My Top 6 Wrestlemania Matches of All Time

This weekend we will witness a very interesting and unique Wrestlemania. This time around the event will last two nights but the layout of the shows has not yet been announced and we don’t know what match will take place on each night but today the focus is going to be looking back at past Mania events. The biggest show of the year has been going for thirty-six years and throughout that time fans have been treated to some truly epic encounters that have gone down as WWE and Wrestling classics. We, of course, all have our personal favourites and in today’s blog post I’m going to be looking at my six favourite Wrestlemania matches of all time!

The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin (Wrestlemania 17)

One of my all-time favourite WWE matches has got to be The Rock vs Stone Cole Steve Austin at Wrestlemania seventeen. I’ve mentioned already this week that Mania seventeen is my personal favourite Mania event and the headlining match up is most certainly a wrestling classic. A showdown between two of the biggest names and characters in the history of the industry this is a match that is still so heavily talked about and for many fans makes their all-time favourite list. The build, the chemistry between the two men and the story being told throughout was at a level that we so rarely see. There was a degree of intensity, brutality and physicality that is incredibly special and captivated the audience in a way that again, we don’t see very often. Both superstars pushed each other to their limits, and it was clear just how much the match and championship meant to both Rock and Austin. The desperation from Austin and the things he pulled out in this match told the story of his career and the crowd reaction added to the feel of this main event. The involvement of Vince McMahon again just added so much entertainment and the detailed storytelling.

Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon (Wrestlemania 10)

As I’m sure you will be able to tell throughout this blog post, I’m a fan of a good old fashioned Ladder match and there are not many that have left me quite as entertained as the first Ladder match to be held on the Grandest Stage of them all taking place between Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon. Two all-time greats and two men who so many grew up watching it made for an instant classic to see these two square off at Wrestlemania ten in what went down as a historic ladder match up for the Intercontinental championship. Today, we see so many insane spots performed during these kinds of matches and while they of course are amazing what was so great about this match was how the two kept things simple. A highly entertaining bout between two very entertaining superstars the match gave us everything you could ask for. The athleticism of and showmanship of both men was on clear display and the pace of the action was so great that everything looked fantastic. This is yet another all-time favourite matches up of mine that has made the history books and for many is considered to be the best match they have ever seen. The two men lived up to the hype of the match on what was a stacked card and the build had so much depth that it made the match even more standout and entertaining.

Edge& Christian vs The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boyz (Wrestlemania 17)

Up next, we have another Wrestlemania seventeen match up and a big-time fan favourite, the classic TLC tag team match between Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz. This was the type of match that really did give us everything! Come the end it was clear that all the superstars involved could not have added any more to the match than they did, and the encounter went down as an instant classic and an all-time great in the industry. This was a time where tag team wrestling was at its best and the division continues to be compared to what we saw here and especially compared to what we saw in this match. The spots performed were phenomenal from that epic spear to the table spot of all table spots. This was one of the most entertaining matches I have ever seen and one of the best and most complete bouts to ever grace the Mania stage. I would still say this is my all-time favourite tag team match and potentially my personal all-time favourite Wrestlemania and WWE match up.

The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania 26)

The streak vs career match between the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels is a big-time Wrestlemania favourite for so many fans! I remember watching this match with my brother and being on the edge of my seat. Here we have two superstars I grew up watching an idolising competing in a match where so much was at stake and on the line for both men. There was an intense history and build between these two and this match and with high expectations following their epic encounter the year before all eyes were on Taker and Michaels as they raised the bar and exceeded expectations in what will forever be highlighted as an all-time great at Wrestlemania and within the world of pro wrestling. The emotion, the intensity and the power behind some of the spots performed throughout this match were at a completely different level.

Trish Stratus vs Mickie James (Wrestlemania 21)

In recent years there has been some incredible women’s matches at Wrestlemania including the historic main event between Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair but it’s the one on one encounter for the Women’s Championship between all-time greats Trish Stratus and Mickie James that I had to include in this blog post. This was a match that for me watching as a kid signified change and hope. The two women were given more time than we were used to seeing for female talent especially at Wrestlemania and the interest fans in attendance had in this match is something at we still don’t always see for the division. Despite not having the twenty minutes the female talent today are given at the grandest stage of them all Mickie and Trish gave the best match they could with the time they had and created a Wrestlemania standout for the women’s division. The bout had a fantastic build, brilliant storytelling, awesome matches and fans witnessed a star being born in Mickie James.

The Undertaker vs Triple H ( Wrestlemania 28)

 I remember watching this match live and instantly thinking halfway through, this is one of the best matches I have ever seen! Growing up both the Undertaker and Triple H were big-time favourites for me and my brother and so seeing them collide in another Mania match up and not just any match but inside hell in a cell and a special guest referee in the form of Shawn Michaels. I love a match with a good build and plenty of backstory to it and this match had it. We had three men who truly paved the way and have been highlighted as all-time greats sharing the ring in what was an incredibly intense and physical match. Triple H and Taker to each other to their limits and the brutality of this match while catered to the style of Triple H also reminded us all how barbaric and badass the Undertaker is. Including the addition of Shawn Michaels in this match, there was an added intensity and interest from fans as many wondered how much of a role he would play in this encounter considering all the history he had with both men, especially at Wrestlemania. In the end however, Taker scored another huge victory, this went down as one of my personal favourite Triple H matches and the showing of respect between all three men come the end of the bout made for yet another special moment on the grandest stage of them all!

There were, of course, so many other matches I wanted to include in this post! The other Rock vs Austin match, Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch, and of course Austin vs Brett Hart but what makes your list? Let me know down in the comments below what your all-time favouite Wrestlemania Match is or tweet me over at @TezangiVictoria.

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