Wrestling's Greatest Matches (Video Thread)

[[Phill]]

That match was great.

The Kings are gonna have such great careers in WWE imo, presumably as a team to start but then eventually being broken into singles wrestlers.

Hero is getting an insta push as his wrestling style will be insta over with a mix of hard strikes and leaping **** casual wrestlers love coupled with a great look. If he has problems its that he might be too damn popular to get over heel.

Claudio's style might be harder to set him apart from every other tall power wrestler but his gimmick is just so simple and easy for the creative team to understand (he is Swiss, therefore he is a Euro librul that hates boorish 'mericans) that he should have zero problem getting pushed and he is guaranteed to get mega over heel as he cuts promos about how he is very European and that America is a cultural wasteland.

[Chargers In 09]

been gone for a couple days so gonna throw in a puro and indy match now...

Puro: Misawa vs Kawada on 10/21/92. Misawa is the Triple Crown champion and this is Kawada's first shot at the title and it's against his tag team partner. This is also the first of seventeen meetings these two had in their careers. When a standing dropkick elicits a crowd to react like it's a finisher along with the announcer screaming "DROPKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK DROPKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK" you know it's a special match. I can't put this match over enough as it's probably my second favorite match of theirs (yes, i've seen them all).

Indy: Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness @ Driven 2007. There are many people who believe this match is > their Unified match from 06 and this is fan****ingtastic. Winner gets a shot @ Takeshi Morishima's title to prove they're the #1 wrestler in the world.

[[Phill]]

That Driven match was great.

I preferred Unified, esp the go home, but that was an awesome match.

I hope they let Bryan take his character to the next level at some point this year and let him beat people to unconsciousness with the repeated elbows.

Do you have the 80 minute epic he did with Austin Aries you could upload at some point, ive heard its really good but ive never had chance to see it.

[Chargers In 09]

i have it but haven't uploaded it because i figured nobody would watch that long of a match.

[Chargers In 09]

Davey Richards vs KENTA from Supercard of Honor IV. NOAH's GHC Jr. champ makes an appearance for ROH against his protege for the title. Incredible KENTA match which was par for the course during this time.

[Chargers In 09]

Briscoes vs Kings of Wrestling @ The Big Bang (2010). The Briscoes defend their tag titles vs the KOW and it ends up being a pretty good match.

[Chargers In 09]

Bryan Danieslon vs Samoa Joe @ Midnight Express Reunion. Joe defends the ROH title vs the American Dragon.

[[Phill]]

Really great match, really nicely paced, told its story well and the go home was great.

Ive only seen one or two Joe matches from ROH, they booked him so well.

[lipster99]

does anyone have the match when bret hart had a fever and lost to the mountie in a unheard of non televised event

[Chargers In 09]

Originally Posted by lipster99

does anyone have the match when bret hart had a fever and lost to the mountie in a unheard of non televised event

i've never seen anybody mention this match in my travels.

[Chargers In 09]

Bryan Danielson vs Naruki Doi @ Dragon Gate's Untouchable '09. The best in the world vs one of DGs best and they produce one of the best DG matches ever. Just a under Danielson/Shingo in quality.

[Chargers In 09]

as promised for LKJ...

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

bah my puro YT account got shutdown yesterday . I was going to post Samoa Joe vs Kobashi today but that was revealed in the All Time Draft thread today. So here's ROH's first (of three, so far) ladder "war". Kevin Steen and El Generico vs The Briscoe Brothers from "Man Up". They had been feuding for a few months and Steenerico just couldn't pull off the title win. Could they do it in this ladder war?

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: Davey Richards vs Tyler Black (c) @ Death Before Dishonor VIII (2010) for the ROH World Championship. Seeing as Black is in WWE now as Seth Rollins I'll throw out one of the few matches I've seen with him. But this match is no slouch. It will blow away any casual fan who's not into indies/puro. It was rated ****3/4 by Meltzer and is a terrific wrestling match. You will get winded by the end of this match.

