'Good' Pro Wres Streaming Links

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'Good' Pro Wres Streaming Links Catalogue of Matches

What was Lou Thesz like during his prime? What does it mean that Jumbo Tsuruta completely mastered several distinct styles of working? How does in ring content differ from across the various US territories...from across the world...and from across the span of time? In retrospect how 'good' were performers like Terry Funk, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race, Jack Brisco, El Hijo Del Santo, The Destroyer, Billy Robinson, Verne Gagne...and countless others who have been labeled as 'legends'? What were some of their greatest matches? What are the elements that make for 'good pro wrestling'?

These archived streaming links are provided as a resource to help inquisitive fans draw their own conclusions to the above questions....while hopefully gaining a more historically comprehensive view of the commercial folk art that is pro wres.

A simple technique to quickly find content featuring a particular wrestler or specific match:

1. Go to the Table of Contents (page 1)

2. Press Control and then F simultaneously to bring up the Find feature

3. Type in the 'last name' of the wrestler you are looking for. Note search results are done on a one to one basis. To forward to the next result in a search query just push enter. Direct links are contained beneath the match title and corresponding date. If a link of interest has expired just send me a PM

Updates to this project are open ended...and will continue going forward...as time permits.

Page 1

Bret/Terry Funk Retirement Match
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Atlantis vs Villano III (mask vs Mask)
tinyurl.com/fncop

Ed 'Strangler' Lewis vs. Richard Shikat
tinyurl.com/r8pcb
tinyurl.com/omwx5
tinyurl.com/mlgbd

The Destroyer vs Mil Mascaras 7/25/74
tinyurl.com/bqfdu

Volk Han Vs Akira Maeda 12/7/1991
tinyurl.com/fkmpe

Volk Han Vs Akira Maeda II 4/3/92
tinyurl.com/e5jh9

Volk Han Vs Kiyoshi Tamura 9/25/96
tinyurl.com/942b5

Taue/Kawada VS Misawa/Kobashi 1993 RWTL Finals
tinyurl.com/zk8pp

Antonio Inoki vs Big Van Vader 12/27/87
tinyurl.com/no5jp

The Vader/Inoki Blow Off 1/4/96
tinyurl.com/r9q6s

Dynamite Kid vs. Tiger Mask 8/82
tinyurl.com/gvoz7

Ric Flair vs Ted DiBiase (Mid South 1985)
tinyurl.com/pqort

Hayward vs Fitz Morris
tinyurl.com/lwdp5

Vick Hill vs Jack Gaizac (sp?)

tinyurl.com/op9as
tinyurl.com/puj3j
tinyurl.com/r4n28

Steve Williams vs. Toshiaki Kawada 4/16/94
tinyurl.com/j2w8m
tinyurl.com/ze33d
tinyurl.com/jl722

Lex Luger and Sting vs. Steiner Brothers 5/19/91
tinyurl.com/hlm34

Steiner Brothers vs Chris Benoit & Jushin Liger 4/4/94
tinyurl.com/gc8uy

Eddie Guerrero/Santo vs Perro Aguayo/Leon Chino
tinyurl.com/q9q6w

CM Punk vs Samoa Joe 1 6/12/04
tinyurl.com/s9emq

CM Punk vs Samoa Joe 2 10/16/04
tinyurl.com/pe9tm

Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs Edge & Rey Mysterio 11/05/02
tinyurl.com/hk9vm

Mistico vs El Hijo del Perro Aguayo 05/13/05
tinyurl.com/mejmj
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Rikidozan vs. Lou Thesz 1957
tinyurl.com/e78f4

Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio Jr. 10/26/97
tinyurl.com/elkry

Rey Mysterio Sr/Jr vs Fuerza/Juventud Guerrera 3/2/95
tinyurl.com/oumcg

Great Muta vs. Jushin Thunder Liger 10/20/96
tinyurl.com/p5upj

Ricky Steamboat vs Tully Blanchard 11/22/84
tinyurl.com/r7brw

El Hijo del Santo vs Dr. Cerebro 12/21/00
tinyurl.com/g7j59

Owen Hart vs. Jushin Thunder Liger 4/27/91
tinyurl.com/fx8o9

Jerry Lawler vs Robert Fuller 1970's
Jerry Jarrett vs Don Greene (Scaffold Match) 1975
tinyurl.com/hpn77

Terry Funk vs Jerry Lawler - Empty Arena Match 5/81
tinyurl.com/mek97

Lou Thesz vs. Antonio Rocca 1/5/53 & 3/24/53
tinyurl.com/n76lb

Lou Thesz vs Vic Christy 1952
tinyurl.com/fdrev

Steve Williams vs. Kenta Kobashi 9/3/94
tinyurl.com/kf7k6

Don Leo Jonathan vs Antonio Rocca 1950's
tinyurl.com/jj7xn

Stan Hansen vs Abdullah the Butcher 8/29/88
tinyurl.com/ezw4w
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Dynamite Kid vs Marc Rollerball Rocco 1/16/82
tinyurl.com/zpzrc

The Great Muta vs Shinya Hashimoto 9/23/92
tinyurl.com/o6ej5

Terry Funk vs Eddie Guerrero 6/89
tinyurl.com/jlj7z

Tatsumi Fujinami -VS- Akira Maeda 6/12/86
tinyurl.com/quuqj

British Bulldogs vs Malenko Brothers 1/28/89
tinyurl.com/mpg3h

Hogan/Andre vs Big John Studd/King Kong Bundy 11/2/85
tinyurl.com/eulvk

Ric Flair vs Magnum TA 7/85
tinyurl.com/n6788

Dynamite Kid vs Tiger Mask (MSG)
tinyurl.com/ga4mw

Bret Hart Vs 123 Kid 7/4/94
tinyurl.com/fv2qp

Hulk Hogan/Steele vs Randy Savage & Adrian Adonis 6/86
tinyurl.com/zsjpq

Bret Hart vs Triple H 10/6/97
tinyurl.com/s39te

Mistico vs Averno 2/11/05
tinyurl.com/q5pjy

Clive Myers vs. Steve Grey 11/22/75
tinyurl.com/lrrwy

Robbie V vs Scotty Flamingo 8/2/93
tinyurl.com/olkkn

Curt Hennig vs Nick Bockwinkel 5/2/87
tinyurl.com/o7kur

Samoa Joe vs Necro Butcher 6/11/05
tinyurl.com/lnozm

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Tsuruta, Ogawa & Fuchi vs Misawa, Kawada & Kikuchi 7/26/91
tinyurl.com/pjxxx

