Matches You Must See Before You Die

[Resident Evil]

Any list of WWF matches has to include Warrior/Savage from WM VII.

Definitely. This is one of my fav matches of all time from anywhere. The emotion for me is unbelievably high in this one.

 

For the WWF's matches you should see before you die here is just a partial list from me

 

I'd have to give a nod to Angle/Benoit vs Edge/Rey from No Mercy 2002 which is seen by the masses as the best WWF/WWE tag in history. Scary thing is they could've even topped it especially if the WWE was a little less restrictive.

 

Hogan vs Andre Wrestlemania III

 

Steamboat vs Macho Man Maple Leaf Gardens

 

Bret vs DK

 

Bret vs Mr. Perfect King of the Ring

 

Bret vs Yokozuna MSG Cage Match

 

Bret vs Owen Wrestlemania X

 

Bret vs Austin Wrestlemania 13

 

Bret vs 123 Kid Longer Version Monday Night Raw

 

Eddie vs Bradshaw The too much blood match and Smackdown Cage

 

Eddie vs Benoit Smackdown their last match

 

Tito vs Mr. Perfect WWF SNME

 

Hart Foundation vs Demoliton 2/3 Falls Summerslam 90

 

Ultimate Warrior vs Ravishing Rick Rude Sumerslam 89

 

Bret vs Diesil almost the complete series

 

Angle vs Austin Unforgiven? 2001

 

A ton of Benoit matches though people may have trouble watching them due to the brain damage

 

Hogan vs Rock Wrestlemania

 

And a ton more.

[Dylan Waco]

I don't think it's the brain damage that makes people wince while watching Benoit matches.

[smkelly]

If I were to show someone three-hundred and ten matches/angles from wrestling, this would be the list:

 

1. 1994 Sandman gets a lit cigarette in the eye! ECW

2. 1994 Sandman’s “retirement” ceremony ECW

3. 1986 Akira Maeda vs. Andre the Giant Infamous Shoot

4. Cactus Jack Promo: “Cane Dewey”

5. 3-5-69 the Destroyer vs. Giant Baba AJPW

6. 7-25-74 the Destroyer vs. Mil Mascaras AJPW

7. 11-22-75 Clive Myers vs. Steve Grey WOS

8. 12-9-75 Harley Race vs. Giant Baba AJPW

9. 12-11-75 Antonio Inoki vs. Billy Robinson NJPW

10. 7-24-76 Billy Robinson vs. Giant Baba AJPW

11. 2-5-80 Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Dynamite Kid NJPW

12. 2-14-81 Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert vs. Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita (Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl) Memphis

13. 4-6-81 Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (Empty Arena) Memphis

14. 4-23-81 Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid NJPW

15. 9-23-81 Andre the Giant vs. Stan Hansen NJPW

16. 4-10-82 Ric Flair vs. Brett Sawyer (2 out of 3 falls) Portland

17. 8-15-82 Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich

18. 12-25-82 Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich

19. 4-21-83 Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid NJPW

20. 9-23-83 MS1 vs. Sangre Chicana EMLL

21. 11-24-83 Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine (Dog Collar) NWA

22. 11-24-83 Ric Flair vs. Harley Race (NWA World Heavyweight + Cage) NWA

23. 12-12-83 Tsuruta & Tenryu vs. Hansen & Brody AJPW

24. 1-23-84 Hulk Hogan vs. The Sheik (WWF World Heavyweight)

25. 5-29-84 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (Champion versus Champion) NWA

26. 7-23-84 Sayama & Takada vs. Maeda & Fujiwara UWF

27. 11-22-84 Ricky Steamboat vs. Tully Blanchard NWA

28. 11-22-84 Terry Gordy vs. Killer Khan

29. 12-7-84 Tatsumi Fujinami & Antonio Inoki vs. Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis NJPW

30. 3-22-85 DiBiase vs. Duggan (No DQ + Cage + Tuxedos + Loser Leaves Town + Coal Miners Glove on a Poll) Mid-South

31. 6-24-85 Super Tiger vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara UWF

32. 8-22-85 Devil Masami vs. Chigusa Nagayo AJW

33. 8-22-85 Jaguar Yokota vs. Lioness Asuka AJW

34. 8-28-85 Dump Matsumoto vs. Chigusa Nagayo AJW

35. 9-6-85 Super Tiger vs. Nobuhiko Takada UWF

36. 9-11-85 Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Nobuhiko Takada UWF

37. 9-22-85 Butch Reed vs. Dick Murdoch Mid-South

38. 6-12-86 Akira Maeda vs. Tatsumi Fujinami NJPW

39. 7-5-86 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Morton (NWA World Heavyweight + Cage) NWA

40. 7-26-86 Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (NWA World Heavyweight + Cage) NWA

41. 8-29-86 El Hijo del Santo vs. El Espanto Jr UWA

42. 11-7-86 Dump Matsumoto vs. Chigusa Nagayo AJW

43. 1-24-87 Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (NWA World Heavyweight) NWA

44. 3-29-87 Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WWF Intercontinental) WWF

