Matches of the Month

[Loss]

January:

 

#1 - Yuki Ishikawa & Alexander Otsuka vs Daisuke Ikeda & Mohammed Yone (BattlARTS 01/12/99) ****3/4

#2 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 01/22/99) ****1/2

#3 - Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki vs Tamon Honda & Jun Izumida (AJPW 01/16/99) ****1/2

#4 - Mr. Gannosuke vs Hisakatsu Oya (FMW 01/05/99) ****1/4

#5 - Yoshinari Ogawa vs Masahito Kakihara (AJPW 01/15/99) ****1/4

#6 - Chikayo Nagashima vs Meiko Satomura (GAEA 01/08/99) ****1/4

#7 - Hardy Boys vs Serial Thrillaz (OMEGA 01/29/99) ****1/4

#8 - Magnum Tokyo, Dragon Kid & SAITO vs Shiima Nobunaga, Judo Suwa & Sumo Fuji (Toryumon 01/31/99) ****1/4

#9 - Naohiro Hoshikawa, Masato Yakushiji & Masaru Seno vs Shiima Nobunaga, Judo Suwa & Sumo Fuji (Michinoku Pro 01/10/99) ****

#10 - Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 01/07/99) ****

#11 - Mariko Yoshida vs Mika Akino (ARSION 01/17/99) ****

#12 - Volk Han vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (RINGS 01/23/99) ****

#13 - Sabu vs One Man Gang (ECW 01/23/99) ***3/4

#14 - Super Delphin & Gran Naniwa vs Naohiro Hoshikawa & Masato Yakushiji (Michinoku Pro 01/13/99) ***1/2

#15 - Mike Modest vs Christopher Daniels (APW 01/15/99) ***1/2

#16 - Hayabusa vs Tetsuhiro Kuroda (FMW 01/05/99) ***1/2

#17 - Bam Bam Bigelow vs Scott Hall (WCW Monday Nitro 01/25/99) ***1/4

#18 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW 01/04/99) ***

#19 - The Rock vs Mankind (WWF Royal Rumble 01/24/99) ***

#20 - The Rock vs Mankind (WWF Halftime Heat 01/31/99) ***

#21 - Fit Finlay & Dave Taylor vs Disorderly Conduct (WCW Saturday Night 01/09/99)

#22 - Atlantis, Emilio Charles Jr. & Felino vs Black Warrior, Blue Panther & Dr. Wagner Jr. (CMLL 01/22/99)

#23 - Sid vs Skull Von Krush (ECW House Party 01/16/99)

#24 - Jerry Lawler vs Brian Christopher (PPW TV 01/02/99)

#25 - Jerry Lawler vs Sean Stasiak (PPW TV 01/30/99)

 

[Loss]

February:

 

#1 - Mariko Yoshida vs Hiroumi Yagi (ARSION 02/18/99) ****3/4

#2 - El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr. (CMLL 02/26/99) ****1/4

#3 - Great Sasuke vs Magnum Tokyo (Toryumon 02/07/99) ****

#4 - Meiko Satomura vs Toshie Uematsu (GAEA 02/03/99) ****

#5 - Tsubasa & Oriental vs Ultimo Guerrero & Virus (CMLL Japan 02/24/99) ***3/4

#6 - Bret Hart vs Booker T (WCW Monday Nitro 02/22/99) ***3/4

#7 - Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs Horace & Brian Adams (WCW Thunder 02/18/99) ***3/4

#8 - Super Crazy vs Yoshihiro Taijiri (ECW Crossing The Line 02/12/99) ***1/2

#9 - El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr. (CMLL 02/05/99) ***1/4

#10 - Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW SuperBrawl IX 02/21/99) ***

#11 - The Rock vs Mankind (WWF Monday Night RAW 02/15/99) ***

#12 - Steve Austin vs Vince McMahon (WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre 02/14/99)

#13 - Rey Misterio Jr. vs Kevin Nash (WCW Monday Nitro 02/22/99)

#14 - El Dandy vs Fit Finlay (WCW Saturday Night 02/20/99)

#15 - Christopher Daniels vs Steve Bradley (ECWA Super 8 02/27/99)

#16 - Jerry Lawler & Streak vs Sean Stasiak & Brian Christopher (PPW TV 02/27/99)

#17 - Jerry Lawler vs Sean Stasiak (PPW TV 02/20/99)

#18 - Bret Hart vs Will Sasso (WCW Monday Nitro 02/15/99)

[Loss]

March:

 

#1 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama (AJPW 03/06/99) ****3/4

