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Things I learned by listening to Dave Lagana's podcasts.
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Had a really rabid crowd early on that they managed to lose for a while, until Honaga blasted Liger with a great clothesline and woke everyone up, and they started a dive train to the floor. Nice finishing stretch that followed. One of those matches that was worked as a JIP match to be aired as a JIP match where it's obvious. To its credit, the ending stretch is really, really good. Liger and Samurai were having cold years, so Ultimo getting the pin on El Samurai when he was fairly hot was a good decision. Seems like it would build to another Liger/Ultimo match in '93, but if it happened, I'm unaware of it.
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Sandman video in his old gimmick to Billy Joel's "Big Shot". Funny stuff.
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Welcome to the first edition of Eastern Championship Wrestling! Hosted by Stevie Wonderful and Jay Sulli. We start off with ECW President Todd Gordon coming out with the TV title saying there will be a tournament starting on this show to crown a champion. Eddie Gilbert comes out gloating to be on the show, but they announce a third guy will be at the booth -- Terry Funk! This is announced by showing a clip of him on Quantum Leap, which is hilarious in how out of place it seems. Terry Funk comes out clean cut wearing a suit, and Gilbert hates this.
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Hogan does a promo letting us all know he just left Bret Hart's dressing room to let him know all the Hulkamaniacs are in his corner. Hogan's eye looked nasty, Savage got in a good shot. Last few minutes of the match. I always thought the finish to the match proper was done really well with the exposed turnbuckle and the salt being thrown in his eyes. Yoko pins Bret and wins the WWF title as a result. We all know what happens next. I remember being pissed about this even not knowing all the politics, because it was so obvious Hogan was out there to fake concern for Bret. Bret wasn't drawing as champ and at the time, I guess I can see why they did this, but in hindsight, this was a pretty big blunder.
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[1993-04-04-WWF-Wrestlemania IX] Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake vs Money Inc.
Loss replied to Loss's topic in April 1993
Last few minutes. Stupidest finish ever, as Jimmy Hart turns his jacket inside out to show referee stripes so he can count the fall, and Hogan and Beefcake actually think it is going to count. -
[1993-04-04-WWF-Wrestlemania IX] Wrestlemania opening ceremony
Loss replied to Loss's topic in April 1993
Jim Ross debuts in the WWF wearing a toga. All these entrances are so ridiculous but funny, but the highlight is Heenan coming in backwards on a camel. This must have been rehearsed multiple times, because Jim Ross is mouthing almost everything both guys are saying. -
Some dominatrix feeds Sullivan grapes while he talks about being persecuted. These skits are great fun.
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[1993-04-03-SMW-TV] Interview: Jim Cornette & Heavenly Bodies
Loss replied to Loss's topic in April 1993
The Rock & Rolls are too stupid to know when to quit, according to Cornette, so the new plan is to embarrass the Rock & Rolls and send them packing. Cornette also announces that based on a court injunction he got, now the Beat The Champ challenger will be picked a week in advance so the champ (Eaton) can prepare. The name is drawn, and next week, Eaton must wrestle Tom Pritchard! -
Now Savage is back and wouldn't you know, he's wearing the exact same clothes he was wearing on USWA TV. Bret drops by to make sure this Yo Kazuna cat knows he's prepared and Savage gives him some advice.
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I love the segue that only a yearbook like this can provide: Vince: "I certainly hope the Macho Man Randy Savage joins us soon", as he and Lawler are also walking around Caesars Palace. Shawn Michaels is sun bathing and does another good promo, this time about his match with Tatanka at WM IX.
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Savage does a promo on location at Caesars Palace about how he's going to destroy Lawler on April 15.
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Scotty Flamingo as club tool! Dancing to "3AM Eternal"! I prefer this gimmick to Raven.
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All the pre-match promos are excellent, but this is the best part: Dutch: "Let me say something. I came here today on pack mule. I went through boats, ferries, walked a while, I hitchhiked, I stole a car, I got kicked out of a motel restaurant and a newspaper office, all today before I got here, so you can say I'm not in a real good mood." Awesome! Okay brawl, but pretty disappointing and aimless for the most part, sadly. Arn's DDT train toward the end is the best part.
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I was a little leery of watching this because it's so long, but this is still a very good match. It's not Sting/Vader, but it's excellent and heated, with great heat and build to the finish.
