My Top 50 Wrestling Matches of all time

[Crippler]

okay i had like an hour to kill, while i was waiting for something to download so i thought i would make this list, i know i've probably forgot some matches but this was off the top of my head.

1. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (AJPW June 1995)
2. Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA - ROH Glory By Honor V Night 2
3. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaka Kawada (6/3/94)
4. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat - 5/7/89, Wrestlewar
5. Bryan Danielson vs Roderick Strong - ROH Vendetta 2005
6. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin – 11/17/96, Survivor Series
7. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (2 out of 3 Fall NWA World Title Match) – 4/2/89, Clash of the Champions VI
8. Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (Intercontinental Title Match) – 3/29/87 – Wrestlemania III
9. Rey Misterio vs. Eddie Guerrero (Cruiserweight Title vs. Mask) – 10/26/97, Halloween Havoc
10. Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart (I Quit Match) – 3/23/97, Wrestlemania XIII
11. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart – 3/20/94, Wrestlemania X
12. Triple H vs. Steve Austin (3 Stages of Hell) – 2/25/01, No Way Out
13. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Cage Match) – 8/29/94, Summerslam
14. Steve Austin vs. The Rock - 4/01/01, WrestleMania X-Seven
15. Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (Street Fight) – 1/20/00, Royal Rumble
16. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Title Match) – 2/20/89, Chi Rumble
17. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit (WWE World Title Match)– 3/14/04, Wrestlemania XX
18. Triple H vs. The Rock - 5/21/2000, Judgment Day
19. Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe – 10/1/05, Joe vs. Kobashi
20. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (NWA World Title I Quit Match) – 11/15/89, Clash of the Champions IX
21. Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (Hell in a Cell) – 10/5/97, IYH: Bad Blood Shawn
22. Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff and Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton and Larry Zybsko (War Games) – 5/17/92, Wrestle War
23. Triple H vs. Chris Jericho – Last Man Standing – 7/23/00, Fully Loaded
24. Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk (ROH World Title Match) – 10/16/05, Joe vs. Punk II
25. Bryan Danielson vs. Samoa Joe - 8/5/06, Fight of the Century
26. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Ole Anderson, and JJ Dillson, vs. Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, The Road Warriors, and Paul Ellering (War Games) - 7/4/87
27. Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel (WWF World Title Match) - 4/28/96, IYH: Good Friends, Better Enemies
28. Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind (WWF World Title Match) – 9/22/96, In Your House: Mindgames
29. AJ Styles vs. Chris Daniels vs. Samoa Joe – 9/11/05, Unbreakable
30. Takeshi Morishima vs. Bryan Danielson – 8/25/07, Manhattan Mayhem II
31. Bryan Danielson vs. Paul London (2/3 Falls) – 4/12/03, The Epic Encounter
32. Ric Flair vs. Sting (NWA World Title) – 3/27/88, Clash of the Champions
33. Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness -7/23/07, Driven
34. Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit – 5/31/01, Smackdown
35. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit (Ladder Match) - Royal Rumble
36. Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA - 7/23/07, Driven
37. Bryan Danielson vs Roderick Strong - 3/31/06, Supercard of Honor
38. Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar - 9/18/2003, SmackDown
39. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels – 4/5/09, Wrestlemania XXV
40. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles – 12/11/05, Turning Point
41. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (WWE World Title Match) - 1/19/03, Royal Rumble
42. Harley Race vs. Ric Flair (NWA World Title Cage Match) – 11/24/83, Starrcade
43. Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero - 5/22/2005, Judgement Day
44. Bryan Danieslson vs Nigel McGuinness - 8/12/06, Unified
45. Nigel McGuinness vs. Austin Aries - 3/07/08, Rising Above
46. Erick Stevens vs. Roderick Strong - 2/16/08, Redefined
47. AMW vs. Elix Skipper and Christopher Daniels – 12/5/04, Turning Point
48. AJ Styles vs. Chris Daniels (Iron Man Match) – 2/13/05, Against All Odds
49. Bryan Danielson vs Chris Hero - Guerre Sans Frontieres, 9/04/2009
50. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels – 4/3/05, Wrestlemania XXI

 

[Smartmark]

A good list. I would probably put many of those matches on a list as well.

 

[The Cork]

Rather watch paint dry on the Great Wall of China than most that list.

 

[Crippler]

post your list crock. You don't have to post 50 cause i know wrestling is not your thing, maybe i'll post a promo list next time.

 

[The Cork]

Cant think of 50 off the top of my head, but long winded, tedious 'technical wrestling' matches arent my thing.

Sorry.

 

[Smartmark]

^^ I will try to make a top 50 list

 

[Crippler]

Cant think of 50 off the top of my head, but long winded, tedious 'technical wrestling' matches arent my thing.

Sorry.

thats why i said you don't have to post 50, is 10 good enuff number for you, or is that still too high how about 5.

