Pro wrestling's 10 best rivalries of the past two decades

#7. Edge & Christian vs The Dudley Boyz vs The Hardy Boyz

This tripartite struggle for the top spot on the WWE tag team division spawned countless brilliant matches during the ‘Attitude’ era. Their finest matches include a huge ladder match at WrestleMania 2000, and the two inaugural TLC matches at WrestleMania X-Seven and Summerslam 2001. Actually, the concept of TLC was designed solely to combine the different skills of the three teams into one match. And every time these three teams got in the ring, they would receive a standing ovation.

#6. Triple H vs Shawn Michaels

Two former best friends turned into bitter rivals shortly after the dissolution of the nWo, and their first match in the ring was one of the most physical bloodbaths ever. The Game put Michaels out of action for 6 months, only to lose the World Heavyweight title to him at the inaugural Elimination Chamber match. Triple H would regain the belt in the first-ever ‘3 Stages of Hell’ match, which both men have defined as ‘the ultimate career-shortener’. The last encounter between the two was a vicious Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood 2003. The two would later renew their old friendship and reunite as D-Generation-X, a bond which stayed until HBK’s retirement from the WWE.

#5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock

Two of the most dominant personalities in professional wrestling.

Two of the greatest in-ring performers in the business.

Two of the biggest egos on the planet.

Three WrestleManias.

Enough said.