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Post by nintendologic on Oct 26, 2021 20:26:41 GMT -5
Without further ado, here's my preliminary top 100. There may be some shifting in the placements before I submit my ballot, but I don't anticipate any changes in the overall composition.
1. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 6/9/95) 2. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 1/20/97) 3. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (NOAH, 4/25/04) 4. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (WWF, 3/23/97) 5. Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Memphis, 6/6/83) 6. Vader vs. Sting (WCW, 12/28/92) 7. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW, 10/19/90) 8. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (WWF, 11/17/96) 9. Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle (WWF, 8/19/01) 10. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 5/23/96) 11. Genichiro Tenryu/Koki Kitahara vs. Shiro Koshinaka/Kengo Kimura (WAR, 10/23/92) 12. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (NJPW, 8/10/89) 13. Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori (AJW, 4/2/93) 14. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW, 1/28/86) 15. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue (AJPW, 4/15/95) 16. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 6/3/94) 17. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/3/93) 18. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW, 7/24/98) 19. Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk (WWE, 8/18/13) 20. Vader vs. Sting (WCW, 7/12/92) 21. Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (Memphis, 3/23/81) 22. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW, 4/7/13) 23. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (WCW, 7/23/89) 24. Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCW, 6/20/92) 25. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW, 2/27/00) 26. Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 2/28/93) 27. Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind (WWF, 9/22/96) 28. Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE, 2/15/04) 29. MS-1 vs. Sangre Chicana (EMLL, 9/23/83) 30. Stan Hansen/Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW, 12/6/89) 31. AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW, 8/1/14) 32. Riki Choshu vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW, 6/9/87) 33. John Cena vs. Umaga (WWE, 1/28/07) 34. Tatsumi Fujinami/Riki Choshu/Akira Maeda/Kengo Kimura/Super Strong Machine vs. Antonio Inoki/Yoshiaki Fujiwara/Seiji Sakaguchi/Kantaro Hoshino/Keiji Mutoh (NJPW, 8/19/87) 35. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen/Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/3/99) 36. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE, 6/23/05) 37. Vader vs. Keiji Mutoh (NJPW, 8/10/91) 38. Midnight Rockers vs. Buddy Rose/Doug Somers (AWA, 8/30/86) 39. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue (AJPW, 11/29/91) 40. Toshiaki Kawada/Masanobu Fuchi vs. Yuji Nagata/Takashi Iizuka (NJPW, 12/14/00) 41. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles (TNA, 12/11/05) 42. Mitsuharu Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa vs. KENTA/Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH, 4/25/04) 43. Kenta Kobashi/Go Shiozaki vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Jun Akiyama (NOAH, 4/24/05) 44. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WWF, 3/20/94) 45. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW, 10/26/97) 46. Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (WWF, 6/13/93) 47. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kazuo Yamazaki (NJPW, 8/2/98) 48. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshinari Ogawa (NOAH, 11/1/03) 49. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma (NJPW, 8/3/14) 50. Yoshihiro Takayama/Minoru Suzuki vs. Yuji Nagata/Naofumi Yamamoto (NJPW, 10/9/06) 51. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen/Vader (AJPW, 12/5/98) 52. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW, 10/15/91) 53. Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Doug Furnas/Dan Kroffat (AJPW, 5/25/92) 54. Shawn Michaels/Diesel vs. Razor Ramon/123 Kid (WWF, 10/30/94) 55. Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 7/29/93) 56. Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson (AJPW, 7/24/76) 57. Jim Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase (Mid-South, 3/22/85) 58. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik (WWF, 6/16/84) 59. Rock & Roll Express vs. Midnight Express (WCW, 2/25/90) 60. Hart Foundation vs. Killer Bees (WWF, 2/17/86) 61. Genichiro Tenryu/Takashi Ishikawa vs. Tatsumi Fujinami/Hiroshi Hase (WAR, 2/14/93) 62. Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 12/16/88) 63. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/6/96) 64. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW, 4/20/91) 65. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 7/24/95) 66. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE, 4/29/12) 67. El Hijo del Santo vs. Brazo de Oro (UWA, 1/13/91) 68. Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota (AJW, 8/20/97) 69. Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (WWE, 3/29/15) 70. Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog (WWF, 12/17/95) 71. Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles (WWE, 11/19/17) 72. Genichiro Tenryu/Takashi Ishikawa vs. Shinya Hashimoto/Michiyoshi Ohara (NJPW, 6/14/93) 73. Hirooki Goto/Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata/Tomoaki Honma (NJPW, 6/21/14) 74. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams/Johnny Ace (AJPW, 12/10/94) 75. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Yoshihiro Takayama/Takao Omori (AJPW, 10/30/99) 76. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa (AJPW, 6/3/93) 77. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 10/11/98) 78. Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe (NJPW, 6/22/13) 79. Kensuke Sasaki vs. KENTA (NOAH, 7/18/08) 80. Lex Luger vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCW, 7/23/89) 81. Barry Windham vs 2 Cold Scorpio (WCW, 6/16/93) 82. Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WWF, 2/15/87) 83. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck (WCW, 4/17/94) 84. Cactus Jack vs. Paul Orndorff (WCW, 2/21/93) 85. Steiner Brothers vs. Nasty Boys (WCW, 10/27/90) 86. Dynamite Kid vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW, 2/5/80) 87. Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana (WWF, 4/22/86) 88. Ted DiBiase vs. Dick Murdoch (Mid-South, 12/31/85) 89. Bret Hart/British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart/Bob Backlund (WWF, 2/26/95) 90. Riki Choshu/Kensuke Sasaki/Shiro Koshinaka/Kuniaki Kobayashi/Kantaro Hoshino vs. Animal Hamaguchi/Masanobu Kurisu/Super Strong Machine/Tatsutoshi Goto/Hiro Saito (NJPW, 6/26/90) 91. Ricky Steamboat/Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine/Brutus Beefcake (WWF, 4/21/85) 92. Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (Memphis, 3/22/82) 93. Ricky Steamboat/Shane Douglas vs. Barry Windham/Brian Pillman (WCW, 12/28/92) 94. Hiroshi Tanahashi/Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki/Kensuke Sasaki (NJPW, 12/11/04) 95. Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage (AEW, 1/13/21) 96. Daisuke Ikeda vs. Alexander Otsuka (Battlarts, 4/26/99) 97. Vader vs. Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 11/16/94) 98. Barry Windham/Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin/Larry Zbyszko (WCW, 2/29/92) 99. Lex Luger/Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard (NWA, 3/27/88) 100. Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude (WWF, 8/28/89)
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Post by mvz on Oct 27, 2021 3:11:22 GMT -5
This has been great to read along with and I’ve definitely gotten a lot out of this thread. Thanks for all of these detailed write-ups.
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Post by tetsujin on Oct 27, 2021 4:23:55 GMT -5
Yeah, killer thread and list, congrats! Top five is badass, I always believed that if we had a full version of that Lawler/Dundee LLT match, it would be an almost garanteed #1 for everyone. Really wanna watch some of the stuff you listed that I've never seen before, like most of those WAR and WCW tag matches and some of the least famous NJPW multitags.
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Post by kas on Oct 27, 2021 5:00:07 GMT -5
Great thread, great list
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Post by mvz on Oct 27, 2021 12:08:36 GMT -5
I want to note that this list is great and this thread exposed me to some matches I hadn’t seen and some of those will be on my list as well. Great job all around.
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Post by nintendologic on Oct 28, 2021 19:19:48 GMT -5
Thanks, everyone. I'm glad you guys were able to get something out of this particular journey of mine.
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Post by KB8 on Nov 3, 2021 5:18:49 GMT -5
Austin/Angle from Summerslam 01 landing top 10 is awesome. That match is top 3 in WWF/E history for me so it's pretty cool to see I'm no longer on an island with that.
Super fun read as always. Also provided some motivation for me to get my shit together and finally start compiling my own 2021 list.
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Post by mvz on Nov 3, 2021 13:45:10 GMT -5
I rewatched Austin/Angle this week and it should def be more highly regarded, so thanks NL. And I am excited to see KB8’s list as well.
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Post by [Darren] on Nov 3, 2021 15:02:38 GMT -5
I haven’t watched Austin/Angle in years. Maybe this is a sign I need to rewatch it.
