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Antonio Inoki v Dusty Rhodes - NJPW 11/01/79 This match relies more on big moments than the rematch would, but this is still a fun outing. What I mean by that is that they sacrifice some of the coherency to work a few bigger and more meaningful sequences, which makes the match very fun, even if I do still prefer the rematch. There's a much faster pace to start out with Dusty doing what he can to frustrate Inoki, but being unable to turn that into anything resembling control. He quickly realizes this and bails, and Inoki catches him immediately upon his return to take him down with a front facelock. Dusty has flashes of success -- he tries to work over Inoki's arm and does momentarily, but Inoki quickly turns that against him by grinding his elbow against Dusty's face! This gives him the opening he needs to go back to the front facelock, which is some pretty smart stuff. Not that the point needed emphasizing, but Dusty and Inoki's differences are clearly established through the work in the match -- Inoki breaks clean, Dusty doesn't; Inoki stays calm while Dusty paces and gets desperate; Inoki is in his element and Dusty is clearly out of his, totally unable to get anything going in his favor. In fact, Inoki again goes for the arm after working a bearhug, and Dusty yet again backs off. He comes back and starts in on Inoki's knee, but admittedly, he's not really putting this over like he could be -- it's Inoki who's great when the leg hold is locked in, constantly struggling to get out, looking around trying to find an opening however he can. He tries grabbing Dusty's arm again, since it's available, but Dusty isn't letting go of the leg. Finally, Dusty tries a spinning toehold, but that leads to Inoki kicking him away and creating just enough of an opening to move back in on Dusty's arm. Rhodes is doing what he can, but it's not enough -- he tries reversing into pinfalls several times, but Inoki reverses his reversals and yet again, Dusty bails, this time by going to the ropes. A mean streak comes out of Rhodes at this point, as he realizes he can't outwrestle Inoki, so he decides to outbrawl him. The match spills outside and Dusty drops him on the ringside table and gets in some really good elbows before going back in and getting a vertical suplex and a backbreaker. We see some semblance of desperation now, with Inoki putting his leg on the ropes, which is all he can muster. Inoki does come back with some great dropkicks, but he abandons all of Dusty's leg work at that point, and that's when the match becomes spotty, although they do follow it up with a nice revenge spot with Inoki throwing Dusty outside into the table before taking him back in and attempting a surfboard (!! -- on *Dusty*), but he can't get the move executed. Dusty rolls out and showboats over his mini-accomplishment, and Inoki takes the opportunity to immediately zone back in on the leg, but at this point, the match is more of a brawl, and Inoki can't outbrawl Rhodes. This sounds like the superior match to 11/08, and parts of it are definitely better, but this is a case where less was more. There's lots of limb work here, but it's not really building to anything. Dusty's suplexes and Inoki's dropkicks look superb, but there's no pin attempt made after either move, and they don't ever expand on the base they established. Neither shows any ill effects of the matwork, which I enjoyed greatly, but the cumulative effects of it were shaken off when they switched into high gear. This is just as fun as the other match, but to get to that point, they had to sacrifice some of the logic, which is why I prefer the other match more. Whereas that match was more of a mutual effort, Inoki appeared to be carrying things in this one, and even he seemed directionless at times. ***, 16:58

