10 Awesome Wrestling Matches Nobody Talks About

The Hitman and HBK gave wrestling fans an early Christmas present in 1992...

Ricky Steamboat Chris Jericho Backlash 2009
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Precisely what makes an awesome wrestling match is totally subjective. Maybe you just liked the combination of wrestlers involved, the backstory leading up to the match, or the fact that the live crowd were super-into the end result. As a wrestling fan, you've probably even forgotten more matches than you remember.

It's not hard to see why this happens. WWE alone produce well over a dozen pay-per-views each year these days, along with hundreds of hours of TV. That's a lot of product, so remembering every individual match isn't easy. Just think though: all that hard work, sweat and toil is lost to the sands of time.

That's where the WWE Network steps in. Thanks to WWE's archive of wrestling's best, revisiting (or outright discovering) matches you'd forgotten about or weren't fully aware of becomes a joy.

Fire up that Network and give some 'lost' matches a bit of love from time to time. You'll thank us later...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.