Top Ten Wrestlemania matches

[Guest Black Tiger]

Before you get all excited over this I want to make a few things clear. This top ten list will NOT include gimmick matches such as TLC, Dumpster, or Ladder matches. I only list matches that can be won by a pinfall or submission. I don't think the best man in a match is decided by who shuts their opponents in a dumpster or who grabs the belt first. This isn't to say I don't enjoy gimmick matches like these. Maybe sometime down the road I'll do a list of top ten gimmick matches.

 

10. The Rockers VS Haku and Barbarian (Wrestlemania 7). I'll admit that I'm a mark for the Rockers. Duggan is on commentary and he makes Tony sound lik JR. Heenan is at ringside. Faces or Fear overpower to start but Rockers start to use their speed to their advantage. Jannetty hits a top rope dropkick and Michaels hits a cross body block for the pin.

 

09. Chicago Street Fight: Ahmed and LOD VS NOD (Wrestlemania 13)

 

This is a huge brawl. The NOD break out some boards. LOD and Ahmed take them away. Ahmed goes nuts and starts killing everyone. PG-13 interfere and get killed as well Hawk hits two clotheslines at the same time on Crush and Savio to get the pin.

 

08. TAKA VS Aguila (Wrestlemania 14)

 

Aguila looks like a dead ringer for Juvi with his mask on. This is a great high flying M Pro type match with TONS of suicide dives by both guys. Aguila does a nice rana roll up for two. TAKA puts it away with the Michinoku Driver 2.

 

07. Ken Shamrock VS Goldust VS Val Venis VS Road Dogg(Wrestlemania 15)

 

No, I haven't lost it yet. This is the ONLY good match to come out of the WM 15 undercard. Road Dogg and Shamrock start and Lawler makes some funny jokes about how he knows a lot of the porn community by reading a lot. Shamrock and Venis both get counted out. Goldust sends Road Dogg off the ropes but he reverses it and Ryan Shamrock trips Goldust by mistake and Road Dogg gets the pin for a HUGE Pop!

 

06. Brittish Bulldogs VS Dream Team (Wrestlemania 2). I have a soft spot for this match since Wrestlemania 2 was the first Wrestlemania I ever saw, (and years later turned out to be the first one I ever bought) Bulldogs have Capt. Lou and Ozzy in their corner. The Dream Team works over Davey's arm with hammerlocks and chickenwings. A sweet spot has Davey try to counter a hammerlock by flipping out and Beefcake throws him back down on the arm. Valentine gets a two count and lifts Davey up. Davey runs him headfirst into Dynamite on the top and Dynamite falls off. Davey pins him for the win.

 

05. Ricky Steamboat VS Randy Savage (Wrestlemania 3)

 

No, Hogan VS Andre won't be on this list. It may be classic but I just don't care for it. Before anyone asks I have EVERY wrestlemania in WWF master format and all are either Coliseum video or WWF home video releases, No box set copies here. Steamboat uses a few armdrags to take Savage down. He throws him out and Liz helps him in causing Gorilla to have a fit about seconds touching the wrestlers. Savage takes control and sends out Ricky and Steele helps him back in. Gorilla goes on a tangent about how Savage is a good champion since he won the belt 14-15 months ago. (Savage won it on 2/8/86-WM 3 was on 3/24/87, whats wrong with Gorilla's math?) Savage grabs the bell but Steele pushes him off the top. Steamboat counters a slam into a pin for the 3 count. (WrestleWar 89 used that exact spot to end Flair VS Steamboat with Steamboat playing Savage and Flair playing Steamboat)

 

04. Bret Hart VS Owen Hart (Wrestlemania 10)

 

Owen works Bret's knee like crazy. Bret can barley stand. Fans just HATE Owen, it's unbelieveable. Bret starts to out wrestle him before the knee gives again and Owen uses a cool figure four variation with him pushing the knee from the side. Bret tries a victory roll and Owen counters for the win.

 

03. The Rock VS Steve Austin (Wrestlemania 15) This is NO DQ and they go nuts on each other. Austin hurts his knee early in the match when Rock suplexes him. Rock hits a Rock bottom for two and Rock hits the ref. Austin fights back with the stunner for two so he gives one to that ref. Mick Foley comes down to ref. Rock goes for Rock bottom and Austin counters with stunner for 2. Rock gets Rock Bottom and misses the people's elbow. Stunner, goodnight.

 

02. I Quit Match Steve Austin VS Bret Hart (Wrestlemania 13)

 

Brawl to start. They fight to the floor and go through the crowd. Bret hits Austin with a chair and slams him into the post and busts him open. Bret tries to Pillmanize Austin but he fakes him out and hits him with the chair. Bret gets the sharpshooter and Austin powers out, Bret gets it again and Austin passes out for the win. For Bret's heel turn the crowd was pretty loud in cheering Bret.

 

01. Iron Man Match: Bret Hart VS Shawn Michaels. I'm not going into a lot of detail since it's an hour long. The match is mostly HBK doing submissions and Bret trying to wrestle. HBK goes for sweet chin music and knocks the time keeper out. Bret works the knee over and gets the sharpshooter as time runs out. Gorilla says sudden death and HBK hits a partial superkick for 2 and then hits Sweet Chin Music for 3. I know this was short but watch the match and you'll see it's good.

 

Feedback is always good and I know someone will argue with at least one of my picks so go ahead and aruge, I welcome the challenge.