What are the defining matches of every GOAT?

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HBK vs HHH summer slam solidified HBK carrying Trips to his best match.
HBK vs Taker mania. Made Taker a legend and gave him his mania moment.
Ricochet vs Ospreay. Made them both.
 

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HBK vs HHH summer slam solidified HBK carrying Trips to his best match.
HBK vs Taker mania. Made Taker a legend and gave him his mania moment.
Ricochet vs Ospreay. Made them both.
I have summerslam 2002 as his best but not anything to do with who he was facing. To give that performance after being gone for over 4 years :wow:. It really was like he’d never gotten hurt in the first place. As soon as the bell rang, he was in peak form and he hasn’t wrestled a match healthy since the casket match against taker at the rumble.

Austin: submission match with Bret. That’s the match that pushed him over the top into stardom.

Angle: royal rumble 2003 or WM 19 against Benoit/Lesnar. Hard to find an argument against either match being anything short of a masterpiece.

Triple H: 2000 royal rumble against cactus jack is my call. They had such good chemistry as opponents.

Brock: hell in a cell against taker at no mercy in 2002. I don’t see how anyone could see Brock as anything less than a legit star after that match.
 

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The Rock's defining match is versus HHH at Summerslam 1998. He was always a blue-chip prospect, but it was that night where everybody realized he actually had next.

HHH: Royal Rumble 2000. Solidified him as a main eventer.
 

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Punk would be match vs Cena (Money in the Bank right?)

Rock would be Mania 17/18/or 28

Batista would be HIAC vs Trips

Eddie would be vs Brock easily.

AJ would be match vs Cena at Summerslam.
 

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We can pinpoint when Cena became a star, but what about when Cena finally matured into a 5 Star Match Vet? Vs. CM Punk? United States title challenge?
 

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What would Kanes match be? :patrice:

Jobbing to taker at wrestlemania or getting the strap against Austin at king of the ring
 

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Defining vs best is different. Assuming it meant defining..

Mankind vs Taker is Mick's.

Taker's is vs Shawn at Mania probably.

Stone Cold's vs Bret at Mania.

Hogan's vs Andre at Mania.

Savage vs Steamboat is Randy's.

Ric Flair is vs Steamboat too and likewise.

Rock has a number of them, could argue vs Austin at Mania.

Shawn's maybe against Taker at Mania.

Warrior is vs Hogan.

Owen's is vs Bret at Mania

British Bulldog vs Bret.

Charlotte vs Asuka , incredible match, stole the show.

Brock vs Taker, match wasn't good but hell be remembered for it.

Kurt Angle vs Brock at Mania.
 

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CM Punk:

vs. John Cena - MITB 2011

Honourable Mentions:

vs. Samoa Joe II
vs. Undertaker - Wrestlemania 29
 

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defining = solidified? hard to quantify but I'd break it down as

the Rock

star making match = Ladder match summerslam 98. his career went to another level that night, came in as the #2 heel and got cheers in a match vs the #2/3 babyface.
star solidifying match = match that let you know that not only is he an up and coming superstar, but he has arrived as a true maineventer. Royal Rumble 1999 OR Wrestlemania 15
Legacy match = Wrestlemania 18 vs Hogan.

HBK

star making match = Wrestlemania Ladder match 1994
star solidifying match = Wrestlemania 12
Legacy match = HIAC 1997 vs the Undertaker (close behind is WM25 vs taker)

HHH

star making match = Royal Rumble 2000 vs Cactus jack. I was still not convinced about HHH until this match as being someone who could a true star
star solidifying match = HIAC 2000 vs Cactus Jack.
Legacy match = this is a tough one, is it the 3 stages of hell match vs Austin in 2001, WM 28 vs the Undertaker, or Summerslam 2002 vs michaels

Stone Cold

star making match = Survivor Series 96 vs Bret Hart
star solidifying match = Wrestlemania 13 vs Bret Hart
Legacy match = wrestlemania 17 vs the Rock
 
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