Shawn Michaels WrestleMania Matches - Ranked From Worst To Best

1. Vs. The Undertaker - WrestleMania XXVI

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After putting on a true all-time classic at WrestleMania XXV, Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker somehow managed to top it just a year later.

All of the sloppy or unsure moments from the year prior were erased, and where XXV was built around two veterans facing off, XXVI was a whole different beast. This was the climax of one man's obsession, a desire to prove his worth and complete his career by doing what no man had ever been able to do at the time, which was to beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania.

You could put either match at the top of this list, but WrestleMania XXVI will always stand out as the best for me. The psychology throughout was pitch perfect, with Michaels frequently falling foul of his obsession with winning here and 'Taker capitalising on the mistakes this brought about. The flipside of this was that The Phenom knew he would have to go the extra mile to put HBK away, so a lot of his offensive attacks had extra bite.

The finish is beautiful, with Michaels beckoning Undertaker to finish him off and even going as far as to slap the Deadman to ensure that he did so. One jumping Tombstone later and one of the most storied careers in World Wrestling Entertainment history was done with a match that could easily top any all-time WWE matches list. 

It has everything one could want from an in-ring standpoint, added to WWE storytelling and tight psychology. It is everything that is wonderful about WWE, on top of everything that is wonderful about professional wrestling. It is also the greatest match in the storied career of Mr. WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels. 

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