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Aaaand my top 25:

 

1.) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (11/21/86)

2.) Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (8/30/86)

3.) Da Crusher & Greg Gagne vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Kaissey (Cage Match) (3/25/84)

4.) Stan Hansen vs. Curt Hennig (5/31/86)

5.) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (8/16/84)

6.) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Wahoo McDaniel (8/28/83)

7.) Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie vs. High Flyers (Cage Match) (4/18/82)

8.) Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (12/25/86)

9.) Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. High Flyers (8/29/82)

10.) Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera vs. High Flyers (11/24/83)

11.) Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Despina Montegues vs. Midnight Rockers & Sherri Martel (11/27/86)

12.) Stan Hansen vs. Sgt. Slaughter (2/2/86)

13.) Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito vs. High Flyers (3/7/85)

14.) Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (1/17/87)

15.) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (5/2/87)

16.) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rick Martel (9/29/85)

17.) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (3/28/85)

18.) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (9/20/84)

19.) Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Jerry Lawler (3/4/84)

20.) Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (12/13/88)

21.) Adrian Adonis & Bob Orton Jr. vs. Midnight Rockers (January 1988)

22.) King Tonga, Masked Superstar, & Sheik Adnan Kaissey vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter (Cage Match) (4/21/85)

23.) Crusher Blackwell vs. Kamala (9/28/85)

24.) Stan Hansen vs. Leon White (3/13/86)

25.) Ken Patera, Jesse Ventura& Bobby Heenan vs. Hulk Hogan & High Flyers (3/13/83)

 

Bottom 10:

141.) Steve Regal vs. Buck Zumhofe (11/28/85)

142.) Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura vs. Hulk Hogan & Mad Dog Vachon (1/16/83)

143.) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Hulk Hogan (4/24/83)

144.) Col. DeBeers, Larry Zbyszko & Doug Somers vs. Greg Gagne, Curt Hennig, & Jimmy Snuka (7/26/86)

145.) Sherri Martel vs. Debbie the Killer Tomato (7/26/86)

146.) Leon White vs. Boris Zuhkov (2/21/87)

147.) Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts vs. High Flyers (5/23/85)

148.) Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts vs. Da Crusher & Baron Von Raschke (6/13/85)

149.) Wahoo McDaniel vs. Manny Fernandez (7/6/88)

150.) Wahoo McDaniel & Tom Zenk vs. Manny Fernandez & Larry Zbyszko (2/7/89)

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Who in the hell had Mad Dog v. Blackwell in the bottom ten?  That is shocking

It will be in my bottom 10. It's all Mad Dog's fault. He takes a huge beating and his comeback consists of nothing more than deciding "well I guess it's my turn now." He doesn't take advantage of a Blackwell mistake or get a fired up comeback, he just decides to stop selling the huge beatdown he's gotten all match and start coming back with his slap punches. And then I didn't buy the finish being able to keep Crusher down for the 10 count either.

 

I find the fact that someone had Badd Company vs Rockers in their top twenty to be more shocking.

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OK guys, we need more ballots turned in!!!! No point in doing the sets if people are not participating in the voting. If we need to do an extension, we will but if you plan on turning a ballot in, let Chris know so we can decide if more time is needed. 

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So, I have time on Sunday to rewatch some stuff, because it all has become a blur. I watched the whole set in the last 6 weeks, so I may be way off. Here is my top 25 and bottom 10. If anybody knows which matches I should reconsider, let me know. Thanks.

