Post by [Darren] on Nov 17, 2021 16:03:12 GMT -5
I’m not happy with it 100% even after spending all year refining it. Ultimately I just went with my gut feeling. At the last minute I removed Benoit/Jericho v. Austin/HHH 5/21/01. It’s my favorite tag team match ever and was penciled in my Top 10 all along but ultimately decided not to highlight it for reasons. I know there will be a separate thread for everyone’s list, I just wanted share the list that I submitted. Since it’s my first time submitting a ballot I feel like I can use this as a jumping-off point to have a better idea on how to structure thus in future years. There are matches on here that I haven’t watched in so long and wonder why I had them so high but ultimately this is about discussion of great wrestling as opposed to creating a definitive list. It’s been fun. Can’t wait to see these bad boys star rolling in.
1. Ric Flair v. Ricky Morton (JCP - 7/5/1986)
2. Brock Lesnar v. John Cena (WWE - 4/29/2012)
3. Samoa Joe v. CM Punk (ROH - 12/4/2004)
4. Genichiro Tenryu v. Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW - 6/5/1989)
5. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 6/9/1995)
6. Bryan Danielson v. Takeshi Morishima (ROH - 12/27/2008)
7. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Akira Taue (AJPW - 4/15/1995)
8. Stan Hansen v. Andre The Giant (NJPW - 9/23/1981)
9. Bryan Danielson v. Takeshi Morishima (ROH - 8/25/2007)
10. Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuinness (ROH - 2/23/2008)
11. Ric Flair v. Terry Funk (NWA - 11/15/1989)
12. Flair v. Terry Funk (NWA - 7/23/1989)
13. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 12/6/1996)
14. Sting v. Big Van Vader (WCW - 7/12/1992)
15. Bret Hart v. Steve Austin (WWF - 3/23/1997)
16. Brock Lesnar v. CM Punk (WWE - 8/18/2013)
17. Shinobu Kandori v. Akira Hokuto (AJW - 12/6/1993)
18. Shinobu Kandori v. Akira Hokuto (AJW - 4/2/1993)
19. Sangre Chicana v. MS-1 (EMLL - 9/23/1983)
20. Eddie Guerrero v. JBL (WWE - 5/16/2004)
21. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 1/20/1997)
22. Misawa/Jun Akiyama v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 5/23/1996)
23. Misawa/Kenta Kobashi v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 12/3/1993)
24. Can-Am Express v. Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (AJPW - 5/25/1992)
25. Nick Bockwinkel v. Curt Hennig (AWA - 11/21/1986)
26. Tatsumi Fujinami v. Antonio Inoki (NJPW - 8/8/1988)
27. Oney Lorcan v. Lars Sullivan (WWE - 9/27/2017)
28. Orange Cassidy v. PAC (AEW - 2/29/2020)
29. Misawa/Kobashi/Kawada v. Tsuruta/Taue/Fuchi (AJPW - 4/20/1991)
30. Stan Hansen v. Carlos Colon (WWC - 1/6/1987)
31. Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat (NWA - 2/20/1989)
32. John Cena v. Umaga (WWE - 1/28/2007)
33. Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada v. Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy (AJPW - 12/16/1988)
34. Rock n Roll Express v. Minnesota Wrecking Crew (JCP - 7/19/1986)
35. Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW - 10/8/2012)
36. Stan Hansen v. Carlos Colon (WWC - 3/14/1987)
37. Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton (WWE - 12/16/2013)
38. Randy Savage v. Ultimate Warrior (WWF - 3/24/1991)
