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

#14 Diesel vs. Bret Hart (No Disqualification Match for the WWE Title - Survivor Series 1995)

Hart pummels Diesel with an equalizer

Arguably the most important match in the history of Survivor Series, Diesel and Bret Hart's No DQ brawl for the WWE Title in 1995 is so important for a number of different reasons. It featured the first table bump in WWE, which was shocking, given how relatively tame the overall product tended to be at the time.

It also lead to other significant changes like more extreme weapons being used and smaller wrestlers being able to enter the main event picture and realistically challenge, and defeat, bigger, stronger men. Be that as it may, the match itself was also an incredible work, as Kevin Nash and Hart put the story of David and Goliath in a pro-wrestling context.

After pummeling each other repeatedly, Hart overcame his physical disadvantages through sheer heart and tenacity. He outsmarted Diesel by playing possum after falling through the table, only to secure the win by rolling him up in a small package (inside cradle) when Nash least expected it.