WWE Rivalries

Both dynamic characters in their own right, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vince McMahon lifted each other's on-screen personas and the rest of WWE to new heights, thanks to their historic clashes both in and out of the ring.

One of sports entertainment's greatest rivalries takes a shocking turn when Stone Cold Steve Austin aligns with Mr. McMahon. But when creative differences reach a boiling point, reality meets fiction as Austin defies WWE's Chairman behind the scenes.

The National Wrestling Alliance was rejuvenated when Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair went head to head in the 1980s. Two of sports entertainment's most charismatic personalities, their bravado fueled their matches, promos, and competitive rivalry in and out of the ring.

Personal issues take their toll on the bond between Shawn Michaels and Triple H. As the bad blood onscreen continues throughout a series of matches between The Game and The Showstopper, their friendship is never stronger as both men remain a fixture among sports-entertainment’s all-time greats.

It’s the rivalry that propelled WWE to the mainstream masses. The battles between "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan would incite each superstar’s journey through role reversals and different organizations. A book with seemingly endless chapters, the two icons clashed behind the scenes and in front of the camera for decades.

Four superstars revolutionize sports entertainment and breathe new life into WWE’s tag team division during their historic acrobatic battles.

As members of two of the Attitude Era's most celebrated duos, tag team success eventually yields both Edge and Matt Hardy individual accolades in the ring. But a real-life love triangle soon tears their friendship apart, and as their backstage brutality leads to in-ring aggression, the superstars will need to coexist in order to achieve even greater accomplishments.

Two women revolutionize sports entertainment and raise the bar for WWE's growing Diva's Division en route to Hall of Fame careers.

Opposite personalities with equal in-ring talent, Flair and Steamboat would battle in some of the greatest matches in history.

Once-in-a-Lifetime superstars engage in a polarizing rivalry and develop respect for one another while headlining consecutive WrestleManias.