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  1. JKWebb
    #339 - placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-350-301/ I thought Kawada had a really good showing, and Doc displayed his power well. It'd be nice to have the entire match, but this was really good for what we do have. I liked the opening table spot and the finishing stretch. Loved the emotion coming out of Kawada. Also, really liked his big running lariat towards the end. It didn't hit great for me, but it was really good. It was awesome at the end how Williams wants to keep going despite the bell, he charges at Kawada then this great music kicks in. It sounds super happy go lucky/80s action movie ending credits or something.... and you can see them getting pulled apart as they are attacking each other while the credits roll... no sound but the music. Love it.
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    #340 - placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-350-301 I don't know if I'd call this a great match, but it's definitely a great moment in time that is a lot of fun. Tenryu carries the show with his bumping and selling, but it's just a cool visual seeing these four guys go at it. Personally, I think I do prefer the Hansen/Hogan match to this (and for sure WrestleMania VII). But, this is definitely a good one to check out. The stuff with Hogan and Hawk beating the crap out of each other on the outside... AWESOME.
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    I thought Royal/Everett was really good. I loved the powerbomb from the ceiling spot. I'm not sure that's something I've seen before? I really liked the Attitude/Lee match (I would rank it a little higher than Royal/Everett). I loved how Attitude started the match. He was tapping the bottle on his forehead, then took a seat daring Lee to take his shot. With the title on the line with a Lee DQ, I thought that was pretty great. It reminded me of Memphis in some ways. I liked the work on the possibly broken finger, and how that came into play with the broken bottle towards the end. The finish didn't bother me, I mean now Attitude still has something to complain about coming out of this. You get the Lee moment of him getting the win he's wanted for so long, but you also have somewhere to go coming out of it. Overall, I thought this was a good showing from all four guys. I was entertained throughout and enjoyed the show.
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    #342 - placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-350-301/ Ha, I love the first time Kobashi comes in and tries to break up the Sharpshooter that Ace has on Misawa. The ref turns around to back him out, and Williams goes in and starts stomping the shit out of Misawa's head. Then, when Williams quits, the ref turns around, and Kobashi comes in and strikes Ace anyway. I just like the protectiveness here of Kobashi over Misawa. When they hit the lariat on Misawa on the outside, Kobashi charges over. As mentioned above, he is continuously trying to break up the work over of Misawa in the corner of Ace and Williams. At one point, Kobashi catches a DDT on the outside from Ace. He eventually recovers, returns to the ring, and delivers a hard chop to the neck of Ace. He then falls over with exhaustion and tries to crawl towards Williams to save Misawa from more punishment. I really liked the way Kobashi sold the Fatigue instead of just bouncing right back into the action after taking a DDT to the floor. Overall, I thought this was really good. During the closing moments, I was just ready for Ace to be put away.
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    #343 - placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-350-301/ So, the best part of this match is the punch Misawa delivers when escaping the FIP segment! Yes! The match was carried on the shoulders of Misawa's great selling of the knee throughout the match once he was injured, but there was some other great stuff here too. I love Kobashi's selling and emotion during the first half of the match. Jumbo looked really good and dominant per usual. The guy has to be one of the best hot tags of all-time. He's one of my favorites entering a match fired up anyway. There was a really great exchange of blows between Kobashi and Jumbo early-ish on. I liked when Misawa got all fired up throwing elbows all over the place, but he got carried away and suckered back into the match too quick. Jumbo was ready for him, and took him back down. Lot's of great stuff to enjoy here. Oh yeah, and I agree with garretta, Fuchi was awesome torturing the knee of Misawa.
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    I had the same thoughts coming out of the 80s AJ set. It seems like some of the other tag teams from that era are talked about more, but I loved the relationship between Yatsu and Jumbo. I think you'll probably be higher on this one when you go back to it. I would have to think about the order, but It would be in my top 5 from the set. I also have it at *****.
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    Parv, you should totally check out the "Tag Team" Pilot w/ Ventura and Piper... it's on YouTube.
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    This is one of the most brutal beat downs of tag team I've ever seen. Jumbo/Yatsu destroy Fuyuki/Kawada here. They are both bleeding buckets and just take a pounding. This is pretty amazing. I really wish there was a full version of this encounter, as it seems there was a good bit clipped from the beginning. This is great in the amount that we have, really great. If there is a full version out there these days, somebody let me know.
