Matt D Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 There's a Taker vs Brock cage match from MSG that I really love. It's on youtube. (Granted I partially love it because it was the only time I've ever seen wrestling in MSG and it was a down period so tickets we had great seats). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Is there anything Punk could have done to Brock that FSW would approve of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Tap out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 He could have been smarter instead of stupider than Brock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Is there anything Punk could have done to Brock that FSW would approve of?Muskles and no Indy career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Yo, fuck the Brock/Taker HIAC match. Throwing punches and doing chokeslams like it's nothing when your hand is supposed to be broken is inexcusable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Regal vs. Cesaro. Oh Yes. I'm not sure if it's MOTY, but it's top 5 to me. So smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Wyatts vs. Rhodes Boys/Bryan -- Man, this match was so friggin' good. And it was really good in a very interesting way. What I loved about this match, especially, was that it felt special when Bray was in the ring. That's such an awesome way to use him. His minions do the dirty work and he comes in only at opportune times. And, when he does, he's vicious and brutal. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm29195 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Have to add the Regal/Cesaro match from NXT this week to this list. I can't do the match justice - see the long review posts from the NXT thread, but am loving that Regal, my all time favourite, has really made his NXT ring appearances count this year, with the earlier Ohno match also a real favourite, albeit fought completely differently as a striking based match iirc. Again I want to repeat my pleading for a comprehensive WWE TV matches 2013 comp - I will pay!!! I wonder if the last couple of shows will have good stuff on then? The last RAW of the year has traditionally been a showcase for a good match... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 I won't write 5,000 words on Regal/Cesaro but yes, this is on the list. Easily. It's so stylistically different from anything the WWE (or any promotion) has put on in years. Wrestling now is so dependent on rope running and big, visual bumping and flying. This has none of that. There are zero Irish Whip spots in this match. ZERO. There are only two occasions when someone even touches the ropes to set up a spot. Regal and Cesaro are in physical contact with each other for at least 75% of the match -- and that's probably a low figure. The match looks brutal and nasty as hell -- especially Regal's knee strike to the bicep and resulting arm work, but, when you think about it, is probably the safest possible match possible since there is so little big bumping.I have an issue with the grande finale. Cesaro feels some sadness destroying Regal -- his mentor, in many ways -- when the whole feud was based on Cesaro's desire to humiliate the old master. It ended with Cesaro giving Regal a handshake of respect, which was out-of-character. I liked the ending of Regal/Ambrose more when Regal realized Dean was about to destroy him with his own move and apologized the young buck who was going after his throne. I won't begrudge anyone who absolutely loves this ending, though. I'll buy an argument that Regal won Cesaro's respect after Cesaro thought he was going to win in a walk.I liked Sami/Cesaro as NXT MOTY a bit more. But that's just my stylistic preference -- a flying babyface versus a heel base in a 2 out of 3 falls match is essentially my favorite possible match structure, and there are so many mindblowing spots in that match. I won't argue with anyone who likes this more, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Haven't had a chance to see this yet, but going by your description, it sounds like a spiritual descendant of the Benoit/Regal Pillman show match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm29195 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Haven't had a chance to see this yet, but going by your description, it sounds like a spiritual descendant of the Benoit/Regal Pillman show match. Was thinking exactly that, when they were doing all the stuff without using the ropes, was identical, except without the shoot headbutt/hard way sections... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I didn't think Regal/Cesaro was similar to Regal/Benoit at all. Personally, I thought it was better. Then again, I value things like selliing and psychology more than I do dumbfuckery like busting yourself open with shoot headbutts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I didn't think Regal/Cesaro was similar to Regal/Benoit at all. Personally, I thought it was better. Then again, I value things like selliing and psychology more than I do dumbfuckery like busting yourself open with shoot headbutts. Nonsense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Was that trollery or did someone just attempt to claim that Benoit was somehow deficient in selling ability and psychology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Was that trollery or did someone just attempt to claim that Benoit was somehow deficient in selling ability and psychology? I know, right? And that match is basically Psychology 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm29195 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Was that trollery or did someone just attempt to claim that Benoit was somehow deficient in selling ability and psychology?I know, right? And that match is basically Psychology 101. I'm sure the Pillman 2000 match was literally used as the textbook example of ring psychology - it was mentioned as required viewing by Cornette to the OVW people from 2001 onwards IIRC... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's been a long, long time since I saw it (since at least 2007), but I remember the crowd being dead at the start and ending on their feet. That makes it a pretty outstanding match by any standard. I remember thinking it was the best match I had seen for a long time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kennedy Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Yes, Benoit is a piece of shit but you cannout deny that the Pillman show match was a god damn' masterpiece of professional wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Benoit's matches not holding up has nothing to do with him being a piece of shit. When I rewatched Benoit/Regal a while back, it struck me as a respect-through-stiffness macho pissing contest. What about it was strong from a psychology standpoint? And don't say "Well, they had the crowd on their feet", because that would get you laughed off the board if you said it about Kurt Angle or Shawn Michaels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm29195 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I have been putting together a list of notable WWE TV matches through the year - see below (spoilered for size reasons)  I haven't gone into detail as to why I have put the matches on there - these are just matches I recall particularly enjoying when I originally watched them, and I thought it would be useful as a discussion point to have a full year of matches here given the new thread started after the board crashed in July.  Looking back, it seems like it is basically the Daniel Bryan and Shield and friends show. CM Punk isn't on there as much as I thought he would have been before putting the list together - maybe because his Axel/Ryback feuds weren't that great and his really good matches have mostly been on PPV  - maybe reinforcing the view of him as a big match performer - the tour de force vs Cena from earlier this year non-withstanding.  It also seems that there was a pretty big drop off in good matches in the run up to Wrestlemania - maybe due to all the part timers talking so much, and a big improvement in the number of excellent quality tag matches from October onwards with the return of Goldust and the re-establishment of the tag division.  We don't get Main Event over in the UK and I have not had a chance to watch Superstars, but please feel free to suggest matches from those shows if applicable.   