Matches of the month

[Loss]

January:

 

#1 - Devil Masami, Dynamite Kansai & Chigusa Nagayo vs Mayumi Ozaki, Plum Mariko & Cutie Suzuki (JWP 01/09/94) ****1/2

#2 - Bull Nakano vs Kyoko Inoue (AJW 01/24/94) ****1/2

#3 - Rick & Scott Steiner vs Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase (NJPW Tokyo Dome 01/04/94) ****1/4

#4 - Aja Kong vs Yumiko Hotta (AJW 01/24/94) ****1/4

#5 - Rick & Scott Steiner vs Bret & Owen Hart (WWF Wrestlefest 01/11/94) ****

#6 - Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda (AJW 01/24/94) ***3/4

#7 - Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon (WWF San Jose, CA 01/14/94) ***3/4

#8 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Masa Fuchi (AJPW 01/07/94) ***3/4

#9 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Giant Baba vs Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW 01/29/94) ***1/2

#10 - 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty vs The Quebecers (WWF MSG 01/17/94) ***1/2

#11 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Shiro Koshinaka (WAR 01/14/94) ***1/2

#12 - Sting vs Steve Austin (WCW Saturday Night 01/01/94) ***1/4

#13 - Genichiro Tenryu & Tatsumi Kitahara vs Keiji Muto & El Samurai (WAR 01/05/94) ***1/4

#14 - 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty vs Headshrinkers (WWF Wrestlefest 01/11/94) ***

#15 - 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty vs Quebecers (WWF Monday Night RAW 01/10/94) ***

#16 - Ric Flair, Sting & The Boss vs Rick Rude, Steve Austin & Ron Simmons (WCW Saturday Night 01/22/94) ***

#17 - Steve Austin vs Brian Pillman (WCW Saturday Night 01/15/94) ***

#18 - Bret & Owen Hart vs The Quebecers (WWF Royal Rumble 01/22/94)

#19 - Undertaker vs Yokozuna (WWF Royal Rumble 01/22/94)

 

1994 definitely started strong. There haven't been very many strong promos yet, but the in-ring has been excellent.

[Loss]

February:

 

#1 - El Dandy vs Javier Llanes (CMLL 02/22/94) ****1/2

#2 - Jushin Liger vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW 02/24/94) ****1/2

#3 - Arn Anderson vs Steven Regal (WCW SuperBrawl IV 02/20/94) ****1/4

#4 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW 02/17/94) ****1/4

#5 - Great Sasuke, Sato & Shiryu vs Super Delphin, Jinsei Shinzaki & Gran Naniwa (Michinoku Pro 02/04/94) ****1/4

#6 - Terry Funk vs Sabu (WWN 02/28/94) ****

#7 - Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs Aja Kong & Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 02/27/94) ***1/2

#8 - Kenta Kobashi & Satoru Asako vs Toshiaki Kawada & Takao Omori (AJPW 02/17/94) ***1/4

#9 - Chris Candido vs Tracy Smothers (SMW Sunday Bloody Sunday 02/13/94) ***1/4

#10 - Vader vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Saturday Night 02/26/94) ***

#11 - Rock & Roll Express & Bobby Blaze vs Heavenly Bodies & Killer Kyle (SMW TV 02/26/94)

#12 - El Hijo del Santo vs Psicosis (AAA 02/16/94)

#13 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Steve Williams & The Eagle (AJPW 02/19/94)

#14 - Sting, Dustin Rhodes & Brian Pillman vs Rick Rude, Steve Austin & Paul Orndorff (WCW SuperBrawl IV 02/20/94)

#15 - Jushin Liger & Power Warrior vs Rick & Scott Steiner (NJPW 02/17/94)

#16 - El Hijo del Santo & Angel Azteca vs Psicosis & Fuerza Guerrera (AAA 02/13/94)

#17 - Rock & Roll Express vs Heavenly Bodies (SMW TV 02/05/94)

#18 - Dirty White Boy vs Brian Lee (SMW Sunday Bloody Sunday 02/13/94)

#19 - Bret Hart vs Tom Pritchard (WWF Monday Night RAW 02/21/94)

 

38 complete matches on this yearbook in two months, and the top two matches of the year to date both took place in February. I'm surprised at how well-booked WCW was at this stage. Lots of matches I wouldn't even call good in February, but there's something to like in each of them.

[Loss]

March:

 

#1 - Aja Kong & Bull Nakano vs Akira Hokuto & Shinobu Kandori (AJW Queendom 03/27/94) *****

#2 - Espectrito vs Mascarita Sagrada (AAA 03/12/94) *****

#3 - Bret Hart vs Owen Hart (WWF Wrestlemania X 03/20/94) ****3/4

#4 - Angel Azteca, Volador & Winners vs Misterioso, Solar I & Super Calo (AAA 03/19/94) ****1/4

#5 - Steve Williams vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW Championship Carnival 03/29/94) ****1/4

#6 - Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon (WWF Wrestlemania X 03/20/94) ****

#7 - Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto (WAR 03/02/94) ****

#8 - Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue (AJPW Championship Carnival 03/24/94) ***3/4

#9 - Steve Austin vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Saturday Night 03/12/94) ***3/4

#10 - Ric Flair & Steven Regal vs Sting & Ricky Steamboat (WCW Munich 03/12/94) ***3/4

#11 - Toshiyo Yamada vs Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 03/03/94) ***1/2

#12 - Manami Toyota & Aja Kong vs Bull Nakano & Kyoko Inoue (AJW 03/03/94) ***1/2

#13 - Rey Misterio Jr, Heavy Metal & Winners vs Fuerza Guerrera, Jerry Estrada & Espectro Jr (AAA 03/12/94) ***1/2

