1. Chris Benoit vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels
Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship (Wrestlemania 20, 2004)
What Happened? After entering the 2004 Royal Rumble at #1, Chris Benoit became only the second man in WWE history to win from the unenviable position. As a result, he earned the opportunity to face World Heavyweight Champion Triple H in a championship match at Wrestlemania. At the time, Triple H was involved in a feud with Shawn Michaels, with the two trading victories in a handful of matches from Survivor Series 2002 onwards. Wishing to have another shot at his real-life friend at Wrestlemania, Michaels sought to earn a spot in the match after unsuccessfully attempting to convince Benoit to pursue the WWE Championship instead, finally doing so after a victory over the rabid wolverine on an episode of Raw. This made the bout a triple threat match, frequently considered amongst the WWE's finest of all time, which captivated the audience from start to finish with its fast pace, abundance of visually impressive moves and blood. It ended when Benoit, frequently considered by many to be 'too small' to be a main eventer, made Triple H submit to his Crippler Crossface submission. Confetti then rained down into the ring as the event finished on a highly emotional note, as Benoit and WWE Championship winner Eddie Guerrero (a longtime friend who had beaten Kurt Angle earlier on in the event), raised their newly acquired title belts in unison with tears in their eyes.
Why We Won't We See It? Because of Chris Benoit's double murder and suicide. In late June 2007, tragedy struck the wrestling world as it became apparent that the twelve time champion had murdered his wife Nancy and son Daniel before taking his own life. A great deal of speculation followed about his motives, though it was widely believed that brain damage resulting from years of bumps in the ring had played a part. As a result of this, the WWE has heavily distanced themselves from Benoit over the last six years, all but erasing him from history (something that has been praised and criticised in equal measure) by removing almost any trace of him from home video releases and company records (the 2004 Royal Rumble is suspiciously missing in between the 2003 and 2005 editions on the company's website, for instance). He will therefore never make the cut for any future WWE game (apart from as a player-created wrestler), and nor will his matches, even if some of them are considered amongst the finest ever seen.