Your "So So Good" Top 100 Matches of All Time

[Jetlag]

 

Interesting. Nothing at all from the past decade in the top 100 for Japan? Any reason (not disputing, just intrigued)

 

Too hipster.

 

 

You wait until I release my Top 100 consisting of nothing but pre-1992 JWP and WING handhelds.

[BigBadMick]

Basically, the only time I watch my fave matches is if I'm showing them to someone who hasn't seen them before or I happen to watch one for a podcast I'm watching footage for. Otherwise I'm all about watching stuff I haven't seen before

I was going to comment on the fact that I'm not sure how far back I trust my opinion on favourite/best matches, but the last comment above caught my attention too. Ricky, was it a conscious decision to avoid rewatching stuff? I agonize with myself over whether I should do less rewatching and more brand new to me stuff all the time...

[KB8]

KB8's post reminded me of something I think about periodically. How often do you guys watch your favorite matches? I generally only watch the matches at the top of my favorites list about once a year, if that. Part of that is an attempt to prevent the matches from seeming less special due to overexposure. If I'm really into a song, I have a tendency to listen to it repeatedly until I get sick of it, and I don't want that to happen with matches I like. Also, I'm all about the thrill of discovery and reevaluation, and there's basically zero chance of my opinion of 6/9/95 or Hart/Austin changing meaningfully.

I'm more or less the same. I've never tended to re-watch matches unless I'm going through a comp or something. Most of the 90s heavy hitters I'll hold off on re-watching until I get to them on the yearbooks. Like yourself, there are matches I've seen enough times to know that my opinion of them won't change much either way, but cases where my tastes have shifted from being a huge fan of the broader style makes me wonder (90s All Japan being the main case). I only really have so much free time to watch wrestling at this point and I'd rather spend the majority of it watching random WAR or RINGS or Battlarts shows than going through things I've seen before.

[Ricky Jackson]

 

Basically, the only time I watch my fave matches is if I'm showing them to someone who hasn't seen them before or I happen to watch one for a podcast I'm watching footage for. Otherwise I'm all about watching stuff I haven't seen before

I was going to comment on the fact that I'm not sure how far back I trust my opinion on favourite/best matches, but the last comment above caught my attention too. Ricky, was it a conscious decision to avoid rewatching stuff? I agonize with myself over whether I should do less rewatching and more brand new to me stuff all the time...

Just not enough time to rewatch. Between work, life, new wrestling and other interests, I have to prioritize

[elliott]

Sorry to disappoint but the only Funks/Arabs tag from that year is 12/78. The version that had been on YouTube was of really poor VQ so that may account for the difference in opinion on rewatch. Clarity breeds contempt. First world problems.

 

Well shit, I feel like I need to rewatch it then. That's so strange because when I first heard of it it had the 9/78 date. Parv has that listed in his 5 star matches list and then I found an AJ Classics disc on Lynch's list with the same date. I'll rewatch it. It should probably be on there anyway. Its Funks vs Abby/Sheik.

[elliott]

 

 

Interesting. Nothing at all from the past decade in the top 100 for Japan? Any reason (not disputing, just intrigued)

 

Too hipster.

 

 

You wait until I release my Top 100 consisting of nothing but pre-1992 JWP and WING handhelds.

 

 

I demand to see this list because it sounds awesome.

[joeg]

 

Sorry to disappoint but the only Funks/Arabs tag from that year is 12/78. The version that had been on YouTube was of really poor VQ so that may account for the difference in opinion on rewatch. Clarity breeds contempt. First world problems.

 

Well shit, I feel like I need to rewatch it then. That's so strange because when I first heard of it it had the 9/78 date. Parv has that listed in his 5 star matches list and then I found an AJ Classics disc on Lynch's list with the same date. I'll rewatch it. It should probably be on there anyway. Its Funks vs Abby/Sheik.

 

 

The 78 match was on Dec 9th and it was on the 9th day of the tour. This could have lead to some of the confusion. Anyways, was Shiek hurt in the 78 match because he didn't finish the tour or was it kayfabe, seeing as how Dory stabs the fuck out of him in that match.

 

And Elliot thoughts on Han vs Yamamoto from 6/17/95? That's probably my fav RINGS match and one of the few hyped shoot style matches not on your list. .

