Matches From 2011

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I'm about to go through these. This is what I have on deck. Is there anything else I should add? If it's online and you can link to it, I'll watch it as well. 159 matches listed below.

 

Matches in red are matches I couldn't find.

 

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jon Moxley (Dog Collar Match) (IPW, 1/1)

The Miz vs. John Morrison (Falls Count Anywhere Match) (WWE Monday Night RAW 01/03/11)

The Big Show vs. vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Dolph Ziggler (WWE, 1/7/11)

Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio (SD 1/7/11)

Mark Sterling vs. Jeremy Wyatt (No DQ, Iron Man Match) (3XW 1/7/11)

Negro Navarro & Black Terry vs. Gran Apache & Angel Mortal (IWRG, 1/9/11)

Kana & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Yuki Ishikawa & Carlos Amano (Kana Pro, 1/10)

Yoshihiro Takayama vs. KENTA (NOAH 1/15/11)

Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer (NEW, 1/15/11)

Negro Navarro & Black Terry vs. Gran Apache & Angel Mortal (IWRG, 1/16/11)

Dingo vs. Akira Tozawa (ACW 1/16/11)

Derrick King Enterprises vs. Picture Perfect (SAW 1/22/11)

Negro Navarro, Dr. Cerebro, & Multifacetico vs. Gran Apache, Mazada, & Comando Negro (IWRG, 1/23/11)

Black Terry vs. Angel Mortal (IWRG, 1/23/11)

Solar I vs. Black Terry vs. Negro Navarro vs. Villano IV vs. Ray Mendoza Jr. vs. Ultraman vs. El Dandy vs. Fuerza Guerrera (Tag Torneo Incredibles?) (Arena Neza, 1/29/11)

Los Traumas vs. Fabi & Mari Apache (DTU, 1/29/11)

Kevin Steen vs. Chris Hero (PWG 1/29/11)

Claudio Castagnoli vs. El Generico (PWG 1/29/11)

Naruki Doi & Ricochet vs. Masato Yoshino & PAC (DGUSA 1/29/11)

Dick Togo vs. Antonio Honda (DDT 1/30/11)

Dr. Cerebro vs. Comando Negro (IWRG, 1/30/11)

Ángel Azteca Jr., Ángel de Oro & Ángel de Plata vs. Cancerbero, Raziel & Virus (CMLL 2/4/11)

Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fuji vs. Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi (DG 2/6/11)

James Mason vs. Dean Allmark (ASW 2/6/11)

Kana vs. Meiko Satomura (Kana Pro, 2/13)

Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz, (RAW 2/14/11)

Smackdown Elimination Chamber (Chamber 2/20/11)

The Miz vs. Jerry Lawler (Chamber 2/20/11)

Raw Elimination Chamber (Chamber 2/20/11)

John Cena vs. C.M. Punk (WWE, 2/23/11)

Dick Togo vs. HARASHIMA (DDT, 2/27/11)

Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher vs. Bill & Jamie Dundee (???, 3/2/11)

Jerry Lawler/Dr. Tim Linder vs. Bill Dundee/Dr. Brian McCarver (Nashville 3/4/11)

Kevin Steen & Akira Tozowa vs. Kings of Wrestling (PWG 3/4/11)

Kevin Steen & Akira Tozowa vs. Young Bucks (PWG 3/4/11)

Kotaro Suzuki vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH 3/5/11)

Blue Panther & Negro Navarro vs. El Satanico & Solar I (CMLL, 3/5/11)

Colt Cabana vs. Adam Pearce (NWA Hollywood 3/6/11)

Sami Callihan vs. Yoshihito Sasaki (wXw 3/12/11)

Daisuke Sekimoto vs. El Generico (wXw 3/13/11)

Sami Callihan vs. Big Van Walter (wXw 3/13/11)

John Cena vs. C.M. Punk (WWE, 3/13/11)

Blue Panther, Solar I, & Rocky Santana vs. Black Terry, Negro Navarro, & Ray Mendoza Jr. (UWE, 3/16)

