Jun Akiyama vs. Hiroshi Hase (AJPW - 5/1/1998)

Great undercard gem from the Dome show. Bit of a senpai/kouhai thing going with them having wrestled for the same colleges, Hase having graduated earlier. The match has the feel of two meatheads trying to one-up each other ala Kobashi/Williams, though I prefer this as the one upmanship is done through amateur-style matwork rather than big suplexes. The matwork really has a violent feel with them cranking deep into the holds to make each other suffer. Stiff strikes as well. I've always loved how they worked the figure four with Hase balancing selling the pain with shit talking Akiyama. Akiyama picking up the win by debuting the Exploder '98 really makes him come out looking like a star. This will make my list.