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  1. Zenjo
    I'm sure that other feds would have liked to have done this type of match, but only WCW could afford to waste so much money. Given that they could barely stand up it was twice as long as it needed to be.
  2. Zenjo
    Kevin Nash was making money by pretending to turn down money, so it's morally justifiable.
  3. Zenjo
    "How can he put a hold on himself?" "If anyone can do it, it's Bob Backlund"
  4. Zenjo
    Don't tell me that nobody else imitated Alex Wright's dance move whilst watching this.
  5. Zenjo
    I remember when I was 12 and Pamela Anderson was the perfect woman.
  6. Zenjo
    Bret washed his hair once a year, whether it needed it or not. William Shatner and pro wrestlers. Both make me think of drugs.
  7. Zenjo
    Yeah I marked out for the legend that is William Shatner appearing on Raw. Plus he stood up to the King and showed some moves. If he'd have started singing after grabbing the mic then it would've been an all time favourite moment I think.
  8. Zenjo
    Not even the kids are going to believe there actually was a cat in the bag.
  9. Zenjo
    To be fair it did have the actual Kobashi rather than some indy guy cosplaying him. Unless you think 2005 Kobashi was a parody of himself... For me it's any 'great' match involving ladders. Perhaps it's because I dislike climbing them myself? Or maybe I dislike climbing ladders because I've seen so many wrestlers fall off them? Or it could be that the matches are a series of contrived spots only separated by set-up time? I can take or leave tables. Chairs on the other hand, are cool.
  10. Zenjo
    I've been watching some supplemental Lucha from 1990 and have added 4 EMLL matches to the list. I know I'm not the only one who thought it was the strongest promotion in the world for this year. All are available on Youtube. In case you don't know, the awesome http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/events/index.php has full results and links to the matches that are available online. Octagon vs Fuerza Guerrera vs Huracan Ramirez (Mask vs Mask vs Mask) (EMLL 12/14/90) Fuerza Guerrera vs Pantera II (EMLL 5/4/90) Solar I & II vs El Hijo Del Gladiador & El Supremo (EMLL 5/25/90) Solar I & II vs Hombre Bala & El Supremo (EMLL 5/4/90) Edit: Added some more matches and expanded the list back to a top 75. Atlantis, Angel Azteca & Javier Cruz vs Satanico, El Dandy & Emilio Charles Jr (EMLL 4/13/90) Angel Azteca vs Emilio Charles Jr (EMLL 1/12/90) Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey (AJ 11/21/90) Angel Azteca, Javier Cruz & Americo Rocca vs El Dandy, El Texano & Chavo Guerrero (EMLL 3/16/90) Edit: Added more matches and we now have a top 80.
  11. Zenjo
    Akebono was a Yokozuna, and he was every bit as Japanese.
  12. Zenjo
    I was criticising the new forum software, not you Wolfman in case that isn't clear. WBF! WBF! WBF!
  13. Zenjo
    I tried to post an amusing image, but the forum software kept telling me it wasn't funny.
  14. Zenjo
    I couldn't rank a large volume of matches without using some sort of numerical system. Whilst rating wrestling it a highly subjective thing to do, numbers are more accurate than words. Is one 'good' match better than another 'good' match you watched 3 months ago? If you have one rated at *** and the other at **3/4 then you immediately know the answer. Which isn't to say you should just come up with a rating and leave it. Notes are pretty much an essential unless you have a really good memory. They don't have to be detailed. I've used the star rating system for a long time, so it's second nature to me to come up with a rating whenever I watch a match. This is something that increases my enjoyment and appreciation of wrestling. For others it has the opposite effect. It's not something worth doing just to come up with a better ballot. But even using a ***** scale has the problem that most matches on these sets will fall within the same range. I know some people use a % system, but that's a little too detailed imo. So I modified the star rating system so that each 1/4* is split into high, medium and low. The result is halfway between the traditional star rating system and the percentage scale. So at the end instead of having say 18 matches rated at ***, you have 6 at ***L, 6 at ***M and 6 at ***H for example. This makes ranking so much easier, as you know nothing is going to be more than a few places away from where it should be. After I've finished everything then I'll look at other peoples opinions to see if I might be way off on anything. I can usually identify the reasons why I liked matches more or less than other people. If not then I'll rewatch selected matches.
  15. Zenjo
    I've felt this has been the case for a number of years now. It's not like wrestlers even have to tour overseas anymore to pick up aspects of another style. There's such ease of access to promotions in the big 3 countries. It's not like there wasn't gradual convergence in the 90's and early 00's, but the last 10 years it's sped up the process rapidly. In theory this should've lead to a wrestling utopia, right? The best of all worlds. I'm sure some fans think so. I will say that US wrestling has clearly got the best end of the deal if you want to compare the quality level now with 20 years ago.
