10 Best Ever UK WWE Matches

10. Christian Vs William Regal - ECW On Syfy (November 2009)

Cynically punished for his decision to work in TNA during a WWE hiatus, Christian's position as ECW Champion was a mettle-testing demotion for the Attitude Era star upon his return to the company in 2009.

As an experienced and consummate professional, the multi-time tag champion predictably over-delivered in the role and was rightfully installed as a main roster utility player following two lengthy babyface reigns atop the third-string wasteland.

It was during this time Christian began an angle with former Un-American colleague William Regal that had spanned the summer months and brought quiet acclaim back to the dilapidated brand. An eight-second squash at that year's SummerSlam pay-per-view was erased by a choice encounter at the following month's Breaking Point event, but their best encounter was saved for Regal's home crowd at the climax of a Sheffield ECW television taping.

Currently unavailable on the WWE Network thanks to the inexplicable omission of the revived ECW telecast's back catalogue, the match is something of a rarity but the slow-building 20 minute technical masterclass drew intense heat with the crowd split between fiercely popular babyface Christian and hometown hero Regal embarking on possibly his last crack at a 'major' title.

Subsequently devoid of shenanigans, the finish built to Regal setting up for a running knee that had flattened Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella in seconds exactly one year earlier. The champion had it scouted, swivelling away from the exhausted Brit to hit the challenger with his 'Killswitch' finisher for the climactic victory.