Favorite Matches Year by Year

**#1-norm-fan** · 04-16-2009, 04:34 AM

Alright, the 80s stuff is gonna be a little slimmer pickings but I'm only putting matches I remember specifically seeing from start to finish and thinking were amazing. I'm sure there were probably better matches than the ones I'll list but I was born in '84 and I just want to give some credit to matches I remember from back then. So...

1985
Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. vs. Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper (WrestleMania)

1986
Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (NWA World Title Steel Cage Match, Great American Bash '86)

1987
Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WWF Intercontinental Title Match, WrestleMania 3)

1988
Ric Flair vs. Sting (NWA World Title Match, Clash of the Champions I)

1989
Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Title Match, WrestleWar '89)

1990
Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WWE World Title & Intercontinental Title Match, WrestleMania VI)

1991
Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (WWE Intercontinental Title Match, Summer Slam '91)

1992
The Steiner Brothers vs. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams (WCW Tag Title Match, Beach Blast '92)

1993
Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Janetty (WWF Intercontinental Title Match, Monday Night Raw)

1994
Bob Backlund vs. Bret Hart (WWF World Title Submission Match, Survivor Series '94)

1995
Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (WWF Intercontinental Title Ladder Match, Summer Slam '95)

1996
Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart (WWF World Title 60 Minute Iron Man Match, WrestleMania XII)

1997
Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (I Quit Match, WrestleMania 13)

1998
The Undertaker vs. Mankind (Hell in a Cell Match, King of the Ring '98)

1999
Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (ECW TV Title Match, Hardcore Heaven '99)

2000
Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (WWF World Title Street Fight, Royal Rumble '00)

2001
Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho vs. Triple H and Steve Austin (WWF Tag Title Match, Raw)

2002
Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (Street Fight, Summer Slam '02)

2003
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania XIX)

2004
Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Title Match, No Way Out '04)

2005
Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin (Raw)

2006
Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker (WWE Title Match, No Way Out '06)

2007
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (Raw)

2008
Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair (WrestleMania XXIV)

2009
Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXV)

2010
Shawn Michaels vs. whoever his opponent may be (WrestleMania XXVI)

04-16-2009, 04:34 AM	#19
#1-norm-fan Resident drug enabler Posts: 45,473	Alright, the 80s stuff is gonna be a little slimmer pickings but I'm only putting matches I remember specifically seeing from start to finish and thinking were amazing. I'm sure there were probably better matches than the ones I'll list but I was born in '84 and I just want to give some credit to matches I remember from back then. So... *1985* Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. vs. Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper (WrestleMania) *1986* Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (NWA World Title Steel Cage Match, Great American Bash '86) *1987* Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WWF Intercontinental Title Match, WrestleMania 3) *1988* Ric Flair vs. Sting (NWA World Title Match, Clash of the Champions I) *1989* Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Title Match, WrestleWar '89) *1990* Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WWE World Title & Intercontinental Title Match, WrestleMania VI) *1991* Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (WWE Intercontinental Title Match, Summer Slam '91) *1992* The Steiner Brothers vs. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams (WCW Tag Title Match, Beach Blast '92) *1993* Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Janetty (WWF Intercontinental Title Match, Monday Night Raw) *1994* Bob Backlund vs. Bret Hart (WWF World Title Submission Match, Survivor Series '94) *1995* Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (WWF Intercontinental Title Ladder Match, Summer Slam '95) *1996* Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart (WWF World Title 60 Minute Iron Man Match, WrestleMania XII) *1997* Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (I Quit Match, WrestleMania 13) *1998* The Undertaker vs. Mankind (Hell in a Cell Match, King of the Ring '98) *1999* Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (ECW TV Title Match, Hardcore Heaven '99) *2000* Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (WWF World Title Street Fight, Royal Rumble '00) *2001* Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho vs. Triple H and Steve Austin (WWF Tag Title Match, Raw) *2002* Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (Street Fight, Summer Slam '02) *2003* Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania XIX) *2004* Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Title Match, No Way Out '04) *2005* Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin (Raw) *2006* Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker (WWE Title Match, No Way Out '06) *2007* John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (Raw) *2008* Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair (WrestleMania XXIV) *2009* Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania XXV) *2010* Shawn Michaels vs. whoever his opponent may be (WrestleMania XXVI)