NintendoLogic Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Let's try this again. No, I'm not talking about that one match between Antonio Inoki and Masa Saito. If you were going to be stuck on a desert island, which matches would you bring along with you for your indefinite entertainment? Hopefully, this thread won't get no-sold like the last one did. To get the ball rolling, here's my (slightly tweaked from last time) list, broken down by promotion. AJPW Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson (7/24/76)Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/28/86)Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada (12/16/88)Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (6/5/89)Stan Hansen/Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshiaki Yatsu (12/6/89)Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (6/8/90)Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (9/1/90)Jumbo Tsuruta/Masanobu Fuchi/Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi (10/19/90)Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Doug Furnas/Dan Kroffat (5/25/92)Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada (2/28/93)Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi (7/29/93)Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (12/3/93)Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (6/3/94)MItsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue (4/15/95)Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi (6/9/95)Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (7/24/95)Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama (12/6/96)Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (1/20/97) AJW Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori (4/2/93)Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota (11/20/94) CMLL Sangre Chicana vs. MS-1 (9/23/83)Satanico vs. Gran Cochisse (9/14/84)El Dandy vs. Negro Casas (7/3/92) Memphis Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (3/23/81)Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (6/6/83)Bill Dundee vs. Jerry Lawler (12/30/85) NJPW Riki Choshu vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (6/9/87)Naoki Sano vs. Jushin Liger (8/10/89) WCW Lex Luger/Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard (Clash of the Champions I, 3/27/88)Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (Chi-Town Rumble, 2/20/89)Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (Great American Bash, 7/23/89)Ricky Steamboat/Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson/Larry Zbyszko (Clash of the Champions XVII, 11/19/91)Barry Windham/Dustin Rhodes vs. Larry Zbyszko/Steve Austin (Superbrawl II, 2/29/92)Big Van Vader vs. Sting (Great American Bash, 7/12/92)Sting vs. Big Van Vader (Starrcade, 12/28/92)Bunkhouse Buck vs. Dustin Rhodes (Spring Stampede, 4/17/94)Vader vs. Dustin Rhodes (Clash of the Champions XXIX, 11/16/94)Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddy Guerrero (Halloween Havoc, 10/26/97) WWE Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik (6/16/84)Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (2/15/87)Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (King of the Ring, 6/13/93)Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart (Wrestlemania X, 3/20/94)Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith (In Your House 5, 12/17/95)Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind (In Your House: Mind Games, 9/22/96)Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Survivor Series, 11/17/96)Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Wrestlemania 13, 3/23/97)Steve Austin vs. The Rock (Wrestlemania X-7, 4/1/01)Kurt Angle vs. Steve Austin (Summerslam, 8/19/01)Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (No Way Out, 2/15/04)Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero (Smackdown, 6/23/05) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 This is just off the top of my head. Andre the Giant vs. Stan Hansen NJPW '83 (#1 with a bullet) Shinya Hashimoto vs. Genichiro Tenryu G1 Climax Shinya Hashimoto vs. Toshiaki Kawada NJPW Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kensuke Sasaki NJPW Terry Funk vs. Sabu ECW Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen AJPW Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A. I Quit NWA Steve Austin vs. Dude Love WWF Eddy Guerrero vs. Rey Misterio Jr. WCW Sgt. Slaughter vs. the Iron Shiek (not the Boot Camp but the one right before it) WWF Riki Choshu vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara NJPW Volk Han vs. Kiyoshi Tamura RINGS Villano III vs. Atlantis Mascara contra mascara CMLL Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat NWA any Michinoku Pro 10-man Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk I Quit NWA Harley Race vs. Jumbo Tsuruta AJPW Antonio Inoki vs. Billy Robinson NJPW Funk Bros. vs. Abdullah the Butcher/The Shiek AJPW Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (the big upset) AJPW El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas Caballera contra mascara CMLL Holy Demon Army vs. Misawa/Kobashi AJPW Akira Maeda vs. Tatsumi Fujinami NJPW Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin double turn WWF MS-1 vs. Sangre Chicana is probably on here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Also: any iteration of Yuki Ishikawa vs. Daisuke Ikeda after Ishikawa went grey Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama 12/00 NOAH Mr. Gannosuke vs. Jinsei Shinzaki FMW Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome ECW One Night Stand (I saw it in a theater. Fuck off if you disagree) 5-on-5 Gauntlet NJPW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The real challenge is to do it like Desert Island Discs and whittle it down to eight matches only. Maybe one PPV and one DVD/Blu-ray set if that helps (official only). The actual show has a luxury item plus Shakespeare's complete works and the Bible. Fuck that, make it one wrestling autobiography and once piece of merchandise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Powers of Pain's Team vs. Demolition's Team - 1988 Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan - 1990 Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage - 1991 Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect - 1991 Royal Rumble - 1992 War Games - 1992 Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind - 1996 Hart Foundation vs. USA - 1997 Book - Have a Nice Day DVD - Man, either the first Ladder matches DVD or the Rise and Fall of ECW. Game - late 80s/early 90s modded version of No Mercy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I could watch the first WarGames and the Sting's Squadron/Dangerous Alliance Wargames matches all day every day. Also, Magnum/Tully is on my desert island list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Yeah I can go with DA Wargames. The one where Pillman almost gets murdered by stupid-ass Sid, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 dvd- the Monday Night Wars event- wrestlemania 17 i'm not going to do a list of matches, but just know that it involves heavy involvement of Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, and Ultimo Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 MatchesRoddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine, Dog CollarThe Rockers vs. The Orient Express, Royal Rumble 1991Bret Hart vs.. Owen Hart, Wrestlemania XShawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon, Ladder Match IIShawn Michaels vs. Mankind, IYH Mind GamesHulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon, Street FightEddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar, No Way Out 2004Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle, Wrestlemania XX Book- Probably the first Foley one, though Chris Jericho's first wouldn't be a bad shout. Event- Money in the Bank 2011 DVD- The first Rey Mysterio three disc set. I could watch sprightly WCW Rey bounce all around the ring for my entire life without touching all the other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I probably have only 2 or 3 "locks" right now in: MS-1 vs. Sangre Chicana Magnum TA vs. Tully Bluchard I Quit Negro Casas vs. El Hijo Del Santos 97 I think this means I'm making this into a project come winter break for college. Damn this is gonna be time consuming as possible haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Yeah I can go with DA Wargames. The one where Pillman almost gets murdered by stupid-ass Sid, too. That one is worth the price of admission if only for Dusty commentating on the Joshi match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I just meant the matches not the actual event. Don't even know which joshi match that is, who's in it? Valentine/Piper goes on my list too. Brutal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I just meant the matches not the actual event. Don't even know which joshi match that is, who's in it? Itsuki Yamazaki and Mami Kitamura defeated Miki Handa and Miss A (Dynamite Kansai)(6:47)Yamazaki pinned A with a roll-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Flair-Luger, Starrcade 88 Hansen-Andre, 9/23/81 Flair-Windham, Battle of the Belts 2 Bockwinkel-Henning, 60 m. draw Steiners-Fujinami/Iizuka, Wrestlewar 92 Flair-Steamboat 89 series Slaughter-Patterson Alley Fight Horsemen-Doom street fight Toyota/Yamada-Kansai/Ozaki, 4/11/93 Hansen-Kobashi Backlund-Patera But I'd rather assume that this is like Gilligan's Island, I've packed comp tapes like my last name is Howell, and I can power a vcr with a stationary bike made of bamboo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I'm just going to keep adding matches onto my list as I go. FUCK RULES. I prefer to look at this as a T-120 VHS in EP mode. Maybe two. Combat Toyota vs. Megumi Kudo death match FMW Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori AJW Dreamslam Aja Kong vs. KAORU GAIA CMLL Torneo Cibernetico '97 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdot31 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Off the top my head Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker Badd Blodd 97 Jumbo vs Tenryu 6/5/89 Tag team elimination match Survivor Series 88 Misawa vs Kawada 6/3/94 Rumble 92 Warrior vs Savage WM VII Punk vs Cena MIB 2011 Michaels vs Angle WM 21 Owen vs Bret Summerslam 94 Flair vs Steamboat Chi town rumble Misawa vs Kobashi 3/1/03 Michaels vs Taker WM 25 Rockers vs Orient express Rumble 91 Punk Lesnar Summerslam 2013 Kobashi vs Hansen 6/29/93 Hart vs Austin WM 13 Michaels vs Mankind Mind Games 96 Piper vs Hart WM 8 Michaels vs Jericho No Mercy 08 Flair vs Savage WM 8 If I could pick one show. Most likely Royal Rumble 92. I could listen to Heenan call that show everyday of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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