#14 - Tracy Smothers vs Tom Pritchard (SMW TV 03/05/94) ***1/2

#15 - Sato vs Super Delphin (Michinoku Pro 03/04/94) ***1/4

#16 - Jerry Lawler vs Jimmy Valiant vs Brian Christopher vs Austin Idol vs Terry Funk vs Tommy Rich vs Moondog Spot vs Koko B. Ware vs Eddie Gilbert vs Doug Gilbert (USWA Memphis Memories 03/07/94) ***1/4

#17 - Chris Candido vs Tracy Smothers (SMW TV 03/19/94) ***1/4

#18 - Ultimo Dragon & Masao Orihara vs Great Sasuke & Sato (WAR 03/02/94) ***

#19 - Rock & Roll Express vs Heavenly Bodies (SMW 03/12/94) ***

#20 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Johnny Ace (AJPW Championship Carnival 03/27/94) ***

#21 - Steve Austin vs Brian Pillman (WCW Main Event 03/06/94) ***

#22 - Manami Toyota vs Plum Mariko (AJW Queendom 03/27/94) ***

#23 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Stan Hansen & Giant Baba (AJPW 03/05/94)

#24 - Vader vs Cactus Jack (WCW Munich 03/12/94)

#25 - Konnan vs Jake Roberts (AAA 03/12/94)

 

In terms of the top matches, this is the best month on any yearbook so far. The top two matches are two of the best ever. You know it's a loaded month when something as strong as Bret vs Owen is only #3 for the MONTH. I don't think overall it was the best month though. 22 matches at ***+ is nothing to sneeze at by any means, but there were some matches with reps that disappointed me. I know the Queendom tag has a rep, but it doesn't have a rep as being better than the Dreamslam and Dream Rush matches, which I think it was. So that genuinely surprised me. Espectrito/Sagrada is the best minis match I have ever seen and is also a classic wrestling match worked in the traditional mat-based style that I love so much.

[Chess Knight]

Who's your best worker/'most outstanding' so far, Loss?

[Loss]

Lots of people have impressed and it's really too early to say, but at this point ... probably Bull Nakano.

[Loss]

April:

 

#1 - Steve Williams vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/16/94) ****1/2

#2 - Chris Candido vs Tracy Smothers (SMW Bluegrass Brawl 04/01/94) ****1/2

#3 - Great Sasuke vs Jinsei Shinzaki (Michinoku Pro 04/29/94) ****1/2

#4 - Jushin Liger vs Great Sasuke (NJPW Super J Cup 04/16/94) ****1/2

#5 - Wild Pegasus vs Great Sasuke (NJPW Super J Cup 04/16/94) ****1/4

#6 - Rock & Roll Express vs Heavenly Bodies (SMW Bluegrass Brawl 04/01/94) ****1/4

#7 - Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/10/94) ****

#8 - Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Spring Stampede 04/17/94) ****

#9 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Stan Hansen, Giant Baba & Takao Omori (AJPW 04/16/94) ****

#10 - Dustin Rhodes vs Bunkhouse Buck (WCW Spring Stampede 04/17/94) ****

#11 - Jerry Lawler vs Dream Machine (USWA Mid South Coliseum 04/25/94) ****

#12 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/11/94) ***3/4

#13 - Sabu vs Terry Funk (ECW TV 04/19/94) ***3/4

#14 - El Samurai vs Great Sasuke (NJPW Super J Cup 04/16/94) ***3/4

#15 - Vader vs The Boss (WCW Spring Stampede 04/17/94) ***1/2

#16 - Steve Williams vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/15/94) ***1/2

#17 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/14/94) ***1/4

#18 - Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs Nasty Boys (WCW Spring Stampede 04/17/94) ***1/4

#19 - Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/11/94) ***1/4

#20 - Stan Hansen vs Steve Williams (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/14/94) ***1/4

#21 - Vader vs Cactus Jack (WCW Worldwide 04/30/94) ***1/4

#22 - Stan Hansen vs Akira Taue (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/11/94) ***

#23 - Rock & Roll Express vs Brian Lee & Chris Candido (SMW TV 04/02/94) ***

#24 - El Hijo del Santo, Lizmark & Tiger Mask vs Blue Panther, Eddy Guerrero & Love Machine (AAA 04/02/94)

 

Overall thoughts: Loaded month, obviously. I wish I could include Flair/Regal in this somehow, but it would have a big asterisk if I did. If it could count as one match, I'd have it at #7 overall for the month. I expect this to get the most "WTF?" reactions of any of my month rankings so far, because there are so many famous matches here that people feel strongly about. To clarify, first, I did re-think the AJ six-man, and there are a few matches from the Carnival I'd put above it, but it is still in the top handful. Also, I have to say that especially compared to '95, I was pretty down on this Carnival. Plenty of good matches and a few great ones, but not at the level of the year after. Plenty of really good matches though, so while it wasn't quite as good as I hoped it would be, that shouldn't be read as an overreaction. The J Cup matches were also interesting because Pegasus/Sasuke is the match that typically gets the most love from that show, but I do think Liger/Sasuke holds up better, even though both are great. Is Liger/Sasuke a match people talk about as one of the best NJ juniors matches, because they really should. Really though, my biggest takeaway from April 1994 is that for that month at least, WCW was the best wrestling promotion in the world. Spring Stampede had more variety in match styles than anything anyone else was doing at this point -- two very different types of brawls, a superheavyweight spot-o-rama, a standard U.S. pro title match, and a rematch from a really heralded series a few years earlier. I have also really enjoyed the angles they have done for the most part. They really did seem to be a promotion that was finally getting it during this time. We know that things will start crashing down soon, and I'm sure it will hurt inside.