[KB8]

I made a list after all. It led to plenty of gaps, but I tried to limit it to things I know I've seen since the turn of the decade rather than going on vague memories, as this is obviously a vitally important venture. So a goodly amount of heavy hitters are missing. I also found it morphing into more of a desert island/favourites list than a straight up best of list, but I would most definitely consider everything there So So Good.

(I finished this about ten minutes ago and I'd change stuff already)

100. Daisuke Ikeda v Takeshi Ono (FUTEN, 9/26/10)

99. Ric Flair v Koko Ware (Memphis, 11/18/85)

98. Jerry Estrada v Javier Cruz (Chain Match) (Monterrey, ??/91)

97. Team ROH v Team CZW (Cage of Death) (ROH, 7/15/06)

96. El Hijo del Santo v La Parka (Monterrey, 12/23/01)

95. Buddy Rose v Rick Martel (Portland, 4/26/80)

94. Dutch Mantell & King Cobra v Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar (Memphis, 7/19/82)

93. Yuki Ishikawa v Carl Greco (Battlarts, 6/1/08)

92. Atlantis v Villano III (Mask v Mask) (CMLL, 3/17/00)

91. Invader I v Al Perez (Street Fight) (Puerto Rico, 10/26/86)

90. Yoshiaki Fujiwara v Kazuo Yamazaki (UWF, 7/24/89)

89. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara v Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto (WAR, 3/2/94)

88. Daisuke Ikeda & Takahiro Oba v Kengo Mashima & Makoto Hashi (FUTEN, 10/24/10)

87. Tatsumi Fujinami v Akira Maeda (New Japan, 6/12/86)

86. Brock Lesnar v Roman Reigns (WWE, 3/29/15)

85. Negro Navarro v El Dandy (IWRG, 11/8/01)

84. John Cena v Umaga (I Quit) (WWE, 1/28/07)

83. Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, Super Delphin, Gran Naniwa & Masato Yakushiji v Dick Togo, Mens Teoh, Taka Michinoku, Shiryu & Shoichi Funaki (M-Pro, 12/16/96)

82. Genichiro Tenryu v Shinya Hashimoto (New Japan, 8/8/93)

81. Ric Flair v Terry Taylor (Mid-South, 5/3/85)

80. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy v Terry & Dory Funk (All Japan, 8/31/83)

79. Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa v Riki Choshu & Shinya Hashimoto (WAR, 4/2/93)

78. Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat (WCW, 2/20/89)

77. Invader I v Eric Embry (Puerto Rico, 6/86)

76. Stan Hansen v Kenta Kobashi (All Japan, 7/29/93)

75. Bracito de Oro, Cicloncito Ramirez & Mascarita Dorada v Damiancito El Guerrero, El Fierito & Pierrothito (CMLL, 10/3/97)

74. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada v Stan Hansen & Taiyo Kea (All Japan, 7/23/00)

73. Steiner Brothers v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (WCW, 6/16/92)

72. Shinya Hashimoto & Takashi Iizuka v Naoya Ogawa & Kazunari Murakami (New Japan, 1/4/00)

71. Negro Casas, Terrible & Shocker v Rush, Maximo & Rey Escorpion (CMLL, 6/28/13)

70. El Hijo del Santo v Brazo de Oro (Mask v Mask) (UWA, 1/13/91)

69. Ricky Steamboat, Nikita Koloff & Dustin Rhodes v Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko & Bobby Eaton (WCW, 5/23/92)

68. Nick Bockwinkel v Rick Martel (AWA, 9/20/84)

67. Terry Gordy v Steve Williams (Texas Death Match) (Houston, 2/6/87)

66. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy v Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan, 12/16/88)

