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I believe this is the first and only singles match they've had against each other, and I agree that it was a fantastic match.

I'm not sure Benoit ever had a GREAT match in WCW honestly, just tons of really good ones.

Also tons of Flair in WCCW, and footage of his matches tends to do very well.

They were both babyface champions in 2004 and can be compared quite easily then. Over the span of a career, it's a little closer. Benoit has the edge in consistency and Eddy Guerrero has had more "classic" matches. Year by year, I'd probably go this route. 2005 - Eddy 2004 - Eddy 2003 - Benoit 2002 - Eddy 2001 - Benoit 2000 - Benoit 1999 - Benoit 1998 - Eddy 1997 - Eddy 1996 - Eek ... very close call 1995 - Benoit 1994 - Benoit 1993 - Eddy I can't really comment back further than that. MAN, 1996 is a tough call and I have no idea which one I'd pick, especially when their best match against each other. If I look at second best match, I either have 03/20/96 Otani for Benoit or 06/12/96 Liger for Guerrero. I'm not even touching that one. So basically, of 12 years (excluding '96), I'd give Benoit the edge in 6 of them and Eddy the advantage in 6 of them. Both are great, obviously, but I feel if we're playing "what have you done for me lately?", Eddy has to get the edge. I'd like to see Benot work a match without any crossface attempts or German suplexes. I think he can do it, but I think he'd freshen his act up considerably if he eliminated both spots, since he's beaten them into the ground. I'd also like to see the belt get put back on Eddy yesterday. You owe it to yourself to get a set with the following matches on it. I think it could challenge your perspective: Eddy v Brock (No Way Out '04) Eddy v Angle (WM X) Eddy v Rey (SD 03/18/04) Eddy v Show (SD 04/15/04) Eddy v JBL (Judgment Day '04) Eddy v JBL (GAB '04) Eddy v JBL (SD 07/15/04) You get to see him work with five very different wrestlers with two gimmick matches thrown in at the end to boot. All of those smoke the WM main event for work.

Just watched Flair/Morton (NWA Pro 05/17/86) and recommend that all of you who have the discs do the same. 15+ minutes are shown before the show goes off the air. I don't think I'd rank it here, since I don't know what type of finish they were building to, but if the last half of this match is as good as the first half (assuming the match went 30 minutes), then this is a classic with a dirtier, grittier feel than any of the Flair/Steamboat matches because they brought the hate. I know what was shown was better than any 15 minutes of Flair/Funk I've seen. Flair is not even really trying to defend his title here, but rather just torture Morton for embarrassing him on television by pinning him. Morton outwrestles Flair, Flair outbrawls Morton. Nice stuff. This is pretty basic work that gets its strength from timing, facial expressions and heat, but it doesn't get much better in any of those three categories. Worth a look.

Every wrestler in the history of wrestling is repetitive. Anyway, I am dying to see the Eddy/Rey match from 06/05 Smackdown that a lot of people seem to have already forgotten happened, but also a lot of people whose opinions I value are saying it's the 2005 MOTY. And considering that I think Eddy was involved in at least 6 or 7 of the top 10 matches of 2004 while Benoit wasn't in any of them (I say that tentatively), I just don't see how they can be compared. Benoit had the match with Regal where he supposedly showed all his cards, but that had to be the first time he's done that since at least 2001.

I wasn't being facetious, but I could have been far more clear in what I said. The point I was trying to make was that there are far more famous Americans and Americans with a footprint in history than there are Canadians. So the Canadians who do gain success, fame or notoriety are more remembered because there are fewer of them, "hero" or not. Perhaps the term I should have used was "celebrity", because a hero and a celebrity are obviously two totally different things.

What prompted this was Dave Meltzer's comments, which I've included below, that totally baffle me because they're so ridiculous. Anyway, I pick Eddy Guerrero by a country mile and I'll explain why shortly, but here's what DM said:

I thought about starting this thread a while back myself. I need to give my card more thought, but time permitting, I'll have this up soon.

Maybe we take our heroes for granted in America because we have so many of them. You don't hear about many Canadian heroes - therefore, Bret Hart sticks out. It's the same thing as someone from your high school becoming a celebrity.

Are you saying Hogan was as associated with America as Bret with Canada? I'm not sure I agree with that. If WWE ran over 80% of their shows in Canada, I'd also side with Vince here, for the record, but Canada is a niche market, and the US is not.

Look at it this way -- Bret Hart is probably the most famous Canadian athlete. Hockey isn't big outside of Canada, so you can throw out Gretzsky, and Bret was a huge draw internationally for five years in the 90s. There are no wrestlers that have been so closely related to America that have been at Bret's level, and I can't think of a single American wrestler that's ever been a legitimate American hero. Austin, Rock and Hogan were bigger stars, but none of them had their entire character based around their home country.

They could have, but they didn't. I do think that Bret's WWF memory was tarnished by Montreal quite a bit, actually. It's now what he's most remembered for, even more than anything he ever did in the ring. The word "reasonable" would have been where the fight was in court, no doubt. Who knows who would have won that case, but Bret would have had circumstance on his side since his 20-year contract was intentionally breached and he was told that it would be intentionally breached. Which it was. After 14 years in the company, doing a job to a guy who humped the Canadian flag, in Canada, who had already beaten you once, after you've been pushed as a national hero, would have ruined him. Imagine he'd done a clean job in Montreal. He maintained some semblance of worth there because of the situation, but had he laid down for Michaels clean as a sheet, WCW would have had a hard time promoting him in Canada after that, and one of the reasons Bischoff wanted him at the time was so they could start running shows north of the border with a strong drawing card besides Hogan (which never happened because of poor management). Canadian fans are a slightly different breed. They booed Goldberg for *two years* after the steel plate angle in Toronto. They don't forget.

I agree that it did go a little long, which was often a problem in Midnights/RnRs matches. I've had this argument with Ray in the past, but Vince's involvement in the match just takes it down so much for me. It's an angle that made sense at the time and Vince had to be involved to get the point across of Austin being a changed man, but at the same time, I feel like they could have accomplished just as much by doing it as a post-match angle instead of doing it in the match. Everything up until Vince starts walking down the aisle is incredible, and there are some great nearfalls afterward, but it just feels a little anti-climatic. Great match - easily Jericho's best and Rock is better here than he was against Austin, as he's playing the Jumbo to Jericho's Misawa, and he's not doing a lousy bladejob like he did at Wrestlemania. Ending drags it down a little, as does the height difference at times, as Rock's catapult looks awkward because he's a good 8 inches taller than Jericho and they botch a legwhip for the same reasons. Besides that, this is a beautiful match with Jericho pulling out lots of big moves to show how important this match is to him -- the standing huracanrana is a beautiful highspot and Rock takes it well, and he also uses a senton and has some cool counters to some of Rock's bigger moves. Crowd is played like a violin the whole way, rooting for Rock big at the beginning and siding with Jericho by the end because they know they're seeing something historic (or at least it would have been had they not botched Jericho's big run so horribly). Jericho's facial expressions have never been better. I really like Windham keeping the sleeper on when the match rolled outside, and I like the way the match starts off with all the big moves being pulled out immediately. Great match! Austin totally carried this and was amazing here -- just as good as he was at Wrestlemania I thought, if not better. Angle couldn't have had this match with anyone else. I'm glad you mentioned that. The Bash match plays more like a prelude to future matches for me, and while it's all great offense, Vader seems to be in control just a little too much. Sting still gets in all his big moves, and they built to the finish properly, but I like Starrcade more for a competitive feel. Fall Brawl suffers the same problem in reverse with Sting practically squashing Vader before losing, but the heat for his big moves is molten. I might have ranked Fall Brawl ahead of Starrcade even had they worked a straight match without the stupid WCW overbooking. Watching Friday night, I really felt Fall Brawl was as close to perfect as I've seen two guys work in the US until WCW did too much with the last 7-8 minutes. Starrcade I might have liked even more had they built more to Sting's pinfall at the end, as it came out of nowhere. Yes. I liked this even more the second time around. I'm pretty much past most of the 2002 stuff and I'm about halfway through the 2003 at this point, so things should start picking up pretty quickly. Sadly, I don't have either London/Danielson match though. Agreed. I've never seen a match that made me miss WCW as much as Rey/Noble, because that feud probably would have been booked and lasted for six months or more at some point in 2001-2002. Of course, Rey is better now than he was then, so maybe it's for the better. Bradshaw is a much better opponent for Eddy than Angle because the selling is leaps and bounds better. They're not afraid to take their time to sell the impact of big moves, realizing that a slow pace isn't a bad pace. Smokes the Benoit/Angle cage match from 06/01. Yes, debut of the James boys. I would have liked this even more had they done more after the hot tag, but it was a nice match and was mostly Magnum in the ring. Morton looked awesome here. I know they had a 15+ minute match on NWA Pro around this time, so I'm hoping Ginnetty has the Pro eps from '86 as well. One thing about Flair's working style is that he's a mark for the pop, and he'll do anything to get heat. Morton had so much heat without Flair having to make himself look like a clown to get the match over that Flair was able to relax. That's one thing about Flair that I find interesting - we've discussed how sometimes he does too much to sacrifice his credibility when he's working with a guy that he thinks he has to "make", but I've seen him do some of his best work against guys that are already incredibly over like Morton and Hogan. So I've decided that Flair's problem is that he's not always the best judge of talent, because I think he considers guys like Hart and Luger on the same level because he thought they were about equally over. This coincides with something he said on WOL in 1999, which was that he enjoyed his matches with Morton more than anyone he wrestled in the next 2-3 years before Steamboat because he had to do less to get the match over. Just a weird way he thought about things, I guess, but it makes more sense now. JBL is a better worker than Kevin Nash or Scott Norton ever were, considering that he goes out of his way to put Rey's big offense over while still wrestling as a big man against a little man. The finish is GREAT considering that you'd expect Rey to do a clean job against the guy who just lost the title. Check out the Houston/Royal v George South/Gene Ligon match from Worldwide right around the same time on the NWA discs. Awesome little squash. South was actually a hell of a worker. Brief, but doesn't let up.