#2 - El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje (CMLL 03/19/99) ****1/2

#3 - Jushin Liger & Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Shinjiro Otani & Koji Kanemoto (NJPW 03/06/99) ****1/2

#4 - Yuki Ishikawa & Carl Greco vs Alexander Otsuka & Mohammed Yone (BattlARTS 03/12/99) ****1/2

#5 - Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki vs Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (FMW 03/19/99) ****1/2

#6 - Rey Misterio Jr. vs Billy Kidman (WCW Monday Nitro 03/15/99) ****

#7 - Rey Misterio Jr. & Billy Kidman vs Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko (WCW Monday Nitro 03/29/99) ****

#8 - Kiyoshi Tamura vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (RINGS 03/22/99) ***3/4

#9 - Steve Austin vs The Rock (WWF Wrestlemania XV 03/28/99) ***3/4

#10 - Atsushi Onita & Masato Tanaka vs Yukihiro Kanemura & Shoji Nakamaki (Onita Pro 03/07/99) ***3/4

#11 - Hulk Hogan vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 03/29/99) ***3/4

#12 - Taka Michinoku, Great Sasuke & Gran Naniwa vs Shiima Nobunaga, Judo Suwa & Sumo Fuji (Michinoku Pro 03/13/99) ***1/2

#13 - Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn (ECW Living Dangerously 03/21/99)

#14 - Ric Flair & Goldberg vs Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash (WCW Monday Nitro 03/15/99)

#15 - Goldberg vs Ric Flair (WCW Monday Nitro 03/08/99)

#16 - Raven vs Kaz Hayashi (WCW Worldwide 03/20/99)

#17 - Steve Austin & Mankind vs The Rock & Big Show (WWF Monday Night RAW 03/15/99)

#18 - Ric Flair vs Rey Misterio Jr. (WCW Monday Nitro 03/22/99)

#19 - Road Dogg vs Val Venis (WWF Monday Night RAW 03/15/99)

#20 - Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW Uncensored 03/14/99)

[Loss]

April:

 

#1 - Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 04/26/99) ****1/2

#2 - Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama (AJPW 04/04/99) ****1/2

#3 - Rey Misterio Jr. vs Juventud Guerrera vs Psicosis vs Blitzkrieg (WCW Monday Nitro 04/19/99) ****1/4

#4 - Daisuke Ikeda vs Alexander Otsuka (BattlARTS 04/26/99) ****1/4

#5 - Aja Kong & Mayumi Ozaki vs Meiko Satomura & Sonoko Kato (GAEA 04/04/99) ****

#6 - Vader vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/16/99) ***3/4

#7 - Jushin Liger & Great Sasuke vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Kendo Kashin (NJPW 04/10/99) ***3/4

#8 - Yoshihiro Taijiri vs Little Guido (ECW 04/30/99) ***3/4

#9 - Juventud Guerrera vs Blitzkrieg (WCW Spring Stampede 04/11/99) ***3/4

#10 - Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs Rey Misterio Jr. & Billy Kidman (WCW Saturday Night 04/17/99) ***1/2

#11 - Steve Austin vs The Rock (WWF Backlash 04/25/99) ***1/2

#12 - Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs Raven & Perry Saturn (WCW Spring Stampede 04/11/99) ***1/2

#13 - Goldberg vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 04/19/99) ***

#14 - Masa Chono vs Atsushi Onita (NJPW 04/10/99)

#15 - Steve Austin & The Rock vs HHH & Undertaker (WWF Smackdown 04/29/99)

#16 - Vader vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW Championship Carnival 04/08/99)

#17 - Rey Misterio Jr. vs Psicosis (WCW Monday Nitro 04/26/99)

[Loss]

May:

 

#1 - Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs Yoshihisa Yammamoto (RINGS 05/22/99) ****1/2

#2 - Mariko Yoshida vs Hiroumi Yagi (ARSION 05/04/99) ****1/4

#3 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Keiji Muto (NJPW 05/03/99) ****1/4

#4 - Super Delphin, Masaru Seno & Masato Yakushiji vs Violencia, Black Buffalo & Dick Togo (Osaka Pro 05/04/99) ****

#5 - Vader vs Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW 05/02/99) ****

#6 - Yoshihiro Taijiri vs Little Guido (ECW Hardcore Heaven 05/16/99) ****

#7 - Mr. Gannosuke, Hisakatsu Oya, Yukihiro Kanemura, Hideki Hosaka & Hido vs Yuki Ishikawa, Daisuke Ikeda, Mohammed Yone, Takashi Hijikata & Katsumi Usuda (FMW 05/05/99) ***3/4

