10 Classic Wrestling Rivalries With ONE THING MISSING

10. Bret Hart Vs Steve Austin - A Definitive Singles Payoff

Was WrestleMania 13's Submission Match between Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin the most important and significant contest in WWE history?

Yes, it was. But if you were so inclined, you could probably make just as cogent a case for their first pay-per-view bout at Survivor Series 1996. That was Hart's return, 'The Rattlesnake's coming out party, both men's storyline raisons d'etre as they embarked on rivalries and runs that reshaped their lives and careers forever, and an absolute killer match to boot.

After the 'Show Of Shows' bloodbath changed everything though, they were hardly ever together again one-on-one. In Your House: Revenge Of The 'Taker the following month and the iconic Monday Night Raw No Holds Barred matches ended by disqualification and No Contest respectively, and Austin was shifted over to Owen Hart after the youngest sibling pinned him the classic Canadian Stampede multi-man main event.

They'd have certainly come back around to one another (Hart envisaged a WrestleMania XIV rematch to launch Austin as Champion) had 'The Excellence Of Execution' still been around, but he wasn't and they didn't.