10 Outstanding Wrestling Matches That Ended Without Finishers
8. Bret Hart Vs British Bulldog (WWE In Your House 5)
Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith had two separate and entirely different epics over three years in the mid-1990s, though neither ended with either the Sharpshooter or Running Powerslam.
At Wembley Stadium, 'The Hitman' lost upwards. British Bulldog's Intercontinental Championship win freed up 'The Excellence Of Execution' to win the company's top prize a few months later as the planned top star in a post-Hulk Hogan future. It foreshadowed significant change for the entire organisation, but not all of it was good.
The industry couldn't have looked more different by the time the two locked up again. Gone were the record-setting crowds, but those that stuck around saw an in-ring product far richer for Hart's stewardship. In a bloody sequel that outmatched the original, the pair allowed for heated violence in a way the all-babyface battle couldn't. Though Bulldog screaming for mercy wouldn't have felt out of place at the conclusion, a magistral cradle on the exhausted challenger was as technically proficient as it was tactically astute.
The pinning combination wasn't about testing the Challenger's muscular strength, but his technical resolve. After 21 gruelling minutes, he had none left to offer.