#4 Shawn and Razor put on a 5-star match
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Wrestlemania 10 is undoubtedly a historic event in the annals of WWF/E. One huge contribution to this was the Intercontinental Championship match between Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon. This match is up there with some of the great non-main event Mania matches that arguably stole the show. Wrestlemania 3 had Savage Vs. Steamboat, Mania 25 had Shawn Vs, Taker, and Wrestlemania 10 had this classic.
The backstory to the match dated back to the end of 1993 when Shawn Michaels was forced to take a leave of absence due to illicit drug use. The IC title was vacated and eventually won by his fellow Kliq member Razor Ramon.
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Upon Shawn’s return to the company, he began carrying around what would have technically been the old championship belt, claiming that he was the real IC champion. The matter had to be settled at Wrestlemania with both titles suspended above the ring. We, therefore, had the recipe for the first ever Wrestlemania ladder match.
Throughout the years, many have described this as Shawn putting on a 5-star match with a ladder, in an attempt to downplay Scott Hall's contribution. This is perhaps a little unfair. Despite Shawn being the clear star of the match, the bout would not have worked without Hall, and he ended up doing a fine job of helping both himself and Shawn look like a million dollars. Razor eventually got the win which propelled him into a solid rivalry with Diesel and allowed Shawn to break out as a singles star.
The two went on to have a repeat match at Summerslam 1995, but nothing could quite rival this bout in terms of historical significance and innovation. It's no coincidence that after more than 20 years of WWE programming, many fans still place Shawn Vs. Razor in their top ten all time favourite match ups.
