25. Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar
These matches were always great. The Iron Man match, the match where Lesnar did a moonsault. Angle is underrated on the mic, and he made Lesnar interesting. The tail end of the the attitude era, but it was a great run between the two of them.
24. Rowdy Piper vs. Mr. T
Let's face it. Piper's feud was really with Mr. T rather than Hogan. Hogan and Piper had one go that ended in a DQ. They then brought in Mr. T, and the blow off to the feud was Mr. T vs. Piper at Wrestlemania 2 while Hogan fought a match no one remembers against King Kong Bundy. Piper made the feud, he made Hogan, and he made Wrestlemania by facing off against a TV star for the first two Wrestlemanias.
23. Flair vs. Terry Funk
Ric Flair getting pile driven through a table is a lasting image. Funk got the best of the cheap shot artist himself and started a feud that began with words, escalated with the table, and ended in a brutal "I Quit" match where Funk screamed and Flair retained his title. Good stuff from start to finish.
22. Hogan vs. Bobby the Brain Hennan.
The only good feud Hogan ever took part or finished was with a manager. It was the Brain who put person after person up against the mighty Hulk. It was really Bobby Hennan who made the Andre the Giant match at Wrestlemania III even seem remotely plausible. Only the Brain could make the gentle giant into a bad guy. This feud set the indoor attendance record. Bobby was the straw that stirred the drink.
21. Dusty Rhodes vs. Superstar Billy Graham
This trio of matches sold out the Garden. It began over Graham's WWF title, but ended when the duo fought for honor and the right to be the best. Blood was spilled, bull ropes were used, and some really great promos were cut. This underrated and often forgotten feud was a money maker for both men, gave the WWE champ someone interesting to fight, and helped launch Rhodes to national stardom.
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