Top 10 Shawn Michaels matches of all time 

#1 Shawn Michaels Vs Kurt Angle- WrestleMania 21

Michaels and Angle put on a near-perfect match at WrestleMania 21

A controversial choice for number one no doubt, but Shawn Michaels match with Kurt Angle is, in my opinion, as close to a perfect wrestling match that we have ever seen in the WWE.

Back in 2005, Kurt Angle was one of the best wrestlers on the planet, while Shawn Michaels had finally drawn a line under his never-ending feud with Triple H.

The build for this match was simple but perfect. A Royal Rumble elimination at the hands of Shawn Michaels would drive Kurt Angle into a rage, with the Olympic gold medalist returning to the ring later that night to cost HBK his place in the match-up.

This would set off a series of events that would all culminate at WrestleMania 21. Placed in the middle of the card, these two men put on a wrestling clinic, one that stole the show and made the whole world realise just how lucky they were to have both of these men performing at the same time.

The exchanges in this match are about as fluid as you will ever see from a wrestling match, and the closing stretch, which saw Angle force Michaels to tap to the ankle lock is absolute perfection.