[Ditch]

'94 CC was definitely not as good as '95. Even if one prefers the '94 final to '95 (I don't), it can't be ahead by much. Meanwhile, '95 has a better internal story (Taue's rise). '95 is famous in part because it had a 3-tape comm release, which is far more than any tour they did afterwards. but '94 also had a 3-tape release. The '94 round-robin highlight is generally considered to be Hansen/Kobashi, which I think drags quite a bit; I prefer Kawada/Taue and Kawada/Kobashi from '95. Hard not to prefer the '95 iteration of Taue/Kobashi to either of the ones on the '94 tour. I'd also take the '95 Misawa/Kawada. Plus we get Misawa/Kobashi and Misawa/Taue round-robin matches in '95.

 

'94 does have a better Baba 6-man... that's about it.

[jdw]

I think 1994 was better in terms of depth, while 1995 was better in terms of high end.

 

There's some 1995 stuff on the cutting room floor that would add to its depth, such as the 60:00 six man and the Finals Night six man. Also Akiyama ended up mostly on the floor in both years, with just one match of his in each.

 

In turn, 1994 also has a fair amount on the floor. Doc-Jun and Kawada-Jun would have been on the 1991 set if they were say Arn-Dustin World Wide or WCWSN matches with Jun being the Dustin comp. Short matches going a little past 10 minutes with the young guy looking good against the vets. It's probably a wash on the Jun matches on the floor: 1995 had stuff like Jun working with Misawa two nights after the eye injury, and are interesting in that perspective. The 1994 matches with Doc and Kawada... they really reflect well on the three workers without being the spot show that Jun-Kenta was. In terms of ratings, I'd have them above Kenta-Jun comfotably, so that's ***1/2 on the Loss scale. The Hansen-Kawada is also a good match, though without the killer end run their classics against each other have. I'd have to think a bit about 1995 to figure out the equiv that got left off... don't think there is one. In terms of six-mans, if the 60:00 draw in 1995 is the equiv of the 1994 Finals Night six-man, there probably is 1994 six man that's the close equiv of the 1995 Finals Night match.

 

1995 was almost entirely Four Corners Centric, while 1994 has Doc at his very peak and Hansen still able to go.

 

Depends on what you're looking for. If you're looking for a series with a lot of good matches, some of them great, along with variety of matches, I think I'd go with 1994. If you're looking for just high end matches, 1995 would be it.

 

For myself... I'd pick 1994 this year. 1995 is pretty much what the rest of the decade would become: Four Corners Big Match-O-Rama, with Jun breaking into the mix. 1994 stands astride the earlier era, with the gajin still not just important but also good. The variety is interesting, and there's some joy in being able to watch a match that Loss gives *** (Hansen-Taue) and be awed by the performance of one of the workers (Hansen) to the point that even at *** it's a really compelling viewing experiance. I'm not sure if there are a lot of AJPW matches form 1995 that are *** and that interesting / compelling. They tend to be disappointing after that, such as the Kawada-Taue TC match.

 

Perhaps that's me. The 1994 Carny reminds me of the AJPW that I grew into watching: 1989-92 weekly TV where you get some good, some intesting, some throwaway, some great, some that really wow you. 1995 feels like the AJPW that I eventually got tired of as the promotion became Best Of, big matches between the top guys, and just not a lot of other stuff that was terribly interesting. 1994 Carny feels a bit like you might turn the corner and stumble upon the 2/92 Can-Ams vs Kawada & Kikuchi and think, "Damn... this isn't even a bit match but it's a lot of fun!"

 

In five years it may be that I'll tire of the "good" and want to zero in on stuff like Kawada-Taue 1995 where they're just flat out great. What I like and/or focus on changes from year to year.

 

John

[Exposer]

I'll give my best matches of the month as well:

 

January

 

1. Bull Nakano vs. Kyoko Inoue (AJW 1/24/94)

2. Devil Masami/Dynamite Kansai/Chigusa Nagayo vs. Mayumi Ozaki/Cutie Suzuki/Plum Mariko (JWP 1/9/94)

3. Aja Kong vs. Yumiko Hotta (AJW 1/24/94)

4. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Masa Fuchi (AJ 1/7/94)

5. Steiners vs. Hiroshi Hase/Keiji Muto (NJ 1/4/94)

6. Manami Toyota/Toshiyo Yamada vs. Etsuko Mita/Mima Shimoda (AJW 1/24/94)

7. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Shiro Koshinaka (WAR 1/14/94)

8. 1-2-3 Kid/Marty Jannetty vs. The Quebecers (MSG 1/17/94)

9. Bret Hart/Owen Hart vs. The Steiners (WWF 1/11/94)

10. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Giant Baba vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Masa Fuchi (AJ 1/29/94)

11. 1-2-3 KId/Marty Jannetty vs. The Quebecers (RAW 1/10/94)

12. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (Ladder Match) (San Jose 1/14/94)

13. 1-2-3 Kid/Marty Jannetty vs. The Headshrinkers (WWF 1/11/94)

14. Genichiro Tenryu/Masahito Kikahara vs. Keiji Muto/El Samurai (WAR 1/5/94)

15. Sting vs. Steve Austin (WCWSN 1/1/94)

16. Bret Hart/Owen Hart vs. The Quebecers (Rumble 1/22/94)

17. Steve Austin vs. Brian Pillman (WCWSN 1/15/94)

18. Steve Austin/Rick Rude/Ron Simmons vs. Ric Flair/Sting/The Boss (WCWSN 1/22/94)

19. Undertaker vs. Yokozuna (Casket Match) (Rumble 1/22/94)

 

I don't rate finish only's or JIP matches similar to Rude/Sting vs. Vader/Flair. Just thought I'd clear that up although I'm sure it's an assumption.

[FLIK]

Lots of people have impressed and it's really too early to say, but at this point ... probably Bull Nakano.