^^ I will try to make a top 50 list

 

[Smartmark]

Here is my top 50 list. They are not in any order:


1. Randy Savage Vs Ricky Steamboat (IC Title Matchup) - Wrestlemania 3
2. Matt Hardy Vs Christopher Daniels (ROH Fate Of An Angel)
3. Christian Vs William Regal (ECW Title Matchup) - WWE Breaking Point 2009
4. AJ Styles Vs Samoa Joe Vs Christopher Daniels (TNA Unbreakable 05)
5. Kurt Angle Vs Jeff Hardy (TNA No Surrender 2010)
6. Mick Foley Vs Triple H (Street Fight) - Royal Rumble 2000
7. Triple H Vs Shawn Michaels Vs Chris Benoit (WWE Title Match) - Wrestlemania 20
8. John Morrison Vs Evan Bourne (WWECW 14.04.09)
9. Shawn Michaels Vs Ric Flair (Wrestlemania 24)
10. Tyler Black Vs Davey Richards (ROH Title Matchup) - Death Before Dishonor VIII
11. Christopher Daniels Vs Kenny Omega (Death Before Dishonor VIII)
12. Future Is Now Vs Big Japan (Chikara King Of Trios 2010)
13. Young Bucks Vs Motor City Machine Guns in TNA (I can't choose one perticular match)
14. PAC Vs El Generico (PWG All Star Weekend 4)
15. Rey Mysterio Vs Chavo Guerrero (Summerslam 07)
16. Hardyz Vs MNM (ECW December To Dismember 2006)
17. Young Bucks Vs Paul London & Brian Kendrick (PWG Kurt RussellMania)
18. Rob Van Dam Vs Shelton Benjamin (MITB Briefcase Vs IC Title) - WWE Backlash 06)
19. Shawn Michaels Vs Shelton Benjamin (WWE Gold Rush Tournament 05)
20. Matt Sydal Vs El Hombre Blanco Enmascarado (Wrestling Society X)
21. Shawn Michaels Vs Undertaker (Wrestlemania 25)
22. Ric Flair Vs Ricky Steamboat (NWA Title Matchup) - Wrestlewar 89
23. Chris Benoit Vs Great Sasuke (Super J-Cup 94)
24. Randy Savage Vs Ultimate Warrior (Wrestlemania 7)
25. Eddie Edwards Vs Christopher Daniels (ROH Title Match) - Honor Takes Center Stage
26. Eddie Edwards Vs Davey Richards (ROH Title Match) - Best In The World
27. Kings Of Wrestling Vs Worlds Greatest Tag Team (ROH Glory By Honor IX)
28. Mike Quackenbush Vs Eddie Kingston (Chikara High Noon 2011)
29. Paul London & Brian Kendrick Vs The Pitbulls (WWE Great American Bash 06)
30. Triple H Vs Jeff Hardy (WWE No Mercy 08)
31. Rob Van Dam Vs Jerry Lynn (ECW Living Dangerously 99)
32. Sabu Vs 2 Cold Scorpio (ECW Cyberslam 96)
33. Mike Awesome Vs Masato Tanaka (ECW November 2 Remember 99)
34. Eddie Guerrero Vs Dean Malenko (ECW Hardcore TV 95)
35. Chris Benoit Vs Kevin Sullivan (Falls Count Anywhere Match) - WCW Great American Bash 96)
36. Chris Benoit Vs Dean Malenko (WCW Hogwild 96)
37. Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) Vs Seth Rollins (Tyler Black) - FCW 18.09.11)
38. Kurt Angle Vs Undertaker (WWE No Way Out 06)
39. Bryan Danielson Vs Nigel McGuiness (ROH Driven)
40. Samoa Joe Vs AJ Styles (TNA Turning Point 05)
41. Samoa Joe Vs Kurt Angle (TNA Lockdown 08)
42. Bryan Danielson vs Chris Hero - Guerre Sans Frontieres 09
43. Shawn Michaels Vs Kurt Angle (Wrestlemania 21)
44. Nick Bockwinkel Vs Curt Hennig (AWA Title Match) AWA TV 86
45. Brian Pillman Vs Jushin Liger (WCW CW Title Match) - Superbrawl 92
46. Magnum TA Vs Tully Blanchard (Steel Cage I Quit Match For The US Title) - Starrcade 85
47. Ric Flair Vs Terry Funk (I Quit Match For The NWA Title) - Clash Of The Champions IX
48. La Parka Vs L.A Park (AAA TripleMania 18)
49. Stan Hansen Vs Bruno Sammartino (Steel Cage Match For The WWWF Title) - Can't remember the year
50. Triple H Vs Shawn Michaels (The Marathon Match)

 

[EffectsofRaven]

I'm not even gonna try doing mine...

But it's typical how people need face paced spot fests to enjoy wrestling... I was shocked at no Jumbo Tsuruta was on this list!!! I'll try to get list up of my top 20 if I can... Top Fifty is just too much lol!

 

[PHX]

I couldn't even make myself do top 20 so props of being able to compile a top 50. Haven't seen some of those matches on the list but the ones on there that I have seen I think are worth being on there or at least considered.

And people have different preferences one guy might lean more toward indy style one might lean toward WWE style, etc. Either way imo there isn't any and shouldn't be any popular consensus as to what should be top 50 or not it all depends on ones taste.

 

[Crippler]

Smartmark you got a pretty good list, some of those just missed my top 50 and some are ligit way to high but still a good list.

 

[Smartmark]

^^ What matches do you mean shouldn't be there?

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Hardy/Daniels.

 

[Smartmark]

^^ Well, it was probably Matt's greatest match of his career, and he was totally over with the ROH crowd, who was pretty hard at the time.

 

[Crippler]

^^ Well, it was probably Matt's greatest match of his career, and he was totally over with the ROH crowd, who was pretty hard at the time.

Hardy/Edge in a steel cage at unforgiven 05 is hardy's best match. and the Ladder/TLC matches are better then those.

Triple H Vs Jeff Hardy (WWE No Mercy 08)
Kings Of Wrestling Vs Worlds Greatest Tag Team (ROH Glory By Honor IX)
Rob Van Dam Vs Shelton Benjamin (MITB Briefcase Vs IC Title) - WWE Backlash 06)
Rey Mysterio Vs Chavo Guerrero (Summerslam 07)
John Morrison Vs Evan Bourne (WWECW 14.04.09)
Paul London & Brian Kendrick Vs The Pitbulls (WWE Great American Bash 06)

and these