RAW 07/01/13 Dolph Ziggler vs John CenaGreat Khali vs Antonio CesaroCM Punk vs Ryback - TLC  NXT 09/01/13Big E Langston vs Seth Rollins  Smackdown 11/01/13Big Show vs Alberto Del Rio - LMS  RAW 14/01/13Wade Barrett vs Randy OrtonJohn Cena vs Dolph Ziggler - Cage  Smackdown 18/01/13Antonio Cesaro vs Kofi Kingston  Smackdown 25/01/13Wade Barrett vs SheamusAlberto Del Rio/Team Hell No vs Big Show/Rhodes Scholars - elimination  Smackdown 01/02/13Rey Mysterio/Sin Cara vs Team Hell No  RAW 04/02/13Ryback vs Antonio CesaroRey Mysterio vs Daniel Bryan (Mark Henry return)Chris Jericho vs CM Punk  Smackdown 08/02/13Randy Orton vs Mark Henry  RAW 11/02/13Mark Henry vs Great KhaliDaniel Bryan vs Chris Jericho  NXT 13/02/13Adrian Neville/Oliver Grey vs Wyatts  RAW 18/02/13Daniel Bryan vs Jack SwaggerShield vs Randy Orton/Ryback/Chris Jericho  RAW 25/02/13John Cena vs CM Punk  Smackdown 01/03/13Antonio Cesaro vs Miz - 2/3 Falls  RAW 11/03/13Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler  RAW 08/04/13Miz vs Wade BarrettAlberto Del Rio vs Jack Swagger/Zeb CoulterAlberto Del Rio vs Dolph ZigglerMark Henry vs John Cena  NXT 10/04/13William Regal vs Kassius Ohno  Smackdown 12/04/13Dolph Ziggler vs Chris Jericho  Smackdown 19/04/13Alberto Del Rio vs Jack Swagger  RAW 22/04/13Dolph Ziggler vs Chris JerichoTeam Hell No/Undertaker vs Shield  NXT 24/04/13Antonio Cesaro vs Adrian Neville  Smackdown 26/04/13Alberto Del Rio vs Jack Swagger - No DQWilliam Regal vs Wade BarrettUndertaker vs Dean Ambrose  RAW 29/04/13Randy Orton vs Cody RhodesJohn Cena/Team Hell No vs Shield  NXT 01/05/13Chris Jericho vs Bray Wyatt  Smackdown 03/05/13Daniel Bryan vs Ryback  RAW 06/05/13Shield vs Kofi Kingston/Usos  Smackdown 10/05/13Daniel Bryan vs Dean Ambrose  RAW 13/05/13Team Hell No/John Cena vs Shield - elimination  Smackdown 17/05/13Shield vs UsosJericho vs Cesaro  RAW 20/05/13Team Hell No/Kofi Kingston vs Shield  NXT 22/05/13Sami Zayn vs Antonio Cesaro  Smackdown 24/05/13Jack Swagger vs Daniel BryanKofi Kingston vs Dean AmbroseRandy Orton/Sheamus/Kofi Kingston vs Shield  RAW 27/05/13Dean Ambrose vs Kofi KingstonTeam Hell No vs Shield  Smackdown 31/05/13Seth Rollins vs KaneRoman Reigns vs Daniel BryanDean Ambrose vs Randy Orton  RAW 03/06/13Shield vs Team Hell No/Randy OrtonRyback vs Daniel Bryan  Smackdown 07/06/13Shield vs Randy Orton/Daniel Bryan  RAW 10/06/13Dean Ambrose vs KaneRandy Orton vs Roman ReignsSeth Rollins vs Daniel Bryan  NXT 12/06/13Antonio Cesaro vs Sami Zayn  Smackdown 14/06/13Sheamus vs Antonio CesaroShield vs Team Hell No/Randy Orton (Shield first pinfall loss)  RAW 17/06/13Antonio Cesaro vs William RegalRandy Orton vs Daniel Bryan - No DQ  NXT 19/06/13Adrian Neville/ Corey Graves/Kassius Ohno vs Wyatts  Smackdown 21/06/13Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton  RAW 24/06/13Daniel Bryan vs Randy OrtonDaniel Bryan vs Randy Orton  Smackdown 28/06/13Sheamus vs Damien Sandow – Dublin Street FightShield vs Christian/Usos  RAW 01/07/13Shield vs Christian/Usos  Smackdown 05/07/13Randy Orton vs Christian  RAW 08/07/13Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan  NXT 10/07/13Wyatts vs Adrian Neville/Corey Graves/William Regal  Smackdown 12/07/13Daniel Bryan vs ChristianJey Uso vs Seth Rollins  RAW 15/07/13Chris Jericho vs Rob Van Dam  NXT 17/07/13Adrian Neville/Corey Graves vs Wyatts  Smackdown 19/07/13Daniel Bryan vs Wade Barrett  RAW 22/07/13Daniel Bryan vs Jack Swagger/Antonio Cesaro/Ryback- gauntlet  NXT 24/07/13Sheamus vs Luke Harper  RAW 29/07/13Shield vs Usos/Mark HenryAlberto Del Rio vs Christian  Smackdown 02/08/13Randy Orton vs Christian vs Rob Van Dam  RAW 05/08/13Randy Orton/John Cena/Daniel Bryan vs Shield  Smackdown 09/08/13 Randy Orton vs Rob Van DamDaniel Bryan vs Wade BarrettChristian vs Alberto Del Rio  RAW 12/08/13Daniel Bryan vs Wade Barrett  NXT 14/08/13Shield vs Adrian Neville/Corey Graves/Xavier Woods  Smackdown 16/08/13Shield vs Big Show/Mark Henry/Rob Van DamDaniel Bryan vs Wade Barrett - No DQ  NXT 21/08/13Sami Zayn vs Antonio Cesaro - 2/3 Falls  Smackdown 23/08/13Alberto Del Rio vs Christian3MB vs Mark Henry/Big ShowWade Barrett vs Daniel Bryan - Steel Cage  RAW 26/08/13CM Punk vs Curtis AxelRandy Orton vs ChristianDaniel Bryan vs Shield Gauntlet  RAW 02/09/13Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton  NXT 04/09/13Jack Swagger vs Sami Zayn  Smackdown 06/09/13Rob Van Dam vs Alberto Del RioReal Americans vs UsosDaniel Bryan vs Seth Rollins  RAW 09/09/13Santino Marella vs Antonio CesaroRandy Orton vs GoldustDaniel Bryan vs Dean