Hello everyone :)
It looks like im back with some more matches to post about, so ill get right to it. Im also currently working on a post for my Yamcha's Anime Universe World, as well as my Yamcha's Toybox world, so be sure to keep an eye out for them once they are updated :)
Here are 3 more matches that ive chosen for today :)
NWA-TNA Victory Road 2004
TNA X Division Championship Match
Petey Williams(champion) VS. The Phenomenal A.J. Styles
I was able to watch this match a few years ago when i bought a 2 disc dvd set called TNA's Best of the X Division. At that time, TNA had little exposure on network tv, and they were hopping around from strictly pay-per-view shows, to some channels on tv. I found this dvd set one night while i was at work and decided to buy it and see what TNA was about, and i was really surprised by what i saw. This was one of the first matches that i managed to watch and it made me a fan of some of the TNA wrestlers, especially Petey Williams and his Canadian Destroyer (Flipping Piledriver) finishing move. The wrestlers in TNA can pretty much do anything and during this match, both men showcased alot of moves and reversals that i hadnt seen before in the wrestling of today. It also helped me adjust to the 6 sided wrestling ring that TNA uses. all in all, the match was a sight to see, because the physical skill level of both wrestlers was above anything i had prepared for. Just when i thought A.J Styles was about to win, Petey Williams recieved some help from his manager and was able to hit his Canadian Destroyer finishing move from the middle turnbuckle for the win :)
WCW Halloween Havoc - October 26th, 1997
WCW Cruiserweight Title Match - Title & Mask are on the line
Eddie Guerrero(champion) VS. Rey Mysterio Jr.
If Rey Mysterio Loses, he must remove his mask
I personally tried to find a different style of match for this post, and while i was looking through my dvds, i saw my Rey Mysterio dvd and i remembered some good matches were on there, especially containing the Lucha Libre (mexican style of wrestling) wrestling style. Back in the day, WCW flourished with the lucha libre style with many of the greatest wrestlers like Eddie Guerrero, Psicosis, Juventud Guerrera, rey Mysterio, and also Dean Malenko. This match won Match of the Year in 1997, and ushered in a wave of fans towards the style and the wrestlers. The Stipulation for this match was Title VS. Mask match. If Eddie Guerrero loses, he would lose the Cruiserweight title, but if Rey Mysterio Jr. loses, he must remove his mask forever. I know it sounds silly, but The mask is actually pretty sacred in Mexican wrestling culture. Some mexican wrestlers sometimes never take their mask off, or show their faces to anyone even their families. To lose your mask is considered disgraceful in a way, so im sure you can all understand what it means to them. The match itself was very good, fast paced, iventive and very aggressive. Both men performed moves that no one had seen at the time. Rey Mysterio fended off the much larger Eddie guerrero's attempts to rip off his mask and managed to reverse a top rope Crucificx Powerbomb into a pinning hurricanrana to win the Cruiserweight Title. It's one of my favorite endings to a match ever lol.
Tokyo Egg Dome - Tokyo Japan March 30th 1991
Hulk Hogan & Genichiro Tenryu
VS.
The Road Warriors - Animal & Hawk
This is one of my favorite matches ever, because i have always really enjoyed seeing how different everything is in japanese lol. This was considered a dream match for japanese fans because hulk Hogan and Genichiru Tenryu were already bigtime fan favorites in Japan at the time. The japanese fans had heard stories about the Road Warriors and how they destroyed everyone that was put in their path and just like all stories - it got blown way out of proportion lol, So the Road Warriors had a pretty big reputation to fulfil in this match :) The match itself was pretty simple for most of the beginning, but once the tempers flared on both teams it became a hardcore free for all with trainers, fans and "young boys" (the term "young boys" is given to young japanese men who are training to be wrestlers. they stand around the ring during the match and watch, so they can learn) running into the match and trying to break up the mayhem lol. In the end, the Road Warriors managed to get back into the ring before the 10 count, so they won by Count-Out, but the japanese fans certainly got what they wanted thats for sure lol :)
Well, i suppose that will be all for this world today, im going to try to do some work on my other worlds and try to get some more posts done :) I hope you all enjoyed the visit and i thank you for coming :)
stay strong,
Yamcha
