As of this writing, there have been well over 400WrestleManiamatches since the event began back in 1985.
Now were celebrating the very best matches WrestleMania has ever offeredwrestlingfans.
But first, some ground rules.
First, as there are so manyWrestleManiasto cover, we are only going to allowone entry per event.
The modern shows with two nights of festivities will only count as one combined event.
Second, to keep things from becoming repetitive, there will be no match redundancies.
If two wrestlers battled it out in multipleWrestleManias, only one of those matches can be on the list.
Without further ado, here are our picks for the very bestWrestleManiamatches of all time…
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As Bret was the future of the promotion, Roddy Piper did the most to pass the torch.
It did more to endear him than anything else from the previous months.
More importantly, it ended the show with an excited crowd.
This led to the rise of the cinematic match, and Bray Wyatt certainly made the best of it.
Wyatts creative ideas were very hit or miss, especially when knocked down by the whims of the brass.
His career suffered for it at times, but the Firefly Funhouse Match was when everything clicked.
What was advertised as John Cena taking on Wyatts nigh-invincible Fiend persona ended up being a million times weirder.
They hit each other.
McIntyre doing a lucha flip to the outside during this was the cherry on top.
Great stuff all around, a fitting ending, and a well-deserved standing ovation from everyone in the arena.
Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WrestleMania III)
EarlyWrestleManiascan be hard to sit through.
Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair (WrestleMania XXIV)
The story behind the match was novel.
The moment he lost, Flair would be forced to hang it up.
That meant months of Flair scraping by against various opponents, but how long could he keep it up?
In what was the bestWrestleManiaof its era, the retirement match between Michaels and Flair was the crowning jewel.
Wrestling is about pretending anyway.
Thankfully,WrestleMania 37s coronation for Bianca Belair fulfilled the potential of what aWrestleManiamain event* should be.
These two put on what might still beWrestleManias greatest womens match ever.
There is an awesome story told about two overly confident women butting heads.
On one side, its Sasha realizing what shes up against and becoming increasingly frazzled and frustrated.
*Its stillNight 1for what its worth.
Triple H match atWrestleMania XXVIII, which felt self-important).
Austins body was falling apart, and this would be his last match for nearly 20 years.
Then Michaels did come back after all, claiming that he was the legitimate IC champ.
Hence, a Ladder Match to decide the one true champion.
The Hardy Boyz vs.
Edge and Christian vs.
The six men upped the game completely.
Its what gave us Hollywood Rock and the Final Boss.
It was also done at the perfect time, as both men were getting ready to slow down.
Even then, he was only a couple years away from becoming over-the-hill.
The same shouldnt be said about the Submission Match between Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Oh, yes, the main event of Sycho Sid vs.
It put together the right mixture of in-ring continuity with the violent brawling that would define the upcoming era.
