5 best opening matches in WrestleMania history

#1 Bret Hart vs Owen Hart (Wrestlemania X)

It was a Fight, a Real Fight.

Family Feuds have always been a welcome sight for a wrestling fan. Be it storyline brothers like Kane and The Undertaker or real life brothers like Matt and Jeff, WWE has had a history of two brothers feuding with each other over growing jealousy issue. However, no feud can match the level of hatred and aggression that the feud between Owen Hart and Bret Hart had. While Survivor Series 1993 laid the foundation stone of the feud between the two brother, Owen's eventual heel turn at Royal Rumble confirmed a match up between the two at Wrestlemania X. A feud born out of hatred and jealousy, the match up had classic written all over it as soon as it was confirmed.

With Bret wrestling another match later in the evening, the brother clashed in the opening contest in front of a thunderous at the legendary Madison Square Garden. With two in-ring technicians involved, the match started off with a lot of grappling and amateur wrestling. Bret clotheslined Owen out of the ring after a monkey flip. Owen tried to escape but Bret brought him back and kept the attack restricted on his arm. Owen fought back with a heel kick, before driving Bret's back into the ring post. Owen controlled the next portion of the match, locking Bret into submission and hitting him with suplexes. Owen missed a diving headbutt, allowing Bret to make a comeback in the match.

A backbreaker/elbow drop by Bret was followed by an enzuigiri by Owen. An over the top rope plancha injured Bret's knee, and Owen took advantage of the situation by targeting that injured knee. Owen locked in a figure four leg lock, but Bret reversed it into a sharpshooter before breaking the hold. An enzuigiri brought Bret back into the match as he followed it with a running bulldog and a piledriver for close calls. Bret hit a top rope superplex for a two count. Bret tried a sleeper hold, but Owen hit a low blow and applied the sharpshooter on Bret. Countering the sharpshooter with one of his own, Bret tried a top rope roll up, but Owen reversed it into a roll-up of his own for a memorable win over his brother. Regarded as one of the best matches of all time, the match is still the best opener in Wrestlemania history even after 24 years. Even though Bret lost this match, he ended the night as the WWF Champion after his victory in the main event.