Albert Del Rio vs. Christian (Cage Match) (SD 3/18/11)

The Stro vs. King Bulldozer (NWA Mountain State, 3/20)

Solar I & Ultraman vs. Black Terry & Negro Navarro (PROLLM, 3/20/11)

Albert Del Rio vs. Christian (SD 3/25/11)

All Night Express vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe (ROH 4/2/11)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata (NJ 4/3/11)

CM Punk vs. Randy Orton (Mania 4/3/11)

Undertaker vs. HHH (Mania 4/3/11)

Rey Cometa, Pegasso, & Angel de Plata vs. Arkangel de la Muerte, Nitro, & Skandalo (CMLL, 4/8/11)

Low-Ki vs. Akira Tozawa (PWG, 4/9)

El Generico vs. 1-2-3 Kid (Chikara 4/17/11)

Sami Callahan vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Evolve 4/19/11)

Blue Panther vs. Negro Casas (CMLL 4/24/11)

Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Ryota Hama & Manabu Soya (Big Japan 4/28/11)

Go Shiozaki & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Kings of Wrestling (NOAH 4/29/11)

Rey Misterio vs Mark Henry (WWE Smackdown 04/29/11)

Ultimo Guerrero vs. Hirooki Goto (CMLL, 4/29/11)

CM Punk vs. Randy Orton (Last Man Standing) (Extreme Rules 5/1/11)

Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio (Ladder Match) (Extreme Rules 5/1/11)

John Cena vs The Miz (WWE Monday Night RAW 05/02/11)

Randy Orton vs. Christian (SD 5/6/11)

Chris Hero vs. Eddie Edwards (ROH 5/7/11)

Drew McIntire vs. Chris Masters (Superstars 5/12/11)

Chris Hero vs. KENTA (wXw 5/15/11)

All Night Express vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe (Street Fight) (ROH 5/21/11)

Randy Orton vs. Christian (Over the Limit 5/22/11)

Koji Kanemoto vs. Fujita Jr. Hayato (NJ 5/26/11)

Chris Hero vs. Akira Tozawa (PWG 5/29/11)

Freelance vs. Avisman (IWRG, 5/29/11)

Fujita "Jr." Hayato, KAGETORA, Takeshi Minamino, Shu Sato & Kei Sato vs. Kenou, Yapper Man #1, Yapper Man #2, ken45° & Kenbai (M-Pro 6/5/11)

Virus vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. (CMLL 6/7/11)

Kota Ibushi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi (NJ 6/10/11)

Bully Ray vs. AJ Styles (TNA 6/12/11)

LA Park vs. El Mesías (Mask vs. Hair) (AAA 6/18/11)

CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio (Capitol 6/19/11)

Eddie Edwards vs. Davey Richards (ROH 6/26/11)

Togo vs. Gedo (DDT 6/30/11)

Austin Aries vs. Jack Evans vs. Low Ki vs. Zema Ion (TNA 7/10/11)

Necro Butcher vs. Low-Ki (IWA-EC 7/12/11)

Shingo vs. Akira Tozawa (DG 7/17/11)

Chris Hero vs. ACH (ACW 7/17/11)

Smackdown Money in the Bank (MITB 7/17/11)

RAW Money in the Bank (MITB 7/17/11)

CM Punk vs. John Cena (MITB 7/17/11)

Takashi Suguira vs. Kensuke Sasaki (NOAH 7/23/11)

Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena (7/25/11)

Fit Finlay vs. Sami Callihan (Evolve 7/26/11)

Johnny Kidd & Colt Cabana vs. Johnny Saint & Mike Quackenbush (Chikara 7/31/11)

Sara Del Rey vs. Claudio Castagnoli (Chikara 7/31/11)

Daga vs. Mickey Suicida Segura (IWL 7/31/11)

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan (NJ 8/5/11)

Jake Davis vs. Vince Vega (Cage Match) (EPWA, 8/12/11)

Toru Yano vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJ 8/13/11)

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJ 8/14/11)