Bruno Sammartino vs Ivan Koloff 1/18/71
tinyurl.com/ezy3u

Sting vs Cactus Jack 6/20/92
tinyurl.com/pr2jx

Savage & Lanny Poffo vs. The Rock n' Roll Express 6/25/84
tinyurl.com/o56al

The Destroyer vs Stan Hansen 10/30/75
tinyurl.com/h6tux
tinyurl.com/kcp8h

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Hulk Hogan vs Antonio Inoki 4/83
tinyurl.com/mup7u
tinyurl.com/mebkf
tinyurl.com/pxky4
tinyurl.com/rczoy

Barry Windham vs 2 Cold Scorpio 6/16/93
tinyurl.com/fdu6z

Tugboat vs Earthquake 9/21/90
tinyurl.com/kvm45

Stan Hansen vs Big Van Vader 2/24/91
tinyurl.com/psaay

Shawn Michaels vs Billy Jack Haynes 1/11/85
tinyurl.com/hojvf

Stan Hansen vs Big Van Vader 2/10/90
tinyurl.com/hmh7b
tinyurl.com/fu89c

Lord Steven Regal vs Fit Finlay 3/10/96
tinyurl.com/efk2n
tinyurl.com/krm23

Black Cat, Eddie Guerrero & Art Barr vs Octagon, Perro Aguayo & El Hijo del Santo 5/93
tinyurl.com/zfdq2
tinyurl.com/jddsy

Bret Hart vs Ric Flair 10/12/92
tinyurl.com/gnsfo
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Mr. Perfect vs Ric Flair 1/25/93
tinyurl.com/pk5qe

Kenta Kobashi vs. Big Boss Man 7/93
tinyurl.com/hmf4x

Sable/Torrie Wilson vs Miss Jackie/Stacy Keibler 2/27/04
tinyurl.com/n8xed

Hart Foundation vs. Demolition 8/27/90
tinyurl.com/nc5bg

Great Muta vs. Sting 11/22/92
tinyurl.com/ztumx

The Road Warriors vs. The Funks 10/19/85
tinyurl.com/f47wc

Chris Jericho/Lance Storm vs Heavenly Bodies 8/5/94
tinyurl.com/gmcvl

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Ultimate Warrior & Legion of Doom vs Demolition 10/13/90
tinyurl.com/l7av7

Ric Flair vs Kerry Von Erich 5/6/84
tinyurl.com/j2su7

WWF Battle Royal 4/27/91
tinyurl.com/zqreh

British Bulldogs vs Rock n Roll Express 2/89
tinyurl.com/fzrus

Hulk Hogan vs Nick Bockwinkel 4/18/82 & 4/20/83
tinyurl.com/l3wm8

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Genichiro Tenryu 6/5/89
tinyurl.com/jvze4

Los Gringos Locos vs El Octagon & El Hijo Del Santo 11/6/94
tinyurl.com/hqxfs
tinyurl.com/nwaot

Bruiser Brody VS. Ric Flair 2/11/83
tinyurl.com/nhteg
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Jumbo Tsuruta vs Terry Funk 6/11/76
tinyurl.com/m97tb

Jack Brisco vs Dory Funk Jr. 1/27/74
tinyurl.com/ywjoua

The Destroyer vs Giant Baba 3/5/69
tinyurl.com/lj257

Randy Savage vs Hercules Ayala 3/10/85
tinyurl.com/lratn

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Kerry Von Erich 5/22/84
tinyurl.com/pxe6y

Dave 'Fit' Finlay vs Johnny Saint 5/21/88
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Super Black Ninja vs Prince Iaukea 11/85
tinyurl.com/q34aj

Ricky Steamboat vs Lex Luger 7/23/89
tinyurl.com/hbpkd
tinyurl.com/km6dp

Carlos Colon vs Tully Blanchard 8/83
tinyurl.com/osfqy

Verne Gagne vs Hans Schmidt 1963
tinyurl.com/mjdcs

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Bob Orton Jr. 4/10/75
tinyurl.com/pd6b7

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Ric Flair 6/8/82
tinyurl.com/k6u6x
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Tsuruta/Tenryu vs Choshu/Yatsu 1/28/86
tinyurl.com/zvyql

The Funks vs Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza 9/21/78
tinyurl.com/okwlx

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Genichiro Tenryu 4/20/89
tinyurl.com/hl7jy

Terry Funk VS Abdullah The Butcher 7/18/79
tinyurl.com/hz653

Bob Backlund vs Hulk Hogan 2/81
tinyurl.com/mexwt

Williams/Gordy vs Dustin Rhodes/Barry Windham 9/21/92
tinyurl.com/qjlfg

Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody 8/31/83
tinyurl.com/hc3eg

The Steiners vs Hase/Chono 6/14/91
tinyurl.com/fz8qu

Stan Hansen vs Andre The Giant 9/23/81
tinyurl.com/zzb2w

Hulk Hogan vs Stan Hansen 4/13/90
tinyurl.com/k2tak

Davey Boy Smith vs Dynamite Kid 8/1/85
tinyurl.com/zgdmc

Hulk Hogan vs Jesse Ventura 11/25/82
tinyurl.com/kdyno
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Ric Flair vs Bobby Eaton 6/14/91
tinyurl.com/lgffe

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Richard Slater 5/1/80
tinyurl.com/mfrb6

Rikidozan vs Masahiko Kimura 12/22/54
tinyurl.com/j7eub

Bret Hart vs Curt Hennig 6/3/89
tinyurl.com/lt7ox

Bob Backlund vs Antonio Inoki 7/27/78
tinyurl.com/ky87d
tinyurl.com/fursd
tinyurl.com/ecpr3

Tsuruta/Tenryu vs Hansen/DiBiase 12/12/86
tinyurl.com/lk2q4

Ricky Steamboat vs Stunning Steve Austin 6/92
tinyurl.com/lgnfu

Hulk Hogan vs Brock Lesnar 8/8/02
tinyurl.com/zg25x

Nick Bockwinkle vs Andre the Giant 1976
tinyurl.com/hk64q

The Sheik vs Tiger Jeet Singh 1974
tinyurl.com/oox2n

Jerry Lawler vs Harley Race 1978
tinyurl.com/mkag5
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Lou Thesz vs Tom Rice 8/14/54
tinyurl.com/h25yg

