2003 Recommendations

[Loss]

Have at it!

[smitlick]

- Juventud Guerrera vs Chris Sabin - TNA 9/3/03

- AMW vs Triple X - TNA 6/25/03

- Chris Sabin vs Michael Shane vs Christopher Daniels vs Low Ki - TNA 1/7/04

- Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman vs The World's Greatest Tag Team - WWE Vengeance (7/27/03)

- Triple H vs Shawn Michaels - WWE RAW 12/29/03

- Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi - NOAH 3/1/03

 

ROH

- Paul London vs Bryan Danielson - Epic Encounter 4/12/03

- Paul London vs AJ Styles - Night of the Grudges 6/14/03

- Prophecy vs AJ Styles & Low Ki - Revenge on the Prophecy 1/11/03

- AJ Styles & Amazing Red vs Christopher Daniels & Xavier - Expect the Unexpected 3/15/03

- Samoa Joe vs Paul London - Death Before Dishonor 7/19/03

- Steve Corino vs Homicide - War of the Wire 11/29/03

- Steve Corino vs CM Punk vs Christopher Daniels vs Samoa Joe - Main Event Spectacles 11/1/03

[Chess Knight]

Some 2003 MLW to maybe look at.

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Revolutions 5/9/03

OK show. Went way too long, though.

 

-Punk v Raven is pretty good. IDK just HOW far into their feud you want to go, but this didn't look essential.

 

-Parka/Sabu re-match is good. Probably needed more hate, but it was enjoyable and not too long.

 

-I do not remember Funk/Corino at all. If Will watched it for his Funk set he'll know whether or not it needs to be on there, I guess.

 

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Hybrid Hell 6/20/03

OK show again, probably nothing to actually put on the yearbook. Maybe the main event.

 

-Sabu v Parka III looks to be happening before Parka takes off his mask and reveals he's Mikey Whipwreck in his entrance. Brings the Sinister Minister with him and he and Sabu have a niceish match. 'Niceish' as in 'good', not 'niceish' as in 'they don't seem to hate each other's fucking guts'. THEY DO.

 

-Another inessential Punk/Raven, unless someone thinks everything about their feud should be on the set.

 

-Corino v Funk barbed wire match is the main event. Pretty brutal stuff. Joey Styles flips out at this and that and the crowd really want Corino to be stabbed in the face or something. Post match is the Extreme Horsemen getting the better of Funk and Steve Williams until the Sandman hits the ring.

 

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Rise of the Renegades 7/26/03

Some pretty good stuff here, Funk/Abby being on the set might be cool.

 

-Sabu and Mikey have another match. Mikey goes really heel and Fonzie shows up for the first time after La Parka chucked stuff on him. The Minister doing a Fonzie impression was AMAZING. Cool match, might be better than the first one.

 

-CM Punk/Michaels Shane v Raven/Norman Smiley. I enjoyed this probably more than I should have. There's 'feud' stuff from previous shows, but this could be watched without any of that and be enjoyed the same. Probably my favourite non-main event or La Parka (or Super Crazy v Red) MLW match so far.

 

-Funk/Abby was pretty disgusting for some of it. Once Funk got the fork he REALLY looked to be digging into Abby's head. Funk was a great old man face (while also being a psycho). Yeah, this is cool (and disgusting).

 

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Summer Apocalypse 8/22/03

Really, there's some 'not bad' stuff, but by the time it got to the main event I didn't care. Funk/Lawler is a Funk/Lawler match and Punk/Raven have a 'Straightedge Rules Match' or something. Nothing else that's probably as good or as important or as well known as the worst stuff that'll make this set.

 

 

Haven't watched War Games yet.

[Ditch]

Purotopia vote for Japan:

http://board.deathvalleydriver.com/index.php?showtopic=54530

[Laney]

ROH

 

Low Ki vs AJ Styles vs Paul London - One Year Anniversary Show

Doug Williams vs Christopher Daniels - Night of the Champions

Steve Corino vs Homicide - Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies

Backseat Boyz vs Carnage Crew vs Special K vs SAT vs Teddy Hart & Jack Evans - Main Event Spectacles (Not the best match, but notorious for the Teddy Hart antics post-match and the first time a double moonsault was performed)

 

Other Indies

 

Zandig, Nick Gage, Wifebeater, Lobo, Ian Knoxx, and New Jack vs Messiah, Nate Hatred, B-Boy, Trent Acid, Johnny Kashmere, and Adam Flash - CZW Cage of Death V

 

Super Dragon vs Joey Ryan - PWG An Inch Longer Than Average

 

B-Boy & Super Dragon vs Briscoe Brothers - PWG Are You Adequately Prepared to Rock

 

Chris Hero vs CM Punk - IWA:MS When Hero Met Punk

[Zero]

Just looking for random/cool stuff on sites, found these.

 

IWC Big Butler Fair 6/28/03 - Jerry Lawler vs. Dusty Rhodes

3PW Raven Rules 11/22/03 - Raven vs. Sandman vs. Sabu - TLC Match

IWC 3/14/03 - Punk vs. Raven

Amazing Red vs. Low Ki vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Mike Kruel vs. American Dragon (ECWA Title Match)...ECWA 1/18/03

Homicide vs. Samoa Joe...PWF 1/12/03

11/15/03 - PWG - Super Dragon vs Joey Ryan - Guerrilla Warfare match

11/29/03 - Revolution Pro - Super Dragon vs TARO "Mask vs Mask"

3/29/03 - GSCW - Super Dragon & B-Boy vs Bobby Quance & Jardi Frantz

3PW - 05-03-2003 - Lawler vs. Funk

MLW - 08-22-2003 - Lawler vs. Funk

[MikeCampbell]

Doug Basham vs. Damaja - Loser Leaves OVW, August of 2003.

[Bix]

The first Funk-Lawler match of 2003 was 4/12 in JAPW which I saw live and was really, really good. Dunno how it compares to their other matches they had that year.

[MikeCampbell]

I second the Teddy Hart ROH mess, especially if you can get your hands on the "ROH Uncensored" release from way back when, which supposedly has footage of the backstage fallout of Teddy's antics.

[slackermillionaire]

I watched a whole lot of 2003 ROH in the last year and something that might go under the radar and not a great match per say but worth a look is Steve Cornio vs CM Punk 25/10 Empire State Showdown for the extended ring entrances alone. Also a fun watch with 2014 eyes is AJ Styles vs Danielson 1/11 Main Event Spectacles.