Fit Finlay vs. Big Van Walter (wXw 8/14/11)

Mark Henry vs Sheamus (Summerslam 8/15/11)

CM Punk vs. John Cena (SSlam 8/15/11)

Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio (RAW 8/16/11)

Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan (8/19/11)

Kevin Steen vs. Fit Finlay (PWG 8/20/11)

Kevin Steen vs. El Generico (PWG 8/20/11)

Damien Wayne vs. Charlie Dreamer (OSF, 8/20/11)

CM Punk vs. John Cena (RAW 8/22/11)

Mark Henry vs Sheamus (WWE Smackdown 08/26/11)

Black Terry/Negro Navarro vs. Trauma I & Trauma II (LUCHA POP 8/27/11)

Virus vs Stuka Jr. (CMLL 8/30/11)

Dean Allmark vs. James Mason (ASW, 8/31/11)

C.M. Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio (WWE, 9/3/11)

Akira Tozawa, Ricochet & CIMA vs. PAC, Rich Swann & AR Fox (DGUSA 9/9/11)

Averno vs. La Sombra (CMLL 9/16/11)

Briscoe Brothers vs. All Night Express (Ladder Match) (ROH 9/17/11)

Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton (NOTC 9/18/11)

Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins (FCW 9/18/11)

Necro Butcher vs. Sami Callihan (IWA:EC, 9/20/11)

Bam Bam vs. Pierrothito (CMLL, 9/20/11)

Dragon Lee & Stuka Jr. vs. Euforia & Misterioso Jr. (CMLL, 9/30/11)

Necro Butcher vs. Mark Savoir (WVWA, 10/1/11)

Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (No DQ) (NEW 10/1/11)

John Cena, CM Punk, Mason Ryan, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne vs. Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler & David Otunga (RAW 10/3/11)

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito (NJ 10/10/11)

Luke Gallows vs. Jake Davis (EPWA 10/15/11)

Kevin Steen vs. El Generico (Ladder Match) (PWG 10/22/11)

Jun Akiyama vs. Kohei Suwama (AJ 10/23/11)

Mark Henry vs. The Big Show (Vengeance 10/23/11)

John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio (Last Man Standing) (Vengeance 10/23/11)

Trauma I vs. El Hijo del Pirata Morgan (IWRG, 10/23/11)

Trauma I vs. Trauma II (SomosLuchadores.com, 10/29/11)

Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, & Robin Maravilla vs. Dinastia Navarro (AULL, 10/29/11)

Mark Henry vs Daniel Bryan (WWE 11/4/11)

Takeshi Ono & Ryuji Hijikata vs. Kengo Mashimo & Junji Tanaka (BattlArts 11/5/11)

Minoru Tanaka & Ikuto Hidaka vs. Katsumi Usuda & Yujiro Yamamoto (Battlarts 11/5/11)

Yuki Ishikawa vs. Daisuke Ikeda (Battlarts 11/5/11)

Rui Hyugaji vs. Kenou (M-Pro 11/5/11)

Dean Ambrose vs. William Regal (FCW 11/6/11)

William Regal vs. Daniel Bryan (Superstars 11/10/11)

Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii (NJ 11/12/11)

CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio (Series 11/13/11)

Eddie Kingston vs. Mike Quackenbush (Chikara 11/13/11)

Takashi Suguira vs. Kensuke Sasaki (NOAH 11/14/11)

Jake Davis vs. Luke Gallows (Last Man Standing Match) (EPWA, 11/19/11)

Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler vs Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston (Survivor Series 11/20/11)

Pantera vs. Trauma I (IWRG, 11/20/11)

CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler (RAW 11/21/11)

Bugambilia del Norte vs. Eterno (IWRG, 11/24/11)

Hy-Zaya & Suicide Kid vs. Adam Gooch & The Rick (D1W, 11/24/11)

Triton vs. Negro Navarro vs. Trauma I vs. Trauma II vs. Black Terry vs. Judas el Traidor vs. Belial vs. Terremoto Negro (LUCHA POP, 11/26/11)

