I’m a newer wrestling fan (started watching Survivor Series 2022), so for me USOs vs Sami & Kevin at WM39 and Roman vs Cody II at WM40 are my two favorites. They both payed off the stories that made me a fan in the first place, and if they weren’t as good as they were, I wouldn’t be watching still.
Obviously all three of their matches are extremely good, but AJ Styles vs John Cena at Summerslam 2016 truly blew me away. I’ve never experienced the feeling I had watching that match since, you had the face of WWE vs the face of TNA, a true dream match that exceeded the already high expectations that were placed on it. It’s definitely my favorite match of all time.
@@joshmullins3044 i don't know why people like Royal Rumble so much it's basically just a ditto copy of the match at Summer Slam. All spots and kickouts are similar, the only difference is the ending when Cena catches AJ Styles before the phenomenal forearm
The match that has stuck with me was Edge vs HHH vs Jeff Hardy, I love Hardy, problems aside and he was always so entertaining to watch. Seeing him get his crowning moment was truly heartwarming and i wish his real life problems didnt cut his time at the top by a lot. I still rewatch the ending segment of Hardy stopping the konchairto until he climbs the set and stands atop the wwe
For me it's Roman vs Cody WM 40 The storyline, the hype, the match, the ending, was literally perfect And also that match includes my top wwe favorite's UNDERTAKER, ROCK, CENA AND ROMAN
My fav = tied between HBK vs Diesel (GFBE '96) & HBK vs Mankind (MG '96). And I didn't start watching regularly until SSlam 1998. HBK title run, one of best early ones and so underrated.
My favorite is Edge VS Undertaker at WM24. Often gets lost in the shuffle of Taker's other WM classics, but I just remember as a child Cena mark I HATED Edge. In my mind he was supposed to be outmatched VS Taker, but the entire match Edge stayed a step ahead of him. As a kid I was genuinely scared that he'd end the streak, especially after Charles Robinson running to the ring post tombstone (what a classic moment in WM history) and Edge then kicking out, I was left thinking "what else can Taker do to win?" I'm sure I overrate it a tad because of nostalgia, but idc that match is a classic and deserves its flowers
One match that always stuck with me for some reason was the IC title ladder match at Wrestlemania 31. Even though my favortie wrestler at the time Dolph Ziggler didn’t win I loved this match.
One of my personal favourite is Dolph Ziggler Vs The Miz No Mercy 2016 It was perfect It had an amazing fued storytelling in that match was so good and the awe moments in that match where Dolph Zighler overcomes the odds and saves his career which was on the line makes it one of my favourites of all time It proved to the world why Dolph needed to have a proper world championship run.
I'm about to sound old but my favorite match ever is Bret vs Stone Cold at WM13. It is arguably the most important match in WWE history. Stone Cold was launched to megastar status, Bret got a reinvented character. The match itself is perfect as well.
For those who are lazy 1:00 - The end of an era hell in a cell match HHH vs Undertaker with HBK as Special Referee 2:15 - Andrade vs Johnny Gargano NXT TAKEOVER 3:18 - Randy Savage vs Ricky Steamboat at Wrestlemania 3 4:19 - Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho WM 19 I believe 5:13 - John Cena vs CM Punk MITB 6:20 - Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston 7:02 - Rock vs Cena WM29 7:37 - TLC match at WM17 8:22 - HHH vs Shawn non sanctioned match 10:59 - Batista vs Randy vs Daniel Bryan at Mania 11:37 - Oba Femi vs Josh Briggs vs Dijak 12:27 - Vince vs HBK at Mania 13:35 - Rock vs Hogan at mania 14:41 - Ospreay vs Omega Forbidden Door 15:26 - Randy vs Mick Foley at Backlash 2004 16:00 - Shane McMahon vs Aj Styles WM 33 16:40 - Fiend vs Cena at mania 17:16 - Bayley vs Sasha banks NXT TAKEOVER RESPECT Ironwoman 17:37 - Edge vs Mick Foley WM22 18:17 - Cena vs RVD one night stand 2006 18:52 - Sami vs Shinsuke NXT TAKEOVER DALLAS 19:36 - USOs vs Sami and Kevin at WM39 20:05 - Cena vs Aj Styles at Royal rumble 20:35 - Charlotte vs Rhea WM39 21:04 - Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels at WM21 21:56 - Undertaker vs Hardy Ladder Match RAW 2002
For me it was always the end of an era match, Both the Michaels taker matches, or Austin vs rock wm17 Shoutout to the tlc at wm17, arguably the best match I’ve seen but lacked the genuine emotion and stakes that the above matches did
Hell in a Cell. Undertaker vs Mick Foley! Most iconic match ever. Most brutal match where no acting was required. Only match where the comment "He almost killed him" was actually real.
Don’t know if it really counts but the Royal Rumble match of 2020 is my favorite match of all time. If I had to pick a singles match, John Cena vs AJ Styles at Summerslam 2016
Damn wish I would have seen on Twitter. My favorite match is the HBK Vs Ric Flair retirement match. Was such an unbelievable match from start to finish. I cry every time I watch it
Bro literally no one talks about it, but my Favorite match has to be the USOS vs The New Day for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships at Hell in a Cell 2017. For me this made Xavier Woods more than just the third guy or the “manager” of the group. This solidified both teams as the some of the greatest of all time. Plus they had unique spots like pinning an Uso in the corner with Kendo sticks and the ring post cuff hang spot with the Uso’s hitting Woods with the kendo sticks. Just a great psychological match with great action with the best teams of all time.
