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

#4. John Cena vs Edge

To be the perfect hero, every valiant knight needs the most evil sorcerer. What the Joker was for Batman, and Skeletor was for He-Man, Edge was for Cena. The Master Manipulator was the proverbial thorn in Cena’s side, the exact antithesis of Cena’s ‘Hustle, Loyalty and respect’ principles. The two would have a rivalry spanning two years, which included Edge’s only TLC defeat at Unforgiven 2005.

#3. Kane vs The Undertaker

The one thing that stands out in this sibling rivalry is its longevity. It all started in 1997 when Paul Bearer introduced The Undertaker’s sick, twisted brother Kane, and it has gone on for 13 years. The two have beaten the living hell out of each other in every way imaginable, including Hell in a Cell matches, Inferno matches and Buried Alive matches. The two did have short stints as a tag team (they unified the WWE and WCW tag team championships), but destiny would always put brother against brother. The two had classic matches at WrestleMania XXVI and XX, and their last encounter was as recent as 2010, when Kane defeated his big brother inside Hell in a Cell.

#2. The Rock vs Triple H

Many die-hard wrestling fans refer to the period between 1998 and 2002 as the ‘Golden Era’ of the WWE. And the top two feuds in this list are the very reason why it was called so. The Rock and Triple H, both classic main-event wrestlers, took the WWE to its present popularity during what was the peak of their careers. Any show featuring a match between these two would be an instant sell-out, which included the main event of the very first episode of SmackDown. The Rock and Triple H have both acknowledged the fact that they brought out the best in each other as they battled for every major honour in the WWE.