20 WWE matches that should be rated 5 stars (20-11)

#19 Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior (Champion vs. Champion - WrestleMania VI, 1990)

A battle between titans

As the biggest superhero style characters in the history of pro-wrestling, Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior have never been cited as the greatest in-ring technicians. Warrior is almost universally panned as a bad worker and though Hogan performed technical matches in Japan and AWA during the early 1980s, WWE's presentation of him was that of a full-on cartoon protagonist rather than a skilled athlete.

Nevertheless, due to the company's monumental build of their colossal WrestleMania VI main event, Hogan and Warrior (then WWE Champion and Intercontinental Champion, respectively) put on a match that, relative to their capabilities and limitations, was absolutely perfect. From the storytelling to the raucous crowd response, The Ultimate Challenge dream match between these larger than life figures has all the qualities that just scream "classic".

The match told the brilliant story of two superstars being evenly matched. The test of strength between them led to a stand-off. Both men had their opponent down for the visual three-count with the referee down. They reached deep into their arsenal to hit a suplex (a rarity for both at the time) yet only got a two-count. Finally, there was a mistake by Hogan that cost him - a missed leg drop leading to Warrior hitting his splash for the win. For classic era WWE, this was the pinnacle.