The crowd for Rock v Hogan was insane. One time I watched the match, and only paid attention to the crowd. It's almost like the crowd is a liquid, constantly in motion, and VERY loud. Those two guys could have played a game of checkers in that ring and the crowd would have lost their minds.
Rock vs Austin 2, Hogan, Cena 1, Seth/Cody with Roman 4 of my favorites (Rock my goat) Punk vs Cena MITB 2011, Angle vs HBK Mania 21, HBK vs Taker Mania 25, Brock vs Seth vs Cena, Roman vs Cody 2, End of an Era Cell …
for me a favorite match of mine was a nxt uk match being walter vs ilja dragunov, this is the match that actually got me into wrestling because a friend of mine told me that i have to watch it and i did and i absolutely loved it walters chops to ilja where brutal and ilja with the never giving up like moments are something that will imo make the perfevt type of match, a match that is brutal that has a clear underdog that you would want to cheer for
Maybe it’s my Orton bias but TLC 2013 Orton vs Cena. If you take the context of how it should’ve been Daniel Bryan in that match and how they shoved another Cena vs Orton match down our throat. If you take all of that away, I think it’s a VERY underrated match. The story telling in it was amazing imo. And another super underrated feud as well as their matches was Orton vs Christian in summer 2011. It was completely overshadowed by the summer of punk, but rightfully so I guess. Outside of biases, WM 28, end of an era, HHH v Taker imo is the best match ever.
Another basic bitch answer, but Taker v Foley 1998 King of the Ring HiaC match. I was 8 years old at the time and my dad would record PPV's. For the next year or so I'd pop this video tape in to watch the match. Even though I was young and knew nothing about what a good match even was, I still recognized it was something special.
One match that has stuck with me is the match for the NXT North American championship between Adam Cole vs Pete Dunne vs Ricochet. So many spots in that match that was simply insane to watch and was what made black and gold NXT, the best weekly wrestling show to watch back in 2018.
This might be out of left field, but my favorite match is the undisputed era vs imperium from next worlds collide. I’m not sure why I keep coming back to it, but I just love this match
3 of my favorites since I started watching last April have been tag matches: - The Usos def. Reigns/Sikoa, Bloodline Civil War, Money in the Bank '23; first PLE main event I ever watched live, 2 of the closest near falls I've seen, and the pop for Jey pinning Roman was so damn cool. - Judgement Day def. Owens/Zayn, Steel City Street Fight, Payback '23; cool to get new champs as it'd been a while, Dom and Rhea's involvement was fun, and the hockey spots just made me very happy. - Rey/Andrade def. Santos/Dom, Wrestlemania 40; features LWO (including my fave Zelina and her hilarious reactions), Andrade proving why WWE brought him back, and Kelce/Johnson getting involved warmed my sports fan heart.
There are many great matches, but "John Cena vs JBL I Quit Match on Judgment Day 2005" will always have a special place in my heart. This is the match that made me a huge Cena fan, and the image of Cena raising the WWE Champion with a bloodied face is one of the most iconic images ever.
I have several favorites to be honest. Here's but a few: Stone Cold vs. Bret Hart, WrestleMania 13: It hits all the soft spots I have when it comes to wrestling: it's a gritty fight between two great wrestlers that hate each other, the story of a fallen hero meeting an anti hero on the rise, Bret finally gives in to the dark side and Austin definitively gains the respect of the crowd. Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair, Chi-Town Rumble 1989: I often refer to it as "the moment I exited Plato's Cave" (incels ruined the "red pill" narrative). It showed me what wrestling can be, the reason why a lot of tired cliché spots in matches were created, everything is so neatly executed it made me appreciate the art of professional wrestling even more. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens, Elimination Chamber 2015: KO won his first match on the main roster against Cena clean, Cena showed us why he was the most underappreciated worker of his day by turning a botch into yet another move in his arsenal, and also they never left the ring once. Angle & Rousey vs. HHH & Stephanie, WrestleMania 34: We wanted to see Ronda snap Stephanie's arm in half, they teased us and teased us, they made us mad, and then they gave us what we wanted. Best match on the card. Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar, SmackDown!, September 18th 2003: Great Iron Man Match, with a creative use of the stipulation with Brock sacrificing a fall to destroy Angle and gain more falls in return, Angle trying to recuperate, but failing to tie the score with the Ankle Lock. WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov, NXT UK, October 29th 2020: Gunther is one of the very few people capable of turning the negative of an empty arena into a positive. Without a soul to make noise, you can really feel how brutal his chops are. Gunther is just my current favorite wrestler.
3:00 absolutely true, still remember the first event I went to, Monday Night Raw 2005, Matt Hardy Side Effecting Edge off the stage 'back when the WWE still had stages' was amazing. I was so close that I could smell the pyro for a good long time.
I’ve been a WWE fan since I was three or four. I’ve seen a couple of great matches, with one of my favorite matches being the main event of Wrestlemania 35, but my all-time favorite match was Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 40. (Recency Bias has nothing to do with this.) It was the only wrestling match I’ve ever watched that was able to do one thing: keep me hooked for the entire match. I was invested in every moment of this. I almost had a heart attack thinking Roman was going to win after interferences from Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso, and I think I had the biggest adrenaline rush of my life when John Cena and The Undertaker showed up. To me, no other match has the amount of rewatch ability as this one. It most certainly popped me huge.