45. 4-11-87 Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (NWA World Heavyweight) NWA

46. 7-4-87 Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger & JJ Dillon) vs. Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Road Warriors & Paul Ellering (War Games) NWA

47. 7-11-87 Dick Murdoch vs. Barry Windham Mid-South

48. 7-18-87 El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas Mask vs. Hair

49. 3-27-88 Ric Flair vs. Sting (NWA World Heavyweight) NWA

50. 8-13-88 Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Nobuhiko Takada UWF

51. 12-16-88 Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy AJPW

52. 12-26-88 Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (NWA World Heavyweight) NWA

53. 2-20-89 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Heavyweight) NWA

54. 4-2-89 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Heavyweight) NWA

55. 5-7-89 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Heavyweight) NWA

56. 6-5-89 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu AJPW

57. 11-15-89 Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (NWA World Heavyweight + I Quit) NWA

58. 1-31-90 Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (IWGP Junior Title) NJPW

59. 4-1-90 Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior WWF

60. 4-13-90 Hulk Hogan vs. Stan Hansen AJPW

61. 6-8-90 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW

62. 7-7-90 Midnight Express vs. Southern Boys (NWA United States Tag Team)

63. 9-1-90 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW

64. 9-30-90 Tsuruta & Taue vs. Misawa & Kawada AJPW

65. 10-19-90 Tsuruta/Taue/Fuchi vs. Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi AJPW

66. 11-1-90 Keiji Mutoh & Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles) NJPW

67. 11-1-90 Jushin Liger vs. Pegasus Kid (IWGP Junior Title) NJPW

68. 12-7-90 Tsuruta & Taue vs. Misawa & Kawada AJPW

69. 1-13-91 El Hijo del Santo vs. Brazo de Oro Mask vs. Hair UWA

70. 2-24-91 Ric Flair & Larry Zbyszko & Sid Vicious & Barry Windham vs. Steiner Brothers & Sting & Brian Pillman War Games

71. 4-18-91 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta AJPW

72. 4-20-91 Tsuruta/Taue/Fuchi vs. Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi AJPW

73. 4-28-91 Jushin Liger vs. Owen Hart (TOSJ Tournament) NJPW

74. 5-19-91 Wayne Shamrock v. Naoki Sano PWFG

75. 5-19-91 Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger (WCW World Tag Team)

76. 5-24-91 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Kenta Kobashi AJPW

77. 8-3-91 Cactus Jack vs. Eddie Gilbert TWA (2 out of 3 falls)

78. 8-9-91 Blue Panther vs. Atlantis EMLL

79. 8-26-91 Bret Hart vs. Curt Hennig (WWF Intercontinental) WWF

80. 10-24-91 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW

81. 12-27-91 Jerry Lynn vs. Lightning Kid Global (2 out of 3 falls + Sleeper versus Piledriver)

82. 1-19-92 Royal Rumble Match (WWF World Heavyweight) WWF

83. 2-29-92 Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman

84. 4-3-92 Blue Panther vs. Love Machine AAA (Mask vs. Mask)

85. 4-5-92 Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper WWF

86. 4-25-92 Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue AJW

87. 4-30-92 Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai (TOSJ Finals) NJPW

88. 5-17-92 Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai NJPW

89. 5-17-92 Sting & Nikita Koloff & Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton & Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko & Rick Rude War Games

90. 5-22-92 Tsuruta/Taue/Fuchi vs. Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi AJPW

91. 5-25-92 Can-Am Express vs. Kobashi & Kikuchi AJPW

92. 7-5-92 Kobashi & Kikuchi vs. Fuchi & Ogawa AJPW

93. 8-15-92 Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada AJW (Hair versus Hair)

94. 8-22-92 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Stan Hansen AJPW

95. 8-29-92 Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith (WWF Intercontinental) WWF

96. 10-21-92 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW

97. 11-26-92 Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada (2 out of 3 falls)

98. 12-28-92 Barry Windham & Brian Pillman vs. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (WCW Unified World Tag Team)

99. 1-30-93 Misawa & Kawada vs. Gordy & Williams AJPW

100. 2-21-93 Vader vs. Sting WCW

101. 2-21-93 Vader vs. Sting (Strap Match)

102. 2-28-93 Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW

103. 4-2-93 Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori AJW

104. 4-11-93 Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki AJW

105. 4-13-93 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue AJPW

106. 4-14-93 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Terry Gordy AJPW

107. 5-21-93 Stan Hansen vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW

108. 5-29-93 Kenta Kobashi vs. Terry Gordy AJPW

109. 6-1-93 Misawa & Kobashi vs. Kawada & Taue AJPW

110. 7-2-93 Misawa/Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Kawada/Taue/Ogawa AJPW

111. 7-29-93 Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi AJPW

112. 7-31-93 Aja Kong & Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue & Sakie Hasegawa vs. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki & Hikari Fukuoka JWP

113. 8-31-93 Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams AJPW

114. 1-29-94 Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Giant Baba vs. Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue & Masanobu Fuchi AJPW

