10 Greatest Cage Matches On The WWE Network
1. Bret Hart Vs Owen Hart - SummerSlam 1994
Not just the finest cage match in WWE history, but one of the most exciting matches you’ll ever see. At WrestleMania X, the brothers first locked up in a technical showcase, an at-first respectful tassle becoming of a competitive family.
A few months down the line, things have changed. This is an all out row, not a wrestling match, and the two brothers combine expertly to put on a dramatic, hard hitting showcase in that lovely old blue cage.
As a family tragedy, it’s beautifully pitched. As an athletic feat, it’s mesmerising. The two don’t stop moving for a moment, foiling one another’s escape attempts and giving it all they’ve got. The internal logic is something to behold, too - they don’t want to murder each other, there’s nothing so melodramatic as that - they simply want to dominate, to prove to the other that they’re the better man.
Bret snags the win before a post-match rumble which sees the Anvil and Davey Boy get involved. This is a proper Hart fest - of course it’s going to be brilliant. You could have watched these two fight forever, which makes the proceeding few years all the more tragic. We’ll always have this match, though - a genuine five-star classic.