10 WWE WrestleMania Matches That Sadly Get Overlooked
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1. The Ultimate Warrior Vs. Rick Rude (WrestleMania 5)
The Warrior gets a lot of deserved grief for different reasons, and in the realm of wrestling, his "workrate" takes its share of lumps. Others have noted the inspired fare that Warrior has produced with skilful opponents, three of which took place at WrestleMania.
He and Randy Savage wove a masterful tale at WrestleMania 7, while he and Hulk Hogan created the gold standard for hero-vs-hero epics the previous year.
His IC title match with Rude at WrestleMania 5 may take third place in this trio, but it's nonetheless a great showing.
"Ravishing Rick" may have had his cowardly traits as a character, but as a worker, Rude could sell like crazy, as well as deliver credible offense.
His upset victory over Warrior saw him take to the air with a sky-scraping Missile Dropkick, before doing all he can to match power with his muscular rival.
When reined in and working to tell a story, Warrior was an effective performer, and with a versatile pro like Rude across the ring, they could do so much together.
Their rematch at that year's SummerSlam is perhaps even better than their WrestleMania 5 battle, but both more than worth a look.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.