39. Roddy Piper v. Greg Valentine (JCP - 11/24/1983)
40. Magnum TA v. Tully Blanchard (JCP - 11/28/1985)
41. Ric Flair v. Ted Dibiase (UWF - 11/6/1985)
42. Stan Hansen v. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 7/29/1993)
43. Steve Austin v. Dude Love (WWF - 5/31/1998)
44. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu v. Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW - 1/28/1986)
45. CM Punk v. Eddie Kingston (AEW - 11/13/2021)
46. Samoa Joe v. Necro Butcher (IWA MS - 6/11/2005)
47. Brock Lesnar v. Roman Reigns (WWE - 3/29/2015)
48. Shawn Michaels v. Mankind (WWF - 9/22/1996)
49. Jerry Lawler v. Bill Dundee (CWA - 6/6/1983)
50. Terry Funk v. Atsushi Onita (FMW - 5/5/1993)
51. Genichiro Tenryu v. Atsushi Onita (FMW - 5/5/1994)
52. Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat (NWA - 5/7/1989)
53. Terry Funk v. Jerry Lawler (CWA - 4/6/1981)
54. Yoshihiro Takayama v. KENTA (NOAH - 6/27/2004)
55. Sting v. Big Van Vader (WCW - 12/28/1992)
56. Sting's Squadron v. Dangerous Alliance (WCW - 5/17/1992)
57. Bret Hart v. Owen Hart (WWF - 3/20/1994)
58. Cactus Jack/Maxx Payne v. Nasty Boys (WCW - 4/17/1994)
59. Ricky Steamboat v. Rick Rude (WCW - 6/20/1992)
60. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. v. Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy (AJPW - 8/31/1983)
61. Bret Hart v. Diesel (WWF - 11/19/1995)
62. Bryan Danielson v. Takeshi Morishima (ROH 1 11/30/2007)
63. Giant Baba v. Fritz Von Erich (JWA - 12/3/1966)
64. Bull Nakano/Aja Kong v. Shinobu Kandori/Akira Hokuto (AJW - 3/27/1994)
65. Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat (NWA - 4/2/1989)
66. Kenta Kobashi v. Jun Akiyama (AJPW - 7/24/1998)
67. The Freebirds v. The Von Erich's (WCCW - 7/4/1983)
68. ROH v. CZW: Cage of Death (7/15/2006)
69. Brock Lesnar v. Daniel Bryan (WWE - 11/18/2018)
70. Sting v. Big Van Vader (WCW - 2/21/1993)
71. Kenta Kobashi v. Yoshihiro Takayama (AJPW - 5/26/2000)
72. Giant Baba v. The Destroyer (JWA - 3/5/1969)
73. Midnight Express v. Southern Boys (WCW - 7/7/1990)
74. Midnight Express v. Rock n Roll Express Express (WCW - 2/25/1990)
75. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. v. Bruiser Brody/Jimmy Snuka (AJPW - 12/13/1981)
76. Jerry Lawler v. Andy Kaufman (CWA - 4/5/1982)
77. Roddy Piper v. Greg Valentine (7/9/1983)
78. Akira Maeda v. Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW - 6/12/1986)
79. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW - 6/8/1990)
80. The Enforcers v. Dustin Rhodes/Ricky Steamboat (WCW - 11/19/1991)
81. Shinobu Kandori v. Bull Nakano (AJW - 7/14/1994)
82. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. v. Abdullah/Sheik (AJPW - 7/15/1979)
83. Daniel Bryan/Ryback/Kane v. The Shield (WWE - 12/16/2012)
84. Stan Hansen v. Terry Funk (AJPW - 4/14/1983)
85. Bryan Danielson v. Minoru Suzuki (AEW - 10/15/2021)
86. Darby Allin v. WALTER (Evolve - 6/23/2018)
87. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Steve Williams (AJPW - 7/28/1994)
88. Bret Hart v. Roddy Piper (WWF - 4/5/1992)
89. Goldberg v. DDP (WCW - 10/25/1998)
90. Vader vs. Dustin Rhodes (WCW - 11/17/1994)
91. Akira Taue v. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 1/15/1991)
