9. Steve Austin Vs. Vince McMahon - St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1999
There's something to be said about how sometimes the quality of a match doesn't really matter because all that really counts is if we're entertained by what we see. When it comes to Austin vs. McMahon at the February 1999 "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" PPV we got one of the most entertaining cage matches ever. The match was exactly what it should have been as Austin destroyed McMahon, who was the questionable Royal Rumble winner. McMahon was tremendous at getting his ass kicked. He took a bump off the side of the cage and through a table. He bled. He flipped Austin off when it looked like an easy win for Stone Cold. This was heel McMahon at his absolute best. This was at a time when Vince wasn't in matches a whole lot so seeing him bleed and in a main event level match was a really big deal. Austin vs. McMahon was the best rivalry in the business at the time, so it made a lot of sense that they would do this match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYnM7RkP5aM They also had a memorable finish as Paul Wight debuted by entering from under the ring. That's what they called Big Show when he first started in WWE. They didn't mention he was a WCW guy, but in 1999 everybody knew who he was. He was there to help McMahon win. Instead, he tossed Austin into the cage, the side of the cage swung open and Austin was able to land on the floor to win the match. Austin's win meant he was going to WrestleMania to face off with The Rock, so it ended the night in a way that pleased the fans.
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