#8 - Chris Benoit vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Thunder 05/27/99) ***1/2

#9 - Mariko Yoshida vs Yumi Fukawa (ARSION 05/04/99) ***1/2

#10 - Steve Austin vs HHH (WWF Monday Night RAW 05/17/99) ***1/4

#11 - Dudley Boys vs Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney (ECW TV 05/29/99) ***

#12 - Tommy Dreamer vs Lance Storm (ECW Hardcore Heaven 05/16/99) ***

#13 - Los Vipers vs Los Vatos Locos (AAA 05/03/99)

#14 - Mean Street Posse vs Gerald Brisco & Pat Patterson (WWF Monday Night RAW 05/10/99)

#15 - Steve Austin vs Undertaker (WWF Monday Night RAW 05/31/99)

#16 - Michael Hayes vs JR Smooth (PPW TV 05/08/99)

[Loss]

June:

 

#1 - Kiyoshi Tamura vs Yoshihisa Yammamoto (RINGS 06/24/99) *****

#2 - El Samurai vs Shinjiro Otani (NJPW 06/03/99) ****1/2

#3 - Atsushi Onita, Shigeo Okumura, Sambo Asako & Mitsunobo Kikuzawa vs Genichiro Tenryu, Shoji Nakamaki, Ichiro Yaguchi & Hiroshi Ono (Onita Pro 06/27/99) ****1/2

#4 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 06/11/99) ****1/4

#5 - Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura & Hido (FMW 06/15/99) ****1/4

#6 - Yuki Ishikawa & Daisuke Ikeda vs Joe Malenko & Carl Malenko (BattlARTS 06/09/99) ****1/4

#7 - Dudley Boys vs Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney (ECW 06/17/99) ****1/4

#8 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW 06/08/99) ****

#9 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Akira Taue vs Kenta Kobashi & Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 06/04/99) ****

#10 - Ryuji Yamakawa vs Tomoaki Honma (BJPW 06/20/99) ***3/4

#11 - Ric Flair vs Chris Benoit (WCW Thunder 06/03/99) ***1/2

#12 - Taz vs Spike Dudley (ECW 06/11/99) ***1/2

#13 - Eddy Guerrero vs Psicosis (WCW Thunder 06/24/99) ***1/2

#14 - Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya & Shoji Nakamaki vs Atsushi Onita, Sambo Asako & Shigeo Okumura (WAR 06/20/99) ***1/2

#15 - Taka Michinoku, Shoichi Funaki & Tiger Mask IV vs Shiima Nobunaga, Sumo Fuji & TARU (Michinoku Pro 06/19/99) ***1/2

#16 - Yuki Ishikawa & Mohammed Yone vs Daisuke Ikeda & Ikuto Hidaka (BattlARTS 06/20/99) ***1/4

#17 - Eddy Guerrero vs Juventud Guerrera (WCW Monday Nitro 06/21/99) ***

#18 - Steve Austin vs Undertaker (WWF Monday Night RAW 06/28/99)

#19 - Tracy Smothers vs Motley Cruz (KAW TV 06/19/99)

#20 - Kurt Angle vs JR Smooth (PPW TV 06/05/99)

[Childs]

So has this been your most pleasant surprise of all the years so far?

[Loss]

For sure. In a major way.

[Loss]

July:

 

#1 - El Satanico, Zumbido, Valentin Mayo, Virus & Rencor Latino vs Starman, Astro Rey Jr., El Oriental, Tiger Blanco & Mr. Aguila (Ruleta de la Muerte 07/18/99) ****1/4

#2 - Dick Togo, Black Buffalo & Police Man vs Super Delphin, Masato Yakushiji & Masaru Seno (Osaka Pro 07/24/99) ****

#3 - Yuki Ishikawa vs Daisuke Ikeda (BattlARTS 07/29/99) ****

#4 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 07/23/99) ****

#5 - Blue Panther & Olimpico vs Rey Bucanero & Shocker (Ruleta de la Muerte 07/18/99) ****

#6 - Jushin Liger, Dr. Wagner Jr. & El Samurai vs Shinjiro Otani, Koji Kanemoto & Kendo Kashin (NJPW 07/20/99) ****

#7 - Kenta Kobashi & Kentaro Shiga vs Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori (AJPW 07/04/99) ***1/2

#8 - Rey Bucanero vs Shocker (Ruleta de la Muerte 07/18/99) ***1/2

#9 - Dudley Boys vs Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney (ECW Heat Wave 07/18/99) ***1/4

