5 Best Wrestling Matches of 1994

#3 Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart - Steel Cage Match - SummerSlam 1994

For half an hour, Bret and Owen tore into each other in one of the most personal and bitter matches in WWE history. They made perfect use of the Steel Cage match stipulation, which gave fans a more personal and ‘violent’ encounter than their more ‘traditional wrestling’ encounter at WrestleMania X. It was made even more personal by the frequent shots of Hart Family patriarch Stu, who watched in horror as his children looked like they were trying to destroy one another. It is one of the most classic tales in wrestling history and is one that resonates with so many people. Two brothers, fighting to see which is the better wrestler.

There wasn’t any blood in this match, and the only way to win was to escape the cage (which made any submission holds a bit less exciting). So both men had to rely on their sense of timing to make this match work. And boy did they succeed. Each time either Hart climbed the cage wall or leaped for the cage door it brought the crowd to their feet. The drama was beyond palpable as the Hart brothers fought atop the cage, both desperate to escape and beat the other.

The match was unbelievably dramatic and unpredictable, down to the final seconds when both brothers were hitting each other’s head into the cage wall. Unlike in many matches you see today, both Bret and Owen looked like they could win several times in the match, which only makes it that much more fun to watch.