Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, from WWF Survivor Series 1996

The only complaint I have against this match (aside from that it isn't anywhere close to being as good as their WrestleMania encounter; then again, few things are) is that it takes a bit to get good. Once that's out of the way, though, they have a damn good wrestling match, with the story being Hart's overconfidence often giving way to subtle arrogance and Austin making him pay for every slight slip-up. It's a match that goes nearly half an hour but doesn't feel its length, and that they'd have an even better match is its own sort of astounding.

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