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Who is Mark Magnus? Is Magnus and Copani one and the same?

I am not surprised that you have 12/6/96 ahead of 6/9/95 but I don't see anything written on it on why you have it so high. As for the 86 match, I think you are making a grave error but I haven't seen the match since I first picked up the Choshu DVD from DG so it would be difficult for me to make an effective argument.

I thought Brian Knobbs did an admirable job as Hogan's buddy on Hogan Knows Best. Maybe he can join the Kerwin White stable.

Loss, I am interested in your revised star rating for Maeda-Fujinami since you were the one who turned me onto the match in the first place a couple of years ago. Also, where on your list does Asuka-Nagayo rank?

I think the idea is the best matches regardless of who the participants are. For example, if 3-4 Misawa-Kawada matchups deserve to be there, we would include all 4 matches. Sub Steamboat-Flair or Jumbo-Tenryu or any other great feud that produced multiple great matches.

Agreed on the Fantastics match, Tim. I am thinking about editing the 3/26/88 match DVD to take out the commercials. However, I don't know if it would make the match flow better. I actually got to watch most of the match last night and you knew you were watching something special... but you also knew something special was going on during the commercial break and that drove me nuts. As for the SD! commercials, one match I think the editing did not hurt, but def. did not help was the recent Benoit-Regal Velocity match. It was a 13 minute match and they took 2-3 commercial breaks. While what I saw was def. nice, there is no way I would put it on my Top 10-20 list for the year because it was impossible for me to get in the flow.

I think the biggest poblem I have with TV matches is the commercial breaks. I like the continuity of seeing a match complete from beginning to end. While it may not be a big issue, it drives me crazy not knowing if they were in a resthold during the break, if they botched a spot or if something significant happened that helps put the match together. For this reason, I would have a hard time putting the 6/05 match above the Havoc 1997 match.

Tim, what makes Dundee one of your favorites? Is it solely his work with Lawler or are there other feuds and matchups that stand out? The rest of your guys I could see but Dundee caught me of guard.

Is this the one from SuperTape 1, or a different one? It's the same one.

Sek, wait til I send you the 2005 Chronicles. As Tim can testify to, it will save yuou the pain of watching every Monday or Thursday/Friday night.

I'll say it again... thank God for people like EJ who help me weed out the crap and keep me from having to watch a full night's worth of programming.

Oh, I don't doubt that it is *****. I just have a hard time thinking it will be the best match I have ever seen. I could be wrong though. Also, as for another DVD player, I could pick one up but I don't really have the space right now to set it up. I am working in a 6x6 area since my wife is slowly but surely trying to claim as much space as humanly possible while giving me MY space.

Dude, don't beleive the misguided criticism of people who have only seen Baba in comedy matches from the 90s. Baba has been in some great matches through three decades. In some matches, ***** is not a stretch at all.

Man, I may call a moratorium on burning and converting awhile just so I can start examining these matches. -HTQ called Tenzan-Kojima ***** awhile back but I have not seen it. -Loss calls this ***** but I have not seen it. -Tim keeps telling me about the greatness of a dozen plus matches, I still have not watched them. While it would be hard pressed for me to think this match would top the best of the best from 90s All Japan it would not surprise me if it came close.

The next match would be their 4th match.

For the mentions of Dusty booking, I don't think Dusty had anything to do with it. Isn't he only writing SD!?

And the main event...

More results with only Cena-Angle left ...

Results from the Meltz so far ....

Discuss... John Cena © vs. Kurt Angle - WWE Title Carlito © vs. Ric Flair - Intercontinental Title The Hurricane & Rosey © vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch - World Tag Team Titles Edge vs. Matt Hardy - Steel Cage Match Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Masters Big Show vs. Gene Snitsky Trish & Ashley vs. Victoria & Torrie Shelton Benjamin vs. Kerwin White

Rereading it, I could have sworn Meltz mentions the hypocrisy since Masters has not even sniffed being over, yet they continue to forcefeed him down our throats despite not being over OR knowing how to work. When I read the newsletters again, I'll see if I can find the exact quote.

CM Punk already getting buried Verbatim from the WO...

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