Top 45 WWE Matches of All Time

From brutal cage brawls and ladder-climbing wars to five-star technical masterpieces, these bouts represent wrestling at its most unforgettable. Which match do you put above all others?

1. 1
   Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker – WrestleMania 25

   Widely regarded as the greatest match in WrestleMania history, a 2009 classic featuring breathtaking athleticism and a legendary near-fall sequence.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin – WrestleMania 13

   A 1997 submission match famous for its double-turn storytelling, with Austin bleeding profusely while refusing to quit as the crowd flipped allegiances.
   721pts
3. 3
   Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind – Mind Games 1996

   Shawn Michaels kept the WWF Championship by disqualification after a wild 1996 brawl in Philadelphia, the match that showed Mick Foley could carry a main event.
   718pts
4. 4
   Triple H vs. Cactus Jack – Royal Rumble 2000

   Mick Foley revived his Cactus Jack persona for a bloody street fight at Madison Square Garden, which Triple H won with a Pedigree onto thumbtacks to keep the WWF title.
   616pts
5. 5
   Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania X

   A ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship at Madison Square Garden in 1994 showed what the stipulation could do, with Razor Ramon climbing to claim both belts.
   603pts
6. 6
   Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant – WrestleMania III

   Hulk Hogan body-slammed André the Giant before a reported 93,173 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1987, one of the most replayed moments in wrestling.
   584pts
7. 7
   John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan – SummerSlam 2013

   Daniel Bryan pinned John Cena clean with the running knee to win the WWE Championship in Los Angeles, before Randy Orton cashed in Money in the Bank moments later.
   549pts
8. 8
   Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar – No Way Out 2004

   A David-vs-Goliath 2004 classic where the beloved Eddie outlasted Lesnar's powerhouse offense to win the WWE Championship with his Frog Splash.
   510pts
9. 9
   Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin – Survivor Series 1996

   Their first pay-per-view meeting at Madison Square Garden ended with Bret Hart pinning Steve Austin by kicking off the turnbuckle out of the Million Dollar Dream.
   510pts
10. 10
    Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat – WrestleMania III

    A 1987 clinic in precision timing and chemistry that set the template for what a great wrestling match could be.
    510pts
11. 11
    Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H – SummerSlam 2002

    Shawn Michaels' first match in four years after a back injury was an unsanctioned street fight at SummerSlam 2002 against his former D-Generation X partner Triple H.
    466pts
12. 12
    Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania 21

    A 2005 technical masterpiece pitting two of wrestling's greatest ever in a match that showcased both men at the absolute peak of their abilities.
    466pts
13. 13
    Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair – WrestleMania XXIV

    Ric Flair's career-threatening match in Orlando in 2008 ended when Shawn Michaels said I'm sorry, I love you before the final superkick.
    417pts
14. 14
    Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn – Elimination Chamber 2023

    Sami Zayn challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in front of his hometown fans in Montreal in February 2023, losing after Bloodline interference.
    417pts
15. 15
    Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart – WrestleMania X

    Owen Hart pinned his older brother Bret in the opening match of WrestleMania X in 1994, hours before Bret won the WWF Championship in the main event.
    417pts
16. 16
    The Undertaker vs. Triple H – WrestleMania XXVIII

    Billed as the End of an Era, this 2012 Hell in a Cell match in Miami had Shawn Michaels as special referee and pushed The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak to 20-0.
    417pts
17. 17
    Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley – Backlash 2004

    Randy Orton kept the Intercontinental Championship in a hardcore match against Mick Foley in Edmonton in 2004, a bloody bout with thumbtacks and a barbed-wire bat.
    417pts
18. 18
    Steve Austin & Triple H vs. Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit – Raw 2001

    On a May 2001 episode of Raw, Jericho and Benoit took the tag team titles from the Two-Man Power Trip in a match often called the best in Raw history.
    417pts
19. 19
    Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H – WrestleMania XXX

    Daniel Bryan opened WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans by beating Triple H for a place in the main event, where he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship later that night.
    417pts
20. 20
    Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit – WrestleMania XX

    Chris Benoit made Triple H tap out to the Crippler Crossface at Madison Square Garden in 2004 to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a celebrated triple threat.
    362pts
21. 21
    The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family – Elimination Chamber 2014

    The Shield and the Wyatt Family met in a frantic six-man tag in Minneapolis in 2014, won by the Wyatts and often rated WWE's best tag match of the 2010s.
    362pts
22. 22
    Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle – WrestleMania XIX

    Brock Lesnar won the WWE Championship in the 2003 main event in Seattle despite nearly breaking his neck when an attempted shooting star press came up short.
    362pts
23. 23
    Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey – WrestleMania 35

    The first women's match to headline WrestleMania, at MetLife Stadium in 2019, ended with Becky Lynch pinning Ronda Rousey to win both the Raw and SmackDown titles.
    362pts
24. 24
    Mankind vs. Undertaker – King of the Ring 1998