My favourite ever match is Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley vs 3 Minute Warning in a tables match at Survivor Series 2002. Non stop action, cool vibe and MSG just makes it sm better
If talking only WWE then the one that always stuck with me in my core memory was Cena vs JBL "I Quit" match, was of my first exposures to WWE as a whole and live rent free in my head. However if talking wrestling matches in general then I am just obsessed with Okada v Kenny Omega Best 2 of 3 Falls for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, that match is just an incredible showcase of wrestling that I find I enjoy the most and I love watching every minute of it
I grew up watching wrestling since the Golden Era. Many of the legendary wrestlers that main evented in the 1990’s came from the amazing tag division that WWE had at that time. As I grew up, I became a Bret Hart fan and one of his match has a special spot in my heart: the 1991 Summer Slam IC title match he had with Mr. Perfect. It was a beautiful technical bout that contributed to elevate Bret Hart as a solo wrestler. But these matches mentioned in this video do worth a rewatch.
No WeeLC mention is diabolical. It is one of the best in-ring showings I have ever seen. The sear hype around these two bigger then life wrestlers with always be remebered. The only reason it didn’t get 5 stars was because it wasn’t in the Tokyo dome
For me, my favorite match of all time was Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Cactus jack on raw years and years ago. I had a Mick Foley hardest hits dvd and I would always watch this match first. The way foley introduces cactus jack is just so bone chilling
Royal Rumble 2008 match.. You get pretty much the best of Ruthless Agression era in one single match, all the big stars, their dynamics and throwbacks.
My personal list: - Cody vs Roman WM40 - Punk vs Cena MiTB 2011 - HBK vs Undertaker WM 26 - Gargano vs Cole Takeover NY - Bate vs Walter (Gunther) Takeover Cardiff - Cena vs Rock WM28 - Cena vs Styles Summerslam 2016
For me it was Rick Flair vs Shawn Michaels. First time I ever got to stay up for a Wrestlmania (I’m U.K. so it was into the AMs), my dad stayed up with me. The emotion of the match was shattering
Favorite matches of all time Sting vs flair (clash of the champions 1) Steamboat vs Flair (music city showdown) Bobby Eaton vs flair (clash of champions 2 out of 3 falls ) Flair vs savage wrestlemania 8 (also the pre flair promo and post match promos are all time greats ) Rock vs hogan WM 18 Bulldog vs hart summerslam 92 Rock vs Austin WM17 Cena Vs Rock WM28 Taker vs Shawn WM 25 Shawn vs Chris Jericho WM 19 Randy Orton vs Edge RAW classic Midnight express vs rock n roll express take ur pick Akeem Vs Macho man in Paris Hogan vs warrior WM6 Cody vs Roman WM 40 HHH vs Shawn summerslam un sanctioned Shawn vs flair WM 24 TLC WM17 To name a few lol
For a lot of people who watched it back in the day, Adrian Neville vs Sami Zayn at NXT Takeover Revolution is considered a masterpiece and my personal favorite.
HBK deserves so much more respect than he gets. like I get ppl respect him especially non casuals. But the amount of pure classics he has put up like him vs Kurt or Jericho or Triple H or Undertaker are almost all undoubtably 5 star matches and can easily all make cases for the best match ever. Shawn should be considered the best in ring performer in WWE history. I get Kurt or AJ may have been technically better and guys in other premotions like Omega, Ospreay or even AJ pre WWE have arguments but if you look at the 50 best matches in WWE history Shawn Michaels may be in 10 of those matches because of how good of a show he put on. I just want him to get his flowers
My top match of all time was Trish Stratus vs Mickie James at Wrestlemania 22. The build-up was The Best build up for a women's match ever at that moment in time. The Crowd rebelled against Trish and went full on support for Mickie at times, which made the match have this special, manic energy that fit this feud perfectly. The Match itself told a great story with a great performance from Mickie (hell she even got in trouble for some stuff toward the ending). This match, this feud, these two women are why I did not abandon wrestling. One of the greatest. (I do agree with you that Charlotte vs Mami was probably the best one)
The video package that played before the Rock/Hogan match alone is enough to sell that match to anyone, even someone watching a wrestling match for the first time ever.
My personal Mount Rushmore Wrestling matches that have meaning to me. ● Match that got me into Wrestling - Chris Jericho vs Chyna (Survivor Series 1999) first time I'd seen Wrestling and it was a man fighting a women, I was 6. I was amazed. ● Match that got me back into Wrestling - Triple H vs The Undertaker WrestleMania 27. I hadn't watched Wrestling for years & I saw highlights on TH-cam of this and it got me back into Wrestling. ● Best Match I've seen live - Sami Zayn vs Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver Dallas. What an awesome match. ● My favourite Match - Cody Rhodes defeating Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. What a Match. I can't believe TLC 2 from WrestleMania 17 is no longer my favourite but this year's Wrestlemania main event was so perfect it's now my number 1
Id have to go with the 2014 survivor series match personally. Also, side note, if I was to get a non fan into wrestling, either that or the 2016 one would be what I’d pick. For a regular match, I’d go with either Roman vs Sami Zayn at elimination chamber last year, Roman vs Cody 2 (which I would say is a perfect sequel to what was already one of my favourite matches), Roman vs Brock at Summerslam 2022, or Edge vs Seth Rollins at Summerslam 2021 (the match that fully got me back into wrestling again, I watched it on and off in the 2010s, and then had interest again from Heel Roman, but became a consistent fan because of that feud, which that match was also the entire reason I actually got the WWE network).
