One WWE Match You MUST Watch From Every Year 1984-2024

39. 1985 - Hulk Hogan Vs Rowdy Roddy Piper, The War To Settle The Score

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A monumental showdown in the spirit of "this is the biggest match ever...until an even bigger one next month!" promotion that has sustained pro wrestling for decades, Hulk Hogan Vs Roddy Piper had end-of-the-world energy despite existing as much to double down on the New York buzz for WrestleMania a little over a month later.

Hotter than the sun and a timeless example of how both men could so much with so little, this is a finish short of the art of the work perfected. And even then, the inconclusiveness crafted a main event for Sports Entertainment's first SuperBowl.

 
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