  16. Zenjo
    It had a distinctly indie feel. You wouldn't see a match like this in WWF/WCW at the time. There aren't that many ECW matches on the set that feature 2 wresters I like, and this had entertaining moments. Ultimately it was far too ambitious, especially considering their apparent lack of ring time together. They were trying to pull off a match they weren't capable of, and you don't get more indie than that.
  17. Zenjo
    I would say that the main reason things began to change in 2000 was because of Smackdown. With just the 2 hours of Raw in the late 90's then the whole show was taken up with angles, skits and promos. There wasn't any time left for the matches. When Smackdown came along there were now two weekly 2 hour shows featuring all the top stars. The first few months in 99 were crash TV with loads of title changes and far too much going on. The writers figured out that there was so much happening it wasn't sustainable. So in 2000 they realised that there was plenty of time each week for all the 20m promos and wacky attitude era shit that they wanted to do. And if the matches were a bit longer then that's the extra TV time taken care of.
  18. Zenjo
    Mr Hughes used to wrestle in shades. I can't recall anyone wearing glasses although there probably has been somebody. By Bobby Heenan's logic you wouldn't be allowed to hit him.
  19. Zenjo
    I always wonder why nobody else tried the ingenious Mr McMahon tactics from 1999?
  20. Zenjo
    The one match that involves a swimming pool and none of the 6 wrestlers are wearing trunks... This was pure FMW. Personally I prefer the IWA Japan Bath House Death Match from 95. That probably had more to do with the spectators than the wrestling though.
  21. Zenjo
    You got any more contemporary data?
  22. Zenjo
    I knew this would be fun. If you were auditioning for the roles of grumpy veteran and disrespectful punk you'd cast these two. So the dynamic between them brought guaranteed entertainment. The early exchanges played out how you might expect. Then all of a sudden things start getting way out of hand with cheapshots and fists flying. It looks like they're shooting on each other, and if it's a shoot then Anjoh might win it! That brought unpredictability and drama to the closing stages. Excellent from both men, they couldn't have worked this much better. Stiff, to the point, and they told a good story.
  23. Zenjo
    Two fine mat technicians in action, with an emphasis on counter holds. There was no shortage of variety and imagination. Combined with the strong selling from both men that made the moves feel important and injected a sense of urgency. There weren't any strikes until the end, and when they happened the fight was over in a hurry. Han caught Kohsaka with a brutal knee lift and it looked like he broke his nose. Yikes! I don't know if that was the planned finish, but you can't argue with a legit KO in shoot style. Really good stuff.
  24. Zenjo
    I didn't give a shit about Dullragon, who was out of his element. Takada didn't feature much, he didn't seem to want to be in there with Fujiwara. But forget about them. This was the Wara show, with poor Ka-ki as his unfortunate foil. He was a sleazy, nasty, dirty old raincoat who radiated filth. He was using every cheapshot and shortcut in the book to rough up the young man. It was really entertaining to see this unique character in action, with mark out moments aplenty. Kakihara took his licks and showed good toukon.
  25. Zenjo
    We are in sprinting. It was breathless action for most of it's 25m duration. Whilst watching I didn't even want to turn around for a drink in case I missed something. It had a different feel to it, like the golden era was still going. Excellent performances from all 4. This was probably Ito's best performance to date as she raised her level big time. She was an anomaly for Joshi workers, who normally hit their prime in their early 20's. Ito took a few years longer and peaked in the 2nd half of her 20's. Historically the girls would start at 15/16 and the mandatory retirement age was 26! Good job for Ito they got rid of that rule. In the 1st half of the 90's Ito had been a solid midcarder. But when there's at least a dozen wrestlers on the roster who were better workers and higher ranked then it's tough to stand out. She used to wear a Peter Pan inspired outfit in case you ever see any reference to Ito's Pan years. Now in '96 a number of wrestlers had moved on and Ito was being pushed up the card. Having talked about Ito, it was Yoshida who shaded best performer in this match. The fantastic final stretch with her vs Toyota was the highlight. She may not have won many matches, but Yoshida was often the star performer in 1996. Not all of the execution was perfect here and there wasn't much psychology besides a minor underdog dynamic and the undertones of the eternal Shimoda vs Ito rivalry. Still, the excitement level was very high, the crowd were jakked and the wrestlers delivered big time. Low end MOTYC.
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