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Post by nintendologic on Nov 4, 2021 16:52:04 GMT -5
I haven’t watched Austin/Angle in years. Maybe this is a sign I need to rewatch it.
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Post by nintendologic on Nov 16, 2021 20:23:42 GMT -5
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus (WWE, 4/29/12)
First fall: It doesn't get much more EXTREME than a 2/3 falls title match. They try to make it seem like Sheamus can hang with Bryan on the mat in the first couple of minutes, but it's not terribly convincing. He comes across as a guy who knows the fundamental holds but isn't well-versed in stringing them together. However, he does go for a brogue kick that barely misses. It establishes that he can hit it at any time from any position, which would come into play later. Also, reversing a sunset flip into a Texas cloverleaf was pretty swank. Bryan makes the ropes, and when Sheamus goes for a second, he reverses into a small package. Sheamus takes Bryan's head off with a clothesline after kicking out. He realizes how close he was to being caught, so from that point, he jettisons mat wrestling in favor of clubbering. He goes for a battering ram, but Bryan counters by shoving the ropes. He then delivers some Dynamite Kid-esque knee drops to Sheamus' temple and starts working the arm to set up the yes lock. Sheamus tries to escape a hammerlock by going after Bryan's mouth and nose with his free arm, to which Bryan responds with small joint manipulation. He turns Sheamus over for a pinning combination and keeps the left arm hammerlocked when Sheamus kicks out. Sheamus manages to break the hold with back elbows, but Bryan shuts him down with a kitchen sink. He chokes Sheamus in the ropes and reminds the referee that HE HAS TILL FIVE when the ref administers the count. Sheamus finally manages a string of offense after catching Bryan coming off the ropes. Bryan cuts him off with a drop toehold into the turnbuckle and then kicks the rope into his face. Sheamus blocks a top rope hurricanrana attempt and finally hits the battering ram. Usually in WWE matches, wrestlers will hit a move and then get countered when they go for it again later in the match. I prefer the other way around because I find building anticipation for a move more fulfilling than building anticipation for a counter. A wrestler going shoulder-first into the ringpost is perhaps the most trite spot in modern WWE, but they do a great job here of making it a meaningful transition. Bryan had been trying to go after the arm, but Sheamus kept using his strength to fight him off. Now, Sheamus is compromised and Bryan has an opening. Bryan's facial expression game is underrated, and when Sheamus goes into the post, he has a look on his face like he just found a winning lottery ticket on the ground. He rams Sheamus' arm into the ringpost and delivers repeated kicks with Sheamus in the ropes. He refuses to break when the ref lays on the count, so Sheamus wins the fall by DQ. Once again, Bryan's facial expression tells the story as he looks like he knows he pulled one over on everyone. It's the classic heel tactic of forfeiting a fall in a multi-fall match to inflict further damage on an opponent. I like the concept, but I would have preferred for Bryan do something over the line like hit Sheamus with a chair.
Second fall: Bryan goes right for the jugular with a running dropkick and then locks in the yes lock. Sheamus struggles valiantly, but he can't make the ropes. He passes out in the hold, and Bryan wins the fall by referee stoppage.
Third fall: We get some manufactured drama as the ringside doctors check on Sheamus. After a thorough medical examination consisting of asking him if he can continue, the match continues. Bryan goes in for the kill, but this time Sheamus catches him with a brogue kick. What makes it an even more effective near fall is that he didn't quite get all of it so it looked more like a claymore kick. Sheamus struggles to make the cover, which enables Bryan to kick out. A delayed cover almost always telegraphs a kick-out so it isn't as dramatic in the moment as an immediate cover, but it tells a deeper story. Bryan makes it to his feet first and tries to go back to his arm with kicks, but Sheamus keeps turning his body so his back absorbs the blows. Nice touch there. This leads to an absolutely brilliant move where Bryan feints going for the arm and then kicks Sheamus in the head. Sheamus tries to knock Bryan off the top rope, doing an impressive job of selling his arm, but Bryan fights him off. He misses a diving headbutt, though. He then misses a running corner dropkick. Sheamus comes back with Celtic hammers (still favoring his arm) and an Irish curse backbreaker before getting the win with a second brogue kick.