Heh, boy you're gonna love 91

[Exposer]

February

 

1. Jushin Liger vs. Shinya Hashimoto (NJ 2/24/94)

2. El Dandy vs. Javier Llanes (CMLL 2/22/94)

3. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Shinya Hashimoto (NJ 2/17/94)

4. Steven Regal vs. Arn Anderson (SuperBrawl 2/20/94)

5. Terry Funk vs. Sabu (WWN 2/28/94)

6. Great Sasuke/Sato/Shiryu vs. Super Delphin/Jinsei Shinzaki/Gran Naniwa (M-Pro 2/4/94)

7. Manami Toyota/Toshiyo Yamada vs. Aja Kong/Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 2/27/94)

8. Kenta Kobashi/Satoru Asako vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Takao Omori (AJ 2/19/94)

9. El Hijo Del Santo vs. Psicosis (AAA 2/16/94)

10. Chris Candido vs. Tracy Smothers (SMW 2/13/94)

11. Jushin Liger/Power Warrior vs. The Steiners (NJ 2/17/94)

12. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams/The Eagle (AJ 2/19/94)

13. Vader vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCWSN 2/26/94)

14. Sting/Dustin Rhodes/Brian Pillman vs. Rick Rude/Steve Austin/Paul Orndorff (Thundercage) (SuperBrawl 2/20/94)

15. El Hijo Del Santo/Angel Azteca vs. Psicosis/Fuerza Guerrera (AAA 2/13/94)

16. Rock N Roll Express/Bobby Blaze vs. Heavenly Bodies/Killer Kyle (SMW 2/26/94)

17. Rock N Roll Express vs. Heavenly Bodies (SMW 2/5/94)

18. Dirty White Boy vs. Brian Lee (Chain Match) (SMW 2/13/94)

19. Bret Hart vs. Tom Pritchard (RAW 2/21/94)

 

February wasn't a great month in the ring. Although, it was still pretty solid. I understand it gets ridiculously great starting in March.

[Loss]

May:

 

#1 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 05/21/94) ****3/4

#2 - Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Saturday Night 05/14/94) ****1/2

#3 - Steven Regal vs Larry Zbyszko (WCW Saturday Night 05/28/94) ****1/4

#4 - Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan vs Nasty Boys (WCW Slamboree 05/22/94) ****1/4

#5 - El Hijo del Santo, Jushin Liger, Octagon & Tiger Mask vs Blue Panther, Eddy Guerrero, La Parka & Psicosis (AAA Triplemania 05/15/94) ****1/4

#6 - Jake Roberts vs Dirty White Boy (SMW TV 05/14/94) ****

#7 - Mascara Sagrada vs Black Cat (AAA Triplemania 05/15/94) ****

#8 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Atsushi Onita (FMW 05/05/94) ****

#9 - Dustin Rhodes vs Bunkhouse Buck (WCW Slamboree 05/22/94) ***3/4

#10 - Kiyoshi Tamura vs Naoki Sano (UWFI 05/06/94) ***3/4

#11 - Steven Regal vs Larry Zbyszko (WCW Slamboree 05/22/94) ***3/4

#12 - Jushin Liger vs Super Delphin (NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 05/30/94) ***3/4

#13 - El Hijo del Santo, Perro Aguayo, Mascara Sagrada & Lizmark vs Satanico, La Parka, Psicosis & Black Cat (AAA 05/27/94) ***1/2

#14 - Bret Hart vs Randy Savage (WWF Yokohama 05/07/94)

#15 - Arn Anderson & Terry Funk vs Bobby Eaton & Sabu (ECW When Worlds Collide 05/14/94)

#16 - Konnan, Perro Aguayo & Cien Caras vs Jake Roberts, Miguel Perez Jr. & Love Machine (AAA Triplemania 05/15/94)

#17 - Jake Roberts vs Dirty White Boy (SMW 05/20/94)

#18 - Terry Funk vs Tully Blanchard (WCW Slamboree 05/22/94)

#19 - Mikey Whipwreck vs Pit Bull (ECW TV 05/17/94)

#20 - Jerry Lawler vs Eddie Gilbert (USWA TV 05/21/94)

 

Overall thoughts: Enjoying the WCW hot streak while I can. I may or may not get another month out of it. We'll see.

[Exposer]

March

 

1. Aja Kong/Bull Nakano vs. Akira Hokuto/Shinobu Kandori (AJW 3/27/94)

2. Espectrito vs. Mascarita Sagrada (AAA 3/12/94)

3. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Mania 3/20/94)

4. Steve Williams vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJ 3/29/94)

5. Angel Azteca/Volador/Winners vs. Misterioso/Solar I/Super Calo (AAA 3/19/94)

6. Genichiro Tenryu/Ashura Hara vs. Atsushi Onita/Tarzan Goto (WAR 3/2/94)

7. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (Ladder Match) (Mania 3/20/94)

8. Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue (AJ 3/24/94)

9. Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCWSN 3/12/94)

10. Sting/Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair/Steven Regal (Munich 3/16/94)

11. Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 3/3/94)

12. Bull Nakano/Kyoko Inoue vs. Aja Kong/Manami Toyota (AJW 3/3/94)

13. Tracy Smothers vs. Chris Candido (Ladder Match) (SMW 3/19/94)

14. Fuerza Guerrera/Jerry Estrada/Espectro Jr. vs. Rey Mysterio Jr./Heavy Metal/Winners (AAA 3/12/94)

15. Jerry Lawler vs. Jimmy Valiant vs. Brian Christopher vs. Austin Idol vs. Terry Funk vs. Tommy Rich vs. Moondog Spot vs. Koko B. Ware vs. Eddie Gilbert vs. Doug Gilbert (Elimination Match) (USWA 3/7/94)

