I think it would only work in his favor if the tournament was exclusive to the Jericho era. When compared to the work of other guys from other eras, which we are doing, it isn't as strong.
Fair enough but none of them were actually good matches. They were better than the crap surrounding them and I think that is a bad point to emphasize. That would be like Meltzer giving a match from 2003 **** because it can't be compared to a **** match from 1995 that is actually better. That is a bad way to view things and I think we already agree on that in principle.
I have no idea.
OH Crap, I completely forgot about one of Owen's best matches that I don't know if either of us mentioned...
The Hart Bros. vs. the Steiner Bros.
This tag also blows away any of Jericho's tag matches.
Referring to Owen Match Talk...
How so?
I don't mention it much because I don't really care for it. I think the moment was great. I liked the way they built it up to the Canadians realizing their dreams. I liked the promos before hand. Toward the end of the match, it was realspotty and SE~! crap whereas the middle ahd some nice FIP parts.
I enjoy it more because whether stalling or "wrestling", both were killing time. Plus, I find heel Owen antics better than HBK's loose headlock. Plus, the Owen-Bret match had more action in the end, rather a longer time of sustained action.
If you agree with Meltz's ratings or even repsect them, I think this strengthens Owen's argument as you see good-great matches that might not have been mentioned otherwise by you or me. At the very least, it allows us to examine a bigger body of Owen's work.
Thanks! But I am going to stick with Owen
Actually, this is one of the few matchups where either one would be a-ok. I just wish people would elaborate more on why they are going with one side or the other.