#10 - Tiger Mask IV vs Gran Naniwa (Michinoku Pro 07/17/99)

#11 - HHH vs The Rock (WWF Monday Night RAW 07/05/99)

#12 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Yoshihiro Takayama (AJPW 07/17/99)

#13 - Taz vs Yoshihiro Taijiri (ECW Heat Wave 07/18/99)

#14 - Edge vs Jeff Jarrett (WWF 07/24/99)

[Loss]

August:

 

#1 - Masato Tanaka vs Mr. Gannosuke (FMW 08/20/99) ****1/2

#2 - Yuki Ishikawa vs Daisuke Ikeda (BattlARTS 08/29/99) ****1/2

#3 - Hayabusa vs Mr. Gannosuke (FMW 08/25/99) ****1/4

#4 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Masa Chono (NJPW 08/11/99) ****

#5 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori (AJPW 08/25/99) ****

#6 - La Parka & Octagoncito vs Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Psicosis (AAA 08/30/99) ****

#7 - Tajiri vs Little Guido (ECW TV 08/07/99) ***3/4

#8 - Keiji Muto vs Yuji Nagata (NJPW 08/11/99) ***1/2

#9 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan (NJPW 08/10/99) ***1/2

#10 - Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Mosco vs Octagoncito & La Parkita (AAA 08/02/99)

#11 - Hulk Hogan vs Sting (WCW Monday Nitro 08/23/99)

#12 - Hulk Hogan, Sting & Goldberg vs Kevin Nash, Sid & Rick Steiner (WCW Monday Nitro 08/09/99)

#13 - Randy Savage vs Dennis Rodman (WCW Road Wild 08/14/99)

[Loss]

September:

 

#1 - Aja Kong vs Meiko Satomura (GAEA 09/15/99) ****1/2

#2 - El Hijo del Santo, Emilio Charles Jr., Negro Casas & Olimpico vs Black Warrior, Blue Panther, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero (CMLL 09/10/99) ****

#3 - El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Blue Panther (CMLL 09/17/99) ****

#4 - Super Crazy vs Little Guido (ECW on TNN 09/24/99) ****

#5 - Susumu Yokosuka vs Genki Horiguchi (Toryumon 09/14/99) ***3/4

#6 - Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka vs Taz (ECW Anarchy Rulz 09/19/99) ***3/4

#7 - Sting vs Chris Benoit (WCW Monday Nitro 09/20/99) ***1/2

#8 - HHH vs The Rock (WWF Monday Night RAW 09/27/99) ***

#9 - Taz vs Tajiri (ECW on TNN 09/03/99)

#10 - Ivory vs Torrie (WWF Monday Night RAW 09/06/99)

#11 - Dudley Boys vs Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney (ECW on TNN 09/03/99)

#12 - Ric Flair vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 09/20/99)

#13 - HHH vs Vince McMahon (WWF Smackdown 09/16/99)

#14 - The Rock & Mankind vs New Age Outlaws (WWF Smackdown 09/23/99)

#15 - Jeff Jarrett & Debra vs Test & Stephanie McMahon (WWF Monday Night RAW 09/20/99)

#16 - Chris Jericho vs Ken Shamrock (WWF Smackdown 09/23/99)

[Loss]

October:

 

#1 - Taka Michinoku vs Minoru Tanaka (BattlARTS 10/17/99) ****1/2

#2 - Tomoaki Honma vs Shadow WX (BJPW 10/17/99) ****1/4

#3 - Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (NJPW 10/11/99) ****1/4

#4 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama (AJPW 10/23/99) ****

#5 - Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori (AJPW 10/30/99) ****

#6 - Jerry Lynn vs Yoshihiro Taijiri (ECW TV 10/30/99) ****

#7 - Bret Hart vs Chris Benoit (WCW Monday Nitro 10/04/99) ***3/4

#8 - Edge & Christian vs Hardy Boys (WWF No Mercy 10/17/99) ***3/4

#9 - Vader vs Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW 10/30/99) ***3/4

#10 - Kenta Kobashi, Jun Akiyama & Kentaro Shiga vs Yoshihiro Takayama, Takao Omori & Masa Fuchi (AJPW 10/09/99) ***3/4

#11 - Steve Austin vs Val Venis (WWF Smackdown 10/21/99) ***1/2

#12 - Yoshihiro Taijiri vs Tommy Dreamer (ECW on TNN 10/01/99) ***1/2

#13 - Steve Austin & The Rock vs New Age Outlaws (WWF Monday Night RAW 10/25/99) ***1/2

