10 5-Star Matches you absolutely need to know about

#3 Bret Hart vs. ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin – Submission Match – WrestleMania 13

Bret Hart vs Stone Cold

Not only was this awesome match awarded 5-Stars, but it was also named Match of the Year by both the Wrestling Observer AND Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Few matches have ever achieved such a distinction.

But that’s what you’d expect when you had Bret Hart, arguably the best in-ring worker in North America during the 1990s, facing ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, a take-no-prisoners brawler whose anti-authority gimmick was winning the hearts of fans everywhere. When they clashed, it was as close to wrestling perfection as you could get.

The funny thing about this match was that Austin was supposed to be the heel going into it and Bret the babyface. But the match was so good and the audience loved both wrestlers so much that you couldn’t hear any boos.

Fans were cheering both men equally, which added to the match’s atmosphere in a big way. If only crowds live at WWE events today were as loud and excited for the matches as they were during this masterpiece of a match.