Boss Rock

1. Kobashi 2. Misawa 3. Kawada 4. Tenryu 5. Hansen 6. Bryan 7. Akiyama 8. Taue 9. Liger 10. Mysterio Other contenders: Flair, Funk, Styles, Tanahashi, Hashimoto, Kong, Hokuto, Casas, Colon, Jumbo.

Indeed, great match.

Thanks!

I've been watching a shit ton of Barry matches since I last posted in this thread and he seems like a lock at this point. Even if his classics are just the Flair and War Games matches, most everything else I've seen him in ranges from at least "pretty good" to "great". Still a great offensive wrestler and I've really started to appreciate how versatile he could be. I prefer him as a tough as nails "never back down" face, but he could be a good big shot heel as well.

I would love more recs if you have them!

Personally I'm just sticking with what he himself did in the ring.

I'll re-watch the Andersons cage match as it's been some time, but I recall liking the Rockers cage match more. Same with the WrestleWar Midnights match. Both good matches though. I don't think I've ever seen the Russians match, looking forward to that.

Terry has been flirting with top 10 status for me for years, perhaps the next 5 years are what finally put him over the top, ha. There are gaps in his career I haven't seen, but his 80's work with Hansen, Lawler, and Flair, his 90's indie work against Foley and Gilbert, and his batshit insane FMW tags is a pretty insane amount of variety.

For more recent Jun matches, I'd recommend these: vs. Kai (4/29/2013) vs. Kento Miyahara (7/23/2016) w/ Takao Omori vs. Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama (1/3/2018) w/ Atsushi Aoki vs. Takashi Sugiura and Daisuke Harada vs. Suwama (4/15/2018) vs. Zeus (4/21/2018) vs. Naomichi Marufuji (4/25/2018) w/ Joe Doering and Yuji Hino vs. Zeus, the Bodyguard, and Shingo Takagi (4/30/2018) w/ Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Kento Miyahara and Yoshitatsu (11/20/2018) vs. Keisuke Ishii (12/16/2018) vs. Tetsuya Endo (2/14/2021)

Because I think Rockers vs. Rose and Sommers and Rockers vs. Brainbusters are better than anything the RnR's ever did. I never got the hype behind RnR's-MX. MX's best match isn't even against RnR's. Edit: I see your point about Rose and Sommers being more responsible for the greatness of those matches. Which I guess is a fair point but I still haven't seen a RnR match that reaches those peaks. Even random tag matches I'm more likely to enjoy a Rockers match.

Count me as another "he'll rank for me, I just have no idea where" voter. The Rockers might be my pick for greatest tag team ever and honestly I think Shawn was a better FIP than Morton (blasphemy, I know). I think his 90's run is mostly very good and he was in my picks for the two greatest WWE matches ever (first Hell in a Cell and Mankind Mind Games). It's his comeback period that I really struggle with. I don't even think it was "bad" per se. Apart from stuff like the Taker matches (which are good but not even MOTYC's), his matches are just "eh". My gut says top 50, but there's no guarantee he'll remain there.

I think I gotta go Bull. Not just the cage match or the cathartic passing of the torch, but those vicious tag matches with a combination of Iwamoto, Kimura, and Inoue.

Not sure how active he is nowadays, but have always been a big Kanemoto fan. The Samurai and Wagner BOSJ Finals matches are probably the biggest feathers in his cap, but he has tons of matches going all the way into the 2010's that are really good. Very good, stiff offense and can play a sympathetic babyface or a gigantic asshole. My only gripe is there are a few instances of him no-selling spots to get his shit in, but it's not like it happened every match either.

I'm on the fence about Ultimo, but I've always liked him and his best stuff is really good. If I do a deeper dive he could sneak his way on.

Cody loves to bleed. He realized he's good at it and just wants to show off, ha.

Great match, bump was silly and commercials were unfortunate, but I had a damn good time with this.

I would think he would be well enough for the Dome. Hopefully, anyway if it isn't a severe case.

I loved Nate in that match. First time I had ever heard of him and when it was over I thought he was so cool.

Shingo-Ospreay was great but don't think it's better than their BOSJ match like many are claiming it is. Credit to them for making 45 minutes feel a lot shorter, but still felt needlessly padded in the beginning.

I love the Cage of Death match, but having Super Dragon would've definitely been a plus.

That trios match looks great.

Even if my evaluation methods change or more footage of other potential contenders pop up, I can't fathom having Misawa lower than my top 10.

Atlantis is someone I've always liked because his big matches are great, but there are also a ton of gaps outside those matches I need to fill.

I've only seen a handful of matches but he was always a joy to watch.

That match is on the agenda for me. One thing I find really fascinating is how much Tana's stock has risen during what is generally considered the twilight of his career, or at the very least the twilight of his time as a featured player.