Daniel Bryan vs. Mark Henry (Cage Match) (SD 11/29/11)

Ayako Hamada vs. Sara Del Rey (Chikara 12/4/11)

Jerry Lawler vs. Matt Classic (PWX 12/10/11)

Kevin Steen & Super Dragon vs. The Young Bucks (PWG 12/10/11)

Manami Toyota, Sawako Shimono & Hanako Nakamori vs. Aja Kong, Tsubasa Kuragaki & Mio Shirai (Chikara Joshimania 12/4/11)

CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. The Miz (TLC 12/18/11)

Trauma I & Oficial AK-47 vs. Trauma II & Oficial 911 (Relevos Suicidas) (IWRG, 12/22/11)

Masato Tanaka vs. Tomoaki Honma (NJ 12/23/11)

Kevin Steen vs. Steve Corino (No DQ) (ROH 12/23/11)

Dave Finlay, Murat Bosporus & Big Boy v. Yoshiaki Fujiwara, TAJIRI & Hajime Ohara (SMASH 12/30/11)

[smitlick]

Chris Hero vs Zack Sabre Jr - wXw Kreuzzug ZXI Union City 4/10/11

 

http://www.smartmarkvideo.com/westside-xtr...on-city-nj.html

 

Is available at SmartMarkVideo or I'm sure someone has a copy of it somewhere. I would provide a copy had I not already sold the DVD. Probably the best match from 2011 that isnt featured on your list that I saw with a majority of my viewing being Indy Wrestling.

[Graham Crackers]

2011 was a very good year. It's all about Virus.

[Loss]

Chris Hero vs Zack Sabre Jr - wXw Kreuzzug ZXI Union City 4/10/11

 

http://www.smartmarkvideo.com/westside-xtr...on-city-nj.html

 

Is available at SmartMarkVideo or I'm sure someone has a copy of it somewhere. I would provide a copy had I not already sold the DVD. Probably the best match from 2011 that isnt featured on your list that I saw with a majority of my viewing being Indy Wrestling.

Thanks. I will check it out in the future, but for now I want to focus on watching matches that don't require me to spend more money.

[Loss]

Alberto Del Rio vs Rey Misterio (WWE Friday Night Smackdown 01/07/11)

 

2/3 falls match. Alberto is so much taller than Rey that some of these spots look really weird since he doesn't always do a great job of feeding spots in a way that doesn't look like he's just getting in position for a spot. Del Rio in fact looks really green here and doesn't really seem to work in a way where he looks natural in the ring. Hopefully he gets better later, but this isn't really a good performance for him. He's just a guy working a match and going through spots instead of a guy who believes in his act and wrestles with confidence. Rey looks really good -- not the best I've seen him look, but strong. The submission and La Magistral pinning combo to finish the first two falls was really cool. I like the layout of this - ground attack and heel aggression including some work on Rey's arm leading to a big comeback - but I don't think this was executed very well. This isn't a bad match, but it's awkwardly paced and it only has heat when Rey is on offense.

[Badlittlekitten]

Sara Del Rey vs. Tsubasa Kuragaki (Chikara joshimania 3/12/11)

This was a fun power house bomb throwing type match. It's probably better than the Hamada match on the list that's from the same event.

[Jimmy Redman]

You've covered most of the essentials WWE-wise.

 

I'd only add a general note to check out anything and everything Rey Mysterio did between about Capitol Punishment and his injury, it was a two month or so run that blew me away, even by Rey standards, where he was working at a rate better than one great match per week. Which is a lot more impressive than it sounds now since it was before everybody could work Raw, SD and Main Event in a given week. The Tornado tag with Riley is I would say the biggest missing one from your list.

 

Also, as a completely left-field pick, Natalya vs Alicia Fox from Superstars 7th July, which is a lot of fun.

 

If you like the versions of the matches you have up there, there's also Henry vs Show at Survivor Series, and the first Henry vs Bryan match on SD 4th November.

 

Also every Orton vs Christian.

