BigBadMick

Best of WWF Vol 20 - Just before Hogan v Rude, that's Kevin Dunn in the skit arguing with Sean Mooney over the 'party', isn't it?

No problem - just go after the guys you like. If you take a liking to 2012, a lot of the tv during late spring and summer into the Bound for Glory series is very good also.

2012 Genesis 2012 in Orlando, FL, January 8, 2012 James Storm vs. Kurt Angle TNA World Title Match: Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy Against All Odds 2012 in Orlando, FL, February 12, 2012 TNA X-Division Title Match: Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley Victory Road 2012 in Orlando, FL, March 18, 2012 Bully Ray vs. James Storm TNA X-Division Title Match: Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. AJ Styles and Mr. Anderson Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy Lockdown 2012 in Nashville, TN, April 15, 2012 (All matches inside a Steel Cage) Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy TNA World Title Match: Bobby Roode vs. James Storm Sacrifice 2012 in Orlando, FL, May 13, 2012 TNA Tag Team Title Match: Samoa Joe and Magnus vs. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles TNA World Title, Ladder Match: Bobby Roode vs. Rob Van Dam Slammiversary X - 2012 in, June 10, 2012 TNA X-Division Title Match: Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe TNA Tag Team Title Match: Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. Kurrt Angle and AJ Styles- Destination X 2012 in Orlando, FL, July 8, 2012 Bound For Glory Series Match: Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle Last Man Standing Match: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels TNA World Title Match: Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries- New TNA Champion in Austin Aries. Hardcore Justice 2012 in Orlando, FL, August 12, 2012 Bound For Glory Series, Ladder Match: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe TNA World Title Match: Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode NA No Surrender 2012 in, September 9, 2012 Bound For Glory Series Semi-Finals Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe- Bound For Glory Series Semi-Finals Match: James Storm vs. Bully Ray TNA Tag Team Title Match: Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. Kurt Angle and AJ Styles Bound For Glory Series Finals Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray- TNA Bound For Glory 2012 in Phoenix, AZ, October 14, 2012 TNA TV. Title Match: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus TNA Tag Team Title Match: Kazarian and Christopher Daniels vs. Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle and AJ Styles No DQ Match: Sting and Bully Ray vs. The Aces and Eights TNA World Title Match: Austin Aries vs. Jeff Hardy TNA Turning Point 2012 in, November 11, 2012 TNA TV. Title, No DQ Match: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus TNA Tag Team Title Match: Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez vs. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian Bobby Roode vs. James Storm vs. AJ Styles TNA World Title, Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries Final Resolution 2012 in, December 9, 2012 Austin Aries vs. Bully Ray Christopher Daniels vs. AJ Styles TNA World Title Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Roode

I wasn't paying a great deal of attention to TNA from the middle of 2009 until the start of 2012. I'll pick up from there later. Anyone else is welcome to fill the blanks.... 2008 Final Resolution 2008...Date (January 6) TNA Women’s Knockout No DQ Title Match- Gail Kim Vs. Awesome Kong TNA World Title Match- Kurt Angle Vs. Christian Cage Against All Odds 2008...Date (February 10) TNA World Title Match- Kurt Angle Vs. Christian Cage Lockdown 2008...Date (April 13) - (All matches inside six sides of steel) TNA World Title Match- Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe Slammiversary 2008...Date (June 8) Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles TNA World Title King Of The Mountain Ladder Match- Samoa Joe vs. Rhino vs. Robert Roode vs. Christian Cage vs. Booker T Victory Road 2008…Date (July 13) Full Metal Mayhem- Team 3D & Kurt Angle vs. Rhino, Christian Cage & AJ Styles Hard Justice 2008...Date (August 10) Last Man Standing Match- Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles No Surrender 2008…Date (September 14) TNA World Title Match- Samoa Joe vs. Christian Cage vs. Kurt Angle Bound For Glory IV 2008…Date (October 12) TNA Tag Team Title Monster’s Ball Match- Beer Money Inc. vs. Abyss and “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan vs. Team 3D vs. LAX Kurt Angle v Jeff Jarrett TNA World Title Match- Samoa Joe vs. Sting Turning Point 2008…Date (November 9) TNA Tag Team Title Match- Beer Money Inc. vs. MCMG Falls Count Anywhere Match- Kurt Angle vs. Abyss Kevin Nash vs. Samoa Joe TNA World Title Match- Sting vs. AJ Styles Final Resolution 2008…Date (December 7) TNA World Title Match- The Main Event Mafia: Sting, Booker T, Scott Steiner and Kevin Nash vs. The Front Line: AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Team 3D

