Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Haha I've got the list ready but haven't written up any of the matches yet so I can start soon but will probably be a slower countdown.
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*Official* Pro-Wrestling Thread II
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Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Afraid there are none. Kingston vs Punk is probably my favourite I've seen so far and not far off making the list. There's still a bunch of big AEW matches I've not seen yet though.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Thanks! I haven't seen any of those, will check them out. I've actually never seen a Young Bucks match.
I also want to check out the Page/Danielson draw (I caught the rematch which was really good).
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
I am not really a fan tbh. I wouldn't go so far as calling them spot-monkeys like a lot of their critics do. But watching their matches is like watching a kid spam their favourite moves/high spots on a wrestling video game. Entertaining, fun (for a while) and impressive, but after a while it just feels a little superficial.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Danielson is recruiting for a stable, right?
Athlai
Not Terrible
My god
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Let's just kick off my favourite non-WWE matches list while I've got a bit of momentum going.
20. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Nobutaka Araya, WAR Jan '98
If I had to name my favourite Japanese wrestler, I reckon I'd probably pick Tenryu. (Either him or Kobashi, to give a hint at one direction this list is going to go.) He was great as a face and as a heel, in tags or in singles. But whatever role he was put in he was always unmistakably Tenryu: a big, bruising, exceptionally surly former sumo who will sell big for his opponents but also hit them back hard. A lot. Often in the face.
Anyway, he was a huge star and won the world title in both AJPW and NJPW. But this is him in the rather less glamorous setting of his own indy promotion WAR, in its latter, dying days, working an ECW style hardcore brawl in front of a modest crowd against a far less accomplished opponent.
...and it rules. Objectively this is probably the worst match on either of my lists, but it's just a ton of fun. I like it more than any ECW match I've seen. They brawl around the arena, clobber each other with weapons, attempt dives that neither really have the athleticism to pull off (which entertains me more than it should) and climax with them desperately throwing lariats at each other until one of them finally stays down. Not one for technical wrestling purists but a fun time if you're in the mood for an old fashioned brawl.
20. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Nobutaka Araya, WAR Jan '98
If I had to name my favourite Japanese wrestler, I reckon I'd probably pick Tenryu. (Either him or Kobashi, to give a hint at one direction this list is going to go.) He was great as a face and as a heel, in tags or in singles. But whatever role he was put in he was always unmistakably Tenryu: a big, bruising, exceptionally surly former sumo who will sell big for his opponents but also hit them back hard. A lot. Often in the face.
Anyway, he was a huge star and won the world title in both AJPW and NJPW. But this is him in the rather less glamorous setting of his own indy promotion WAR, in its latter, dying days, working an ECW style hardcore brawl in front of a modest crowd against a far less accomplished opponent.
...and it rules. Objectively this is probably the worst match on either of my lists, but it's just a ton of fun. I like it more than any ECW match I've seen. They brawl around the arena, clobber each other with weapons, attempt dives that neither really have the athleticism to pull off (which entertains me more than it should) and climax with them desperately throwing lariats at each other until one of them finally stays down. Not one for technical wrestling purists but a fun time if you're in the mood for an old fashioned brawl.
20. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Nobutaka Araya, WAR Jan '98
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Bad take. Fujita rules.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Fujita will lose when Nosawa tells him to. Nakajima had a really good run and will definitely be champion again, doesn't hurt him one bit. Fujita can still go and hits people really hard, looking forward to his reign.
Aritro
International Regular
If this match wasn't on the list somewhere I was going to riot, so I'm glad that happened. Excellent write up mate. Gonna make it a thing to try and watch all of these. Love your work.