#14 - Spike Dudley vs Little Guido vs Super Crazy (ECW 10/23/99) ***1/4
#15 - CIMA vs Minoru Fujita (Michinoku Pro 10/19/99) ***

#16 - Shinya Hashimoto vs Naoya Ogawa (NJPW Tokyo Dome 10/11/99)

#17 - Goldberg vs Sid (WCW Halloween Havoc 10/24/99)

#18 - Jeff Jarrett vs Chyna (WWF No Mercy 10/17/99)

#19 - The Rock & Mankind vs New Age Outlaws (WWF Smackdown 10/14/99)

#20 - The Rock vs Chris Jericho (WWF Monday Night RAW 10/04/99)

#21 - Goldberg vs Sting (WCW Halloween Havoc 10/24/99)

[Loss]

November:

 

#1 - Antifaz Del Norte, El Hijo Del Santo, Emilio Charles Jr., Felino, Negro Casas, Olimpico, Tarzan Boy & Tony Rivera vs Bestia Salvaje, Black Warrior, Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera, Rey Bucanero, Satanico, Ultimo Guerrero & Zumbido (CMLL 11/26/99) ****3/4

#2 - Yuki Ishikawa & Mohammed Yone vs Daisuke Ikeda & Kazunari Murakami (BattlARTS 11/09/99) ****1/4

#3 - Alexander Otsuka vs Mitsuhiro Matsunaga (BattlARTS 11/09/99) ****

#4 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama (AJPW 11/20/99) ****

#5 - Masato Tanaka vs Kodo Fuyuki (FMW 11/23/99) ***3/4

#6 - Tomoaki Honma & Ryuji Yamakwa vs Shadow WX & The Winger (BJPW 11/08/99) ***1/2

#7 - Hayabusa vs H (FMW 11/23/99) ***1/2

#8 - Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka (ECW November To Remember 11/07/99) ***1/4

#9 - Steve Austin, The Rock, Kane & Shane McMahon vs HHH, X-Pac, Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (WWF Smackdown 11/04/99) ***1/4

#10 - The Rock, Kane, Test & Shane McMahon vs HHH, X-Pac & New Age Outlaws (WWF Smackdown 11/11/99)

#11 - Asian Cougar, Super Rider & Yuhi Nihshio vs Takeshi Sasaki, Tommoseke Toba & Ni Hao (DDT 11/25/99)

#12 - Jushin Liger vs Juventud Guerrera (WCW Monday Nitro 11/29/99)

[Loss]

December:

 

#1 - Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda vs AKINO & Ayako Hamada (ARSION 12/11/99) ****1/2

#2 - Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs H & Mr. Gannosuke (FMW 12/12/99) ****1/2

#3 - Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Stan Hansen & Akira Taue (AJPW 12/03/99) ****1/4

#4 - Super Crazy & Super Calo vs Yoshihiro Taijiri & Ikuto Hidaka (ECW 12/18/99) ****

#5 - Genichiro Tenryu vs Keiji Muto (NJPW 12/10/99) ****

#6 - Manami Toyota vs Kyoko Inoue (AJW 12/08/99) ****

#7 - Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka (ECW on TNN 12/31/99) ****

#8 - Katsumi Usuda & Carl Malenko vs Yuki Ishikawa & Masaaki Mochizuki (BattlARTS 12/05/99) ***1/2

#9 - Masato Tanaka vs Kintaro Kanemura (ECW 12/18/99) ***1/2

#10 - Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka (ECW 12/17/99) ***1/4

#11 - Chris Jericho vs Chyna (WWF Armageddon 12/12/99) ***1/4

#12 - Minoru Fujita, Shiryu II & Jody Fleisch vs CIMA, Super Boy & Curry Man (Michinoku Pro 12/21/99) ***1/4

#13 - Tracy Smothers vs Kintaro Kanemura (ECW 12/17/99) ***

#14 - The Rock & Mankind vs Dudley Boys (WWF Monday Night RAW 12/13/99)

#15 - Mankind vs Al Snow (WWF Smackdown 12/16/99)

#16 - Diamond Dallas Page vs Kanyon (WCW Thunder 12/16/99)

#17 - Jushin Liger vs Psicosis (WCW Monday Nitro 12/06/99)

[JKWebb]

1999 - Final YB - I wasn’t thinking this when I started the Yearbooks, but I think this will end up topping 98.  I’m looking forward to it.  