Bob Backlund v Stan Hansen - NJPW 09/30/80 Stan Hansen is the perfect opponent for a whitebread champ like Bob Backlund -- he's chaotic and marches to his own drum, and in some ways, he's even more of a daring heel than Dusty Rhodes was in Backlund's May title defense, which is reflected in his refusing to shake Bob's hand at the outset. The match starts out with Backlund using what one might now refer to as "shock-and-awe" tactics -- he outmanuevers Hansen at every turn. Hansen tries to take it to the mat and Backlund has his number. Hansen tries to take a swing and Backlund has his number. A very simple, yet very clear pattern is developing -- regardless of what Hansen does, Backlund is a step ahead of him constantly. This works well for multiple reasons, perhaps the most important of which is that Backlund looks, wrestles and acts like a champ all the way. Too often, I've seen world champions sacrifice their own credibility for the sake of making their opponents look credible. To Hansen's credit, it's not that he needs a champ to bend over backwards for him -- the very essence of his character is that he takes what he wants, and he makes himself look formidable because he's Stan Hansen and he demands it. In this case, you have two wrestlers who know how to protect themselves and make their opponents look like world beaters without shortchanging either part of the story, and it's refreshing. Another reason the "one step ahead" mentality works is because of the opportunities it provides to do something different with a normally very ordinary spot. They work a headlock extremely well with one especially good spot where Hansen powers out of the headlock and tries to drop an elbow, but before Stan can even drop all the way to the ground, Backlund catches him mid-stream with a kick to the face, which one might refer to as insult without injury. There's an interesting little story with the elbow drop, which doubles as an advancement of the match and a comedy spot, as every time Hansen tries an elbow, Backlund moves out of the way. That's the one move Hansen can't seem to successfully execute, despite having flashes of success in other areas. The aforementioned "insult without injury" theme is another theme that sees itself manifest in this match. A personal favorite sequence sees Backlund power out of a Hansen bodyscissors by carrying Hansen to the corner turnbuckle, setting him on the top rope and slapping him in the face. This ends up setting off a great brawl, which gets great heat, because it's two great wrestlers in a great match in front of a great crowd. Hansen finally ends up turning the tide by largely using the same mind game, as he controls Backlund with an armbar and repeatedly pulls the champ's hair behind the ref's back, until Backlund is able to bring the offense and he's no longer willing to play child's games. It's Bob's fantastic high knee that turns the tide and transitions the match into the final stretch, which sees some really hot nearfalls with an interesting twist off of a piledriver, sunset flip, inside cradle and vertical suplex. The interesting twist is that both are selling fatigue so well that they're able to work two nearfall attempts off of every offensive move, no matter who executes it. To explain, one would hit a vertical suplex and attempt a cover, the other would kick out and then he'd roll himself over into another pin attempt. This match is a match of logical extensions, and in that sense it's worth seeing. It's not that they're doing anything especially advanced, but they're taking the basics and expanding upon them with a fresh perspective, adding something new to something borrowed or something old, so to speak. There is hesitance to call this a classic, if only because as good as it is, the one thing missing here most is a strong sense of urgency. For all the smart work and great reversals, the outcome is never really in doubt and at times, they do seem to be having so much fun wrestling that they forget they're in a contest. It's admittedly a minor flaw, but not bringing it to light wouldn't be honest. It's the one thing this match was missing, but the fact that it's really the only thing this match is missing a huge compliment. One could also point out the brawl outside the ring and the DCOR finish, which was en vogue at the time, but despite that ending, one doesn't leave this match feeling ripped off, but rather very satisfied. ***1/2, 15:41