 

 

1. Stan Hansen vs. Curt Hennig (5/31/86) 
2. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (1/27/87) 
3. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (11/21/86) 
4. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Larry Zbyszko (7/11/87) 
5. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Wahoo McDaniel (8/28/83) 
6. Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie vs. High Flyers (Cage Match) (3/22/81)
7. Stan Hansen vs. Nick Bockwinkel (4/20/86)
8. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rick Martel (5/13/84)
9. Jerry Lawler vs. Curt Hennig (7/16/88) 
10. Crusher Blackwell vs. Mad Dog Vachon (Algerian Death Match) (5/22/83) 
11. King Tonga, Masked Superstar, & Sheik Adnan Kaissey vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter (Cage Match) (4/21/85) 
12. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (12/25/86) 
13. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (5/2/87) 
14. Terry Gordy vs. Rick Martel (August 1985) 
15. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (12/25/86) 
16. Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (12/13/88)
17. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Hulk Hogan (4/18/82)
18. Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito vs. High Flyers (3/7/85) 
19. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (8/30/86) 
20. Da Crusher & Greg Gagne vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Kaissey (Cage Match) (3/25/84) 
21. Crusher Blackwell vs. Masked Superstar (3/7/85) 
22. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (7/19/85) 
23. East-West Connection vs. High Flyers (Cage Match) (3/22/81)
24. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Ric Flair (1/17/86) 
25. Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. High Flyers (8/29/82)
 
 
141. Curt Hennig vs. DJ Petersen (8/29/87) 
142. Larry Zbyszko vs. Ray Stevens (5/30/87) 
143. Manny Fernandez, Teijho Khan & Soldat Ustinov vs. Robert Gibson & The Top Guns (6/12/88) 
144. Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal vs. Scott Hall & Curt Hennig (11/14/85) 
145. Wahoo McDaniel & Tom Zenk vs. Manny Fernandez & Larry Zbyszko (2/7/89)
146. Curt Hennig vs. Mitch Snow (10/30/87) 
147. Crusher Blackwell, Larry Hennig & Tom Zenk vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (8/22/85) 
148. Wahoo McDaniel vs. Manny Fernandez (7/6/88) 
149. Col. DeBeers vs. Buck Zumhofe (2/23/86) 
150. Steve Regal vs. Buck Zumhofe (11/28/85) 
 
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Five most divisive matches thus far:

 

Crusher Blackwell vs. Mad Dog Vachon (Algerian Death Match) (5/22/83)
 
All of these have received both top twenty and bottom ten votes.

 

I wanted to comment on this, because I have it at number ten. I think it is excellent and I am wondering what the argument is against it. The finish is great, the drama and crowd is huge. The spots were nasty. It was intense. How could anyone have that in bottom ten?

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Top 25

 

1.            Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (11/21/86)

2.   Nick Bockwinkel vs. Wahoo McDaniel (8/28/83)

3.   King Tonga, Masked Superstar, & Sheik Adnan Kaissey vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter (Cage Match) (4/21/85)

4.   Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (12/25/86)

5.   Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (8/30/86)

6.   Stan Hansen vs. Crusher Blackwell (6/28/86)

7.   Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (1/17/87)

8.   Da Crusher & Greg Gagne vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Kaissey (Cage Match) (3/25/84)

9.   Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito vs. High Flyers (3/7/85)

10.   Stan Hansen vs. Leon White (3/13/86)

11.   Jerry Lawler vs. Curt Hennig (7/16/88)

12.   Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera vs. High Flyers (11/24/83)

13.   Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. High Flyers (8/29/82)

14.   Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (9/20/84)

15.   Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (12/13/88)

16.   Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie vs. High Flyers (Cage Match) (4/18/82)

17.   Ric Flair vs. Magnum TA (9/28/85)

18.   Stan Hansen vs. Sgt. Slaughter (2/2/86)

19.   Stan Hansen vs. Sgt. Slaughter (2/23/86)

20.   Stan Hansen vs. Nick Bockwinkel (4/20/86)

21.   Nick Bockwinkel vs. Larry Zbyszko (7/11/87)

22.   Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler vs. Original Midnight Express (10/30/87)

23.   Buddy Rose, Doug Somers & Sherri Martel vs. Midnight Rockers & Despina Montegues (11/27/86)

24.   Nick Bockwinkel vs. Larry Zbyszko (2/23/86)

25.   Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito vs. The Fabulous Ones (9/30/84) 

 

 

Bottom 10...