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June: #1 - Wild Pegasus vs Black Tiger (NJPW 06/11/96) ****1/2 #2 - Rey Misterio Jr & Ultimo Dragon vs Heavy Metal & Psicosis (World Wrestling Peace Festival 06/01/96) ****1/4 #3 - Dynamite Kansai & Kanako Motoya vs Mayumi Ozaki & Reiko Amano (JWP 06/16/96) ****1/4 #4 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Steve Williams & Johnny Ace (AJPW 06/07/96) ****1/4 #5 - Nobuhiko Takada & Masahito Kakihara vs Tatsumi Fujinami & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (UWFI 06/26/96) **** #6 - Rey Misterio Jr vs Dean Malenko (WCW Great American Bash 06/16/96) **** #7 - Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata vs Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka (NJPW 06/12/96) ***1/2 #8 - Taka Michinoku vs Super Delphin (NJPW Skydiving J 06/17/96) ***1/2 #9 - Jushin Liger vs Dick Togo (NJPW Skydiving J 06/17/96) ***1/2 #10 - Steve Austin vs Marc Mero (WWF King of the Ring 06/23/96) ***1/2 #11 - Jushin Liger vs Black Tiger (NJPW 06/12/96) ***1/2 #12 - Jushin Liger vs Great Sasuke (World Wrestling Peace Festival 06/01/96) ***1/4 #13 - Shawn Michaels vs Davey Boy Smith (WWF King of the Ring 06/23/96) ***1/4 #14 - Black Tiger vs Shinjiro Otani (NJPW 06/05/96) ***1/4 #15 - Rey Misterio Jr & Perro Aguayo vs La Parka & Ultimo Dragon vs Cibernetico & Pierroth Jr vs Heavy Metal & Psicosis (AAA 06/02/96) ***1/4 #16 - El Dandy & Silver King & Lizmark vs Negro Casas & El Felino & El Satanico (CMLL 06/28/96) ***1/4 #17 - Jushin Liger vs El Samurai (NJPW 06/11/96) ***1/4 #18 - Chris Jericho vs Pit Bull #2 (ECW Hardcore Heaven 06/22/96) ***1/4 #19 - El Dandy & Atlantis & Hector Garza vs Apolo Dantes & Dr Wagner Jr & El Felino (CMLL June 1996) ***
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May: #1 - Megumi Kudo vs Combat Toyota (FMW 05/05/96) ****3/4 #2 - Mayumi Ozaki vs Takako Inoue (JWP 05/18/96) ****1/4 #3 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 05/23/96) ****1/4 #4 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 05/24/96) **** #5 - Shane Douglas vs 2 Cold Scorpio (ECW Matter of Respect 05/11/96) ***3/4 #6 - Yoshihisa Yamamoto vs Buzariashville Ramazi (RINGS 05/25/96) ***3/4 #7 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Akira Taue (AJPW 05/24/96) ***1/2 #8 - Ric Flair vs Eddy Guerrero (WCW Monday Nitro 05/20/96) *** #9 - Steve Austin vs Savio Vega (WWF Beware of Dog 05/28/96) *** #10 - Shawn Michaels vs Davey Boy Smith (WWF Beware of Dog 05/26/96) *** #11 - Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Dick Murdoch (PWFG 05/23/96) *** #12 - Shawn Michaels vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley (WWF Monday Night RAW 05/13/96) #13 - Jushin Liger vs Dean Malenko (WCW Monday Nitro 05/06/96) #14 - Sting vs Scott Steiner (WCW Monday Nitro 05/27/96)
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April: #1 - Steve Williams vs Akira Taue (AJPW 04/20/96) ****1/4 #2 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Johnny Ace & Gary Albright (AJPW 04/20/96) **** #3 - Dynamite Kansai & Takako Inoue vs Mayumi Ozaki & Kyoko Inoue (JWP 04/20/96) **** #4 - Shawn Michaels vs Diesel (WWF Good Friends Better Enemies 04/28/96) ***1/2 #5 - Jerry Lawler vs Jeff Jarrett (USWA TV 04/20/96) ***1/2 #6 - Sabu vs 2 Cold Scorpio (ECW 04/19/96) ***1/4 #7 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW Battle Formation 04/29/96) ***1/4 #8 - Jushin Liger & El Samurai & Gran Hamada vs Shinjiro Otani & Koji Kanemoto & Taka Michinoku (NJPW 04/05/96) ***1/4 #9 - Nobuhiko Takada vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW Battle Formation 04/29/96) ***1/4 #10 - Manami Toyota & Kaoru Ito vs Aja Kong & Mima Shimoda (AJW 04/09/96) #11 - El Hijo del Santo vs Felino (CMLL 04/05/96) #12 - Steven Regal vs Fit Finlay (WCW Saturday Night 04/27/96) #13 - Steven Regal vs Fit Finlay (WCW Monday Nitro 04/29/96) #14 - Atlantis & Lizmark & El Hijo del Santo vs El Felino & Bestia Salvaje & El Satanico (CMLL 40th Anniversary Show 04/19/96) #15 - Bubba Ray Dudley vs 2 Cold Scorpio (ECW 04/12/96) #16 - Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto (RINGS 04/26/96)
