10 Matches WWE Could HONESTLY Call ‘The Greatest Ever’

Vince McMahon's empire may have eventually ceased to exist by the end of the 1990s had it not been for years of unmatched effort by a prize horse he callously took out back and shot the second he no longer deemed it useful.

Considered short on drawing power due to his prominence coinciding with the industry's financial nadir, Bret Hart was a vital cornerstone when others shunned critical glare. Hulk Hogan b*ggered off in 1992 and 1993, Lex Luger profoundly failed as a replacement, Shawn Michaels' mind and body couldn't carry the load, and Hart himself was the only one outside of Kevin Nash's close circle of friends capable of making Diesel the type of WWE Champion McMahon desperately wanted.

Bret was hardworking, reliable and exactly as f*cking excellent as he claimed to be. They were traits instilled into him and brother Owen by their father Stu. Each one was left in the ring for their mesmerising technical classic.

Portraying the snot-nosed younger brother, Owen took shortcuts for fun followed up by finesse for function. Determined not to veer from his measured game-plan (and with a show-closing main event to consider later than night) Bret's attempt to over-egg his polished assault was his undoing.

Their worthy 20 minute battle had already pushed him beyond his planned pursuit when he straddled Owen's shoulders for a victory roll. Tired and masking the hurried approach, he execution was less than excellent as Owen stepped out of his brother's shadow and into a leg-trapping pinfall for an unlikely three-count.