25 Greatest Matches in Wrestlemania History
May 6, 2012 10:23 AM Subscribe
25 Greatest Matches in Wrestlemania History
25. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit (WM 16)
24. John Cena vs. Triple H (WM 22)
23. Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart (WM 8)
22. Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel (WM 11)
21. Mick Foley vs. Edge Hardcore Match (WM 22)
20. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WM 19)
19. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (WM 17)
18. Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair (WM 24)
17. Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (WM 19)
16. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit (WM 20)
15. Ultimate Warrior vs. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage (WM 7)
14. Triple H vs. Undertaker (WM 27)
13. Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle (WM 21)
12. Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior (WM 6)
11. The Rock vs. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (WM 17)
10. The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan (WM 18)
9. Edge/Christian vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz TLC Match (WM 17)
8. Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (WM 3)
7. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WM 10)
6. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (WM 10)
5. Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage (WM 3)
4. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WM 26)
3. Bret Hart vs. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (WM 13)
2. Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart Iron Man Match (WM 12)
1. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WM 25)
This pre-Wrestlemania 28 list will need to be revised in the wake of the Undertaker vs. Triple H Hell in a Cell Match.
25. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit (WM 16)
24. John Cena vs. Triple H (WM 22)
23. Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart (WM 8)
22. Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel (WM 11)
21. Mick Foley vs. Edge Hardcore Match (WM 22)
20. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WM 19)
19. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (WM 17)
18. Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair (WM 24)
17. Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (WM 19)
16. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit (WM 20)
15. Ultimate Warrior vs. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage (WM 7)
14. Triple H vs. Undertaker (WM 27)
13. Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle (WM 21)
12. Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior (WM 6)
11. The Rock vs. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (WM 17)
10. The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan (WM 18)
9. Edge/Christian vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz TLC Match (WM 17)
8. Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (WM 3)
7. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WM 10)
6. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (WM 10)
5. Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage (WM 3)
4. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WM 26)
3. Bret Hart vs. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (WM 13)
2. Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart Iron Man Match (WM 12)
1. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WM 25)
This pre-Wrestlemania 28 list will need to be revised in the wake of the Undertaker vs. Triple H Hell in a Cell Match.
My Sunday afternoon is ruined. Thank you. :-)
posted by aheckler at 10:40 AM on May 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by aheckler at 10:40 AM on May 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
*clobbers thread with folding chair*
posted by jonmc at 10:42 AM on May 6, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by jonmc at 10:42 AM on May 6, 2012 [3 favorites]
Not a single one of them can compare to any of those from that apogee of athleticism and kayfabe, the Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World, Andy Kaufman.
posted by Doktor Zed at 10:43 AM on May 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Doktor Zed at 10:43 AM on May 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
I hope however thought up pairing Triple H's enterance with Motorhead is richer than fuck.
posted by Cyrano at 10:49 AM on May 6, 2012
posted by Cyrano at 10:49 AM on May 6, 2012
I hope however thought up pairing Triple H's enterance with Motorhead is richer than fuck.
That would be Tripper himself, probably whilst air-guitaring naked in front of several full-length mirrors with the bosses' daughter writhing around his legs in a Boris Vallejo-like scene of macho absurdity.
posted by Kandarp Von Bontee at 11:05 AM on May 6, 2012 [3 favorites]
That would be Tripper himself, probably whilst air-guitaring naked in front of several full-length mirrors with the bosses' daughter writhing around his legs in a Boris Vallejo-like scene of macho absurdity.
posted by Kandarp Von Bontee at 11:05 AM on May 6, 2012 [3 favorites]
No one can beat Baron von Raschke in my heart. He is the Claw Master, and these young'uns just cannot compete. 1>
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:06 AM on May 6, 2012
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:06 AM on May 6, 2012
Bah god jonmc brought that chair outta nowhere! The chaos! The carnage! Where is the ref?!
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 11:13 AM on May 6, 2012 [6 favorites]
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 11:13 AM on May 6, 2012 [6 favorites]
Jon Cold! Jon Cold!
posted by Trurl at 11:21 AM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by Trurl at 11:21 AM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
I can't remember which match it was, but my all-time favorite was the one where the winner starts out kicking the other guy's ass, only to quickly have the tables turned on him and find himself at the mercy of that other guy. That other guy then gets the winner on his back and is just to about to pin him when the winner miraculously escapes and winds up pinning the other guy. It was awesome.
posted by flarbuse at 11:34 AM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by flarbuse at 11:34 AM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
Man, I saw that match, and it was a travesty! The referee completely missed the one guy's obvious cheating!
posted by box at 11:44 AM on May 6, 2012
posted by box at 11:44 AM on May 6, 2012
Proud to say that I saw #9 & #19 live in person!
posted by Saxon Kane at 1:34 PM on May 6, 2012
posted by Saxon Kane at 1:34 PM on May 6, 2012
Oh, #11 too!
posted by Saxon Kane at 1:36 PM on May 6, 2012
posted by Saxon Kane at 1:36 PM on May 6, 2012
What?! What's that?! That's Trurl's music! What's he doing here?!
Oh, putting up an awesome wrestling post. Carry on. Even though you're a sick human being!
posted by Ghidorah at 3:02 PM on May 6, 2012
Oh, putting up an awesome wrestling post. Carry on. Even though you're a sick human being!
posted by Ghidorah at 3:02 PM on May 6, 2012
I would definitely place the Taker/Triple H match from this past WrestleMania in the top 25. The story it told about two men that laid it all on the line and the one man tasked with deciding the fate of his best friend versus the person who retired him was compelling.
But then you have to decide which match to throw out, and that's just unpossible.
posted by deezil at 3:09 PM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
But then you have to decide which match to throw out, and that's just unpossible.
posted by deezil at 3:09 PM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
Taker vs Trip should be disqualified on the grounds that great in-ring storytelling should not involve lengthy periods of three guys standing around for several minutes spouting scripted dialogue. Just the next logical step, I guess, in the overproduced TV-centric ethos of a wrestling company implicitly ashamed of wrestling.
posted by Kandarp Von Bontee at 4:53 PM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by Kandarp Von Bontee at 4:53 PM on May 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
The inclusion of Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan from Wrestlemania 3 costs this list any credibility (though they do acknowledge the match wasn't "excellent", which is an understatement of epic proportions). The match may have been historically important in terms of having drawn the largest wrestling crowd in North American wrestling history, cementing the WWF's position as the dominant player in the wrestling industry, etc., but as far as quality the match is pretty widely regarded as having been the drizzling shits and it certainly hasn't gotten better with age.
posted by The Gooch at 6:08 PM on May 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by The Gooch at 6:08 PM on May 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
Same reaction here, The Gooch. It does my heart well when "Greatest" is the superlative of choice used for lists like this, because it allows one to disagree with any of inclusions (and this one is as appropriate as any for this) with: "Great meaning large or immense/We use it in the pejorative sense."
posted by SpiffyRob at 8:52 AM on May 7, 2012
posted by SpiffyRob at 8:52 AM on May 7, 2012
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posted by box at 10:36 AM on May 6, 2012