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March: #1 - El Hijo del Santo & Atlantis & El Dandy & Lizmark vs Blue Panther & Felino & Dr Wagner Jr & Negro Casas (CMLL 03/15/96) ****1/2 #2 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue (AJPW 03/31/96) **** #3 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 03/31/96) **** #4 - Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask IV & Shiryu vs Taka Michinoku & Super Delphin & Gran Naniwa (Michinoku Pro 03/16/96) **** #5 - Manami Toyota vs Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 03/20/96) ***3/4 #6 - Nobuhiko Takada vs Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW 03/01/96) ***3/4 #7 - Psicosis vs Ultraman (AAA 03/16/96) ***3/4 #8 - Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels (WWF Wrestlemania XII (03/31/96) ***3/4 #9 - Jushin Liger vs Shinjiro Otani (NJPW 03/17/96) ***1/2 #10 - Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera (AAA 03/16/96) ***1/2 #11 - Steven Regal vs Fit Finlay (WCW Uncensored 03/24/96) ***1/2 #12 - Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera (ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 03/09/96) ***1/4 #13 - Cactus Jack vs Mikey Whipwreck (ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 03/09/96) ***1/4 #14 - Manami Toyota vs Kyoko Inoue (AJW 03/31/96) *** #15 - Wild Pegasus vs Shinjiro Otani (NJPW 03/20/96) *** #16 - Ric Flair vs The Giant (WCW Monday Nitro 03/25/96) #17 - Shawn Michaels vs 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Monday Night RAW 03/04/96) #18 - Road Warriors vs Rick & Scott Steiner (WCW Monday Nitro 03/11/96) #19 - Shawn Michaels vs Leif Cassidy (WWF Monday Night RAW 03/25/96) #20 - Bret Hart & Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels & Diesel (WWF MSG 03/17/96) #21 - Sting & Lex Luger vs American Males (WCW Monday Nitro 03/25/96) #22 - Rey Misterio Jr vs Psicosis (AAA 03/01/96) #23 - Ric Flair vs Sting (WCW Saturday Night 03/02/96) #24 - Randy Savage vs Fit Finlay (WCW Monday Nitro 03/25/96)
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February: #1 - El Hijo del Santo & El Dandy & Dos Caras vs Blue Panther & Apolo Dantes & Emilio Charles Jr (CMLL 02/16/96) **** #2 - Black Tiger & El Samurai & Gran Hamada vs Shinjiro Otani & Koji Kanemoto & Dean Malenko (NJPW 02/25/96) **** #3 - Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata vs Yoshihiro Takayama & Yoji Anjo (NJPW 02/25/96) ***1/2 #4 - Shawn Michaels vs Owen Hart (WWF In Your House VI 02/18/96) ***1/2 #5 - Jushin Liger & Black Tiger vs Shinjiro Otani & Koji Kanemoto (NJPW 02/15/96) ***1/2 #6 - PG-13 vs Tracy Smothers & Jesse James Armstrong (USWA TV 02/17/96) ***1/2 #7 - El Dandy & El Hijo del Santo & Silver King vs Negro Casas & Apolo Dantes & El Satanico (CMLL 02/10/96) ***1/2 #8 - 2 Cold Scorpio vs Sabu (ECW Cyberslam 02/17/96) ***1/4 #9 - Manami Toyota & Mariko Yoshida & Kaoru Ito & Yumi Fukawa vs Takako Inoue & Kyoko Inoue & Chapparita Asari & Tomoko Watanabe (AJW 02/12/96) ***1/4 #10 - 1-2-3 Kid vs Hakushi (WWF Monday Night RAW 02/05/96) ***1/4 #11 - Ric Flair vs Randy Savage (WCW SuperBrawl VI 02/11/96) *** #12 - Mitsuhiro Matsunaga & W*ING Kanemura & Hido vs Masato Tanaka & Ricky Fuji & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (FMW 02/23/96) #13 - Jushin Liger vs Black Tiger (NJPW 02/03/96) #14 - Ric Flair vs Randy Savage (WCW Monday Nitro 02/19/96) #15 - Randy Savage vs Chris Benoit (WCW Monday Nitro 02/05/96) #16 - Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher vs Doug Gilbert & Tommy Rich (USWA TV 02/10/96) #17 - Masahito Kakihara & Hiromitsu Kanehara & Kennichi Yammamoto & Kazushi Sakuraba vs Yuji Nagata & Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinjiro Otani & Tokimitsu Ishikawa (NJPW 02/03/96) #18 - Lex Luger vs Eddy Guerrero (WCW Saturday Night 02/03/96) #19 - Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck vs The Eliminators (ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast 02/03/96) #20 - Sabu & Mens Teoh & Shiryu vs Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask IV & Hanzo Nakajima (All Star Promotions 02/05/96) #21 - Shawn Michaels & Diesel vs Davey Boy Smith & Yokozuna (WWF Monday Night RAW 02/05/96) #22 - Hulk Hogan vs Arn Anderson (WCW Monday Nitro 02/05/96)
