odessasteps 14,596 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Rewatched this for new Bash 86 podcast I did with Kris match 7 magnum vs nikita 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Death From Above 6,127 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Sean Waltman tweeted about this today and called it his best match, and I can't argue. This is real fucking good. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Elsalvajeloco 9,426 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Speaking of matches from 94, Manami Toyota dies for your sins taking the Chris Hamrick bump. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,788 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 The Fernwood Resort and Country Club? Jesus, they were hurting back then. Link to post Share on other sites
Jiji 12,845 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 58 minutes ago, Death From Above said: Sean Waltman tweeted about this today and called it his best match, and I can't argue. This is real fucking good. Pretty much the perfect babyface vet vs. babyface underdog match. Bret bullied Kid but in a way that made perfect sense and was firm but fair. Love the restart with the champ calling out the BS finish. Bret's work was so fucking snug but in a safe way. They had the perfect amount of hope spots where Kid always felt in it and that he could win it in an instant if Bret dropped his focus for just an instant. The match stays perfectly within itself while still being super dramatic, in that it is 100% sustainable. They didn't have to push the envelope with kickouts or surviving the Sharpshooter. That dive to the outside from Waltman near the end where he eats shit was the worst bump of the match and that was because he overshot Bret. And even THAT plays into the story of the Kid being beat the shit up but having so much heart that he's going to throw everything he has at the champ. Waltman's selling is stellar too. A perfect match. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,788 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I thought it started almost too slow, but it had me after those lifters Bret started throwing. Extra thanks goes to Macho as always. "If this match is 1/1000th as good as it's supposed to be, then we're takin' a magic carpet ride YEEEAH!" Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 14,596 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: The Fernwood Resort and Country Club? Jesus, they were hurting back then. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Matt D 13,999 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Don't think this one's been online for a bit: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,271 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Hey! It's a match from 1940. It looks more like a Memphis match from 1982. Which is surprising! Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 3,271 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 It's a Bob Orton Sr match~! Link to post Share on other sites
paul sosnowski 113 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 JULY 4, 1987, The Omni, Atlanta GA Link to post Share on other sites
paul sosnowski 113 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 JULY 4, 1984 Fort Worth Convention Center. Voted the #1 Match of the Year in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Link to post Share on other sites
Matt D 13,999 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Amazing heel performance here by Corby. It's <10 minutes so people should check it out. Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 17,522 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 9:54 AM, BurningBeard said: "I don't have to prove anything to me!" Masked Superstar was a pretty underrated promo "I'm not going to try and run you down, because I can't." That is fucking ACES. Superstar puts on a clinic in building up his opponent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
clintthecrippler 1,950 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 5:58 PM, odessasteps said: Rewatched this for new Bash 86 podcast I did with Kris match 7 magnum vs nikita David Crockett just calmly stating that "the nightmare came true" is easily his finest moment as a wrestling commentator. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BurningBeard 4,317 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Pete said: "I'm not going to try and run you down, because I can't." That is fucking ACES. Superstar puts on a clinic in building up his opponent. On the one hand I’m kinda sad that I’ve only ever really got to see his WWF run, but on the other hand I’m happy because it’s still shown how great Eadie was in that role Link to post Share on other sites
Elsalvajeloco 9,426 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 It's crazy that DDP could have been a top rudo in AAA four years before he was one of WCW's top babyfaces. Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 17,522 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 17 hours ago, BurningBeard said: On the one hand I’m kinda sad that I’ve only ever really got to see his WWF run, but on the other hand I’m happy because it’s still shown how great Eadie was in that role It makes you wish he was the transitional champ between Backpack and Hogan instead of Sheik. They could've easily swapped in the cobra as the death move that ended his reign, especially after the angle where he "retired" Eddie Gilbert with it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 12,092 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Brian Christopher & Dark Patriot vs. Dick Slater & Nobutaka Araya 10/16/94 Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,788 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Somebody finally put this up! Maybe the best FMW match ever that doesn't involve an exploding ring -- take it to the bank. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Control 1,508 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I remember the first time I saw that I thought Kanemura was a joshi wrestler. Link to post Share on other sites
Death From Above 6,127 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I can only ever remember seeing Shinzaki bust out the fake-Vader-bomb-into-stomp against Gannosuke. It's such a cool variant to show he was SERIOUS. They had another really cool match earlier on that built up to this eventual climax that Gannosuke won, but it doesn't appear to be on youtube anymore because it's super important someone enforces copyright on 25 year old wrestling matches or something. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AxB 13,360 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 One year ago today, the Effy's First Annual Twink Gauntlet: No ring, no rules. Link to post Share on other sites
paul sosnowski 113 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 No date on this one. Buffalo NY, probably 1961 or 1962 Ilio DiPaolo & Sandy Scott vs. The Kalmikoffs (Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin 5,270 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 This one's for @DEAN and @Curt McGirt mostly. Another Ricky Santana and Rex King match with the Heartbreakers. Not as good, wild or bloody as the street fight from the other thread, but it's still really good. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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