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Originally Posted by Gorgeous Dale Newstead
As a sleeper I'll say SNME Main Event vs Jake Roberts... both times. I think first time was i like 86 and the second time in 1992.
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YES! The heel vs heel match is so much fun.
As another candidate, I love his run with Tito Santana in 1986 after he wins the IC Title, was just such simple month-to-month booking. They do a match in March, ends in a DQ. So they do No DQ the next month to avoid it, but Savage punches the referee and still holds the tights to win.
Enter special referee Bruno Sammartino for the next match to avoid that. Adrian Adonis gets involved in the match and attacks Bruno too, leading to the following month - Bruno & Santana Vs. Savage & Adonis.
That ends in a countout win for the heels. So next month, we get the big blowoff, the same match inside a steel cage at MSG, where there can't be countouts or DQs, the heels are left for dead, and Bruno walks out the door while Santana climbs over the top. Just great stuff.