Bob Backlund v Dusty Rhodes - NJPW 05/27/80 Usually, even the best matches require patience, because there's a feeling out period where they're building toward something better and more fulfilling as the match progresses. Here, that patience isn't really necessary because it's clear from the opening bell where they're going and that they are out to put on a great match. Backlund showing up Dusty on the mat at the beginning is one of the most awesome things I've ever seen, with Backlund totally outclassing him and showing him up. Even stuff like armbar reversals is fun, because they know how to get the most out of the least, but what puts this over the top is that they know how to get the most out of the most as well. That may seem like kind of a "Duh!" statement, but I can't tell you how many times I've seen wrestlers do something really cool and not put the move over, or sell it properly, but here, little is left behind. Backlund knows how to wrestle like a World Champion so well, with the established dominance every step of the way. As much as I like the Inoki match, this one does a far better job of making the champ look just as important as the challenger, and the goal here seems to be to get the match over, whereas the goal in the Inoki match seemed to be to get Inoki over. That had its high points, admittedly, but they take it to another level here in that regard, as even when Dusty is being dominated, he still looks credible. He's able to at least grab holds and lock them in for a short time, but he's still being one-upped every step of the way. He's given teases without being given a free ride. Dusty's tenacity works against him at times, as Bob has a way of making Dusty's advantage a disadvantage, even using some of the same holds Dusty used on him. Dusty sells it like he means it in this match, not only through screaming out in pain when Backlund works in some wacky leg submission, but by also hobbing during a criss-cross sequence; the attention to detail here is what makes this match work so well. Backlund is no slouch in the selling department either, as he's later too weak to bodyslam Dusty, despite his strength playing a major part in previous title defenses in the company; he even putting over the boxing shuffle punches in strong fashion. He also gives Dusty the chance to heel it up, and he comes off more aggressive than he did against Inoki on 11/08, taking the low route by going to Backlund's eyes, being the first to strike an actual blow in the form of the elbow drop and starting in with his trademark punches. He works a chinlock, putting sympathy on Backlund without totally making it seem like he's out of his league, and it gets really good heat, considering it's Love American Style, with Backlund pumping his fists to signify his comeback and the crowd responding appropriately, along with the double TKO leading into the false finishes. That love becomes hate at times, admittedly, specifically when the ref gets bumped when Dusty shoves him down, but the post-match brawl is just as energetic and worthwhile as the match itself. ****, 18:50

Stan Hansen v Dusty Rhodes - NJPW 05/16/80 As short brawls go, this ain't half bad. There's not to much else to say about this one, other than point out Hansen's really nice elbows to Dusty's face, thus taking him out of the running for "Son Of A Plumber" night at Hooters. Dusty goes for Hansen's arm, and they start throwing chairs and tables around, and the match quickly spills outside and ends. This makes me wonder if there's another untelevised match from the same tour featuring these two, because this plays more like an introduction than a resolution. 5:41

Stan Hansen v Antonio Inoki - NJPW 02/08/80 While this is a good match, I think my favorite thing about it has to be Antonio Inoki's entrance music. It's no different than what he used at late as 1996, which is the most recent match I've seen from him, which makes it all the more entertaining, because it's 70s cop music at its absolute worst (read: best). Anyway, now I'll talk about the match. While Hansen has had far better matches in his career, this match is possibly evidence that he can do anything, as we see a nice mixture of wrestling, brawling and carrying here, and this is all before he hit what would be his peak. The ongoing story here is that Hansen tries to outwrestle Inoki and fails, so he switches gears and tries to brawl, but can't connect with anything. No matter what route he takes, Inoki repeatedly takes him back to the mat. In fact, the same thing that makes this match so good also keeps it from being great, as Hansen takes little for himself, which isn't really customary for him at all. He lives to put over Inoki in every way he can find here -- bumping big for all of his offense, portraying his opponent as the better worker and in the process seeming like a large, really threatening-looking buffoon. Inoki is cool in his role, and with everything being laid out for him the way it is, that doesn't surprise me in the least. He works over Hansen's neck for most of the match until Hansen finally has enough of this shit and starts reversing the momentum. Inoki is in the ropes and Stan doesn't really care at all. Again, the story comes through that Hansen is far down the totem pole from Inoki, as he throws Inoki out of the ring and he comes right back in. Hansen does take over briefly, but not before the point has been made that he's lucky. Nonetheless, his offense is great fun, dropping some awesome-looking knees and elbows and a butterfly backbreaker. Hansen's maniacal stares into the crowd are as fun as any of the wrestling sequences, and in a cool spot, Stan is absolutely determined not to get suplexed and drops completely to his knees. Inoki's octopus attempt gets turned into a crucifix and he nails the lariat, which the crowd buys as the finish before Inoki kicks out, and it's not like Inoki sells it over the long term at all, which is a problem, as he pops up like he's Hulk Hogan. He comes back a backdrop driver, which sees Hansen kick out, which I guess you could call redeeming, since it means everything is fair game at this point. The problem, however, isn't the attitude, as that would have been fine here, but rather that they took the gloves off in the final few minutes of the match, and when things were really starting to simmer, it was time for the match to end. Despite the flaws in the presentation of what they were doing, what they were doing was actually pretty good. This was sort of the Japanese version of an American Ric Flair match, with Hansen as Flair and Inoki as Lex Luger, only Hansen has more stuff to do when he's in control and Inoki has more moves that can conceivably end the match. The countout finish was customary for the time, and there is definitely a big match atmosphere, if only because of all the suspense in the end. They build things well and they tell the exact story they're wanting to tell with the best of precision, but all said, I'm not so sure I liked the story so much; not because it's a bad story, but because this is the wrestling equivalent of Lisa Simpson bringing home a B. ***1/2, 17:12

