"5 Star" Matches

[Big Nick Dudley]

This started in the Raw LD, but belongs elsewhere. Deserving of its own thread, no? Here are my choices (I reserve the right to add matches, seeing it's 3 o'clock in the morning):


Savage vs. Steamboat, WrestleMania III

Ric Flair vs. Steamboat, WrestleWar '89

Mr. Perfect Vs Bret Hart, SummerSlam 1991

British Bulldog Vs Bret Hart, SummerSlam 1992

Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart, WrestleMania X

Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania 12

Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs Bret Hart, Survivor Series 1996

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart, WrestleMania 13

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock, WrestleMania 17

John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania 23


LATE ADDITIONS:

Taker vs HBK - Badd Blood
Taker vs HBK - WM 25

Hard for me to give out 5 Stars, I'm pretty anal about it.

Feel free to share, and shit on one another.

 

[ABMorales787]

I personally prefer ****3/4 matches.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

 

[#hamler]

Cena/Punk?

Pretty much any Shawn Michaels/Triple H match.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels Gold Rush Tournament

 

[Bdubbs]

Taker vs HBK - IYH: Badd Blood
Taker vs HBK - WM 25
The Hart Foundation vs Team Austin - IYH: Canadian Stampede

 

[JGlass]

Rey vs. Guerrero at Halloween Havoc 97
HBK vs. Angle WrestleMania 21
Samoe Joe vs. AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels Unbreakable 05

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

Taker vs HBK - IYH: Badd Blood
Taker vs HBK - WM 25

I missed these. I'm copy-and-pasting. I should have waited to make my list... goddamnit.

 

[#hamler]

-Last Man Standing Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels, Royal Rumble 2004
-Hell in the Cell Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels, Bad Blood 2004

... do it.

 

[Bdubbs]

HBK vs Razor Ramon - WM 10
Benoit vs Angle - RR 03

 

[Vincent Michaels]

Just to add a few of my own:

Triple H vs Undertaker - WM17

Rey Mysterio vs Chris Jericho - The Bash 2009

Rock vs Triple H Iron Man Match - Judgement Day 2000

 

[The_Awesome_One]

The Miz (and alex riley) vs John Cena - I Quit match at Over The Limit 2011
HBK vs Undetaker - WM 25 and 26
John Cena vs CM Punk - Money In The Bank 2011
are just a few to name

 

[X]

Pretty much any Shawn Michaels/Triple H match.

I'm thinking you're going to want to re-think that one. Because they had some seriously fucking awful and boring matches during that feud. They had a few really good matches, and a few really mediocre and boring 40 minute wankfests that were barely *** IIRC.

I'd post my list again, but I just did in that Raw thread. If you want to see it, click here:

http://xfearbefore.blogspot.com/2010/02/5-star-matches.html

The Miz (and alex riley) vs John Cena - I Quit match at Over The Limit 2011

You gotta be fuckin' kidding me.

 

[#hamler]

I'm thinking you're going to want to re-think that one. Because they had some seriously fucking awful and boring matches during that feud. They had a few really good matches, and a few really mediocre and boring 40 minute wankfests that were barely *** IIRC.

List the good and bad ones that you can think of. Cause I wanna be cool too.

 

[Uncle Sam]

If Undertaker/Michaels was five stars, Hardy/Hardy was six stars.

 

[Shocky]

No love anywhere for triple H and Austin from No Way Out 2001?

Match was amazing.

 

[.]

Is this restricted to WWE? If not then AJ Styles/Daniels/Samoa Joe/Charlie Haas four way dance is a great match and I think is ***** worthy.

In WWE? Aside from the ones already mentioned I have to say Benoit/Angle at the Royal Rumble 2003. One of the best things about this match was it's ending.

 

[TLC]

Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit - Royal Rumble 2003
Edge and Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit No Mercy 2002
Austin vs HHH No Way Out 2001

 

[a0161613]

There are some shocking choices so far. X is right about HHH & HBK, only great match was Summerslam 02. The WM20 deserves to be on this list mind.

Angle/Anderson also.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

Austin vs. Angle - SummerSlam 2001
Triple H vs. HBK - SummerSlam 2002
Angle vs. Benoit - Royal Rumble 2003
Brock Lesnar vs. Eddie Guerrero - No Way Out 2004
Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley - Backlash 2004
Angle vs. Michaels - Mania 21
Angle vs. Taker - No Way Out 2006
Jericho vs. Michaels - Judgment Day 2008
Cena vs. Punk - MitB 2011

 

[ABMorales787]

Not mentioned yet:

Kurt Angle vs Mr. Anderson: Lockdown 2010

Motorcity Machineguns vs Beer Money: The F'N Show

Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho: No Mercy 2008

AJ Styles vs Abyss: Lockdown 2005

 

[FSWWE]

I'm sincerely hoping for another 5 star matches at SummerSlam... Please Randal and Christian DO IT!!!

 

[shattered dreams]

I know some people have been on my case about having the audacity to suggest that Punk-Cena was not "5 stars." In the interest of fairness, I do not think Angle-Anderson was "5 stars" either. They were both a hell of a watch though.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

Cena/Punk?

Pretty much any Shawn Michaels/Triple H match.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels Gold Rush Tournament

You just insulted me.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

How about that Austin vs. Benoit Smackdown match in 2001?

 

[JGlass]

AJ Styles vs Abyss: Lockdown 2005

Calling this a 5 star match is an insult to professional wrestling.