Sgt Slaughter vs Pat Patterson 5/4/81
tinyurl.com/jpjuc

Rick Rude vs Ricky Steamboat 6/20/92
tinyurl.com/pkxcg

Johnny Valentine vs George Steele
tinyurl.com/s8agb

Antonio Inoki vs Ken Patera 9/3/80
tinyurl.com/ezep2

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Genichiro Tenryu 10/11/89
tinyurl.com/p4kk4

Brody/Snuka vs Baba/Tsuruta 10/6/81
tinyurl.com/mtey7

Jerry Lawler vs Curt Hennig 5/9/88
tinyurl.com/mkfgg

Barry Windham vs Steve Austin 7/4/92
tinyurl.com/pstov

The Steiners vs Sting/Muta 1/4/92
tinyurl.com/lk7av

Ric Flair vs Harley Race 5/22/84
tinyurl.com/fpyjt
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Harley Race vs Kevin Von Erich 6/17/83
tinyurl.com/po35w

Antonio Inoki vs Karl Gotch 3/6/72
tinyurl.com/qoh9d

Ric Flair vs Terry Funk 11/15/89
tinyurl.com/qkk9e

Cactus Jack vs Paul Orndorff 2/21/93
tinyurl.com/mdmu2

Harley Race/Larry Hennig vs The Sheik/Mark Lewin 12/13/81
tinyurl.com/lbqcv
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Vader vs The Boss 4/17/94
tinyurl.com/o5gqu

Bruno Sammartino vs Ivan Koloff 12/15/75
tinyurl.com/erfyc

Ric Flair vs Vader 12/27/93
tinyurl.com/zroze

Vader vs Sting 2/21/93
tinyurl.com/kvv7c

Hulk Hogan vs Akira Maeda 5/30/83
tinyurl.com/k8mlu

Antonio Inoki vs Lou Thesz 10/9/75
tinyurl.com/ltvkg

Brian Pillman vs Johnny B Badd 9/17/95
tinyurl.com/qfcum

The Funks vs Baba/Tsuruta 12/14/77
tinyurl.com/msktz
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The Funks vs Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik 12/15/77
tinyurl.com/pm9ju
tinyurl.com/pxdel
tinyurl.com/r7bl7

Abdullah The Butcher vs The Destroyer 10/12/75
tinyurl.com/p856t

Jack Brisco vs Giant Baba 12/2/74
tinyurl.com/mzdvy

Windham/Pillman vs Steamboat/Douglas 12/28/92
tinyurl.com/lq9nq

Randy Savage vs Tito Santana 2/8/86
tinyurl.com/mz2rg

Randy Savage vs Hulk Hogan 12/28/85
tinyurl.com/zxl5y

The Sheik vs Andre The Giant 1974
tinyurl.com/fasrt

Bad News Allen vs Bret Hart 1984
tinyurl.com/fxyja

Midnight Rockers vs Rose/Somers 8/31/86
tinyurl.com/jtwgd
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Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant 8/9/80
tinyurl.com/oxbmg

Sting vs Vader 7/12/92
tinyurl.com/p7qjw

Harley Race vs Dusty Rhodes 6/21/81
tinyurl.com/fu9da

Brainbusters vs Hart Foundation 8/28/89
tinyurl.com/q9tnm

Ric Flair vs Dusty Rhodes 7/26/86
tinyurl.com/fmryc

Andre The Giant vs Akira Maeda 5/29/86
tinyurl.com/go8wd

Ricky Steamboat vs Honky Tonk Man 6/2/87
tinyurl.com/gv2fh

Bob Backlund vs Tatsumi Fujinami 8/5/82
tinyurl.com/osylb

Ric Flair vs Antonio Inoki 8/4/95
tinyurl.com/l6z88

Antonio Inoki vs Sgt. Slaughter 6/81
tinyurl.com/lgrho

Wrestlemainia 4 Battle Royal 4/27/88
tinyurl.com/gl6qu
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Hulk Hogan vs Abdullah The Butcher 5/26/82
tinyurl.com/g8jqo

Hulk Hogan vs Earthquake 8/27/90
tinyurl.com/rhjoc

Bret Hart vs Chris Benoit 10/4/99
tinyurl.com/l42ld

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Tiger Mask II 3/9/88
tinyurl.com/f3egy

Randy Savage vs Genichiro Tenryu 4/13/90
tinyurl.com/l2cww

Dory Funk Jr. vs Gene Kiniski 2/11/69
tinyurl.com/k5uvd

Goldberg vs. Lord Steven Regal 2/9/98
tinyurl.com/f7hxs

Razor Ramon vs 123 Kid 2/18/96
tinyurl.com/kmbzs
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Owen Hart vs Mark Kyle 3/91
tinyurl.com/gsste

Onita/Fuchi VS Eddie Gilbert/Ricky Morton 8/81
tinyurl.com/s2dkk

Benoit/Malenko vs Raven/Saturn 4/11/99
tinyurl.com/s24yx

Tommy Rich/Eddie Gilbert vs Phil Hickerson/The Spoiler 1984
tinyurl.com/hz4xc

Dynamite Kid vs The Cobra 7/1/83
tinyurl.com/nfzuj

The Cobra vs Hiro Saito 6/28/85
tinyurl.com/j8dy2

Wahoo McDaniel vs Tully Blanchard 1981
tinyurl.com/qma7z

Tully Blanchard vs Eric Embry 1/30/83
tinyurl.com/fnr37

Antonio Inoki vs Billy Robinson 12/11/75
tinyurl.com/qvjuh
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Dynamite Kid vs Great Gama Singh 1983
tinyurl.com/er64a

Tiger Mask vs Black Tiger 2/7/83
tinyurl.com/hw4cs

Ricky Steamboat vs Scott Steiner 9/29/92
tinyurl.com/ol97m

Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels Ladder Match 7/92
tinyurl.com/qobnf

Cactus Jack vs Vader 4/17/93
tinyurl.com/z55l2

Vader vs Cactus Jack 10/29/93
tinyurl.com/rrvow

Bruno Sammartino vs Ernie Ladd 3/1/76
tinyurl.com/fns7z

Antonio Inoki vs Jesse Ventura 4/21/82
tinyurl.com/fk2pf

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Jack Brisco 8/28/76
tinyurl.com/pz2ug

The Steiners vs Sky Scrapers 11/15/89
tinyurl.com/ekv5l
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Tito Santana vs Greg Valentine 7/7/85
tinyurl.com/erz8a

