10 Best WWE King of the Ring PPV matches

#4 Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog - 1996

Forgotten classic

Surprisingly, Shawn Michaels and The British Bulldog didn't have as many matches as one would have thought. When fans do look back on them, they think of when Michaels defeated Davey Boy to become the second-ever WWE European Champion in 1997.

So, I like to look back at this one as somewhat of a forgotten classic. It's easy to understand why, as this was also the night of the birth of Austin 3:16, which overshadowed everything. There was a slow start early on with Michaels grabbing a long headlock. The action picked up for a few moments with Michaels applying a headscissors before Bulldog locked him in a long headlock of his own.

The pace finally picked up with a lot of back and forth action, reversals, power moves from Bulldog, believable near-falls and we even got a sick piledriver from Bulldog. At one point, Michaels went for a hurricanrana, but Bulldog turned it into a sitout Powerbomb for a two count, which was an awesome counter. Michaels retained his title, thanks to Sweet Chin Music.