For me it’s either Sheamus (my favorite wrestler) vs John Morrison TLC 2010 (underrated feud) / Team Authority vs Team Cena Survivor Series (greatest in-ring storyline) / OR MJF vs Ospreay for the International Championship that JUST happened
My favorite match is HBK vs Taker at WrestleMania 25, but that match gets talked to death. So my second favorite, and favorite rivalry of my childhood is Punk vs Hardy at Summerslam
Eddie Guerrero vs Brock Lesnar No Way Out 2004 while forever be my favorite match… Eddie winning the WWE championship is the most feel good moment in history to me (outside of maybe kofi winning)
My absolute favorite match was the Number 1 contender match for the wwe championship between John CENA and CM Punk on Raw. Unbelievably good match. Could have been the main event of WrestleMania that year but we got it for free on tv. Great build. Two of my favorite wrestlers. Nothing has surpassed it since I’ve been watching wrestling until the Cody vs Roman match at mania this year.
Got to be Punk Cena MITB 2011. As a Uk fan, it was the first PPV I could watch as it aired on normal sky sports and you didn’t have to buy the PPV on box office. I loved that story line, I loved the crowd, I loved the match, I loved the ending. It was perfect
For me it’s between Cody Rhodes vs Rollins Mania 38 I watched that from my living room with my dad and we enjoyed it a lot the technical prowess was good the high flying was good there wasn’t even a botch or an off momment once in the match it was squeaky clean perfect Rock vs Cena Mania 29 Was very very young when it happend but 11 years later when I discovered it it’s a match I can watch over and over again Flair vs Michaels Wm 28 I watched a documentary on 30 for 30 on ric flair about this match looking back and watching it now it’s an untouched masterpiece
Payback Kevin, Owens, an Sami Zayn versus the judgment day is the greatest match of ever seen live or on TV I’ve seen it so many times now it might not be the greatest match to everyone but living in Pittsburgh and not getting many paper views and then getting an absolute car crash also the judgment day being one of my favorite groups, and then winning when no one thought they would was awesome
For me it will always be 2 matches Firstly, Michael’s vs Angle at wm 21. 2 of the greatest of all time in their prime at the biggest stage of the year. Genuinely a dream match for so many reasons. This match is a work of art. And secondly, DIY vs the Revival at NXT Takeover Toronto 2016. This is the match that really got me into NXT black and gold, it was the first NXT takeover I had watched live and man this match stole the show for me. This match is so special, I hope they’re able to run it back someday because this match was genuinely match of the year, and yes it’s better than AJ vs cena at SummerSlam
One match that has stuck w me for years at this point is Cedric Alexander vs Kota Ibushi in the cruiserweight classic. They tore the fucking house down.
@chelsea6671 the reason why john wresled like that is so he can stay as long as possible Longevity is key At the time if wwe let John go he would absolutely kill it
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For those wondering why Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels WrestleMania 25/26 ain't there in this, well then that's because it's the most obvious answer
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I’m a newer wrestling fan (started watching Survivor Series 2022), so for me USOs vs Sami & Kevin at WM39 and Roman vs Cody II at WM40 are my two favorites. They both payed off the stories that made me a fan in the first place, and if they weren’t as good as they were, I wouldn’t be watching still.
Obviously all three of their matches are extremely good, but AJ Styles vs John Cena at Summerslam 2016 truly blew me away. I’ve never experienced the feeling I had watching that match since, you had the face of WWE vs the face of TNA, a true dream match that exceeded the already high expectations that were placed on it. It’s definitely my favorite match of all time.
Completely agree. I think most people like the RR match because Cena won but for me their summerslam match was the most special.
@@joshmullins3044 i don't know why people like Royal Rumble so much it's basically just a ditto copy of the match at Summer Slam. All spots and kickouts are similar, the only difference is the ending when Cena catches AJ Styles before the phenomenal forearm
Shawn Michaels vs kurt angle wrestlemania 21, underrated classic and should’ve gotten 5 stars, best in ring mania match of all time in my opinion.
The match that has stuck with me was Edge vs HHH vs Jeff Hardy, I love Hardy, problems aside and he was always so entertaining to watch.
Seeing him get his crowning moment was truly heartwarming and i wish his real life problems didnt cut his time at the top by a lot. I still rewatch the ending segment of Hardy stopping the konchairto until he climbs the set and stands atop the wwe
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I wanted him to do tier ranking NXT Stand & Deliver/Takeover (wrestlemainia weekend) when it was wrestlemainia season
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For me it's Roman vs Cody WM 40
The storyline, the hype, the match, the ending, was literally perfect
And also that match includes my top wwe favorite's UNDERTAKER, ROCK, CENA AND ROMAN
My fav = tied between HBK vs Diesel (GFBE '96) & HBK vs Mankind (MG '96). And I didn't start watching regularly until SSlam 1998. HBK title run, one of best early ones and so underrated.
My favorite is Edge VS Undertaker at WM24. Often gets lost in the shuffle of Taker's other WM classics, but I just remember as a child Cena mark I HATED Edge. In my mind he was supposed to be outmatched VS Taker, but the entire match Edge stayed a step ahead of him. As a kid I was genuinely scared that he'd end the streak, especially after Charles Robinson running to the ring post tombstone (what a classic moment in WM history) and Edge then kicking out, I was left thinking "what else can Taker do to win?" I'm sure I overrate it a tad because of nostalgia, but idc that match is a classic and deserves its flowers
Roman vs Cody II is the greatest match i've ever watched and i doubt its getting dethroned anytime soon
One match that always stuck with me for some reason was the IC title ladder match at Wrestlemania 31. Even though my favortie wrestler at the time Dolph Ziggler didn’t win I loved this match.