[Chess Knight]

CM Punk v. Dolph Ziggler Raw in November (someone might know the date, I want to say 11/21)

-I've never been a Ziggler guy at all and Punk's post-SummerSlam 2011 feel flat for me (the 8/22 Cena match is excellent though), but this was heated and fun and awesome.

 

Jack Swagger/Dolph Ziggler v. Evan Bourne/Kofi Kingston, Survivor Series

-probably my favourite WWE tag match of the past 3-4 years.

 

I would say, depending on how 'complete' you want this to be, you should add the first Henry/Bryan from 11/4, and Henry/Sheamus from SummerSlam + the rematch later that week (or the next week IDR). There are like 25 Henry matches I could realistically go batting for here, but I'm not sure how deep into the 'not excellent but good or very good' you want to get into, or if you want a general look on 2011, sub-yearbook style. There are Drew McIntyre matches all over the place, the Cena/Miz after ExRules which was fun as hell and should have been how the Mania match went down, Cena/Punk galore on house shows, Punk/Del Rio house show, etc. tbph I guess really nothing in this post is any kind of MOTYC, but it's worth noting if you eventually want to get around to it.

 

For non-WWE I'd say Blue Panther/Negro Navarro v. Solar/el Satanico is a definite.

 

I'll link to some of this stuff later, if only the lucha tag.

[Jimmy Redman]

Oh shit the Henry/Sheamus matches, yes.

[Loss]

Mark Sterling vs Jeremy Wyatt (3XW 01/07/11, No DQ Iron Man Match)

 

60 minute match that goes into overtime between two indy guys I've never seen before. Could have been ugly. But they were nice enough to carry me through it the best they could. Yeah, this was really long. At times, they were really good in ways that surprised me. But they didn't seem comfortable with each other at times either. I thought they paced the match well, it had a really good layout and I appreciated that they kept most of the offense basic (with a few really cool surprises). But the way these guys worked just felt like two guys trying to recreate their favorite 80s match for the first half -- very derivative and rehearsed feeling. I wish some of the facial expressions and body language had been a little more exaggerated, because I think that could have put this over the top. I understand that it was no DQ, but I also think the referee could have added a lot to the spots by going outside with them in a failed attempt to break them up instead of just standing in the ring like an idiot. I was expecting this to fall off the rails when the weapons and teased interference stuff started, but that's really when the match picked up and the overtime part of this was better than the Ironman part. This is a very good match that they should both be very proud of, even if they seem a little green at times.

[Loss]

Yoshihiro Takayama vs KENTA (NOAH 01/15/11)

 

Takayama looks like he's fighting his son. Hilarious size difference here. There are some really stiff shots in this one and it would appear Takayama gets busted open hardaway. I'm not really sure there's anything going on here as far as building a match. They flirt with making the match about the size difference at times, but KENTA takes most of the offense, so that doesn't really work. It's just two guys hitting each other really hard. But sometimes that's enough I guess. It's definitely the appeal here.

[Bix]

Manami Toyota, Sawako Shimono & Hanako Nakamori vs. Aja Kong, Tsubasa Kuragaki & Mio Shirai (Chikara Joshimania 12/4/11)

 

One of the best matches I've ever seen live, much better than Hamada vs Del Ray (which was really good). Was super impressed by the younger girls. Del Ray vs Ayako has the dream match thing going but if you're including one match from that show, it should be the trios match.

[S.L.L.]

Ton of great matches in 2011. Looking over your list, the highlights you're missing are...

