The 34 best WrestleMania matches ever

#9: Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair (WrestleMania 8)

This was supposed to be the WrestleMania where fans got the long-awaited Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair main event. Alas, it was not to be. The title match with Randy Savage was a wonderful substitute, however.

A highly personal contest, Savage went after Flair from the start, but the champion withstood his challenger's assault and began to take control. That was until Savage finally started to come back mid-match, slamming Ric Flair from the top turnbuckle and spitting on the now-vulnerable champion.

The crowd went crazy for the near-fall on the champion soon afterward. The energy tuned up even more after a top rope double axe handle from Savage sent Flair into the barricade and busted him open.

Savage's attacks from there were brutal and Flair delivered a great performance as the weakened, vulnerable champion. Things looked finished when Savage dropped the elbow, but Mr. Perfect, who accompanied Flair, broke up the pinfall, and in another piece of high drama, Savage went after Mr. Perfect while referee Earl Hebner tried to separate the two men.

During the tussle, Mr. Perfect tossed a foreign object to Ric Flair, who placed it on his knuckles and punched Savage. Savage kicked out of the pinfall, to the delight of everyone. Afterward, with the referee again distracted, Mr. Perfect assaulted Savage with a chair.

Then Miss Elizabeth made her way to the ring! All the while, Flair softened Savage's legs up for the Figure Four. Savage was locked in the hold for a long time, refusing to quit, as officials tried to get Elizabeth away from ringside.

Finally, Savage reversed the pressure and forced Ric Flair to break the hold. His leg was still in agony, though, and Flair continued to assault it, all the while screaming "it's for you baby! Woo!" to Elizabeth. Then, out of nowhere, Savage rolled up Flair for the win.

Even after the match ended, the drama continued, as Ric Flair kissed Miss Elizabeth, who slapped him repeatedly. Savage tackled him and the two went at each other again before officials finally separated the two and Savage was left to celebrate his win with fireworks in the air.

A fantastic match with many moving parts that is surprisingly underrated, the anticlimactic finish was the only bad thing to say about it.