J.T. Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Mr. Gannosuke vs. Jinsei Shinzaki which I can't find online. Gannosuke was the unsung super worker of FMW. I often wonder what were the factors or politics about the ECW / FMW talent swap that kept Gannosuke off of my television set when Masato Tanaka, Mike Awesome, Shinzaki, and Hayabusa were all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Gannosuke/Shinzaki is on Ditch's site and goddamn is it still awesome. Shinzaki's selling is on point and he had the coolest moves. If I was a wrestler I'd totally steal the Straight Jacket Camel Clutch. There's no overkill at all and the finish is perfect and these two just H A T E each other. More than once they just decide to kick each other in the nuts because fuck you motherfucker. Another time Shinzaki just says fuck it and instead of some cool move just punches Gannosuke square in the goddamn face. That match ruuuuuuuules. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) My Top Three Greatest Wrestling Matches Ever. 3: 2: 1: Three honourable mentions in order of preference: Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart. WWF WrestleMania X. Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair. NWA Clash of the Champions VI. Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa. AJPW, 31st October 1998. All six matches, *****. Edited February 12, 2020 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, J.T. said: This is the other time. As much as I love Ricky's title win at the Joe, the rematch felt like it had more gravitas. The pressure SHOULD be on Steamboat to defend his title, but you can clearly see that Flair is the more desperate of the two. Ric is HUNGRY for that fucking belt. Also, the callbacks in this match to Ricky's title win make this match the better story told in the ring. That's Ricky Steamboat's favourite match from the famous Steamboat/Flair 1989 trilogy. Steamboat thought people would think it was the Chi-Town Rumble match when he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship but no, it's the Clash of the Champions VI two out of three falls match. I've always had that as the best of the trilogy, then Chi-Town Rumble and WrestleWar a distant third. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Campbell Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 That match has always been pretty high on my list of all time greats. But this has always been my all time personal favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olythegreat89 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Simply based off the title of this thread... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Pretty sure those last two matches were on the same night, across town from each other. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintthecrippler Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Maybe my favorite "non-Liger" NJPW junior's match from this era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 2 hours ago, olythegreat89 said: Simply based off the title of this thread... You stole my bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olythegreat89 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Ryan said: You stole my bit! Stealing is the sincerest form of flattery... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, clintthecrippler said: Maybe my favorite "non-Liger" NJPW junior's match from this era. Give me Otani vs. El Samurai from 1996. That would be my pick for best non-Liger New Japan Jr.'s match of the 90's. I can't find it anywhere online, though. Otani put on an incredible performance there. Also, similar to Buzz Sawyer and Hiroshi Hase, everyone needs to watch/rewatch more El Samurai. Edited February 12, 2020 by Edwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 This thread has reminded me of something I learned not to terribly long ago, but not recently either. I haven’t seen most matches on any greatest matches in history ballot even though I’ve seen a ton of wrestling. When I first started collecting I spent all of my time tracking down stuff that I didn’t think would always be available like TV matches and...well TV matches. Unfortunately collecting didn’t last for the typical reasons it didn’t last for anybody else. I still have my collection and all but haven’t added to it in forever except for the occasional WWE DVD. Here’s a short list of some of the GOAT TV matches I’ve seen. Ric Flair vs Ted Dibiase Murdoch Incident Both Midnight Express vs Fantastics matches from WCW TV The Rock n Roll Express vs the Russians from the 1st ever episode of Worldwide Tons of Puerto Rico TV and old Japan TV with Flair, The Steiners, Wild Pegasus etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul sosnowski Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 That's not the first ever episode of Worldwide.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) 100th or 500th or something. Worldwide started in the 70s. 1000th? Autocorrect. No need to get upset dot dot dot dot for dramatic effect Edited February 13, 2020 by BloodyChamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Anyway here is 1 that I have seen. Wild Pegasus vs Great Sasuke. I thought Liger vs Sasuke was up there to. https://dai.ly/xy2z38 Edited February 13, 2020 by BloodyChamp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) Satanico, Mephisto, & Averno vs Ultimo Guerrero, Mascara Magica, Rey Bucanero, & Tarzan Boy - Infierno en el Ring. I get so pumped up from this. El Satanico comes off like such a hero. MS1 vs Sangre Chicana. Mom at ringside. @The Natural & @Eivion already posted the link, but HOLY DEMON ARMY VS MISAWA AND KOBASHI. Kenta Kobashi crawling at the end is such a legendary moment. Edited February 13, 2020 by OctopusCinema 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 5:41 PM, LoneWolf&Subs said: I don’t need a match, I just need Jackie Gayda’s horrendous acting to put a smile on my face. I watched enough Spice Channel in the 90s to know porn when I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Does HIAC belong here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 The first with HBK/Taker and Brock/Taker I certainly could see belonging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 The Foley one deserves to be in the other thread. If a match where somebody almost dies twice doesn't deserve to be called a death match then I don't know what does. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) I will always say that Kawada vs Misawa 3rd of June 1994 for All Japan's Triple Crown is my best match of all time. I loved it even without knowing the full context, but it got even better when I learnt about the rivalry between both men. Lots of mentions here hitting home with me. Edited February 16, 2020 by ReiseReise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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