2007 Final Resolution 2007...Date (January 14) Last Man Standing Match- AJ Styles Vs. Rhino 30 Minute Iron Man Match- Samoa Joe Vs. Kurt Angle Against All Odds 2007...Date (February 11) Motor City Chain Match- AJ Styles Vs. Rhino NWA World Title Match- Christian Cage Vs. Kurt Angle Destination X 2007...Date (March 11) NWA World Title Match- Christian Cage Vs. Samoa Joe - Cage Retains. Lockdown 2007...Date (April 15) - (All matches inside six sides of steel) Lethal Lockdown Match- Team Cage: Christian Cage, AJ Styles, Abyss, Scott Steiner & Tomko Vs. Team Angle: Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Rhino, Sting & Jeff Jarrett Sacrifice 2007...Date (May 13) NWATNA X Division Title Match- Chris Sabin Vs. Jay Lethal Vs. Sonjay Dutt - Sabin retains again Robert Roode Vs. Jeff Jarrett Texas Death Match- James Storm Vs. Chris Harris Tiger Mask Vs. Alex Shelley Vs. Senshi Vs. Jerry Lynn AJ Styles Vs. Samoa Joe - NWA World Title Match- Christian Cage Vs. Kurt Angle Vs. Sting Slammiversary 2007...Date (June 17) LAX Vs. Rhino & Senshi TNA World Title King Of The Mountain Ladder Match- Chris Harris Vs. AJ Styles Vs. Samoa Joe Vs. Christian Cage Vs. Kurt Angle - Kurt Angle is the new TNA World Champion as he wins the vacant title Hard Justice 2007…Date (August 12) Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt Vs. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley Vs. Triple X Bar Room Brawl- James Storm Vs. Rhino Winner Takes All Match- Kurt Angle Vs. Samoa Joe No Surrender 2007...Date (September 9) James Storm Vs. Rhino TNA X Division Title Match- Kurt Angle Vs. Jay Lethal Tag Team Gauntlet Match Christian Cage Vs. Samoa Joe TNA World Title Match- Kurt Angle Vs. Abyss Bound For Glory 2007...Date (October 14) Ultimate X Tag Team Match- Triple X Vs. LAX – LAX wins to become the number one contender for the TNA Tag Titles. TNA Tag Team Title Match- Team Pacman Vs. AJ Styles & Tomko 2 Out Of 3 Tables Match- Steiner Brothers Vs. Team 3D Christian Cage Vs. Samoa Joe TNA World Title Match- Kurt Angle Vs. Sting Genesis 2007...Date (November 11) MCMG Vs. Team 3D Fight For The Right Ladder Match- Christian Cage Vs. Kaz Turning Point 2007...Date (December 2) TNA Women’s Knockout Title Match- Gail Kim Vs. Awesome Kong

