Hello everyone :)
Im back again with a post of some of my favorite matches, so ill skip the lengthy introductions and get right to the post lol. :)
ECW TV - December 31st, 1999
ECW World Championship Match
Masato Tanaka(c) VS. Mike Awesome
This is one of the matches that solidified Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka as 2 of my favorite wrestlers. It also opened my eyes to the fact that there were alot of very talented wrestlers in the original ECW company, and these two wrestlers would trade the ECW World Title back and forth multiple times during the year of 1999. This is one of those matches.
This match was on an ECW compilation dvd that i bought a couple of years ago, and at the time i hardly knew anything about ECW, but a guy that i work with raved about how awesome alot of the matches were and would tell me about certain awesome moments and matches that occurred during the company's history, so when i saw the dvd one morning before i left work, i bought it. The next night at work me and the guy i work with were on lunch, and i brought the dvd and when i told him that i had bought it, he said he wanted to see the list of matches it had. Not even a minute after looking at it, he said "We have to watch the Mike Awesome & Masato Tanaka match right now" lol, and so we did :)
The match itself would be summed up as Mike Awesome being the Irresisteble Force and Masato Tanaka being the indestructible object. Both men knew each other inside and out because they had wrestled in the Japanese promotion called FMW, so they were bitter rivals. This match had so many awesome moments though, from chair shots, to actual technical wrestling moves. Mike Awesome was so agile to be 6'6 - 292 lbs., he could stand on the top rope and jump all the way over the guard rail into the crowd onto his opponent with ease. Masato Tanaka was a fighting champion, and one of the toughest men ever, he was so resilient and unbelievebly strong, he just kept coming and getting back up for more. In the end Mike Awesome connected with his famous "Awesome Bomb" (powerbomb) off of the top rope and was able to pin Masato Tanaka to win the ECW World Title :)
WWF Monday Night RAW - July 11th, 1994
WWF World Title Match
Bret Hart(c) VS. 123 Kid
This is another one of the rare matches ive been lucky enough to have in my dvd collection. I actually had not know that Bret Hart and 123 Kid (Sean Waltman) had wreslted each other before, especially for the WWF World Title lol. The match itself was a technical masterpiece, and i never knew that 123 Kid could keep up with the skills of Bret Hart, but he did exactly that. He took it to the next level by connecting withtop rope moves outside of the ring, and also some pretty cool martial arts kicks as well. There was a moment during the match where the referee counted a 3-count while Bret Hart had pinned 123 Kid, but the ref didnt see that 123 Kid had his foot touching the bottom rope, which breaks any pinfall, or submission hold. Bret hart being a cool sport about the whole thing let the ref know that 123 Kid was touching the rope before the 3 count ended, and that he wanted the match to continue. After the WWF President at the time (Gorilla Monsoon) gave the go-ahead the match was approved to keep going. The 2 men continued their fast paced offenses, but 123 Kid took too many chances jumping off the top rope and Bret Hart caught his legs in the middle of a top rope dropkick and quickly put him in the Sharpshooter. 123 Kid eventually submitted and Bret Hart was able to retain his WWF World Title and showed respect by helping his opponent up to his feet.
TNA Victory Road 2004
20 Man Battle Royal for the World X Cup
Here are the 20 men who competed in the Battle Royal Kaz
Sonjay Dutt
Puma
La Parka
Jarell Clark
The Great Muta
Matt Bentley
Hector Garza
Tozawa
Mikey Batts
Alex Shelley
Matt Sydal
Sonny Siaki
Jason Cross
Sharkboy
Psicosis
D-Ray 3000
The Amazing Red
Spanky (Brian Kendrick)
Chris Sabin
This is still one of my favorite TNA matches of all time, simply because it had so many cool wrestlers, new and old. The rules of the match were that 2 men started in the ring and every minute another man would enter. You are eliminated if you are thrown over the top rope onto the ground. When there are just 2 men left, a referee enters the ring and you must win by pin or submission.
The ring filled up with wrestlers pretty quick and i was glad to see alot of mexican and japanese wrestlers in this match. The action was fast paced and fun to watch, and a few guys were able to do double team moves and even their special moves. In the end it came down to Hector Garza and Frankie Kazarian. They put each other in some high impact moves and when Hector Garza missed his Corkscrew Senton Splash off the top rope, Kazarian tried to roll him up for the quick win, but Hector Garza reversed his roll up into his own rollup for the win. Along with the match, Hector Garza would win the World X Cup ( a huge trophy)
Japan Supershow March 21st, 1991 The Steiner Brothers(WCW World Tag Team & United States Tag Team Champions)
Tag Team Title Vs. Title Match
VS.
Kensuke Sasaki and Hiroshi Hase (IWGP Tag Team Champions)
This match is on the newest wrestling dvd that i bought a couple of weeks ago, and it quickly became one of my favorites lol. I always love watching wrestling matches that take place in Japan because it always brings out the best in the wrestlers. The Japanese wrestlers and fans take wrestling very seriously, so there isnt any slouching around or halfway doing things thats for sure. by 1991 standards, this match was really innovative for it's time and it was VERY high impact. Scott Steiner was suplexing people everywhere, and even connected with a Tigerbomb, which recieved a cheer from myself and the guy i work with while we were watching this match at work lol. The japanese team quickly retaliated with an equal barrage of strong strikes and heavy grapple moves. Kensuke Sasaki did the greatest clothesline EVER, and i really hope i can find a way to show it to you guys, it was just ublelievable lol. Rick Steiner did a complete backflip in mid -air lol. In the end, The Steiner Brothers were able to connect with their tag team Top rope Bulldog finishing move - followed up with a standing Frankensteiner by Scott Steiner for the win and all 3 Tag Team Titles, and a few japanese trophies as well :)
Well, i suppose that will be all for the matches today, ill be sure to post pics of the trophies the Steiner Brothers won in my next post, so be on the lookout :)
I hope to chat with you all soon :)
stay strong,
Yamcha
