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Post by elliott on Dec 24, 2023 16:54:52 GMT -5
Most years have a lot of great wrestling. That's what this exercise has taught me.
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Post by KB8 on Dec 24, 2023 17:17:35 GMT -5
Yeah I'm all the way on the other side of the fence when it comes to 1987 being a weak year. I think it's absolutely loaded.
I'm continuing to lean 2009. The FUTEN tag did rule, though.
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Post by elliott on Dec 24, 2023 22:12:16 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that 1982 was the only year from the 80s + 90s which didn't feature in my GME ballot, but there must have been weaker years since. 2009 & 2010 had some good FUTEN stuff (plus Michaels/Taker for those so inclined). And I'd agree that the La Park/el Mesias match rules out 2010 for sure. How about '06? Peak RoH but I struggle with long RoH matches these days, not sure what my MotY would be now.How do folks feel about 2006? My top 4 of the year is pretty awesome and there's a lot I still need to see from 06. Still feels like 2009 is the low year for me. Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer & Beulah vs Mick Foley, Edge & Lita (ECW One Night Stand 6/11/06) Team Anarchy vs Devil’s Rejects (Wargames - NWA Anarchy - 7/22/06) John Cena vs Edge (TLC Match - WWE Unforgiven 9/17/06) Chris Michaels vs Chase Stevens (USWO - 12/29/06)
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Post by [Darren] on Dec 24, 2023 22:18:54 GMT -5
2006 is a year that I didn’t watch any wrestling. I try to go back because it looks good on paper but I have no fondness.
Same can be said for 2015, a year that some folks think is great.
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Post by microstatistics on Dec 24, 2023 23:50:38 GMT -5
Hard disagree on 2006.
Danielson vs. KENTA Akiyama vs. Masao Inoue Fujinami vs. Nishimura Akiyama vs. Marufuji
These four are all great, with the former two being MOTDCs.
Then you have the Kensuke Office tag from 2/11, Undertaker vs. Angle No Way Out, a loaded Wrestlemania, Benoit vs. Finlay JD, Foley vs. Flair I Quit, Super Dragon vs. Necro Butcher, DX vs. McMahons/Big Show HIAC, and an assortment of Danielson defenses against a variety of opponents. Throw in ROH vs. CZW and a number of big NOAH main event pairings and you have quite the year.
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Post by [Darren] on Dec 25, 2023 1:05:36 GMT -5
Cage of Death is one of the best matches of the decade but I’m low on almost everything else.
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Post by enviousstupid on Dec 28, 2023 8:12:39 GMT -5
2006 had Cena/HHH at Mania which is among my favourite WWE matches from that decade. One of the lesser-mentioned examples of Cena masterfully working face in front of a crowd that's fully against him and exceeding all expectations.
Also a lot of Necro Butcher matches, if you're into those.
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Post by lemming on Dec 28, 2023 8:34:00 GMT -5
2006 had Cena/HHH at Mania which is among my favourite WWE matches from that decade. One of the lesser-mentioned examples of Cena masterfully working face in front of a crowd that's fully against him and exceeding all expectations. Also a lot of Necro Butcher matches, if you're into those. Good shout on that Cena match. I still think it'd be a relatively weak MotY but I do love it, one of my favourite Mania main events.
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