 

141.        Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo & Steve O (8/28/83)

142.   Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura vs. Hulk Hogan & Mad Dog Vachon (1/16/83)

143.   Adrian Adonis vs. Hulk Hogan (10/17/82)

144.   Crusher Blackwell vs. Bruiser Brody (No DQ) (10/21/84)

145.   Crusher Blackwell & King Kong Bundy vs. Road Warriors (11/22/84)

146.   Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts vs. High Flyers (5/23/85)

147.   Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts vs. Da Crusher & Baron Von Raschke (6/13/85)

148.   Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal vs. Scott Hall & Curt Hennig (11/14/85)

149.   Sherri Martel vs. Debbie the Killer Tomato (7/26/86)

150.   Steve Regal vs. Buck Zumhofe (11/28/85) 

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Top 25

1.   Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (8/30/86)

2.   Crusher Blackwell vs. Mad Dog Vachon (Algerian Death Match) (5/22/83)

3.   Stan Hansen vs. Curt Hennig (5/31/86)

4.   Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (11/21/86)

5.   King Tonga, Masked Superstar, & Sheik Adnan Kaissey vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter (Cage Match) (4/21/85)

6.   Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (12/13/88)

7.   Nick Bockwinkel vs. Wahoo McDaniel (No DQ & No Count-Out) (8/28/83)

8.   Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (1/17/87)

9.   Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (1/27/87)

10.  Ken Patera/Jesse Ventura/Bobby Heenan vs. Hulk Hogan/High Flyers (3/13/83)

11.  Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (5/2/87)

12.  Jerry Blackwell/Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie vs. High Flyers (Cage Match) (4/18/82)

13.  Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (9/20/84)

14.  Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (3/28/85)

15.  Rick Martel vs. Harley Race (4/20/86)

16.  Buddy Rose, Doug Somers, & Sherri Martel vs. Midnight Rockers & Despina Montegues (11/27/86)

17.  Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rick Martel (9/29/85)

18.  Wahoo McDaniel vs. Curt Hennig (12/27/87)

19.  Adrian Adonis & Bob Orton Jr. vs. Midnight Rockers (January 1988)

20.  Alexis Smirnoff, Buddy Rose, & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig (6/28/86)

21.  Tito Santana/Rick Martel vs. High Flyers (8/29/82)

22.  Crusher Blackwell/Ken Patera vs. High Flyers (11/24/83)

23.  Stan Hansen vs. Crusher Blackwell (6/28/86)

24.  Jerry Lawler vs. Curt Hennig (7/16/88)

25.  Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (3/7/87)

 

Bottom 10

141.      Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera vs. Steve O & Buck Zumhofe (2/3 Falls) (4/15/84)

142.      Jerry Blackwell vs. Billy Robinson (12/3/81)

143.   Adrian Adonis vs. Hulk Hogan (10/17/82)

144.   Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook vs. Cowboy Lang & Little Coco (7/18/85)

145.   Mando Guerrero vs. Pat Tanaka (6/12/88)

146.   Badd Company vs. Midnight Rockers (2/19/88)

147.   Steve Regal vs. Buck Zumhofe (11/28/85)

148.   Wahoo McDaniel & Tom Zenk vs. Manny Fernandez & Larry Zbyszko (2/7/89)

149.   Crusher Blackwell & King Kong Bundy vs. The Road Warriors (11/22/84)

150.  Wahoo McDaniel vs. Manny Fernandez (7/6/88)

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I'm about to put that Crusher/Mad Dog match at 150 out of spite for the low rankings of the Fat Guys/Road Warriors match. And how the hell does someone rank the midgets tag in the bottom 10?! That is a legitimately good match.

