The 10 best Starrcade matches ever

#5 Roddy Piper vs Greg Valentine (Dog Collar Match) – Starrcade '83

Historically, matches that involve the competitors being tied to one another don't make for the best spectacles but the intensity on show here more than makes up for the restrictive stipulation.

This was a grudge match that stemmed from Valentine hitting Piper in the ear with a ring bell, causing him to lose 75% of the hearing in it. Valentine wasted no time in going for the ear here too and, in an all-time great piece of selling, Piper actually lost his equilibrium. That sort of attention to detail is a thing of the past

So often in wrestling, we are forced to suspend our disbelief but that isn't necessary here as this is one of the most realistic matches you will ever see, aided by Piper's heavy blood loss from the ear. This is a gritty, raw match which is the complete opposite of what you see today. A classic.