16. Sato vs. Super Delphin (M-Pro 3/4/94)

17. Rock N Roll Express vs. Heavenly Bodies (Ironman Match) (SMW 3/12/94)

18. Steve Austin vs. Brian Pillman (Main Event 3/6/94)

19. Tracy Smothers vs. Tom Pritchard (SMW 3/5/94)

20. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen/Giant Baba (AJ 3/5/94)

21. Ultimo Dragon/Masao Orihara vs. Great Sasuke/Sato (WAR 3/2/94)

22. Manami Toyota vs. Plum Mariko (AJW Queendom 3/27/94)

23. Vader vs. Cactus Jack (Munich 3/16/94)

24. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Johnny Ace (AJ 3/27/94)

25. Konnan vs. Jake Roberts (Cage Match) (AAA 3/12/94)

 

March was one hell of month in the ring. I have very few dislikes for matches 1-19 which shows how impressive this month was. I'm pumped for April.

[Exposer]

April

 

1. Steve Williams vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJ 4/16/94)

2. Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJ 4/10/94)

3. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (Stampede 4/17/94)

4. Tracy Smothers vs. Chris Candido (Ladder Match) (SMW 4/1/94)

5. Cactus Jack/Maxx Payne vs. Nasty Boys (Stampede 4/17/94)

6. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck (Stampede 4/17/94)

7. Great Sasuke vs. Jinsei Shinzaki (M-Pro 4/29/94)

8. Jerry Lawler vs. Dream Machine (Coward's Way Out Match) (USWA 4/25/94)

9. Rock N Roll Express vs. Heavenly Bodies (Loser Leaves Town Cage Match) (SMW 4/1/94)

10. Steve Williams vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJ 4/15/94)

11. Jushin Liger vs. Great Sasuke (Super J Cup 4/16/94)

12. Wild Pegasus vs. Great Sasuke (Super J Cup 4/16/94)

13. Vader vs. The Boss (Stampede 4/17/94)

14. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJ 4/11/94)

15. Stan Hansen vs. Akira Taue (AJ 4/11/94)

16. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue (AJ 4/14/94)

17. Stan Hansen vs. Steve Williams (AJ 4/14/94)

18. El Samurai vs. Great Sasuke (Super J Cup 4/16/94)

19. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen/Giant Baba/Takao Omori (AJ 4/16/94)

20. Terry Funk vs. Sabu (ECW 4/19/94)

21. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (AJ 4/11/94)

22. Vader vs. Cactus Jack (Texas Death Match) (WWW 4/30/94)

23. Rock N Roll Express vs. Brian Lee/Chris Candido (SMW 4/2/94)

24. El Hijo Del Santo/Lizmark/Tiger Mask III vs. Blue Panther/Eddy Guerrero/Love Machine (AAA 4/2/94)

 

April may have been the best wrestling month ever. There was Smokey Mountain's Bluegrass Brawl, WCW Spring Stampede, the Super J Cup, Champion's Carnival, and Lawler-Dream Machine feud. Yeah, that sounds pretty good.

[Loss]

June:

 

#1 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 06/03/94) *****

#2 - Yumiko Hotta vs Toshiyo Yamada (AJW 06/03/94) ****1/2

#3 - Nobuhiko Takada vs Gary Albright (UWFI 06/10/94) ****1/4

#4 - Manami Toyota vs Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 06/03/94) ****

#5 - Kazushi Sakuraba & Masahito Kakihara vs Gene Lydick & Steve Nelson (UWFI 06/10/94) ****

#6 - Ciclon Ramirez vs Javier Cruz (CMLL 06/07/94) ****

#7 - El Hijo del Santo, Heavy Metal & Mascara Sagrada vs Jerry Estrada, La Parka & Psicosis (AAA 06/03/94) ***3/4

#8 - Jushin Liger, Shinjiro Otani, El Samurai & Tokimitsu Ishikawa vs Great Sasuke, Shiryu, Sato & Taka Michinoku (NJPW 06/15/94) ***3/4

#9 - Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Masa Chono, Shinya Hashimoto & Hiroshi Hase (NJPW 06/08/94) ***1/2

#10 - Steven Regal vs Larry Zbyszko (WCW Pro 06/25/94) ***1/2

#11 - Riki Choshu vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW 06/15/94) ***1/2

#12 - Steven Regal vs Larry Zbyszko (WCW Clash of the Champions XXVII 06/23/94) ***1/2

#13 - Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Akira Taue & Tamon Honda (AJPW 06/03/94) ***1/4

#14 - Vader vs Kiyoshi Tamura (UWFI 06/10/94) ***1/4

#15 - Owen Hart vs 1-2-3 Kid (WWF King of the Ring 06/16/94) ***1/4

#16 - Bret Hart vs Diesel (WWF King of the Ring 06/16/94) ***

#17 - Aja Kong vs Dynamite Kansai (JWP 06/04/94)

#18 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW 06/01/94)

#19 - Cactus Jack vs Sabu (ECW Hostile City Showdown 06/24/94)

#20 - Ric Flair vs Sting (WCW Clash of the Champions XXVII 06/23/94)

#21 - Owen Hart vs Razor Ramon (WWF King of the Ring 06/16/94)

#22 - Public Enemy vs Dory & Terry Funk (ECW Hostile City Showdown 06/24/94)

 

Overall thoughts: June 3 was quite the day!

[jdw]

 

Yeah, it and 4/16. Quite a year. I wonder if it has quite the December climax as some other years, though. 1996 had you popping a lot late in the year, and not just for 12/06/96.

