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I will be hanging out through football and until Night of Champions. Can't promise how much I'll pay attention during the games but having it open will at least force me to check in!

Does anyone know the date of this match?

Pretty much. When I facetimed him to let him know his original ranking I saw this: Don't ask me why he was in the pen out behind the ranch, but he was incredibly gracious. Needless to say, we're not on the same terms now.

Correction: He will not be making my top 10. But on first take I thought he was a lock. Fare thee well, Heartbreak Kid.

Thanks, added a couple from there to the watch list.

Just watched the main event and it was really terrific. Probably better than last year's main as a match, but it didn't have the history behind it so can't quite measure up to that. But Sombra was great and while I thought the outside shenanigans dragged things down early, they played well in the third fall. Much as it may not make sense to take Sombra's mask already, he has a great look and an incredible heel presence at just age 25, so I don't expect him to fall off at all. Rush on the other hand was so great throughout the entrances and his involvement in the main that I was almost hoping for him to turn on Sombra at the end to set up a hair match for next year but it looks like we'll get him and Atlantis instead and save hair vs. hair for down the road. Are any of the other matches worth watching?

Well, I guess someone has to have Michaels in their top 10. When this started I was sure he was going to be in my top 10. Not so confident now, but haven't ruled it out.

Haven't watched the show yet but it sounds like a lot of overdone booking by ROH standards. Very interesting that Styles came out on top in the #1 contenders match. Had pegged that for Cole but this looks like we'll get AJ as champ here and defending in Japan, which is a very good thing in my book.

Have to imagine he is not in fact the sole owner now.

LA Park vs. El Dandy (ENESMA 10/15/2004) So I'm finally making headway on a playlist for GWE purposes. Park is one of my favorite luchadors and brawlers, and I'm also a big fan of Dandy. But they didn't brawl and neither could deliver a mat classic at this point. Park pulled out a couple decent dives but this felt like they were trying to stretch about 12 minutes worth of action into a 25 minute match. I don't love the 2 quick fall start to many lucha matches, but sometimes the action is interesting or spectacular enough to overcome that trope. Just not the case here. Thought/hoped they were saving the fireworks down the stretch but it just wasn't there. Far from either man's finest hour. Dandy showed more intensity in his post-match promo. Bring on the brawls.

Really a shame. I enjoy MSL on the show and Konnan is best when others are reeling him in. Seems incredibly petty and must put Bauer in an awkward spot as MSL's been his guy for years.

Do we know what caused this Konnan/MSL rift?

Wasn't Guerrero's accident the result of him falling asleep at the wheel? I thought that was when he had his problem with pills.

So I'm now about an hour in and still loving it. Chad, absolutely loved what you had to say about a certain Nitro match+angle that made your list. It would never make mine, and probably not most folks, but this is your damn list and its great to hear what people love and why. Parv, I know you'll have a few Liger recs to check out from doing this podcast, but would highly, highly recommend you check him out in the New Japan vs. NOAH junior tag series from circa 2002. To be specific: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Jushin Liger & Wataru Inoue (NOAH 2/17/2002) Jushin Liger & Minoru Tanaka vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NOAH 4/7/2002) Jushin Liger & Minoru Tanaka vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NJPW 8/29/2002) The heat is off the charts, and Liger as a super heel is something totally different. You're already familiar with Kikuchi from your trek through '90s All Japan and will love him just as much here. MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Hokuto/Kandori and the Toyota/Yamada vs. Kansai/Ozaki tags are probably the tops of most lists, but you don't want to start at the pinnacle. I'd check out an Ozaki or Bull singles match that's not too long or epic as I feel they're both immediately accessible to new eyes. One possibility is Oz & Kansai vs. Takako Inoue & Yumiko Hotta (JWP - 1/15/93). Not a sprint, but if you can't get into that right away maybe its not something you'll love?

I just finished Part 1 yesterday and now you drop this bomb on me. The commute for the next few days will undoubtedly be much improved. I find the matches you're close on just as interesting as those where you're on completely different wavelengths and look forward to seeing thoughts on matches ranked that either of you hasn't come across yet / recently. You'll have to make sure to post the full list shortly!

Just watched the Hansen & Khan matches from NJPW. Hansen is obviously a MOTYC and Khan is a legit *** affair as well. Meanwhile, mobile/athletic Andre is something straight out of a movie or video game. Just a legit gaijin Godzilla. What other matches from this era are available and must see?

No youtube playlist available of the contents?

Cannot wait to listen to this. It'll be at least a few round trips in the car to/from work but should be a blast. Love these lists. What's the plan for 100?

Konnan was always good for a laugh.

Put down a vote for light tubes, broken glass, or any of the other madness found in death matches. Sledgehammers are definitely dumb, but that stuff literally looks like a snuff film to me.

Bruce, I haven't signed up yet solely my watch list, spanning an ungodly stack of dvds and online playlists, is absurdly long, but am going to try to force myself to make the jump in the next couple weeks after the holidays quiet down. Your involvement and dedication to the project and truly catering to the audience should make every serious wrestling fan give this a try. Looking forward to it!

But seriously -- any good wrestling twitter feeds out there that may be under the radar? Always curious what I'm missing out on.

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