Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WrestleMania X)
Bret Hart had an eventful time at Royal Rumble 1994. In the undercard, he and his brother Owen misplaced when difficult for the tag crew titles, inflicting Owen to snap and brutalize Bret’s harm leg. Bret then pulled himself collectively to compete within the Royal Rumble match that night time, turning into co-winners with Lex Luger because of falling to the ground on the identical time. It was determined that Bret would face Owen at WrestleMania in an exhibition, as he’d then go on to face the winner of Lex Luger vs. Yokozuna in the primary occasion.
Owen was already mad about how reluctant Bret was to face him, solely now he was madder that Bret was technically trying previous him, as he was going to compete for the title, win or lose. On the identical night time that gave us the legendary ladder match between Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon, the occasion peaked early with this battle between brothers. The two placed on a superb present full of fantastic ringwork and reversals. That it ended with Owen cleanly getting an upset win was the icing on the cake.
Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero (WrestleMania 21)
Awesome as this one is, it’s additionally a bittersweet center to a thematic trilogy between the 2 rivals. At the earlier WrestleMania, Eddie Guerrero efficiently defended the WWE Championship and stood tall within the PPV’s closing shot. In the months that adopted, Eddie fell down the cardboard and ended up as tag champ with Rey Mysterio. To open WrestleMania 21, the 2 companions had a singles match towards one another, attempting to face on the legacy of their basic from Halloween Havoc 1997. While the 2 didn’t fairly attain these heights, they nonetheless killed it and confirmed that they nonetheless had that chemistry. Despite Eddie’s finest efforts, he couldn’t maintain Mysterio down for 3 and ended up shedding to a flash pin, setting the stage for a heel flip and ridiculous storyline centered across the custody of a younger Dominik Mysterio.
Sadly, this could be Eddie’s closing WrestleMania because of a sudden loss of life from coronary heart points. In the follow-up, Rey Mysterio would win the 2006 Royal Rumble match to make his option to WrestleMania 22, the place he would win the World Heavyweight Championship. All the whereas, it was used as a tribute to his former tag accomplice and certainly one of his biggest opponents.
Money within the Bank (WrestleMania 23)
The Money within the Bank idea was launched at WrestleMania 21 and ended up being an enormous success. It wasn’t till its third installment at WrestleMania 23 that they determined to guide with it, and so they went full ham by making it an eight-man match. A terrific set of expertise right here with preliminary winner Edge being joined by CM Punk, Randy Orton, King Booker, Finlay, Mr. Kennedy, Jeff Hardy, and Matt Hardy. Then you get Sharmell and Hornswoggle exhibiting up, making this one of many extra chaotic takes on the match.
There was hardly ever a foul Money within the Bank match, particularly early on, and this one’s no totally different. They do get foolish, like having Booker pull out a tiny ladder within the warmth of the second and the later bit the place he might win the match, however Matt Hardy threatens Sharmell with a Twist of Fate until he steps down. Then you get the loopy spots, like when Edge is laying on a ladder performing as a bridge and Jeff Hardy jumps off one other ladder and into Edge. Or the time when Mr. Kennedy does the Green Bay Plunge on Hornswoggle off a ladder. Kennedy himself would find yourself profitable this one, although his aftermath because the briefcase holder was fully cursed.
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