The Top 10 List: Wrestling's Greatest Rivalries

med that the nWo had completely taken over WCW and wiped out all of it’s wrestlers, an old, familiar face appeared in the rafters. The man was Sting. Sting who used to sport a short, spiked blond haircut and a clean shave, with bright color trunks and face paint designs, had been reinvented.

Now donning all black, with long black hair, and white face paint covering his entire face, he seemed like a man possessed.  Playing mind games with Hogan and the rest of the nWo Sting would watch in the rafters of the building, occasionally sending a vulture down to spook the nWo, but just a blank stare with his black eyes was enough to eat away at Hogan.

The rivalry and build-up to their Starrcade ‘97 match was over a year long. Never wrestling each other until their, and barely even coming in physical contact, the idea was red hot. Everybody wanted to see Sting take out the loud, flamboyant Hogan. Although the match itself had a botched ending, the feud was impeccable and so original that it will be remembered forever.

7) THE UNDERTAKER vs. MANKIND
Notable Match: King of the Ring, Hell in a Cell, 6/28/98

When the third Hell in a Cell was announced, the anticipation started immediately. Although it happened over 10 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday. Anybody and everybody who knew wrestling, knew who Mankind was and what he was capable, or should I say willing, of doing to himself.

And the Hell in a Cell with Mankind, destined to be a classic. Named by many as the best HiaC of all time, these two beat each other senseless. Taking falls from the top and through the top. The buildup was overly exciting, as both Undertaker and Mankind were masters of mind games.

With the Attitude Era underway, this was another part of the Era that made it unique. More weapons and more blood. A match and rivalry that set the standard for all hardcore-style matches to come.
                   
6) HULK HOGAN vs. ULTIMATE WARRIOR
Notable Match: WrestleMania VI, WWE Championship/Intercontinental Championship, 4/1/90.
       
When you think Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan, you think back to WrestleMania VI and the huge passing of the torch. As the almighty, immortal Hulk Hogan put Warrior over clean. This event was so huge, it shocked the world and shook it’s very foundation . Considered one of the most famous matches in history, billed as “The Ultimate Challenge.” Although things didn’t exactly go so well with Warrior following the event, but that is an entirely different story.

5) HULK HOGAN vs. ANDRE THE GIANT
Notable Match: WrestleMania III, WWE Championship, 3/29/87    
         
Hogan/Andre, WrestleMania III, an attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America and the largest paying crowd in the history of professional wrestling. The kickoff of the 1980s wrestling boom. The contenders were huge, the match was huge, the crowd was huge.

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