10. Midnight Express vs. the Road Warriors
This one ended on a scaffold and with Jim Cornett taking a huge fall to blow out his knees. It was two of the all time best tag teams going at it in their primes. It was Starcade. It was magic. Must see TV.
9. Jerry the King Lawler vs. Andy Coughman
Andy was not a real wrestler, but he got in the ring multiple times and he was more convincing than McMahmann. Unlike McMahann, Andy wrestled like a non-wrestler, but still the feud was beautiful and hilarious. These two took the feud to Dave Letterman's show and there it made wrestling infamous. Get some clips of this stuff and watch it again. Andy may have been one of the best heels of all time.
8. Larry Szabisco vs. Bruno Sanmartino
This feud brought Sanmartino out of retirement, sold out arenas all through New England, and ended in a cage where Bruno escaped first to win the title "the Living Legend". This feud had Bruno take chair shots to the head, and Larry got stabbed by a fan . . . really! Larry never got pinned by the wrestling superstar Bruno Sanmartino during the entire feud. And did I mention the fans were so into it one of them stabbed Szabisco?! Hard to top that.
7. Austin vs. Bret Hart
This is the feud that actually made Austin. It ended with an amazing double turn. Hart became a heel and Austin a face. But people forget that before that iconic picture of a bloodied Austin refusing to give up and Hart refusing to let go, that the duo had several great matches, and right before it a beautiful brutal match that is not what one thinks of normally when they think of Bret Hart. Both men showed range and told a great story.
6. Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat
These guys actually had two great go rounds, but most remember the trio of matches that ended up making Flair good. Steamboat beat Flair for the title, the next match was a Steamboat win despite Flair having his foot under the ropes. So Flair got one last shot, and there Flair prevailed. During the whole ordeal Flair went from villain to fellow hero with Steamboat. And don't forget these were all two out of three fall matches.
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