Wrestlers with largest timespan between 2 great matches

[PeteF3]

You can go back to May of '87 with Jarrett (vs. Bockwinkel).

[Kadaveri]

Does Goldberg have the record for longest gap with no great matches in between? vs. Scott Steiner 2000 - vs. Brock Lesnar 2017.

[Mad Dog]

Does Goldberg have the record for longest gap with no great matches in between? vs. Scott Steiner 2000 - vs. Brock Lesnar 2017.

 

Chief Jay Strongbow has 1955-1985 on that one.

[Mad Dog]

You can go back to May of '87 with Jarrett (vs. Bockwinkel).

 

It's amazing how quickly he became good. There was a certain timing and crisp execution that he had early that always surprises me. He also seemed to carry himself with a certain confidence.

[Kadaveri]

 

 

Chief Jay Strongbow has 1955-1985 on that one.

 

I have no idea what this 1955 match is?

[Mad Dog]

He debuted in 1955. So there is nothing to judge him on before then.

[joeg]

Tenryu 30 years

1985

w/ Jumbo vs Choshu and Saito

2015

vs Okada

 

Vader 31 years

1986

vs Otto Wanz

2017

vs Will Ospreay

 

Choshu 21 years

1983

vs Fujinami

2005

vs Shibata

 

Akiyama 25 years

1993

Multiple great matches

2018

Multiple great matches

[NintendoLogic]

I'll say it: Shawn Michaels. Nearly 24 years between Midnight Rockers vs. Rose/Somers in 1986 and the Undertaker match at WM26.

[Loss]

Ric Flair 26 years

vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (1982)

vs Shawn Michaels (2008)

 

And he really may had a great match before 1982 that I didn't see.

 

I'd actually go back to 1978 for Flair. Jumbo match on 4/27/78 from All Japan. It's possible after viewing the Mid Atlantic film footage with more focus that there will be more going back to 1975 too, but I'm not sure about that.

[Mad Dog]

He's got a bunch of stuff against Wahoo in 75 and 76, I think there's a good chance you could find someone great if it's on tape.

[DMJ]

I know he's not really in the running for longest, but I'm curious to know how Dustin Rhodes would fare for those of you more knowledgable about exact dates of his really good/great matches.

[Mad Dog]

What would Sting's last great match be?

[Matt D]

I know he's not really in the running for longest, but I'm curious to know how Dustin Rhodes would fare for those of you more knowledgable about exact dates of his really good/great matches.

 

The Clash tag with Steamboat vs Arn/Larry would probably be his first great one. Nov 91. As a match/angle, there's an argument for the Dibiase 10 minute challenge, and I'm high on the six man with the Young Pistols vs the Freebirds from GAB 91, but "Great" seems a little much maybe?

[Loss]

1989 with Terry Funk in Florida to Randy Orton in 2013 makes 24 years and puts Dustin in the upper echelon.

[Matt D]

1989 with Terry Funk in Florida to Randy Orton in 2013 makes 24 years and puts Dustin in the upper echelon.

Is that Funk match readily available?

[Mad Dog]

I think I have that on a comp somewhere.

[Boss Rock]

 

Jushin Liger-26 years

vs. Naoki Sano (1990)

vs. KUSHIDA (2016)

 

If we're going multiman you can push this back a few years for Liger.

 

Any ones in particular?

[Mad Dog]

I think you could move Liger forward a little bit with one of the Owen matches. I know opinion is kind of divided on those but I really enjoyed them.

[Childs]

Tenryu 30 years

1985

w/ Jumbo vs Choshu and Saito

2015

vs Okada

 

Vader 31 years

1986

vs Otto Wanz

2017

vs Will Ospreay

 

Choshu 21 years

1983

vs Fujinami

2005

vs Shibata

 

Akiyama 25 years

1993

Multiple great matches

2018

Multiple great matches

That Tenryu-Okada match was pitiful. I love Tenryu as much as anyone but he could barely move. Okada essentially had to powerbomb himself.

[Childs]

 

 

 

 

Jushin Liger-26 years

vs. Naoki Sano (1990)

vs. KUSHIDA (2016)

If we're going multiman you can push this back a few years for Liger.

Any ones in particular?

Earliest Liger match to make the DVDVR NJ set was April '85 vs. Kosugi.

[Childs]

Fujinami should be on the list. Had the great jr. heavyweight matches vs. Ryuma Go in 1978 and the MUGA classic vs. Nishimura in '06.

[Phil Schneider]

The Fargo match is just a clip though, right? And yeah I forgot about that tag with the exoticos. That was a riot indeed.

 

I am not sure where I saw it, but it was the whole thing or the vast majority

[WingedEagle]

 

 

 

Jushin Liger-26 years

vs. Naoki Sano (1990)

vs. KUSHIDA (2016)

If we're going multiman you can push this back a few years for Liger.

Any ones in particular?

Earliest Liger match to make the DVDVR NJ set was April '85 vs. Kosugi.

 

 

While not one I'd rate as great, the Kosugi match was pretty damn good. Great, as in **** or better? I'd go there on these without question:

 

Antonio Inoki & Keiichi Yamada vs. Nobuhiko Takada & Osamu Kido (2/5/86)

5 vs. 5 Gauntlet (5/1/86) -- Arguably not 1 match, but pick your poison on that debtae.

Akira Nogami, Tatsutoshi Goto, Keiichi Yamada, Kantaro Hoshino & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Hase, Hiroshi Saito, Norio Honaga & Kensuke Sasaki (4/27/88)

Tatsumi Fujinami, Keiichi Yamada, Shiro Koshinaka, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kengo Kimura vs. Hiroshi Saito, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Super Strong Machine, Masa Saito & Riki Choshu (Elimination Match, 9/12/88)

[zep81]

 

1989 with Terry Funk in Florida to Randy Orton in 2013 makes 24 years and puts Dustin in the upper echelon.

Is that Funk match readily available?

 

 

I'll try and upload it to YT if needed.

[CYF]

Is there a joshi wrestler that fits this criteria?