never been replicated. A lot of tag team wrestling can be very paint-by-numbers. and he said, 'He's halfway to 18. The brawl fit in broken pool cues, crashed merchandise tables and a shovel, and was way more dangerous than anything else happening at the time. I suplexed Shawn from the turnbuckles into the announce table, and he turned it into a crossbody. They fought in WrestleMania 13 Submission Match in which blood was tipping out in the face of Stone Gold. We definitely did our job that night. It was funny to watch the guys looking at Rey like, 'You gotta be kidding me. 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. ZACK RYDER, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. Styles also held on to the WWE. I submitted, and everybody looks at it and goes, 'Dang, what a match!' @JOEYSTYLES. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. @JOEYSTYLES, Every Superstar in the locker room is a fan at heart, but Bayley was always a little more outward about it than others. Liger, however, matched that strategy and stayed up tempo enough to put Pillman at risk for a loss. Both men knew it would, as they threw their best at one another in this grueling 60-minute contest. 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. In many ways it was a simple match in a relatively humble setting, but inside the ring, this was an epic. The gimmick was clever, a Three Stages of Hell match, a modified 2 out of 3 Falls match. DAVID SHOEMAKER. Thats the blessing of 'Can you do it?' chants when he arrived in L.A. for SummerSlam 2013. See them all and youre pretty well-covered. You can watch it as a standalone amazing match and see it unfold. GREG ADKINS. In 1989, Flair was Kanye 15 years before "The College Dropout" hit shelves. GOLDUST, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER AND NICKY SAMPOGNA. Latest Results. The clash between Goldberg and Diamond Dallas Page over the WCW World Championship at Halloween Havoc 1998 was far from a mat wrestling classic, but it had the crowd at the edge of their seats all the same. While Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Vicious would close the show, Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage stole the show, showcasing two of the best ever at the top of their game. But, in a twist nobody saw coming,The Eighth Wonder of the World ultimately foundhimself on the receiving end of a slam that instantly cemented the match in WWEhistory. Wrestlemania X ended with Bret Hart as new WWE Champion celebrating on his friends' shoulders while the New York crowd roared in approval. MICK FOLEY, AS TOLD TO ZACH LINDER. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. 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. And then Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, Sting and I were on the same team. I just, for whatever reason, couldnt feel the moment that night. 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. His bout with Jericho was "just" a match. He suffered greatly, as did I. The conquering of The Streak. The Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins' blood feud brought the bout back to its former glory in an unforgettable way. 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. All these years later, it still hurts, but such a classic can only hurt so good. The Dragon played the long game and tied the bout up at three falls with less than 10 minutes left, and reversed a sleeper hold into a pinfall to take the lead as time ran out in the grueling contest. Yeah, it was pretty metal. AEW News; Featured Top Story; . Yeah, we still dont know how he did it, either. 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