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Post by lemming on Jun 9, 2023 8:53:25 GMT -5
8) Rey Hechicero vs. Charles Lucero (Monterrey, 8/4/2013) I love the top 10 vote for this match! I actually rewatched this a couple of days ago and I'm planning on voting for it.
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Post by KB8 on Jun 9, 2023 9:11:42 GMT -5
Based on some of your other stylistic preferences I would never have expected those two big NOAH Kobashi matches from the 00s in your top 10. And for me, a list that's harder to predict is a more fun one to read about!
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Post by AndrewGB79 on Jun 9, 2023 9:55:30 GMT -5
59) Gunther vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE, 4/2/2013) Amazing list, thanks for sharing. Reminded me there's still so much great wrestling I need to watch. And I think you might be a decade out with the date on this one.
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Post by microstatistics on Jun 9, 2023 18:12:24 GMT -5
Thanks, corrected.
Here is the entire list (ranked), if that's easier to peruse. As mentioned, it's much more refined than previous iterations (I suspect same would be the case for a lot of other people).
1) Kenta Kobashi/Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue/Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 6/9/1995)
2) Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Nobuhiko Takada (UWF, 10/25/1990)
3) Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind (WWF, 9/22/1996)
4) Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (WWE, 3/29/2015)
5) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Volk Han (RINGS, 9/26/1997)
6) Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai (NJPW, 4/30/1992)
7) El Hijo del Santo/Octagon vs. Los Gringos Locos (AAA, 11/6/1994)
8) Rey Hechicero vs. Charles Lucero (Monterrey, 8/4/2013)
9) Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (NOAH, 7/10/2004)
10) Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori (AJW, 4/2/1993)
11) Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (NOAH, 3/1/2003)
12) Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (NJPW, 1/31/1990)
13) Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW, 1/20/1997)
14) Sekigun vs. Ishingun (NJPW, 4/19/1984)
15) Dynamite Kansai/Mayumi Ozaki vs. Manami Toyota/Toshiyo Yamada (AJW, 11/26/1992)
16) El Satanico vs. Sangre Chicana (EMLL, 5/26/1989)
17) Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Misterio Jr. (WCW, 10/26/1997)
18) Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker (WWE, 3/28/2010)
19) Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW, 8/12/2017)
20) Black Tiger II vs. Wild Pegasus (NJPW, 6/11/1996)
21) Aja Kong vs. Yumiko Hotta (AJW, 1/24/1994)
22) Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Akira Maeda (UWF, 8/13/1989)
23) Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WWF, 3/20/1994)
24) Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA (ROH, 9/16/2006)
25) Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude (WCW, 6/20/1992)
26) El Hijo del Santo vs. El Dandy vs. Negro Casas (CMLL, 12/6/1996)
27) Jun Akiyama vs. Masao Inoue (NOAH, 4/23/2006)
28) Daisuke Ikeda/Katsumi Usuda/Super Tiger II vs. Yuki Ishikawa/Alexander Otsuka/Munenori Sawa (BattlARTS, 7/26/2008)
29) Jim Breaks vs. Adrian Street (JP, 2/12/1972)
30) El Satanico vs. Gran Cochisse (EMLL, 9/14/1984)
31) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto (RINGS, 6/24/1999)
32) Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Akira Maeda (NJPW, 6/12/1986)
33) Daisuke Ikeda vs. Yuki Ishikawa (BattlARTS, 4/15/1997)
34) Cactus Jack vs. Triple H (WWF, 1/23/2000)
35) Bryan Danielson vs. MJF (AEW, 3/5/2023)
36) Akira Hokuto/Shinobu Kandori vs. Aja Kong/Bull Nakano (AJW, 3/27/1994)
37) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Volk Han (RINGS, 1/22/1997)
38) Mocho Cota vs. Americo Rocca (EMLL, 1/27/1984)
39) Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL (WWE, 5/16/2004)
40) LCO vs. Tomoko Watanabe/Kaoru Ito (AJW, 9/21/1997)
41) El Satanico vs. Lizmark (CMLL, 7/14/1998)
42) Hiroshi Hase vs. The Great Muta (NJPW, 12/14/1992)
43) El Hijo del Santo vs. Espanto Jr. (Monterrey, 8/31/1986)
44) WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov (WWE, 10/29/2020)
45) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (RINGS, 6/27/1998)
Bonus: Jim Londos vs. Bronco Nagurski (Philadelphia, 11/18/1938)
46) Steve Grey vs. Jon Cortez (JP, 7/27/1981)
47) Chris Jericho vs Eddie Kingston (AEW, 3/6/2022)
48) Ric Flair vs. Ricky Morton (JCP, 7/5/1986)
49) Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena (WWE, 4/29/2012)
50) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW, 8/13/2016)
51) Akira Hokuto/Aja Kong vs. Dynamite Kansai/Yumiko Hotta (AJW, 8/24/1994)
52) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Volk Han (RINGS, 9/25/1996)
53) Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW, 7/24/1998)
54) Megumi Kudo vs. Combat Toyoda (FMW, 5/5/1996)
55) Midnight Rockers vs. Buddy Rose/Doug Somers (AWA, 8/30/1986)
56) Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (WWF, 3/23/1997)
57) Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (NJPW, 8/10/1989)
58) Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine (JCP, 11/24/1983)
59) Gunther vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE, 4/2/2023)
60) Big Van Vader vs. Sting (WCW, 12/28/1992)
61) AJ Styles vs. Roman Reigns (WWE, 5/22/2016)
62) Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro (WWE, 2/27/2014)
63) Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley (GCW, 4/8/2021)
64) Shinya Hashimoto vs. Genichiro Tenryu (NJPW, 8/1/1998)
65) Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Super Tiger (UWF, 9/7/1984)
66) El Samurai vs. Shinjiro Otani (NJPW, 1/21/1996)
67) Akira Taue vs. Stan Hansen (AJPW, 4/11/1994)
68) Steve Grey vs. Johnny Saint (JP, 1/28/1980)
69) Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue (AJPW, 4/15/1995)
70) Axel Dieter vs. Moose Morowski (CWA, 10/5/1980)
71) Daisuke Ikeda/Takahiro Oba vs. Makoto Hashi/Kengo Mashimo (Futen, 10/24/2010)
72) Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima (ROH, 8/25/2007)
73) Anton Tejero/Inca Peruano vs. Gilbert Cesca/Ben Chemoil (France, 3/12/1965)
74) Cactus Jack vs. Randy Orton (WWE, 4/18/2004)
75) Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW, 4/7/2013)
76) Antonio Inoki vs. Jack Brisco (JWA, 8/5/1971)
77) Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit (WWF, 5/31/2001)
78) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Jack Brisco (AJPW, 8/28/1976)
79) Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker (WWE, 8/23/2015)
80) William Regal vs. Kassius Ohno (WWE, 3/21/2013)
81) Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Kazuo Yamazaki (UWF, 7/24/1989)
82) Lou Thesz vs. Buddy Rogers (Chicago, 6/21/1950)
83) Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WWE, 7/20/2008)
84) Akira Hokuto vs. Kaoru (GAEA, 4/12/1997)
85) Kenta Kobashi/Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Akira Taue/Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW, 10/19/1990)
86) Lou Thesz vs. Ruffy Silverstein (Chicago, 3/17/1950)
87) Mariko Yoshida vs. Hiromi Yagi (ARSION, 2/18/1999)
88) El Samurai vs. Koji Kanemoto (NJPW, 6/5/1997)
89) Io Shirai vs. Shayna Baszler (Stardom, 2/23/2017)
90) AJ Styles vs. Abyss (TNA, 4/24/2005)
91) Jerry Lawler vs. Bill Dundee (CWA, 12/30/1985)
92) El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas (CMLL, 9/19/1997)
93) Chigusa Nagayo vs. Dump Matsumoto (AJW, 11/7/1986)
94) Mankind vs. The Undertaker (WWF, 6/28/1998)
95) Naomichi Marufuji vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa (NOAH, 12/9/2001)
96) El Satanico/Averno/Mephisto vs. Ultimo Guerrero/Tarzan Boy/Rey Bucanero/Mascara Magica (CMLL, 9/28/2001)
97) Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Osamu Nishimura (MUGA, 9/25/2006)
98) AJ Styles vs. Kota Ibushi (NJPW, 4/5/2015)
99) Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (WCW, 7/23/1989)
100) Shinya Hashimoto vs. Riki Choshu (NJPW, 8/2/1996)
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Post by kas on Jun 9, 2023 19:05:20 GMT -5
I only just noticed Moxley/Barnett, fantastic choice there
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Post by microstatistics on Jun 10, 2023 11:01:12 GMT -5
What a stylistically refreshing match that was. Some of the best matwork stateside and a great erratic wanderer vs. native son story.
