40. Ric Flair vs Terry Funk (I Quit Match - WCW - 11/15/1989)Total Points: 776
# of Ballots: 12
High Vote: dkuchler31096 - 7
2021 Finish: 60 (+20)
Solid but GAB is far superior.
39. Ric Flair vs Terry Funk (WCW - 7/23/1989)
Total Points: 823
# of Ballots: 16
High Vote: madwizzzard - 5
2021 Finish: 23 (-16)
Speak of the devil. My #99.
38. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto (RINGS - 6/24/1999)
Total Points: 838
# of Ballots: 13
High Vote: Gramsci - 4
2021 Finish: 55 (+17)
My #31. Nice return to the Top 50.
37. Sting's Squadron (Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes & Nikita Koloff) vs The Dangerous Alliance (Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko & Bobby Eaton) (War Games - WCW - 5/17/1992)
Total Points: 838
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: Puropotsy - 6
2021 Finish: 47 (+10)
As I mentioned, War Games were never my favorite even if this is one of the better iterations.
36. Megumi Kudo vs Combat Toyoda (No Rope Explosive Barbed Wire Death Match - FMW - 5/5/1996)
Total Points: 842
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: el_wreino - 1
2021 Finish: 39 (+3)
My #54. That #1 vote is well deserved. Take away the death match elements and you still have a fundamentally sound epic.
35. Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW - 4/7/2013)
Total Points: 845
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: KAS - 1
2021 Finish: 27 (-8)
My #75. Agreed, this is a modern NJPW classic.
34. Sgt Slaughter vs Iron Sheik (Boot Camp Match - WWF - 6/16/1984)
Total Points: 848
# of Ballots: 15
High Vote: Grimmas - 11
2021 Finish: 33 (-1)
Falls short of the great mark for me but this is easily one of the best 80s WWF matches.
33. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns (WWE - 3/29/2015)
Total Points: 850
# of Ballots: 12
High Vote: Microstatistics - 4
2021 Finish: 76 (+43)
My #4. Good to see this finish higher than ever.
32. Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (2/3 Falls - WCW - 4/2/1989)
Total Points: 860
# of Ballots: 12
High Vote: Lemming - 5
2021 Finish: 13 (-19)
Surprising drop, I expected easy Top 20.
31. Necro Butcher vs Samoa Joe (IWA Mid-South - 6/11/2005)
Total Points: 871
# of Ballots: 15
High Vote: puroraisedme - 3
2021 Finish: 56 (+25)
Super high finish. I'm lower on this than most even if I thoroughly enjoy it.
30. Roddy Piper vs Greg Valentine (Dog Collar Match - JCP - 11/24/1983)
Total Points: 872
# of Ballots: 15
High Vote: KB8 - 5
2021 Finish: 25 (-5)
My #58. This tumbled down my list this time around (they lose some steam in the final 3rd). Still, not bad.
29. Akira Hokuto vs Meiko Satomura (GAEA - 4/29/2001)
Total Points: 877
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: Grimmas - 3
2021 Finish: 45 (+16)
Need to rewatch.
28. Holy Demon Army vs Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa (Tag League Finals - AJPW - 12/6/1996)
Total Points: 882
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: luke - 3
2021 Finish: 9 (-19)
Another surprising decline. I consider myself moderately high on 90s AJPW but man that first 15-20 minutes were duller than dishwater upon a latest viewing. Everything after Akiyama is incapacitated still holds up but you can't judge a match solely based off its best parts.
27. Chigusa Nagayo vs Devil Masami (AJW - 8/22/1985)
Total Points: 908
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: KAS - 3
2021 Finish: 37 (+10)
Another one that deserves a rewatch (again).
26. Magnum TA vs Tully Blanchard (Steel Cage, I Quit Match - JCP - 11/28/1985)
Total Points: 912
# of Ballots: 13
High Vote: Andrew Lacelle - 6
2021 Finish: 16 (-10)
Understandable pick.
25. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Volk Han (Mega Battle Tournament Final - RINGS - 1/22/1997)
Total Points: 925
# of Ballots: 15
High Vote: Control21 - 6
2021 Finish: 19 (-6)
My #37. Minor decline, Top 25 is still great.
24. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 12/16/1988)
Total Points: 961
# of Ballots: 16
High Vote: Club - 4
2021 Finish: 20 (-4)
Essentially a more balanced predecessor of 12/6/1996 (more compelling first half and a weaker finishing stretch so it evens out).
23. Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamite Kansai vs Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada (2/3 Falls - AJW - 11/26/1992)
Total Points: 997
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: conker - 2
2021 Finish: 38 (+15)
My #15. The #2 pick is awesome.
22. Ricky Steamboat vs Rick Rude (30 Minute Iron Man - WCW - 6/20/1992)
Total Points: 1000
# of Ballots: 17
High Vote: Andrew Lacelle - 10
2021 Finish: 51 (+29)
My #25 so spot on.
21. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (RINGS - 6/27/1998)
Total Points: 1010
# of Ballots: 14
High Vote: CFOS - 1
2021 Finish: 24 (+3)
My #45. This has absolutely earned that #1 vote and the top shoot-style match spot.