![]() #6 ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage vs Ric Flair – WrestleMania VIII (April 5, 1992) Savage versus Warrior is an all time classic. Storytelling at its finest with excellent, heated and emotional wrestling to boot. That brought out Elizabeth who disposed of the former Women’s Champion and reunited with Savage a tear-jerking reunion that retains its power three decades on. As great as the match was, it almost paled in comparison to the post-match, which saw Savage’s manager ‘Queen Sherri’ attack him. Doubting himself, he looked as if he was about to abandon the match, before he returned to finish Savage off with three flying shoulderblocks. Warrior tried and tried but could not put the ‘Macho King’ away. Savage carried Warrior to the finest match of his career, in a logical, emotional and expertly paced classic. ![]() Savage’s former manager and beau, Miss Elizabeth sat in the crowd, watching on, which only added to the drama unfolding in the ring. With the stakes so high, the crowd heat in Los Angeles was off the charts. Savage faced the Ultimate Warrior in a Retirement Match at WrestleMania VII. His superlative ‘Mania performances continued into the 1990s. They were relegated in favour of the celebrity tie in bout which saw Bam Bam Bigelow rumble with NFL superstar, Lawrence Taylor. WWF Champion Diesel and his challenger, Shawn Michaels had to be content with the semi-final spot for their collision at WrestleMania XI. #8 Diesel vs Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania XI (April 2, 1995) ![]() That led to Jack and Funk being crowned Tag Team Champions.īrutal, exciting and a precursor to the Attitude Era brawls that were to follow. That led to a backstage brawl where the beaten down outlaws were deposited into another dumpster courtesy of a forklift truck driven by a deranged Funk. After some stiff weapon shots, Gunn and Jack took a scary fall off a ladder into the dumpster, destroying it in the process. The object of their Dumpster Match was to place an entire team in the dumpster and close the lid. However, the highlight of the undercard was the WWF Tag Team Title bout between The New Age Outlaws and their challengers, the demented due of Cactus Jack and Terry Funk (Chainsaw Charlie).
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