Best match from every WWE WrestleMania event in history

WrestleMania VIII

Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair

This was one of the toughest calls on this entire list. We all know that the debacle that was Sid Justice vs. Hulk Hogan wasn’t going to take this spot but having to choose between the Intercontinental Championship match between Rowdy Roddy Piper and Bret Hart and the WWE Championship match between Randy Savage and Ric Flair was extremely difficult. While I still think that Hart vs. Piper was one of the best matches in WrestleMania history, it’s just slightly behind Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair, which for some reason went on during the middle of the pay-per-view but I digress.

The original main event was supposed to be the long-awaited match between Hogan and Flair but with that not working out, Savage vs. Flair worked out just fine. The build for the match was done nicely as Flair took things to a personal level with Liz, which infuriated Macho Man and that was apparent right from the start of the bout as he was very aggressive at the start, chasing Flair up the aisle and getting some nice licks in before Flair sent him flying over the top rope with a back body drop. Flair continued to beat on Savage for a few more minutes before Macho turned things around and we got vintage Flair spots with the buckles, the ropes and such. Good stuff as always … and when Ric could actually still get over the ropes. Flair bladed something fierce as the battle went to the outside, which apparently he got in trouble for, but nobody wore the blood mask better than he did.

Savage continued his onslaught and eventually hit the flying elbow but Mr. Perfect pulled him out of the ring, which led to Randy chasing him around and eventually back into the ring, at which point Perfect threw Flair some plastic-looking knuckles that Ric used to get a great near fall. It was around this time that Elizabeth came running down to the ring and had to be held back by officials, one of which is a young Shane McMahon. Flair slapped on the Figure Four but Savage was able to reverse it. Both eventually got back to their feet and Flair went for a slam but Savage turned that into a small package that almost won the match. But Flair kicked out, hit a kneebreaker and went for a punch but Macho blocked it and rolled him up with a handful of tights to get the win. The Indianapolis crowd went nuts and much like the Steamboat-Savage bout five years earlier, this was a nice surprise ending to a phenomenal match.