5 Opening WrestleMania Matches That Ruled (And 5 That Sucked)

1. Bret Hart Vs. Owen Hart - WrestleMania X

The best opener in WrestleMania, and possibly wrestling, history. Bret Hart versus Owen Hart was a masterclass, two guys as close as can be going out there and producing a near-perfect match for twenty wonderful minutes. It was as good as you can get, and would be considered the standout match of the show, if not for the first ever televised WWE ladder match between Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon that went on after them. Going into their match, the two brothers got together and started mapping out what they were going to do, including all their high spots and plenty of Owen's high-flying. Realising that, if they were going to do the match they were planning on doing, Owen would no doubt get cheered, Bret decided to flip it and had Owen nix all of his showing-off. Instead, Owen did every dastardly heel trick and took every shortcut in the book, en route to a surprising victory over his older sibling. The exchanges between these two were as smooth as silk and the match just built and built, with the MSG crowd getting more and more into at on every nearfall. The result also casted doubt over Bret's WWE Title match later in the night and also meant that Owen would be one of the first in line when Bret did capture the gold. If you haven't watched this match, do so now.