Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle — WrestleMania XX
This match was dynamite and everyone knows it. Latino Heat was well known for his willingness to lie, cheat and steal when the situation called for it, and when he did, it was because he was adhering to the first of those three pillars. After a grueling, 20-minute-plus contest against The Olympic Gold Medalist, the second-generation Superstar didn’t need to think twice about crafting a creative distraction. Guerrero untied his boot, giving everyone the impression that he was tending to his limb. And as soon as Angle went to reapply his namesake finisher, that boot slipped off, stunning Angle and leaving him vulnerable to a sudden small package. Phew.
Mick Foley vs. Edge — WrestleMania 22
If you don’t already know, the friendship between Foley and Edge goes way back. However, the Rated-R Superstar suffered a great betrayal when his bud performed as a referee in the WWE Championship Match on Raw, and counted the winning pin for John Cena. It was after this that Edge unleashed a brutal attack and finally, Foley accepted Edge’s challenge under the condition that it was in his wheelhouse, a Hardcore Match. Dun, dun, dun. The very first Hardcore Champion believed he couldn’t go wrong using his specialty contest, and boy, was he right. Although Edge came out on top, the image of Foley being Speared off the ring apron and onto a table set ablaze on the floor will never ever be forgotten.