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Of course it can still be considered one of the greatest WWF matches, regardless of the dissention. It just depends on the opinions you take seriously and those you dismiss.

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Ah tragic. I was working on a match list for a Bam Bam comp but I think I may put that away in the "revisit next year" file.

And the reality is that it isn't even a real ratings increase. So if the highest they ever scored was a 1.1 and the lowest was a .9 or .7, where is the significant increase. RAW ratings fluctuate wildly by whole ratings points, not percentages of a point. At best, until TNA increases its buyrates consistently (like HTQ says), they are in a holding pattern in a company that is losing money. If the insignificant increase in ratings means a significant increase in PPV buys, I'll be the first to admit I was wrong.

I was going to ask the same question.

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One of the projects I have always wanted to work on was a Giant Baba comp. I have never seen a wrestler, save for Bob Backlund, that has polarized wrestling fans so much. So, what do you think of this guy? How much have you seen from him? On a positive note, he has been in some of the best matches I have ever seen. His work with Destroyer, Robinson, Race, Hansen and Jumbo are all excellent. On the other hand, people will look to his weak strikes and awkward demeanor and that prohibits them from taking him seriously. What side of the fence are you on?

Well, in terms of matches, you absolutely have to include the first Wargames so that could be a nice addition to the upgraded matches library. I don't remember seeing it in bad shape. For more matches, I'll have to look through my match lists and decide which ones are necessary. As for the participants, I think JJ will rarely be mentioned at all. If they attack his character, I don't think it would serve a purpose. For Luger, they could always claim that the Horsemen lost their magic because he was so inexperienced, was difficult to work with, etc. You know, the Warrior burial job where all problems with the Horsemen begin and end with Luger being a member. However, this would be complete WWE revisionist bullshit history. The Horsemen died because Arn and Tully defected to the WWF where I am guessing Arn will come in and talk about how great it was to work in the Fed. A

I figure I am about to reach critical mass with what I can pick up from trading in the next few months. That will leave me plenty of time to start my 500 better matches than Owen-Bret I know a ton of those matches would come from Japan and Mexico, that is for sure. As for 6/3/94, I made a post at NMB a couple years back asking about what matches need to be seen prior to watching the match. Tim Cooke made a nice post outlining what would be a good lead-in and I may revisit the idea again then make a comp out of it.

In honor of me seeing a WWF PPV live for the first time, which show would you consider the best? I would love to hear your reasoning and not just a show listed. To help refresh your memory, I have listed the matches for each year since 1988... 1988 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude The Jumping Bomb Angels vs. The Glamour Girls Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble The Islanders vs. The Young Stallions 1989 Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation vs. Dino Bravo & The Rougeau Bros WWF Women's champ Rockin' Robin vs. Judy Martin Haku vs. Harley Race John Studd won the Royal Rumble 1990 Paul Roma vs. The Brooklyn Brawler The Bushwhackers vs. The Rougeau Bros The Genius vs. Brutus Beefcake Ronnie Garvin vs. Greg Valentine Jim Duggan vs. The Big Bossman Hulk Hogan won the Royal Rumble 1991 The Rockers vs. The Orient Express The Big Bossman vs. The Barbarian The Mountie vs. Koko B. Ware Ted DiBiase & Virgil vs. Dusty & Dustin Rhodes Hulk Hogan won the Royal Rumble 1992 The New Foundation vs. The Orient Express Roddy Piper vs. The Mountie The Beverly Brothers vs. The Bushwhackers The Natural Disasters vs. The Legion of Doom Ric Flair won the Royal Rumble 1993 The Steiner Brothers vs. The Beverly Brothers Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Janetty Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Big Bossman Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Razor Ramon Yokozuna won the Royal Rumble 1994 Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow The Quebecers vs. Bret & Owen Hart Razor Ramon vs. Irwin R. Schyster Yokozuna vs. The Undertaker Bret Hart & Lex Luger won the Royal Rumble 1995 Jeff Jarrett vs. Razor Ramon The Undertaker vs. Irwin R. Schyster Diesel vs. Bret Hart 123 Kid & Bob Holly vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble 1996 Duke "The Dumpster" Droese vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley Ahmed Johnson vs. Jeff Jarrett The Smoking Gunns vs. The Bodydonnas Goldust vs. Razor Ramon Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble The Undertaker vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart 1997 Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Goldust Ahmed Johnson vs. Faarooq Vader vs. The Undertaker Perro Aguayo & El Canek & Hector Garza vs. Fuerza Guerrera & Heavy Metal & Jerry Estrada Shawn Michaels vs. Sycho Sid Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble 1998 Vader vs. Goldust Max Mini, Mosaic & Nova vs. El Torito, Tarantula & Battalion Rocky Maivia vs. Ken Shamrock Legion of Doom vs. New Age Outlaws Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble 1999 The Big Bossman vs. Roadogg.. Ken Shamrock vs. Billy Gunn X-Pac vs. Gangrel Sable vs. Luna Vachon The Rock vs. Mankind Vince McMahon won the Royal Rumble 2000 Tazz vs. Kurt Angle Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit Competition Chris Jericho vs. Chyna vs. Hardcore Holly The New Age Outlaws vs. The Acolytes Triple H vs. Cactus Jack The Rock won the Royal Rumble 2001 The Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit Ivory vs. Chyna Kurt Angle vs. Triple H Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble 2002 Tazz/Spike vs. The Dudley Boyz Edge vs. William Regal Trish Stratus vs. Jazz Vince McMahon vs. Ric Flair Chris Jericho vs. The Rock HHH won the Royal Rumble 2003 Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show The Dudley Boyz vs. William Regal & Lance Storm Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie Scott Stiener vs. Triple H Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit Brock Lesnar won the Royal Rumble 2004 Ric Flair & Batista vs. The Dudley Boyz Rey Mysterio vs. Jamie Noble Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero Brock Lesnar vs. Hardcore Holly Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels Chris Benoit won the Royal Rumble 2005 Edge vs. Shawn Michaels The Undertaker vs. John Heidenreich John Bradshaw Layfield vs. The Big Show vs. Kurt Angle Triple H vs. Randy Orton Batista won the Royal Rumble 2006 Kid Kash vs. Jamie Noble vs. Nunzio vs. Paul London vs. Sho Funaki vs. Gregory Helms Mickie James vs. Ashley Massaro The Boogeyman vs. John Bradshaw Layfield Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble John Cena vs. Edge Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry

I disagree, John. I think it is good to bring back the classics occasionally to refresh people's memories and to see if people changed their minds over the years. For instance, when I first hit the net, I would probably say that Owen-Bret from WM X was in my top 2 matches of all-time. Now, it wouldn't hit my top 500. Sometimes you need to re-examine what you like and dislike about wrestling even if it means revisiting a topic that has been beat in the ground, esp. if it has modern day implications.

From Perverted Justice?

Well, on a selfish note, I was hoping for a Benoit or Finlay singles match. However, there are still some other decent wrestlers that they could have put in all of the singles matches. I'll be optimisic about the Cena and Hardys matches but maybe one or both is screaming out for some gimmick to be attached. I have no hope for the ECW or SD title matches.

I would argue, Dave, that those are all one in the same.

MNM vs. Hardys Bobby Lashley vs. Test (vs. RVD maybe) Batista vs. Kennedy Cena vs. Umaga Rumble This will be my first WWE PPV I shelled out cash for and this is what I get