Bret showed up on the first Nitro he actually could contractually appear on, which was on 12/15, the week after the IYH: DX PPV. So yes, he was still obligated to the WWF on the day of the PPV, which was 12/07 (my 18th birthday!). Even if you go further back than that, if Vince had Bret under contract, he was purposely breaching it by trying to get out of it early. Had Bret not punched Vince, he could have sued them for the early breach and for vetoing his creative control clause in the last 30 days of his deal. (He still could have actually, but at that point, he could have been countersued for assaulting Vince.) I can understand Bret's motivations for not wanting to lose, especially since Shawn had flat out said he was refusing to do jobs for *anyone* at that point, and there are no other top stars who would agree to drop a belt to someone with that attitude. Losing in Canada after being built up huge as a local hero would have totally destroyed his future worth, and it turns out that it did.

There was ZERO CHANCE of Bret appearing on Nitro the next night, considering that he was still under contract to WWE and booked to appear on RAW the following night in Ottowa. He was even scheduled to drop the belt - to Shawn Michaels - at the December PPV. There's no justification for what happened.

Speculation picks up again. From the Torch:

EDIT - Make that #102, as I forgot about WWF One Night Only.

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Giant Baba v Gene Kiniski (JWA, 12/03) [NWA International] *** 1971 #1 - Antonio Inoki v Jack Brisco (JWA, 08/05) [NWA United National] ***** #2 - Antonio Inoki v The Destroyer (JWA, 05/19) [World League '71 Semifinals] ****1/4 #3 - Antonio Inoki v Dick Murdoch (JWA, 12/05) [NWA United National] *** 1972 #1 - Dory Funk Jr v Jack Brisco (NWA, 02/08, St. Petersburg, FL) [NWA World] **** #2 - The Destroyer v Giant Baba (AJPW, 12/11) ***1/4 #3 - Andre Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) v Strong Kobayashi (IWE, 05/06) *** #4 - Antonio Inoki v Karl Gotch (NJPW, 03/06) *** 1974 #1 - Jack Brisco v Giant Baba (AJPW, 12/02) **** #2 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba v Bob Backlund & Bob Roop (AJPW, 07/25) (*) 1975 #1 - Harley Race v Giant Baba (AJPW, 12/09) ****3/4 #2 - The Destroyer v Hiro Matsuda (AJPW, 12/15) ****1/4 #3 - Stan Hansen v The Destroyer (AJPW, 10/30) **** #4 - Abdullah the Butcher v Dory Funk Jr (AJPW, 12/06) ***1/2 #5 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Horst Hoffman (AJPW, 12/06) ***1/2 #6 - Jerry Lawler v Jack Brisco (CWA, 09/16 - 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Bob Backlund v Ernie Ladd (WWWF, 10/23, New York, NY) ***1/4 [WWWF World] #4 - Crusher Blackwell v Tony Russo (WWWF, 08/28, New York, NY) (*) 1979 #1 - Bob Backlund v Antonio Inoki (NJPW, 11/30) ****1/4 #2 - Antonio Inoki v Dusty Rhodes (NJPW, 11/01) ***1/4 #3 - Antonio Inoki v Dusty Rhodes (NJPW, 11/01) *** #4 - Nick Bockwinkel v Crusher (AWA, 02/03 - Minneapolis, MN, Cage Match) *** Early 80s - Bill Dundee & Frank Boyles v Wayne Farris & Lanny Latham (CWA - Memphis, TN) ***1/2 Early 80s - Dynamite Kid v Marty Jones (WoS #2) ****1/4 1980 #1 - Jackie Sato v Tommy Aoyama (AJW, 01/04) ****1/2 #2 - Bob Backlund v Ken Patera (WWF, 05/19 - New York, NY, Texas Death Match) ****1/2 #3 - Jaguar Yokota v Chino Sato (AJW, 01/04) ****1/4 #4 - Bob Backlund v Dusty Rhodes (NJPW, 05/27) **** #5 - Dynamite Kid v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW, 02/05) **** #6 - Bob Backlund v Larry Zbyszko (WWF, 10/11 - Philadelphia, PA) **** #7 - Bob Backlund v Stan Hansen (NJPW, 09/30) ***1/2 #8 - Ken Patera v Pat Patterson (WWF, 04/21) ***1/2 #9 - Stan Hansen v Antonio Inoki (NJPW, 02/08) ***1/2 #10 - Ricky Steamboat v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW, 12/01) ***1/4 1981 #1 - Ric Flair v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW, 10/09 - 2/3 falls) ****1/4 #2 - Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert v Masa Fuchi & Atsushi Onita (CWA - Tupelo, MS) ****1/4 #3 - Jerry Lawler v Terry Funk (CWA, August - Memphis, TN, No DQ) **** #4 - Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura v Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell (AWA, 04/19 - Cage Match) ***3/4 #5 - Ric Flair v Terry Funk (AJPW, 10/07 - 2/3 falls) ***3/4 #6 - Bob Backlund v Don Muraco (WWF, 09/21 - Philadelphia, PA) ***1/2 #7 - Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura v Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell (AWA, 03/01) ***1/4 #8 - Hulk Hogan v Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan (AWA, 04/19) *** #9 - Terry Taylor v Jesse Barr (CWA, August - Memphis, TN) *** 1982 #1 - Ric Flair v Kerry Von Erich (WCCW, 08/15 - Dallas, TX, 2/3 falls) ****1/4 #2 - Dynamite Kid v Mark Rocco (WoS, 01/16) ****1/4 #3 - Rick Martel & Tito Santana v Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne (AWA, 07/18) ****1/4 #4 - Tiger Mask v Kuniaki Kobayashi (NJPW, 11/04) **** #5 - Jerry Lawler v Dutch Mantel (CWA, 03/01 - Memphis, TN) **** #6 - Jerry Lawler v Dutch Mantel (CWA, 02/14 - Memphis, TN) **** #7 - Harley Race v Ricky Steamboat (AJPW, 12/07) ***3/4 #8 - Bobby Eaton v Steve Keirn (CWA, 07/31, Marathon Match - Memphis, TN) ***3/4 #9 - Jerry Lawler v Dutch Mantel (CWA, 02/07 - Memphis, TN) ***1/2 #10 - Bobby Eaton v Bill Dundee (CWA, 08/07 - Memphis, TN) ***1/2 #11 - Ric Flair v Harley Race (GCW, 02/28 - Atlanta, GA) *** #12 - Harley Race v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW, 08/01) *** #13 - Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat (AJPW, 06/04) *** #14 - Terry Gordy v Jacques Rougeau (Alabama) *** 1983 #1 - MS-1 v Sangre Chicana (EMLL, 09/23 - Hair v Hair) ***** #2 - Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood v Sgt Slaughter & Don Kernodle (Mid Atlantic, 03/12 - Cage Match) ****3/4 #3 - Lizmark v El Satanico (EMLL, 12/02) ****1/2 #4 - Ric Flair v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW, 06/08 - 2/3 falls) ****1/2 #5 - Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy v Iceman Parsons, Kevin & David Von Erich (WCCW 05/20) ****1/2 #6 - 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Road Warriors & Jake Roberts v Ron Garvin, Tim Horner & King Kong Bundy (GCW, 07/07 - Atlanta, GA) *** 1985 #1 - Chigusa Nagayo v Devil Masami (AJW, 08/22) ****3/4 #2 - Ric Flair v Kerry Von Erich (NWA, 10/12 - Honolulu, HI) ****3/4 #3 - Dick Murdoch v Butch Reed (Mid South, 09/22 - New Orleans, LA) ****3/4 #4 - Atlantis v El Faraon (CMLL, 03/20) ****1/2 #5 - Jerry Lawler v Bill Dundee (CWA, 12/30 - Memphis, TN, Loser Leaves Town) ****1/2 #6 - Hacksaw Duggan v Ted DiBiase (Mid South, 03/30 - Houston, TX, Loser Leaves Town Cage Tuxedo Coal Miner's Glove No DQ Match) ****1/2 #7 - Magnum TA v Tully Blanchard (NWA, 11/28 - Greensboro, NC - I Quit Cage Match) ****1/4 #8 - Hacksaw Duggan v Buzz Sawyer (Mid South, 11/11 - Tulsa, OK) ****1/4 #9 - Ric Flair v Butch Reed (Mid South, 08/09) ****1/4 #10 - Rock & Roll Express v Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (NWA, 07/09 - Shelby, NC) ****1/4 #11 - Ted DiBiase v Brad Armstrong (Mid South, 02/10) ****1/4 #12 - Ric Flair v Wahoo McDaniel (CWF, 09/02 - 2/3 falls) ****1/4 #13 - Ric Flair v Ron Garvin (NWA, 12/28 - Atlanta, GA) **** #14 - Midnight Express v Rock & Roll Express (Mid South, 06/30) **** #15 - Lioness Asuka v Jaguar Yokota (AJW, 08/22) **** #16 - Jake Roberts & The Barbarian v Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams (Mid South, 08/09 - New Orleans, LA - Cage Match) **** #17 - Jake Roberts & The Barbarian v Dirty White Boys (Mid South, 06/30) **** #18 - Fantastics v Dirty White Boys (Mid South, 04/13) **** #19 - Midnight Express v Fantastics (WCCW, 01/11 - Dallas, TX) **** #20 - Fantastics v Dirty White Boys (Mid South, 06/30) **** #21 - Midnight Express v Fantastics v Chavo & Hector Guerrero v Rock & Roll Express (Mid South, 01/27) **** #22 - Ric Flair, Arn & Ole Anderson v Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez (NWA, 12/21) **** #23 - Jake Roberts v Brad Armstrong (Mid South, 04/16 - New Orleans, LA) **** #24 - Hacksaw Duggan v Buzz Sawyer (Mid South, 11/22) **** #25 - Tully Blanchard v Don Kernodle (NWA, 05/11) ***3/4 #26 - Ric Flair v Nikita Koloff (NWA, 08/11 - Atlanta, GA) ***3/4 #27 - Ric Flair v Kevin Von Erich (WCCW, 05/12 - Ft Worth, TX) ***3/4 #28 - Ric Flair v Kerry Von Erich (Mid South, 04/01) ***3/4 #29 - Ted DiBiase v Jake Roberts (Mid South, 07/28) ***3/4 #30 - Dick Murdoch v The Nightmare (Mid South, 08/09) ***1/2 #31 - El Dandy, Talisman & Fuerza Guerrera v Americo Rocca, Chamaca Valaguez & Hombre Bala (CMLL, 03/20) ***1/2 #32 - Fantastics v Koko Ware & Norvell Austin (WCCW, March - Dallas, TX) ***1/2 #33 - Dick Slater v Butch Reed (Mid South, 11/22) ***1/2 #34 - Chigusa Nagayo v Jumbo Hori (AJW, July) ***1/2 #35 - Midnight Express v Fantastics (Mid South, 06/30) ***1/2 #36 - Rock & Roll Express v Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase (Mid South, 06/30) ***1/2 #37 - Rock & Roll Express v Ivan & Nikita Koloff (NWA, 11/28 - Greensboro, NC, Cage Match) ***1/2 #38 - Fabulous Ones v Koko Ware & Norvell Austin (CWA, February - Memphis, TN) ***1/2 #39 - Ricky Steamboat v Greg Valentine (WWF, 06/21 - New York, NY) ***1/2 #40 - Ric Flair v Kevin Von Erich (WCCW, 05/05 - Dallas, TX) ***1/4 #41 - Ric Flair v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW, 04/24) ***1/4 #42 - Arn Anderson v Manny Fernandez (NWA, 03/30) ***1/4 #43 - Jerry Lawler v Bill Dundee (CWA, 10/19 - Memphis, TN) ***1/4 #44 - Ted DiBiase v Terry Taylor (Mid South, 03/13) ***1/4 #45 - Dutch Mantel v Pvt Terry Daniels (Mid South, 06/30) ***1/4 #46 - Fantastics v Dirty White Boys (Mid South, 04/14) ***1/4 #47 - Hacksaw Duggan v Ted DiBiase (Mid South, 03/24) ***1/4 #48 - Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams v Al Perez & Wendell Cooley (Mid South, 10/27) ***1/4 #49 - Ric Flair v Dusty Rhodes (Mid South, 09/01) ***1/4 #50 - Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard v Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA (NWA, 12/25 - Elimination Match) ***1/4 #51 - Ric Flair v Chris Adams (WCCW, 03/13 - Dallas, TX) ***1/4 #52 - Ric Flair v Terry Taylor (Mid South, 06/01 - New Orleans, LA) *** #53 - Ric Flair v Terry Gordy (WCCW, 01/11 - Dallas, TX) *** #54 - Fantastics v Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer (Mid South, 10/24) *** #55 - Fantastics v Eddie Gilbert & Jerry Gray (Mid South, 07/28) *** #56 - Fabulous Ones v Eddie Gilbert & Lanny Poffo (CWA, February - Memphis, TN) *** #57 - Ricky Steamboat v Magnificent Muraco (WWF, 08/18 - Toronto, ON) *** #58 - Roddy Piper v Paul Orndorff (WWF, 07/13 - New York, NY) *** 1986 #1 - Ric Flair v Barry Windham (CWF, 02/14 - Tampa, FL) ****3/4 #2 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu v Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW, 01/28) ****3/4 #3 - Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel v Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell (CWA, 03/22 - Texas Death Match - Memphis, TN) ****1/2 #4 - El Signo, El Texano & Negro Navarro v Tony Salazar, Chamaco Valaguez & Javier Cruz (CMLL, 12/11) ****1/4 #5 - Nobuhiko Takada v The Cobra (NJPW, 08/17) ****1/4 #6 - Nobuhiko Takada v Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW, 08/05) ****1/4 #7 - Akira Maeda v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW, 06/12) ****1/4 #8 - Curt Hennig v Nick Bockwinkel (AWA, 12/31) ****1/4 #9 - Akira Maeda, Nobuhiko Takada, Osamu Kido, Kazuo Yamazaki & Yoshiaki Fujiwara v Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Kengo Kimura, Kantaro Hoshino & Umanoseke Ueda (NJPW, 03/26 - Elimination Match) ****1/4 #10 - Dump Matsumoto v Itsuki Yamazaki (AJW, 08/21) ****1/4 #11 - Chigusa Nagayo & Yumiko Hotta v Yukari Ohmori & Akira Hokuto (AJW, 10/10) ****1/4 #12 - Lioness Asuka v Dump Matsumoto (AJW, 10/10) **** #13 - Ric Flair v Magnum TA (NWA, 02/28) **** #14 - Midnight Express v Rock & Roll Express (NWA, 04/12) **** #15 - Ric Flair v Ricky Morton (NWA, 05/10) **** #16 - Randy Savage v Ricky Steamboat (WWF, 07/27 - Toronto, Ontario) ***3/4 #17 - Rock & Roll Express v Fabulous Ones (Mid South, 03/01) ***3/4 #18 - Nobuhiko Takada v Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW, 09/19) ***3/4 #19 - Chigusa Nagayo, Yumiko Hotta & Noriyo Tateno v Devil Masami, Yumi Ogura & Mika Komatsu (AJW, August - 2/3 falls) ***3/4 #20 - Ricky Steamboat v Jake Roberts (WWF, 08/09 - Boston, MA) ***3/4 #21 - Dump Matsumoto, Bull Nakano, Condor Saito & Yasuko Ishiguro v Kanao Nagatamo, Sayuri Nakajima, Kyoko Aso & Yukari Omori (AJW, August) ***1/2 #22 - Nobuhiko Takada v Keichi Yamada (NJPW, 05/01) ***1/2 #23 - Blue Panther, Tony Arce & El Vulcano v Stuka, Solar II & Rokambole (CMLL, 12/11) ***1/2 #24 - Arn Anderson v Sam Houston (NWA, 02/15 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #25 - Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido v Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW, 12/10) ***1/2 #26 - Bret Hart v Ricky Steamboat (WWF, 03/08 - Boston, MA) ***1/4 #27 - Ric Flair v Ricky Morton (NWA, 04/12 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #28 - Arn Anderson v Denny Brown (NWA, 02/22 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #29 - Midnight Express v Ron Garvin & Manny Fernandez (NWA, 02/24) ***1/4 #30 - Midnight Express v Sam Houston & Nelson Royal (NWA, 05/10) ***1/4 #31 - Ric Flair v Ron Garvin (NWA, 02/02 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #32 - Midnight Express v James Boys [Dusty & Magnum] (NWA, 05/03 - Atlanta, GA) *** #33 - Ricky Steamboat v Jake Roberts (WWF, 08/28 - Toronto, Ontario - Snake Pit Match) *** #34 - Leilani Kai v Itsuki Yamazaki (AJW, August) *** #35 - Hulk Hogan v Randy Savage (WWF, 01/27 - New York, NY) *** 1987 #1 - El Hjio del Santo v Negro Casas (WWA, 07/18 - Los Angeles, CA, Hair v Hair) ***** #2 - Ric Flair v Barry Windham (NWA, 04/10 - Baltimore, MD) ****1/2 #3 - Nobuhiko Takada & Akira Maeda v Keiji Muto & Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW, 03/26) ****1/4 #4 - Ric Flair v Barry Windham (NWA, 01/20 - Fayetteville, NC) ****1/4 #5 - Lioness Asuka v Chigusa Nagayo (AJW, 02/26) ****1/4 #6 - Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger & JJ Dillon v Road Warriors, Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff & Paul Ellering (NWA, 07/04 - Atlanta, GA, War Games) ****1/4 #7 - Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada v Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kazuo Yamazaki (NJPW, 05/25) **** #8 - Riki Choshu, Akira Maeda, Tatsumi Fujinami, Kengo Kimura & Super Strong Machine v Antonio Inoki, Keiji Muto, Seji Sakaguchi, Osamu Kido & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW, 08/20 - Elimination Match) **** #9 - Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine & Kuniaki Kobayashi v Nobuhiko Takada, Osamu Kido & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW, 06/12) **** #10 - Owen Hart v Marty Jones (WoS, 03/05) **** #11 - Blue Panther & Sergio El Hermoso v Super Astro & Solar (WWA) **** #12 - Riki Choshu v Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW 06/02) ***3/4 #13 - Nobuhiko Takada v Kuniaki Kobayashi (NJPW, 08/20) ***3/4 #14 - Nobuhiko Takada v Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW, 02/05) ***3/4 #15 - Randy Savage v Ricky Steamboat (WWF, 03/29 - Detroit, MI) ***1/2 #16 - Jerry Lawler v Austin Idol (CWA, 04/27 - Memphis, TN, Cage Match) ***1/2 #17 - Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada v Keiji Muto & Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW, 03/20) ***1/2 #18 - Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo v Jumping Bomb Angels (AJW, 09/14) ***1/2 #19 - Jumping Bomb Angels v Leilani Kai & Judy Martin (WWF, 11/24 - New York, NY, 2/3 falls) ***1/2 #20 - Owen Hart & Chris Benoit v Jason The Terrible & Zodiac (Stampede, 10/23 - Calbgary, Alberta) ***1/2 #21 - Lioness Asuka, Yukari Ohmori & Mika Suzuki v Dump Matsumoto, Condor Saito & Judy Martin (AJW, 04/27) ***1/4 #22 - Sting & Rick Steiner v Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner (UWF, 05/11 - Oklahoma City, OK) ***1/4 #23 - Bret Hart v Randy Savage (WWF, 11/11 - Seattle, WA) ***1/4 #24 - Ron Bass v Tito Santana (WWF, 08/22 - New York, NY) ***1/4 #25 - Tito Santana v Butch Reed (WWF, 05/12 - Anaheim, CA) *** 1988 #1 - Nobuhiko Takada v Hiroshi Hase (NJPW, 03/11) ****3/4 #2 - Midnight Express v Fantastics (NWA, 03/27 - Greensboro, NC) ****1/4 #3 - Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy v Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 12/16 - Real World Tag League Final) **** #4 - Barry Windham v Tully Blanchard (NWA, 01/23 - Richmond, VA) **** #5 - Akira Maeda v Kazuo Yamazaki (UWF, 09/24) **** #6 - Lex Luger & Barry Windham v Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (NWA, 03/27 - Greensboro, NC) ***3/4 #7 - Chris Benoit v Johnny Smith (Stampede, 12/30 - Calgary, Alberta) ***3/4 #8 - Lioness Asuka v Yumi Ogura (AJW, September) ***1/2 #9 - Bull Nakano & Dynamite Jack v Jumping Bomb Angels (AJW, September) ***1/2 #10 - Nobuhiko Takada v Kazuo Yamazaki (UWF, 08/13) ***1/2 #11 - Lex Luger & Barry Windham v Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (NWA, 04/20 - Jacksonville, FL) ***1/2 #12 - Chigusa Nagayo, Toshiyo Yamada & Mika Komatsu v Kumiko Iwamoto, Dynamite King & Dynamite Queen (AJW, September) ***1/2 #13 - Ric Flair v Sting (NWA, 03/27 - Greensboro, NC) ***1/2 #14 - Chris Benoit, Bruce Hart & Biff Wellington v Johnny Smith & Cuban Commandoes (Stampede, 11/11 - Calgary, Alberta) ***1/2 #15 - Ric Flair & Barry Windham v Midnight Express (NWA, 12/07) ***1/2 #16 - Dusty Rhodes v Bobby Eaton (NWA, 01/26 - Raleigh, NC) ***1/4 #17 - Lioness Asuka v Toshiyo Yamada (AJW, September) ***1/4 #18 - Owen Hart v Barry Horowitz (WWF, 08/13 - Los Angeles, CA) ***1/4 #19 - Randy Savage v Ted DiBiase (WWF, 07/22 - New York, NY, Cage Match) *** #20 - Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard v Barry Windham & Sting (NWA, 01/17 - Charleston, WV) (*) #21 - Nikita Koloff v Mike Rotunda (NWA, 01/26 - Raleigh, NC) (*) #22 - Dusty Rhodes v Bobby Eaton (NWA, 02/06, Cage Match) (*) 1989 #1 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW, 06/05) ***** #2 - Brazo de Oro v Pirata Morgan (CMLL, 11/16) ****3/4 #3 - Jerry Estrada v Javier Cruz (CMLL, 10/20 - Hair v Hair) ****3/4 #4 - Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat (NWA, 03/18 - Baltimore, MD) ****3/4 #5 - Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat (NWA, 04/02 - New Orleans, LA, 2/3 falls) ****3/4 #6 - Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat (NWA, 02/20 - Chicago, IL) ****1/2 #7 - Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat v Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (AJPW, 06/05) ****1/2 #8 - Akira Hokuto & Suzuka Minami v Yumiko Hotta & Mitsuko Nishiwaki (AJW, August) ****1/2 #9- Emilio Charles Jr, MS1 & Tierra v Atlantis, El Dandy & Mascara Sagrada (CMLL, 11/23) ****1/4 #10 - Javier Cruz v Hombre Bala (CMLL, 06/30 - Hair v Hair) ****1/4 #11 - Nobuhiko Takada v Kazuo Yamazaki (UWF, 02/27) ****1/4 #12 - Chavo Guerrero, Cien Caras & Mascara Ano Dos Mil v Lizmark, El Satanico & Rayo De Jalisco Jr (CMLL, 10/20) ****1/4 #13 - Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat (NWA, 05/07 - Nashville, TN) ****1/4 #14 - Pirata Morgan v Ken Timbs (CMLL, 12/08) ****1/4 #15 - El Dandy v Emilio Charles Jr (CMLL, 12/01) ****1/4 #16 - Ric Flair & Barry Windham v Ricky Steamboat & Eddie Gilbert (NWA, 01/22 - Atlanta, GA) **** #17 - Rockers v Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (WWF, 10/10 - London, England) **** #18 - Rossy Moreno v Vicky Carranza (CMLL, 10/20) **** #19 - Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat v Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (AJPW, 09/02) **** #20 - Hulk Hogan v Randy Savage (WWF, 04/02 - Atlantic City, NJ) **** #21 - Vader, Ken Timbs & Cien Caras v Lizmark, El Faraon & El Satanico (CMLL, 11/16) **** #22 - Sting v Mike Rotunda (NWA, 03/31 - Atlanta, GA) ***3/4 #23 - Ric Flair v The Great Muta (NWA, 11/25 - Atlanta, GA) ***3/4 #24 - Rayo De Jalisco Jr, Lizmark & Atlantis v Pirata Morgan, Cien Caras & Gran Markus Jr (CMLL, 06/02) ***3/4 #25 - Barry Windham v Eddie Gilbert (NWA, 01/14 - Atlanta, GA) ***3/4 #26 - Bret Hart v Curt Hennig (WWF, 10/02 - Wheeling, WV) ***3/4 #27 - Rick & Scott Steiner v Fabulous Freebirds (NWA, 11/01 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #28 - Midnight Express v Samoan Swat Team (NWA, 03/11 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #29 - Midnight Express v Original Midnight Express (NWA, 01/22) ***1/2 #30 - El Dandy, Steve Nelson & Apolo Dantes v MS1, Masakre & Mascara Ano Dos Mil (CMLL, 06/30) ***1/2 #31 - Roddy Piper v Rick Rude (WWF, 12/28 - New York, NY, Cage Match) ***1/2 #32 - Rick Rude v Ultimate Warrior (WWF, 08/28 - East Rutherford, NJ) ***1/2 #33 - Bob Orton v Shane Douglas (NWA, 04/08 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #34 - Lex Luger v Dick Murdoch (NWA, 11/10) ***1/2 #35 - Road Warriors & Paul Ellering v Steve Williams, Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda (NWA, 02/11 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #36 - Ted DiBiase v Jake Roberts (WWF, 04/24 - New York, NY) ***1/2 #37 - Fantastics v Joe & Dean Malenko (AJPW, 07/15) ***1/2 #38 - Ron Garvin v Greg Valentine (WWF, 09/30 - New York, NY) ***1/4 #39 - El Satanico v El Faraon (CMLL, 06/30) ***1/4 #40 - Midnight Express v Dynamic Dudes (NWA, 12/02 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #41 - Ric Flair & Barry Windham v Sting & Michael Hayes (NWA, 02/12) ***1/4 #42 - Rockers v Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (WWF, 10/31) ***1/4 #43 - Los Brazos v Ringo Mendoza, El Faraon & Rayo De Jalisco Jr (CMLL, 12/08) ***1/4 #44 - Bret Hart v Ted DiBiase (WWF, 03/08 - Odessa, TX) ***1/4 #45 - Ricky Steamboat v Tiger Mask (AJPW, 03/08) ***1/4 #46 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu v Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW, 12/06) ***1/4 #47 - Rick Steiner v Mike Rotunda (NWA, 01/14 - Atlanta, GA) *** #48 - Hart Foundation v Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (WWF, 08/28 - East Rutherford, NJ) *** #49 - Eddie Gilbert v Brian Pillman (NWA, 09/23 - Atlanta, GA) #50 - Ric Flair v Sting (NWA, 12/13 - Atlanta, GA) *** #51 - Arn Anderson v Mike Rotunda (NWA, 12/22) *** #52 - Midnight Express v New Zealand Militia (NWA, 07/08) *** #53 - Sting v Lex Luger (NWA, 12/23) (*) #54 - Midnight Express v Bobby & Jackie Fulton (NWA, 12/23) (*) #55 - Midnight Express v Butch Reed & The Raider (NWA, 06/03 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #56 - Lex Luger v Kendall Windham (NWA, 04/08 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #57 - Steve Williams v Mike Rotunda (NWA, 08/12 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #58 - Terry Funk v Eddy Guerrero (NWA, 05/27 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #59 - Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner v Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spivey (NWA, 04/01 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #60 - Sting v Dick Slater (NWA, 08/26 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #61 - Sting v Butch Reed (NWA, 03/11 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #62 - Rick & Scott Steiner v Cactus Jack & Rick Fargo (NWA, 12/09 - Atlanta, GA) (*) #63 - Sting & Brian Pillman v New Zealand Militia (NWA, 11/19 - Savannah, GA) (*) 1990 #1 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW, 06/08) ****1/2 #2 - Angel Azteca, El Dandy & El Texano v Fuerza Guerrera, Pierroth Jr. & Jerry Estrada (CMLL 03/02) ****1/2 #3 - Midnight Express v Southern Boys (NWA, 07/07 - Baltimore, MD) ****1/2 #4 - Ric Flair v Lex Luger (NWA, 02/25 - Greensboro, NC) ****1/4 #5 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada v Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/07) **** #6 - El Hijo del Santo, Super Astro & Kendo v Negro Casas, Blue Panther & Fuerza Guerrera (Hamada's UWF, 06/07) **** #7 - Midnight Express v Rock & Roll Express (NWA, 02/25) **** #8 - Ric Flair v Lex Luger (NWA, 05/19 - Washington, DC, Cage Match) **** #9 - Ric Flair v Brian Pillman (NWA, 02/13) ***3/4 #10 - The Rockers v Powers of Pain (WWF, 01/15 - New York, NY) ***1/2 #11 - Midnight Express v Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk (NWA, 05/19 - Washington, DC) ***1/2 #12 - Aja Kong, Bison Kimura v Grizzly Iwamoto v Manami Toyota, Kaoru Maeda & Mika Takahashi (Hamada's UWF, 06/07) ***1/2 #13 - El Dandy, El Texano & Chavo Guerrero v Angel Azteca, Javier Cruz & Americo Rocca (CMLL, 03/09) ***1/2 #14 - Stan Hansen v Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 07/15) ***1/2 #15 - Hulk Hogan v Ultimate Warrior (WWF, 04/01 - Toronto, Ontario) ***1/4 #16 - Negro Casas, Shu El Guerrero & El Espanto Jr v Super Astro, Yoshinari Asai & Kendo (Hamada's UWF, 03/01) *** 1991 #1 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi v Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW, 04/20) ****3/4 #2 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 05/24 - Sapporo, Japan) ****3/4 #3 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Terry Gordy (AJPW, 06/01 - Tokyo, Japan) ****1/2 #4 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi v Jumbo Tsuruta, Masa Fuchi & Akira Taue (AJPW, 01/27 - Tokyo, Japan) ****1/2 #5 - Toshiaki Kawada v Akira Taue (AJPW, 01/15 - Tokyo, Japan) ****1/2 #6 - Aja Kong & Bison Kimura v Bull Nakano & Kyoko Inoue (AJW, 01/11 - Hair v Hair) ****1/2 #7 - Randy Savage v Ultimate Warrior (WWF, 03/24 - Los Angeles, CA) ****1/2 #8 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW, 04/18 - Tokyo, Japan) ****1/4 #9 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 04/06 - Osaka, Japan) ****1/4 #10 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi v Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW, 03/23 - Tokyo, Japan) ****1/4 #11 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (AJPW, 02/26 - Sendai, Japan) ****1/4 #12 - Steve Williams v Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 06/01 - Tokyo, Japan) **** #13 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi v Jumbo Tsuruta & Masa Fuchi (AJPW, 05/17 - Tokyo, Japan) **** #14 - Brazo de Oro & Brazo de Plata v Gran Hamada & Perro Aguayo (Hamada's UWF, 03/10) **** #15 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Masa Fuchi v Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (AJPW, 02/26 - Sendai, Japan) **** #16 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (AJPW, 05/24 - Sapporo, Japan) **** #17 - Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (AJPW, 05/17 - Tokyo, Japan) ***3/4 #18 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Akira Taue (AJPW, 03/29 - Nagaoka, Japan) ***3/4 #19 - Toshiaki Kawada v Akira Taue (AJPW, 04/18 - Tokyo, Japan) ***3/4 #20 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (AJPW, 02/23 - Tokyo, Japan) ***3/4 #21 - El Signo & Black Power v Silver King & El Texano (Hamada's UWF, 03/10) ***3/4 #22 - Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes v Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (WCW, 11/17) ***3/4 #23 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Akira Taue (AJPW, 01/26 - Tokyo, Japan) ***1/2 #24 - Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi v Jumbo Tsuruta, Masa Fuchi & Mighty Inoue (AJPW, 01/15 - Tokyo, Japan) ***1/2 #25 - Brazo de Oro & Brazo de Plata v Gran Hamada & Perro Aguayo (Hamada's UWF, 03/10) ***1/2 #26 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (AJPW, 05/20) ***1/2 #27 - Villano III & Villano IV v El Brazo & Super Brazo (Hamada's UWF, 03/10) ***1/2 #28 - Manami Toyota v Akira Hokuto (AJW, 01/11) ***1/2 #29 - Ricky Steamboat v Bobby Eaton (WCW, 12/07 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #30 - Sting v Cactus Jack (WCW, 11/23 - Submit or Surrender) ***1/2 #31 - Bobby Eaton v Terry Taylor (WCW, 03/16) ***1/2 #32 - Toshiaki Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi v Masa Fuchi & Akira Taue (AJPW, 03/26) ***1/2 #33 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada v Akira Taue & Yoshinari Ogawa (AJPW, 04/16 - Tokyo, Japan) ***1/2 #34 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Mighty Inoue v Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 01/26 - Tokyo, Japan) ***1/4 #35 - Toshiaki Kawada v Dan Kroffat (AJPW, 03/23 - Tokyo, Japan) ***1/4 #36 - Steve Austin v Ricky Steamboat (WCW, 12/21 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #37 - Akira Hokuto v Bull Nakano (AJW, 01/04) ***1/4 #38 - Hart Foundation v Nasty Boys (WWF, 03/24 - Los Angeles, CA) ***1/4 #39 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada v Mighty Inoue & Masa Fuchi (AJPW, 01/02) ***1/4 #40 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey (AJPW, 03/26) ***1/4 #41 - Steve Williams & Terry Gordy v Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey (AJPW, 04/18 - Tokyo, Japan) ***1/4 #42 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Johnny Ace (AJPW, 03/29 - Nagoaka, Japan) *** #43 - Masa Fuchi v Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (AJPW, 01/26 - Tokyo, Japan) *** #44 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Cactus Jack (AJPW, 03/26) *** #45 - The Rockers v Haku & Barbarian (WWF, 03/24 - Los Angeles, CA) *** #46 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (AJPW, 03/04 - Hamamatsu, Japan) *** 