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I should have done this as an ongoing thing like I am doing for 1993, but I will post it retroactively: January: #1 - Shinjiro Otani vs El Samurai (NJPW 01/21/96) ****3/4 #2 - Vader vs Antonio Inoki (NJPW 01/04/96) ***1/2 #3 - Hayabusa & Masato Tanaka & Koji Nakagawa vs W*ING Kanemura & Mitsuhiro Matsunaga & Hidoh (FMW 01/10/96) ***1/2 #4 - Manami Toyota vs Yumiko Hotta (AJPW 01/22/96) ***1/2 #5 - Psicosis vs Ultraman (AAA 01/18/96) ***1/2 #6 - Jushin Liger vs Koji Kanemoto (NJPW 01/04/96) ***1/2 #7 - PG-13 vs Tracy Smothers & Jesse James Armstrong (USWA TV 01/20/96) *** #8 - Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera (AAA 01/31/96) *** #9 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Kazuo Yamazaki (NJPW 01/04/96) *** #10 - Aja Kong vs Combat Toyota (FMW 01/10/96) *** #11 - Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis vs Volador & El Mexicano (AAA 01/12/96) #12 - Ric Flair & Arn Anderson vs Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage (WCW Monday Nitro 01/08/96) #13 - Sabu vs Stevie Richards (ECW House Party 01/05/96) #14 - Smoking Gunns vs Psycho Sid & 1-2-3 Kid vs Owen Hart & Yokozuna vs Razor Ramon & Savio Vega (WWF Monday Night RAW 01/01/96) #15 - Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW Monday Nitro 01/29/96) #16 - Sting & Lex Luger vs Harlem Heat (WCW Monday Nitro 01/22/96) #17 - Tommy Rich & Doug Gilbert vs PG-13 (USWA TV 01/06/96) #18 - Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW Monday Nitro 01/01/96) #19 - Public Enemy vs The Gangstas (ECW House Party 01/05/96) #20 - Brian Pillman vs Eddy Guerrero (WCW Clash of the Champions XXXII 01/23/96) #21 - Ric Flair vs Sting (WCW Monday Nitro 01/15/96) #22 - Tracy Smothers vs JC Ice (USWA TV 01/27/96) #23 - Vader vs Savio Vega (WWF Monday Night RAW 01/22/96) #24 - Tracy Smothers vs JC Ice (USWA TV 01/27/96) #25 - Ric Flair vs Randy Savage (WCW Monday Nitro 01/22/96)
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#10 - Shinjiro Otani vs El Samurai (NJPW 01/21/96) -- A strong philosophical statement about what the juniors division could be, full of tremendous matwork. #9 - El Hijo del Santo & Atlantis & El Dandy & Lizmark vs Blue Panther & Felino & Dr Wagner Jr & Negro Casas (CMLL 03/15/96) -- Santo, Casas and Dandy was great in just about any form in the same match, as evidenced by this top ten. Factoring out heat and drama, this was the best trios match on the set in the purest sense, especially because of Dandy and Casas having some great mat exchanges. #8 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 07/09/96) -- This is filled with great moments. Misawa gets pummeled most of the way, and Akiyama sells on the apron. #7 - El Hijo del Santo vs Negro Casas vs El Dandy (CMLL 12/06/96) -- The crowd doesn't see it this way, but Santo gives an inspired and memorable heel performance. Casas gets out of the way quickly and we get an extended Santo/Dandy match, which had been the primary focus at this point. #6 - Great Sasuke & Gran Hamada & Super Delphin & Gran Naniwa & Masato Yakushiji vs Dick Togo & Mens Teoh & Taka Michinoku & Shiryu & Shoichi Funaki (Michinoku Pro 12/16/96) -- A greatest hits of the elements of the other Michinoku Pro tags on the set, which when combined with some awesome psychology go to an entirely new level. #5 - El Hijo del Santo & Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr vs El Dandy & Negro Casas & Hector Garza (CMLL 11/29/96) -- Insane pace and tons of blood and heat, with Santo doing one of the best dives in wrestling history and putting on a great performance. #4 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 11/29/96) -- Action-packed and totally different from any of their other tag matches throughout the year. This is a classic in its own right. #3 - Megumi Kudo vs Combat Toyota (FMW 05/05/96) -- What makes this stand out so much is that they really did milk the drama for everything it was worth. Things that should be sold are sold for an extended period of time, so everything has meaning. The best death match in wrestling history. #2 - El Dandy vs Black Warrior (CMLL 11/02/96) -- Feels like Mexico's version of a Flair/Steamboat match, but at a higher level. A nice mixture of basic and tricked out matwork, and a constant focus on winning, thus all the two counts. #1 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 12/06/96) -- The payoff to a year of excellent matches and moments are all pulled together in what may be the best match in wrestling history.