    The Undertaker threw Mankind off the top of the cell through an announce table and later chokeslammed him through its roof in Pittsburgh in 1998.
    362pts
25. 25
    Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks – WrestleMania 37

    Two Black women main-evented WrestleMania for the first time in Tampa in 2021, and Bianca Belair won the SmackDown Women's Championship with a KOD.
    298pts
26. 26
    Steve Austin vs. Triple H – No Way Out 2001

    A Three Stages of Hell match in Las Vegas went through a straight wrestling fall, a street fight and a steel cage, with Triple H taking two falls to one.
    298pts
27. 27
    Edge vs. Mick Foley – WrestleMania 22

    Edge speared Mick Foley through a flaming table to win this 2006 hardcore match near Chicago, which also featured barbed wire and thumbtacks.
    298pts
28. 28
    Steve Austin vs. The Rock – WrestleMania X-Seven

    Steve Austin won the WWF Championship from The Rock before 67,925 fans at the Houston Astrodome in 2001, then shook hands with Vince McMahon.
    298pts
29. 29
    Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns – WrestleMania 41

    Paul Heyman betrayed both Punk and Reigns to help Seth Rollins win this 2025 triple threat in Las Vegas, which closed the first night of WrestleMania 41.
    298pts
30. 30
    Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania XII

    A 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWF Championship ended without a fall, then went to sudden-death overtime, where Shawn Michaels won his first world title with Sweet Chin Music.
    298pts
31. 31
    The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan – WrestleMania X8

    The Toronto crowd cheered Hulk Hogan over The Rock in their 2002 icon-versus-icon match at SkyDome, though The Rock won with a Rock Bottom and the People's Elbow.
    298pts
32. 32
    Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker – WrestleMania 26

    The 2010 career-vs-streak rematch that ended Shawn Michaels' career with a devastating Tombstone in front of a stunned crowd.
    298pts
33. 33
    CM Punk vs. John Cena – Money in the Bank 2011

    CM Punk's pipe bomb promo built to this 2011 match near his hometown of Chicago, where he won the WWE title on the night his contract was due to expire.
    225pts
34. 34
    Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior – WrestleMania VI

    Billed as The Ultimate Challenge, this 1990 match at Toronto's SkyDome put both the WWF and Intercontinental titles on the line, and the Warrior pinned Hogan clean.
    225pts
35. 35
    Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk – SummerSlam 2013

    Paul Heyman's betrayal of CM Punk led to a no-disqualification fight in Los Angeles in 2013, which Brock Lesnar won after Heyman struck Punk with a chair.
    225pts
36. 36
    Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania XIX

    Shawn Michaels rolled up Chris Jericho, who claimed to be a better version of him, to win their 2003 match in Seattle, one of WrestleMania's most praised undercard bouts.
    225pts
37. 37
    Edge & Christian vs. Hardys vs. Dudleys – WrestleMania X-Seven

    The definitive TLC match from 2001, a spectacular ladders-and-tables war that cemented three legendary tag teams in wrestling history.
    225pts
38. 38
    Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins – Hell in a Cell 2022

    Cody Rhodes wrestled with a fully torn pectoral muscle, the purple bruising visible across his chest, and still beat Seth Rollins inside the cell near Chicago in June 2022.
    225pts
39. 39
    Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog – SummerSlam 1992

    In front of about 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Davey Boy Smith beat his brother-in-law Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Championship in SummerSlam's 1992 main event.
    225pts
40. 40
    Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage – WrestleMania VIII

    Randy Savage won the WWF Championship back from Ric Flair at the Hoosier Dome in 1992, settling a feud fueled by Flair's claims about Miss Elizabeth.
    225pts
41. 41
    Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes – WrestleMania XL

    A 2024 main event featuring multiple interference and a historic title change, finally completing Cody Rhodes' story in front of a thunderous crowd.
    225pts
42. 42
    GUNTHER vs. Sheamus – Clash at the Castle 2022

    A brutal 2022 European-style war that shocked the crowd and instantly entered the conversation for greatest match of the decade.
    225pts
43. 43
    30-Man Royal Rumble Match – Royal Rumble 1992

    Ric Flair entered third and lasted about an hour to win the vacant WWF Championship, while Bobby Heenan's frantic commentary became part of the 1992 Rumble's legend.
    139pts
44. 44
    The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels – Badd Blood 1997

    The first Hell in a Cell match, held in St. Louis in October 1997, ended when Kane debuted, tore off the cell door and Tombstoned his storyline brother.
    139pts
45. 45
    John Cena vs. AJ Styles – Royal Rumble 2017

    John Cena beat AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at the 2017 Royal Rumble in San Antonio, tying Ric Flair's record of 16 world title reigns.
    0pts

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