Goldberg vs Sid 11/21/99
tinyurl.com/l53p5

Andre/Strongbow/Johnson/Putski vs Samoans & John Studd 1984
tinyurl.com/jec7p

Masahiro Chono vs Rick Rude 8/12/92
tinyurl.com/oqf24

Moondogs vs Lawler/Jarrett 2/92
tinyurl.com/jvttr

Rusher Kimura vs Superstar Graham 4/79
tinyurl.com/ez6ej

Midnight Express vs Fantastics 7/10/88
tinyurl.com/qa8m7
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Ultimate Warrior vs Bobby Heenan 7/30/88
tinyurl.com/jr2j4

Hulk Hogan vs Paul Orndorff 8/28/86
tinyurl.com/ekfu2

Bruno Sammartino Montage
tinyurl.com/kfx9p

Hulk Hogan/Andre The Giant vs Antonio Inoki/Seji Sakaguchi 1983
tinyurl.com/nbxfo

Buddy Rogers Vs. Joe Garcia 1961
tinyurl.com/nw2kq

Dean Malenko vs Eddie Guerrero 8/26/95
tinyurl.com/m32gs

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Harley Race 6/11/77
tinyurl.com/g7cc8

Steiner Brothers vs Vader/Bam Bam Bigelow 6/26/92
tinyurl.com/m2whe

Randy Savage vs Shawn Michaels 4/14/92
tinyurl.com/z6wrx
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Vader vs Dustin Rhodes 11/16/94
tinyurl.com/le6bj

Rikidozan vs The Destroyer 12/2/63
tinyurl.com/gfz4u
tinyurl.com/h4ea6

Terry Funk vs Harley Race 2/6/77
tinyurl.com/jtpb3

Bad News Allen/Bruiser Brody vs Inoki/Fujinami 6/28/85
tinyurl.com/l6fho

Hansen/Brody vs Steamboat/Youngblood 11/26/82
tinyurl.com/kpel7

WCW Battle Bowl 1993 Final Four 11/20/93
tinyurl.com/p7uf2

Bret Hart vs Ricky Steamboat 3/8/86
tinyurl.com/ltjzo

Hennig/Hall vs Garvin/Regal 1/18/86
tinyurl.com/r5s29

Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat 4/6/82
tinyurl.com/paeea
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Jumbo Tsuruta vs Jack Brisco 1/30/74
tinyurl.com/n5mcp

Ric Flair vs Brian Pillman 2/17/90
tinyurl.com/mjfe9

Bruno/Bruiser vs Rashke/Sheik 1970's
tinyurl.com/oclmx

Hansen/Brody vs The Funks 12/8/84
tinyurl.com/qq4cr

Sting vs Vader 12/28/92
tinyurl.com/kbxwx

Chris Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero 9/95
tinyurl.com/ep9l2

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Murdoch/Adonis vs Fujinami/Kimura 6/13/85
tinyurl.com/ju2bl

Hogan/Piper vs Race/Orndorff 11/24/86
tinyurl.com/eb4ks

Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair 11/30/91
tinyurl.com/owy2k

Bret Hart/Randy Savage vs Ric Flair/Shawn Michaels 5/92
tinyurl.com/jtu2j

Giant Baba vs 'Dick The Bruiser 4/10/75
tinyurl.com/qluvj

The Briscos vs Youngblood/Steamboat 11/24/83
tinyurl.com/qtl2r

Chono/Mutoh vs Hase/Sasaki 11/1/90
tinyurl.com/yyrlpl

Jumbo Tsuruta/The Destroyer vs Johnny Rodz/Kevin Sullivan 6/13/74
tinyurl.com/et5h6

Hart Foundation vs British Bulldogs 7/13/85
tinyurl.com/fdgy2
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Jumbo Tsuruta/Giant Baba vs The Funks 3/13/75
tinyurl.com/gnmzg

Jushin Thunder Liger vs Pegasus Kid 7/4/91
tinyurl.com/eabo4

Steiners vs Doom 10/28/89
tinyurl.com/oftrw

Rock n Roll Express vs Midnight Express 7/31/87
tinyurl.com/nlmq3

Rusher Kimura vs Joe LeDuc IWE 1980
tinyurl.com/khseo

Hansen/DiBiase vs Bockwinkel/Hennig 12/7/85
tinyurl.com/tx66n

Rockers vs. Anderson/Blanchard 2/16/89
tinyurl.com/kanpp

Keiji Mutoh vs Steve Austin 1995
tinyurl.com/npjmm

Terry Funk vs Bruiser Brody 11/30/81
tinyurl.com/o9xa4

Tony Faulk vs Jeff Jarrett 5/86
tinyurl.com/zky4s

DiBiase/Williams vs The Sheepherders 3/86
tinyurl.com/jqn2y

Onita/Goto vs The Sheik/Sabu Inferno 5/6/92
tinyurl.com/y3ubro

Big Van Vader vs Bam Bam Bigelow 9/88
tinyurl.com/yyyl3l

Brock Lesnar vs Chris Benoit 12/03
tinyurl.com/hs5eh
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Fit Finlay vs Davey Boy Smith 3/13/82
tinyurl.com/ht898

Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson 9/17/95
tinyurl.com/ylzk5f

Baba/Destroyer vs Kox/Slater 8/29/74
tinyurl.com/yf3uvg

Pedro Morales vs Superstar Billy Graham 1982
tinyurl.com/fek7l

Stunning Steve Austin vs. Dustin Rhodes 10/27/91
tinyurl.com/y2s278

Bob Backlund vs Sgt. Slaughter 5/23/83
tinyurl.com/yb36rw

Randy Savage vs Austin Idol 5/84
tinyurl.com/yknvy4
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Jushin Thunder Liger vs Great Sasuke 4/16/94
tinyurl.com/ycqnxz

Jushin Thunder Liger vs Naoki Sano 8/10/89
tinyurl.com/yxthv2

Gordy/Williams vs The O'Days 6/16/92
tinyurl.com/ydtklk

Steiners vs Public Enemy 3/96
tinyurl.com/ylzz5h

Taka Michinoku vs Great Sasuke 12/15/94
tinyurl.com/yche9r

Goldberg vs The Giant 12/98
tinyurl.com/zmwvx

Brian Pillman vs Shane Douglas 10/17/92
tinyurl.com/y3wtu9

Dory Funk Jr. vs Billy Robinson 3/7/82
tinyurl.com/y6wfoq
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The Destroyer Vs Antonio Inoki 1971
tinyurl.com/yes62t

