2. Kevin Owens
On one side you have “The Prize fighter” and on the other hand you have the “Leader of the Ambrose Asylum”. Two superstars who have been indie darlings and are the future flag bearers of the WWE. Both of them give the best they have to offer in each and every match irrespective of their opponent.
When Ambrose won the #1 contender match for Owens’ title, one could just imagine the intense matches they would put up. Ambrose surprisingly defeated Owens’ at TLC and it led to Owens’ the go on a ruthless streak against all his future opponents. Ambrose faced off against Owens’ on two occasions at SmackDown, on both occasions Owens’ was unable to defeat Ambrose.
This led to a Last Man Standing match at Royal Rumble 2016, a match that put both men over. All that was left in the areas after the match was broken barricades, shredded kendo sticks, dented chairs and battered bodied of both the superstars.
Though Ambrose emerged victorious during the match, he lost the title to Kevin Owens during a Fatal-Five way match on Raw. The feud served as a great catalyst in bringing a character progression for Owens’ and helped Ambrose to progress towards a feud with Brock Lesnar.