Question -- Dave Meltzer mentioned once that there were some major criticisms levied toward Foley and the way he conducted himself when he came back for the Orton program. What were those criticisms?

Right. I'm certainly never going to argue much with anyone who votes for Owen Hart in anything WWE-related. If Owen wins this one, I'll be happy with that as well. I just wish this *match* could have happened at some point.

I *had* to change "fued" to "feud". That's my biggest pet peeve in the entire world. I'll respond in a minute.

I agree with that, but since this is a WWF tournament, the fact that he's had the best match on so many shows since debuting with the company does work in his favor, even if the match itself doesn't even hit ***. If he was competing internationally, it would be another case altogether. 100% in agreement. B & J did pretty good with what they had to work with though. While they weren't good, there are some points to consider there. (1) Unless you like the Summerslam streetfight with Michaels (and I don't), Jericho carried HHH to the best match he had that year in HIAC. (2) Jericho carried Jeff Hardy to the best match he had period after 2001. (3) Jericho carried Christian to the best singles matches of his career. This brings up another point. How did Owen do when he was against slugs like Diesel, Yokozuna or Lex Luger? Jericho managed to carry Hulk Hogan to his best matches in years, carried Kane to his best singles match ever, carried Scott Steiner to his best match in WWE, carried Kevin Nash to his best non-gimmicked match after returning and carried Viscera to the best match of his career. I'm sure there are cases of Owen making guys look better than they really are, but I don't know of any specifically. I agree with that. Jericho still had better matches with those guys than anyone else could at the time. I'd vote for Benoit or Eddy if they were against Jericho though, just because I know Jericho couldn't have gotten the JD match out of JBL under any circumstances. I agree on those. I think they strengthen the case for Jericho. GREAT MATCH! The best comparison to this would be the tag match where HHH tore his quad, and this is far better, although many may not see it that way. What do you think of that match, by the way? I've never heard you say much about it. Agreed that this is a very good match. It probably would have. I don't know that it was better than Bret/Shawn at Wrestlemania XII, though. That match was boring much of the time as well, but they were at least wrestling instead of stalling. Absolutely. That match was on its way to being one of the best of the year before the accident. The only ones I've seen out of those are the Furnas and Lafon tags, which I like a lot. I don't remember it being much, but I haven't watched it in a good while. Dave Meltzer was preserving them back then too. I hate trotting him out, but here are his star ratings for Owen from 1994-1998. 