1993

Date Promotion Match. Ranking 04/02/93 AJW Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori ***** 9.9 12/3/93 AJPW Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue ***** 9.9 07/29/93 AJPW Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi ***** 9.9 04/10/93 AJW Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada ***** 9.8 11/26/93 AAA Satanico vs. Pirata Morgan ****3/4 9.6 08/25/93 AJW Aja Kong vs. Dynamite Kansai ****3/4 9.6 08/13/93 UWFI Yoji Anjoh vs. Naoki Sano ****3/4 9.4 06/01/93 AJPW Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiak…

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I'll keep a separate thread for my rankings this time around. Here are my favorites in order for the month of January: #1 - Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamite Kansai vs Takako Inoue & Yumiko Hotta (JWP 01/15/93) ****1/2 #2 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (AJPW 01/30/93) ****1/2 #3 - Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Jun Akiyama & Yoshinari Ogawa (AJPW 01/24/93) ****1/4 #4 - Ric Flair vs Bret Hart (WWF Boston, MA 01/09/93) ****1/4 #5 - Riki Choshu vs Genichiro Tenryu (NJPW Tokyo Dome 01/04/93) ***3/4 #6 - Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs Hollywood Blonds (WCW Clash of the Champions XXII 01/13/93) ***3/4…

#100 - Rock & Roll Express, Bob, Scott & Steve Armstrong vs Heavenly Bodies, Bruise Brothers & Jim Cornette (SMW Rage in the Cage 08/14/93) Jim Cornette founded SMW on a simple premise -- the idea that wrestling could no longer be what it was, but it could still try. It sounds defeatist in theory, and perhaps it is, but it did give frustrated wrestling fans something both nostalgic and fresh for a few years. That this is a very good match with very good talent instead of a great match with superstars proves Cornette right when he claimed that wrestling wasn't what it used to be. But it also proves him right that it can still try. The heel manager getting what…

Use this thread to talk about 1993 matches, interviews and angles that didn't make the yearbook that are worth watching for whatever reason. Include an explanation of what makes the addition stand out. This will be considered if/when a supplemental set is made to fill in a few holes throughout the year.

January: Akira Hokuto vs Debbie Malenko (AJW 01/04/93) Manami Toyota vs Sakie Hasegawa (AJW 01/04/93) Riki Choshu vs Genichiro Tenryu (NJPW Tokyo Dome 01/04/93) Ric Flair vs Bret Hart (WWF Boston, MA 01/09/93) Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs Hollywood Blonds (WCW Clash of the Champions XXII 01/13/93) Plum Mariko vs Commando Bolshoi (JWP 01/15/93) Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamite Kansai vs Takako Inoue & Yumiko Hotta (JWP 01/15/93) Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW 01/15/93) Negro Casas & El Satanico & Mano Negra vs. El Dandy & El Brazo & Ultimo Dragon (CMLL 1/17/93) Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kiku…