115. 2-5-94 Sabu vs. Shane Douglas vs. Terry Funk ECW (ECW Heavyweight Title)

116. 3-20-94 Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart WWF

117. 3-20-94 Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (WWF Intercontinental + Ladder) WWF

118. 4-1-94 Heavenly Bodies vs. Rock & Roll Express SMW

119. 4-16-94 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Steve Williams AJPW

120. 4-16-94 Great Sasuke vs. Jushin Liger (Super J Cup Semi-Final) NJPW

121. 4-16-94 Wild Pegasus vs. Great Sasuke (Super J Cup Finals) NJPW

122. 4-17-94 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat WCW

123. 6-3-94 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW

124. 7-17-94 Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan (WCW World Heavyweight)

125. 7-23-94 Sabu vs. Al Snow NWA (Ladder match)

126. 7-28-94 Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW

127. 8-5-94 Thrillseekers vs. Heavenly Bodies SMW

128. 8-18-94 Vader vs. Nobuhiko Takada UWFI

129. 8-24-94 Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCW United States Championship)

130. 8-27-94 Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck vs. Public Enemy ECW (ECW Tag Team Titles)

131. 8-29-94 Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WWF World Heavyweight + Cage) WWF

132. 9-3-94 Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams AJPW

133. 9-11-94 Sabu vs. Al Snow California

134. 10-16-94 Pegasus & Ohtani vs. Sasuke & Black Tiger II NJPW

135. 10-22-94 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Steve Williams AJPW

136. 10-29-94 Sabu vs. Cactus Jack NWC (Desert Death Match)

137. 10-30-94 Sabu vs. Cactus Jack RHP (Falls Count Anywhere)

138. 1-13-95 Sabu vs. Cactus Jack NWC (Cage)

139. 3-4-95 Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW

140. 3-24-95 Misawa/Kobashi/Hansen vs. Kawada/Taue/Baba AJPW

141. 4-6-95 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW

142. 4-12-95 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue AJPW

143. 4-15-95 Eddy Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko ECW (ECW Television Championship)

144. 4-21-95 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera

145. 5-3-95 El Hijo del Santo vs. Psicosis

146. 6-9-95 Misawa & Kobashi vs. Kawada & Taue AJPW

147. 8-5-95 Eddy Guerrero & The Steiner Brothers vs. Dean Malenko, Too Cold Scorpio & Cactus Jack ECW

148. 8-20-95 Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk IWA Japan

149. 8-26-95 Eddy Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko (2 out of 3 Falls)

150. 9-10-95 Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW

151. 9-16-95 Rey Misterio Jr vs. Psicosis ECW

152. 9-16-95 Raven & Stevie Richards vs. The Pit Bulls ECW (2 out of 3 Falls + Double Dog-Collar + ECW Tag Team Titles)

153. 9-22-95 Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Psicosis

154. 10-7-95 Rey Misterio Jr vs. Psicosis ECW (2 out of 3 Falls)

155. 10-25-95 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi AJPW

156. 10-28-95 Sabu vs. Devon Storm NWA

157. 11-18-95 Rey Misterio Jr vs. Psicosis ECW (Mexican Death Match)

158. 12-9-95 Steve Austin vs. Sandman vs. Mikey Whipwreck (ECW World Heavyweight)

159. 12-13-95 Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Ultimo Dragon WAR

160. 12-13-95 Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit WAR

161. 12-13-95 Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Psicosis WAR

162. 12-17-95 Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith (WWF World Heavyweight) WWF

163. 1-29-96 Shinjiro Ohtani vs. El Samurai NJPW

164. 3-17-96 Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Ohtani (IWGP Junior Title) NJPW

165. 5-5-96 Combat Toyoda vs. Megumi Kudo FMW

166. 5-11-96 Shane Douglas vs. Too Cold Scorpio ECW (ECW Television Title)

167. 6-7-96 Williams & Ace vs. Misawa & Akiyama AJPW

168. 6-7-96 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue AJPW

169. 6-11-96 Wild Pegasus vs. Black Tiger II NJPW

170. 6-11-96 Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai (BOSJ Tournament) NJPW

171. 6-23-96 Steve Austin vs. Jake Roberts WWF

172. 6-23-96 Austin Promo after Roberts match WWF

173. 7-7-96 Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Psicosis WCW

174. 7-13-96 Chris Jericho vs. Shane Douglas vs. Too Cold Scorpio vs. Pitbull #2 ECW (ECW Television Title)

175. 8-10-96 Eddy Guerrero vs. Ric Flair (WCW United States Championship)

176. 8-24-96 Rob Van Dam vs. Doug Furnas ECW

177. 9-15-96 Team WCW (Sting, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Lex Luger) vs. Team nWo (Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & Sting) War Games

178. 9-22-96 Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind (WWF World Heavyweight + No Disqualifications) WWF

179. 9-29-96 Volk Han vs. Kiyoshi Tamura RINGS

180. 10-10-96 Kaientai DX vs. Delfin/Hamada/TM IV/Naniwa/Yakushiji M-Pro

181. 11-17-96 Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin WWF

182. 11-24-96 Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Ultimo Dragon WCW

