Mokujin Scott Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 EDIT: I tried to update this and the whole thing corrupted. Thanks, board. I'll start a new topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Scott Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) see above Edited November 7, 2016 by Mokujin Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cool arrow Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 2/18/87 - Brody vs. Sheik (CWF) ****1/2 Is that Farhat or Sheiky Baby? Either way it seems... unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Bugg Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 2/18/87 - Brody vs. Sheik (CWF) ****1/2 Is that Farhat or Sheiky Baby? Either way it seems... unlikely. That's the Original Sheik, although I would've loved to see Brody and the humbler get it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Bugg Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 By the way, thanks for this list- now I have something to focus on buying once tax time comes around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 The Bushwhackers being in a five-star match pre-WWE shit is amusing on some level even though I know the difference in quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 2/18/87 - Brody vs. Sheik (CWF) ****1/2 Is that Farhat or Sheiky Baby? Either way it seems... unlikely. That's the Original Sheik, although I would've loved to see Brody and the humbler get it on. There were a couple Brody/Matt Borne vs. Sheiky/Al Perez matches in WCCW in '87, but it looks like they were just house shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagan Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Has anyone ever quizzed Dave on why he gave Savage/Steamboat ****1/2? I mean, I get that this is subjective, but... I assume the interference finish knocked it down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Bugg Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Has anyone ever quizzed Dave on why he gave Savage/Steamboat ****1/2? I mean, I get that this is subjective, but... I assume the interference finish knocked it down? The Steele interference probably prevented it from getting a 4 3/4 rating, but I'm not sure about it being the 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Bugg Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 7/15/12 - Smackdown Money in the Bank (WWE) (NJPW) **** Wait, WHAT?!? I mean, I know it's probably a typo, but the thought of Iibushi and others in a MITB is mind-blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookieghana Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 So glad you compiled this! I put the information together by wrestler on this webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/four_star_matches_won People with the most? Kobashi, MIsawa, Kawada, Taue, Angle, Benoit, Akiyama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 One of these things is not like the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJohnson Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Dave didn't start giving Star Ratings until 1984 yearbook, the '83 Tiger/Kid match didn't get a star rating. As far as the five star matches, there are some you are missing and some that are listed as five star, but did not initially receive that rating. (IE Kandori/Hokuto from DreamSlam got a 4 3/4 from Dave, but it is believed later that he gave it a full 5). Below is an accurate list, through 1994, of 5 star rated matches (by Dave). Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Nobuhiko Takada (UWF 12/5/84) Stan Hansen / Bruiser Brody vs. Dory Funk / Terry Funk (AJPW 12/8/84) Tiger Mask II vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi (AJPW 3/9/85) Lioness Asuka vs. Jaguar Yokota (All Japan Women 8/22/85) Jumbo Tsuruta / Genichrio Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu / Yoshiaki Yatsu (All Japan 1/28/86) Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (NWA Battle of the Belts 2 (CWF 2/14/86) Sheepherders vs. Fantastics (JCP 4/19/86) Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (NWA World Wide 1/20/87) Chigusa Nagayo vs. Lioness Asuka (All Japan Women 2/26/87) Keiji Mutoh / Shiro Koshinaka vs. Akira Maeda / Nobuhiko Takada (New Japan 3/20/87) Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (JCP 4/11/87) Lioness Asuka/Mika Komatsu/Kazue Nagahori/Mitsuko Nishiwaki/Etsuko Mita/Sachiko Nakamura vs. Chigusa Nagayo/Yumiko Hotta/Mika Takahashi/Mika Suzuki/Yachiyo Hirata/Yumi Ogura (About 17:30 of 50:00 Shown - All Japan Women 12/6/87) Toshiaki Kawada / Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen / Terry Gordy (All Japan RWTL 12/16/88) Genichrio Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada / Samson Fuyuki vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu/Masanobu Fuchi (All Japan 1/28/89) Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (NWA Chi-Town Rumble 2/20/89) Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCW/NWA - Landover, MD 3/18/89) (Actually gave it 6*) Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (2/3 falls, Clash 6 4/2/89) Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA WrestleWar 89 5/7/89) Jumbo Tsuruta vs Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW 6/5/89) Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk ("I Quit" Match, Clash 9 11/15/89) Jushin Liger v. Naoki Sano (New Japan 1/31/90) Mitsuharu Misawa v. Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan 6/8/90) Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi v. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi (All Japan 10/19/90) Bull Nakano v. Akira Hokuto (AJW 1/4/91) Bull Nakano v. Yumiko Hotta (Cage Match)(AJW 1/23/91) R. Flair/L. Zbyszko/B. Windham/Sid Vicious v. Sting/B. Pillman/R. Steiner/S. Steiner (War Games)(WCW WrestleWar 2/24/91) Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi v. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (All Japan 4/20/91) Cactus Jack v. Eddie Gilbert (2/3 Falls)(TWA 8/3/91) Toshiyo Yamada/Manami Toyota v. Yumiko Hotta/Suzuka Minami (AJW 3/7/92) Kyoko Inoue v. Manami Toyota (AJW WrestleMarinpiad IV 4/25/92) Jushin Liger v. El Samurai (New Japan 4/30/92) Atsushi Onita/Tarzan Goto/El Hijo Del Santo v. Negro Casas/Horace Boulder/Tim Patterson (FMW in the USA 5/16/92) Sting/Windham/Rhodes/Steamboat/Koloff v. Austin/Rude/Anderson/Eaton/Zbyszko (War Games)(WCW WrestleWar 5/17/92) Jumbo Tsuruta/Masanobu Fuchi/Akira Taue v. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan 5/22/92) Dan Kroffat/Doug Furnas v. Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (Extended Version) (All Japan 5/25/92) Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi v. Masanobu Fuchi/Yoshinari Ogawa (All Japan 7/5/92) Manami Toyota v. Toshiyo Yamada (AJW 8/15/92) Rey Mysterio Jr./Super Calo/Winners v. Psicosis/Heavy Metal/Picudo (AAA 1/29/93) Kyoko Inoue/Takako Inoue v. Cutie Suzuki/Mayumi Ozaki (AJW 4/2/93) Dynamite Kansai/Mayumi Ozaki v. Manami Toyota/Toshiyo Yamada (AJW 4/11/93) Kenta Kobashi v. Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan 4/14/93) Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama v. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa (All Japan 7/2/93) Stan Hansen v. Kenta Kobashi (All Japan 7/29/93) D. Kansai/C. Suzuki/M. Ozaki/H. Fukuoka v. Aja Kong/S. Hasegawa/K. Inoue/T. Inoue (Thunder Queen)(JWP 7/31/93) Steve Williams v. Kenta Kobashi (All Japan 8/31/93) Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue v. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi (All Japan Tag League 12/3/93) Manami Toyota/Toshiyo Yamada v. Dynamite Kansai/Mayumi Ozaki (AJW 12/6/93) Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Giant Baba v. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (All Japan 1/29/94) Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon (Ladder Match)(Wrestlemania X 3/20/94) Wild Pegasus v. Great Sasuke (Super J Cup Finals 4/16/94) Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi v. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (All Japan 5/21/94) Mitsuharu Misawa v. Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan 6/3/94) Jushin Liger v. Great Sasuke (New Japan 7/8/94) Bret Hart v. Owen Hart (Cage Match)(Summerslam 8/29/94) El Hijo del Santo/Octagon v. Eddy Guerrero/Art Barr (Double Mask v. Double Hair)(AAA 11/6/94) Aja Kong v. Manami Toyota (AJW 11/20/94) Rey Mysterio Jr. v. Juventud Guerrera (AAA 11/30/94) Also missing the Main Event Tag from 12/14/00 NJPW Judgment PPV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Scott Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Updated with this info (as well as updated 2014 as of latest NJPW shows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Scott Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Updated through 1/4/15 Dome Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Scott Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Updated through WM XXXI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Scott Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Updated through the first half of 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Scott Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Updated through February 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Dave apparently never saw any PWG ever until he started going to shows last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puropotsy Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here are some I've found post-1994: 4/1/1995 Octagon, El Hijo Del Santo and Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Fuerza Guerrera, Psicosis and Blue Panther Dave said it came awfully close if not hitting five stars, I am not sure if he means that as giving it five stars 6/27/1995 Aja Kong vs Manami Toyota This rating was based on an edited version of the match. He said it was a lot better than the match where Toyota won the title in Yokohama and was easily a MOTYC but that their 1994 Tokyo Dome match was better. 7/23/1995 Manami Toyota vs Mima Shimoda This was from the Grand Prix and Dave said he was convinced Toyota was the best in the business. 3/9/1996 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Juventud Guerrera ECW Dave said this might have been the best US match of 1996 10/10/1996 Dick Togo, Mens Teoh, Shiryu, Taka Michinoku and Shoichi Funaki vs Gran Naniwa, Gran Hamada, Super Delfin, Tiger Mask and Masato Yakushiji Dave referred to this as non-stop and nearly flawless. 6/29/1998 Kiyoshi Tamura vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka RINGS Dave said this was the best match of 1998 and that it was the best match he'd ever seen in the worked shoot style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Scott Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Are those all five stars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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