I'm going to go from 2005-present, Matt.. 2006 Final Resolution 2006...Date (January 15) NWATNA X Division Title Match- Samoa Joe Vs. Christopher Daniels Against All Odds 2006...Date (February 12) Falls Count Anywhere Match- Rhino Vs. Abyss NWATNA X Division Title Match- Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles Vs. Christopher Daniels Destination X 2006...Date (March 12) Jay Lethal Vs. Alex Shelley International X Showcase Match- Petey Willams Vs. Chris Sabin Vs. Sonjay Dutt Vs. Puma Rhino, Team 3D & The Truth Vs. Jeff Jarrett, America's Most Wanted & Abyss NWATNA X Division Title Ultimate X Match- Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles Vs. Christopher Daniels Lockdown 2006...Date (April 23)...(All matches inside six sides of steel) World X Cup Preview- Team Japan Vs. Team USA Senshi Vs. Christopher Daniels NWATNA X Division Title Match- Samoa Joe Vs. Sabu Sacrifice 2006...Date (May 14) NWA Tag Team Title Match- America's Most Wanted Vs. AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels Sting & Samoa Joe Vs. Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner NWA World Title Full Metal Mayhem Match- Christian Cage Vs. Abyss - This was an TLC & C (Tables, Ladders, Chairs & Chains) match. Slammiversary 2006...Date (June 18) Handicap Match- Rhino Vs. Bobby Roode & Coach D'Amore X Division Ranking Match- Alex Shelley Vs. Senshi Vs. Shark Boy Vs. Jay Lethal Vs. Sonjay Dutt Vs. Petey Williams NWA Tag Team Title Match- America's Most Wanted Vs. AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels Samoa Joe Vs. Scott Steiner Victory Road 2006...Date (July 16) NWA Tag Team Title Match- AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels Vs. America's Most Wanted Hard Justice 2006...Date (August 13) Falls Count Anywhere Match- Samoa Joe Vs. Rhino Vs. Monty Brown NWATNA X Division Title Match- Senshi Vs. Petey Williams Vs. Jay Lethal No Surrender 2006...Date (September 24) NWA Tag Team Title Ultimate X Match- LAX Vs. AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels Bound For Glory 2006...Date (October 22) Monsters Ball Match- Samoa Joe Vs. Abyss Vs. Raven Vs. Brother Runt NWATNA X Division Title Match- Senshi Vs. Chris Sabin 8 Mile Street Fight- Rhino Vs. Christian Cage NWA Tag Team Title Six Sides Of Steel Cage Match- AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels Vs. LAX - NWA World Title Vs. Career Match- Jeff Jarrett Vs. Sting Genesis 2006...Date (November 19 AJ Styles Vs. Christian Cage Kurt Angle Vs. Samoa Joe - Turning Point 2006...Date (December 10) NWA World Title Match- Abyss Vs. Christian Cage Vs. Sting The Rematch- Kurt Angle Vs. Samoa Joe

