TheU_2001

I thought this was really good for a Battle Royal. There were multiple storylines going on with Sting vs The Dangerous Alliance, vs Abby, and vs Luger. Luger looked pretty good in there as well. I wish Liger would've lasted a little longer. Luger vs Vader to end Ring 1 was also good, although criminally short. I enjoyed the 2 ring concept too, and wish WCW would've kept it that way for future Battle Bowls. Sting vs Luger at the end was also nice, and did a good job of setting up their upcoming title match.

This list is awesome and is an awesome concept for one. Nice job.

So glad Hogan won this case. The largest creditor in the Gawker bankruptcy proceedings is Hogan, so even if the bankruptcy goes through or they are sold at auction, someone will have to pay Hogan at least a portion (which will still be a ton of $$$) of what he is owed.

All of those are good-great. I would add: Rock n Roll Express vs The Andersons--Starrcade '86 Bret Hart vs Owen Hart--Summer Slam 1994 Hulk Hogan vs Big Bossman--SNME 5/89 Ric Flair vs Ron Garvin--9/87 Ric Flair vs Lex Luger--Capital Combat 1990 Ric Flair/Sting vs Muta/Terry Funk--Halloween Havoc '89 HHH vs Ric Flair--Taboo Tuesday 2005 HHH vs Cactus Jack--No Way Out 2000 Brock Lesnar vs Undertaker--Hell in a Cell 2015 Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair--Halloween Havoc 1994 Ric Flair vs Harley Race--Starrcade '83

I'm amazed that Scorpio and Bagwell made the list at all.

100% agree. For me The Hogan era WWE was the best, and WCW/NWA was at its best from the 80s-early 90s as well. When I'm watching stuff on the network, this is the stuff I'll always go to when I want to watch an old show. I just totally love that era.

The same. But really I'd choose before 2001, way too much great stuff still in 96/97 & 98-99 (in Japan). I agree for sure on both of these. Although the biggest shows I've ever been to live (Mania 17, Mania 19, and No Mercy 2008), were all 2001 and beyond, I still prefer 80s and early 90s stuff the most. Plus all the really great stuff from Japan, was from the 80s-90s.

That match was burning garbage on a hot day bad. Ugh. Thankfully it was short. El Gigante in practically anything qualifies for this thread. His only fun match, while Inshould say 2 matches that are even worth watching at all are his match at Bash '90, which he never even legally enters the match, and his match with Zbyszko against Dustin Rhodes and Richard Morton at Starrcade '91. That's literally it. El Gigante sucked.

Ok, I hadn't seen much of Jay Lethal recently, and the move is called the "Lethal Injection, " which is being referred to earlier by some. I agree, his move (handspring cutter), does make his opponent look really dumb. So I see the argument there. Most of Cena's moves are also pretty bad, along with the ones I had originally mentioned as well. Current move I hate the most is still the Superman punch to me though. Reigns' entire move set irritates me, but that's the worst of it. I went to the NXT show in Portland this past Saturday, and No Way Jose's punch finisher is also dumb for the record, but man was he over with the crowd.

Both of those moves were bad, so I agree there. On a side note, which folder should this have gone in (for future reference)?

Over the years there have been numerous moves/strikes which have bothered me or I just don't like: The Worm, John Cena's You Can't See Me Fistdrop, The People's Elbow, The Bushwhackers' Battering Ram, Jeff Hardy's Swanton Bomb and Twist of Fate, and now there is a new one... Roman Reign's Superman Punch. I can't stand it. I think it looks dumb, he clearly misses entirely much of the time, the announcers play it up like it's a huge deal when he hits it. It's one of my least favorite parts of Reigns' offense, none of which I really like. What do you say? What moves/strikes do you not like and why?

I agree with Chad. 1. Clash VI (my all time favorite match too) 2. Wrestle War '89 3. Chi-Town Rumble '89

I love these old tapes. When I was younger I had many of them, some hidden gems are in there too, but there is a lot of garbage on them looking back. And lots of clipping which I can't stand. But still so much fun. Thanks for the reviews, I checked out the blog too, looks nice. I'm going to have to watch some of your top 100 matches that I haven't seen.

Yep. No question.

I would love to do this again in ten years. As for what I'd do differently, I would watch more of the footage of my blind spots. So I've watched some Lucha, but need to watch more, and then more Joshi, which I've only scratched the surface of, and a little more shoot style. I've seen Takada, Maeda, Fujiwara, and Yamazaki, along with a few others, but have also barely scratched the surface of that. World of Sport needs more of a look from me too. I've seen some Jim Breaks and Johnny Saint but not much else really. So much more to watch there.

TRUTH!

