Matches that rule, but don't get pimped heavily anymore?(or never in some cases)

[Biz Smarkie]

Wrestling has given us all many joyous things, and a lot of those things have been pimped as awesome for years. This is the thread for those matches that don't get the love that they should. This is an all encompassing thread, so feel free to post matches from the indies or from non-American wrestling companies.

 

I am going to start this thread with Triple H v Ric Flair at Taboo Tuesday 05. I bought the "Best of the IC Championship" dvd a while back, and was very happy after watching this match. Flair and HHH bring the hate. Ric wrestled his ass off, and Triple H held his own. I don't know who put this match together, but kudos to everyone involved. I also have to give credit to Joey Styles for a few key quips on commentary. When Flair blades within the first few minutes, he brings up the fact that years of scar tissue buildup caused the blood to flow.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_-fj310A2o

 

 

[Alan4L]

the Chris Hero vs. Human Tornado cage match just popped into my head as one. It was such a great culmination of their war feud.

[Charlie M.]

Whenever I hear Joey Styles or The Coach or Todd Grisham calling major WWE matches, I'm stunned.  They rotated through so many commentating teams during the hard brand split that I've completely forgotten who was calling RAW and when.

[RandomAct]

I think you could see alot of matches from the last 6-7 years pop up, simply because you'll see a great match on ppv that is completely swept aside a month later due to the pace of production now.

[Brian Fowler]

Bunkhouse Buck vs. Dustin Rhodes, Bunkhouse Match, Spring Stampede '94.  Best match in WCW history, the centerpiece of the best ppv ever.

[Control]

Hansen & Mossman vs Kawada & Tenryu from 2000. Everyone has something to prove in this match: Kea has to prove that he's the next big thing, Hansen needs to prove he can still bring it, Kawada has to prove that he is All Japan, and Tenryu is making his big come back to AJ. The result is four guys kicking the absolute shit out of each other. Sick match where Hansen punches the ring post and Kawada hits a powerbomb on Kea that folds him up like an accordion.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qutCCj-Drk

[The Man Known as Dan]

Oh so much from RoH. Jack Evans hardly ever had singles matches in 04-05, but his matches against Danielson and Shelley were just brutal.

In CHIKARA, Cheech & Cloudy vs. The Olsen Twins from Cibernetico & Robin was my favorite tag match in company history.

[Curt McGirt]

That AJPW tag is soooooooooo goooooooood. Probably Hansen's last stand as a performer.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH62dVRAokY

 

This is probably the best lighttube match ever and maybe BJW's best deathmatch ever. And yes that includes the Honma/Yamakawa matches. 

[Niners Fan in CT]

Starrcade '90 was largely forgettable (Black Scorpion etc.) but

 

Anderson & Windham vs. Doom - Street Fight is very good. It is not lengthy but It's a lot of fun.

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Starrcade '90 was largely forgettable (Black Scorpion etc.) but

 

Anderson & Windham vs. Doom - Street Fight is very good. It is not lengthy but It's a lot of fun.

 

Actually apart from the main event (and the god-awful Russians vs. Canadians match) I think it's a pretty entertaining show overall.

[Niners Fan in CT]

I think I remember Z-Man vs. Bobby Eaton being okay. I did not care for the tag tourney much outside of the Steiners being reckless. I was disappointed with the Steiners vs. Muta/Saito.

 

Luger vs. Hansen was fun. I will say that.  Taylor vs. Wallstreet was brutal. Didn't care for Freebirds vs. Morton and Rich either.

[Web Conn]

What about Rock vs Eddie from that Raw in August of 02 with that sweet exchange from Rock and Edddie to start the show then that awesome match to end it

[brandonr4s]

Bulldog vs. Michaels - KOTR '96

[The Man Known as Dan]

Oh, Rebecca Knox vs. Daizee Haze 2/3 falls from Shimmer 5 is my favorite American women's match ever, but I have a thing for great chain wrestling.

[Charlie M.]

What about Rock vs Eddie from that Raw in August of 02 with that sweet exchange from Rock and Edddie to start the show then that awesome match to end it

 

Was this the show where Eddie got pissed off because his daughter had a Rock poster?  Am I remembering that angle right?

[Web Conn]

 

What about Rock vs Eddie from that Raw in August of 02 with that sweet exchange from Rock and Edddie to start the show then that awesome match to end it

 

Was this the show where Eddie got pissed off because his daughter had a Rock poster?  Am I remembering that angle right?

 

yes yesyou are it so cool Eddie was intense as fuck

[caley]

Bunkhouse Buck vs. Dustin Rhodes, Bunkhouse Match, Spring Stampede '94.  Best match in WCW history, the centerpiece of the best ppv ever.

One of my favourite matches ever.  Just ridiculously fun and mean and tough and the best.  That Vader-Boss match on the show is right neck-and-neck with it for me because there's so much fun shit going on, my (completely imagined) backstory is that Vader and Bossman were drinking buddies and Bossman confided in Vader that he was worried he was going to lose his spot because he couldn't seem to get the crowd's attention and Vader took it upon himself to bump like a madman and do everything he could to make Bossman look like an absolute killer because Vader just flies around the ring, bumps over the barricade, and Bossman never looked better. (I realize his WCW name was The Boss, but that just sounds like Vader fighting Bruce Springsteen, so I'm gonna call him Bossman).

[DylanWaco]

Midnight Express v. Ricky Morton/Tommy Rich from Hallowen Havoc 90 is one of my favorite matches of all time, completely awesome performances from Eaton and Morton and the swan song of one of the best tag teams ever

[Big Fresh]

Vader vs. Springsteen would fucking rule.

[HumanChessgame]

[Brian Fowler]

What about Rock vs Eddie from that Raw in August of 02 with that sweet exchange from Rock and Edddie to start the show then that awesome match to end it

I will never forgive myself for not being there. I went to the ppv the night before specifically to Eddy live.

[Sky Blue Sam]

Starrcade '90 was largely forgettable (Black Scorpion etc.) butAnderson & Windham vs. Doom - Street Fight is very good. It is not lengthy but It's a lot of fun.

Actually apart from the main event (and the god-awful Russians vs. Canadians match) I think it's a pretty entertaining show overall.

The Konnan/Rey Mysterio (Snr) vs Chris Adams/Norman Smiley match is a lot of funI'm on my phone so I can't link it, but YouTube has a really fun Funks vs Martel/Zenk match from AJPW that I really dig.

[Curt McGirt]

 

What about Rock vs Eddie from that Raw in August of 02 with that sweet exchange from Rock and Edddie to start the show then that awesome match to end it

I will never forgive myself for not being there. I went to the ppv the night before specifically to Eddy live.

 

 

I missed the last Smackdown with Eddy, he passed a couple days later. THAT is regret there my friend. 

[Dolphman 3000]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DubJHg-ZOfg

[Matt D]

 

 

Starrcade '90 was largely forgettable (Black Scorpion etc.) butAnderson & Windham vs. Doom - Street Fight is very good. It is not lengthy but It's a lot of fun.

Actually apart from the main event (and the god-awful Russians vs. Canadians match) I think it's a pretty entertaining show overall.

The Konnan/Rey Mysterio (Snr) vs Chris Adams/Norman Smiley match is a lot of funI'm on my phone so I can't link it, but YouTube has a really fun Funks vs Martel/Zenk match from AJPW that I really dig.

 

HA! fucking HA! I have been trying to get people to watch that match for a year and no one will because Zenk is in it. That match rules.