Tier: 3. This was my MOTN when I watched Extreme Rules live, largely because I hated the ending to Cena/Lesnar as well as the blood stoppages. The latter match blew a lot of people away, and their enthusiasm eventually won me over. However, when I revisited it recently, I decided it was more of a great spectacle than a great pro wrestling match. Also, to be perfectly blunt, I just can't stand John Cena, so I'll take any excuse to not watch any of his matches. A top 100 without a single Danielson match seemed off, so I made the call to swap out Cena/Lesnar for this match. This is the Danielson performance that connects with me the most because it combines the best aspects of ROH Best in the World Bryan Danielson and WWE Underdog Daniel Bryan without the self-indulgent tendencies of the former and the excessive vulnerability of the latter. Fair play to Sheamus as well for an incredibly giving selling performance. He's been one of the best workers of the past decade, and 2012 was his annus mirabilis.
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Post by nintendologic on Nov 18, 2021 20:02:19 GMT -5
CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston (AEW, 11/13/21)
The way both men come to the ring shows they know they're in for a fight. Kingston comes in with both fists taped, and Punk eschews both the trunks and the longboys in favor of MMA shorts. His demeanor also tells the story as he forgoes his usual "it's clobbering time" theatrics and marches straight to the ring. It's those little things that get a match over and aid in suspension of disbelief. They immediately start exchanging words in the ring, and while the referee is trying to keep the two separate, Kingston nails Punk with a backfist. Punk delivers a defiant middle finger when he regains his bearings, and now it's on. Kingston takes it to the outside with headbutts and punches. Back in the ring, Punk lays in knees in the corner. There's a bit of an awkward transition as Kingston ducks a short-arm clothesline and reverses into an exploder. There's a bit of a WTF moment on commentary as JR talks about how Kingston was inspired by All Japan right after he had delivered some very non-All Japan-esque corner punches. Kingston counters Punk's kicks to the chest in Krav Maga fashion with an eye poke. He goes for an exploder on the apron, but Punk counters with an enzuigiri. He had taken plenty of damage from Kingston's right hand up to that point, so he decides to take that weapon away by ramming the hand into the ring steps. Kingston instinctively throws a body blow with his right hand but collapses in pain immediately afterward. Punk tries to take advantage by hitting a GTS on the floor, but Kingston escapes and sends Punk into the ringpost. Kingston rolls into the ring to break the count, and when Punk comes back up, he's busted open. Kingston's reaction is classic. First, he cackles maniacally when he sees Punk is bleeding. Then, he smears Punk's blood on his face like war paint and works the cut over with punches. He goes for a piledriver on the floor, but Punk counters with a back body drop. He then hits a diving clothesline off the apron. It looked sloppy, but the sloppiness added to it because it added to the chaotic out-of-control bar fight feel of the match. A crisply executed pro wrestling highspot would have looked out of place in this setting. He rolls Kingston back in the ring and performs a John Cena comeback, except with a middle finger instead of a five knuckle shuffle. He then hits three amigos. I don't feel like getting into an argument over what it meant, so I'll just say that even if it didn't work for you (and it didn't really work for me), it's a minor blip in an otherwise fantastic match. Punk goes up top, but Kingston counters with a superplex. Both men sell the impact, which is usually an afterthought these days. When they make it to their feet, they go into a Frye/Takayama spot. It's impossible for that spot to not feel at least somewhat performative, but they made it probably as organic as it can possibly be here as both men sensed the other was on his last legs and were going in for the kill. Kingston hits a big boot and an enzuigiri of his own, but Punk hits a GTS. However, not only can he not make the cover, he needs to hold onto the ropes to remain upright. Kingston swings and misses with a backfist, which leaves him a sitting duck for a barrage of elbows and knees from Punk. The move sapped his last ounce of strength, which is brilliant storytelling. When you have two men throwing hands like this with no respite, of course they're going to gas out in a hurry. Recall that the actual Frye/Takayama fight only went 6:10. Punk gets the win with a second GTS that Kingston of course sells masterfully. It should be noted that was the only pin attempt of the match, which is as it should be. You don't settle a grudge match by pinning the other guy's shoulders to the mat for a three-count, you do it by pounding him until he stops moving.