DBD VIII was the first ROH event I saw based on one or two recommendations in threadzilla just after it happened and this match put the cap on one of the greatest events in wrestling history. I will post another match or two from this event later on.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: This match easily fits into the category of "Greatest matches you've never seen". Bryan Danielson vs Shingo from DragonGate's Enter the Dragon 2010. This was a special appearance by Danielson after he was "fired" by WWE for choking Justin Roberts with his tie. If you don't know Shingo, he is a former bodybuilder, and unlike Lex Luger, can go and is very exciting to watch. Easily a ****1/2+ match.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: C.M. Punk vs Samoa Joe (c) - All Star Extravaganza III. Joe is in the midst of a 21 month reign as ROH World champion. Punk has challenged twice and twice they have gone to sixty minute draws, with one of them getting a 5* rating from Dave Meltzer two months prior. This is a match that must have a winner. Can Punk finally topple Joe and become champ?

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Posted in the "All time match" thread if you missed it...

Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima (c) - Manhattan Mayhem II. Bryan challenges for the title and gets his eye socket broken with five minutes and they put on a classic.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: In celebration of Chris Hero finally getting on WWE (FCW) tv on 3/11 here is another fantastic PWG match, this time between Hero and his long time tag team partner Claudio Castagnoli for the PWG championship from PWG Eight (2011). The match is fairly long but worth the watch.

The MegaKings explode

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

been gone for a couple days so gonna throw in a puro and indy match now...

Puro: Misawa vs Kawada on 10/21/92. Misawa is the Triple Crown champion and this is Kawada's first shot at the title and it's against his tag team partner. This is also the first of seventeen meetings these two had in their careers. When a standing dropkick elicits a crowd to react like it's a finisher along with the announcer screaming "DROPKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK DROPKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK" you know it's a special match. I can't put this match over enough as it's probably my second favorite match of theirs (yes, i've seen them all).

Indy: Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness @ Driven 2007. There are many people who believe this match is > their Unified match from 06 and this is fan****ingtastic. Winner gets a shot @ Takeshi Morishima's title to prove they're the #1 wrestler in the world.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Davey Richards vs KENTA from Supercard of Honor IV. NOAH's GHC Jr. champ makes an appearance for ROH against his protege for the title. Incredible KENTA match which was par for the course during this time.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Briscoes vs Kings of Wrestling @ The Big Bang (2010). The Briscoes defend their tag titles vs the KOW and it ends up being a pretty good match.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Bryan Danieslon vs Samoa Joe @ Midnight Express Reunion. Joe defends the ROH title vs the American Dragon.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

bah my puro YT account got shutdown yesterday . I was going to post Samoa Joe vs Kobashi today but that was revealed in the All Time Draft thread today. So here's ROH's first (of three, so far) ladder "war". Kevin Steen and El Generico vs The Briscoe Brothers from "Man Up". They had been feuding for a few months and Steenerico just couldn't pull off the title win. Could they do it in this ladder war?

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: Davey Richards vs Tyler Black (c) @ Death Before Dishonor VIII (2010) for the ROH World Championship. Seeing as Black is in WWE now as Seth Rollins I'll throw out one of the few matches I've seen with him. But this match is no slouch. It will blow away any casual fan who's not into indies/puro. It was rated ****3/4 by Meltzer and is a terrific wrestling match. You will get winded by the end of this match.

DBD VIII was the first ROH event I saw based on one or two recommendations in threadzilla just after it happened and this match put the cap on one of the greatest events in wrestling history. I will post another match or two from this event later on.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: This match easily fits into the category of "Greatest matches you've never seen". Bryan Danielson vs Shingo from DragonGate's Enter the Dragon 2010. This was a special appearance by Danielson after he was "fired" by WWE for choking Justin Roberts with his tie. If you don't know Shingo, he is a former bodybuilder, and unlike Lex Luger, can go and is very exciting to watch. Easily a ****1/2+ match.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: C.M. Punk vs Samoa Joe (c) - All Star Extravaganza III. Joe is in the midst of a 21 month reign as ROH World champion. Punk has challenged twice and twice they have gone to sixty minute draws, with one of them getting a 5* rating from Dave Meltzer two months prior. This is a match that must have a winner. Can Punk finally topple Joe and become champ?

