5. Kurt Angle Vs Shawn Michaels - Vengeance, (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmWi7kerFY While many fans point to Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 21 as the best match of 2005, their second encounter that year was in fact the superior contest. Perhaps the Mania setting helped to create the perception that the first match was better, but the pace and physicality the men demonstrated at Vengeance made for the more exciting action. The timing and execution was flawless and it was like watching the great Mania effort but with the pace turned up. Everything was faster and harder, making it all very exhilarating. Perhaps the most enjoyable aspect was the reversals and suplexes, seamlessly worked into a narrative of both men being equally as skilled as the other. When Michaels finally won the contest with a superkick on a diving Angle it was the epic finish this match deserved - giving it the status as the true best match of 2005.