 

John

[Loss]

July:

 

#1 - Steve Williams vs Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW 07/28/94) ****1/2

#2 - Jushin Liger vs Great Sasuke (NJPW 07/08/94) ****1/2

#3 - Bull Nakano vs Shinobu Kandori (LLPW 07/14/94) ****1/4

#4 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Steve Williams & Johnny Ace (AJPW 07/22/94) ****1/4

#5 - Bret Hart vs 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Monday Night RAW 07/11/94) ****

#6 - El Hijo del Santo, Octagon & Rey Misterio Jr vs Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera & Psicosis (AAA 07/15/94) ****

#7 - Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW Bash at the Beach 07/17/94) ***3/4

#8 - Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund (WWF Superstars 07/30/94) ***3/4

#9 - Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Shinya Hashimoto, Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase (NJPW 07/09/94) ***1/2

#10 - Taka Michinoku vs Jado (Michinoku Pro 07/30/94) ***1/2

#11 - Ultimo Dragon vs Great Sasuke (WAR 07/17/94) ***1/4

#12 - Steve Austin vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Bash at the Beach 07/17/94) ***1/4

#13 - 1-2-3 Kid vs Jeff Jarrett (WWF Superstars 07/23/94) ***1/4

#14 - Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Ric Flair & Steve Austin (WCW Saturday Night 07/30/94) ***1/4

#15 - Bret Hart vs Owen Hart (WWF Nassau Coliseum 07/09/94) ***1/4

#16 - Jerry Lawler vs Bam Bam Bigelow (USWA Mid South Coliseum 07/06/94) ***

#17 - Rick & Scott Steiner vs Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase (NJPW 07/08/94) ***

#18 - Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Main Event 07/24/94)

#19 - Sabu vs Al Snow (NWA 07/23/94)

#20 - Public Enemy vs Dory & Terry Funk (ECW Heat Wave 07/16/94)

#21 - Ric Flair vs Sting (WCW Saturday Night 07/09/94)

#22 - Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Buck vs Dustin Rhodes & Arn Anderson (WCW Bash at the Beach 07/17/94)

#23 - Public Enemy & Hack Myers vs Dory & Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer (ECW TV 07/12/94)

#24 - The Sandman vs Mikey Whipwreck (ECW TV 07/12/94)

 

Overall thoughts: The hits keep on coming.

[Exposer]

May

 

1. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW 5/21/94)

2. Steven Regal vs. Larry Zbyszko (WCWSN 5/28/94)

3. Cactus Jack/Kevin Sullivan vs. Nasty Boys (Slamboree 5/22/94)

4. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCWSN 5/14/94)

5. Jushin Liger vs. Super Delphin (NJ 5/30/94)

6. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck (Bullrope Match) (Slamboree 5/22/94)

7. Mascara Sagrada vs. Black Cat (AAA 5/15/94)

8. Steven Regal vs. Larry Zbyszko (Slamboree 5/22/94)

9. El Hijo Del Santo/Jushin Liger/Octagon/Tiger Mask III vs. Blue Panther/Eddy Guerrero/La Parka/Psicosis (AAA 5/15/94)

10. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Atsushi Onita (No Rope Explosive Barbed Wire Cage Death Match) (FMW 5/5/94)

11. El Hijo Del Santo/Perro Aguayo/Mascara Sagrada/Lizmark vs. El Satanico/La Parka/Psicosis/Black Cat (AAA 5/27/94)

12. Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Naoki Sano (UWFI 5/6/94)

13. Jake Roberts vs. Dirty White Boy (SMW 5/14/94)

14. Terry Funk vs. Tully Blanchard (Slamboree 5/22/94)

15. Arn Anderson/Terry Funk vs. Bobby Eaton/Sabu (ECW 5/14/94)

16. Bret Hart vs. Randy Savage (Yokohama 5/7/94)

17. Jake Roberts vs. Dirty White Boy (SMW 5/20/94)

18. Konnan/Perro Aguayo/Cien Caras vs. Jake Roberts/Miguelito Perez/Love Machine (AAA 5/15/94)

19. Mikey Whipwreck vs. Pitbull (ECW 5/17/94)

20. Eddie Gilbert vs. Jerry Lawler (USWA 5/21/94)

 

This was another great month. I'm really enjoying WCW so far.

[Loss]

August:

 

#1 - Vader vs Nobuhiko Takada (UWFI 08/18/94) ****3/4

#2 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/06/94) ****1/4

#3 - Steve Austin vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII 08/24/94) ***3/4

#4 - Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon (WWF Monday Night RAW 08/01/94) ***3/4

#5 - Heavenly Bodies vs Chris Jericho & Lance Storm (SMW Night of the Legends 08/05/94) ***1/2

#6 - Owen Hart vs 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Monday Night RAW 08/15/94) ***1/4

#7 - Riki Choshu vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/06/94) ***1/4

#8 - Alundra Blayze vs Bull Nakano (WWF Summerslam 08/29/94) ***

#9 - Manami Toyota vs Kyoko Inoue (AJW 08/24/94)

#10 - Akira Hokuto & Aja Kong vs Dynamite Kansai & Yumiko Hotta (AJW 08/24/94)

#11 - The Headhunters vs Miguel Perez & Ricky Santana (CMLL 08/05/94)

#12 - Carl Greco vs Shoichi Funaki (PWFG 08/13/94)

#13 - Diesel vs Razor Ramon (WWF Summerslam 08/29/94)

#14 - Espectrito vs Mascarita Sagrada (AAA 08/06/94)

#15 - Hiroshi Hase vs Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/05/94)

#16 - Bret Hart vs Owen Hart (WWF Summerslam 08/29/94)

#17 - Dusty & Dustin Rhodes vs Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Buck (WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII 08/24/94)

#18 - Konnan & Cien Caras vs Satanico & Perro Aguayo (AAA 08/19/94)

#19 - Riki Choshu vs Yoshiaki Yatsu (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/04/94)

#20 - Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII 08/24/94)

#21 - Keiji Muto vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/03/94)

#22 - Hiroshi Hase vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/03/94)

#23 - Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Yoshiaki Yatsu (NJPW G-1 Climax 08/05/94)

 

Overall thoughts: A disappointing G-1 and pair of uninspiring WWF and WCW shows make this the dullest month of the year. I expect September to be better.

