After purchasing the WWE Network (for only £9.99!), I decided to watch what wwe.com considered to be the ‘100 Best Matches To See Before You Die’ on the WWE Network. You can find the list of the WWE Network’s 100 Best Matches here: http://www.wwe.com/article/100-best-matches
It got me to thinking…before I die, I must watch all 100 matches! And also, do all 100 matches really deserve to be in the list? After that thought, I got out my pen and paper and decided to review each match as I watch it. Does each particular match belong in the list? If not, what could replace it? Of course, it’s going to take a while (I’m up to match 84 at this point in time…). But I’m willing to put many man-hours into my endeavour to go to my grave knowing I watched all 100 matches! After I reach the hallowed #1 spot, I’ll write a review of the whole list.
Bonus Blog! There are some matches here that I think don’t belong. Here’s my Top 10 Matches That Shouldn’t Be In The WWE Network’s ‘Best 100 Matches’ List
To balance things, here are my TOP 10 REPLACEMENTS FOR MATCHES THAT SHOULDN’T BE IN THE WWE NETWORK’S ‘BEST 100 MATCHES’ LIST
And here are my Top 10 Matches That Should Be on the WWE Network’s ‘Best 100 Matches To Watch Before You Die’ List
EDIT: As of 24/2/2017, the WWE has updated the 100 Best Matches To See Before You Die List! So, rather than completely erase some of my hard work, here’s a link to the original 100 Best Matches…List and my reviews! WWE Network’s 100 Best Matches To See Before You Die (THE ORIGINAL LIST!)
So, bear in mind that the list only includes matches that occurred before 24/2/2017 AND those on the WWE Network!
- #100 Neville vs. Sami Zayn (NXT Championship Match, NXT TakeOver: R Evolution)
- #99 Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Championship Match, WCW Halloween Havoc 1998)
- #98 The Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada & Masato Yakushiji vs. bWo Japan (Taka Michinoku, Terry Boy & Dick Togo) (ECW Barely Legal 1997)
- #97 Natalya vs. Charlotte (NXT Women’s Championship Match, NXT TakeOver, May 29, 2014)
- #96 Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (WWE Championship Match, WWE WrestleMania III)
- #95 Cactus Jack vs. Triple H (Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight, WWE Raw, Sept. 22, 1997)
- #94 Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match, WrestleWar 1990)
- #93 Team Hell No & Randy Orton vs. The Shield (WWE SmackDown, June 14, 2013)
- #92 Dean Malenko vs. Scotty 2 Hotty (Light Heavyweight Championship Match, WWE Backlash 2000)
- #91 Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (NWA World Heavyweight Championship No Disqualification Steel Cage Match, WCCW Christmas Star Wars 1982 (aired on WCCW, December 28, 1982)
- #90 Neville vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze (NXT Championship Fatal 4-Way Match, NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, Sept. 11, 2014)
- #89 The Nasty Boys vs. Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne (WCW Tag Team Championship Falls Count Anywhere Chicago Street Fight, WCW Spring Stampede 1994)
- #88 Christian vs. Randy Orton (World Heavyweight Championship No Holds Barred Match, WWE SummerSlam 2011)
- #87 Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude (30-Minute Iron Man Challenge, WCW Beach Blast 1992)
- #86 Yoshihiro Tajiri vs Super Crazy (ECW Guilty as Charged 1999)
- #85 Sasha Banks vs. Bayley (NXT Women’s Championship Match, NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn)
- #84 Sting, Brian Pillman & The Steiner Brothers vs. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham & Sid Vicious) & Larry Zbyszko (War Games, WrestleWar 1991)
- #83 “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Dude Love (WWE Championship No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere Match, WWE Over the Edge 1998)
- #82 The Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics (NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match, Clash of the Champions I, March 27, 1988)
- #81 Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan (World Heavyweight Championship 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, WWE Extreme Rules 2012)
- #80 Harley Race vs. Ric Flair (NWA World Heavyweight Championship Steel Cage Match, Starrcade 1983)
- #79 Diamond Dallas Page vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage (No Disqualification Match, WCW Spring Stampede 1997)
- #78 Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WWE WrestleMania XIX)
- #77 Money in the Bank Ladder Match (WWE WrestleMania 21)
- #76 Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat (United States Championship Match, WCW Bash at the Beach 1994)
- #75 The Undertaker vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle (WWE Championship Triple Threat Match, WWE Vengeance 2002)
- #74 The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys (NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match, WCW Great American Bash 1990)
- #73 Bret Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid (WWE Championship Match, WWE Raw, July 11, 1994)
- #72 Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match, Starrcade 1985)
- #71 Ultimo Dragon vs. Rey Mysterio (J-Crown Match, WCW World War 3 1996)
- #70 Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine (Dog Collar Match, Starrcade 1983)
- #69 “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Triple H (Three Stages of Hell Match, WWE No Way Out 2001)
- #68 AJ Styles vs. John Cena (WWE Championship Match, WWE Royal Rumble 2017)
- #67 The Hart Foundation vs. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and The Legion of Doom (WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede)
- #66 Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler (WWE Bragging Rights 2010)
- #65 Sting vs. Cactus Jack (Falls Count Anywhere Match, WCW Beach Blast 1992)
- #64 John Cena vs. CM Punk (No. 1 Contender Match, Raw, Feb. 25, 2013)
- #63 Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro (2-out-of-3 Falls Match: NXT, Aug. 21, 2013 (aired on This is NXT, Feb. 24, 2013))
- #62 Tazz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (ECW Television Championship Match, ECW Living Dangerously 1998)
- #61 Team WWE vs. Team Alliance (Winner-Take-All Elimination Match, Survivor Series 2001)