 

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jon Moxley (Dog Collar Match) (IPW, 1/1)

The Miz vs. John Morrison (Falls Count Anywhere Match) (WWE, 1/3/11)

The Big Show vs. vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Dolph Ziggler (WWE, 1/7/11)

Negro Navarro & Black Terry vs. Gran Apache & Angel Mortal (IWRG, 1/9/11)

Kana & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Yuki Ishikawa & Carlos Amano (Kana Pro, 1/10)

Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer (NEW, 1/15/11)

Negro Navarro & Black Terry vs. Gran Apache & Angel Mortal (IWRG, 1/16/11)

Negro Navarro, Dr. Cerebro, & Multifacetico vs. Gran Apache, Mazada, & Comando Negro (IWRG, 1/23/11)

Black Terry vs. Angel Mortal (IWRG, 1/23/11)

Solar I vs. Black Terry vs. Negro Navarro vs. Villano IV vs. Ray Mendoza Jr. vs. Ultraman vs. El Dandy vs. Fuerza Guerrera (Tag Torneo Incredibles?) (Arena Neza, 1/29/11)

Los Traumas vs. Fabi & Mari Apache (DTU, 1/29/11)

Dr. Cerebro vs. Comando Negro (IWRG, 1/30/11)

Kana vs. Meiko Satomura (Kana Pro, 2/13)

John Cena vs. C.M. Punk (WWE, 2/23/11)

Dick Togo vs. HARASHIMA (DDT, 2/27/11)

Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher vs. Bill & Jamie Dundee (???, 3/2/11)

Blue Panther & Negro Navarro vs. El Satanico & Solar I (CMLL, 3/5/11)

John Cena vs. C.M. Punk (WWE, 3/13/11)

Blue Panther, Solar I, & Rocky Santana vs. Black Terry, Negro Navarro, & Ray Mendoza Jr. (UWE, 3/16)

The Stro vs. King Bulldozer (NWA Mountain State, 3/20)

Solar I & Ultraman vs. Black Terry & Negro Navarro (PROLLM, 3/20/11)

Rey Cometa, Pegasso, & Angel de Plata vs. Arkangel de la Muerte, Nitro, & Skandalo (CMLL, 4/8/11)

Low-Ki vs. Akira Tozawa (PWG, 4/9)

Ultimo Guerrero vs. Hirooki Goto (CMLL, 4/29/11)

Freelance vs. Avisman (IWRG, 5/29/11)

Jake Davis vs. Vince Vega (Cage Match) (EPWA, 8/12/11)

Damien Wayne vs. Charlie Dreamer (OSF, 8/20/11)

Dean Allmark vs. James Mason (ASW, 8/31/11)

C.M. Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio (WWE, 9/3/11)

Necro Butcher vs. Sami Callihan (IWA:EC, 9/20/11)

Bam Bam vs. Pierrothito (CMLL, 9/20/11)

Dragon Lee & Stuka Jr. vs. Euforia & Misterioso Jr. (CMLL, 9/30/11)

Necro Butcher vs. Mark Savoir (WVWA, 10/1/11)

Trauma I vs. El Hijo del Pirata Morgan (IWRG, 10/23/11)

Trauma I vs. Trauma II (SomosLuchadores.com, 10/29/11)

Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, & Robin Maravilla vs. Dinastia Navarro (AULL, 10/29/11)

Jake Davis vs. Luke Gallows (Last Man Standing Match) (EPWA, 11/19/11)

Pantera vs. Trauma I (IWRG, 11/20/11)

Bugambilia del Norte vs. Eterno (IWRG, 11/24/11)

Hy-Zaya & Suicide Kid vs. Adam Gooch & The Rick (D1W, 11/24/11)

Triton vs. Negro Navarro vs. Trauma I vs. Trauma II vs. Black Terry vs. Judas el Traidor vs. Belial vs. Terremoto Negro (LUCHA POP, 11/26/11)

Trauma I & Oficial AK-47 vs. Trauma II & Oficial 911 (Relevos Suicidas) (IWRG, 12/22/11)

 

That oughtta keep you busy for a while.

[Loss]

Thanks. I will watch everything I can find online.

[Loss]

CM Punk v. Dolph Ziggler Raw in November (someone might know the date, I want to say 11/21)

-I've never been a Ziggler guy at all and Punk's post-SummerSlam 2011 feel flat for me (the 8/22 Cena match is excellent though), but this was heated and fun and awesome.

Added all of this to the master list.