Ok, this is going totally from memory - with very little rewatching since - and here's PPV matches that jump out at me from 2005. Final Resolution 2005...Date (January 16) NWA Tag Team Title Match- Team Canada Vs. America's Most Wanted NWATNA X Division Title Ultimate X Match- Petey Williams Vs. Chris Sabin Vs. AJ Styles Against All Odds 2005...Date (February 13) NWA Tag Team Title Match- America's Most Wanted Vs. Kid Kash & Lance Hoyt NWATNA X Division Title 30-Minute Iron Man Match- AJ Styles Vs. Christopher Daniels Lockdown 2005...Date (April 24)...(All matches inside six sides of steel) America's Most Wanted Vs. Team Canada #1 Contender's Match- AJ Styles Vs. Abyss Hard Justice 2005...Date (May 15) NWA World Title Match- Jeff Jarrett Vs. AJ Styles Slammiversary 2005...Date (June 19) Samoa Joe Vs. Sonjay Dutt No Surrender 2005...Date (July 17) Samoa Joe Vs. Chris Sabin Team Canada Vs. The Naturals & Lance Hoyt AJ Styles Vs. Sean Waltman NWATNA X Division Title Match- Christopher Daniels Vs. Petey Williams NWA World Title Chain Dog Collar Match- Raven Vs. Abyss Sacrifice 2005...Date (August 14) Christopher Daniels Vs. Austin Aries Super X Cup Finals Match- Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles Jeff Jarrett & Rhino Vs. Raven & Sabu Unbreakable 2005...Date (September 11) NWATNA X Division Match- Christopher Daniels Vs. Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles Bound For Glory 2005...Date (October 23) NWATNA X Division Title 30-Minute Iron Man Match- AJ Styles Vs. Christopher Daniels Genesis 2005...Date (November 13) Elimination X Match- Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, Roderick Strong & Alex Shelley Vs. Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, Sonjay Dutt & Austin Aries NWATNA X Division Title Match- AJ Styles Vs. Petey Williams Jeff Jarrett & America's Most Wanted Vs. Rhino & Team 3D Turning Point 2005...Date (December 11) Double Tables Match- America's Most Wanted Vs. Team 3D NWATNA X Division Title Match- AJ Styles Vs. Samoa JoeFinal Resolution 2005...Date (January 16) NWA Tag Team Title Match- Team Canada Vs. America's Most Wanted NWATNA X Division Title Ultimate X Match- Petey Williams Vs. Chris Sabin Vs. AJ Styles Against All Odds 2005...Date (February 13) NWA Tag Team Title Match- America's Most Wanted Vs. Kid Kash & Lance Hoyt NWATNA X Division Title 30-Minute Iron Man Match- AJ Styles Vs. Christopher Daniels Lockdown 2005...Date (April 24)...(All matches inside six sides of steel) America's Most Wanted Vs. Team Canada #1 Contender's Match- AJ Styles Vs. Abyss Hard Justice 2005...Date (May 15) NWA World Title Match- Jeff Jarrett Vs. AJ Styles Slammiversary 2005...Date (June 19) Samoa Joe Vs. Sonjay Dutt No Surrender 2005...Date (July 17) Samoa Joe Vs. Chris Sabin Team Canada Vs. The Naturals & Lance Hoyt AJ Styles Vs. Sean Waltman NWATNA X Division Title Match- Christopher Daniels Vs. Petey Williams NWA World Title Chain Dog Collar Match- Raven Vs. Abyss Sacrifice 2005...Date (August 14) Christopher Daniels Vs. Austin Aries Super X Cup Finals Match- Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles Jeff Jarrett & Rhino Vs. Raven & Sabu Unbreakable 2005...Date (September 11) NWATNA X Division Match- Christopher Daniels Vs. Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles Bound For Glory 2005...Date (October 23) NWATNA X Division Title 30-Minute Iron Man Match- AJ Styles Vs. Christopher Daniels Genesis 2005...Date (November 13) Elimination X Match- Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, Roderick Strong & Alex Shelley Vs. Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, Sonjay Dutt & Austin Aries NWATNA X Division Title Match- AJ Styles Vs. Petey Williams Jeff Jarrett & America's Most Wanted Vs. Rhino & Team 3D Turning Point 2005...Date (December 11) Double Tables Match- America's Most Wanted Vs. Team 3D NWATNA X Division Title Match- AJ Styles Vs. Samoa Joe

Nominate him. The reviews are in the 80's set folder.Their are more than 3 based on Strike Force vs. The Islanders matches. Where's the 80s set folder?

OK Bill I'll put something together soon.

Have you any more late 90s recommendations? I remember hearing somewhere that summer 96 v Kobashi was his last great match.....

I think I can understand where your coming from, Parv, but isn't this meant to be what you/me/every single other person considers the greatest wrestler list? It sounds a bit like you want to set out a standard list of matches as required viewing for yourself, rather than organically going toward what they like. I know you weren't being quite that draconian, but it could take the fun out of some of this if everything's laid in stone.

He had a tag title run with Magnus, then challenged Aries at Slammiversary, then a good match with Angle at Destination X. Meanwhile, on Impact he was having good matches in the Bound for Glory tournament, and then feuded with Magnus to close out the year.