92. Canadian Stampede Match (WWF - 7/4/1997)
93. Vader/John Tenta v. Gary Albright/Kazuo Yamazaki (UWFi - 10/8/1994)
94. Steve Corino v. Tajiri (ECW - 5/14/2000)
95. Steiner Brothers vs. Nasty Boys (WCW - 10/27/90)
96. Rockers v. Fabulous Rougeaus (WWF - 10/10/1989)
97. Andre The Giant v. King Kong Bundy (WWF - 9/23/1985)
98. Ultimate Warriors v. Heenan Family (WWF - 11/23/1989)
99. Rick Martel v. Terry Funk (WWC - 9/20/1986)
100. Andre The Giant v. Hulk Hogan (WWF - 3/29/1987)
1. Ric Flair v. Ricky Morton (JCP - 7/5/1986)
2. Brock Lesnar v. John Cena (WWE - 4/29/2012)
3. Samoa Joe v. CM Punk (ROH - 12/4/2004)
4. Genichiro Tenryu v. Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW - 6/5/1989)
5. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 6/9/1995)
6. Bryan Danielson v. Takeshi Morishima (ROH - 12/27/2008)
7. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Akira Taue (AJPW - 4/15/1995)
8. Stan Hansen v. Andre The Giant (NJPW - 9/23/1981)
9. Bryan Danielson v. Takeshi Morishima (ROH - 8/25/2007)
10. Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuinness (ROH - 2/23/2008)
11. Ric Flair v. Terry Funk (NWA - 11/15/1989)
12. Flair v. Terry Funk (NWA - 7/23/1989)
13. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 12/6/1996)
14. Sting v. Big Van Vader (WCW - 7/12/1992)
15. Bret Hart v. Steve Austin (WWF - 3/23/1997)
16. Brock Lesnar v. CM Punk (WWE - 8/18/2013)
17. Shinobu Kandori v. Akira Hokuto (AJW - 12/6/1993)
18. Shinobu Kandori v. Akira Hokuto (AJW - 4/2/1993)
19. Sangre Chicana v. MS-1 (EMLL - 9/23/1983)
20. Eddie Guerrero v. JBL (WWE - 5/16/2004)
21. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 1/20/1997)
22. Misawa/Jun Akiyama v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 5/23/1996)
23. Misawa/Kenta Kobashi v. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 12/3/1993)
24. Can-Am Express v. Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (AJPW - 5/25/1992)
25. Nick Bockwinkel v. Curt Hennig (AWA - 11/21/1986)
26. Tatsumi Fujinami v. Antonio Inoki (NJPW - 8/8/1988)
27. Oney Lorcan v. Lars Sullivan (WWE - 9/27/2017)
28. Orange Cassidy v. PAC (AEW - 2/29/2020)
29. Misawa/Kobashi/Kawada v. Tsuruta/Taue/Fuchi (AJPW - 4/20/1991)
30. Stan Hansen v. Carlos Colon (WWC - 1/6/1987)
31. Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat (NWA - 2/20/1989)
32. John Cena v. Umaga (WWE - 1/28/2007)
33. Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada v. Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy (AJPW - 12/16/1988)
34. Rock n Roll Express v. Minnesota Wrecking Crew (JCP - 7/19/1986)
35. Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW - 10/8/2012)
36. Stan Hansen v. Carlos Colon (WWC - 3/14/1987)
37. Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton (WWE - 12/16/2013)
38. Randy Savage v. Ultimate Warrior (WWF - 3/24/1991)
39. Roddy Piper v. Greg Valentine (JCP - 11/24/1983)
40. Magnum TA v. Tully Blanchard (JCP - 11/28/1985)
41. Ric Flair v. Ted Dibiase (UWF - 11/6/1985)
42. Stan Hansen v. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 7/29/1993)
43. Steve Austin v. Dude Love (WWF - 5/31/1998)
44. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu v. Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu (AJPW - 1/28/1986)
