The very meaning of Professional wrestling is defined in this one single match at Wrestlemania 12 with "The Heart Break Kid" Shawn Michaels and "The Hitman" Bret Hart competing for the WWF world Championship In the main event. However this match stipulation, The Iron Man match, was and still is one that is rarely televised as it is a very physically gruelling match to compete in and a match which demands a skilled line up to be able to keep fans intrigued for the full match. The Iron Man match is a match that goes the whole time limit, and is won by whomever scores the most decisions in the specified time the man is booked for. The most common Iron Man match is the hour long version, but due to its nature its nowadays only limited to 30 minutes.
The Iron Man match at Wrestlemania 12 went the full hour and then some, with the match going into overtime. This match stipulation is one that really displays a wrestlers ability, Endurance and their skill of planning a match of that length. They proved not only that they are to of the finest of their generation, but they are two of the greatest Pro Wrestlers of all time. Its truly hard to watch the match till the end and only see one man getting all the glory and respect when both are just as deserving of it as each other.The fact that both men went the whole distance and endured so much pain and punishment proves that this is truly the greatest pro wrestling match of all time.
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