Shawn Michaels has put on more classics than any other WWE star in history. Here are his 10 best WWE matches of all time.
Shawn Michaels has accomplished so much in his pro wrestling career. From four reigns as a world champion to the WWE Hall of Fame, "The Heartbreak Kid" has a resume that any wrestler would be jealous of. However, his legacy has been built on being one of the all-time greats inside the squared circle. Michaels has delivered time in, time out to bring in-ring excellence at its highest level.
This might be Shawn's most physically intense war of his entire career. From big table spots to hard hitting action, this bout had it all and showed that Michaels could brawl like the Hardcore Legend. Mankind's physicality is unquestioned, but in 1996, Shawn was looked at as a clean cut, white meat babyface who needed this kind of battle to prove himself. Despite the disqualification finish, Mick Foley has often mentioned this as his favorite WWE match of his entire career.
Their feud culminated in HBK's signature bout at No Mercy 2008. In one of the most brutal and violent ladder matches of all time, Michaels and Jericho put each other in unimaginable pain for over 22 minutes. The aggression and intensity was off the charts. This felt like a seesaw battle that could go either way and with an inventive finish, Jericho came out victorious to retain the World Heavyweight Title to cap 2008's best rivalry.
At In Your House: Badd Blood 1997, the months-long rivalry between HBK and Taker was blown off in Hell In A Cell. After Michaels had tried escaping "The Deadman" and using D-Generation X at every chance since SummerSlam that year, he was finally trapped with nowhere to run. Over the course of 30 minutes, Taker brutalized Michaels and left him bloody in an absolutely outstanding war.
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