Wild Pegasus vs The Great Sasuke 4/16/94
tinyurl.com/y9a3hw

Hulk Hogan vs. Harley Race 6/14/87
tinyurl.com/ykrwdb

Hulk Hogan vs Mr. Perfect 4/28/90
tinyurl.com/j8l7s

The Great Sasuke vs Bob Backlund 11/23/98
tinyurl.com/zjj3c

Owen Hart/Ben Bassarab vs Viet Cong Express 9/6/86
tinyurl.com/yc352p

Ric Flair vs Kerry Von Erich 12/25/82
tinyurl.com/tfhlm
tinyurl.com/sfndp

Black Tiger 2/The Great Sasuke vs Wild Pegasus/Ohtani 10/16/94
tinyurl.com/ybhhfb

Jushin Thunder Liger vs Naoki Sano 1/31/90
tinyurl.com/yelucq

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Shawn Michaels vs Max Moon 1/11/93
tinyurl.com/jr53h

Stunning Steve Austin vs Tom Zenk 9/5/91
tinyurl.com/h8j8j

Antonio Inoki vs Kintaro Oki 10/10/74
tinyurl.com/y88mw9

Sid Vicious vs Kerry Von Erich 11/88
tinyurl.com/y43nst

Jerry Lawler vs Bam Bam Bigelow 1986
tinyurl.com/yecmrc

Bret Hart vs Hakushi 5/14/95
tinyurl.com/g2ptb

Terra Ryzing vs Larry Zbyszko 6/2/94
tinyurl.com/y42nn3

Tully Blanchard vs Ricky Steamboat 11/22/84
tinyurl.com/yhas4s

Demolition vs The Rockers 10/24/88
tinyurl.com/hlap8

Hollywood Blonds vs 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Bagwell 2/93
tinyurl.com/yem9wa

Ric Flair vs. Ronnie Garvin 11/26/87
tinyurl.com/yk2pog

Rockers vs Rougeau Brothers 10/13/89
tinyurl.com/yyy2mt
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Antonio Inoki vs Texas Red 12/78
tinyurl.com/yy68zu

Sting vs Lord Steven Regal 6/16/96
tinyurl.com/y8mk7a

Justin Hawk Bradshaw vs Spark Plug Bob Holly 11/95
tinyurl.com/y2uzmr

The Heenan Family vs Ultimate Warriors 11/23/89
tinyurl.com/sajlm

Rick Martel vs Jumbo Tsuruta 5/13/84
tinyurl.com/ygjzzx

Tully Blanchard vs Bruiser Bob Sweetan 1983
tinyurl.com/yg45ax

Scott Steiner vs Goldberg 9/17/00
tinyurl.com/vvnjs

Ultimate Warrior Vs Mr Perfect 5/90
tinyurl.com/ykp2b9

Terry Funk vs Stan Hansen 6/23/90
tinyurl.com/hwkn3

Sgt. Slaughter vs Iron Sheik 6/16/84
tinyurl.com/ycazvs

Edge vs. Jose Estrada 6/22/98
tinyurl.com/yl7rue

Seikigun vs Ishingun Army 11/3/83
tinyurl.com/ym8glw
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Andre The Giant vs El Canek 2/12/84
tinyurl.com/yajbrx

Blue Panther vs Love Machine 4/3/92
tinyurl.com/yh6wln

Atsushi Onita vs Tiger Jeet Singh 6/30/92
tinyurl.com/ybdmwl

Brian Pillman/El Gigante vs Arn Anderson/Barry Windham 6/14/91
tinyurl.com/yy4ezu

Hulk Hogan vs Terry Funk 1/4/86
tinyurl.com/um9gn

Sekigun Army vs Ishingun Army 4/19/84
tinyurl.com/y783b6
tinyurl.com/ygh65n

Antonio Inoki vs Roland Bock 1/1/82
tinyurl.com/y9oxhd

Jimmy Breaks vs Danny Boy Collins 4/11/83
tinyurl.com/y7qhqn

Hulk Hogan vs Genichiro Tenryu 12/12/91
tinyurl.com/t6dqa

Ricky Steamboat vs Bob Orton Jr. 7/20/85
tinyurl.com/ym5fmj

Chamber of Horrors 10/27/91
tinyurl.com/ymwmj4
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Flyin' Brian Pillman vs Lex Luger 10/28/89
tinyurl.com/yf8amc

Midnight Express vs Rock n Roll Express 1/14/83
tinyurl.com/yagc2r

Tommy Rich vs Jumbo Tsuruta 2/25/83
tinyurl.com/yyeju3

[url=War Games 7/4/87

Owen Hart vs 123 Kid 6/19/94
tinyurl.com/yx2ql2

Ricky Steamboat vs Jake Roberts 8/9/86
tinyurl.com/wuso2

Brian Pillman vs Eddie Guerrero 1/23/96
tinyurl.com/ydx6dj

Barry Windham vs 'Dick Murdoch 2/16/85
tinyurl.com/ycxn97

Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs Steve Williams & Steve Austin 10/25/92
tinyurl.com/y4469s

El Hijo Del Santo vs Negro Casas 7/18/87
tinyurl.com/2bpqfy

Jushin Thunder Liger vs Rey Mysterio Jr. 12/29/96
tinyurl.com/yhqk4x

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Team Inoki vs Team Maeda 3/26/86
tinyurl.com/sgjkh

Bam Bam Bigelow vs Lawrence Taylor 4/2/95
tinyurl.com/27g4ul

El Hijo Del Santo vs Brazo Del Oro 1/13/91
tinyurl.com/y9nlcz

Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Stunning Steve Austin & Rick Rude 1/21/92
tinyurl.com/2vpehn

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Tiger Jeet Singh 3/3/83
tinyurl.com/y9jyv7

Vinnie Vegas vs Todd Champion 1992
tinyurl.com/yxq5s8

Jim Breaks vs Kamakazi 10/31/81
tinyurl.com/yys23y

Rick Steiner/Missy Hyatt vs Paul E Dangerously/Arn Anderson 7/14/91
tinyurl.com/y8t4us

Rob Van Dam vs Sabu 8/3/96
tinyurl.com/2zande

Norman The Lunatic vs Cactus Jack 2/25/90
tinyurl.com/35k8sg

Shawn Michaels vs Marty Jannetty 7/19/93
tinyurl.com/y3kq2g

Owen Hart vs Johnny Smith 8/18/89
tinyurl.com/2zjwx9

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Psicosis 9/16/95
tinyurl.com/2plaac

Silver King vs Apollo Dantes 6/23/95
tinyurl.com/y45o3f
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Mil Mascaras VS El Canek 2004
tinyurl.com/26hq2r