 

Jack Swagger/Dolph Ziggler v. Evan Bourne/Kofi Kingston, Survivor Series

-probably my favourite WWE tag match of the past 3-4 years.

High praise. Added this one as well.

 

I would say, depending on how 'complete' you want this to be, you should add the first Henry/Bryan from 11/4, and Henry/Sheamus from SummerSlam + the rematch later that week (or the next week IDR).

Added.

 

There are like 25 Henry matches I could realistically go batting for here, but I'm not sure how deep into the 'not excellent but good or very good' you want to get into, or if you want a general look on 2011, sub-yearbook style.

Anything that's at least "very good" I'm interested in seeing if you want to list specific matches.

 

There are Drew McIntyre matches all over the place, the Cena/Miz after ExRules which was fun as hell and should have been how the Mania match went down, Cena/Punk galore on house shows, Punk/Del Rio house show, etc. tbph I guess really nothing in this post is any kind of MOTYC, but it's worth noting if you eventually want to get around to it.

What's the date on the Cena/Miz? I'd love to watch house show stuff if you can recommend specific matches and I can find them.

 

For non-WWE I'd say Blue Panther/Negro Navarro v. Solar/el Satanico is a definite.

Do you know when this happened?

[ohtani's jacket]

A lot of the lucha being recommended you're not going to find anymore as it's Black Terry Jr stuff and you have to pay for it now.

[Chess Knight]

Anything that's at least "very good" I'm interested in seeing if you want to list specific matches.

Henry v. Rey (SD 4/29/11)

Henry v. Sheamus (SD 8/26/11)

 

I'd say at least watch those. The Rey match is I think the first match Henry had after the heel turn and it was all gold following that. There are tons of Henry/Orton matches on TV that I cant really separate them. I think SmackDown 5/20, 7/1 or 10/14 might be the best one. Again, memory's failing me. It's hard what to say's very good when I'm such a bias Henry prick. Well, those two there are at least as good as some of the Henry matches you have already. The 9/23/11 Christian match, HIAC with Orton, 10/21/11 Morrison sub-squash and 12/5/11 Zack Ryder sub-squash on Raw are good picks, but, again, IDK how 'very good' they'd be to someone else. There are a few Henry house show matches, too. Multiple v. the Big Show (at least one full and really good one. Actually fuck it, I'd say watch that too - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moMBcmhziIo), one v. Bryan, a Christian/Henry v. Orton/Sheamus, etc.

 

What's the date on the Cena/Miz? I'd love to watch house show stuff if you can recommend specific matches and I can find them.

May 2nd -

 

Some house show stuff SLL listed -

 

John Cena vs. C.M. Punk (WWE, 2/23/11) -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJ4UShQwHA

John Cena vs. C.M. Punk (WWE, 3/13/11) -

C.M. Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio (WWE, 9/3/11) -

(part one the match hasn't started yet, I don't think)

(match should start here)

 

Do you know when this happened?

March 5th -

 

I can't find a third fall but it may have only had two falls, I don't really remember.

 

 

I kind of want to suggest the Cena/Del Rio match from Vengeance, too. It was right after Henry and Show had collapsed the ring, so they just decide to have the last man standing WWE title match with the ring all broken down there. I wasn't *terribly* high on the match, but it's a damn cool spectacle to watch them work around that.

[Loss]

The Miz vs John Morrison (WWE Monday Night RAW 01/03/11, Falls Count Anywhere)

 

This is the kind of match I've been waiting to see in the few matches I've watched for 2011 - something where the guys are going after each other like they really don't like each other instead of just running through a series of rehearsed moves. This was surprisingly GREAT (yes, GREAT!), especially for a guy like Morrison who I always saw as more of a highspot guy. He still does the impressive athletic stuff in this, but first and foremost, he's working a match that makes sense and builds to the big moves in an effective way. Much better match than I would have expected, with Miz looking like a tough champion for winning such an aggressive match and Morrison looking good for pushing the champion to the limit. Some really excellent nearfalls in this. Miz really looked like a good champion here and this is the best match I suspect I'll ever see either guy have.