Jan. 1999 Favorite Matches:

1.  Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 01/22/99) - MOTYC

2.  Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 01/07/99)

3.  Sabu vs One Man Gang (ECW 01/23/99) - I'm not the biggest fan of Sabu.  This might be my favorite Sabu match. 

4.  Scott Hall vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (Ladder Match) WCW Nitro 

5.  Hardy Boys vs Serial Thrillaz (OMEGA 01/29/99)

6.  Kidman & Mysterio vs. Juvi & E. Guerrero (Nitro) - @ the time loves the Kidman/Rey team 

I had not been enjoying ECW as much in 98, but 99 is off to a good start.  I love Sid in ECW.  In the past, I wasn’t big on the 99 rumble, but had a lot of fun watching it this time around.  I can't believe Memphis is still going! 

Feb. 1999 Favorite Matches:

1.  The Rock vs Mankind (WWF Monday Night RAW 02/15/99) - I loved this.  I think it's my favorite of the Mankind/Rock matches actually. 

2.  Rey Misterio Jr. vs Kevin Nash (WCW Monday Nitro 02/22/99)

3.  Super Crazy vs Yoshihiro Taijiri (ECW Crossing The Line 02/12/99) - I lived for their matches at this point in 1999.  I probably still have most of the 1999 ECW weekly TV on VHS from when I was kid. 

4.  El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr. (CMLL 02/26/99)

5.  Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs Horace & Brian Adams (WCW Thunder 02/18/99)

6.  El Dandy vs Fit Finlay (WCW Saturday Night 02/20/99) - this was really fun and out of nowhere

WCW is off the rails with all the Bischoff Flair stuff, Sasso, Flair/Hogan stuff - and, wildly enough they produced their third highest grossing PPV in their history in Feb. of 1999.  I'm just not into the stories.  During the Monday Night Wars, I was always a WCW guy.  I do remember that changed after Road Wild 1999 - I switched to WWF at that point.  The only time I went back was for Scott Hall's title shot at a random PPV down the line, and the final Nitro.  One of my friends still loved WCW, and any time I would see it on, the Russo stuff was embarrassing.  I'm hoping for some hidden gems as I wrap up the final YB. 
 

We get the Jumbo retirement ceremony in March.  One of my favorites of all time and one of the GOATS.  Enjoyed seeing the ceremony.  
 

March Favorites:

1.  Steve Austin vs The Rock (WWF Wrestlemania XV 03/28/99)

2.  Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama (AJPW 03/06/99)

3.  Steve Austin & Mankind vs The Rock & Big Show (WWF Monday Night RAW 03/15/99) - Steve Austin is on fire during this match

4.  El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje (CMLL 03/19/99)

5.  Rey Misterio Jr. vs Billy Kidman (WCW Monday Nitro 03/15/99)

6.  El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje - 3-12-1999 (I loved the intensity of this brawl)

7.  Ric Flair & Goldberg vs Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash (WCW Monday Nitro 03/15/99) - Nash is awesome in this

8.  Kiyoshi Tamura vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (RINGS 03/22/99)

9.   Hulk Hogan vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 03/29/99) -- Seemed to be the best Nitro in ages - loved this main event.  Had the Goldberg/Hart stuff too.  Sting returned in the rafters.  Seemed like a really fun show from what was cut out of it. 

10.  Raven vs Kaz Hayashi (WCW Worldwide 03/20/99)

11.  Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn (ECW Living Dangerously 03/21/99) - spotz

12.  Goldberg vs Ric Flair (WCW Monday Nitro 03/08/99) - I thought this was pretty paint by numbers fun - really entertaining

13.  Rey Misterio Jr. & Billy Kidman vs Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko (WCW Monday Nitro 03/29/99)

The first quarter of 1999 is full of fun matches. Nitro gets its set change on the first April of Nitro, and that is the signal for me it’s getting close to where I switched fully over to WWF & ECW as a fan in 99.  I really love Nitro at this time… Sting shows back up & on through Spring Stampede I got really invested in Nitro again (back then & now).  But, as I recall… after Spring Stampede is the nose dive.  The last WCW PPV I rented was Road Wild 99 and I switched to WWF/ECW fully at that point.  I watched a Scott Hall title shot in 2000 & went to Superbrawl Revenge, but that’s it after that.  Over the years I’ve seen most, if not all, of the PPVs, but looking forward to going through this chronologically (for all of the YB).  

April Favorites:

1.  Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 04/26/99) - This is my favorite WCW Nitro match ever, and I've thought of this as the 1999 MOTY for a long time.  I'm sure it still will be after I finish the YB. 

