10 Best Wrestling Trilogies
Third time's a charm.
The only thing better than seeing your two favourite wrestlers tear the house down is seeing them tear the house down three times, preferably spread out over the course of a few months, with each match better than the last as the rivalry grows ever more intense.
In Hollywood, movie franchises can often end up out-staying their welcome, of course, but in professional wrestling fans seldom tire of seeing a pair of ably-matched adversaries lock horns - probably because a good match only relies on two people putting in their best work rather than an entire cast and crew.
Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega proved over the weekend - with their third, show-stealing bout of the year - that it is possible for the sequels to live up to the hype (though bettering their second effort from June may have, ultimately, been an obstacle too far even for them).
They are far from the first wrestling duo to buck the trend of disappointing reunions, though: three-match series have been around for as long as the sport itself as a way to separate two evenly-matched competitors - and a selection of them have lived long in the memory.
10. John Cena Vs. Kevin Owens
Three-match series don't come much better than John Cena and Kevin Owens, who shared successive matches of the night at Elimination Chamber, Money in the Bank and, latterly, Battleground during 2015.
What made them so impressive was that this was Owens' first feud after being promoted to the main roster as NXT Champion in May. The former ROH star came with a reputation for being a solid worker, granted, but few could have predicted such a stellar start to life in WWE.
It was testament not only to his wrestling mettle, but that of John Cena - once maligned for being sub-par between the ropes - as well. And, apart from being of the highest technical quality, it also did Owens no end of good in his rapid rise up the main roster ranks.