1992 #1 - El Dandy v Negro Casas (CMLL, 07/03) ***** #2 - Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbyszko v Sting, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham (WCW, 05/17 - War Games) ****3/4 #3 - Jushin Liger v El Samurai (NJPW, 04/30 - Top of the Super Juniors Final) ****3/4 #4 - Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi v Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat (AJPW, 05/25) ****1/2 #5 - Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes v Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko (WCW, 02/29 - Milwaukee, WI) ****1/2 #6 - Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes v Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (WCW, 09/21 - Atlanta, GA) ****1/2 #7 - Arn Anderson v Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 01/04 - Atlanta, GA) ****1/4 #8 - Vader v Sting (WCW, 07/12) ****1/4 #9 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 10/21) ****1/4 #10 - El Dandy, El Brazo & Piloto Suicida v Negro Casas, Loverboy & Kung Fu (WWA, 09/19) ****1/4 #11 -Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett v Moondogs (CWA - Memphis, TN) ****1/4 #12 -Atlantis, Lizmark & Haku v El Satanico, Pirata Morgan & Emilio Charles Jr (CMLL, 07/03) ****1/4 #13 - Rock & Roll Express v Heavenly Bodies (SMW, 09/07) **** #14 - Vader v Sting (WCW, 12/28 - King of Cable tournament final) **** #15 - Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbyszko v Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 02/22) **** #16 - Pegasus Kid v Villano III (UWA, 01/26) **** #17 - Vader & Rick Rude v Ron Simmons & Sting (WCW, 12/05 - Atlanta, GA) ***3/4 #18 - Bret Hart v Roddy Piper (WWF, 04/05 - Indianapolis, IN) ***3/4 #19 - Vader v Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 11/21 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #20 - Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton & Rick Rude v Sting, Ricky Steamboat & Marcus Bagwell (WCW, 01/18) ***1/2 #21 - Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko v Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham (WCW, 02/15 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #22 - Sting & Marcus Bagwell v Bobby Eaton & Steve Austin (WCW, 01/18) ***1/2 #23 - Arn Anderson v Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 01/25) ***1/2 #24 - Rick & Scott Steiner v Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (WCW, 09/19 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #25 - Randy Savage v Ric Flair (WWF, 04/05 - Indianapolis, IN) ***1/4 #26 - Dustin Rhodes v The Barbarian (WCW, 11/14 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #27 - Barry Windham & Brian Pillman v Dustin Rhodes & Brad Armstrong (WCW, 12/13) ***1/4 #28 - Ricky Steamboat v Bobby Eaton (WCW, 01/11) ***1/4 #29 - Steve Austin v Barry Windham (WCW, 05/23) ***1/4 #30 - Akira Hokuto v Kyoko Inoue (AJW, 01/04) ***1/4 #31 - Sting v Brian Pillman (WCW, 11/07 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #32 - Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes & Ron Simmons v Rick Rude, Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack (WCW, 11/05 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #33 - Cactus Jack v Ron Simmons (WCW, 01/19 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/4 #34 - Manami Toyota v Toshiyo Yamada (AJW, 01/04) *** #35 - Rick Rude, Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko v Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes & Ron Simmons (WCW, 01/11) *** #36 - Rick Rude v Barry Windham (WCW, 11/07 - Atlanta, GA) *** #37 - Rick & Scott Steiner v Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong (WCW, 02/15 - Atlanta, GA) *** #38 - Brian Pillman v Ricky Morton (WCW, 01/25) *** #39 - Rick & Scott Steiner v Arn Anderson & Steve Austin (WCW, 06/13 - Atlanta, GA) *** #40 - Larry Zbyszko v Ron Simmons (WCW, 01/18) *** 1993 #1 - Akira Hokuto v Shinobu Kandori (AJW, 04/02) ***** #2 - Eddy Guerrero & Art Barr v El Hijo del Santo & Octagon (AAA, 11/05) ****3/4 #3 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/03 - Real World Tag League Final) ****3/4 #4 - Vader v Sting (WCW, 02/21 - Leather Strap Match) ****3/4 #5 - Eddy Guerrero, Art Barr & Fuerza Guerrera v El Hijo del Santo, Octagon & Blue Panther (AAA, 08/28 - Los Angeles, CA) ****1/2 #6 - Genichiro Tenryu v Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW, 08/19 - G-1 Climax) ****1/2 #7 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW, 06/01) ****1/4 #8 - Hiroshi Hase v Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW, 08/09) **** #9 - Hiroshi Hase v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW, 08/19) **** #10 - Bret Hart v Yokozuna (WWF, 08/20 - San Francisco, CA, Cage Match) ***3/4 #11 - Kyoko Inoue v Shinobu Kandori (AJW, 08/25) ***1/2 #12 - Shinya Hashimoto v Keiji Muto (NJPW, 12/18) ***1/2 #13 - Chris Benoit v 2 Cold Scorpio (WCW, 02/21) ***1/2 #14 - Jushin Liger & Tatsumi Fujinami v Genichiro Tenryu & Koji Kitahara (NJPW, 08/09) ***1/2 #15 - Wild Pegasus v David Finlay (NJPW, 06/10) ***1/2 #16 - Vader & Barry Windham v Sting & Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 01/30 - Atlanta, GA) ***1/2 #17 - Shawn Michaels, Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow v Marty Jannetty, Mr. Perfect & Tatanka (WWF, 08/20 - San Francisco, CA, Elimination Match) ***1/2 #18 - Steven Regal v Brad Armstrong (WCW, 08/28 - Atlanta, GA) *** #19 - Bret Hart v Yokozuna (WWF, 04/04 - Las Vegas, NV) *** #20 - Steve Austin v Brian Pillman (WCW, 11/10 - Jacksonville, FL) *** #21 - Ric Flair v Vader (WCW, 12/27 - Charlotte, NC) *** 1994 #1 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 06/03) ***** #2 - Espectrito v Mascarita Sagrada (AAA, 03/12 - Los Angeles, CA) ****3/4 #3 - Steve Williams v Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 04/16) ****3/4 #4 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW, 05/21) ****3/4 #5 - Blue Panther v El Mariachi (AAA, 10/30) ****1/2 #6 - Bret Hart v Owen Hart (WWF, 03/20 - New York, NY) ****1/4 #7 - Heavy Metal, Latin Lover & Rey Misterio Jr v Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis (AAA, 11/29) #8 - Eddy Guerrero & Art Barr v El Hijo del Santo & Octagon (AAA, 11/06 - Los Angeles, CA, Mask v Hair) **** #9 - Bret Hart v 1-2-3 Kid (WWF, 07/01) **** #10 - Shawn Michaels & Diesel v Razor Ramon & 1-2-3 Kid (WWF, 09/28) **** #11 - Shawn Michaels v Razor Ramon (WWF, 03/20 - New York, NY, Ladder Match) **** #12 - Bret Hart v Owen Hart (WWF, 07/09 - Uniondale, NY, Ironman Match) **** #13 - Steve Austin v Ricky Steamboat (WCW, 03/12 - Atlanta, GA) ***3/4 #14 - Shawn Michaels v Razor Ramon (WWF, 08/01) ***1/2 #15 - Rey Misterio Jr v Juventud Guerrera (AAA, 11/30) ***1/2 #16 - Shawn Michaels v Razor Ramon (WWF, 01/14 - San Jose, CA, Ladder Match) ***1/2 #17 - Vader v Sting (WCW, 09/18) ***1/2 #18 - Ric Flair v Steven Regal (WCW, 05/28 - Orlando, FL) ***1/2 #19 - Octagoncito & Mascarita Sagrada v Espectrito & Jerrito Estrada (AAA 11/06/94) ***1/4 #20 - Blue Panther, Jerry Estrada & La Parka v Pegasus Kid, 2 Cold Scorpio & Tito Santana (AAA 11/06/94) ***1/4 #21 - Ric Flair v Hulk Hogan (WCW, 08/18 - Cedar Rapids, IA) ***1/4 #22 - Steve Austin & Steven Regal v Brian Pillman & Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 03/05 - Orlando, FL) ***1/4 #23 - Rey Misterio Jr, Heavy Metal & Latin Lover v Fuerza Guerrera, Madonna's Boyfriend & Psicosis (AAA 11/06/94) *** #24 - Steve Austin v Terry Taylor (WCW, 06/11) *** #25 - Bret Hart v Randy Savage (WWF, 05/07 - Yokohama, Japan) *** 1995 #1 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi v Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW, 06/09) ***** #2 - Aja Kong v Dynamite Kansai (AJW, 08/30) ****1/2 #3 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 07/24) ****1/2 #4 - Manami Toyota & Sakie Hasegawa v Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue (AJW 08/30) ****1/4 #5 - Wild Pegasus v Black Tiger (NJPW, 07/04) **** #6 - Rey Misterio Jr v Juventud Guerrera (AAA, 06/16) ***3/4 #7 - Eddy Guerrero v Chris Benoit (WCW, 10/16) ***1/2 #8 - Akira Hokuto v Mima Shimoda (AJW, 08/30) ***1/2 #9 - Jeff Jarrett v Razor Ramon (WWF, 01/22 - Tampa, FL) ***1/4 #10 - Chris Benoit v Chris Jericho (WAR, 12/13) *** #11 - Kaoru Ito & Mariko Yoshida v Tomoko Watanabe & Kumiko Maekawa (AJW, 08/30) *** 1996 #1 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama v Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/06 - Real World Tag League Final) ***** #2 - El Hijo del Santo, Scorpio Jr & Bestia Salvaje v Negro Casas, El Dandy & Hector Garza (CMLL, 11/29) ****3/4 #3 - El Samurai v Shinjiro Otani (NJPW, 01/21) ****3/4 #4 - Wild Pegasus v Black Tiger (NJPW, 06/11) ****1/2 #5 - Taka Michinoku, Shoichi Funaki, Dick Togo, Mens Teoh & Shiru v Gran Hamada, Super Delphin, Tiger Mask IV, Gran Naniwa & Masato Yakushiji (Michinoku Pro, 10/10) ****1/2 #6 - Toshiaki Kawada v Akira Taue (AJPW, 03/31 - Nagoya, Japan) ****1/4 #7 - Yuki Ishikawa & Shoichi Funaki v Daisuke Ikeda & Katsumi Usuda (BattlARTS, 01/13 - Tokyo, Japan) ****1/4 #8 - Bret Hart v Steve Austin (WWF, 11/17 - New York, NY) ****1/4 #9 - Ultimo Dragon v Shinjiro Otani (NJPW, 08/04 - J*Crown semifinals) ****1/4 #10 - Mitsuharu Misawa v Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 03/31 - Nagoya, Japan) ****1/4 #11 - Rey Misterio Jr v Ultimo Dragon (WCW, 11/24 - Norfolk, VA) ****1/4 #12 - Jushin Liger v Dick Togo (NJPW, 06/17 - Skydiving J semifinal) ****1/4 #13 - Jushin Liger v Shinjiro Otani (NJPW, 03/17) **** #14 - Wild Pegasus v Shinjiro Otani (NJPW, 03/20) **** #15 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama v Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW, 07/09) **** #16 - Bret Hart v Shawn Michaels (WWF, 03/31 - Anaheim, CA, Ironman Match) ***3/4 #17 - Rey Misterio Jr v Dean Malenko (WCW, 07/08 - Orlando, FL) ***3/4 #18 - Taka Michinoku, Super Delphin & Gran Naniwa v Great Sasuke, Tiger Mask IV & Shiryu (Michinoku Pro, 03/16) ***1/2 #19 - Eddy Guerrero v Chris Benoit (WCW, 11/18) ***1/2 #20 - Taka Michinoku v Minoru Tanaka (BattlARTS, 08/04 - Sapporo, Japan) ***1/2 #21 - Eddy Guerrero v Psicosis (WCW, 07/08 - Orlando, FL) ***1/2 #22 - Daisuke Ikeda v Shoichi Funaki (BattlARTS 04/06 - Tokyo, Japan) ***1/4 #23 - Ric Flair v Eddy Guerrero (WCW, 05/20) ***1/4 #24 - Steven Regal v Dean Malenko (WCW, 08/19) ***1/4 #25 - Chris Benoit v Jeff Jarrett (WCW, 12/29) *** #26 - Steve Austin v Savio Vega (WWF, 03/31 - Anaheim, CA) *** #27 - Chris Benoit v Hector Guerrero (WCW, 11/11) *** #28 - Chavo Guerrero Jr v Diamond Dallas Page (WCW, 08/19) *** 1997 #1 - Volk Han v Kiyoshi Tamura (RINGS, 01/22 - Tokyo, Japan) ****1/2 #2 - Eddy Guerrero v Rey Misterio Jr (WCW, 10/25 - Las Vegas, NV) ****1/2 #3 - Bret Hart v Steve Austin (WWF, 03/23 - Chicago, IL, I Quit Match) ****1/4 #4 - Volk Han v Yoshihisa Yamamoto (RINGS, 08/13) ****1/4 #5 - Bret Hart v Undertaker (WWF, 09/20 - Birmingham, England) ****1/4 #6 - Manami Toyota v Kaoru Ito (AJW, 03/23) ***3/4 #7 - Owen Hart v Vader (WWF, 09/20 - Birmingham, England) *** 1998 #1 - Toshiaki Kawada v Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 06/12) ****1/4 #2 - Chris Jericho v Juventud Guerrera (WCW, 02/22 - San Francisco, CA) **** #3 - Mariko Yoshida v Candy Okutsu (ARSION, 12/18) ***1/2 #4 - Chris Benoit v Diamond Dallas Page (WCW, 02/22 - San Francisco, CA) ***1/4 #5 - Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko v Chris Jericho & Eddy Guerrero (WCW, 01/29) *** 1999 #1 - Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda v AKINO & Ayako Hamada (ARSION, 12/11) ****1/2 #2 - Mariko Yoshida v Mika Akino (ARSION, 01/17) ****1/4 #3 - Heavy Metal, Felino & Humberto Garza v Cibernetico, Abismo Negro & Electroshock (AAA, 06/07) **** #4 - Perro Aguayo Sr & Perro Aguayo Jr v Abismo Negro & Electroshock (AAA, 05/31) **** #5 - Rey Misterio Jr v Juventud Guerrera v Psicosis v Blitzkrieg (WCW, 04/19) ***3/4 #6 - Los Diabolicos & Apache v Oscar Sevilla, Skayde, El Nino De La Calle & Mexico (AAA, 06/07) ***1/2 #7 - Diamond Dallas Page v Sting (WCW, 04/26) ***1/2 #8 - Los Payasos v Los Espectros & Monje Rojo (AAA, 05/31) ***1/2 #9 - Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko v Scott & Steve Armstrong (WCW, 04/19) ***1/4 #10 - Vicky Carranza, Xochitl Hamada & Miss Janeth v Martha Villalobos, La Nazi & La Briosa (AAA, 06/07) *** #11 - Octagoncito v Mino Abismo Negro (AAA, 05/31) *** 2000 #1 - Atlantis v Villano III (CMLL, 03/17, Mask v Hair) ****3/4 #2 - HHH v Chris Jericho (WWF, 07/23, Last Man Standing) ***3/4 #3 - Chris Benoit v Steven Regal (Pillman Memorial, 05/25) ***1/4 #4 - Yoshihiro Taijiri v Psicosis (ECW, 08/20) ***1/4 #5 - HHH v Chris Jericho (WWF, 06/14) ***1/4 #6 - Chris Benoit v Chris Jericho (WWF, 08/27, 2/3 falls) *** #7 - HHH v Chris Benoit (WWF, 02/01) *** 2001 #1 - The Rock v Chris Jericho (WWF, 10/21 - St. Louis, MO) ****1/4 #2 - Steve Austin v The Rock (WWF, 04/01 - Houston, TX) ****1/4 #3 - Steve Austin v Kurt Angle (WWF, 08/19) **** #4 - Steve Austin v Chris Benoit (WWF, 05/28 - Calgary, Alberta) **** #5 - Steve Austin & Kurt Angle v The Rock & Chris Jericho (WWF, 11/13) **** #6 - The Rock v Chris Jericho (WWF, 12/09) **** #7 - Steve Austin v Chris Benoit (WWF, 05/29 - Edmonton, Alberta) ***3/4 #8 - Chris Benoit v Chris Jericho (WWF, 01/21, Ladder Match) ***1/2 #9 - Steve Austin v Kurt Angle (WWF, 09/23 - Pittsburgh, PA) ***1/2 #10 - Chris Jericho v Rob Van Dam (WWF, 09/23 - Pittsburgh, PA) ***1/4 #11 - The Rock & Chris Jericho v Chris Benoit & Big Show (WWF, 01/22) ***1/4 #12 - Steve Austin & HHH v Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho (WWF, 05/21 - San Jose, CA) *** #13 - Chris Benoit v Kurt Angle (WWF, 04/01 - Houston, TX) *** #14 - Steve Austin v Kurt Angle (WWF, 03/13) *** 2002 #1 - Undertaker v Brock Lesnar (WWE, 10/20, Hell in a Cell - Little Rock, AR) ***3/4 #2 - American Dragon v AJ Styles (ROH, 11/09) ***3/4 #3 - Hulk Hogan v The Rock (WWF, 03/17 - Toronto, Ontario) ***1/2 #4 - Mark Briscoe v Jay Briscoe (ROH, 08/24) ***1/2 #5 - American Dragon v Donovan Morgan (ROH, 08/24) ***1/4 #6 - HHH v Chris Jericho (WWF, 03/17 - Toronto, Ontario) ***1/4 #7 - Chris Jericho & Christian v Booker T & Goldust (WWE, 10/20 - Little Rock, AR) *** #8 - Edge & Rey Misterio Jr v Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle (WWE, 10/20 - Little Rock, AR) *** #9 - American Dragon v Doug Williams (ROH, 06/22) *** 2003 #1 - Homicide v Steve Corino (ROH, 08/16, Street Fight) **** #2 - American Dragon v Paul London (ROH, 04/12, 2/3 falls) **** #3 - Steve Austin v The Rock (WWE, 03/30 - Seattle, WA) ***1/2 #4 - Shawn Michaels v Chris Jericho (WWE, 03/30 - Seattle, WA) ***1/4 #5 - AJ Styles v Paul London v Low Ki (ROH, 02/23) *** #6 - Low Ki & Steve Corino v Masato Tanaka & Shinjiro Otani (ROH, 02/23) *** 2004 #1 - El Hijo del Santo v Perro Aguayo Jr (CMLL, 08/13) ****1/2 #2 - Samoa Joe v Bryan Danielson (ROH, 10/02) ****1/2 #3 - CM Punk v Samoa Joe (ROH, 10/16) ****1/2 #4 - Eddy Guerrero v John Bradshaw Layfield (WWE, 05/16 - Los Angeles, CA) ****1/4 #5 - Jushin Liger v Bryan Danielson (ROH, 11/05) ****1/4 #6 - El Dandy v L.A. Park (ENESMA, 10/29) **** #7 - Eddy Guerrero v Rey Misterio Jr (WWE, 03/16) **** #8 - CM Punk v Samoa Joe (ROH, 06/12 - Chicago, IL) **** #9 - Rey Misterio Jr v Chavo Guerrero Jr (WWE, 06/27) **** #10 - Rey Misterio Jr v Jamie Noble (WWE, 04/27) **** #11 - Eddy Guerrero v Big Show (WWE, 04/13) ***3/4 #12 - Shawn Michaels v Chris Benoit (WWE, 05/03 - Phoenix, AZ) ***3/4 #13 - Eddy Guerrero v Kurt Angle (WWE, 03/14 - New York, NY) ***3/4 #14 - Eddy Guerrero v John Bradshaw Layfield (WWE, 07/13, Cage Match) ***1/2 #15 - Eddy Guerrero v Brock Lesnar (WWE, 02/15 - San Francisco, CA) ***1/4 #16 - Rey Misterio Jr v Chavo Guerrero Jr (WWE, 02/15 - San Francisco, CA) ***1/4 2005 #1 - El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas v Mephisto & Averno (CMLL, 12/16) ****1/2 #2 - Eddy Guerrero v Rey Misterio Jr (WWE, 06/21) ****1/2 #3 - Kenta Kobashi v Minoru Suzuki (NOAH, 01/08) ****1/2 #4 - El Hijo del Santo v Atlantis (CMLL, 11/05) ****1/4 #5 - James Gibson v Roderick Strong (ROH, 10/02) ****1/4 #6 - Bryan Danielson v Roderick Strong (ROH, 11/05) ****1/4 #7 - Yuki Ishikawa v Alexander Otsuka (Big Mouth Loud, 09/11) ****1/4 #8 - Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal v Low Ki & Homicide (ROH, 08/13) ****1/4 #9 - Samoa Joe v Kenta Kobashi (ROH, 10/01) ****1/4 #10 - Mistico v Perro Aguayo Jr (CMLL, 05/14) ****1/4 #11 - Bryan Danielson v James Gibson (ROH, 09/17) ****1/4 #12 - Mistico v Averno (CMLL, 01/30) ****1/4 #13 - Eddy Guerrero v Rey Misterio Jr (WWE, 08/21, Ladder Match) ****1/4 #14 - Samoa Joe v Necro Butcher (IWA-MS, 06/11) ****1/4 #15 - L.A. Park, Groond XXX & Lizmark Jr v Rey Bucanero, Ultimo Guerrero & Olimpico (CMLL, 06/17) ****1/4 #16 - Yuki Ishikawa v Daisuke Ikeda (Ikeda Produce, 04/24) **** #17 - KENTA v SUWA (NOAH, 09/18) **** #18 - CM Punk v Roderick Strong (ROH, 07/09) **** #19 - Samoa Joe & Low Ki v Kenta Kobashi & Homicide (ROH, 10/02) **** #20 - Bryan Danielson v Austin Aries (ROH, 05/14) **** #21 - Toshiaki Kawada v Satoshi Kojima (AJPW, 02/16) **** #22 - Rey Misterio Jr & Batista v MNM (WWE, 12/21) **** #23 - Ultimo Dragon, Mistico & Dr Wagner Jr v Atlantis, Scorpio Jr & Kenzo Suzuki (Toryumon Mexico, 12/10) ***3/4 #24 - Kenta Kobashi & Go Shiosaki v Kensuke Sasaki & Nakajima (NOAH, 11/05) ***3/4 #25 - Perro Aguayo Jr, Mr Aguila, Halloween & Damian 666 v Pierroth, Apolo Dantes, Mascara 2000 & Universo 2000 (CMLL, 10/14) ***3/4 #26 - AJ Styles v Jimmy Rave (ROH, 07/23, Street Fight) ***3/4 #27 - Samoa Joe v Jay Lethal (ROH, 05/07) ***3/4 #28 - Kenta Kobashi & Go Shiosaki v Genichiro Tenryu & Jun Akiyama (NOAH, 04/25) ***3/4 #29 - Rey Misterio Jr & Batista v MNM (WWE, 12/14) ***3/4 #30 - Mistico v Ultimo Guerrero (CMLL, 02/26) ***1/2 #31 - Atlantis, Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero v Perro Aguayo Jr, Hector Garza & El Terrible (CMLL, 12/23) ***1/2 #32 - Kenta Kobashi v Kensuke Sasaki (NOAH, 07/18) ***1/2 #33 - Samoa Joe v AJ Styles (NWA-TNA, 08/14) ***1/2 #34 - KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji v Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita (NOAH, 05/08) ***1/2 #35 - Samoa Joe v AJ Styles (NWA-TNA, 12/11) ***1/2 #36 - CM Punk v Bryan Danielson (FIP, 02/12) ***1/2 #37 - CM Punk v Jimmy Rave (ROH, 05/14, Cage Match) ***1/2 #38 - Atlantis, Blue Panther & Groond X v Pierroth, Rey Bucanero & Olimpico (CMLL, 06/10) ***1/2 #39 - Shawn Michaels v Kurt Angle (WWE, 04/03 - Los Angeles, CA) ***1/2 #40 - KENTA v Kanemaru (NOAH, 07/18) ***1/2 #41 - Heavy Metal, Negro Casas & Brazo de Plata v Universo 2000, Mascara 2000 & Olimpico (CMLL, 12/25) ***1/4 #42 - Rey Misterio Jr v John Bradshaw Layfield (WWE, 04/05) ***1/4 #43 - Chris Benoit v Booker T (WWE, 12/07) ***1/4 #44 - Eddy Guerrero v Rey Misterio Jr (WWE, 07/24) ***1/4 #45 - Undertaker v John Bradshaw Layfield (WWE, 06/14) *** #46 - American Dragon v James Gibson (NJ USA, 01/18) *** #47 - Chris Benoit v Randy Orton (WWE, 12/21) *** 2006 #1 - Edge v Mick Foley (WWE, 04/02, No Holds Barred - Chicago, IL) ***3/4 #2 - Rey Misterio Jr v Mark Henry (WWE, 01/15) ***1/2 #3 - Rey Misterio Jr, Chris Benoit & Bobby Lashley v Fit Finlay, John Bradshaw Layfield & Randy Orton (WWE, 02/21) ***1/2 #4 - Heavy Metal, Felino & Negro Casas v Cerebro Negro, Scorpio Jr & Veneno (IWRG, 01/05) ***1/2 #5 - Trish Stratus v Mickie James (WWE, 04/02 - Chicago, IL) ***1/4 #6 - Chris Benoit v Gregory Helms (WWE, 03/07) *** #7 - Randy Orton v Super Crazy (WWE, 02/27) *** 2007 #1 - Jeff Hardy v Johnny Nitro (WWE, 01/07, Cage Match, Kansas City, MO) *** (*) -- Less than ***, but a fun match nonetheless

