Except for some ROH shows, I think Ive seen most of what I wanted to, so here's my picks for the Top 25 matches of 2007!
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25. Mitsuharu Misawa Vs. Takuma Sano (NOAH Spring Navigation - 4/28) - Misawa gets in trouble quickly and has to regroup or else he'll lose his GHC World title.
24. Mschif Vs. Awesome Kong (Shimmer Vol. 9 - 4/7/07) - The Awesome Kong invasion continues when she takes on NWA Women's champ Mschif (Non-title match)
Since I have time off I've been trying to catch-up with some recommended matches for 2007. In the meantime here's my Top 10 from 2006.
10. Akira Taue Vs. Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH - Tokyo Nippon Budokan Show – 3/5/06) – This was big man (and recent GHC World Champion) Akira Taue thumping on little Marufiji. Marifuji was on a roll so far in the year but he needed a big win over one of the established stars. While maybe not a blow-away match, this one had some awesome spots and Taue was e
I'd been thinking about doing this for awhile but have never gotten around to doing it. Basically, I"ve always wanted to do a long list of matches where I'd rate them. I had a couple of problems though as I'd always forget matches that I've matched. The second problem is that I"m kind of eh on the star ranking system. I like it and I don't. So after thinking about it, I"ve decided to rate all matches on a personal enjoyment scale. All marks will be out of 10 and even those aren't definite eithe
Benoit vs Flair 2/9/04 Raw
Benoit vs Michaels 2/16/04 Raw
Benoit vs Batista 2/23/04 Raw
Benoit/Micheals vs Orton/Batista 3/1/04 Raw
Benoit vs Matt Hardy 3/8/04 Raw
Benoit vs HHH vs Michaels 3/14/04 Wrestlemania XX
Benoit/Michaels vs Orton/Flair/Batista 3/15/04 Raw
Benoit vs Rhyno 3/22/04 Raw
Benoit/Michaels vs Flair/Batista 3/29/04 Raw
Benoit vs Rob Conway 4/5/04 Raw
Benoit/Michaels/Foley/Benjamin vs Flair/Batista/HHH/Orton 4/12/04 Raw
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This is a match list for every Benoit match that you can possably see. It's not a matchlist of every single match he's ever wrestled but rather every match I know of that at one time or another has existed on video tape.
There are going to be mistakes and there are no doubt going to be omissions. If someone wants to correct something feel free to do so and if someone knows about the existence of more matches feel free to speak up. The search for new Benoit matches never ends.
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I've been watching a Ted DiBiase compilation, covering his time in WWE, and the one thing that stuck out for me is that it became clear how Ted managed to wear his neck out to the point he suffered the herniated disc in 1993 that ended his career. In all of his matches with Randy Savage, when Savage would snap his throat across the top rope, Ted would take the resulting bump by falling backwards and then arching up using his shoulders and forcing himself to roll backwards, with all the weight go
Stolen completely from Loss. I like putting together lists, so I'm going to do one of the top wrestling matches by year, according to me. I left out matches that were significantly edited. I'll post additions at the bottom and will occasionally change or remove the status of a match. Comments appreciated, because I'd love to re-watch some of these, but generally don't have the motivation to do so without a good reason (too many unwatched matches kicking around).
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Antonio Inoki vs Dory
Here's my ballot from the DVDVR 1980's Other Japan project, with a few comments on some of the matches (mostly early ones before I got lazy).
1. Nobuhiko Takada vs Akira Maeda (11/10/88 UWF)
2. Kazuo Yamazaki vs Nobuhiko Takada (8/13/88 UWF)
3. Akira Maeda vs Gerard Gourdeau (8/13/88 UWF)
4. Kazuo Yamazaki vs Nobuhiko Takada (9/11/85 UWF)
5. Nobuhiko Takada vs Bob Backlund (12/22/88 UWF)
6. Yoji Anjoh vs Masakatsu Funaki (6/14/89 UWF)
7. Masakatsu Funaki vs Tatsuo Nakano (7/24/8
