5 Best Wrestling Matches of 2005

#1. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels - WrestleMania 21

This was the dream match to end all dream matches...

This particular video has the acronym ‘BMOTD’, which means ‘Best Match of the Decade’.

Although such a title comes down to taste, this is easily one of the top contenders for that honor.

This match is off the charts. It’s two of the greatest in-ring technicians of all time wrestling to find out which of them is better. Given how good both guys were in terms of credentials and accomplishments, expectations were very high for this match.

And they exceeded all of those expectations.

I absolutely LOVED this match. The chain grappling and reversals were out of this world. The power game and big moves were devastating. The athleticism from both wrestlers was outstanding. Whether it was Shawn Michaels’ springboard body splash onto the announce table, Kurt Angle’s vicious Angle Slam into the ringpost (or the one from the top rope), or Angle’s sky-high moonsault, there were some phenomenal moves in this match that brought everyone to their feet.

But most importantly, this is a match that could end at any time. There were so many reversals, transitions and changes in control that it could literally end at any time. That made this match simply breath-taking. It kept everyone watching at the edge of their seats, not knowing when or how the match would end. That makes it only fun to watch once, but you can also re-watch it again and again and still enjoy it. Only two of the best wrestlers in the world can put together such a match.

Astonishingly, this match was rated 4.75 out of 5 stars by the Wrestling Observer. If there was any match that deserves to be revisited and have its rating increased to a perfect five out of five, it’s this one.

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