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One of my personal favourite is Dolph Ziggler Vs The Miz No Mercy 2016
It was perfect It had an amazing fued storytelling in that match was so good and the awe moments in that match where Dolph Zighler overcomes the odds and saves his career which was on the line makes it one of my favourites of all time
It proved to the world why Dolph needed to have a proper world championship run.
Undertaker Vs Shawn Michael's Wrestlemania 25 is the greatest match of all time
I'm about to sound old but my favorite match ever is Bret vs Stone Cold at WM13. It is arguably the most important match in WWE history. Stone Cold was launched to megastar status, Bret got a reinvented character. The match itself is perfect as well.
That match will forever stand the test of time. Absolutely incredible match, top 3 all time.
It’s my favorite match for purely what happens in-ring, and Cena/Punk MITB 2011 for the build plus the match.
Totally agree with you.
Damn i watched that last year and that was really a bangerrrr
For those who are lazy
1:00 - The end of an era hell in a cell match HHH vs Undertaker with HBK as Special Referee
2:15 - Andrade vs Johnny Gargano NXT TAKEOVER
3:18 - Randy Savage vs Ricky Steamboat at Wrestlemania 3
4:19 - Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho WM 19 I believe
5:13 - John Cena vs CM Punk MITB
6:20 - Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston
7:02 - Rock vs Cena WM29
7:37 - TLC match at WM17
8:22 - HHH vs Shawn non sanctioned match
10:59 - Batista vs Randy vs Daniel Bryan at Mania
11:37 - Oba Femi vs Josh Briggs vs Dijak
12:27 - Vince vs HBK at Mania
13:35 - Rock vs Hogan at mania
14:41 - Ospreay vs Omega Forbidden Door
15:26 - Randy vs Mick Foley at Backlash 2004
16:00 - Shane McMahon vs Aj Styles WM 33
16:40 - Fiend vs Cena at mania
17:16 - Bayley vs Sasha banks NXT TAKEOVER RESPECT Ironwoman
17:37 - Edge vs Mick Foley WM22
18:17 - Cena vs RVD one night stand 2006
18:52 - Sami vs Shinsuke NXT TAKEOVER DALLAS
19:36 - USOs vs Sami and Kevin at WM39
20:05 - Cena vs Aj Styles at Royal rumble
20:35 - Charlotte vs Rhea WM39
21:04 - Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels at WM21
21:56 - Undertaker vs Hardy Ladder Match RAW 2002
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I loved Undertaker v Mick Foley, Hellll in a Cell. It never gets old
Adam Cole vs Ricochet for me was unbelievable, their spots and moments in NXT was unbelievable
the springboard into the super kick was so crazy!!
For me it was always the end of an era match, Both the Michaels taker matches, or Austin vs rock wm17
Shoutout to the tlc at wm17, arguably the best match I’ve seen but lacked the genuine emotion and stakes that the above matches did
my fav match in wwe is The Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian in a TLC Match at SummerSlam 2000
My favorite match was Razor Ramon vs HBK at Wrestlemania 10. Two of my favorites of all time.
Hell in a Cell. Undertaker vs Mick Foley! Most iconic match ever. Most brutal match where no acting was required. Only match where the comment "He almost killed him" was actually real.
Don’t know if it really counts but the Royal Rumble match of 2020 is my favorite match of all time. If I had to pick a singles match, John Cena vs AJ Styles at Summerslam 2016
I grew up a Drew fan so to see him come back and win the rumble was awesome.
Andrade Vs Johnny Gargano is my favorite
i know it spot for spot, my favorite as well 🙏🏽
Damn wish I would have seen on Twitter. My favorite match is the HBK Vs Ric Flair retirement match. Was such an unbelievable match from start to finish. I cry every time I watch it
Several years from now, Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 will certainly be a contender for the greatest match of all time.
Bro literally no one talks about it, but my Favorite match has to be the USOS vs The New Day for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships at Hell in a Cell 2017. For me this made Xavier Woods more than just the third guy or the “manager” of the group. This solidified both teams as the some of the greatest of all time. Plus they had unique spots like pinning an Uso in the corner with Kendo sticks and the ring post cuff hang spot with the Uso’s hitting Woods with the kendo sticks. Just a great psychological match with great action with the best teams of all time.
The crowd for Rock v Hogan was insane. One time I watched the match, and only paid attention to the crowd. It's almost like the crowd is a liquid, constantly in motion, and VERY loud. Those two guys could have played a game of checkers in that ring and the crowd would have lost their minds.
Rock vs Austin 2, Hogan, Cena 1, Seth/Cody with Roman 4 of my favorites (Rock my goat)
Punk vs Cena MITB 2011, Angle vs HBK Mania 21, HBK vs Taker Mania 25, Brock vs Seth vs Cena, Roman vs Cody 2, End of an Era Cell …
Y2J v Chris Benoit Royal Rumble 2001
one of the greatest ladder matches ever
for me a favorite match of mine was a nxt uk match being walter vs ilja dragunov, this is the match that actually got me into wrestling because a friend of mine told me that i have to watch it and i did and i absolutely loved it walters chops to ilja where brutal and ilja with the never giving up like moments are something that will imo make the perfevt type of match, a match that is brutal that has a clear underdog that you would want to cheer for
This may be a weird answer, but my favorite match to rewatch is Austin vs Hart vs Taker vs Vader at IYH: Final Four. So much fun
Undertaker vs Edge WM and Undertaker vs Michaels WM are my favorite two matches of all time
Undertaker vs edge is so slept on
@@pfeiferkidz141 that match gave me literal tears 😂😂
Watch Edge vs Taker at Summerslam 08 one of the only matches i keep watching back
Maybe it’s my Orton bias but TLC 2013 Orton vs Cena. If you take the context of how it should’ve been Daniel Bryan in that match and how they shoved another Cena vs Orton match down our throat. If you take all of that away, I think it’s a VERY underrated match. The story telling in it was amazing imo. And another super underrated feud as well as their matches was Orton vs Christian in summer 2011. It was completely overshadowed by the summer of punk, but rightfully so I guess. Outside of biases, WM 28, end of an era, HHH v Taker imo is the best match ever.
