WWE: 5 Best Shawn Michaels WrestleMania Matches

3. Shawn Michaels vs Triple H vs Chris Benoit - WrestleMania 20

For reasons obvious to every fan of pro wrestling this match has actually been left off the new Mr Wrestlemania DVD. It is move that has garnered a mixed reaction but whatever the case this stands as arguably the best Triple Threat match in company history.

Originally scheduled to be a straight up singles match pitting Triple H against that year€™s Royal Rumble winner Chris Benoit, WWE officials reportedly got cold feet fearing that Benoit may not have the ability to draw the crowds in what would be his first Wrestlemania Main Event. Not for the first time Vince McMahon turned to Shawn Michaels to help deliver on the Grandest Stage of Them All.

Whether Benoit would have actually faltered to begin with has since been debated but either way this still stands as one of the Heartbreak Kid€™s greatest performances in Wrestlemania history.

Towards the end of the match a blood covered Michaels was tossed out of the ring and HHH crept up behind Benoit ready for his signature Pedigree. The Canadian however blocked the attempt and countered in kind with the Crippler Crossface. After milking the moment for all its worth €˜The Game€™ decisively tapped out in the centre of the ring awarding Benoit his first World Title victory.

Along with his family and best friend Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit closed out the show as World Heavyweight Champion in a moment that has for all the wrong reasons has since been covered in extensive detail worldwide.