2. Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels - WrestleMania 12
Bret vs Shawn. What more needs to be said about this match? When many fans of a certain age are asked what their favourite wrestling match of all time is, the answer often lies in the main event of Wrestlemania 12. Whilst Bret had won his first WWF Championship in 1992, Shawn Michaels was honing his Heartbreak Kid gimmick and regularly niggling at Brets side both in and out of the ring. At the time of Wrestlemania 12, Hart was a three-time WWF Champion but Shawns star was firmly on the rise. The cocky Boy Toy had soon become a fan favourite and it was he and The Hitman who were to battle it out for the WWF Title at Wrestlemania. The milestone of change here isnt so much the result (Shawn won, by the way), but the fact that the two guys who were heralded as the brightest lights of the New Generation were headlining Wrestlemania; a spot only afforded to the elite (well, apart from King Kong Bundy). As well as the culmination of seemingly years of work, it was this event that also put the star of Shawn Michaels firmly up amongst the big hitting main event players. Its just a good job that Shawn was humble and didnt let it go to his head