Tier: 3. This didn't quite have enough depth or violence to reach top 50 status for me. If they had a few more minutes to work with, I would have like to have seen them develop more of a storyline of Kingston's injured hand vs. Punk's blood loss. Even so, this demonstrates the best understanding of the psychology of a brawl of any match in recent memory. It's not about whacking people with furniture or falling through elaborate Rube Goldberg contraptions of tables and ladders, it's about the expression of pure animosity. It replaces El Hijo del Santo vs. Brazo de Oro, another match that was barely hanging on in my mind (although I gave it the benefit of the doubt in my numerical ranking) and just needed a match I felt comfortable replacing it with.
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Post by [Darren] on Nov 19, 2021 12:46:54 GMT -5
I feel like I went high on Punk/Kingston just based on recency and feeling alone. Because the match only comes a week before the deadline this is the Match I’m gonna be most interested to revisit the next time around.
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Post by nintendologic on Nov 21, 2021 15:59:32 GMT -5
Here's my final ballot. I ended up replacing the 4/20/91 six-man with 5/22/92. It's a bit late in the game to be advocating for matches with detailed write-ups, so I'll just say 5/22/92 is less bloated, the double and triple-teaming from both teams is more vicious, and the story is deeper. Taue's leg injury means the submission work feels purposeful rather than mainly a way to kill time. Also, there's none of that shit where someone tags out after getting knocked into his corner. Plus, having my top two matches be the only ones on my ballot that go more than 40 seems poetic.
I started a new job the day after putting together my preliminary top 100, so I haven't had nearly as much time to go back and revisit matches as I'd like. As a result, a lot of the shuffling was based on gut feeling rather than serious reevaluation. Still, I'm pretty happy with the overall result. Hopefully it'll be a while before I look back on it and wonder what the hell I was thinking.
1. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 6/9/95) 2. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 1/20/97) 3. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (NOAH, 4/25/04) 4. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (WWF, 3/23/97) 5. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW, 10/19/90) 6. Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle (WWF, 8/19/01) 7. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 5/23/96) 8. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW, 1/28/86) 9. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue (AJPW, 4/15/95) 10. Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (Memphis, 6/6/83) 11. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (NJPW, 8/10/89) 12. Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori (AJW, 4/2/93) 13. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 6/3/94) 14. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/3/93) 15. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW, 7/24/98) 16. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (WWF, 11/17/96) 17. Vader vs. Sting (WCW, 12/28/92) 18. Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk (WWE, 8/18/13) 19. Vader vs. Sting (WCW, 7/12/92) 20. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW, 4/7/13) 21. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (WCW, 7/23/89) 22. Genichiro Tenryu/Koki Kitahara vs. Shiro Koshinaka/Kengo Kimura (WAR, 10/23/92) 23. Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk (Memphis, 3/23/81) 24. Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCW, 6/20/92) 25. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW, 2/27/00) 26. Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 2/28/93) 27. Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind (WWF, 9/22/96) 28. Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE, 2/15/04) 29. MS-1 vs. Sangre Chicana (EMLL, 9/23/83) 30. Stan Hansen/Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW, 12/6/89) 31. AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW, 8/1/14) 32. Riki Choshu vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW, 6/9/87) 33. John Cena vs. Umaga (WWE, 1/28/07) 34. Tatsumi Fujinami/Riki Choshu/Akira Maeda/Kengo Kimura/Super Strong Machine vs. Antonio Inoki/Yoshiaki Fujiwara/Seiji Sakaguchi/Kantaro Hoshino/Keiji Mutoh (NJPW, 8/19/87) 35. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen/Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/3/99) 36. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE, 6/23/05) 37. Vader vs. Keiji Mutoh (NJPW, 8/10/91) 38. Midnight Rockers vs. Buddy Rose/Doug Somers (AWA, 8/30/86) 39. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue (AJPW, 11/29/91) 40. Toshiaki Kawada/Masanobu Fuchi vs. Yuji Nagata/Takashi Iizuka (NJPW, 12/14/00) 41. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles (TNA, 12/11/05) 42. Mitsuharu Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa vs. KENTA/Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH, 4/25/04) 43. Kenta Kobashi/Go Shiozaki vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Jun Akiyama (NOAH, 4/24/05) 44. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WWF, 3/20/94) 45. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW, 10/26/97) 46. Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (WWF, 6/13/93) 47. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kazuo Yamazaki (NJPW, 8/2/98) 48. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshinari Ogawa (NOAH, 11/1/03) 49. Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Doug Furnas/Dan Kroffat (AJPW, 5/25/92) 50. Shawn Michaels/Diesel vs. Razor Ramon/123 Kid (WWF, 10/30/94) 51. Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 7/29/93) 52. Giant Baba vs. Billy Robinson (AJPW, 7/24/76) 53. Jim Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase (Mid-South, 3/22/85) 54. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik (WWF, 6/16/84) 55. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma (NJPW, 8/3/14) 56. Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota (AJW, 8/20/97) 57. Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (WWE, 3/29/15) 58. Yoshihiro Takayama/Minoru Suzuki vs. Yuji Nagata/Naofumi Yamamoto (NJPW, 10/9/06) 59. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Stan Hansen/Vader (AJPW, 12/5/98) 60. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW, 10/15/91) 61. Rock & Roll Express vs. Midnight Express (WCW, 2/25/90) 62. Hart Foundation vs. Killer Bees (WWF, 2/17/86) 63. Genichiro Tenryu/Takashi Ishikawa vs. Tatsumi Fujinami/Hiroshi Hase (WAR, 2/14/93) 64. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 12/6/96) 65. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 7/24/95) 66. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams/Johnny Ace (AJPW, 12/10/94) 67. Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW, 5/22/92) 68. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Yoshihiro Takayama/Takao Omori (AJPW, 10/30/99) 69. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue/Yoshinari Ogawa (AJPW, 6/3/93) 70. Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue (AJPW, 10/11/98) 71. Genichiro Tenryu/Takashi Ishikawa vs. Shinya Hashimoto/Michiyoshi Ohara (NJPW, 6/14/93) 72. CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston (AEW, 11/13/21) 73. Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog (WWF, 12/17/95) 74. Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles (WWE, 11/19/17) 75. Lex Luger vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCW, 7/23/89) 76. Barry Windham vs 2 Cold Scorpio (WCW, 6/16/93) 77. Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WWF, 2/15/87) 78. Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck (WCW, 4/17/94) 79. Cactus Jack vs. Paul Orndorff (WCW, 2/21/93) 80. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus (WWE, 4/29/12) 81. Hirooki Goto/Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata/Tomoaki Honma (NJPW, 6/21/14) 82. Steiner Brothers vs. Nasty Boys (WCW, 10/27/90) 83. Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 12/16/88) 84. Dynamite Kid vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW, 2/5/80) 85. Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana (WWF, 4/22/86) 86. Ted DiBiase vs. Dick Murdoch (Mid-South, 12/31/85) 87. Bret Hart/British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart/Bob Backlund (WWF, 2/26/95) 88. Ricky Steamboat/Shane Douglas vs. Barry Windham/Brian Pillman (WCW, 12/28/92) 89. Ricky Steamboat/Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine/Brutus Beefcake (WWF, 4/21/85) 90. Riki Choshu/Kensuke Sasaki/Shiro Koshinaka/Kuniaki Kobayashi/Kantaro Hoshino vs. Animal Hamaguchi/Masanobu Kurisu/Super Strong Machine/Tatsutoshi Goto/Hiro Saito (NJPW, 6/26/90) 91. Hiroshi Tanahashi/Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki/Kensuke Sasaki (NJPW, 12/11/04) 92. Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage (AEW, 1/13/21) 93. Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe (NJPW, 6/22/13) 94. Kensuke Sasaki vs. KENTA (NOAH, 7/18/08) 95. Vader vs. Dustin Rhodes (WCW, 11/16/94) 96. Barry Windham/Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin/Larry Zbyszko (WCW, 2/29/92) 97. Lex Luger/Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard (NWA, 3/27/88) 98. Jerry Lawler vs. Dutch Mantell (Memphis, 3/22/82) 99. Daisuke Ikeda vs. Alexander Otsuka (Battlarts, 4/26/99) 100. Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude (WWF, 8/28/89)
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Post by bossrock on Nov 21, 2021 16:25:37 GMT -5
Love that Kobashi-Takayama is top 3.
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