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Showdowns: The 20 Greatest Wrestling Rivalries of the Last Two Decades (Wwe S.)

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Showdowns: The 20 Greatest Wrestling Rivalries of the Last Two Decades (WWE) was a pleasant read showcasing some of the greatest rivalries in WWE history. Highlights include feuds between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, Randy Orton and The Undertaker, and Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. Flaws include the ultimate short nature of the book as well as the failure to include some of the greatest rivalries of All-Time i.e. Mankind vs. Undertaker, or even mentioning The Hell in a Cell match whilst discussing the Jericho/Triple H feud.

Take it or leave it, that's all there is to this book. It sits right in the middle. It has potential to bring back memories of great rivalries but it is all a bit candy-coated and blaise in it's presentation. This only covers showdowns "from the past 20 years" and also only includes the rivalries of the WWE with the half exception of nWo/DX cross. Most of the entries are deserving to be here but, as others mentioned, no Undertaker v Mankind but rather Ric Flair v Mr Perfect... I barely remember this one and that was only from reading the entry. Really it should have been changed for something more significant. Some entries seem to be there to give a nod to the former stars. There were arguably better 'showdowns' that could have been included.

Good for briefly showcasing past battles and some trivia but you can easily survive without bothering with the book. It's a straight forward WWE publication that strokes the egos of the writers and participants.

I don't know why this doesn't have more (and better) reviews. I thought it was really well done and am happy its still available for fans. I would definitely recommend this... and it's directly from the WWE.

Bottom line is I was very dissapointed. If you watched wrestling especially in the 90's you know that Undertaker vs. Mankind was the biggest rivalry ever. Sure Michaels and Bret was a major professional/non professional rivalry, but Undertaker vs. Mankind had the most brutal matches. In each match Undertaker and mankind did at least one or two things that could of ligitamitly killed one another. They sacrificed thier bodies for the industry. They were involved in a boiler room brawl match, a no dq match, a hell in a cell match, a buried alive match and much much more. Mankind put Undertaker's face on fire and really burned him. It's sad to say these two didn't have a match at wrestlemania and because of so heightened rivalries like the Rock and Stone Cold, people would never put them on the top of the list as the greates rivalry of all time. In my opinion, from brutality, physical abuse, match selection, stotyline, backdraft to pay per views, Undertaker vs. Mankind is by far the Greatest Rivalry that wresting has ever seen. Not putting them at # 1 or even in showdowns make this buy not even worth looking at.