Sting's Squadron vs The Dangerous Alliance 5/17/92
tinyurl.com/242wlj

Juventud Guerrera vs Blitzkreig 4/11/99
tinyurl.com/37xf3k

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Mr. Condor 8/14/92
tinyurl.com/3acgn8

Bob Backlund vs Adrian Adonis 1/18/82
tinyurl.com/ynmamq

Chris Benoit vs Brad Armstrong 1/13/93
tinyurl.com/2qbkz3

El Hijo del Santo vs Psicosis 5/3/95
tinyurl.com/2d6pvr

Harley Race vs Mil Mascaras 9/12/80
tinyurl.com/2g4ggz

MarK Rollerball Rocco vs Lee Bronson 5/11/77
tinyurl.com/yqgwk9
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Mil Mascaras vs Mighty Inoue 12/8/83
tinyurl.com/y9zv63

Bob Backlund vs Nobuhiko Takada 12/28/88
tinyurl.com/3expwu

Shinjo Ohtani vs El Samurai 1/21/96
tinyurl.com/yy7sgj

10 Man Canadian Stampede Tag 7/6/97
tinyurl.com/ygt6fy

Carlos Colon vs Hercules Ayala 7/18/87
tinyurl.com/372ec2

Villano III vs Pegasus Kid 1/26/92
tinyurl.com/rj7uo

Antonio Inoki vs Willem Ruska 2/6/76
tinyurl.com/2t5nsh

Roddy Piper vs Don Muraco 11/1/86
tinyurl.com/m6vd5

Hulk Hogan vs Jerry Lawler 7/17/81
tinyurl.com/y35f66

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Billy Robinson 3/5/77
tinyurl.com/27zn5h

Lou Thesz vs Joe Turko 1975
tinyurl.com/3562uq

Sangre Chicana vs MS-1 9/23/83
tinyurl.com/3bucuz
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Super Vader vs Nobuhiko Takada 8/14/94
tinyurl.com/hkgcm

Road Warriors vs Midnight Express 10/29/88
tinyurl.com/ys6mno

Bruiser Brody vs Carlos Colon 2/23/85
tinyurl.com/ypx7sb

Greg Valentine vs Ronnie Garvin 9/30/89
tinyurl.com/yvdpoa

Bruiser Brody vs Nord The Barbarian 6/88
tinyurl.com/2u6mgs

Carlos Colon vs Stan Hansen 7/87
tinyurl.com/29z3v9

Cactus Jack vs Kevin Sullivan 9/18/94
tinyurl.com/2gflzx

Juventud Guerrera vs Billy Kidman 11/22/98
tinyurl.com/2fzexn

The Funks vs Robinson/Hoffman 12/6/77
tinyurl.com/2a5csf

Dynamite Kid vs Bret Hart 1978
tinyurl.com/2j6h3p

Abdullah The Butcher vs Tommy Rich 6/87
tinyurl.com/27yorb
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The Sheepherders vs The Fantastics 3/30/86
tinyurl.com/3x78yl

Randy Savage vs Bad News Brown 1/16/89
tinyurl.com/yw5jvw

Negro Casas vs Bestia Salvaje 11/9/96
tinyurl.com/22zgtd

Carlos Colon vs Hercules Ayala 9/20/87
tinyurl.com/2vdj52

Mega Powers vs Twin Towers 2/3/89
tinyurl.com/y3ygd2

Shinya Hashimoto vs. Ric Flair 7/17/96
tinyurl.com/2l9b5o

Bestia Salvaje, Scorpio Jr & Felino vs. Hector Garza, El Dandy & Negro Casas 11/22/96
tinyurl.com/wsmlt

El Hijo Del Santo v El Dandy v Negro Casas 12/6/96
tinyurl.com/yn43s9

El Hijo Del Santo vs Negro Casas 9/19/97
tinyurl.com/ypn5rv

Hunter Hearst-Helmsley vs Flash Funk 5/11/97
tinyurl.com/td6rp

Nobuhiko Takada vs Gary Albright 5/8/92
tinyurl.com/2fh37c
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Page 39

Hulk Hogan & Antonio Inoki vs Andre The Giant & El Canek 8/26/83
tinyurl.com/2c6p83

Cactus Jack Manson vs Mil Mascaras 2/6/90
tinyurl.com/2gncu5

Jerry Lawler vs Bobo Brazil 6/22/74
tinyurl.com/2tu6wl

Ric Flair vs Mark Lewin 1983
tinyurl.com/2npavt

Dynamite Kid vs Tony Scarlo 1977
tinyurl.com/2a4gco

Chris Benoit vs Kevin Sullivan 7/13/97
tinyurl.com/2ko9hg

Atlantis vs Satanico 1984
tinyurl.com/ypddr9

El Canek vs Antonio Inoki 7/6/82
tinyurl.com/2w24e2

Rey Misterio Jr. vs Psicosis 9/22/95
tinyurl.com/28jqsl

Owen Hart vs Marty Jones 1987
tinyurl.com/yp293s
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Page 40

Keiji Muto vs. Nobuhiko Takada 10/9/95
tinyurl.com/ys3jxh

David Von Erich vs Jimmy Garvin 6/17/83
tinyurl.com/2mwckc

Steiner Brothers vs Chris Benoit & Scott Norton 7/94
tinyurl.com/q6rkx

Cactus Jack vs Eddie Gilbert Feud Compilation '90-1
tinyurl.com/26of7e

Keiji Mutoh v Nobuhiko Takada 1/4/96
tinyurl.com/j3epa

Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart 4/5/92
tinyurl.com/2mpg9q

Nobuhiko Takada vs Shinya Hashimoto 4/29/96
tinyurl.com/ysr9pq

Atlantis vs Blue Panther 8/91
tinyurl.com/25zwcf

Fabulous Freebirds vs Von Erichs 8/12/83
tinyurl.com/2l4aql

Nick Bockwinkel vs Giant Baba 12/10/80
tinyurl.com/374zs8

Von Erichs vs Hernandez/Adams 10/6/85
tinyurl.com/yv3zyu
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Page 41

