HBK's Top 5 Wrestlemania Matches

Shawn Michaels was known by many nicknames in Wrestling – The Show-stopper, the Icon, the Main event. But if there is one nickname that he has lived up to each and every time, it was the title of Mr. WrestleMania. Every time he stepped inside the ropes at the Grandest stage of them all, he entertained the people and stole the show like no one else ever could.

We take a look at his top 5 Wrestlemania Matches

5) Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon WWF Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match(Wrestlemania 10)

Shawn Michaels took on the ‘Bad Guy’ in the first ever Ladder match at Wrestlemania in a bid to reclaim the WWF Intercontinental Championship which he had been stripped of following a rather controversial drug test. With Diesel in his corner, HBK put on a show that truly elevated the ladder match to the iconic match that it has become. Even though he did not win the match he truly did steal the show.

4) Shawn Michaels Vs Kurt Angle (Wrestlemania 21)

Two of the hottest properties in Wrestling squared off against each other in 2005 as HBK took on Kurt Angle in front of the Hollywood crowd as Wrestlemania went Hollywood.

Both men pulled out all the stops as they outshone all the stars in attendance putting on a wrestling match that showcased all that was good about the WWE during that period as HBK out mat-wrestled Angle. In what many considered an upset, Angle forced HBK to tap out.

3) Shawn Michaels Vs. Chris Jericho (Wrestlemania XIX)HBK took on the guy who admitted that he had modelled himself after Michaels – Chris Jericho Y2J. Jericho wanted to prove that he was not just another Michaels clone.

The match showcased HBK’s versatility as a wrestler as Jericho matched him move for move and he had to pull out all the stops to win the match.

2) Shawn Michaels Vs. Bret Hart Iron Man match(Wrestlemania XII)In a match that pitted the two best wrestlers in the business Bret Hart who had been the no.1 in the WWF for quite some time and Shawn Michaels who had quickly risen to become his biggest rival.

The match was tied at the end of 60 minutes so an extra amount of time was added to the match in order to garner a result. HBK won the final pin fall to finally achieve his boyhood dream of winning the WWF Championship.

1) Shawn Michaels Vs The Undertaker (Wrestlemania 25)Words can barely describe the match that occured at the silver jubilee of Wrestlemania as The light(HBK) and the darkness(The Undertaker) collided in a head on battle. WHat followed is considered by almost every wrestling fan the best Wrestlemania match of all tiime.