Another basic bitch answer, but Taker v Foley 1998 King of the Ring HiaC match. I was 8 years old at the time and my dad would record PPV's. For the next year or so I'd pop this video tape in to watch the match. Even though I was young and knew nothing about what a good match even was, I still recognized it was something special.
The match that stuck with me the most was MSK vs. Legado Del Fantasma vs. Grizzled Young Vets
One match that has stuck with me is the match for the NXT North American championship between Adam Cole vs Pete Dunne vs Ricochet. So many spots in that match that was simply insane to watch and was what made black and gold NXT, the best weekly wrestling show to watch back in 2018.
Mine is still Hart vs Austin WM 13. Another one that comes to mind for me is Mike Awesome vs Tanaka at ECW One Night Stand.
Kota Ibushi vs Cedrick Alexander!! Absolute classic!!
word that match is a underrated classic
This might be out of left field, but my favorite match is the undisputed era vs imperium from next worlds collide. I’m not sure why I keep coming back to it, but I just love this match
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3 of my favorites since I started watching last April have been tag matches:
- The Usos def. Reigns/Sikoa, Bloodline Civil War, Money in the Bank '23; first PLE main event I ever watched live, 2 of the closest near falls I've seen, and the pop for Jey pinning Roman was so damn cool.
- Judgement Day def. Owens/Zayn, Steel City Street Fight, Payback '23; cool to get new champs as it'd been a while, Dom and Rhea's involvement was fun, and the hockey spots just made me very happy.
- Rey/Andrade def. Santos/Dom, Wrestlemania 40; features LWO (including my fave Zelina and her hilarious reactions), Andrade proving why WWE brought him back, and Kelce/Johnson getting involved warmed my sports fan heart.
Cody Rhodes and Goldust Vs. The Shield. The story + in ring work was all so good together plus the interference from Dusty was perfect.
Iyo Sky vs. Candice Larae from NXT Toronto, 2019 is an underrated gem.
There are many great matches, but "John Cena vs JBL I Quit Match on Judgment Day 2005" will always have a special place in my heart. This is the match that made me a huge Cena fan, and the image of Cena raising the WWE Champion with a bloodied face is one of the most iconic images ever.
I have several favorites to be honest. Here's but a few:
Stone Cold vs. Bret Hart, WrestleMania 13: It hits all the soft spots I have when it comes to wrestling: it's a gritty fight between two great wrestlers that hate each other, the story of a fallen hero meeting an anti hero on the rise, Bret finally gives in to the dark side and Austin definitively gains the respect of the crowd.
Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair, Chi-Town Rumble 1989: I often refer to it as "the moment I exited Plato's Cave" (incels ruined the "red pill" narrative). It showed me what wrestling can be, the reason why a lot of tired cliché spots in matches were created, everything is so neatly executed it made me appreciate the art of professional wrestling even more.
John Cena vs. Kevin Owens, Elimination Chamber 2015: KO won his first match on the main roster against Cena clean, Cena showed us why he was the most underappreciated worker of his day by turning a botch into yet another move in his arsenal, and also they never left the ring once.
Angle & Rousey vs. HHH & Stephanie, WrestleMania 34: We wanted to see Ronda snap Stephanie's arm in half, they teased us and teased us, they made us mad, and then they gave us what we wanted. Best match on the card.
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar, SmackDown!, September 18th 2003: Great Iron Man Match, with a creative use of the stipulation with Brock sacrificing a fall to destroy Angle and gain more falls in return, Angle trying to recuperate, but failing to tie the score with the Ankle Lock.
WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov, NXT UK, October 29th 2020: Gunther is one of the very few people capable of turning the negative of an empty arena into a positive. Without a soul to make noise, you can really feel how brutal his chops are. Gunther is just my current favorite wrestler.
I wish I could hear Santi's opinion on Cedric Alexander vs. Kota Ibushi for the Cruiserweight tournament.
DIY vs FTR at NXT takeover 2 out of 3 falls was INCREDIBLE it's one of those matches that I show new wrestling fans.
i think my favourite match of all time is rey vs eddie for the custody of dom at summerslam or their match at WCW halloween havoc 1997
3:00 absolutely true, still remember the first event I went to, Monday Night Raw 2005, Matt Hardy Side Effecting Edge off the stage 'back when the WWE still had stages' was amazing. I was so close that I could smell the pyro for a good long time.
I’ve been a WWE fan since I was three or four. I’ve seen a couple of great matches, with one of my favorite matches being the main event of Wrestlemania 35, but my all-time favorite match was Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 40. (Recency Bias has nothing to do with this.) It was the only wrestling match I’ve ever watched that was able to do one thing: keep me hooked for the entire match. I was invested in every moment of this. I almost had a heart attack thinking Roman was going to win after interferences from Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso, and I think I had the biggest adrenaline rush of my life when John Cena and The Undertaker showed up. To me, no other match has the amount of rewatch ability as this one. It most certainly popped me huge.