Jim Breaks vs Alan Dennison 4/82
tinyurl.com/22j7e8

Steiners vs Dudley Dudley/Vampire Warrior 7/28/95
tinyurl.com/2qjoyc

Nobuhiko Takada vs Abdullah The Butcher 10/8/96
tinyurl.com/23yffk

Antonio Inoki vs Tatsumi Fujinami 8/8/88
tinyurl.com/yrkunf

Jack Brisco vs Dory Funk Jr. 1/27/74
tinyurl.com/ywjoua

Blue Panther vs Super Astro 10/9/92
tinyurl.com/2ccn7g

El Brazo vs Brazo de Oro vs Brazo de Plato 3/31/95
tinyurl.com/3aum92

Dynamite Kid vs Jim Breaks 1/78
tinyurl.com/2jb79s

Big Van Vader vs Scott Norton 8/9/91
tinyurl.com/25yrf6
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Shirley Big Daddy Crabtree vs Kendo Nagasaki 1988
tinyurl.com/22qzm6

Steiners vs Money Inc 7/93
tinyurl.com/ymmf62

Mutoh/Chono vs Bigelow/Vader 4/30/92
tinyurl.com/2x38m9

Bruno Sammartino vs Larry Zbyszko 8/9/80
tinyurl.com/2or5uk

Danny Hodge vs Jerry Brisco 3/76
tinyurl.com/2p8jnv

Billy Robinson vs Lee Bronson 1978
tinyurl.com/yqfu4x

Raven vs Terry Gordy 7/6/96
tinyurl.com/26c95z

Lord Steven Regal vs Shinya Hashimoto 4/16/95
tinyurl.com/ytl7sz

Midnight Rockers vs Rock n Roll Express 2/15/88
tinyurl.com/3dfgr2
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Part 43

Sid Vicious vs Nightstalker 11/20/90
tinyurl.com/2ypdel

Rick Rude vs Koko B Ware 4/22/88
tinyurl.com/2f824p

Tiger Mask vs Mr. Saito 1/83
tinyurl.com/38p55u

Tommy Rich vs Snake Brown 1979
tinyurl.com/2w8uaq

Ric Flair vs Scott Steiner 1/30/91
tinyurl.com/33pcna

Giant Baba vs The Sheik 12/5/78
tinyurl.com/2p53ho

Big Van Vader vs El Gigante 1/4/92
tinyurl.com/2dxnt9

Giant Gonzalez vs Tatanka 5/15/93
tinyurl.com/vuwat

Demolition vs Powers of Pain/Mr. Fuji 4/2/89
tinyurl.com/yqskwh
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Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Terry Gordy 5/30/86
tinyurl.com/yo38db

The Sheik vs Jackie Fargo 1974
tinyurl.com/2x826a

Bladerunners vs DiBiase/Williams 5/86
tinyurl.com/34zxmd

Pedro Morales vs Killer Kowalski 12/74
tinyurl.com/2w3jg4

Hogan/Goldberg/Sting vs Sid/Nash/Rick Steiner 8/9/99
tinyurl.com/3ahwvv

British Bulldog vs Lord Steven Regal 10/24/93
tinyurl.com/3dev69

Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard vs Barry Windham/Lex Luger 3/27/88
tinyurl.com/3yx2ac

Ricky Steamboat vs Vader 6/5/93
tinyurl.com/2rkwtu

Hulk Hogan vs Greg Valentine 8/4/84
tinyurl.com/2ntuf9

Leon White vs John Rambo 8/91
tinyurl.com/ynpqkt

Stan Hansen/RVD vs Kawada/Kobashi 2/19/93
tinyurl.com/ywyvup
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Kenta Kobashi vs Johnny Ace 9/2/89
tinyurl.com/2dedc6

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Juventud Guerrera 1/31/96
tinyurl.com/37hrpd

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Toshiaki Kawada 10/24/91
tinyurl.com/yqyys9

Harley Race vs Ricky Steamboat 12/7/82
tinyurl.com/2slo8f

Road Warriors vs Ronnie Garvin & Magnum TA 4/19/86
tinyurl.com/3a3kak

Nasty Boys vs Cactus Jack/Kevin Sullivan 5/22/94
tinyurl.com/2sr58m

Sid Vicious vs EL Gigante 5/19/91
tinyurl.com/2hxsc7

El Hijo del Santo vs La Parka 12/23/01
tinyurl.com/2nnfq9

Los Brazos vs Los Guerreros 7/28/91
tinyurl.com/yvtgqr

Bret Hart vs Buzz Sawyer 1982
tinyurl.com/3c72so

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Baba/Hansen vs Misawa/Kobashi 11/30/93
tinyurl.com/3du63b

Terry Funk vs Dory Funk Jr. 4/30/81
tinyurl.com/29krzm

Hollywood Blonds vs Dos Hombres 5/23/93
tinyurl.com/2u8pkd

Los Brazos vs Los Guerreros 7/28/91
tinyurl.com/yvtgqr

Thesz/Gotch vs Inoki/Sakaguchi 10/14/73
tinyurl.com/2dcjum

Chris Benoit vs Al Snow 2/4/95
tinyurl.com/2btl5g

David Von Erich vs Killer Brooks 1981
tinyurl.com/3bmvnz

Kevin Sullivan vs Dusty Rhodes 12/25/82
tinyurl.com/29fpru

Bill Watts vs Jack Brisco 1974
tinyurl.com/2s8lej

El Canek vs Dos Caras 2/2/92
tinyurl.com/34yujj

Midnight Express vs Southern Boys 7/7/90
tinyurl.com/23kjw6

Rikishi vs Val Venis 6/23/00
tinyurl.com/ytkmfb
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Mitsuhara Misawa vs Akira Taue 1/26/91
tinyurl.com/yoeyrf

Jack Brisco vs Dory Funk Jr. 2/8/72
tinyurl.com/2pm4n6

Giant Haystacks vs Akira Maeda 1982
tinyurl.com/2md9uw

Jushin Thunder Liger vs Shinya Hashimoto 2/24/94
tinyurl.com/ymgkol

Jim Wilson vs Ernie Ladd 1975
tinyurl.com/27a5ec

Nasty Boys vs Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne 4/17/94
tinyurl.com/25nxfl

The Giant vs Loch Ness 3/24/96
tinyurl.com/2c7v8m

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Hercules Hernandez 1/7/83
tinyurl.com/ylpfkz

Nobuhiko Takada vs Shiro Koshinaka 8/5/86
tinyurl.com/2aeywf

Johnny Saint vs Jackie Robinson 1/31/81
tinyurl.com/35b7xz

Antonio Inoki vs Hulk Hogan 6/14/83
tinyurl.com/2q6r85
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Steiner Brothers vs Road Warriors 12/13/89
tinyurl.com/33hmvu