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The Miz vs John Morrison (WWE Monday Night RAW 01/03/11, Falls Count Anywhere)

 

Some really excellent nearfalls in this. Miz really looked like a good champion here and this is the best match I suspect I'll ever see either guy have.

I really like that match. The 2 count nearfall after Morrison goes through the table on the outside is the last nearfall I bought as the finish and didn't see the kickout coming. It didn't matter since he was finished off basically right after but still it was nice to be fooled once.

[Dylan Waco]

I haven't seen it since it aired but I remember thinking there were some disastrously awful moments in that match, but it redeemed itself with a great finish

[Loss]

Big Show vs Cody Rhodes vs Dolph Ziggler vs Drew McIntyre (WWE Smackdown 01/07/11)

 

This is fun for Big Show being a total monster and tossing guys all over the place until they all team up to take him out. All three guys are in a contest to see who can take the biggest bumps for Show's really good offense. Show takes some nice bumps for a guy his size too. I hate multi-man matches, but I thought this was excellent in establishing Show as a monster babyface. Everyone involved did exactly what they needed to do to make it work. Great surprise finish with Ziggler taking the fall too.

[Loss]

Jerry Lawler vs Tommy Dreamer (NEW 01/15/11)

 

What I saw was just highlights, but they were good highlights so it was hard to get a read on this match. I always like these guys working each other (by "always", I mean I love the 1997 match). Lawler doesn't seem to have lost a step and Dreamer was always better than he was given credit for. Fireball finish!

[Loss]

I haven't seen it since it aired but I remember thinking there were some disastrously awful moments in that match, but it redeemed itself with a great finish

It was a great finish, but I was surprised in that I didn't really catch any awful moments at all. I was surprised at how good their stuff looked.

[Loss]

Dingo vs Akira Tozawa (ACW 01/16/11)

 

I have never even heard of either guy, or this indy for that matter. But I like the dark and seedy atmosphere quite a bit. This was an excellent match made even better by an awesome crowd. Dingo accidentally chops the ringpost at one point, which leads to Tozawa doing some cool work on Dingo's hand and arm, including a great chairshot after a ref distraction. But live by the sword and die by the sword, as Tozawa's momentum is halted when Dingo catches him with a chairshot as he's about to do a tope. Dingo doesn't really have much flash in his offense, but that's pretty cool in this setting, and he knows how to use the stuff he can do really well. The rapid dropping of knees on Tozawa's chest was great, and he worked holds with hidden chokes which was pretty cool. They built a really hot final stretch that really wasn't based on 2.9 nearfall overkill as much as it was constant shifts in momentum where it was hard to tell who was going to be able to do enough to keep the other guy down long enough to win. It's like they have taken some of the wrestling norms of the past decade that drive me crazy and trimmed the fat. They still capture the parts that work for modern crowds without getting drowned in the excess.

 

I'm the first to admit that I'm probably overrating this in some ways. There is seriously nothing I can point to that put the match over the top. Yet somehow, it got there. What I liked about this was that they weren't working tribute-style to a previous era in a way that isn't as good as the people performing in that previous era, which is what I feared a lot of the indy stuff in 2011 might be. This was something new and fresh that I really liked. There was nothing spectacular about any individual part of this match -- the offense or the selling or the match layout. But taken all together, it really works because they were good opponents for each other and what they do is executed so well.

[Loss]

Derrick King & Drew Haskins vs Christian Jacobs & John Michael Worthington (SAW 01/22/11)

 

Worthington is left to take on Derrick King Enterprises by himself for the first part of this. He is awful and has a long ponytail. The match is dragging and when I see Jacobs show up, I just hope he tags in soon and the match picks up. I mean, it's an example of what the tag formula can do for a match, but there's seriously nothing keeping this match together except the tag formula and a few neat heel things from King. I laugh when Jacobs does a dive to the floor and Worthington has the nerve to try too. Fun to see an okay heel team carry a green and clumsy babyface team through a match, but not really notable beyond that.