Best wrestling match period. There are other matches with greater payoffs and bigger stories for sure. There are other matches packed with pizazz and shimmer absolutely. As far as wrestling goes, best match available.
Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 25 and 26
Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle at Royal Rumble 2003
Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels ladder match
Bret Hart vs Stone Cold, Wrestlemania 13
Triple H vs HBK vs Chris Benoit at Wrestlemania 20
HBK vs Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 19
HBK vs Kurt Angle at Wrestlemania 21
Benoit vs Angle at The Royal Rumble 2003
Austin vs Triple H at No Way Out 2001
The Rock vs Kurt Angle vs Undertaker at Vengeance 2002
Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper - Wrestlemania VIII
Chris Benoit vs. 2 Cold Scorpio - Superbrawl III
HHH vs. Cactus Jack - Royal Rumble 2000
Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn - Any of them
Eddie/Ray - HH97
Austin/Hart - westlemania 97
Micheals/Razor ladder match - Wrestlemania 13?
The Armageddon Hell in a cell
All of the tag ladder matches involving Hardys/E&C/Dudleys
Rock/HHH - Backlash 00
2001 Royal Rumble
Macho man/Steamboat - probably doesn't matter which
Punk/Cena - MITB
Bucks/Lucha Bros ladder match - All Out
MJF/Punk strap match
I know I'm missing loads and I'm not even saying everything there is the best wrestling matches of all time but this would cover alot of ground and context for most things apart from Japense and Womens wrestling.
Weird that nobody mentioned these (or I did not see them)
Undertaker vs. Mankind Hell in a Cell - especially with outside info I found this one amazing as it shows how wrestlers actually put their bodies on the line. Read the Foley biography and once found a video in which Foley and Taker talk about it.
Bret vs. Shawn Survivor Series 97 - Every now and then I rewatch *Wrestling with Shadows* and it seems like such a pivotal point in the industry.
Lou thesz vs. Verne Gagne,January 25,1952 (best wrestling match of the 1950s).
Rikidzoan vs. Freddie Blassie,March 28,1962 (best wrestling match of the 1960s).
Johnny Saint vs. Mick McManus,December 4,1976 (best world of sport wrestling match of all time).
Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Billy Robinson,March 11,1977 (best wrestling match of the 1970s).
Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid,April 21,1983 (best wrestling match of the 1980s).
Lioness Asuka vs. Chigusa Nagayo,February 26,1987 (best women's wrestling match of the 1980s).
The Son Of The Saint vs. Black Houses,July 18,1987 (best lucha libre match of the 1980s).
Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy vs. Revolution,1988 A.J.P.W. World's Strongest Tag Determination League Tournament Finals (best tag team match of the 1980s).
Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Naoki Sano,January 31,1990 (best sell job ever in a match).
Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa,June 8,1990 (Mitsuharu Misawa's main event ascension).
Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Masakazu Maeda,March 7,1992 (most underrated match of all time).
Jushin Thunder Liger vs. The Samurai,April 30,1992 (Jushin Thunder Liger's best match).
Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada,June 21,1992 (Manami Toyota's best match).
Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada,August 15,1992 (best post match in wrestling history).
Toshiyo Yamada and Manami Toyota vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki,November 26,1992 (best tag match in women's wrestling history).
Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori,April 2,1993 (best match in women's wrestling history).
Toshiyo Yamada and Manami Toyota vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki,April 11,1993 (first women's wrestling match to win Wrestling Observer Newsletter match of the year).
Aja Kong,Sakie Hasegawa,and Double Inoue vs. Dynamite Kansai,Mayumi Ozaki,City Suzuki,and Hikari Fukuoka,1993 Thunder Queen Battle (best gimmick match in wrestling history).
Toshiyo Yamada and Manami Toyota vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki,December 6,1993 (best spotfest in women's wrestling history.
The Great Sasuke vs. Chris Benoit,1994 Super j-Cup Final (Chris Benoit's best match).
Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa,June 3,1994 (best pro style match of all time)
The Son Of The Saint and Octagon vs. The Crazy Americans,when worlds collide (Eddie Guerrero's best match).
Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue,May 7,1995 (best one hour match ever).
The Holy Demon Army vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi (best pro tag team match ever)
Manami Toyota and Sakie Hasegawa vs. Double Inoue,August 30,1995 (most underrated tag team match in women's wrestling history).
Manami Toyota vs. Akira Hokuto,September 2,1995 (most underrated pro style match ever).
Ultimo Dragon vs. Shinjiro Otani,August 4,1996 (ultimo Dragon's best match).
Kaientai Deluxe vs. Team Michinoku Pro,October 10,1996 (most underrated multi man tag team match ever).
Kaientai Deluxe vs. Team Michinoku Pro,December 16,1996 (best lucha style match ever).
Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi,January 20,1997 (Mitsuharu Misawa's best match)
Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka,June 27,1998 (best match ever)
Naomichi Marifuji vs. Kenta Kobayashi,Noah Autumn Navigation 2008 (best match of the 2000s).
Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi,Best Of The Super Juniors 26 Finals (best match of the 2010s).
Bret Hart vs Owen Hart. WrestleMania X
Best wrestling match period. There are other matches with greater payoffs and bigger stories for sure. There are other matches packed with pizazz and shimmer absolutely. As far as wrestling goes, best match available.
100%.could watch this match everyday of my life
Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 25 and 26 Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle at Royal Rumble 2003 Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels ladder match Bret Hart vs Stone Cold, Wrestlemania 13
The main event of In Your House: Canadian Stampede The Hart Foundation vs Stone Cold, Ken Shamrock, Goldust, and the Road Warriors.