Rey Misterio Jr v Jamie Noble - WWE Velocity 05/01/04 Finding this match in itself is very WCW-ish in nature, as that was a company of countless hidden gems, and this plays exactly like it would be one of those gems. This is the best I've seen from Noble in WWE, and it's a sign of what he could have accomplished in his first run if his matches were given more time to develop. He's great here; both are, actually. The match starts off with some really spirited matwork with neither guy able to gain an advantage and they do a terrific job of breaking up the matwork with some awesome highspots to maintain the heat. They do such a good job in that area that my favorite moment of the match occurs when Rey goes back to the headlock and it gets a big pop. It's rare in WWE that anyone gets a pop for going to the mat. Noble seems to be challenging Regal here, doing so many small things so well that it's easy to not catch them all. The way he uses his entire body to his advantage is beautiful. Rey's kicks are a thing of beauty too, as he seems to have channeled the angry spirit of Taijiri into his already stellar offense. In a really cool spot, Noble turns a springboard attempt into a Northern Lights suplex and he even teases a Tiger Bomb before Rey gets out of it. This is about as WCW-style a match as you'll see in WWE between two juniors, with all the stops being pulled out and the match logically progressing throughout. Worth going out of your way to see. ***3/4

Like Tim, I think reviewing this match and giving everything away would totally spoil it, but the points he made were spot on. This is a fantastic match, easily the best match Big Show has ever had. I was really impressed here by Show's ability to work some complex sequences, like misses a clothesline, leading to Eddy trying a plancha to the outside, leading to Eddy being sent crashing into the post. You'll also see Eddy do a really great job of putting over some really ancient offense. Enough said for now, but I do recommend everyone see this match, especially if you cut your wrestling teeth on seeing small babyfaces fight the giants and you enjoy that style. Probably about ***3/4.