Joe (and a lot of the rest of the TNA roster) had a bit of a resurgence in 2012 that might be worthy of a closer look if you want another plus on his career....

Was there anything worthwhile in Jannetty's 1995-96 WWF run? (Actually, I'm not even sure he left in 96, but when that one finished up....)

Good show guys. Set out the challenges of putting this together quite nicely. We've a lot of work to do.....

Great show. That story about Monsoon's complaints about not hooking a leg at a time when wrestlers were only permitted to hook it on the pinfall is typical of his know-it-all approach on commentary. And his refusal to acknowledge he was wrong about Superstar Graham's death is hilariously pompous. One thing that backfired on him though was his insistence on extra referees for tag matches. He bleated on and on about this for years, and the fact that nothing came of it made him sound very very unimportant indeed.....

Also, Loss, I'm really enjoying your run through the title reigns. The 80s sets really brought home to me just how vital Flair was all over the place and it's nice to see some of it put into a nice clear bundle here.

No need to be so rude. Just because you don't like the comparison doesn't negate the fact that it's a perfectly valid one. Of course there are inherent differences between acting and wrestling, but Brando's name was brought up elsewhere in this thread and there are definitely similarities worth discussing. One of the major points of argument is whether Flair's later work should be held against him. Looking to a similar situation in another industry is perfectly reasonable. As for your argument that Flair has lots and lots of matches compared to the amount of movies Brando has made, well, so does Koko B. Ware. What's your point? The point is that Brando's GOAT case is made on a handful of iconic performances and Flair's is based on consistent great performances "week in, week out". It isn't a valid comparison because it's off. If you MUST make the analogy between Flair and an actor, at least pick one who is comparable. Brando isn't the right one. You need an actor who was having Oscar nominations year on year and who had a lot of great performances in a lot of films. Someone like Dustin Hoffman from The Graduate in 1967 to Rain Man in 1988 and everything he did in between. A Flair - Dustin Hoffman comparison works better for your purposes all round, even down to the late career. The Brando one doesn't work period. If you MUST make the analogy between Brando and a wrestler, you need a wrestler who was seen as being incredibly naturally talented who has 3-4 matches considered the among the best of all-time, but who for the rest of the time was in a lot of mediocre or nothing matches. Ricky Steamboat? I dunno. I like the Steamboat comparison because, like Brando, a lot of people casually refer to Steamboat as the GOAT (or at least they used to) and people bee-line to the iconic performances. Beach Blast 92 with Rude is your Last Tango, the Flair match at Spring Stampede 94 Apocalypse Now. Let's stop this idiocy now. And, sorry, didn't mean to come across as being rude. I'm just pissed off that so much of this thread has been about total crap. It's not fair to Flair. Parv, we've got two years to sort this. Chill.

Hear, hear. I love the site too guys but it's intimidating as hell to go against some of the sacred cows around here.

Now that's one with potential. Has Teddy done any shoots previously? He has a long and interesting career to cover if not. Just hope they take their time with his NWA/WCW run and don't rush to WWE as is their habit.

One thing I would have liked to hear more on was the feeling that the magazine had grown out of touch and negative toward US wrestling in general since the turn of the century. I wondered if any of the panel felt Findlay sounded like a bitter old man recently...

That IS pretty aggressive, Joe.....

He talks about having several VCRs recording 24 hours a day and getting up in the middle of the night to switch over tapes, so he certainly was busy....

How did Austin get left out in the cold for the last week?!! Top 10 for me, despite my reservations about 1998-99.

Man, I had a cereal case (the ones that grocery stores get 16-20 boxes of cereal in) full of VHS wrestling I did that with. I believe there were several tapes with Best of Waltman on them too. Not that I have a working VCR anymore, but I always regret throwing that box away. Wrestling's like poor old decent Michael Corleone in Godfather Part 3 - it always pulls you back IN!