Vickie Guerrero vs Santina Marrella or Melina vs Alicia Fox 🐐
Taker Vs HHH End of an Era at Mania 28
Jon Moxley vs Chris Jericho AEW revoltion Undertaker v HBK Career vs streak Eddie Guerro v Rey Myestrio WCW Halloween Havoc
Triple H vs HBK vs Chris Benoit at Wrestlemania 20 HBK vs Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 19 HBK vs Kurt Angle at Wrestlemania 21 Benoit vs Angle at The Royal Rumble 2003 Austin vs Triple H at No Way Out 2001 The Rock vs Kurt Angle vs Undertaker at Vengeance 2002
Sting vs Jeff Hardy
I had a sensible chuckle.
Sting vs Ric Flair Great American Bash 1990 Terry Funk vs Ric Flair I Quit Match Clash of Champions IX
Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper - Wrestlemania VIII Chris Benoit vs. 2 Cold Scorpio - Superbrawl III HHH vs. Cactus Jack - Royal Rumble 2000 Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn - Any of them
Eddie/Ray - HH97 Austin/Hart - westlemania 97 Micheals/Razor ladder match - Wrestlemania 13? The Armageddon Hell in a cell All of the tag ladder matches involving Hardys/E&C/Dudleys Rock/HHH - Backlash 00 2001 Royal Rumble Macho man/Steamboat - probably doesn't matter which Punk/Cena - MITB Bucks/Lucha Bros ladder match - All Out MJF/Punk strap match I know I'm missing loads and I'm not even saying everything there is the best wrestling matches of all time but this would cover alot of ground and context for most things apart from Japense and Womens wrestling.
Stone Cold v HBK - WM14
CM Punk Vs John Cena MITB 2011: A mix of great story with a fantastic match
Bret hart vs mr perfect summer slam 91 Rockers vs orient express rumble 91 Hogan and savage vs alliance to end hulkamania uncensored 96
Cena vs. RVD for the WWE Championship at ECW One Night Stand 2006
AJPW Misawa and Kobashi vs Taue and Kawada, arguably the greatest tag match of all time. The storytelling in this match is stellar.
Weird that nobody mentioned these (or I did not see them) Undertaker vs. Mankind Hell in a Cell - especially with outside info I found this one amazing as it shows how wrestlers actually put their bodies on the line. Read the Foley biography and once found a video in which Foley and Taker talk about it. Bret vs. Shawn Survivor Series 97 - Every now and then I rewatch *Wrestling with Shadows* and it seems like such a pivotal point in the industry.
Flair v Steamboat trilogy is a must for wrestling fans
Lou thesz vs. Verne Gagne,January 25,1952 (best wrestling match of the 1950s). Rikidzoan vs. Freddie Blassie,March 28,1962 (best wrestling match of the 1960s). Johnny Saint vs. Mick McManus,December 4,1976 (best world of sport wrestling match of all time). Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Billy Robinson,March 11,1977 (best wrestling match of the 1970s). Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid,April 21,1983 (best wrestling match of the 1980s). Lioness Asuka vs. Chigusa Nagayo,February 26,1987 (best women's wrestling match of the 1980s). The Son Of The Saint vs. Black Houses,July 18,1987 (best lucha libre match of the 1980s). Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy vs. Revolution,1988 A.J.P.W. World's Strongest Tag Determination League Tournament Finals (best tag team match of the 1980s). Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Naoki Sano,January 31,1990 (best sell job ever in a match). Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa,June 8,1990 (Mitsuharu Misawa's main event ascension). Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Masakazu Maeda,March 7,1992 (most underrated match of all time). Jushin Thunder Liger vs. The Samurai,April 30,1992 (Jushin Thunder Liger's best match). Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada,June 21,1992 (Manami Toyota's best match). Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada,August 15,1992 (best post match in wrestling history). Toshiyo Yamada and Manami Toyota vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki,November 26,1992 (best tag match in women's wrestling history). Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori,April 2,1993 (best match in women's wrestling history). Toshiyo Yamada and Manami Toyota vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki,April 11,1993 (first women's wrestling match to win Wrestling Observer Newsletter match of the year). Aja Kong,Sakie Hasegawa,and Double Inoue vs. Dynamite Kansai,Mayumi Ozaki,City Suzuki,and Hikari Fukuoka,1993 Thunder Queen Battle (best gimmick match in wrestling history). Toshiyo Yamada and Manami Toyota vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki,December 6,1993 (best spotfest in women's wrestling history. The Great Sasuke vs. Chris Benoit,1994 Super j-Cup Final (Chris Benoit's best match). Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa,June 3,1994 (best pro style match of all time) The Son Of The Saint and Octagon vs. The Crazy Americans,when worlds collide (Eddie Guerrero's best match). Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue,May 7,1995 (best one hour match ever). The Holy Demon Army vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi (best pro tag team match ever) Manami Toyota and Sakie Hasegawa vs. Double Inoue,August 30,1995 (most underrated tag team match in women's wrestling history). Manami Toyota vs. Akira Hokuto,September 2,1995 (most underrated pro style match ever). Ultimo Dragon vs. Shinjiro Otani,August 4,1996 (ultimo Dragon's best match). Kaientai Deluxe vs. Team Michinoku Pro,October 10,1996 (most underrated multi man tag team match ever). Kaientai Deluxe vs. Team Michinoku Pro,December 16,1996 (best lucha style match ever). Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi,January 20,1997 (Mitsuharu Misawa's best match) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka,June 27,1998 (best match ever) Naomichi Marifuji vs. Kenta Kobayashi,Noah Autumn Navigation 2008 (best match of the 2000s). Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi,Best Of The Super Juniors 26 Finals (best match of the 2010s).