5 best heel vs heel matches in WWE history 

professional wrestling has always been based on the simple face vs heel logic. The devious heel would use his dastardly tricks to gain an advantage over the babyface before succumbing to his rival to close out the storyline.

As time went on though, this simple logic underwent a number of changes. The New World Order made the bad guys cool and the faces ate the humble pie during the matches. Soon enough, the traditional black and white personas made way to shades of grey.

Baby faces collided with each other and so did heels - even though the latter scenario has been rare and has seldom seen an extended angle it made sense to the WWE that nobody would want to see two heels battling it out - whom would the fans cheer for?

This list takes a look at five significant heel vs heel matches that did take place in the WWE.

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5. Brock Lesnar vs Test - 2002 King of the ring

Brock Lesnar defeated Test at 2002 King of the ring

Test has always been an under-appreciated wrestler in the WWE. While his mic skills were certainly not the best, he produced great matches with his repertoire of heavy moves - especially the Pump-Handle Slam and the vicious Big Boot.

Going into the semi-final match for the 2002 King of the Ring, Test was handed a unique task - to put over a young Brock Lesnar. Lesnar hadn't wrestled a heavyweight up to that point in the WWE and Test would be his first real challenge.

The two produced a great match with Lesnar kicking out of the Pump-Handle Slam before Test nearly took Lesnar's head off with a thunderous Big Boot. 'The Next Big Thing' would prove his credentials with a last-second knockout and minutes later had Test on the mat with an F-5.

Lesnar would progress to the final which he proceeded to win, but Test had made him look like a freight train during their bout.

4. Kurt Angle vs Triple H - 2001 Royal Rumble

Kurt Angle and Triple H battled each other in 2000-02

It is a shame that for all their time in the WWE, Kurt Angle and Triple H never had a proper face vs heel feud. The duo first came to blows during a heel vs heel angle with Triple H resenting Angle's attention towards his wife Stephanie McMahon.

While that feud sort of made Triple H a tweener, he was right back into full-time heel mode months later when he was revealed to be the mastermind behind the kayfabe hit-and-run assault on Stone Cold Steve Austin.

During this time, heel Kurt Angle had captured the WWF Championship and a title match was set up between Angle and Triple H for the 2001 Royal Rumble with Triple H simultaneously feuding with Austin.

The match also featured Angle's ally Trish Stratus confronting Stephanie while Vince McMahon and Stone Cold provided distractions. The match should have been a car wreck - but the amazing chemistry of Angle and Triple H made it an exciting one.

The heels fought it out for 25 minutes before Angle scored the win over a fallen Triple H to retain the title.

3. Christian vs Chris Jericho - 2004 RAW

Christian and Chris Jericho had a classic heel vs heel match on RAW in 2004

2004 was an interesting time for both Christian and Chris Jericho. Both had been heels for more than two years straight but were heading in different career directions.The former was given his first serious singles push in the company that year with two Intercontinental title reigns and a persona repackage.

Y2J's stock had begun to fall from his halcyon days as the first ever Undisputed Champion and creative frustrations would lead to an exit from the company in 2005. The two were also tag team champions in 2003 and had developed an on-off alliance onscreen.

This would lead to IC Champion Christian appearing on Y2J's highlight reel - one thing led to another and RAW GM Stone Cold would book a match between the two for the IC title. The two put on a great match - showcasing their amazing work rate and ring chemistry. Both would cheat multiple times in the match, employing illegal chokes and other underhanded tactics.

Christian would score the pinfall with the favourite heel tactic of rollup + tights combination seconds after Jericho tried the same move with the ropes for leverage. 'Christian outcheats Jericho' - called J.R in a statement that was a one-line description of the match.

2. Owen Hart vs The British Bulldog - RAW 1997

British Bulldog defeated Owen Hart to become the first ever European Champion

WWF introduced the European title to its fans in 1997 with a tournament held across a number of house shows in Germany to crown the first Champion.

The field comprised of the likes of Vader, The Rock and Mankind and even involved a match between Triple H and Bret Hart. But the final came down to a match between Owen Hart and the British Bulldog on an episode of RAW taped from Germany.

Both were heels at the time and were even the reigning tag-team Champions. To add to it, Bulldog was married in real life to Owen's sister. The two produced 15 minutes of mat wrestling classic with the European crowd behind the Bulldog.

The Bulldog played to the crowd and won the title by countering a cradle attempt from Owen, becoming the first ever WWF European Champion.

1. Edge vs Randy Orton - RAW 2007

Randy Orton and Edge were part of the heel faction Rated RKO

Edge and Randy Orton reignited their singles careers in 2007 with an excellent run as Rated RKO. Great on the mic and excellent in the ring, the duo captured the tag team titles and took on DX in a 50-50 feud.

It was a shame that both of them were stuffed into the Money in the Bank ladder match at that year's Wrestlemania amidst dissension. But the heel duo was back in world title contention at the next PPV.

Soon the former partners were put in a one-on-one match on RAW. Both Edge and Orton cheated in the match, nailed one signature spot after the other and produced a number of near falls.

In a rare instance, WWE decided not to employ a fluke finish for a heel vs heel match and Edge beat Orton with a vicious Spear after countering the RKO. Edge would move on to SmackDown a few weeks later and would become the World Heavyweight Champion whereas Orton would remain on RAW and become the WWE Champion not much later.