[Exposer]

June

 

1. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJ 6/3/94)

2. Ciclon Ramirez vs. Javier Cruz (Hair vs. Hair) (CMLL 6/7/94)

3. Yumiko Hotta vs. Toshiyo Yamada (AJW 6/3/94)

4. Manami Toyota vs. Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 6/3/94)

5. Gene Lydick/Steve Nelson vs. Kazushi Sakuraba/Masahito Kakihara (UWFI 6/10/94)

6. Vader vs. Kiyoshi Tamura (UWFI 6/10/94)

7. Nobuhiko Takada vs. Gary Albright (UWFI 6/10/94)

8. El Hijo Del Santo/Heavy Metal/Mascara Sagrada vs. Jerry Estrada/La Parka/Psicosis (AAA 6/3/94)

9. Steven Regal vs. Larry Zbyszko (Clash 6/23/94)

10. Steven Regal vs. Larry Zbyszko (Pro 6/25/94)

11. Tatsumi Fujinami/Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Shinya Hashimoto/Masahiro Chono/Hiroshi Hase (NJ 6/8/94)

12. Jushin Liger/Shinjiro Otani/El Samurai/Tokimitsu Ishizawa vs. Great Sasuke/Shiryu/Sato/Taka Michinoku (NJPW 6/15/94)

13. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Riki Choshu (NJ 6/15/94)

14. Aja Kong vs. Dynamite Kansai (JWP 6/4/94)

15. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Akira Taue/Tamon Honda (AJ 6/3/94)

16. Owen Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid (KOR 6/16/94)

17. Bret Hart vs. Diesel (KOR 6/16/94)

18. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJ 6/1/94)

19. Ric Flair vs. Sting (Clash 6/23/94)

20. Cactus Jack vs. Sabu (ECW 6/24/94)

21. Owen Hart vs. Razor Ramon (KOR 6/16/94)

22. Public Enemy vs. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. (ECW 6/24/94)

 

This had mostly great with a mix of okay and bad. Overall, a great month with probably the best match of the year.

[Loss]

September:

 

#1 - Steve Williams vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 09/03/94) ****

#2 - Sabu vs Al Snow (California 09/11/94) ****

#3 - Nasty Boys, Dusty & Dustin Rhodes vs Arn Anderson, Terry Funk, Bunkhouse Buck & Col. Parker (WCW Fall Brawl 09/18/94) ***3/4

#4 - Vader vs Sting (WCW Fall Brawl 09/18/94) ***3/4

#5 - Jushin Liger vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW 09/23/94) ***1/4

#6 - Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes & Sting vs Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk (WCW Main Event 09/11/94) ***

#7 - Vader vs Brad Armstrong (WCW Worldwide 09/10/94)

#8 - Arn Anderson & Bunkhouse Buck vs Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes (WCW Main Event 09/04/94)

#9 - Brian Christopher vs Doug Gilbert (USWA Mid South Coliseum 09/19/94)

#10 - Rock & Roll Express vs The Gangstas (SMW TV 09/17/94)

#11 - Rock & Roll Express vs The Gangstas (SMW TV 09/03/94)

#12 - Atsushi Onita, Katsutoshi Niiyama & Mr. Gannosuke vs Mr. Pogo, The Gladiator & Hosaka (FMW 09/25/94)

#13 - Jerry Lawler vs Doug Gilbert (USWA TV 09/24/94)

#14 - Cactus Jack vs Sabu (ECW TV 09/30/94)

#15 - Tommy Rich & Buddy Landell vs PG-13 (USWA TV 09/17/94)

 

Overall thoughts: I need my socks knocked off. Come on, October!

[Exposer]

July

 

1. Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (AJ 7/28/94)

2. Jushin Liger vs. Great Sasuke (NJ 7/8/94)

3. Bull Nakano vs. Shinobu Kandori (Chain Match) (LLPW 7/14/94)

4. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams/Johnny Ace (AJ 7/22/94)

5. Bret Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid (RAW 7/11/94)

6. El Hijo Del Santo/Octagon/Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis/Blue Panther/Fuerza Guerrera (AAA 7/15/94)

7. Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund (SStars 7/30/94)

8. Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan (BATB 7/17/94)

9. Tatsumi Fujinami/Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Shinya Hashimoto/Keiji Muto/Hiroshi Hase (NJ 7/9/94)

10. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Ironman Match) (Nassua 7/9/94)

11. Taka Michinoku vs. Jado (M-Pro 7/30/94)

12. Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat (BATB 7/17/94)

13. Ultimo Dragon vs. Great Sasuke (WAR 7/17/94)

14. 1-2-3 Kid vs. Jeff Jarrett (SStars 7/23/94)

15. Sting/Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair/Steve Austin (WCWSN 7/30/94)

16. Jerry Lawler vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (USWA 7/6/94)

17. Rick Steiner/Scott Steiner vs. Keiji Muto/Hiroshi Hase (NJ 7/8/94)

18.Terry Funk/Bunkhouse Buck vs. Arn Anderson/Dustin Rhodes (BATB 7/17/94)

19. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (Main Event 7/24/94)

20. Public Enemy vs. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. (Barbed Wire Match) (ECW 7/16/94)

21. Sabu vs. Al Snow (Ladder Match) (NWA 7/23/94)

22. Ric Flair vs. Sting (WCWSN 7/9/94)

23. Tommy Dreamer/Dory Funk Jr./Terry Funk vs. Public Enemy/Hack Myers (ECW 7/12/94)

24. Sandman vs. Mikey Whipwreck (ECW 7/12/94)

 

This was another great month. Let's hope the goods keep coming but I hear the next two months are upsetting.