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    I've seen this one before, but I was glad to come back to it today. I felt more invested coming into it chronologically. I like Tenryu and Hansen as a tag. It seems like the Hansen style rubbed onto Tenryu just a little, and when he tags with Hansen, he's a little more in Beast Mode for lack of a better term. Logically, Hansen removes the headgear of Yatsu, and he and Tenryu go to work from the there. Jumbo eventually gets the hot tag, and he is on fire! Yatsu gets his head taped on the outside while Jumbo goes to war 1 vs. 2. Yatsu eventually gets back in for revenge on Hansen. Hansen gets busted open from multiple Yatsu headbutts. Great moment when Yatsu goes to pin Hansen, but Tenryu breaks up the pin. So, Jumbo charges Tenryu and BEATS him down in the corner with stomps. Later, Tenryu returns the favor by beating Jumbo down into a corner with multiple brutal elbows to the head. It's all pretty epic. There are so many counters and saves going on, so it's a rush down the finishing stretch. Really great finish with Tenryu holding on to the tights of Jumbo keeping him from saving Yatsu who had just eaten a Hansen Lariat. This is a great one.
  10. JKWebb
    We start this thing off with Tenryu diving through the ropes attacking Baba on the outside before he even takes off his robe! So, Kimura starts the match while Baba recovers on the outside. The guys are working with a lot of energy and lots of really stiff blows. Kimura gets busted open either from getting his head rammed into a table by Hansen, or from nailing Hansen with multiple impactful headbutts. Tenryu & Hansen go to work on the cut from there. Kimura gets multiple boots to the head that just look vicious. The chemistry with Baba and Tenryu is great once he makes it back to the apron. The facial expressions they trade with each other, and the wrestling (once Baba gets in the ring), are both really entertaining. Tenryu and Hansen both do a great job selling the blows from Baba. He's slow with delivery, but they look powerful thanks to those two. Tenryu and Hansen come away with the W in what is a very fun and great match!
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    Man, I was excited to stumble across this today while searching for something else. Talk about something I wish I could have attended, this would have been awesome! I didn't know this had taken place, but I'm thrilled that it did. The Skynyrd intro was clipped out of the version I was able to see unfortunately. I thought Shawn more than came through fine honestly. He was fired up. He was selling Buddy's offense at full throttle. Like mentioned, it was really cool/refreshing to see HBK in this setting and style vs. the WWF around the same time. I'm looking forward to getting to this in the storyline when I dive into 1995 someday. I agree, it could have been better if it had gotten more time, but honestly I'm just glad it's out there. This was fun to watch. The Cornette involvement was fantastic.
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    #344 - placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-350-301/ Super cool story from Cox up above. That's a great story man! I remember the first time I saw this. It really blew my mind. I got into ECW probably around 1997, so I was a little late to the party. But, I ordered the tapes and caught myself up. It was definitely my favorite ECW match at that time (when I first watched it on tape). I haven't watched too much ECW since back in the day, but it's possible my opinion hasn't changed. This was still really fun, and I'd still say this a great match. To OJ's point, I thought Psicosis was pretty great with his heel mannerisms. Rey, as always, was selling and bumping really well for him. The pacing is fast and action packed. I was really glad I revisited this today. It's pretty phenomenal. The chair wrapped around the head of psicosis stuff - with Rey ramming it into the ringpost... just great stuff! Also, the spots were so well-timed and big and crisp most of the time... The perfect match for this moment in time for that company.
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    This may be the most animated I've seen Joe Malenko. Kroffat and Malenko start this thing off, and of course they start getting pretty stiff with the blows. Usually, I've seen Malenko as more mat-based, but here, he's trading blow for blow Kroffat. It feels like a shoot when they crash to the outside. Malenko was even doing the Sting arms up in defense of Vader's punches here defending against Kroffat's kicks. That's something I've always liked when there is a dominating big man facing a smaller competitor. Kroffat gets on top of Malenko and starts pounding his head, but Kobashi has seen enough. He nails Kroffat in the back with the kick breaking it up. Kobashi eats a tombstone pretty early on in the match, which felt pretty out of place. Later in the match, he pretty much doesn't sell a DDT to the floor on the outside either. I guess you can see that he is still a little green, but his athleticism is on display here. Kobashi's offense looked really explosive throughout. This is not a great match, but there are some really fun things in this mixed bag. Joe felt like the glue of this encounter, so a really good performance from him.
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    #347 - placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-350-301/ The mask ripping and great selling from Liger are the story for me. Liger really pulls you into the match with his performance. When you add all of that with the explosive offense from Liger, you're going to have a great match. I guess what I'm saying is, Liger put on a great show here and Honaga carried his end enough to make it not just a ride, but a thrill ride. This is a fun match no doubt.
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    I also just wanted to add that I loved the chemistry between Flair and Funk. Funk brought something different out of Flair, and all the brawling and craziness added a unique element to the Flair formula. That's a big reason why this one stands out from the pack. One of the best, and probably the best, post-match moments ever as well.