65. Yuki Ishikawa, Alexander Otsuka & Munenori Sawa v Daisuke Ikeda, Katsumi Usuda & Super Tiger II (Battlarts, 7/26/08)

64. Kiyoshi Tamura v Hiroyuki Ito (U-Style, 8/18/04)

63. Kiyoshi Tamura v Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (U-Style, 2/24/04)

62. Midnight Rockers v Buddy Rose & Doug Somers (AWA, 8/30/86)

61. Wargames (WCW, 2/24/91)

60. Sting v Vader (Strap Match) (WCW, 2/21/93)

59. Stan Hansen v Carlos Colon (Cage Match) (Puerto Rico, 3/14/87)

58. Jerry Lawler v Terry Funk (No DQ) (Memphis, 3/23/81)

57. Jerry Lawler v Dutch Mantell (No DQ) (Memphis, 3/22/82)

56. Perro Aguayo v Sangre Chicana (Hair v Hair) (EMLL, 3/28/86)

55. Mitsuharu Misawa v Jun Akiyama (All Japan, 2/27/00)

54. El Hijo del Santo v Blue Panther (Monterrey, 4/9/00)

53. Negro Casas v El Dandy v El Hijo del Santo (CMLL, 12/6/96)

52. Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujjinami, Kengo Kimura, Umanosuke Ueda & Kantaro Hoshino v Akira Maeda, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Osamu Kido, Nobuhiko Takada & Kazuo Yamazaki (New Japan, 3/26/86)

51. Jerry Lawler v Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) (Memphis, 6/6/83)

50. Sgt Slaughter v Iron Sheik (Bootcamp Match) (WWF, 6/1/84)

49. Bret Hart v Steve Austin (WWF, 11/17/96)

48. Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa v Shinya Hashimoto & Michiyoshi Ohara (New Japan, 6/14/93)

47. Naoki Sano v Wayne Shamrock (PWFG, 5/19/91)

46. Americo Rocca v Mocho Cota (EMLL, 1/27/84)

45. Midnight Express & Ernie Ladd v Rock n Roll Express & Jim Duggan (Mid-South, 6/8/84)

44. LA Park v El Mesias (Mask v Hair) (AAA, 6/18/11)

43. Ricky Steamboat v Rick Rude (Ironman Match) (WCW, 6/20/92)

42. Randy Savage v Ricky Steamboat (WWF, 3/29/87)

41. Steve Austin v Kurt Angle (WWF, 8/19/01)

40. Ric Flair v Ricky Morton (Cage Match) (JCP, 7/5/86)

39. El Hijo del Santo, Bestia Salvaje & Scorpio Jr v Negro Casas, El Dandy & Hector Garza (CMLL, 11/29/96)

38. Ric Flair v Terry Funk (I Quit) (WCW, 11/15/89)

37. Naoki Sano v Yoji Anjoh (UWFi, 8/13/93)

36. Stan Hansen v Terry Funk (All Japan, 4/14/83)

35. Wargames (WCW, 5/17/92)

34. Jose Lothario v Hector Guerrero (Mexican Death Match) (Houston, 6/8/84)

33. 5 on 5 Gauntlet (New Japan, 4/19/84)

32. Genichiro Tenryu v Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan, 10/28/00)

31. Shinya Hashimoto v Nobuhiko Takada (New Japan, 4/29/96)

30. Bryan Danielson v Nigel McGuinness (ROH, 2/23/08)

29. Bret Hart v Steve Austin (I Quit) (WWF, 3/23/97)

28. Mitsuharu Misawa v Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan, 9/1/90)

27. Stan Hansen v Carlos Colon (Texas Bullrope) (Puerto Rico, 1/6/87)

26. Daisuke Ikeda & Takeshi Ono v Yuki Ishikawa & Alexander Otsuka (Battlarts, 10/30/96)

25. Ted DiBiase v Jim Duggan (Loser Leaves Town, Tuxedo Cage Match) (Mid-South, 3/22/85)

24. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama v Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (All Japan, 12/6/96)

23. The Shield v Wyatt Family (WWE, 2/23/14)

22. Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi v Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (All Japan, 4/20/91)

21. Dick Murdoch v Butch Reed (Mid-South, 9/22/85)

20. Yoshiaki Fujiwara v Riki Choshu (New Japan, 6/9/87)

19. Kiyoshi Tamura v Volk Han (RINGS, 1/22/97)

18. Stan Hansen v Andre the Giant (New Japan, 9/23/81)

17. Stan Hansen v Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan, 2/28/93)

16. Black Tiger v Wild Pegasus (New Japan, 6/11/96)

15. Eddie Guerrero v Rey Misterio Jr (WCW, 10/26/97)

14. Kiyoshi Tamura v Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (RINGS, 6/27/98)

13. Genichiro Tenryu, Takashi Ishikawa, Ashura Hara, Koki Kitahara & Ricky Fuyuki v Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami, Hiroshi Hase, Osamu Kido & Takayuki Iizuka (New Japan, 2/16/93)

12. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu v Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (All Japan, 1/28/86)

11. El Dandy v Angel Azteca (EMLL, 6/1/90)

10. Eddie Guerrero v Rey Mysterio (WWE, 6/23/05)

9. Kiyoshi Tamura v Volk Han (RINGS, 9/26/97)

8. Shawn Michaels v Mankind (WWF, 9/22/96)

7. Kiyoshi Tamura v Yoshihisa Yamamoto (RINGS, 9/21/98)

6. Daisuke Ikeda v Yuki Ishikawa (FUTEN, 4/24/05)

5. El Dandy v Negro Casas (CMLL, 7/3/92)

4. Jumbo Tsuruta v Genichiro Tenryu (All Japan, 6/5/89)

3. Jerry Lawler v Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) (Memphis, 12/30/85)

2. Sangre Chicana v MS-1 (Hair v Hair) (EMLL, 9/23/83)

1. Damiancito El Guerrero v Cicloncito Ramirez (CMLL, 1/7/97)

 

[andrew79]

Raising the stakes. Top 100 Japanese matches of all Time:

Given some of your choices, I'd recommend:

 

Akira Hokuto & Aja Kong vs. Dynamite Kansai & Yumiko Hotta (AJW, Elimination match, 8/24/94)

[Mattsdmf]

Here are my 100 favorite matches. I mostly ranked on sentimentality and rewatchability. I wish there was room to fit more ECW, lucha, Mid-South and FMW.

 

 

100. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon (Cage Match) [WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre 2/14/99]

99. Doom vs. Barry Windham & Arn Anderson [WCW Starrcade 12/16/90]

98. Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes & The Nasty Boys vs. The Studd Stable (War Games) [WCW Fall Brawl 9/18/94]

97. Psicosis vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. (2 out of 3 Falls Match) [ECW South Philly Jam 10/17/95]

96. Jim Breaks vs. Adrian Street [Joint Promotions 2/12/72]

95. Killer Karl Kox vs. Dick Murdoch [AJPW 12/9/73]

94. Ted DiBiase vs. Dick Murdoch [Mid-South 12/27/85]

93. Tommy Rich vs. Buzz Sawyer (Last Battle in Atlanta Cage Match) [GCW 10/23/83]

92. Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia vs. Ted DiBiase & Matt Borne [Mid-South 10/28/82]

91. Vader vs. Cactus Jack (Texas Death Match) [WCW Halloween Havoc 10/24/93]

90. The Fabulous Freebirds & Samoan Swat Team vs. The Road Warriors, Midnight Express & Steve Williams (War Games) [NWA Great American Bash 7/23/89]

89. The Four Horsemen vs. Sting, Brian Pillman & The Steiner Brothers (War Games Match) [WCW WrestleWar 2/24/91]

88. Undertaker vs. Mankind (Buried Alive Match) [WWF In Your House: Buried Alive 10/20/96]

87. Carlos Colon vs. Stan Hansen (Texas Bull Rope Match) [WWC 1/6/87]

86. Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol (Hair vs. Hair Steel Cage Match) [CWA 4/27/87]

85. Steve Austin vs. Dude Love (No DQ Falls Count Anywhere) [WWF In Your House: Over the Edge 5/31/98]

84. John Cena vs. Umaga (I Quit) [WWE Royal Rumble 1/28/07]

83. Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel (No Holds Barred) [WWF In Your House: Good Friends Better Enemies 4/28/96]

82. Eddie Guerrero vs. John Bradshaw Layfield [WWE Judgment Day 5/16/04]

81. Terry Funk vs. Sabu (Barbed Wire Match) [ECW Born To Be Wired 8/9/97]

80. Team ROH vs. Team CZW (Cage of Death) [ROH Death Before Dishonor IV 7/15/06]

79. Randy Savage vs. The Ultimate Warrior (Retirement Match) [WWF WrestleMania VII 3/24/91]

78. Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger [NWA WrestleWar 2/25/90]

