#1.) w/ Goldust vs The Shield – Battleground 2013
When you talk about a match with emotional heaviness, look no further than this. Cody Rhodes and Goldust had both been fired for speaking out against The Authority and Dusty Rhodes even returned to beg them to get their jobs back.
This resulted in a match against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins at Battleground, which they needed to win to get their jobs back. In a gruelling and intense match, The Rhodes brothers gave everything they had to deliver an instant classic. One of the classic spots saw Dusty Rhodes hit the bionic elbow on Dean Ambrose.
Their tag title win eight days later was a great feel-good moment, but the Rhodes brothers victory at Battleground was one of the best feel-good moments of WWE this decade. Watching Dusty Rhodes and his two children embrace in victory was nothing short of emotional.
