5 Best Wrestling Matches of 1994

#2 Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon - Ladder Match - WrestleMania X

This is arguably the most paused and replayed moment in Shawn Michaels' entire career...

This was the first Ladder match ever seen on a televised WWE broadcast and was central to the bitter feud between Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels. It was a novel concept in WWE, as no one had ever seen this before on any of Vince McMahon’s programs. So when it was announced, fans tuned in by the thousands to see how these two greats would work with a ladder involved.

This match is simply astonishing. It’s simply unbelievable how much drama two men could pack into a single, twenty-minute match. Shawn and Razor stole the show here to such a degree that one of them earned the nickname ‘The Showstopper’.

This is also the match that led to one of the most repeated moments in WWE history: Shawn Michaels diving off the ladder onto Razor Ramon. When that happened, you could hear the entire audience scream in excitement and horror.

The ladder proved to be not only a fantastic source of drama but also a fantastic offensive weapon as well. Each time a ladder-based move was done, it got a thunderous reaction.

Finally, the closing moments of the match with Shawn Michaels getting tangled in the ring ropes were pure wrestling genius; as it gave Razor’s final ladder climb an enormous amount of additional drama.

Truly, this is one of the best matches in WWE history.