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    This was great! I love that there is an awesome and intelligent podcast out there covering Fabs vs Moondogs. So awesome. Thanks! I think the stretcher match is my favorite, but I'm about to go through all these and watch them again. I'm glad you guys brought up some of the Koko stuff from that era too, he just had some really great stuff during that timeframe that gets overlooked by some.
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    This match really interested me at first. I thought to myself that I might actually be getting into shoot style for the first time. I assume that's what this is, because it really seemed like a real fight. It reminded me of Bloodsport a little bit. The strikes looked really brutal, but it really did feel too long. It lost me in the second half and didn't really ever recover for me. It definitely had a uniqueness about it.
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    This was a dream match for me. I had not seen this until it popped up on the set for me, and I actually didn't even know it had taken place. This was so much fun. I loved seeing Tenryu tear into Savage with the multiple chops. Seeing Savage (w/ Sherri) in this setting vs Tenryu was a blast. I'll definitely be coming back to this one. Loved it. I'm coming back to add this note - Loss ranked this #466 on his top 500 matches of the 90s. The listing can be found here: placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-450-401/ Definitely a worthy addition to the list, and one of my personal favorite matches of 1990.
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    I loved the double headbutt into the flying clothesline by Pillman spot. He was great as the FIP and Eaton was delivering some great punches. The crowd was fun, and I agree on wishing we had some more matches out of this. This was a really fun match!
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    I loved this match. Saito was fantastic! Really showed how great he could be firing up and throwing out some cool offense. Really fun stuff here from both guys.
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    This was easily the match of the month for me. It's once of those matches that will really stick with me. Moments you won't forget, like the mask hanging off as Parv mentioned. That was one of the more painful looking shooting star presses I've seen. Sometimes they look pretty, but this one looked vicious. This was such a brutal match, a war, with an awesome dramatic ending to top it off. I haven't seen every Liger match, but this is currently my favorite performance I've seen from him. Coming back to add that this hit #40 on this list from Loss: http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-50-1/
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    I enjoyed the work on the arm here. Sawyer calling back to it throughout the match was good. The power slam was awesome. The match was good and memorable. Arn has been great in the month of Jan. 1990. I can't believe Sawyer is only 30 here. Ha, well anyway, I'd probably have it in the top 5 or 6 for me in this month.
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    Arn's DDT in this match!
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    I do think this match is better than the Clash match as well. Lance Russel does "make everything better." So much has already been said, but yeah I loved it! Would love to hear Bobby Eaton's thoughts on it today, since I believe I've heard him say the match at the Clash is a personal favorite of his. He really delivered here. Great stuff Edit: Adding - Loss had this listed as #401 - Top 500 Matches of the 90s http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-450-401/2/
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    I just went through the Kobashi Triple Crown history (watching all of it back to back for the first time), and this match really stood out. I'm not sure if it's the best, but I do think it is my favorite. The selling wasn't too theatrical for my taste, I really bought into it. The way they work over the knee in this match is just fantastic. Kobashi really sells the final lariat as like the last breath of air he'll ever take. Jun is great and creative with the offense. I also love the segment after the match with Kobashi all iced up and it appears he is unable to walk unaided. Great stuff! I think I'd give this one the full *****. I know it's one of my favorite matches either way. I thought it was great the first time a saw it around a year ago, but I thinking watching this all together made it stand out even more. This hit #12 on the list Loss made for the Top 500 matches of the 90's: http://placetobenation.com/countdown-top-500-matches-of-the-90s-50-1/2/ This is my MOTY for 1998.