2.  Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama (AJPW 04/04/99)

3.  DDP vs. Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Sting - 04/11/199 - Spring Stampede

4.  Steve Austin vs The Rock (WWF Backlash 04/25/99) - This is a really fun match in their series that may be sometimes overlooked because of the greatness of their Mania encounters.  But, it's tons of fun.

May Favorite:  Genichiro Tenryu vs Keiji Muto (NJPW 05/03/99)

June Favorite:  Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 06/11/99)

July Favorite:  Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 07/23/99)

August Favorite:  Hulk Hogan, Sting & Goldberg vs Kevin Nash, Sid & Rick Steiner (WCW Monday Nitro 08/09/99) - The crowd was on fire for this.  They weren't able to keep the momentum going with the storyline.

September:  El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Blue Panther (CMLL 09/17/99)

October:  Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama.  I enjoyed Goldberg/Sid and Goldberg/Sting at  Halloween Havoc too. 

I was really into 1999 at the beginning of they year, but it went off the rails pretty fast and there isn't much that's held my interest.  I felt the same way in 1999 watching it in real time.  Russo, JJ - the storylines anywhere - nothing really clicking for me... not super high on any particular matches the last few months either.  Everything Russo is the exact opposite of what I enjoy about wrestling.  In my opinion, Russo in WCW ruined it more than anything else.  The Nitro that closes out November 1999 may be the worst ever... maybe... 

November Favorite:  Antifaz Del Norte, El Hijo Del Santo, Emilio Charles Jr., Felino, Negro Casas, Olimpico, Tarzan Boy & Tony Rivera vs Bestia Salvaje, Black Warrior, Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera, Rey Bucanero, Satanico, Ultimo Guerrero & Zumbido (CMLL 11/26/99)

December Favorite:  MOTC:  Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Stan Hansen & Akira Taue (AJPW 12/03/99)

I absolutely loved watching Hansen in this. He's such a bad ass. That Taue big boot into the German spot was awesome. And, holy shit, the finishing stretch! A fantastic match!  I love the zoom in on Hansen's face at the start of this thing while he's leaning on the ropes... the grizzled vet... the man ... it reminded me of watching like the Unforgiven or something where the older Clint Eastwood is here to kick ass... so, watch out.

1999 Top 3:

1.  Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 04/26/99)

2.  Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama vs Stan Hansen & Akira Taue (AJPW 12/03/99)

3.  Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 01/22/99)

1999 started off great, but quickly fell.  It didn't hold my interest like the other YBs, as I thought all of the companies at least slipped a little bit.  WCW went off the rails, for me -- WWF felt like a parody of itself from the prior years and I didn't enjoy much of it, All Japan at least continued to be steady and deliver hard fought matches (so, it will be my favorite Promotion of the Year).  The YBs were so much fun.  They were the ultimate chronological viewing experience for sure.  I'll probably continue through 2000 using the network and some other sources.   

[JKWebb]

MOTY:

1999:  Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Monday Nitro 04/26/99)

1998:  Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama (AJPW 07/24/98)

1997:  Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 01/20/97) or Hart/Austin

1996:  Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 12/06/96)

1995:  Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW 06/09/95)

1994:  Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 06/03/94)

1993:  Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi - 7-29-1993

1992:  Sting vs. Vader from Starrcade 1992

1991:  Warrior vs. Savage WM7

1990:  El Dandy vs. El Satanico - 12/14/1990

Wrestler of the Year:

1999:  Steve Austin

1998:  Steve Austin

1997:  Mitsuharu Misawa

1996:  Rey Mysterio Jr.

1995:  Mitsuharu Misawa

1994:  Vader

1993:  Kenta Kobashi

1992:  Randy Savage

1991:  Randy Savage

1990:  Mitsuharu MIsawa

Promotion of the Year: 

1999:  All Japan

1998:  WWF

1997:  WCW

1996:  WCW

1995:  ECW

1994:  WCW

1993:  All Japan

1992.  WWF

1991:  WWF

1990:  All Japan

YB Rankings:

1.  1997

2.  1996

3.  1991

4.  1990

5.  1992

6.  1995

7.  1994

8.  1998

9.  1993

10.  1999

[CheapPop1999]

I figured I would post my own monthly rankings in here too, since I'm rewatching 1999 currently.