45. CM Punk v. Eddie Kingston (AEW - 11/13/2021)
46. Samoa Joe v. Necro Butcher (IWA MS - 6/11/2005)
47. Brock Lesnar v. Roman Reigns (WWE - 3/29/2015)
48. Shawn Michaels v. Mankind (WWF - 9/22/1996)
49. Jerry Lawler v. Bill Dundee (CWA - 6/6/1983)
50. Terry Funk v. Atsushi Onita (FMW - 5/5/1993)
51. Genichiro Tenryu v. Atsushi Onita (FMW - 5/5/1994)
52. Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat (NWA - 5/7/1989)
53. Terry Funk v. Jerry Lawler (CWA - 4/6/1981)
54. Yoshihiro Takayama v. KENTA (NOAH - 6/27/2004)
55. Sting v. Big Van Vader (WCW - 12/28/1992)
56. Sting's Squadron v. Dangerous Alliance (WCW - 5/17/1992)
57. Bret Hart v. Owen Hart (WWF - 3/20/1994)
58. Cactus Jack/Maxx Payne v. Nasty Boys (WCW - 4/17/1994)
59. Ricky Steamboat v. Rick Rude (WCW - 6/20/1992)
60. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. v. Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy (AJPW - 8/31/1983)
61. Bret Hart v. Diesel (WWF - 11/19/1995)
62. Bryan Danielson v. Takeshi Morishima (ROH 1 11/30/2007)
63. Giant Baba v. Fritz Von Erich (JWA - 12/3/1966)
64. Bull Nakano/Aja Kong v. Shinobu Kandori/Akira Hokuto (AJW - 3/27/1994)
65. Ric Flair v. Ricky Steamboat (NWA - 4/2/1989)
66. Kenta Kobashi v. Jun Akiyama (AJPW - 7/24/1998)
67. The Freebirds v. The Von Erich's (WCCW - 7/4/1983)
68. ROH v. CZW: Cage of Death (7/15/2006)
69. Brock Lesnar v. Daniel Bryan (WWE - 11/18/2018)
70. Sting v. Big Van Vader (WCW - 2/21/1993)
71. Kenta Kobashi v. Yoshihiro Takayama (AJPW - 5/26/2000)
72. Giant Baba v. The Destroyer (JWA - 3/5/1969)
73. Midnight Express v. Southern Boys (WCW - 7/7/1990)
74. Midnight Express v. Rock n Roll Express Express (WCW - 2/25/1990)
75. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. v. Bruiser Brody/Jimmy Snuka (AJPW - 12/13/1981)
76. Jerry Lawler v. Andy Kaufman (CWA - 4/5/1982)
77. Roddy Piper v. Greg Valentine (7/9/1983)
78. Akira Maeda v. Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW - 6/12/1986)
79. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW - 6/8/1990)
80. The Enforcers v. Dustin Rhodes/Ricky Steamboat (WCW - 11/19/1991)
81. Shinobu Kandori v. Bull Nakano (AJW - 7/14/1994)
82. Terry Funk/Dory Funk Jr. v. Abdullah/Sheik (AJPW - 7/15/1979)
83. Daniel Bryan/Ryback/Kane v. The Shield (WWE - 12/16/2012)
84. Stan Hansen v. Terry Funk (AJPW - 4/14/1983)
85. Bryan Danielson v. Minoru Suzuki (AEW - 10/15/2021)
86. Darby Allin v. WALTER (Evolve - 6/23/2018)
87. Mitsuharu Misawa v. Steve Williams (AJPW - 7/28/1994)
88. Bret Hart v. Roddy Piper (WWF - 4/5/1992)
89. Goldberg v. DDP (WCW - 10/25/1998)
90. Vader vs. Dustin Rhodes (WCW - 11/17/1994)
91. Akira Taue v. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 1/15/1991)
92. Canadian Stampede Match (WWF - 7/4/1997)
93. Vader/John Tenta v. Gary Albright/Kazuo Yamazaki (UWFi - 10/8/1994)
94. Steve Corino v. Tajiri (ECW - 5/14/2000)
95. Steiner Brothers vs. Nasty Boys (WCW - 10/27/90)
96. Rockers v. Fabulous Rougeaus (WWF - 10/10/1989)
97. Andre The Giant v. King Kong Bundy (WWF - 9/23/1985)
98. Ultimate Warriors v. Heenan Family (WWF - 11/23/1989)
99. Rick Martel v. Terry Funk (WWC - 9/20/1986)
100. Andre The Giant v. Hulk Hogan (WWF - 3/29/1987)