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    I have a shirt that is an old Memphis flyer. It is my current favorite. It has Jerry Lawler vs. Nick Bockwinkel pictured at the top, with the rest of the card in text underneath. The shirts can be found here. They are amazing: www.memphiswrestlinghistory.com/shirts.html
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    Naitch and The Funker

    JKWebb replied to Loss's topic in 2016

    When I think of Funk, in my head, he's the guy that shows up and steals the show. When he popped up and had the feud with Flair in 89, it blew me away. When he showed up in Memphis vs Lawler, those promos may be my favorite thing ever. I think of the empty arena match, when Lawer shows up, and Funk is making fun of his crown and outfit ... Says something like "there's nobody here you idiot" ... Whenever he shows up anywhere, wherever he is on the card, it always feels like it's the most important thing on the show. And the majority of those times, when it was over, it was the most memorable thing on the show.
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    I'm thrilled Lawler hit the top 10
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    I love his work in Memphis with Lawler that I've seen too. "Exceptional" as you said.
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    Bock is the smartest worker I've ever watched. Really wish he'd hit the top 10! I had him around 4 or 5, and wish I would have placed him higher. Matt D nailed it.
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    Mania 7 (March 91) and back, plus I really enjoyed his DDP feud in 97. Actually, I really enjoyed the Flair stuff after that too... So, better I just say 97 and back...
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    I'm still thinking possibly Steamboat is one of these...
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    Savage could make anyone, wrestling fan or not, stop and pay attention. He could connect to the crowd on another level. He was overflowing with charisma and super unique. Love the guy.
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    I agree... I had him at 34... But I think it's awesome he's made it this far
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    I appreciate Grimmas taking the time to put this list together. The whole process has spawned many great discussions and suggestions. I've loved all the podcasts, and especially the fact no one list is the same. I want to hear different opinions. I also want to watch more wrestling. This project has totally helped with that, and gets me pumped to seek out new footage. I don't like wasting my time, so when posters who have watched more footage than me make suggestions, that's fucking great.
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    Please let Bock hit the top 10....
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    I agree with you, although I had them fairly close to each other. Shawn was a better tag worker (Rockers), Heel (DX), and babyface (just using 2008 as an example). I don't know if it's a fair comparison or not, but I'd rate Shawn's post-comeback over what we got out of the short-lived Bret in WCW era. Don't get me wrong, I think Bret was great, but I ranked Shawn higher. I don't think Shawn Michaels was a better heel than Bret. Bret was pretty awesome at playing a multi-dimensional heel during the whole "Canada vs. The U.S." deal. Michaels in DX just his tired old "too cool for school" routine. And as a face? Michaels came across as incredibly disingenuous. There was a reason people cheered for Sid when Sid turned on him. Yeah, I can see that. I didn't reference that part of his face run for that reason. I was speaking more to the later years or the Rockers years. I didn't find the "too cool for school" tired and old in 1996, so that's just a difference of opinion there. I enjoyed Bret as a heel too.
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    I wish I had voted Akiyama higher in retrospect, but cool he moved up 23 spots from 2006...
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    Wow, I hear the Ed Norton thing too! I really enjoyed the thoughts on Undertaker and how multiple finishers came into play as he got older. I also agree that Punk should get more credit in how he changed the way guys from the indie scene could be booked. Loved the comparison to Foley - great listen!
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    Well, I can't either, and I'm sure his average vote will be lower than Santito's. But I really love Bobby Eaton. He was almost the perfect offensive wrestler, maybe the greatest tag wrestler of all time and a top-shelf in-ring heel. His skills were elite and his body of work fell behind only the best of the best. I'm pleased to see him climb so high and to me, he's an example of a "mainstream" choice that actually isn't that mainstream. I have no issue with Bobby and had him on my ballot. It just feels weird for me to see him finish so much higher than Dennis Condrey (199) and Stan Lane (260) when most of his case is made from teaming with those guys. Especially when those 2 guys were also part of great tag teams away from Bobby. It's not like I've ever watched a Midnight Express match and felt like Bobby Eaton was ten times better than his partner, it was a pretty equal pairing with both versions. Eaton proved he could work singles really well too. He had a nice singles run in WCW for a bit, and I personally haven't seen anything singles from Lane and Condrey to compare it to. He gets points for his punch, and seemed to be more innovative. I had Eaton high on my list.
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