Two decades of the top twenty fan favorites and the matches that made
them famous.
It starts with an insult...then comes a push, a shove...a betrayal.
Before you know it, the two wrestlers are at each other's throats. It's
a rivalry, it's personal...it's a showdown.
Some showdowns are straightforward: John Cena wants to prove himself by
taking on JBL; Randy Orton knows that if he can slay Undertaker, it will
prove that he is the legend killer. Others are grudge matches -- The
Rock is finally going to put Stone Cold Steve Austin, the bionic
redneck, in his place.
There are conflicts we can all identify with: Steve Austin doing to Mr.
McMahon what we dream of doing to our boss every Monday morning. There
are the epic showdowns that evoke the eternal struggle: Undertaker
versus Kane. And the truly bizarre: Mankind against Shawn Michaels.
Here for the first time ever, Jeremy Roberts (co-author of Controversy
Creates Cash and Batista Unleashed) examines the top twenty rivalries
of the past twenty years. Roberts takes us on a veritable tour of recent
wrestling history, from Hulk Hogan's showdowns with Randy Savage to the
gargantuan struggles between Undertaker and Batista. The high-flying
action of the Hardy Boyz, the Dudleys, Edge & Christian -- all are
examined in what amounts to a brief for the wrestlers' inclusion in the
hall of fame. From the Monday Night Wars between nWo and D-Generation X
to the real-life conflict that spawned Matt Hardy's memorable bloodfest
with Edge, Roberts takes you into the ring so vividly you'll come away
with bruises.