77. Dirty White Boy vs. Tracy Smothers (Tennessee Chain Match) [sMW Bluegrass Brawl 4/2/93]

76. Atsushi Onita vs. Terry Funk (No Rope Barbed Wire Exploding Ring Match) [FMW 4th Anniversary Show 5/5/93]
75. Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher [iWA-MS Something to Prove 6/11/05]

74. Ric Flair vs. Wahoo McDaniel [Mid-South 7/12/85]

73. Terry Gordy vs. Killer Khan (Texas Death Match) [WCCW 11/22/84]

72. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig [AWA 11/21/86]

71. Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima (Fight Without Honor) [ROH Final Battle 12/27/08]

70. Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Masa Fuchi & Akira Taue [AJPW 4/20/91]

69. Greg Valentine vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper (Dog Collar Match) [JCP Starrcade 11/24/83]

68. Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (No DQ) [CWA 3/23/81]

67. Barry Windham vs. Dick Murdoch [uWF 7/11/87]

66. Los Gringos Locos vs. El Hijo del Santo & Octagon (Double Mask vs. Hair Match) [AAA When Worlds Collide 11/6/94]

65. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Larry Zbyszko & Steve Austin [WCW Superbrawl II 2/29/92]

64. Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko vs. Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes [WCW Clash of the Champions XVII 11/19/91]

63. Dutch Mantell vs. Jerry Lawler (Barbed Wire Match) [CWA 3/29/82]
62. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen [AJPW 2/28/93]

61. Sting vs. Vader (Strap Match) [WCW Superbrawl III 2/21/93]

60. El Satanico vs. Pirata Morgan (Hair vs. Hair) [AAA 11/19/93]

59. El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas vs. El Dandy (Mask vs. Hair vs. Hair) [CMLL 12/6/96]

58. Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (Street Fight) [WWF Royal Rumble 1/23/00]

57. Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Volk Han [RINGS 1/22/97]

56. Royal Rumble Match [WWF Royal Rumble 1/19/92]

55. Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowski vs. Roddy Piper & Rick Martel [PNW 8/2/80]

54. Ivan Koloff & Khrusher Khruschev vs. The Rock N' Roll Express [NWA Worldwide Wrestling 7/9/85]

53. El Samurai vs. Shinjiro Ohtani [NJPW 1/29/96]

52. Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka [RINGS 6/28/98]

51. Midnight Rockers vs. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers [AWA Blood in the Sand 8/31/86]

50. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart [WWF WrestleMania X 3/20/94]

49. Megumi Kudo vs. Combat Toyoda (No Roped Explosive Barbed Wire Match) [FMW 7th Anniversary Show 5/5/96]

48. Ric Flair vs. Ted DiBiase [Mid-South 11/6/85]

47. El Satanico vs. Gran Cochisse [EMLL 9/14/84]

46. The Fabulous Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs (2 out of 3 Falls Match) [WCCW 7/4/83]

45. The Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics [JCP Worldwide Wrestling 4/26/88]

44. Atlantis vs. Villano III (Mask vs. Mask) [CMLL 3/17/00]

43. El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas (Mask vs. Hair) [CMLL 9/19/97]

42. El Dandy vs. Pirata Morgan (Hair vs. Hair) [EMLL 9/23/88]

41. Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Nobuhiko Takada, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kengo Kimura vs. Riki Choshu, Yoshiaki Yatsu, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi (5-on-5 Gauntlet Challenge) [NJPW 4/19/84]

40. MS-1 vs. Sangre Chicana (Hair vs. Hair Match) [EMLL 9/23/83]

39. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu [AJPW 6/5/89]

38. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik (Bootcamp Match) [WWF MSG 6/16/84]

37. Angel Azteca vs. El Dandy [EMLL 6/1/90]

36. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi [AJPW 1/20/97]

35. Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Yoshihisa Yammamoto [RINGS 6/24/99]

34. The Funks vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy [AJPW 8/31/83]

33. Midnight Express vs. Southern Boys [NWA Great American Bash 7/7/90]

32. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen [AJPW Real World Tag League 12/6/89]

31. 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Shane Douglas vs. Chris Jericho vs. Pitbull #2 [ECW Heatwave 7/13/96]

30. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano [NJPW 1/31/90]

29. Negro Casas vs. El Dandy [EMLL 7/3/92]

28. Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai [NJPW 4/30/92]

27. John Cena vs. CM Punk [WWE Money in the Bank 7/17/11]

26. El Dandy vs. El Satanico (Hair vs. Hair) [EMLL 12/14/90]

25. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada [AJPW 6/3/94]

24. The Rock vs. Steve Austin [WWF WrestleMania X7 4/1/01]

23. Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Buzz Sawyer [Mid-South 11/11/85]

22. Eddy Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. (Title vs. Mask Match) [WCW Halloween Havoc 10/26/97]

21. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk [NWA Great American Bash 7/23/89]

20. Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase (No DQ, Loser Leaves Town, Coal Miner's Glove on a Poll, Tuxedo, Cage Match) [Mid-South 3/22/85]

19. The Can-Ams vs. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi [AJPW 5/25/92]

18. Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori [AJW Dreamslam I 4/2/93]

17. Raven & Stevie Richards vs. Pitbulls (2 out of 3 Falls Dog Collar Match) [ECW Gangsta's Paradise 9/16/95]

16. Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind [WWF In Your House: Mind Games 9/22/96]

15. Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town) [CWA 12/30/85]

14. Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen [AJPW 4/14/83]

13. Mitsuharu Misaw & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue [AJPW 6/9/95]

12. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (Hell in a Cell) [WWF In Your House: Badd Blood 10/5/97]

11. 16-Man Cibernetico [CMLL 4/18/97]

10. The Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers (War Games Match) [JCP Great American Bash 7/4/87]

9. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy [AJPW Real World Tag League 12/16/88]

8. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Submission Match) [WWF WrestleMania XIII 3/23/97]

7. Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (2 out of 3 Falls Match) [NWA Clash of the Champions VI 4/2/89]

6. Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum TA (I Quit Cage Match) [JCP 11/28/85]

5. The Sheild vs. The Wyatt Family [WWE Elimination Chamber 2/23/14]

4. Hart Foundation vs. Steve Austin, Legion of Doom, Ken Shamrock & Goldust [WWF In Your House: Canadian Stampede 7/6/97]

3. Sting's Squadron vs. The Dangerous Alliance (War Games Match) [WCW WrestleWar 5/17/92]

2. Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi [AJPW 7/29/93]

1. Andre the Giant vs. Stan Hansen [NJPW 9/23/81]

 

[JerryvonKramer]

 

Sorry to disappoint but the only Funks/Arabs tag from that year is 12/78. The version that had been on YouTube was of really poor VQ so that may account for the difference in opinion on rewatch. Clarity breeds contempt. First world problems.

Well shit, I feel like I need to rewatch it then. That's so strange because when I first heard of it it had the 9/78 date. Parv has that listed in his 5 star matches list and then I found an AJ Classics disc on Lynch's list with the same date. I'll rewatch it. It should probably be on there anyway. Its Funks vs Abby/Sheik.

You will know which match it is because it ends with Dory seeing red and Sheik doing an all-time epic sell job on his wrist.

 

Bell-to-bell the 79 match is better, especially as a study in heel psychology.

 

But as a complete spectacle and package, and as something that hits Magnum-Tully levels of transcendence, I'd always cite that 78 one, whatever the date is.

 

It's listed in a lot of places as 9/19/78, including on Highspots DVDs and Mid-Atlantic Gateway, but the date could be 12/9/78, which I think it probably is. I have the match here somewhere, I could throw it up if anyone is interested.

[The Russian Daydream]

I, for one, would definitely be interested.

[andrew79]

Nothing to see here.

[elliott]

I know I owe some folks some responses. I haven't forgotten, I'm in the middle of moving. I'll respond to things next week

[joeg]

 

 

Sorry to disappoint but the only Funks/Arabs tag from that year is 12/78. The version that had been on YouTube was of really poor VQ so that may account for the difference in opinion on rewatch. Clarity breeds contempt. First world problems.

Well shit, I feel like I need to rewatch it then. That's so strange because when I first heard of it it had the 9/78 date. Parv has that listed in his 5 star matches list and then I found an AJ Classics disc on Lynch's list with the same date. I'll rewatch it. It should probably be on there anyway. Its Funks vs Abby/Sheik.

