10 Underhyped Wrestling Matches That Blew Everyone Away
5. Shawn Michaels Vs. Mankind (In Your House 10: Mind Games)
Though Shawn Michaels and Mankind's title bout at In Your House 10 suffered from a scarcely existent build and many were skeptical that their disparate in-ring styles would gel together, the end result was nothing short of incredible.
Despite basically just being a stepping-stone match until HBK was beaten for the strap by Sid at Survivor Series two months later, it's often cited by Mick Foley as one of his all-time favourite fights.
A masterful compromise between Michaels' technical finesse and Mankind's penchant for brutality, the near-half-hour slug-fest sees both men forced to change up their house styles somewhat, resulting in a unique contest which, in an ideal world, would've led to a more prolonged program.
Foley gets the absolute tar knocked out of him throughout, but this is far more than a stuntman showcase for him: it's one of the best matches of his entire career, even with its iffy DQ ending.