1994: 01/23/94 - Bret/Owen v Quebecers ***1/4 (Rumble) 03/20/94 - Owen v Bret ****3/4 (WM X) 06/19/94 - Owen v Tatanka ***3/4 (KOTR) 06/19/94 - Owen v 1-2-3 Kid ***1/4 (KOTR) 08/15/94 - Owen v 1-2-3 Kid ***1/2 (RAW) 08/29/94 - Owen v Bret ***** (Summerslam) 10/23/94 - Owen v Bret *** (Action Zone) I haven't seen KOTR '94 in forever, but the Tatanka match may be a good carry job. Has anyone here seen it that can verify that or shoot it down? 1995: 01/09/95 - Owen v Ramon ***3/4 (RAW) 03/25/95 - Owen v Bret ***1/2 (RAW) 09/25/95 - Owen/Yoko v Gunns ***1/4 (RAW) 11/19/95 - Wild card tag ***1/2 (Survivor Series) 11/20/95 - Owen v HBK ***3/4 (RAW) 1996: 02/18/96 - Owen v HBK **** (IYH 6) 07/21/96 - 6-man tag ***3/4 (International Incident) 11/17/96 - Elimination match ***1/4 (Survivor Series) 1997: 01/20/97 - Owen/DBS v Furnas/LaFon ***1/2 (RAW) 02/16/97 - Owen/DBS v Furnas/LaFon ***1/4 (Final Four) 02/17/97 - Owen v Flash Funk *** (RAW) 03/01/97 - Owen v DBS ****1/2 (RAW) 05/26/97 - Owen/DBS v Michaels/Austin ****1/4 (RAW) 07/06/97 - 10-man tag ****1/4 (Canadian Stampede) 07/14/97 - Owen/DBS v Austin/Love ***1/4 (RAW) 10/20/97 - Owen v HBK *** (RAW) 12/29/97 - Owen v HBK ***1/2 (RAW) 1998: 02/15/98 - 8-man tag ***1/2 (No Way Out) 03/29/98 - Owen v HHH *** (WM XIV) 06/01/98 - Owen/Rock/D-Lo v DX ***1/4 (RAW) 07/13/98 - Owen/Rock v HHH/X-Pac *** (RAW) 07/26/98 - Owen v Shamrock *** (Fully Loaded) 08/30/98 - Owen v Shamrock ***1/2 (Summerslam) I guess take the ones you have seen and figure out where you stand on those, and you'll probably know how the ones you haven't seen most likely compare. That's admittedly a last resort, but I just thought it would be interesting to post it. I'd probably say Owen/Taker would be better than Jericho/Taker. I'll give you that. Indeed. Without HHH around, Jericho probably would have met his full potential. Wholeheartedly agreed. Those two in an Ironman would have been awesome. That feud was still going strong after three months in a time when most feuds lasted three weeks. They could have conceivably run with it for a year. Agreed. I credit that to Austin giving Jericho no offense and insisting on calling the match. But yes, the end result is the same. I agree with everything said here. Considering that I've heard unconfirmed stuff that if HHH was better before the inVasion was over, he was going to go into his own faction *by himself* against both sides, yeah, you're probably right. If HHH tore his quad again, Jericho'd probably fare better again, at least temporarily. HHH's push has always been ridiculous, but in 1998, it was probably even worse, and considering that he was better at getting under people's skin then than he is now as a heel, it was even more frustrating. Fair enough. I'm going to stick with Jericho, but you presented a great argument in your favor.