My favourite ever match is Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley vs 3 Minute Warning in a tables match at Survivor Series 2002. Non stop action, cool vibe and MSG just makes it sm better
If talking only WWE then the one that always stuck with me in my core memory was Cena vs JBL "I Quit" match, was of my first exposures to WWE as a whole and live rent free in my head. However if talking wrestling matches in general then I am just obsessed with Okada v Kenny Omega Best 2 of 3 Falls for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, that match is just an incredible showcase of wrestling that I find I enjoy the most and I love watching every minute of it
I grew up watching wrestling since the Golden Era. Many of the legendary wrestlers that main evented in the 1990’s came from the amazing tag division that WWE had at that time. As I grew up, I became a Bret Hart fan and one of his match has a special spot in my heart: the 1991 Summer Slam IC title match he had with Mr. Perfect. It was a beautiful technical bout that contributed to elevate Bret Hart as a solo wrestler.
But these matches mentioned in this video do worth a rewatch.
No WeeLC mention is diabolical. It is one of the best in-ring showings I have ever seen. The sear hype around these two bigger then life wrestlers with always be remebered. The only reason it didn’t get 5 stars was because it wasn’t in the Tokyo dome
My favorite all time is Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole NXT Takeover: New York.
This was PEAK NXT !!!
This gentleman has culture 🍷
You know ball🤝🤝🤝🔥🔥🔥
I don’t know why but Luke Harper vs dijakovic at Nxt world collide 2019 was my first thought
For me, my favorite match of all time was Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Cactus jack on raw years and years ago. I had a Mick Foley hardest hits dvd and I would always watch this match first. The way foley introduces cactus jack is just so bone chilling
Royal Rumble 2008 match.. You get pretty much the best of Ruthless Agression era in one single match, all the big stars, their dynamics and throwbacks.
My personal list:
- Cody vs Roman WM40
- Punk vs Cena MiTB 2011
- HBK vs Undertaker WM 26
- Gargano vs Cole Takeover NY
- Bate vs Walter (Gunther) Takeover Cardiff
- Cena vs Rock WM28
- Cena vs Styles Summerslam 2016
For me it was Rick Flair vs Shawn Michaels. First time I ever got to stay up for a Wrestlmania (I’m U.K. so it was into the AMs), my dad stayed up with me. The emotion of the match was shattering
2016 Survivor Series Mens Match. You have the crazy Shane spot, AJ vs Dean, the mini Shueld reunion, etc.
Rey Mysterio’s feuds and those matches with Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho for the IC title are so underrated man
Favorite matches of all time
Sting vs flair (clash of the champions 1)
Steamboat vs Flair (music city showdown)
Bobby Eaton vs flair (clash of champions 2 out of 3 falls )
Flair vs savage wrestlemania 8 (also the pre flair promo and post match promos are all time greats )
Rock vs hogan WM 18
Bulldog vs hart summerslam 92
Rock vs Austin WM17
Cena Vs Rock WM28
Taker vs Shawn WM 25
Shawn vs Chris Jericho WM 19
Randy Orton vs Edge RAW classic
Midnight express vs rock n roll express take ur pick
Akeem Vs Macho man in Paris
Hogan vs warrior WM6
Cody vs Roman WM 40
HHH vs Shawn summerslam un sanctioned
Shawn vs flair WM 24
TLC WM17
To name a few lol
For a lot of people who watched it back in the day, Adrian Neville vs Sami Zayn at NXT Takeover Revolution is considered a masterpiece and my personal favorite.
Shield vs Evolution at Extreme Rules 2014 is one of the greatest match of all time. The story, starpower, skill and violence just made is 🔥🔥🔥
HBK deserves so much more respect than he gets. like I get ppl respect him especially non casuals. But the amount of pure classics he has put up like him vs Kurt or Jericho or Triple H or Undertaker are almost all undoubtably 5 star matches and can easily all make cases for the best match ever. Shawn should be considered the best in ring performer in WWE history. I get Kurt or AJ may have been technically better and guys in other premotions like Omega, Ospreay or even AJ pre WWE have arguments but if you look at the 50 best matches in WWE history Shawn Michaels may be in 10 of those matches because of how good of a show he put on. I just want him to get his flowers
Probably recency bias but the fatal 4 way match at NXT Heatwave was insanity. Watching it live in the crowd just made it even more amazing
I was watching wrestling/wwe since 2017
My favourite wrestling match is probably Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins at Wrestlemania 40 or Demon Finn balor vs edge at Wrestlemania 39
That Ospreay & Kenny match @ Forbidden Door is actually insane.
A nice little gem on Impact! Josh Alexander vs Will Osprey January 14, 2024
Someone else actually loves Kofi v Bryan! I loved this match because all of the hard work Kofi put in over the years finally paid off!!
Basic answer but Omega vs Okada 1 or 4
Bret and Austin at Wrestlemania 13 is my favorite match of all time.
Johnny gargano vs adam cole nxt takeover new york might honestly be one of the greatest "pure" wrestling matches of all time 🔥🔥
My top match of all time was Trish Stratus vs Mickie James at Wrestlemania 22. The build-up was The Best build up for a women's match ever at that moment in time. The Crowd rebelled against Trish and went full on support for Mickie at times, which made the match have this special, manic energy that fit this feud perfectly. The Match itself told a great story with a great performance from Mickie (hell she even got in trouble for some stuff toward the ending).
