Rewatching Project Results
Mar 18, 2020 16:27:05 GMT -5
Post by nintendologic on Mar 18, 2020 16:27:05 GMT -5
As many of you know, I recently completed a project where I rewatched and ranked my 200 favorite matches. You can see the full results as well as my thoughts on each match over at PWO (link to thread), but here are a few top-ten lists for those looking for something more bite-sized.
Top Ten Matches of the 1980s
1. Jumbo/Tenryu vs. Choshu/Yatsu, 1/28/86
2. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk, 7/23/89
3. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat, 4/2/89
4. Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee, 6/6/83
5. MS-1 vs. Sangre Chicana, 9/23/83
6. Midnight Rockers vs. Rose/Somers, 8/30/86
7. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik, 6/16/84
8. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano, 8/10/89
9. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat, 2/20/89
10. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu, 6/5/89
Top Ten Matches of the 1990s
1. Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue, 6/9/95
2. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada, 6/3/94
3. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi, 1/20/97
4. Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori, 4/2/93
5. Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi, 7/29/93
6. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, 3/23/97
7. Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue, 12/3/93
8. Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi vs. Jumbo/Taue/Fuchi, 10/19/90
9. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, 11/19/96
10. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue, 4/15/95
Top Ten Matches of the 2000s
1. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, 4/25/04
2. Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle, 8/19/01
3. Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar, 2/15/04
4. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama, 2/27/00
5. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshinari Ogawa, 11/1/03
6. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles, 12/11/05
7. Takayama/Suzuki vs. Nagata/Yamamoto, 10/9/06
8. John Cena vs. Umaga, 1/28/07
9. Kobashi/Shiozaki vs. Tenryu/Akiyama, 4/24/05
10. Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima, 8/25/07
Top Ten Matches of the 2010s
1. Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, 8/18/13
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, 4/7/13
3. AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki, 8/1/14
4. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar, 4/29/12
5. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma, 8/3/14
6. Dick Togo vs. Antonio Honda, 1/30/11
7. Goto/Shibata vs. Nagata/Honma, 6/21/14
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, 8/16/15
9. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi, 8/4/13
10. Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe, 6/22/13
Top Ten WWE Matches
1. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, 3/23/97
2. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, 11/17/96
3. Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind, 9/22/96
4. Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle, 8/19/01
5. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik, 6/16/84
6. Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar, 2/15/04
7. Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, 8/18/13
8. Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect, 6/13/93
9. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar, 4/29/12
10. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart, 3/20/94
Top Ten WCW Matches
1. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio Jr., 10/26/97
2. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk, 7/23/89
3. Vader vs. Sting, 12/28/92
4. Vader vs. Sting, 7/12/92
5. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat, 4/2/89
6. Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat, 6/20/92
7. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat, 2/20/89
8. Lex Luger vs. Ricky Steamboat, 7/23/89
9. Barry Windham vs. 2 Cold Scorpio, 6/16/93
10. Luger/Windham vs. Arn/Tully, 3/27/88
Top Ten All Japan Matches
1. Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue, 6/9/95
2. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada, 6/3/94
3. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi, 1/20/97
4. Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi, 7/29/93
5. Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue, 12/3/93
6. Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi vs. Jumbo/Taue/Fuchi, 10/19/90
7. Jumbo/Tenryu vs. Choshu/Yatsu, 1/28/86
8. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue, 4/15/95
9. Misawa/Akiyama vs. Kawada/Taue, 5/23/96
10. Kobashi/Kikuchi vs. Furnas/Kroffat, 5/25/92
Top Ten New Japan Matches
1. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano, 8/10/89
2. Riki Choshu vs. Yoshiaki Fuijwara, 6/9/87
3. Fujinami/Choshu/Maeda/Kimura/SSM vs. Inoki/Fujiwara/Sakaguchi/Hoshino/Mutoh, 8/19/87
4. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kazuo Yamazaki, 8/2/98
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, 4/7/13
6. AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki, 8/1/14
7. Takayama/Suzuki vs. Nagata/Yamamoto, 10/9/06
8. Keiji Mutoh vs. Masahiro Chono, 8/11/91
9. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma, 8/3/14
10. Vader/Bigelow vs. Mutoh/Hase, 5/1/92
I considered not listing the top ten of the 90s due to significant overlap with the All Japan top 10, but I decided there are enough differences to warrant listing both.