I liked Nitro better, but I don't think I saw a single commercial in 1996, for what it's worth. And I always watched Superstars, and back then, they'd have the occasional markee matchup.

I can only assume that anyone that isn't a fan of Rey and thinks he blows spots on a regular basis hasn't watched any of his work in the past 12 months.

Then yes, I'm all for it.

That's a great idea, but it violates the Terms of Service with Invisionfree.

Davey Boy Smith Jake is a far, far better character and was probably way more effective on top as well, but Davey Boy had a longer, more consistent run and had better matches.

Shawn Michaels All things equal (and most things are), Michaels smokes HHH in the ring, and Shawn had to carry the company when no one else was around who had any type of star power, where HHH had all sorts of big names around him. And they're still at equal footing, despite that? Yeah, HBK is the easy pick here.

Rey Misterio Jr I was honestly going to vote for the Undertaker until I read Marty's excellent case. Now, I'm voting for Rey.

Chris Jericho This was the toughest call I've probably made in the entire tournament so far, so I want to explain myself. Both had talent, although to compare Jericho at his best as a worker to Owen at his best as a worker is ludicrious. Owen was far better. However, I wanted to make some legitimate comparisons. Jericho made it higher on the card, but Owen had a better run when he was there. Neither was taken seriously as a top guy. In Owen's case, it was because he wasn't the type of guy you'd have carry the company. In Jericho's case, it was because he was misused. There was a wave of fan support for Jericho to reach the top level and stay there. Owen never had that. His feud with Bret is beautiful, one of my favorite things the company ever did, but it took a lot of pushing and good booking to get Owen to be taken seriously at that level. Also, if you compare their top matches, it's not as much of a gap as you might think. These are in no particular order. Owen's top singles PPV matches: 1 - v Bret Hart, Wrestlemania X 2 - v Bret Hart, Summerslam '94 3 - v Shawn Michaels, IYH 6 4 - v Mr. Perfect, Wrestlemania V I went through the PPV histories at a results site and couldn't find any other standout matches he's had on PPV. Jericho's top singles PPV matches: 1 - v The Rock - No Mercy 2001 2 - v The Rock - Vengeance 2001 3 - v HHH - Fully Loaded 2000 4 - v Chris Benoit - Backlash 2000 5 - v Chris Benoit - Royal Rumble 2001 That doesn't even get into these matches: * Jericho v Chris Benoit - Judgment Day 2000 * Jericho v Chris Benoit - Summerslam 2000 2/3 falls * Jericho v Chris Benoit v Eddy Guerrero v X-Pac - No Way Out 2001 * Jericho v Rob Van Dam - Unforgiven 2001 * Jericho v The Rock - Royal Rumble 2002 * Jericho v HHH - Wrestlemania X-8 * Jericho v HHH - Judgment Day 2002 (Hell in the Cell) * Jericho v Rob Van Dam - King of the Ring 2002 * Jericho going the distance in the '03 Royal Rumble * Jericho v Jeff Hardy - No Way Out 2003 * Jericho v HBK - Wrestlemania XIX * Jericho v Goldberg - Badd Blood 2003 * Jericho v Christian - Wrestlemania XX * Jericho v Christian - Unforgiven 2004 (Ladder Match) * Jericho v Shelton Benjamin - Backlash 2005 Jericho has the edge there. Okay, now let's look at tags, which is a little more competitive. Owen's best tags/multi-person matches on PPV: * w/Bret v Quebecers - Royal Rumble 1994 * 8-man elimination - Survivor Series 1996 * w/DBS v Furnas/Lafon - IYH Final Four * 10-man tag - Canadian Stampede 1997 Jericho's best tags/multi-person matches on PPV: * v Benoit v Angle - WM 2000 * v Benoit v Eddy v X-Pac - No Way Out 2001 * 10-man elimination - Survivor Series 2001 * w/Christian v Booker/Goldust - No Mercy 2002 * Elimination Chamber - Survivor Series 2002 * Money In The Bank - WM XXI Jericho smokes Owen in number of good TV matches, although Owen's best TV match (DBS, 03/03/97) is probably better than Jericho's best TV match (which could be any variety of things). Still, it's close there. Jericho wore the championship, which Owen did not. Jericho is far better on interviews and has more charisma. Jericho has headlined more shows. He's my pick.

