JerryvonKramer Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Please recommend me anything you think might be relevant. I will also be checking out some stuff from this thread: http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/31080-the-best-non-roh-indy-matches-of-the-2000s/ And this one: http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/30891-a-look-at-2000s/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMick Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Funny, I was listening to the Daniel Bryan podcast that Alan Counihan did last week. I'd hate to have to narrow it down - so much of his 2002-09 is clutched tightly to my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMick Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 ...but I'll try. Shitload of Sophie's Choices in there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Any ROH matches on Will's MOTY sets. Not exhaustive, but covers most bases for those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stomperspc Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Here's my best try. Since you specifically said this is for GWE, I left out any matches that don't involve any serious GWE candidates. This is through 2005. I'll try and update later with the rest. All the matches are good and/or worth viewing for certain reasons but the matches in bold are the really good ones. * Low Ki vs. American Dragon vs. Christopher Daniels (02/22/02) * Low Ki vs. American Dragon, Low Ki vs. Christopher Daniels, American Dragon vs. Christopher Daniels (03/30/02) * Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe (10/05/02) * American Dragon vs. Paul London (11/09/02) * American Dragon vs. A.J. Styles (11/09/02) * American Dragon vs. Doug Williams 30 minute Iron Man match (11/16/02) * Paul London vs. American Dragon (12/07/02) * Paul London vs. Xavier (12/28/02) * Samoa Joe vs. Xavier (03/22/03) * Paul London vs. American Dragon, 2 out of 3 falls (04/12/03) * Paul London vs. A.J. Styles (06/14/03) * Samoa Joe vs. Paul London (07/19/03) * A.J. Styles vs. Bryan Danielson (11/09/03) * CM Punk vs. Raven, Steel Cage (11/28/03) * Steve Corino vs. Homicide, No Ropes Barbed Wire (11/29/03) * Bryan Danielson vs. Jay Briscoe (12/27/03) * Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe (12/27/03) * A.J. Styles vs. CM Punk (03/13/04) * Samoa Joe vs. Jay Briscoe, Steel Cage (03/14/04) * Samoa Joe vs. Homcide (04/23/04) * Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk (06/12/04) Should watch if you are going to watch the other Punk/Joe matches * Bryan Danielson vs. Jack Evans (06/24/04) * Rocky Romero vs. Chad Collyer (07/24/04) * Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries, 2 out of 3 falls (08/07/04) * Samoa Joe vs. Bryan Danielson (10/02/04) * Low Ki vs. Jay Lethal (10/02/04) * Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk (10/16/04) * Jushin Liger vs. Bryan Danielson (11/05/14) * Jushin Liger & Samoa Joe vs. Bryan Danielson & Low Ki (11/06/14) * CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe (12/04/04) * Bryan Danielson vs. Low Ki (12/26/04) * Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe (12/26/04) * Jimmy Rave vs. A.J. Styles (02/25/05) * Jimmy Rave vs. CM Punk (02/26/05) * Samoa Joe vs. Jay Lethal (05/07/05) * Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal vs. Homicide & Low Ki (05/07/05) * Jimmy Rave vs. CM Punk, Steel Cage (05/14/05) * CM Punk vs. Austin Aries (06/18/05) * CM Punk vs. Roderick Strong (07/09/05) * A.J. Styles vs. Jimmy Rave, Street Fight (07/23/05) * CM Punk vs. Christopher Daniels (07/23/05) * A.J. Styles vs. Jimmy Rave (09/17/05) * Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi (10/01/05) * Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong (10/29/05) * Generation Next vs. The Embassy, Steel Cage Warfare (War Games) (12/03/05) * Bryan Danielson vs. Naomichi Marufuji (12/17/05) * Low Ki vs. KENTA (12/17/05) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Paul's list is comprehensive. I would also want to see the 2001 versions of Ki vs. Danielson to see their growth together (the 3/30/02 ROH match is their 4th singles match, at least on tape) as well as their 6/7/02 JAPW "Submissions" match which is worked much closer to a full UWF style match. I would add in Ki vs. Red from 6/22/02 and put it in bold. It's both guys trying something brand new in the first minute (well, new to ROH - they previously did it in their 8/01 and 9/01 matches) and while it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it's still interesting from a "how can we innovate without being ridiculous" which you see a lot today with top turnbuckle brainbusters and apron powerbombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 The Corino v. Homicide match from 8/16/03 is the big obvious missing match from Paul's list. Maybe my favorite live ROH match I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (...)* CM Punk vs. Christopher Daniels (07/23/05) (...) Really? This is a match I would rather avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Punk vs Daniels 7/23/05 Live it was much better than it had any right to be. Re watching it in the last year, it wasn't nearly as good as it was live but for two guys who have no business going 60:00 against each other, it's worth watching to see it kind of work. And the Homicide vs Corino match should definitely be on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 I remember loving Homicide's gang v. Corino's gang street fight (sans Corino) with Dusty Rhodes. Another of my favorite live ROH experiences, although I don't remember how I felt about it on tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 One match not on there that I'd at least recommend but only has Punk as far as GWE nominees is the Chicago Street Fight from Death Before Dishonor 2004: Night Two (07/24/04) with him and Ace Steel vs. Dan Maff and B.J. Whitmer. It's at least a good match, if not great depending on how much you enjoy that style of wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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