[CheapPop1999]

JANUARY 1999:

1. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan 1/22) ****3/4
2. Mariko Yoshida vs Mika Akino (ARSION 1/18) ****1/2
3. The Rock vs Mankind (WWF Royal Rumble 1/24) (I Quit) ****1/2
4. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (RINGS 1/23) ****1/4
5. Naohiro Hoshikawa, Masato Yakushiji and Masaru Seno vs CRAZY MAX (Shiima Nobunaga, Judo Suwa and Sumo Fuji) (M-Pro 1/10) ****1/4
6. Jushin Thunder Liger vs Koji Kanemoto (New Japan 1/4) ****
7. The Hardy Boyz vs The Serial Thrillaz (OMEGA 1/29) ****
8. Atlantis, Emilio Charles Jr. and Felino vs Black Warrior, Blue Panther and Dr. Wagner Jr. (CMLL 1/22) ****
9. Volk Han vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (RINGS 1/23) ****
10. Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama vs Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue (All Japan 1/7) ****
11. Yoshinari Ogawa vs Masahito Kakihara (All Japan 1/15) ****
12. Mr. Gannosuke vs Hisakatsu Oya (FMW 1/5) ***3/4
13. Kensuke Sasaki vs Atsushi Onita (New Japan 1/4) ***3/4
14. Kenta Kobashi vs Vader (All Japan 1/15)
15. Scott Hall vs Goldberg (WCW 1/17) (stun gun ladder)
16. Yoshihiro Tajiri vs Super Crazy (ECW 1/10)
17. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima vs Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka (New Japan 1/4)
18. Daisuke Ikeda and Mohammed Yone vs Alexander Otsuka and Yuki Ishikawa (BattlARTS 1/12)
19. The Rock vs Mankind (WWF Halftime Heat 1/31) (empty arena)
20. Super Delphin and Gran Naniwa vs Naohiro Hoshikawa and Masato Yakushiji (M-Pro 1/13)
21. Scott Hall vs Bam Bam Bigelow (WCW 1/25) (stun gun ladder)
22. Juventud Guerrera vs Rey Mysterio vs Psicosis vs Billy Kidman (WCW 1/17)
23. Sid vs Skull Von Krush (ECW 1/16)
24. Fit Finlay and Dave Taylor vs Disorderly Conduct (WCW 1/9)
25. Magnum Tokyo, Dragon Kid and SAITO vs CRAZY MAX (Shiima Nobunaga, Judo Suwa and Sumo Fuji) (Toryumon 1/31)
26. The Rock vs Mankind (WWF RAW 1/4)
27. Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki vs Tamon Honda and Jun Izumida (All Japan 1/16)
28. Jerry Lawler vs Brian Christopher (PPW 1/2)
29. Rob Van Dam vs Lance Storm (ECW 1/10)

[CheapPop1999]

FEBRUARY 1999:

1. Mariko Yoshida vs Hiromi Yagi (ARSION 2/18) ****3/4
2. Bret Hart vs Booker T (WCW 2/22) ****1/4
3. Blitzkrieg vs Juventud Guerrera (WCW 2/25) ****1/4
4. Super Crazy vs Yoshihiro Tajiri (ECW 2/12) ****1/4
5. Aja Kong and Carlos Amano vs Meiko Satomura and Toshiyo Yamada (OZ 2/28) ****
6. Great Sasuke vs Magnum Tokyo (Toryumon 2/7) ****
7. Meiko Satomura vs Toshi Uematsu (GAEA 2/3) ***3/4
8. Blitzkrieg vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW 2/8) ***3/4
9. The Rock vs Mankind (WWF 2/15) (ladder) ***3/4
10. Blitzkrieg, Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis vs El Dandy, Hector Garza and Super Calo (WCW 2/15) ***3/4
11. Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW 2/21) ***3/4
12. Scott Hall and Kevin Nash vs Rey Mysterio and Konnan (WCW 2/21) (Rey's Mask vs. Elizabeth's Hair)
13. El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas vs Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio Jr. (CMLL 2/26)
14. Christopher Daniels vs Steve Bradley (ECWA 2/27)
15. Mayumi Ozaki vs Mima Shimoda (OZ 2/28)
16. The Rock vs Mankind (WWF 2/14) (Last Man Standing)
17. El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas vs Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio Jr. (CMLL 2/5)
18. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko vs Brian Adams and Horace Hogan (WCW 2/18) (steel cage)
19. Kevin Nash vs Rey Mysterio (WCW 2/22)
20. Steve Austin vs Vince McMahon (WWF 2/14) (steel cage)
21. El Dandy vs Fit Finlay (WCW 2/20)
22. Bam Bam Bigelow vs La Parka (WCW 2/6)
23. Magnum Tokyo vs Shiima Nobunaga (Toryumon 2/5)
24. Bret Hart vs Will Sasso (WCW 2/15)
25. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko vs Curt Hennig and Barry Windham (WCW 2/21)