This match, this feud, these two women are why I did not abandon wrestling. One of the greatest. (I do agree with you that Charlotte vs Mami was probably the best one)
Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker
At WM25
My favorite match in person was when Triple H put John Cena and Randy Orton vs the Raw roster. Was cool seeing so many RKOs.
The streak lives on!
The video package that played before the Rock/Hogan match alone is enough to sell that match to anyone, even someone watching a wrestling match for the first time ever.
My personal Mount Rushmore Wrestling matches that have meaning to me.
● Match that got me into Wrestling - Chris Jericho vs Chyna (Survivor Series 1999) first time I'd seen Wrestling and it was a man fighting a women, I was 6. I was amazed.
● Match that got me back into Wrestling - Triple H vs The Undertaker WrestleMania 27. I hadn't watched Wrestling for years & I saw highlights on TH-cam of this and it got me back into Wrestling.
● Best Match I've seen live - Sami Zayn vs Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver Dallas. What an awesome match.
● My favourite Match - Cody Rhodes defeating Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. What a Match. I can't believe TLC 2 from WrestleMania 17 is no longer my favourite but this year's Wrestlemania main event was so perfect it's now my number 1
Id have to go with the 2014 survivor series match personally. Also, side note, if I was to get a non fan into wrestling, either that or the 2016 one would be what I’d pick. For a regular match, I’d go with either Roman vs Sami Zayn at elimination chamber last year, Roman vs Cody 2 (which I would say is a perfect sequel to what was already one of my favourite matches), Roman vs Brock at Summerslam 2022, or Edge vs Seth Rollins at Summerslam 2021 (the match that fully got me back into wrestling again, I watched it on and off in the 2010s, and then had interest again from Heel Roman, but became a consistent fan because of that feud, which that match was also the entire reason I actually got the WWE network).
For me it’s either Sheamus (my favorite wrestler) vs John Morrison TLC 2010 (underrated feud) / Team Authority vs Team Cena Survivor Series (greatest in-ring storyline) / OR MJF vs Ospreay for the International Championship that JUST happened
Ilja Dragunov vs Walter at NXT takeover 36 got me completely into wrestling.
Ilja Dragunov became my favourite wrestler after that.
My favorite match is HBK vs Taker at WrestleMania 25, but that match gets talked to death. So my second favorite, and favorite rivalry of my childhood is Punk vs Hardy at Summerslam
Eddie Guerrero vs Brock Lesnar No Way Out 2004 while forever be my favorite match… Eddie winning the WWE championship is the most feel good moment in history to me (outside of maybe kofi winning)
My favourite is Team Cena vs Team Authority
My absolute favorite match was the Number 1 contender match for the wwe championship between John CENA and CM Punk on Raw. Unbelievably good match. Could have been the main event of WrestleMania that year but we got it for free on tv. Great build. Two of my favorite wrestlers. Nothing has surpassed it since I’ve been watching wrestling until the Cody vs Roman match at mania this year.
Got to be Punk Cena MITB 2011. As a Uk fan, it was the first PPV I could watch as it aired on normal sky sports and you didn’t have to buy the PPV on box office. I loved that story line, I loved the crowd, I loved the match, I loved the ending. It was perfect
Miz v John cena at wrestlemania was my fav match.
For me it’s between
Cody Rhodes vs Rollins Mania 38
I watched that from my living room with my dad and we enjoyed it a lot the technical prowess was good the high flying was good there wasn’t even a botch or an off momment once in the match it was squeaky clean perfect
Rock vs Cena Mania 29
Was very very young when it happend but 11 years later when I discovered it it’s a match I can watch over and over again
Flair vs Michaels Wm 28
I watched a documentary on 30 for 30 on ric flair about this match looking back and watching it now it’s an untouched masterpiece
2 out of 3 falls match between Cesaro and Sami Zane in NXT it reignited my love for wrestling
Payback Kevin, Owens, an Sami Zayn versus the judgment day is the greatest match of ever seen live or on TV I’ve seen it so many times now it might not be the greatest match to everyone but living in Pittsburgh and not getting many paper views and then getting an absolute car crash also the judgment day being one of my favorite groups, and then winning when no one thought they would was awesome
For me it will always be 2 matches
Firstly, Michael’s vs Angle at wm 21. 2 of the greatest of all time in their prime at the biggest stage of the year. Genuinely a dream match for so many reasons. This match is a work of art.
And secondly, DIY vs the Revival at NXT Takeover Toronto 2016. This is the match that really got me into NXT black and gold, it was the first NXT takeover I had watched live and man this match stole the show for me. This match is so special, I hope they’re able to run it back someday because this match was genuinely match of the year, and yes it’s better than AJ vs cena at SummerSlam
Flair vs Ripley was a great match but Flair vs Asuka at WM 34 not being on here is a crime. That match was the best match of that entire WM
One match that has stuck w me for years at this point is Cedric Alexander vs Kota Ibushi in the cruiserweight classic. They tore the fucking house down.
End of an era HIAC is what got me into wrestling forever special place in my heart
2020 Royal Rumble match is my fav
1 on 1 singles match wise:
Cena vs HBK on Raw
The finish of that match in London was fantastic. Cena proved that you can’t wrestle crowd wrong there after having two bangers against Shawn.
@chelsea6671 the reason why john wresled like that is so he can stay as long as possible
Longevity is key
At the time if wwe let John go he would absolutely kill it
14:55 Any Ospreay vs Omega match is an all timer