7. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Savage
While the Heartbreak Kid and Macho Man wrestled in the WWF together for several years (Shawn Michaels came into the company in 1988 and Randy Savage left in 1994), the two rarely crossed paths. This was due to them being on completely different planes for most of their overlap, with Michaels one-half of the Rockers and Savage being world champ by the time the future HBK debuted. Michaels would get a brief shot at Savages title shortly after branching out in singles competition in 1992, but there also was a potential mega-feud that was snuffed out. According to Savages brother Lanny Poffo, Macho Man pitched a two-year feud that would have spanned WrestleManias IX and X, with Savage putting Michaels over at the end of the feud and retiring. The idea was nixed and Savage would spend the majority of his last two years in WWF behind the commentary desk. After Savage headed to WCW, both careers began to take off. Michaels would elevate himself beyond the Intercontinental Championship and become a world champ and focal point of the WWF as the Monday Night Wars began. Savage was an integral part of the nWo storyline, first as part of the WCW defenders, then as a member of the black and white. In 1997, Savage had a resurgence thanks to his feud with Diamond Dallas Page, evoking the crazed performer of old. At the same time, Michaels was tearing up WWF as part of D-Generation X. HBK clearly was influenced by Savage, evidenced by his own top-rope elbow drop and general showmanship. A match between the two at the height of the Monday Night Wars would have been electric, a young lion versus old lion battle that also could have been the torch-passing moment that Savage originally wanted.