[Loss]

October:

 

#1 - Great Sasuke & Black Tiger vs Wild Pegasus & Shinjiro Otani (NJPW 10/16/94) ****1/2

#2 - Blue Panther vs El Mariachi (AAA 10/30/94) ****1/2

#3 - Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs Kyoko & Takako Inoue (AJW 10/09/94) ****1/4

#4 - Shawn Michaels & Diesel vs Razor Ramon & 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Action Zone 10/30/94) ****1/4

#5 - Cactus Jack vs Sabu (NWC 10/30/94) ****1/4

#6 - Nobuhiko Takada vs Naoki Sano (UWFI 10/14/94) ****

#7 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue & Yoshinari Ogawa (AJPW 10/07/94) ***3/4

#8 - Vader & John Tenta vs Gary Albright & Kazuo Yamazaki (UWFI 10/08/94) ***3/4

#9 - Emilio Charles Jr vs Miguel Perez Jr (CMLL 10/14/94) ***1/2

#10 - Manami Toyota vs Takako Inoue (AJW 10/22/94) ***1/2

#11 - Arn Anderson vs Dustin Rhodes (WCW Halloween Havoc 10/23/94) ***1/4

#12 - Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW Halloween Havoc 10/23/94) ***1/4

#13 - Daisuke Ikeda vs Yuji Nagata (PWFG 10/31/94) ***

#14 - Hiromitsu Kanehara vs Yoshihiro Takayama (UWFI 10/08/94) ***

#15 - Steve Williams vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 10/22/94)

#16 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Ashura Hara (WAR 10/03/94)

 

Overall thoughts: The wrestling quality has picked up again after a slower August and September, but I'm starting to look forward to a different yearbook that tackles a different era than 1992-96. Looking forward to seeing the big players in different ways, or with different opponents for a while.

[Exposer]

August

 

1. Vader vs. Nobuhiko Takada (UWFI 8/18/94)

2. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Shiro Koshinaka (NJ 8/7/94)

3. Heavenly Bodies vs. Thrillseekers (SMW 8/5/94)

4. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (RAW 8/1/94)

5. Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat (Clash 8/24/94)

6. Riki Choshu vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJ 8/6/94)

7. Akira Hokuto/Aja Kong vs. Dynamite Kansai/Yumiko Hotta (AJW 8/24/94)

8. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck (WCWSN 8/6/94)

9. Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano (SSlam 8/29/94)

10. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Cage Match) (SSlam 8/29/94)

11. Owen Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid (RAW 8/15/94)

12. Hiroshi Hase vs. Shiro Koshinaki (NJ 8/5/94)

13. Miguel Perez Jr./Ricky Santana vs. Los Head Hunters (CMLL 8/5/94)

14. Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue (AJW 8/24/94)

15. Mascarita Sagrada vs. Espectrito (AAA 8/6/94)

16. Dustin Rhodes/Dusty Rhodes vs. Terry Funk/Bunkhouse Buck (Clash 8/24/94)

17. Diesel vs. Razor Ramon (SSlam 8/29/94)

18. Carl Greco vs. Shoichi Funaki (PWFG 8/13/94)

19. Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan (Clash 8/24/94)

20. Hiroshi Hase vs. Shinya Hashimoto (NJ 8/3/94)

21. Riki Choshu vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu (NJ 8/4/94)

22. Keiji Muto vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJ 8/3/94)

23. Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu (NJ 8/5/94)

24. El Satanico/Perro Aguayo vs. Konnan/Cien Caras (AAA 8/19/94)

 

This has been the worst and most disappointing month of the year so far. Hopefully, the Fall will pick up the pace a little bit.

[Loss]

November:

 

#1 - Eddy Guerrero & Art Barr vs El Hijo del Santo & Octagon (AAA When Worlds Collide 11/06/94) ****3/4

#2 - Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera (AAA 11/30/94) ****1/2

#3 - Manami Toyota vs Aja Kong (AJW Big Egg Universe 11/20/94) ****1/4

#4 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 11/25/94) ****

#5 - Vader vs Dustin Rhodes (WCW Clash of the Champions XXIX 11/16/94) ***3/4

#6 - Eddie Gilbert vs Tracy Smothers (NWA World Title Tournament 11/19/94) ***3/4

#7 - Chris Candido vs Tracy Smothers (NWA World Title Tournament 11/19/94) ***1/2

#8 - Dynamite Kansai vs Kyoko Inoue (AJW Big Egg Universe 11/20/94) ***1/2

#9 - Aja Kong vs Dynamite Kansai (AJW Big Egg Universe 11/20/94) ***1/2

#10 - Masahito Kakihara vs Kazuo Yamazaki (UWFI 11/30/94) ***1/2

#11 - Al Snow vs Chris Candido (NWA World Title Tournament 11/19/94) ***1/4

#12 - Great Sasuke, Sato & Shiryu vs Super Delphin, Jinsei Shinzaki & Gran Naniwa (AJW Big Egg Universe 11/20/94) ***1/4

#13 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Tatsumi Kitahara (WAR 11/29/94) ***1/4

#14 - Nobuhiko Takada vs Gary Albright (UWFI 11/30/94) ***

#15 - Yumiko Hotta vs Combat Toyoda (AJW Big Egg Universe 11/20/94)

#16 - Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund (WWF Survivor Series 11/23/94)

#17 - Rock & Roll Express vs The Gangstas (SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 11/26/94)

#18 - Bret Hart & Davey Boy Smith vs Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart (WWF Monday Night RAW 11/07/94)

#19 - The Gangstas vs Brian Lee & Lance Storm (SMW TV 11/26/94)

#20 - Diesel vs Bob Backlund (WWF MSG 11/26/94)