25 Greatest WWE WrestleMania Matches Ever

17. Daniel Bryan Vs. Triple H (WrestleMania XXX)

Triple H Daniel Bryan WrestleMania XXX
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It was like a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' book at gunpoint. Weeks and months of hijacking shows led to WWE caving in and giving the world its desired "Daniel Bryan Conquers the Machine" story, taking place in two parts and ending with him claiming the WWE Championship. Both matches were excellent, but the latter misses this cut. The former places a wee bit higher.

Triple H held his own in a highly-physical battle that lacked middling frills, and showed everyone that even in his mid-forties, he could still perform at the level of an uninhibited technician like Bryan. It's the second-greatest opening match in WrestleMania history, and a pleasant surprise for fans that pre-10 March 2014 weren't expecting much out of WrestleMania.

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.