Here is my list based upon how I felt at the time... Top 100 wrestlers 1. Ric Flair 2. Mitsuharu Misawa 3. Shawn Michaels 4. Ricky Steamboat 5. Kenta Kobashi 6. Jumbo Tsuruta 7. Hulk Hogan 8. Toshiaki Kawada 9. Stan Hansen 10. Daniel Bryan 11. Bret Hart 12. Randy Savage 13. Jushin Liger 14. Steve Austin 15. Rey Mysterio Jr. 16. CM Punk 17. Jerry Lawler 18. Vader 19. The Great Muta/Keiji Muto 20. Triple H 21. Terry Funk 22. The Undertaker 23. Curt Hennig 24. Chris Jericho 25. Nick Bockwinkel 26. Ted DiBiase 27. John Cena 28. Genichiro Tenryu 29. The Rock 30. Kurt Angle 31. Mick Foley 32. Rick Rude 33. Brock Lesnar 34. Arn Anderson 35. AJ Styles 36. Barry Windham 37. Akira Taue 38. Rick Martel 39. Riki Choshu 40. Eddie Guerrero 41. Bobby Eaton 42. Ricky Morton 43. Dynamite Kid 44. Tatsumi Fujinami 45. Dusty Rhodes 46. Tully Blanchard 47. Ultimo Dragon 48. Andre the Giant 49. Hiroshi Tanahashi 50. Sting 51. Bruiser Brody 52. Sean Waltman 53. Samoa Joe 54. Brian Pillman 55. Christopher Daniels 56. Dory Funk Jr. 57. Jack Brisco 58. Steven/William Regal 59. Sgt. Slaughter 60. Jun Akiyama 61. Kazuchika Okada 62. Roddy Piper 63. Tiger Mask 64. Scott Hall 65. Dustin Rhodes/Goldust 66. Owen Hart 67. The Great Sasuke 68. Nobuhiko Takada 69. Dean Malenko 70. Seth Rollins 71. Steve Williams 72. Edge 73. Lex Luger 74. Larry Zbyszko 75. Shinsuke Nakamura 76. Bam Bam Bigelow 77. The Destroyer 78. Shinya Hashimoto 79. Austin Aries 80. El Dandy 81. Psicosis 82. Bob Backlund 83. Prince Devitt/Finn Balor 84. Kevin Steen/Owens 85. Greg Valentine 86. El Hijo Del Santo 87. Ron Garvin 88. Terry Gordy 89. Akira Maeda 90. Sami Zayn/El Generico 91. KENTA 92. Kensuke Sasaki 93. Nigel McGuinness 94. Stan Lane 95. Kerry Von Erich 96. Jake Roberts 97. Tito Santana 98. Ron Simmons 99. The Barbarian 100. The One Man Gang Wished I'd have ranked higher: Akira Taue and Jun Akiyama (who I nearly forgot), Fujinami, El Hijo del Santo, and Hogan (to be tied for the high vote, lol). Major blind spots were: Joshi, World of Sport, Shoot style Other blind spot (although not as bad): Lucha Most interested into looking for into these areas a lot more now after this project and listening to the great podcasts on the subject.

Blow away diet > Hulkamania !?!?!? WTF?

I ranked him 42 so I think I win something.You've won the answer to life, the universe and everything. I had him at 42 also.

Parv and I both had DiBiase pegged at 42 in the GWE March Madness.

Rebuild entirely.

Someone voted him 6 and beat me by 1 place. I had him 7 overall. He's (Hogan) transcended the sport, was a huge draw, cut good promos, worked as a heel and face, worked with a HUGE variety of opponents, had good matches with many of those opponents (Savage, Orndorff, Flair, Bossman, Hansen, Bockwinkel, Muta, Vader, etc), and I enjoyed the finishes to his matches to be honest. He's why I became a fan to begin with.

. He's in my top 5.

No. it's been well established that Hogan kayfabe character was an asshole mistreating his friends and a whiny egomaniac bitch. There's a whole thread about this. Plus he was cheating his ass off and using shitty heel tactics (like scratching his opponent's back) despite being a colossus. It was so easy to agree with Jesse Ventura on color when he was pointing out how awful Hogan really was. That was a fucking great thread. Even as a huge Hogan fan, I need to find this thread. Sounds like a good read.

I had Tito at 97 Hogan at 7 Jericho at 24 Gordy at 88 Ron Garvin at 87 Rude at 32 Dynamite Kid at 43 Pillman at 54 Nakamura at 75 Destroyer at 77 Backlund at 82 Kerry Von Erich at 95 Zayn at 90 Undertaker at 22 Tanahashi at 49 Piper at 52 Dusty at 45 All are now out before getting to the top 50. Granted I had some ranked lower than that, but I would've liked to see Hogan and Rude finish a little higher because they are two of my favorites for sure. I also had Undertaker and Jericho ranked much higher than their places. I'll have to read Jericho's thread to get all the hate on him. Many are not high on Undertaker's "good" stuff, and seem quick to point out all the crappy angles/matches he's been in. He's not one of my favorites by any means, for the record. I have just enjoyed a good number of his matches (provided he had the right opponent), many of which I pointed out in an earlier post. Although he (Jericho) did rank and many others who I thought would rank after listening to various podcasts on the subject, have fallen (lots of Joshi and Lucha, which are big blind spots for me personally). Still, this has been a ton of fun and I'm loving the reveals, although Hogan and Rude falling out this early was a little sad. 😢