10 Best WWE In Your House Matches EVER
4. Bret Hart Vs Hakushi (In Your House 1)
More brilliance from Bret Hart, again aided by a very willing dance partner.
Hakushi was a man out of time in 1995 WWE, but at least that time was sometime after the period they were in rather than the f*cking ancient Bushwhackers or select others clogging up the show. It's a wonder, looking at his calendar that year, Bret didn't find time to feud with Luke and Butch, but he'd have doubtlessly made the best of things just as he did here.
The first ever In Your House match set the bar high just when the company needed to prove the idea had value, and is completely future-proof thanks to the story underpinning some particularly cutting edge offence. Hakushi could fly like few that came before him, so 'The Hitman' simply figured out how to clip his wings.
It took the former WWE Champion levelling up to his opponent throughout, tacitly showing the heel some respect in some particularly elegant storytelling. Hart's strategy in kayfabe was always measured, but the mere fact that he had to go big in order to beat the 'White Angel' was the best service he could have given the newcomer. That he worked a second match against Jerry Lawler and went intentionally hard to sell that story is a further credit to 'The Best There Ever Will Be'.