183. 12-1-96 Great Sasuke, Masato Yakashiji, Norino Hoshikawa, Gran Hamada & Super Delfin vs. TAKA Michinoku, Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Shiryu & Shoichi Funaki M-Pro

184. 12-6-96 Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kawada & Taue AJPW

185. 12-6-96 El Hijo del Santo vs. El Dandy vs. Negro Casas CMLL (Mask versus Hair versus Hair)

186. 12-29-96 Roddy Piper vs. Hulk Hogan

187. 1-20-97 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi AJPW

188. 1-22-97 Volk Han vs. Kiyoshi Tamura RINGS

189. 2-9-97 Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Ohtani NJPW

190. 3-16-97 Dean Malenko vs. Eddy Guerrero WCW

191. 5-26-97 Austin & HBK vs. Davey Boy & Owen Hart (WWF World Tag Team) WWF

192. 6-6-97 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW

193. 6-8-97 Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels WWF

194. 6-15-97 Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page (Falls Count Anywhere)

195. 6-28-97 Dean Malenko vs. Eddy Guerrero

196. 8-9-97 Terry Funk vs. Sabu ECW (ECW World Heavyweight Title + Barbed Wire)

197. 8-10-97 El Samurai vs. Shinjiro Ohtani NJPW

198. 9-20-97 Beulah McGillicutty vs. Bill Alfonso ECW (Intergender Match)

199. 9-26-97 Volk Han vs. Kiyoshi Tamura RINGS

200. 10-5-97 Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker WWF

201. 10-26-97 Rey Misterio Jr vs. Eddy Guerrero (WCW Cruiserweight Title versus Mask)

202. 12-28-97 Hulk Hogan vs. Sting (WCW World Heavyweight)

203. 1-10-98 Sabu vs. Sandman ECW (Stairway to Hell)

204. 3-29-98 Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels WWF

205. 4-28-98 Mick Foley vs. Terry Funk WWF (No Hold Barred + Falls Count Anywhere)

206. 5-17-98 Dean Malenko vs. Chris Jericho (WCW Cruiserweight Title)

207. 5-27-98 Maasaki Mochizuki vs. Minoru Tanaka BattlArts

208. 5-29-98 Volk Han vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka RINGS

209. 6-12-98 Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW

210. 6-27-98 Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka RINGS

211. 7-6-98 Goldberg vs. Hulk Hogan (WCW World Heavyweight)

212. 10-25-98 Diamond Dallas Page vs. Goldberg (WCW World Heavyweight)

213. 10-31-98 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi AJPW

214. 12-27-98 Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash (WCW World Heavyweight)

215. 1-17-99 Shane Douglas vs. Taz ECW (ECW World Heavyweight Title)

216. 2-21-99 Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. Barry Windham & Curt Hennig WCW

217. 4-11-99 Benoit & Malenko vs. Raven & Saturn WCW

218. 4-26-99 Daisuke Ikeda vs. Alexander Otsuka BattlArts

219. 4-26-99 Sting vs. Diamond Dallas Page WCW

220. 6-4-99 Misawa & Taue vs. Kawada & Kobashi AJPW

221. 6-11-99 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi AJPW

222. 10-17-99 Edge & Christian vs. the Hardy Boys WWF

223. 12-23-99 Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka ECW (ECW World Heavyweight Title)

224. 1-23-00 Triple H vs. Cactus Jack WWF

225. 2-7-00 Ten-man tag WWF

226. 5-14-00 Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Steve Corino ECW

227. 10-28-00 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Genichiro Tenryu AJPW

228. 12-14-00 Nagata & Iizuka vs. Kawada & Fuchi NJPW

229. 1-8-01 Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle WWF

230. 1-21-01 Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho WWF

231. 2-25-01 Steve Austin vs. Triple H (Three Stages of Hell) WWF

232. 5-21-01 Benoit & Jericho vs. Austin & HHH WWF

233. 6-8-01 Keiji Muto vs. Genichiro Tenryu AJPW

234. 10-27-01 Bryan Danielson vs. Low Ki APW (King of the Indies Finals)

235. 2-23-02 Low Ki vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Bryan Danielson ROH

236. 2-24-02 Keiji Muto vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW

237. 6-23-02 Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Don Frye PRIDE

238. 7-17-02 Genichiro Tenryu vs. Satoshi Kojima AJPW

239. 7-20-02 Kaos vs. Chris Hamrick vs. Psicosis XPW (Ladder)

240. 8-25-02 Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H WWF (Streetfight)

241. 10-20-02 Angle & Benoit vs. Edge & Mysterio Jr WWF

242. 1-19-03 Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle WWF

243. 3-1-03 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi NOAH

244. 4-9-03 Nick Dinsmore vs. Doug Basham OVW (2 out of 3 falls)

245. 4-12-03 Bryan Danielson vs. Paul London ROH

246. 7-19-03 Alex Shelley vs. Jimmy Jacobs IWA–MS

247. 8-16-03 Homicide vs. Steve Corino ROH

248. 11-29-03 Steve Corino vs. Homicide ROH (Barbed wire)