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Another okay match between these guys that seems a little flat. The highlight is Cien Caras pulling Santo's mask completely off and Eddy diving halfway across the ring to cover his head immediately. He makes a valiant comeback in the second fall by running from the back and going right after the rudos. The technicos win in two falls straight -- first, because of Caras taking off Santo's mask, and the second fall when Konnan pins Caras. Solid, but not great. I'm still waiting on some AAA to knock my socks off.
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Another really good match between these guys, with all the drama and excitement I've come to expect. Tenryu's issue with Choshu is advanced, and Hashimoto even more so, as they have a pretty exciting pull-apart brawl after the match is over. Hashimoto secures the win for his team with a DDT on Ishikawa.
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#20 - Bret Hart vs Steve Austin (WWF Survivor Series 11/17/96) -- Bret returns after being gone for over six months to wrestle his greatest opponent. The match has some excellent old-style matwork that wasn't anything new, but also wasn't really being used by anyone anywhere in the world at this point. Great drama and pacing. Kind of a throwback match of sorts. #19 - El Hijo del Santo & Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr vs Negro Casas & El Dandy & Hector Garza (CMLL 11/22/96) -- Santo turns heel and brutalizes Casas and Dandy in an amazing match with tons of blood and heat. #18 - Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 09/05/96) -- It's not the '93 match, but it's a great match in its own right, as Hansen shows he's still got it. #17 - Gran Hamada & Super Delfin & Tiger Mask IV & Gran Naniwa & Masato Yakushiji vs Dick Togo & Mens Teoh & Shiryu & Taka Michinoku & Shoichi Funaki (Michinoku Pro 10/10/96) -- The most famous of the big Michinoku Pro matches, and an excellent way to get interested in the style, with pacing and highspots that were pretty mind-blowing by the standards of the time. #16 - Shawn Michaels vs Mankind (WWF Mind Games 09/22/96) -- The best match of the year for Michaels, as he works with a game opponent capable of getting over as a heel who prompted him to show more aggression. Shawn has tons of offense, most of which looks really good, and looks like a deserving, tough champion. He needed more stuff like this. #15 - Great Sasuke & Masato Yakashiji & Naohiro Hoshikawa & Gran Hamada & Super Delphin vs Taka Michinoku & Dick Togo & Mens Teoh & Shiryu & Shoichi Funaki (Inoki Festival 12/01/96) -- Take everything about the 10/10 match and add a sharper focus, as Yakushiji takes an incredible beating. #14 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 10/18/96) -- One of the most exciting uses of 60 minutes of time I've ever seen in a wrestling match. While there are a few things that keep it from achieving legendary status, it's still one of the best matches of the year and is dynamic at times. #13 - Ultimo Dragon vs Shinjiro Otani (NJPW J*Crown 08/05/96) -- A great example of two wrestlers being completely in tune with each other. Both guys instinctively have counters ready for just about everything the other guy tries, which is awesome. #12 - Volk Han vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (RINGS 08/24/96) -- Typically awesome matwork, which is a given, but also more drama and momentum shifts than any RINGS match of the year. #11 - Wild Pegasus vs Black Tiger (NJPW 06/11/96) -- The sleepers match! Maybe the best match in the career of Benoit, and near the top for Eddy.