Ambrose  Smackdown 13/09/13Dolph Ziggler vs Dean AmbroseDolph Ziggler/Usos vs Shield  RAW 16/09/13Usos vs Real Americans vs Tons of Funk - EliminationDaniel Bryan vs Roman Reigns  Smackdown 20/09/13Shield vs Daniel Bryan and Usos  Smackdown 27/09/13Shield vs Kofi Kingston/Dolph Ziggler/Rob Van Dam  RAW 30/09/13Shield vs Usos/Dolph Ziggler  NXT 02/10/13Luke Harper vs Kassius Ohno  RAW 07/10/13Real Americans vs Santino Marella/Great KhaliShield vs Brotherhood and Daniel Bryan  Smackdown 11/10/13Shield vs Brotherhood  RAW 14/10/13Brotherhood vs Shield – No DQ  NXT 16/10/13Bo Dallas vs Sami Zayn  Smackdown 18/10/13CM Punk vs Big E LangstonReal Americans vs UsosBrotherhood and Daniel Bryan vs Shield  RAW 21/10/13Daniel Bryan vs Dean AmbroseShield vs Usos  Smackdown 25/10/13Daniel Bryan/Brotherhood/Big E Langston vs Shield/Randy Orton  RAW 28/10/13John Cena vs Damien SandowUsos/Big E Langston vs ShieldReal Americans vs Brotherhood  Smackdown 01/11/13Shield vs UsosJohn Cena/Brotherhood vs Damien Sandow/Real Americans  RAW 04/11/13CM Punk vs Luke HarperJohn Cena/Brotherhood vs Damien Sandow/Real Americans  NXT 06/11/13Luke Harper vs Kassius Ohno  Smackdown 08/11/13Daniel Bryan vs Luke Harper  RAW 11/11/13CM Punk vs Real AmericansCM Punk/Bryan Danielson vs Shield  Smackdown 15/11/13Wyatts vs Usos  RAW 18/11/13Big E Langston vs Curtis AxelDaniel Bryan/CM Punk/Brotherhood/Usos vs Shield/Wyatts  Smackdown 22/11/13Real Americans vs BrothehoodShield vs Usos/Rey MysterioDaniel Bryan vs Luke Harper  RAW 25/11/13Shield vs Brotherhood/Rey MysterioWyatts vs Daniel Bryan/CM Punk  NXT 27/11/13Adrian Neville vs Sami Zayn  Smackdown 29/11/13Shield vs BrotherhoodShield vs Brotherhood/CM PunkShield/Wyatt vs Brotherhood/Usos/Rey Mysterio/CM Punk  RAW 02/12/13Eric Rowan vs Daniel BryanBig Show/Brotherhood vs Shield  Smackdown 06/12/13Brotherhood vs Curtis Axel/RybackCM Punk vs Dean AmbroseRey Mysterio/Big Show vs Real AmericansRandy Orton vs Daniel Bryan  RAW 09/12/13Daniel Bryan vs FandangoRey Mysterio/Big Show/Brotherhood vs Real Americans/Curtis Axel/RybackCM Punk vs Dean AmbroseWyatts vs Usos  Smackdown 13/12/13Eric Rowan vs Daniel BryanBrotherhood vs Real AmericansShield vs Usos  RAW 16/12/13Rey Mysterio/Big Show vs BrotherhoodMark Henry/Big E Langston vs Real AmericansCM Punk/Usos vs ShieldRandy Orton vs Daniel Bryan  Smackdown 20/12/13Brotherhood vs WyattsShield vs John Cena/CM Punk  RAW 23/12/13Wyatts vs Brotherhood/Daniel BryanCM Punk/John Cena/Bi g E Langston vs Shield  NXT 25/12/13 William Regal vs Antonio Cesaro  Smackdown 27/12/13Wyatts vs UsosCody Rhodes vs Antonio CesaroBig E Langston vas Dean AmbroseMark Henry vs Roman ReignsJohn Cena vs Seth Rollins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Benoit's matches not holding up has nothing to do with him being a piece of shit. When I rewatched Benoit/Regal a while back, it struck me as a respect-through-stiffness macho pissing contest. What about it was strong from a psychology standpoint? And don't say "Well, they had the crowd on their feet", because that would get you laughed off the board if you said it about Kurt Angle or Shawn Michaels. Â Michaels is one of the greatest entertainers in wrestling history. People who don't love HBK epics are dead to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Â Benoit's matches not holding up has nothing to do with him being a piece of shit. When I rewatched Benoit/Regal a while back, it struck me as a respect-through-stiffness macho pissing contest. What about it was strong from a psychology standpoint? And don't say "Well, they had the crowd on their feet", because that would get you laughed off the board if you said it about Kurt Angle or Shawn Michaels. Â Michaels is one of the greatest entertainers in wrestling history. People who don't love HBK epics are dead to me. Â And, in keeping with the conversational tone set above, also (according some a certain percentage of his co-workers) a piece of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Michaels had moments of being a dick, he admits as much. But not on Benoit's level, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Michaels was a dick, sure. So was oh let me see... Hogan, Bret, Austin, [insert all top guys ever here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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