249. 12-29-03 Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H WWF

250. 1-10-04 Terry Funk vs. Steve Corino MLW (Barbed wire + I Quit)

251. 2-15-04 Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (WWF World Heavyweight) WWF

252. 2-22-04 Toshiaki Kawada vs. Shinya Hashimoto AJPW

253. 3-14-04 Benoit vs. HHH vs. Michaels (World Heavyweight) WWF

254. 4-18-04 Cactus Jack vs. Randy Orton WWF

255. 5-16-04 Eddy Guerrero vs. John Bradshaw Layfield (WWF World Heavyweight) WWF

256. 6-12-04 CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe ROH (ROH World Title)

257. 7-10-04 Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama NOAH (GHC World Title)

258. 9-10-04 Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue NOAH

259. 12-5-04 America’s Most Wanted vs. XXX TNA (Cage)

260. 12-6-04 Lita vs. Trish Stratus WWF

261. 1-30-05 Mistico vs. Averno CMLL

262. 2-13-05 AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels TNA (Iron Man)

263. 5-8-05 KENTA & Marufuji vs. Hidaka & Fujita NOAH

264. 7-16-05 Chris Benoit vs. William Regal WWF

265. 7-18-05 Kenta Kobashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki NOAH

266. 7-18-05 KENTA vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru NOAH

267. 9-11-05 Joe vs. Styles vs. Daniels

268. 9-17-05 Bryan Danielson vs. James Gibson ROH

269. 9-18-05 KENTA vs. SUWA NOAH

270. 10-1-05 Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe ROH

271. 11-5-05 Nakajima & Sasaki vs. Shiosaki & Kobashi NOAH

272. 1-22-06 KENTA vs. Naomichi Marufuji NOAH

273. 3-5-06 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Takeshi Morishima NOAH

274. 3-5-06 KENTA vs. Kenta Kobashi NOAH

275. 3-5-06 Naomichi Marufuji vs. Akira Taue NOAH

276. 4-23-06 Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kenta Kobashi NOAH

277. 4-29-06 Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness ROH

278. 4-30-06 Giant Bernard vs. Yuji Nagata NJPW

279. 5-8-06 Chris Benoit vs. William Regal

280. 5-21-06 Chris Benoit vs. Fit Finlay

281. 7-15-06 Cage of Death ROH

282. 7-16-06 Morishima & Rikio vs. KENTA & Marufuji NOAH

283. 8-6-06 Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe ROH

284. 8-12-06 Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness ROH

285. 9-2-06 Super Dragon vs. Necro Butcher PWG

286. 9-16-06 Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA ROH

287. 10-8-06 Chris Benoit vs. William Regal

288. 10-28-06 Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe ROH (No Disqualifications + No Time Limit)

289. 10-29-06 Naomichi Marufuji vs. KENTA NOAH

290. 11-4-06 KENTA vs. Matt Sydal ROH

291. 11-24-06 Chris Benoit vs. Fit Finlay

292. 12-2-06 KENTA vs. Bryan Danielson NOAH

293. 1-28-07 John Cena vs. Umaga WWF

294. 6-9-07 Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness ROH

295. 7-15-07 KENTA & Ishimori vs. Marufuji & Ibushi NOAH

296. 8-25-07 Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima ROH

297. 9-15-07 Briscoe Brothers vs. Steen & Generico ROH

298. 12-2-07 Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kobashi & Takayama NOAH

299. 5-24-08 KENTA & Marufuji vs. Kobashi & Kikuchi NOAH

300. 6-14-08 Sasaki & Nakajima vs. Kobashi & KENTA NOAH

301. 9-6-08 Briscoe Brothers vs. Nakajima & Ibushi NOAH

302. 9-7-08 Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels WWF

303. 10-13-08 Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA NOAH

304. 12-27-08 Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima ROH

305. 3-1-09 KENTA vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima NOAH

306. 6-7-10 NXT Angle WWF

307. 6-19-10 Prince Devitt vs. Naomichi Marufuji NJPW

308. 8-12-10 Motor City Machine Guns vs. Beer Money Inc. TNA (2 out of 3 falls)

309. 12-18-10 El Generico vs. Kevin Steen ROH (Lights Out + Mask + Loser Leaves Town match)

310. 4-3-11 Triple H vs. The Undertaker (No Holds Barred)

[smkelly]

I have matches starting from 80 to this year. Practically every major match, although, I hadn't remembered the I Quit cage match. There are other omissions from faulty memory, but 310 matches with a few angles is a heck of a desert island and/or introduction to just about every style/promotion/significant worker there is. Singles, tag, six-man, eight-man, ten-man, ladder, hardcore, lucha, puro, territories, and much, much more.

 

EDIT: At any rate, agree or disagree, I think this might be an interesting list to keep in consideration. Not mine, no, but an overall "desert island" kind of list. Since the GOAT has failed to get off the ground (again), maybe we could concentrate on a project of this magnitude? Obviously, I have no problem compiling a list of 310 matches/angles in an hour. Copy and paste, man, copy and paste. I would just need help with dates, suggestions, omissions, stuff of that nature.