Eddy Guerrero v Rey Misterio Jr - WWE Smackdown 03/18/04 My initial perceptions of this being the WWE equivalent of Otani/Samurai were wrong after rewatching this, but this is still an outstanding match for entirely different reasons. In fact, if anything, it's more of a more current (and abbreviated) equivalent of Bret Hart's title defense against the 1-2-3 Kid back in July of '94 on RAW. It's important to note that the crowd is solidly behind Eddy at the beginning of this match, like Hart/Kid, and as the match progresses, they find themselves more behind Rey. Eddy is stunned when Rey headscissors him out of the ring, much like Bret was stunned when Kid caught him with such a fast armdrag early on in their match. There's some really good, basic but fast paced matwork to start things off before tempers flare and a shoving match starts. One advantage this has over Bret/Kid is that these two are more capable of doing some really complex wrestling sequences, the first of which is when Rey tries a DDT out of a wheelbarrow suplex attempt and Eddy blocks it by running him into the ringpost. We see some really unique armwork that I've never seen in WWE before this match, with Eddy *standing on his head* to add leverage to a basic hammerlock and going right back to it every time Rey gets in a burst of big offense. The best highspot of the match sees Rey counter a back bodydrop attempt into a bodyscissors to throw Eddy out of the ring, following it up with a beautiful Asai moonsault to the floor. In fact, the highspots come across looking even more spectacular than they would otherwise because Eddy isn't doing any big spots -- he's working the mat and getting that story over, which shows the value in being a versatile wrestler capable of switching gears when needed. The false finishes are also awesome, as the crowd is totally convinced Rey has pulled off the upset of a lifetime when he gets a DDT on Eddy after yet another multi-move sequence. The point is also made that Rey knows Eddy quite well, as he blocks the third Locomotion suplex into a schoolboy. Eddy later gets in the move anyway, which actually gets him booed. He misses a frogsplash, giving Rey his last chance to secure the win. The 619 setup here is the best I've seen it, with absolutely no stalling and a totally believable transition into the move. He misses the West Coast Pop, however, which gives Eddy a chance to get in La Magistral to finish things off. Great, great match that does wonders to get each guy over, not only as a great wrestler, but as a great champion and a great challenger. These two are a wrestling marriage made in heaven more often than not. ***3/4