This decade has been surprisingly strong so far in general (see below), I hope it continues.
Most Represented Decade
1950s – 2
1960s – 1
1970s – 3
1980s – 19
1990s – 41
2000s – 15
2010s – 14
2020s – 5
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Post by microstatistics on Jun 10, 2023 11:03:14 GMT -5
Most Represented Year
1997 – 10
1996 – 7
1994 – 6
1986, 1989, 1992, 1998 – 5
1984 – 4
1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015 – 3
1950, 1980, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2023 – 2
1965, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022 – 1
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Post by microstatistics on Jun 10, 2023 11:17:32 GMT -5
Most Represented Wrestler (≥ 2 matches)
Kenta Kobashi – 6
Kiyoshi Tamura, Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshiaki Fujiwara – 5
Shawn Michaels, Eddie Guerrero, El Hijo del Santo, El Satanico, Akira Hokuto, Mick Foley, Akira Taue – 4
Bryan Danielson, Tatsumi Fujinami, Jushin Liger, Daisuke Ikeda, Brock Lesnar, Jun Akiyama, AJ Styles, Aja Kong, El Samurai, Volk Han, The Undertaker – 3
Lou Thesz, Steve Grey, Gunther/WALTER, Ric Flair, Shinya Hashimoto, Bret Hart, Toshiaki Kawada, Roman Reigns, Shinobu Kandori, Antonio Inoki, Riki Choshu, Dynamite Kansai, Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, Akira Maeda, Chris Benoit, Yumiko Hotta, Negro Casas, Yuki Ishikawa, Chris Jericho, Steve Austin, Nobuhiko Takada, Jumbo Tsuruta, Jack Brisco, Naoki Sano – 2
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Post by microstatistics on Jun 10, 2023 11:22:07 GMT -5
Most Represented Promotion
WWE – 18
NJPW – 15
AJPW, CMLL, AJW– 7
WCW/JCP – 6
RINGS – 5
NOAH – 4
JP, UWF II – 3
AEW, BattlARTS, Monterrey Wrestling, NWA Chicago, ROH – 2
AAA, UWF I, Stardom, ARSION, TNA, French Catch, GAEA, Catch Wrestling Association, Continental Wrestling Association, GCW, MUGA, AWA, FMW, JWA, Futen – 1
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Post by microstatistics on Jun 10, 2023 11:36:38 GMT -5
Most Represented Country*
Japan – 51
USA – 32
Mexico – 9
UK – 4
Canada – 2
Germany, France – 1
*Based on locations where matches took place, not promotion headquarters
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Post by microstatistics on Jun 10, 2023 11:52:48 GMT -5
There it is, this year's list and a quick breakdown. I'm glad folks commenting along enjoyed it and hopefully people were able to take away some recommendations.
As more individual lists come out, I will be interested to see how this list aligns with the preferences/choices of others.
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