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1 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (11/21/86)
2 Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (8/30/86)
3 King Tonga, Masked Superstar, & Sheik Adnan Kaissey vs. Crusher Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter (Cage Match) (4/21/85)
4 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (9/20/84)
5 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (3/28/85)
6 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (5/2/87)
7 Crusher Blackwell & Ken Patera vs. High Flyers (11/24/83)
8 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig (3/7/87)
9 Tito Santana & Rick Martel vs. High Flyers (8/29/82)
10 Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (1/17/87)
11 Stan Hansen vs. Curt Hennig (5/31/86)
12 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (7/19/85)
13 Ken Patera & Brad Rheingans vs. Badd Company (3/25/89)
14 Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito vs. High Flyers (3/7/85)
15 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rick Martel (5/13/84)
16 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Col. DeBeers (4/17/86)
17 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Rick Martel (8/16/84)
18 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jim Brunzell (6/11/81)
19 Wahoo McDaniel vs. Curt Hennig (12/27/87)
20 Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich (12/13/88)
21 Mr. Saito vs. Rick Martel (4/24/85)
22 Alexis Smirnoff, Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig (6/28/86)
23 Rick Martel vs. Harley Race (4/20/86)
24 Ken Patera, Jesse Ventura& Bobby Heenan vs. Hulk Hogan & High Flyers (3/13/83)
25 Stan Hansen vs. Nick Bockwinkel (4/20/86)
 
 
141 Sherri Martel vs. Debbie the Killer Tomato (7/26/86)
142 Crusher Blackwell vs. Da Crusher (No DQ) (2/26/84)
143 Sgt. Slaughter vs. Col. DeBeers (Boot Camp Match) (12/13/88)
144 Crusher Blackwell & King Kong Bundy vs. The Road Warriors (11/22/84)
145 Col. Debeers vs. Jimmy Snuka (Glove On A Pole Match) (2/21/87)
146 Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts vs. High Flyers (5/23/85)
147 Buddy Rose & Doug Somers vs. Midnight Rockers (Cage Match) (12/25/86)
148 Steve Regal vs. Buck Zumhofe (11/28/85)
149 Wahoo McDaniel vs. Manny Fernandez (7/6/88)
150 Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts vs. Da Crusher & Baron Von Raschke (6/13/85)
 
What a great project. It kind of kills me I wasn't along for the ride with you guys for Mid-South and Memphis. 
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I'm about to put that Crusher/Mad Dog match at 150 out of spite for the low rankings of the Fat Guys/Road Warriors match. And how the hell does someone rank the midgets tag in the bottom 10?! That is a legitimately good match.

Well, the Fat Guys/Road Warriors tag has the Road Warriors in it. I hate the Roadies. I think they suck. Their squash matches are really the only thing that I enjoy out of them. Well, I like their theme song too. To be fair, the High Flyers tag with the Roadies was very good and had it somewhere in the middle and I thought the Roadies looked decent in it. I just thought they were really, really boring, and had some embarrassing spots in the match such as the criss cross spot which was also Blackwell's fault too. It's just a bad match.

 

The midget match was horribly boring and went on ten minutes too long. I liked some of the spots on their own but the flow and pacing took me out of the match real quick. I was desperately waited for it to end several minutes before it actually did. Plus, I thought it was still overall a somewhat fun match. I thought this set have very few bad matches. In fact, the only matches I'd call downright terrible on this set are my bottom three. Hell, Buck-Regal was just boring, too long and with a few decent Buck spots.

 

Finally, Mad Dog Vachon's performance in the Blackwell Death Match is far superior to any Roadies performance I've ever seen and it's not even close.

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Grimmas said:

" If anybody knows which matches I should reconsider, let me know."

If I may be so bold, I would offer the DeBeers/Zumhofe as one to take a second look at. Certainly no great shakes but at least competent work by both men until DeBeers busts out what is I think the ONLY ENZIGURI on the set, and it is an awesome one to behold. It DESTROYS Zumhofe to the point where he's a limp dishrag and DeBeers gets the win. I think the finish keeps it out of the bottom 10. Your mileage may vary, of course.

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That extra extension is much appreciated on my part, by the end of September I will have had 3 days total where I have not worked at one of my jobs in some capacity. I finally resumed watching disc 11 tonight and started playing with my ballot again. I will have it in by October 3rd, since I'm going away that weekend for a wedding where I'm a groomsman, and I really doubt I'll be able to sneak in any last minute viewing after everyone at the house we rented passes out.

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