5 Great Wrestlemania matches and 5 disappointing ones

The Rock and Hollywood Hogan face off at Wrestlemania 18
The Rock and Hollywood Hogan face off at Wrestlemania 18

Great Wrestlemania match: Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Ricky the Dragon Steamboat--Wrestlemania III

Ricky Steamboat takes down Macho Man Randy Savage at Wrestlemania III
Ricky Steamboat takes down Macho Man Randy Savage at Wrestlemania III

According to legend, Ricky Steamboat and Randy Savage were well aware that the main event of Wrestlemania III - Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant--was what was driving ticket sales and PPV buy rates. However, they both agreed that they were going to go out and steal the show. In the minds of many wrestling fans and critics, that's exactly what they did.

Ricky Steamboat said that Macho Man wrote out every detail of the match in a spiral bound notebook prior to the event, and they spent hours going over it in the locker room. Given such supreme dedication to their craft and the amazing athleticism of both men, it's no wonder that this is tentatively considered the 'best' Wrestlemania match of all time.

The bout was so good, that many people forget that it was for the Intercontinental championship, which Steamboat won cleanly. The following year, both men would be 'big belt' title holders, with Savage winning the WWE World championship and Steamboat capturing the NWA World title--proof that the wrestling world took notice of their performance at the grandest stage of them all.

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