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Posted in the "All time match" thread if you missed it...

Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima (c) - Manhattan Mayhem II. Bryan challenges for the title and gets his eye socket broken with five minutes and they put on a classic.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: In celebration of Chris Hero finally getting on WWE (FCW) tv on 3/11 here is another fantastic PWG match, this time between Hero and his long time tag team partner Claudio Castagnoli for the PWG championship from PWG Eight (2011). The match is fairly long but worth the watch.

The MegaKings explode

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

been gone for a couple days so gonna throw in a puro and indy match now...

Puro: Misawa vs Kawada on 10/21/92. Misawa is the Triple Crown champion and this is Kawada's first shot at the title and it's against his tag team partner. This is also the first of seventeen meetings these two had in their careers. When a standing dropkick elicits a crowd to react like it's a finisher along with the announcer screaming "DROPKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK DROPKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK" you know it's a special match. I can't put this match over enough as it's probably my second favorite match of theirs (yes, i've seen them all).

Indy: Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness @ Driven 2007. There are many people who believe this match is > their Unified match from 06 and this is fan****ingtastic. Winner gets a shot @ Takeshi Morishima's title to prove they're the #1 wrestler in the world.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Davey Richards vs KENTA from Supercard of Honor IV. NOAH's GHC Jr. champ makes an appearance for ROH against his protege for the title. Incredible KENTA match which was par for the course during this time.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Briscoes vs Kings of Wrestling @ The Big Bang (2010). The Briscoes defend their tag titles vs the KOW and it ends up being a pretty good match.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Bryan Danieslon vs Samoa Joe @ Midnight Express Reunion. Joe defends the ROH title vs the American Dragon.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Another installment from the future "Greatest matches you've never seen tournament":

Nigel McGuinness vs Austin Aries @ Rising Above 07. If you're a fan of wrestling and great matches you want to have drama and my goodness does this match deliver but in the simplest of ways. Nigel just won the title 2 months prior. Aries is a former champion. The fans had been on Nigel's case for a few months because they think he's been doing the "same old ****" but it turns around when Nigel gets a legit concussion in the first five minutes of the match and what would've already been a dramatic match turns into a GOAT match.

edit: just finished watching this again after posting it. can't put this match over enough.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

KENTA vs Low Ki from Final Battle 2004. Sick match with two of the best (if not the best two) striking juniors. Very entertaining match and a legit GOAT match imo.

Originally Posted by Chargers In 09

Indy MOTD: Claudio Castagnoli vs. El Generico - PWG Kurt Russell Reunion II. There isn't much of a story to this match. Claudio is the PWG champ and is defending vs. the generic luchador from Canada Mexico. What ensues is what I think is the only match from 2011 that topped Punk vs. Cena from MitB. This match is gold and gives you a taste of what Claudio can do if you haven't seen him before since his WWE debut is imminent.

The fact Generico isn't in the WWE is a travesty. The best underdog seller in wrestling and they would have a field day billing him from Mexico when in fact he doesn't speak spanish and is Canadian.

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[[Phill]]

Claudio Generico was great, the deadlift german suplex from Claudio and the one legged brainbuster from Generico (that the announcers missed) were both exceptional. I think Generico is a solidly above average top tier indy star but i suspect he wouldnt translate over in the WWE and would have a Bourne/Sydal type career.

He has my favourite gimmick ever though, first time i saw him was probably the ROH on HDNet show and it was amazing to see this ginger white guy with a "generic luchador" gimmick called El Generico billed from TJ.

[LKJ]

Cool I was hoping you'd remember that. I'll play catch-up when I get the chance.

[Chargers In 09]

That one legged brainbuster he did had my jaw on the floor when he completed it.