You will know which match it is because it ends with Dory seeing red and Sheik doing an all-time epic sell job on his wrist.

 

Bell-to-bell the 79 match is better, especially as a study in heel psychology.

 

But as a complete spectacle and package, and as something that hits Magnum-Tully levels of transcendence, I'd always cite that 78 one, whatever the date is.

 

It's listed in a lot of places as 9/19/78, including on Highspots DVDs and Mid-Atlantic Gateway, but the date could be 12/9/78, which I think it probably is. I have the match here somewhere, I could throw it up if anyone is interested.

 

 

Just watched the 78 match on the AJ google drive. Awesome in the arch of the series. The previous year the heels had stabbed the fuck out of Terry's arm and pretty much gotten away with it. This one Dory get his hands on some scissors and gets his revenge.

[SmartMark15]

 

 

 

Sorry to disappoint but the only Funks/Arabs tag from that year is 12/78. The version that had been on YouTube was of really poor VQ so that may account for the difference in opinion on rewatch. Clarity breeds contempt. First world problems.

Well shit, I feel like I need to rewatch it then. That's so strange because when I first heard of it it had the 9/78 date. Parv has that listed in his 5 star matches list and then I found an AJ Classics disc on Lynch's list with the same date. I'll rewatch it. It should probably be on there anyway. Its Funks vs Abby/Sheik.

You will know which match it is because it ends with Dory seeing red and Sheik doing an all-time epic sell job on his wrist.

 

Bell-to-bell the 79 match is better, especially as a study in heel psychology.

 

But as a complete spectacle and package, and as something that hits Magnum-Tully levels of transcendence, I'd always cite that 78 one, whatever the date is.

 

It's listed in a lot of places as 9/19/78, including on Highspots DVDs and Mid-Atlantic Gateway, but the date could be 12/9/78, which I think it probably is. I have the match here somewhere, I could throw it up if anyone is interested.

 

 

Just watched the 78 match on the AJ google drive. Awesome in the arch of the series. The previous year the heels had stabbed the fuck out of Terry's arm and pretty much gotten away with it. This one Dory get his hands on some scissors and gets his revenge.

 

 

Does anyone have a complete list of their tag matches?

[peachchaos]

Tags:

Terry & Dory Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik (12/15/77)

Terry & Dory Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik (12/09/78)

Terry & Dory Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik (7/15/79)

Terry & Dory Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik (12/13/79)

 

Singles:

Terry Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher (12/01/78)

Dory Funk Jr. vs. The Sheik (12/01/78)

Terry Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher (7/18/79)

Dory Funk Jr. vs. The Sheik (12/1/79)

 

There might be another Terry-Abby match that popped up in the past few years.

[conker8]

Yeah there is also two Terry Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher from July 1978 (15th and 28th) and two more in 1980.

[joeg]

Are the matches from July 78 and 1980 from All Japan or Detroit? I want to say there were even more matches with this foursome in Detroit and Amarillo.

[peachchaos]

I want to say there were some Funk Brothers clips in We Like To Hurt People.

 

Everything I've seen from Big Time TV has been clips from Japan.

[conker8]

Are the matches from July 78 and 1980 from All Japan or Detroit? I want to say there were even more matches with this foursome in Detroit and Amarillo.

 

Japan

 

 

 

 

[slabinski611]

Is the Funks vs Abby/Sheik tag from 78 online anywhere ? Having just seen the 77 tag, I really want to see thenext match now. Man do they carv up Terrys arm in that 77 match. Just wow.

[JerryvonKramer]

I will maintain forever that 78 is *****

 

No idea why it keeps getting yanked down.

[zep81]

Is the Funks vs Abby/Sheik tag from 78 online anywhere ? Having just seen the 77 tag, I really want to see thenext match now. Man do they carv up Terrys arm in that 77 match. Just wow.

 

Terry & Dory Funk vs. Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik (12/9/78)

 

This one?

 

I could put it up on YT if still needed.

[fxnj]

The full Funks/Arabs series and just about every other noteworthy pre-split AJPW match is on the AJPW Archive Google Drive. Kind of surprised people here weren't aware of it.