Eliminated: Mac

*COMPLETELY UPDATED* We're doing the top 12 instead of the elite 8. Check the other pinned thread for more information. PHASE 1 ~ BRET HART #1 - Bret Hart v The Rock #2 - Bret Hart v Chris Benoit #3 - Bret Hart v Steve Austin #4 - Bret Hart v Chris Jericho #5 - Bret Hart v Undertaker #6 - Bret Hart v Shawn Michaels #7 - Bret Hart v Davey Boy Smith #8 - Bret Hart v Mick Foley (*) #9 - Bret Hart v Eddy Guerrero #10 - Bret Hart v Hulk Hogan #11 - Bret Hart v Randy Savage PHASE 2 ~ THE ROCK #1 - The Rock v Chris Benoit #2 - The Rock v Steve Austin #3 - The Rock v Chris Jericho #4 - The Rock v Undertaker #5 - The Rock v Shawn Michaels (*) #6 - The Rock v Davey Boy Smith #7 - The Rock v Mick Foley #8 - The Rock v Eddy Guerrero (*) #9 - The Rock v Hulk Hogan #10 - The Rock v Randy Savage PHASE 3 ~ CHRIS BENOIT #1 - Chris Benoit v Steve Austin #2 - Chris Benoit v Chris Jericho #3 - Chris Benoit v Undertaker #4 - Chris Benoit v Shawn Michaels #5 - Chris Benoit v Davey Boy Smith #6 - Chris Benoit v Mick Foley #7 - Chris Benoit v Eddy Guerrero #8 - Chris Benoit v Hulk Hogan (*) #9 - Chris Benoit v Randy Savage PHASE 4 ~ STEVE AUSTIN #1 - Steve Austin v Chris Jericho #2 - Steve Austin v Undertaker #3 - Steve Austin v Shawn Michaels #4 - Steve Austin v Davey Boy Smith #5 - Steve Austin v Mick Foley #6 - Steve Austin v Eddy Guerrero #7 - Steve Austin v Hulk Hogan #8 - Steve Austin v Randy Savage PHASE 5 ~ CHRIS JERICHO #1 - Chris Jericho v Undertaker #2 - Chris Jericho v Shawn Michaels #3 - Chris Jericho v Davey Boy Smith #4 - Chris Jericho v Mick Foley #5 - Chris Jericho v Eddy Guerrero #6 - Chris Jericho v Hulk Hogan #7 - Chris Jericho v Randy Savage PHASE 6 ~ UNDERTAKER #1 - Undertaker v Shawn Michaels #2 - Undertaker v Davey Boy Smith #3 - Undertaker v Mick Foley #4 - Undertaker v Eddy Guerrero (*) #5 - Undertaker v Hulk Hogan #6 - Undertaker v Randy Savage PHASE 7 ~ SHAWN MICHAELS #1 - Shawn Michaels v Davey Boy Smith #2 - Shawn Michaels v Mick Foley #3 - Shawn Michaels v Eddy Guerrero #4 - Shawn Michaels v Hulk Hogan #5 - Shawn Michaels v Randy Savage PHASE 8 ~ DAVEY BOY SMITH #1 - Davey Boy Smith v Mick Foley #2 - Davey Boy Smith v Eddy Guerrero #3 - Davey Boy Smith v Hulk Hogan #4 - Davey Boy Smith v Randy Savage PHASE 9 ~ MICK FOLEY #1 - Mick Foley v Eddy Guerrero #2 - Mick Foley v Hulk Hogan #3 - Mick Foley v Randy Savage PHASE 10 ~ EDDY GUERRERO #1 - Eddy Guerrero v Hulk Hogan #2 - Eddy Guerrero v Randy Savage PHASE 11 ~ THE MEGAPOWERS EXPLODE #1 - Hulk Hogan v Randy Savage

QUARTERFINALS Bret Hart (16 votes) defeated Mick Foley (1 vote) The Rock (10 votes) defeated Eddy Guerrero (7 votes) Chris Benoit (8 votes) defeated Hulk Hogan (7 votes) Steve Austin (14 votes) defeated Randy Savage (3 votes)

Round 4 Chris Jericho (9 votes) defeated Kurt Angle (6 votes) Owen Hart (9 votes) defeated Ric Flair (7 votes) Rey Misterio Jr (13 votes) defeated Edge (3 votes) Undertaker (16 votes) defeated Yokozuna (0 votes) Shawn Michaels (10 votes) defeated Ted DiBiase (6 votes) HHH (8 votes) defeated Honky Tonk Man (7 votes) Jake Roberts (17 votes) defeated Rick Martel (0 votes) Davey Boy Smith (9 votes) defeated Roddy Piper (5 votes)

The following wrestlers have now been eliminated: Kurt Angle Ric Flair Edge Yokozuna Ted DiBiase Honky Tonk Man Rick Martel Roddy Piper

Vote for the wrestler that you think had the better career in WWE (whether you base that on impact or match quality is your decision), from 1985 to 2005. Voting will end tomorrow morning at the latest. Please give the wrestler's name first and any explanation thereafter. Thanks. *Winner will face Randy Savage in next round.*