Posted April 10, 201510 yr comment_5664456 Was debating about suggesting a GME poll to follow this poll/go along with but I dug up the sentiment on that one from the "Are you interested" opening thread. And while I know plenty of people would find that list as useful or more useful later on, I'm aware that for many people taking part in this project, they've discussed the best matches for various decades for various regions for a long time now. So my question is, what are the best matches you've come across in research for this project? Would love to know with the wide variety of ways people are going about their research what matches have stuck out.
April 10, 201510 yr comment_5664457 Just watched Flair/Eaton from 1990 (taped December 1989) and that's an excellent match I'd never been exposed to until now.
April 10, 201510 yr comment_5664461 My quick response to this is Nishimura v Tajiri from 07, but I can't remember if I saw that before or after the idea was made public.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664490 Specifically for the GWE it would have to be Eric Embry/Invader 1 from 86 and Funk/Lawler No DQ from 81 and a whole bunch of Fujinami matches.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664491 Just watched Fiera v. Casas and yep, that's it. Great, great match.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664492 Kawada vs Hansen from 2/28/93 is just so good that I can't understand why it is not more hyped and talked about. Instant desert island match for me and five star.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664535 Parv, as you'll see, it's not even the best Hansen match ever a couple months later. And then it's for sure not the best Hansen match a couple months after that. In the grand scheme of 90's All Japan, it's in that second tier below the usual suspects. That being said, I don't think it's not as hyped so much as that there's a lot that comes later that seems to overshadow it. Watching in order like you are, that's definitely a sentiment I'm not surprised to see. It's a top flight match. It was ranked #15 in the DVDVR 90's poll, too. One of my favorite Hansen lariats ever in that match, and definitely one of my favorite Kawada sell jobs when he drops like a ton of bricks on that shot from Hansen about halfway through the match.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664538 And yet it is still my favorite 90s All Japan singles match. I know it's not the best match, but I still love it more than Misawa/Kawada 6/3/94 and the two major tags. It has a lot to do with both being my favorite wrestlers.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664541 My argument is "yes, but all of Crockett". Any time, any promotion, that's a five star match in my book. Doesn't matter what else comes.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664554 My argument is "yes, but all of Crockett". Any time, any promotion, that's a five star match in my book. Doesn't matter what else comes. A five star match is a five star match, even if it is surpassed. I am full on board with Parv here.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664556 My argument is "yes, but all of Crockett". Any time, any promotion, that's a five star match in my book. Doesn't matter what else comes. A five star match is a five star match, even if it is surpassed. I am full on board with Parv here. I disagree on that point as I mention elsewhere on the forum, but I would rather focus on awesome matches being awesome...its like arguing over which lottery win is better £10m or £10.5m....when the value is that high, I would rather just celebrate the win!
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664557 I had never seen Tenryu v Kojima from AJPW 17/07/02 before and it blew my tiny mind...was so much better than I expected it to be.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664560 Don't know about it being the best, but Blue Panther Vs Villano V is undoubtedly my favourite.
April 11, 201510 yr comment_5664564 Kawada vs Hansen from 2/28/93 is just so good that I can't understand why it is not more hyped and talked about. Instant desert island match for me and five star. If I could only carry one disc of wrestling with me for the rest of my life, that match would be on it. No doubt.
April 14, 201510 yr comment_5664829 Never would have watched this match if I hadn't been reading threads here. I LOVE this match: Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshinari Ogawa 11.1.03 https://youtu.be/Ssra6Svglp0
April 14, 201510 yr comment_5664846 No argument there goc, that's Ogawa's career match. Partially because you get this palpable sense of Kobashi wanting to wanting nothing more than to kill the little shit once he gets his hands on him.
April 15, 201510 yr comment_5664955 Seen some awesome stuff that I didn't know anything about before this project. The best matches I never heard of that I've watched: Mayumi Ozaki vs Dynamite Kansai (street fight 03/17/95) Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee (6/6/83) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Yuji Nagata (April 2007) Atlantis & Hijo Del Santo vs Lobo Rubio & Fuerza Guerrera
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