WWE.com top 20 underrated rivalries

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- WWE.com has posted their top 20 "underrated rivalries," check out the list below…

Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio
Rikishi vs. Val Venis
Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martell
The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan
Randy Orton vs. Christian
Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka
The APA vs. The Dudley Boyz
The Hollywood Blonds vs. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas
DDP vs. Raven
X-Pac & Kane vs. The Unholy Alliance
Kurt Angle vs. Edge
Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy
Vader vs. Cactus Jack
Randy Savage vs. Crush
Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund
Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano
Fit Finlay vs. Lord Steven Regal
DDP vs. Randy Savage
RVD vs. Jerry Lynn
Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio (2009)
Savage/Roberts was Great but kinda short & should have made the list.
 

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Randy Orton vs. Christian is anything but underrated. The only reason it's even remotely looked up on in a negative light is because of how quick Orton won the belt back from him.

I want to say that Jericho/Rey isn't underrated either but I don't really remember the actual feud other than the sick ass matches and mask/title match they had.
 

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A lot of these "feuds" aren't even memorable, and don't deserve it.

Rikishi vs. Val was nothing special. Tajiri vs. Super Crazy? LMFAO! Anything to mention a Japanese star AND a Mexican wrestler. How is RVD vs. Lynn underrated? That's a highly talked about and respected feud in many circles, and was a major focal point of the ECW DVD. Anytime RVD's history gets brought up and they can mention Lynn, the feud is talked about.

Also, Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka is underrated!? IN WHAT WAY!? That's one of people's most favorite feuds when it comes to either guy, and especially when it comes to ECW. Their work in Japan was even recognized worldwide for the work they did and how well they carried themselves in the ring vs. each other.


I'll give you a recent feud that people think is good but is much better than good and underrated from the standpoint that they only had one real run with a good build leading into a couple matches, and that's Punk/Cena. Not much of a build to their Raw match earlier this year leading into Mania, which was one of the best matches in Raw history, and one of the better matches WWE has had in the last half decade. It's also highly underrated from the standpoint that they haven't taken that match to Mania yet (albeit because of Dwayne).
 

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No Owen/Shamrock? Bullshit.
 

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Also, Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka is underrated!? IN WHAT WAY!? That's one of people's most favorite feuds when it comes to either guy, and especially when it comes to ECW. Their work in Japan was even recognized worldwide for the work they did and how well they carried themselves in the ring vs. each other.



Yeah that one stuck out to me as silly.

To be expected with any over/underrated list though.

Austin/Owen feud in '97 is probs my choice here, I don't think Austin ever surpassed that on the mic or in the ring, they played off each other brilliantly.

Also, Shane vs Vince in 2001. It sometimes gets overlooked because it was on the G.O.A.T card with Rock/Austin and TLC II above it in billing but it had some real heat to it and for amateurs they sure didn't look out of place.
 

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Only idiots that don't understand workrate would underrate Finlay/Regal.
 

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RVD vs Lynn is underrated? Every ecw loving fucker praises their work together to the points you would think they were the second coming of steamboat and savage.


Underrated is DDP and Goldberg ... DDP carried the man to the best match if his life