- #60 Dean Malenko vs. Rey Mysterio (Cruiserweight Championship Match, WCW Great American Bash 1996)
- #59 Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Batista (Triple Threat WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match, WrestleMania 30)
- #58 The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger (WCW Tag Team Championship Match, WCW SuperBrawl I)
- #57 The Undertaker vs. Triple H (Hell in a Cell Match, WWE WrestleMania XXVIII)
- #56 Sting vs. Big Van Vader (King of Cable Tournament Finals. WCW Starrcade 1992)
- #55 John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan (WWE Championship Match, WWE SummerSlam 2013)
- #54 Mick Foley vs. Edge (Hardcore Match, WWE WrestleMania 22)
- #53 Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Championship 60-Minute WWE Iron Man Match, WWE SmackDown, Sept. 18, 2003)
- #52 Vader vs. Ric Flair (WCW Championship Match, WCW Starrcade 1993)
- #51 The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE WrestleMania 30)
- #50 The Undertaker vs. Mankind (Hell in a Cell Match, WWE King of the Ring 1998)
- #49 “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. The Rock (WWE WrestleMania XIX)
- #48 Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WWE Championship and Intercontinental Championship Match, WWE WrestleMania VI)
- #47 Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (Unsanctioned Streetfight, WWE Summerslam 2002)
- #46 Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) and Ryback vs. The Shield (TLC Match, WWE TLC 2012)
- #45 Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Intercontinental Title vs. Mask, WWE The Bash 2009)
- #44 Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind (WWE Championship Match, WWE In Your House: Mind Games)
- #43 Inaugural Elimination Chamber Match: Triple H vs Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho vs Kane vs Booker T vs Rob Van Dam (WWE World Heavyweight Title, WWE Survivor Series 2002)
- #42 Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Title, WWE Wrestlemania XIX)
- #41 Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome (ECW Heatwave 1998)
- #40 The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WWE Wrestlemania X8)
- #39 Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko (ECW Television Title, ECW Hardcore TV, May 2, 1995)
- #38 The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family (WWE Elimination Chamber 2014)
- #37 The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (Inaugrual Hell in a Cell Match, WWE In Your House: Badd Blood)
- #36 Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair (Loser Leaves Town, WWE RAW, January 25, 1993)
- #35 Cactus Jack vs. Big Van Vader (Texas Death Match, WCW Halloween Havoc 1993)
- #34 Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman (WCW Light Heavyweight Title, WCW Superbrawl II)
- #33 Edge vs. John Cena (WWE Title, TLC Match. WWE Unforgiven 2006)
- #32 Sting’s Squadron vs. The Dangerous Alliance (War Games, WCW Wrestlewar 1992)
- #31 Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (ECW Television Title, ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999)
- #30 Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A. (NWA United States Title, I Quit, Steel Cage, NWA Starrcade 1985)
- #29 Edge and Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz (Ladder Match, WWE No Mercy 1999)
- #28 CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (No Disqualfication, WWE Summerslam 2013)
- #27 Ric Flair vs. Sting (NWA World Title, NWA Clash of the Champions I)
- #26 Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (WWF Championship, Streetfight, WWE Royal Rumble 2000)
- #25 Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels (WWE World Heavyweight Title, Ladder Match, WWE No Mercy 2008)
- #24 Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (WWE Title, WWE Wrestlemania VIII)
- #23 The Undertaker vs. Triple H (No Holds Barred, WWE Wrestlemania XXVII)
- #22 The Royal Rumble Match (WWE Title, WWE Royal Rumble 1992)
- #21 Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley (WWE Intercontinental Title, Hardcore Match, WWE Backlash 2004)
- #20 Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (I Quit Match, NWA Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout)
- #19 Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels (WWE Intercontinental Title, Ladder Match, WWE Wrestlemania X)
- #18 Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart (WWE Intercontinental Title, WWE Summerslam 1991)
- #17 Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (NWA World Title, NWA Wrestlewar 1989: Music City Showdown)
- #16 Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WWE Wrestlemania X)
- #15 John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (Extreme Rules, WWE Extreme Rules 2012)
- #14 Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle (WWE Wrestlemania 21)
- #13 The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (No Disqualification, Streak vs. Career, WWE Wrestlemania XXVI)
- #12 The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE Title, No Disqualification. WWE Wrestlemania X-7)
- #11 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Title, NWA Chi-Town Rumble)
- #10 Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (WWE Title, 60 Minute Iron Man Match. WWE Wrestlemania XII)
- #9 John Cena vs. CM Punk (WWE Championship, WWE Money in the Bank 2011)
- #8 The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian (WWE Tag Team Titles, TLC Match, WWE Wrestlemania X-7)
- #7 Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog (WWE Intercontinental Title, WWE Summerslam 1992)
- #6 The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage (Retirement Match, WWE Wrestlemania VII)
- #5 Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio (WCW Cruiserweight Title vs. Mask, WCW Halloween Havoc 1997)
- #4 Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (NWA World Title, 2/3 Falls, NWA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin’ Cajun)
- #3 Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WWE Intercontinental Title, WWE Wrestlemania III)
- #2 Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (Submission Match, WWE Wrestlemania 13)
- #1 The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WWE Wrestlemania 25)
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