  16. JKWebb
    To answer your question... It's one of my favorite matches and moments in all of wrestling history. Without a doubt, if I were asked to put this in terms of stars.. I would easily go the full *****. I know some folks prefer the clash match to this one, and I while I do greatly enjoy that one too, this one is my personal favorite. So, I LOVE it.
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    http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-350-301/ #350 Major slugfest - really good selling from Tenryu - Tons of fun. Intense and very good matchup.
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    http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-400-351/2/ #352 I enjoyed the early drama that the boot scraping and blood brought on. The powerbomb was crazy. Not much else to add, other than I thought this was really good. Kawada was so persistent and aggressive. Taue played off that really well.
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    http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-400-351/2/ #354 The only version I found of this today was clipped down to around 11 minutes. So, it was hard to get a feel for it. I thought there were some neat spots, but overall I found it to just be okay. That might change with a full version, but I'm not sure it would.
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    http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-400-351/2/ #356 This was brilliant. I loved they way they built the match. The pacing, submissions, and striking. I like the little things Regal does when working submissions. Here, loved him placing his boot and weight on the hand of Hash while working to gain the advantage in a hold. There's plenty I haven't seen, but this is probably my favorite Hash match to date.
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    Making my way through 80's AJ, and I was pretty excited to arrive at this one today. I know it has been talked about plenty of times, and I've seen it before myself. I already thought of this match as an all-time ***** classic. I must say, watching the build to this has me more invested and/or connected to the match than previous viewings. I really liked how Jumbo played to the crowd during this. Right off the bat, he's complaining about Tenryu pulling his hair, then he points out the crowd like "didn't you see that?" And, as mentioned of above, the counters are great. Tenryu counters a knee from Jumbo, so Jumbo hits him with a big boot and points out to the crowd like "Hey, did you see what I just did!?" Jumbo's demeanor in this match is just great. The crowd and the moment really add to it. I definitely still think this is a classic, and still ***** for me. However, odd as it may sound to some, for me there are a few matches better than this one from All Japan in the 80's. Obviously, I think it is a classic, or I wouldn't give 5*. It's great seeing it now after watching everything building up to it chronologically.
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    I'm with you. And, you should definitely revisit!
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    http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-400-351/2/ #358 This was just phenomenal. I loved every minute of it. It was wild seeing Hansen DOMINATED by Kobashi for such lengthy portion of this match. As stated, this is must see. The crowd is absolutely on fire the entire match, and really behind Kobashi. This is likely his best match up to this date. Hansen really sold his ass off for him.
  24. JKWebb
    This is a great match with a captivating story. Yatsu & Jumbo are out to get Tenryu. The plan is to beat the living daylights out of Kawada and to sucker Tenryu in for the save. When Tenryu comes in, Jumbo will sprint across the ring to try to get his shots in on Tenryu who is more focused on saving Kawada. Kawada does a fantastic job as the FIP. And, you can really see that Tenryu absolutely hates seeing Kawada getting torn apart. Yatsu has Kawada trapped in submissions, and he is continuously taunting Tenryu from the mat. He's enjoying slapping Kawada in the face, while he has him trapped, looking up at Tenryu and pointing at him... daring him to come in. It really sucks you in to the moment. Kawada will not die. At one point, he eventually does draw blood from the eye of Jumbo. Another great moment is Jumbo getting tagged in, and he decides he's done playing the game. He just throws Kawada down in their corner and starts attacking Tenryu on the outside. Kawada's revenge on Yatsu is sweet. Rapid Fire kicks that look super ruthless. Eventually, Kawada has shown them they can't use him to draw Tenryu in, or they might lose. Jumbo and Yatsu focus the attack on Kawada until they weaken him enough to pull out the win. Great stuff.
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    #360 - placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-400-351/2/ Oh my god, that suplex Kawada pulls on Albright is awesome, and the body slam is the same. I love how he falls backwards after struggling to lift the big guy. As mentioned above, Kawada's selling of Albright's German suplex is perfect, and it may be my favorite German suplex spot of all-time. The look on Kawada's face when he has Albright in the Dragon Sleeper... also priceless. Of the shoot style matches I've seen, I'd have to say this one is my absolute favorite. I LOVED this. I see the points that the AJPW style is worked in, and maybe that played a big role in my enjoyment of it. However, it was intended to be an AJ great adapting to this style, and I thought Kawada's performance was fantastic. His selling during the submission spots... he looked like he was going to die from pain. His offense was HUGE. I know Kawada was in better matches, but this will be one of his performances that I won't forget and will always recall or reference. Really pumped to have seen this for the first time today. I couldn't understand it of course, but the commentary was really fun too. This is absolutely a really great match. I could see going ****3/4. I might have to watch it again right now, but it's classic level for me at this moment. Also, to the point Loss made, it stood out just fine as a standalone.
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