WWE Network Pull List: 10 Must-See Matches And Shows (May 11)

10. United States Championship Match: Booker T Vs. Bret Hart (WCW Nitro - February 22, 1999)

There was a lot not to like about WCW in 1999, particularly once Vince Russo took over late in the year. No matter how creatively flawed the company had become by the time the last year of the century rolled around, it was still home to some of the most extraordinary wrestlers in the world, such as future Hall of Famer Bret "Hitman" Hart.

Though he was not particularly motivated, the product of tremendously stupid booking and the betrayal he still felt in the wake of the Montreal Screwjob, the second-generation star of the famed Hart family still had a few gems up his sleeve.

On the February 22 episode of Monday Nitro, he clashed with the hugely popular Booker T in a match to declare the No. 1 contender to Scott Hall's United States Championship.

The match played to the strengths of the combatants involved, with Hart methodically working over the younger, more dynamic Booker (something Tony Schiavone is sure to point out countless times) and the babyface exploding back into the bout with an energetic comeback.

The finish was clever and put Booker over as a resourceful and aware wrestler while Hart lost zero credibility. At a time when creative was as nonsensical and disjointed as possible, The Hitman and the future world champion gave fans a good, long wrestling match to make up for it.