10 Best Non-Title, Non-Stipulation Singles Matches in WrestleMania History

#2 Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 21)

A dream match that surpassed all the expectations

What do you get when you put two Superstars, at the very peak of their respective career, in a heated program during the WrestleMania season? The answer, an all-time classic encounter. By 2005, Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle had faced almost every main event star there was in the WWE at that time, yet, despite being the two most all-rounded performers, they had never crossed paths.

When Michaels eliminated Angle from the 2005 Royal Rumble match, fans knew they were about to see something huge. Angle retaliated by eliminating Michaels and, with that, the seeds were sown for a gargantuan rivalry. Despite being on different brands, the two constantly attacked each other both verbally and physically during the build of the match, keeping the hype for the match.

And when the time for the match came, these two just blew the roof off of the Staples Centre. Slotted between two filler matches, Shawn and Angle took all the time to wrestle a match that can easily be considered among the best of either man's career. After what is still the longest submission move period in Mania history, Angle finally made Michaels tap out to prove that he was better than Michaels inside the ring.