10 Best WWE Matches of the Year 2005

#6 Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin - RAW, May 2

One of RAW's best ever

It was the WWE World Heavyweight Championship number one contender 'Gold Rush' tournament. It was an eight-man tournament where superstars were randomly selected an opponent by Eric Bischoff.

Then WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin was treated to his surprise opposition, Shawn Michaels.

These two had never faced off before and with Shelton having performed in a handful of great matches over the previous year, everyone knew this was gonna be a showstopping affair.

So much to love about this match. A very fast pace, several counters for each other, Shawn does a kip up, Benjamin does one back. Michaels tries a superkick, Shelton blocks it.

Benjamin tries one, HBK blocks it but gets kicked anyway. They managed to have a great back half without overdoing the false near falls or having people kick out of finishers.

The Sweet Chin Music and Exploder both get blocked, protecting them until the end where Shawn hits, arguably the best Sweet Chin Music in history when Shelton leaps off the ring apron from one end of the ring, to be met with the kick at the other end and the three count for Shawn.