[Al]

My ideal list would number about 100 or so. I think each match needs something compelling behind it beyond the match. Something like Muraco/Snuka, a mediocre match that exploded into myth, that might make the cut. I definitely agree with Hokuto/Kandori having watched that match now. Andre/Wepner, that would merit consideration if someone actually had a copy.

[Loss]

For FMW death matches, I'd either go with Funk/Onita from 5/5/93, which is a ridiculous spectacle that feels more Quentin Tarantino than pro wrestling, or Megumi Kudo vs Combat Toyoda from 5/5/96, which for my money is one of the greatest matches of all time.

[khawk20]

Andre/Wepner, that would merit consideration if someone actually had a copy.

This is out there, you should be able to find a copy of it.

[El-P]

or Megumi Kudo vs Combat Toyoda from 5/5/96, which for my money is one of the greatest matches of all time.

I actually just rewatched this for the first time in like ten years, and it's without a doubt a top 10 match I've ever seen. Just amazing. And I had forgotten about *the* bump, both masterfully built and absolutely insane. And everything is perfect, the match and the production (well minus that explosion which doesn't happen, but is covered masterfully by Kudo), the intros, the post-match with Onita, just everything. A masterpiece if there's one.

[smkelly]

Agreed on the above match. I watched it on one of the Phil Schneider compilations. The rewind spots are incredible. Hate though to see what a feminist would say about the match. But that might be interesting nonetheless.

 

And still no comment on my huge list or idea? What's up with that?

[Loss]

It's hard to comment until we see the list.

[smkelly]

Look at post #28

[Al]

You could definitely make it into a project. You'd need to clarify a couple of things as a group. Basically, how big you want the list to be, and what constitutes inclusion onto the list. (i.e. 75% agree, something like that).

 

As far as your own list of 310. Definitely good stuff on the list. A lot of stuff I haven't seen. There are some matches that don't stand out for me. Adonis/Murdoch vs Inoki/Fujinami for example. Fine match from a wrestling standpoint. But what elevates it into a must-see match? Just being a great match doesn't cut it for me, unless it's the very cream of the crop. That is, a match that on its own merits qualifies as a contender for top 10, ever. Otherwise it has to have something interesting in the background about it. At least in my opinion.

[smkelly]

You could definitely make it into a project. You'd need to clarify a couple of things as a group. Basically, how big you want the list to be, and what constitutes inclusion onto the list. (i.e. 75% agree, something like that).

 

As far as your own list of 310. Definitely good stuff on the list. A lot of stuff I haven't seen.

Thanks for the compliment. I think if anything, having a cap size wouldn't necessarily be a thing to include. Why not have a list 1,000 matches strong? I mean, Will and other people are routinely unearthing new footage. Like that one French match from the latest PS compilation (Gilbert Cesca vs. Billy Catanzarro (France 1960s)). Unless that has been common place unbeknownst to me, it is some new and awesome match for our viewing pleasure. Nevertheless, I understand the drawback of not having some sort of cap size. We could easily fill it up with "normal" matches, which would defeat its purpose. So at any rate, if people are interested in such an endeavor, shall the discussions begin?

 

My tentative plan would be something like a list per promotion, where discussion/voting/ideas could be hashed out, and once something has received X amount of approval, the approved matches are consolidated onto the "master" list. Or something to that effort.

 

There are some matches that don't stand out for me. Adonis/Murdoch vs Inoki/Fujinami for example. Fine match from a wrestling standpoint. But what elevates it into a must-see match? Just being a great match doesn't cut it for me, unless it's the very cream of the crop. That is, a match that on its own merits qualifies as a contender for top 10, ever. Otherwise it has to have something interesting in the background about it. At least in my opinion.

Some posts from the past:

Adonis & Murdoch vs. Inoki & Fujinami 12/5/1984 - One of the greatest tag team matches I have ever seen. Murdoch and Adonis are text book heels in this match, and work so well together, and they isolate Fujinami for nearly ten minutes before Inoki gets the hot tag. That whole period, by far, was the best FIP I've ever seen. This match is definitely worth going out of your way to watch, buy, download, or however you get your wrestling fix. If I was to rate this out of snowflakes, it gets the full monty *****.

 

EDIT: I removed the links, I was unaware of them not being allowed.

I re-watched the 12/5/1984 WWF vs. NJPW match today.

 

It's even better watching it now since I've been watching so much AJPW and NJPW lately. By far, the greatest tag team match I've ever seen NJPW pump out in the 80's, and the greatest heavyweight tag in NJPW's history.

 

Simply phenominal.

Its been nearly two years since my initial viewing of this match. It's still my favorite NJ heavyweight tag of the 80's, and I still think it's the best of all of their heavyweight tags, even over the 11/90 match. Just great, great wrestling.

Agreed on the 84 tag final. I had not come across much hype for the match when I first watched it, so I was completely blown away. I actually went back and watched the match again immediately afterward, which is something I never have the patience to do.

If I had to use a personal pick for its inclusion, I would. Easily one of my favorite matches ever. This is where the voting process would work best. I find it worthy, whereas you don't. Some may agree with you, which would be disagreeing with me. I'm okay with that. I hope the same would be kosher with you. Subjectivity is subjectivity, man

[jdw]

I honestly cannot think of a single match that is on tape.

 

I assume you are also asking of stuff that isn't taped? If yes, then probably one of the Holy Grail Ric Flair matches, like his July '82 match against Backlund. I have always felt there would be real moments of hate, stiffness, and overall dickheadness from both guys.

They worked before at least once in Toronto several years before. I suspect they got along fine. Bob and Harley got along fine in their MSG match.

 

Whether it was any good... who knows. Bob typically tended to work Bob matches, while Ric would work Ric matches. The might make it a little disjointed at times, but probably not. Ric was more than willing to bitch out, and if one looks at the Harley-Bob match, Bob dominates it even though Harley had a fair amount of stuff left in the holster that he could have done to fill space if he'd been on top more. Suspect Bob would have done a lot of controlling with something like the headlock and ground headlock. Ric would have cheated to be on top, and bitch out to go back on the defense.

 

John

[smkelly]

Actually, John, that is exactly why I think it wouldn't work. Harley is Harley, man. A man's man. Ric was not a man's man, man. Bob was a dorky looking guy, but holy shit, he had mongoloid strength. Plus, as you pretty much defined, Bob was only truly willing to work his particular style of a match. But Backlund realizes with Race, that if he pulls anything on Race, things would get ugly, and Bob is probably smart enough to also realize that Race would likely hurt Bob very badly if it turned ugly. What does Bob do? He let's Harley FUCKING Race get in on the action, man. But Ric Flair? That bleached head, dick nose, weird teeth, and an arrogant motherfucker to boot, his ass is getting broken off by Bob MOTHERFUCKING Backlund. That is my Holy Grail match, man. Don't be hating on it.

 

By the way, what did I do to deserve that?

[jdw]

By the way, what did I do to deserve that?

Deserve what? Is that in reference to anything I wrote? I thoughy my post was just describing what Flair-Bob would have been, and didn't take any shots.

 

Bob vs Harley wasn't terribly different from what you'd see in any number of Bob or Harley matches. Perhaps a bit more face dominating than you'd see in some of Harley matches, but that came across as touring NWA champ coming into MSG to make the local hero look strong.

 

Seriously, the complaint about the match is that Bob dominated it far too much, which kind of hurts the "Bob let Harley get in on the action" concept you're trying to get across. That said, there weren't any "liberties" that Bob failed to take against Harley that you seem to think he took against other wrestlers. Pretty typical Bob performance, and it's not like he took liberties against any of his opponents like say Billy did against Inoki.

 

I think that if folks watch Bob-Harley from MSG, they probably could imagine Ric in a nearly exact match *more* than they can see Harley doing it. Really, it's closer to a Flair Match than a Harley Match. That's probably why some are disappointed: they expected/hoped Harley could get to flash more, while there isn't any surprise in Flair constantly getting bitched out by Kerry / Sting / Dusty / Face X.

 

John

[Al]

How about the 1950s-60s. Are there matches existing on video that are historically significant? Perhaps Rogers-O'Connor and Rikidozan-Blassie.

[Loss]

I like the Thesz/Rikidozan from JWA. There are two matches in October 1957. The first one is the better one, I think.

 

Destroyer/Baba and Dory/Inoki from '69, also JWA, are awesome and very good, respectively.

 

I also like Antonio Inoki/Chris Markoff as a cool match to see a young Inoki on the rise against a game American heel.

 

I believe Caddock/Stetcher from 1/30/20 is the oldest footage that exists on tape, although I've heard whatever clip is in the WWE TV opening is from 1901. There's also a Londos/Nagurski match from '38 that I've heard people say good things about.

[Bob Morris]

Just tossing out a few from the top of my head:

 

1. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat, two-of-three-falls, Clash of the Champions: I think that's the match that has to be a must-see to get the idea of how well Flair and Steamboat worked together.

 

2. Lex Luger vs Ricky Steamboat, GAB '89, U.S. title match: I loved how they played up the angle of Luger getting the no-DQ stip waived, then doing everything he could to piss Ricky off to the point Ricky says "the hell with this" and nails him with the chair to satisfy his thirst for revenge.

 

3. Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage, WM VII: Agreed with what was said earlier... the whole story of Savage getting desperate to finish off Warrior but can't do it, then Warrior going for his big finish, Savage kicking out and Warrior wondering if it was really over for him, until Savage comes back and Warrior fights him off until Savage can't go on. And the post-match angle is tremendous.

 

4. Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect, KOTR '93: Between this match and the SummerSlam match, this one is far better. I love how Perfect does just enough to keep the fans sympathetic toward Bret while not outright turning heel.

 

5. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, WM 13: This is the match that made it clear that Austin was destined for big things in WWF and also showed how you can properly execute a double turn in a match.

 

6. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk, GAB '89: A far more intense brawl than the I Quit match was and I just love the post-match stuff. It got the ball rolling on what would become Flair vs. Sting and I loved how the heels kept trying to come back, but the faces will not be denied and the heels ultimately decide it's best to retreat and fight another day.

 

7. Hulk Hogan vs Roddy Piper, The War to Settle the Score: Not their best match but this was all about the angle. It's amazing to watch the fans pop like nuts when Mr. T finally interjects himself.

 

8. Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude, Beach Blast '92: Seconded on this one... it's a vastly underrated match and I loved how both wrestlers built to Steamboat taking the late lead and Rude desperately trying to tie it up before time expired.

 

9. Ten-man tag from WWF In Your House, Calgary Stampede: This is one of those matches you just have to see for the crowd reaction. The Canadians are rabid for the Hart Foundation and are booing Steve Austin out of the building. You can tell Austin was having a blast playing the dastardly heel.

 

10. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon, ladder match, WMX: I know there are those who favor the SummerSlam match but, every time I watch this match, I still think of it as the measuring stick by which other ladder matches are compared to. I believe they did a good job of throwing in highspots while keeping the focus on the chase to get the belts, rather than making it all about the highspots as so many ladder matches have turned into.

[Al]

I've gone 53 deep on my own list so far. A match from anyone's recommendations not listed isn't necessarily a rejection. I haven't seen everything and there are some matches I'm unsure of.

 

1. Andre/Maeda

2. Morton/Gilbert vs Fuchi/Onita (Concession Stand Brawl)

3. Lawler v Funk (Empty Arena)

4. Andre v Hansen

5. Flair v Von Erich (Christmas 82)

6. MS-1 v Chicana

7. Piper v Valentine

8. Hogan v Iron Sheik

9. Duggan v Dibiase (Tuxedo, Coal Miners Glove Cage Match)

10. Matsumoto v Nagayo

11. Flair v Morton (cage)

12. Steamboat v Savage (WM III)

13. Flair v Sting (Clash I)

14. Steamboat v Flair (Clash VI)

15. Warrior v Hogan

16. Flair v Funk (I Quit)

17. Steiners v Sting/Luger

18. Hart v Perfect (Summerslam)

19. Royal Rumble 1992

20. Wargames 1992

21. Bulldog v Hart (Summerslam 92)

22. Hokuto v Kandori

23. Hart v Hart (WM X)

24. Ramon v Michaels (WM X)

25. Cactus v Funk (Death Match Finals)

26. Pitbulls v Raven/Richards

27. Michaels v Mankind

28. Santo/Casas v Guerrero/Barr (AAA When Worlds Collide)

29. Misawa v Kawada (6/3/94)

30. Beulah v Alfonso

31. Michaels v Undertaker (HIAC)

32. Misterio v Guerrero (Halloween Havoc)

33. Sting v Hogan (Starrcade)

34. Goldberg v Hogan

35. Triple H v Foley (Rumble)

36. Undertaker v Mankind (HIAC)

37. Angle v Benoit (Rumble)

38. Guerrero v Lesnar

39. Guerrero v Layfield (GAB '04)

40. Slaughter v Iron Sheik (June '84)

41. Steamboat/Youngblood v Slaughter/Kernodle (Cage Match)

42. Magnum v Blanchard (I Quit)

43. Sammartino v Zbyszko (Cage)

44. Hogan v Andre (WM III)

45. Austin v Rock (WM XVII)

46. Hart v Austin (WM XIII)

47. Brody/Snuka v Funks (12/13/81)

48. Hogan/Hall/Nash v Savage/Luger/Sting

49. Guerrero v Layfield (Judgment Day '04)

50. Andre v Wepner

51. Backlund v Patera (Texas Death Match)

52. Harts/Neidhart/Bulldog/Pillman v Austin/LOD/Goldust/Shamrock

53. Road Warriors v Midnight Express (Starrcade '86)

 

Hokuto/Kandori absolutely a great match. I read the thread in the 1993 Yearbook folder. The youtube link I watched translated Hokuto's speech near the beginning of the match. The heat by the two is done so well that you don't even need the backstory. You're hooked.

[JerryvonKramer]

Al two things interest me there:

 

1. I've never seen anyone rate Hogan vs. Iron Sheik that highly. In fact, I've never thought of that match as anything other than a title switch. Can you write a bit more on this, genuinely interested.

 

2. Ken Patera had a good match once!?

[Dylan Waco]

Ken Patera was pretty great in 1980. He was underrated in the Sheiks team with Blackwell/Adnan as well actually.

[jdw]

Patera was awesome in 1980.

 

John

[smkelly]

I would think Hogan's first title win would be an important addition to any compilation if that comp was going to be with you on a desert island or similar situation. Very historical.

[khawk20]

Patera was awesome in 1980.

 

John

Yep.

 

Patera was as hot as a wrestler could get in 1980.