Steiners vs Nasty Boys 10/27/90
tinyurl.com/3atg2e

Shawn Michaels vs Bob Backlund 9/20/92
tinyurl.com/3dkezo

Barry Windham vs Harley Race 7/83
tinyurl.com/2vuas7

Bob Backlund Vs Samoan 3 1/3/83
tinyurl.com/3aaxpc

Harley Race vs Sivi Afi 5/80
tinyurl.com/24ea84

Raven vs Steve Williams 2/1/97
tinyurl.com/ypmxhj

Sting vs Goldberg 9/14/98
tinyurl.com/2qwtls

Jake Roberts vs Ricky Steamboat 8/28/86
tinyurl.com/ymhqu4

El Satanico vs Shiro Koshinaka 1984
tinyurl.com/3aeoeh

Gene Kiniski vs Tom Jones 7/65
tinyurl.com/2qwymn
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Page 49

Mitsuhara Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada 6/3/94
tinyurl.com/37efmd

Lou Thesz vs Jose Quintero 1958
tinyurl.com/36sdm2

Konnan vs Cien Caras 4/30/93
tinyurl.com/2mkh5m

Steiners vs Hell Raisers 1/4/93
tinyurl.com/2ju8sj

Bret Hart vs Ted DiBiase 8/3/89
tinyurl.com/29v5gj

Bill Watts vs Terry Funk 1979
tinyurl.com/2vo44r

Harlem Heat vs Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata 3/20/96
tinyurl.com/33hsx5

Nick Bockwinkel vs KO Mat Murphy 1956
tinyurl.com/yrkoku

Psicosis/Juventud Guerrera vs El Volador/El Mexicano 1/22/96
tinyurl.com/2lw23s

Mitsuhara Misawa vs Terry Gordy 6/1/91
tinyurl.com/j832h

Bret Hart vs Steve Austin vs Undertaker vs Vader 2/24/97
Part 1
Part 2

Sting vs Brian Pillman 11/7/92
tinyurl.com/3dwzss

Vader vs Shawn Michaels 8/18/96
tinyurl.com/39m4rp
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Page 50

Johnny Saint vs Mike Jordan 4/87
tinyurl.com/yuxpdl

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mitsuhara Misawa 6/8/90
tinyurl.com/2tzcja

Nick Bockwinkel vs 'Dick The Bruiser 1979
tinyurl.com/2zcfn4

Antonio Inoki vs Bob Backlund 11/30/79
tinyurl.com/25do86

Eliminators vs Rey Mysterio Jr & 911 1/5/96
tinyurl.com/2b5q3b

Midnight Rockers vs Adonis/Orton 2/27/88
tinyurl.com/2u6ajn

Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu vs Bad Leroy Brown/Ron Fuller 1982
tinyurl.com/3dz25h

Tony Charles vs Terry Rudge 1/5/72
tinyurl.com/ypdpdd

Mr. Niebla vs. Dr Wagner Jr. 9/3/97
tinyurl.com/35qhva

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mitsuhara Misawa 9/1/90
tinyurl.com/36tvxl

Antonio Inoki vs Bam Bam Bigelow 2/9/89
tinyurl.com/2qe3pk
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Page 51

Freebirds vs The Von Erichs 5/6/84
tinyurl.com/3844jw

Ricky Steamboat vs Terry Funk 6/14/89
tinyurl.com/yt65wt

Tommy Rich vs Harley Race 4/27/81
tinyurl.com/2s5uru

Jim Breaks vs Kung Fu 1978
tinyurl.com/24rlgk

The Funks vs Terry Gordy/Stan Hansen 8/31/83
tinyurl.com/yw2lb3

Jack Brisco vs Buzz Sawyer 1981
tinyurl.com/3dmqyr
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Page 52

Steiners vs Keiji Mutoh/Kensuki Sasaki 8/12/92
tinyurl.com/fjbex

Jack & Jerry Brisco vs Stan Hansen/Ole Anderson 1982
tinyurl.com/37p8lq

Ricky Steamboat vs Dustin Rhodes 1/16/93
tinyurl.com/ytjxg5

Bruiser Brody vs 'Dick Murdoch 1982
tinyurl.com/3ct2we

Johnny Saint vs Marc Rocco 1987
tinyurl.com/2866c4

Owen Hart vs Makhan Singh 1/19/87
tinyurl.com/ysee6r

Johnny Saint vs Robbie Brookside 3/16/88
tinyurl.com/yonmq6
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Page 53

Great Muta vs Arn Anderson 1/2/90
tinyurl.com/2ohd2c

Hulk Hogan vs Bad News Brown 2/16/89
tinyurl.com/28z3fo

Ric Flair vs Terry Gordy 1/11/85
tinyurl.com/yodbj2

Lex Luger vs Dangerous Dan Spivey 2/24/91
tinyurl.com/36wcxy

Stunning Steve Austin vs Bobby Eaton 6/3/91
tinyurl.com/3c382a

Sgt. Slaughter/Don Kernodle vs Ricky Steamboat/Jay Youngblood 3/12/83
tinyurl.com/yqgw56
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Page 54

Ric Flair vs Barry Windham 2/14/86
tinyurl.com/24zoqc

Ric Flair vs Jerry Lawler 1982
tinyurl.com/yotk48

Ted DiBiase vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan 8/24/83
tinyurl.com/y6jyur

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Rusher Kimura 3/28/76
tinyurl.com/2k2jud

Bruno Sammartino vs Giant Baba 8/7/68
tinyurl.com/26j8e5

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Kenta Kobashi 8/31/90
tinyurl.com/35wzkc

Steiner Brothers vs Miracle Violence Combination 9/27/92
tinyurl.com/26r5uk

Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee 10/19/85
tinyurl.com/ytnq7g
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Page 55

Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee 12/30/85
tinyurl.com/ymnoo6

Dustin Rhodes vs. Blacktop Bully 3/19/95
tinyurl.com/2rharj

Ric Flair vs Mike Graham 2/20/82
tinyurl.com/382p79

Bruiser Brody vs Antonio Inoki 9/16/86
tinyurl.com/yutdlo

Dick' Murdoch vs Akira Maeda 9/14/87
tinyurl.com/3xka85

Lou Thesz vs Gene Kiniski 4/14/67
tinyurl.com/35hm7x

Terry Gordy vs Black Bart 7/87
tinyurl.com/29d84z

Sting/Nikita/Steiners vs Rude/Roberts/Super Invader & Vader 9/2/92
tinyurl.com/33kd7w
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Page 56

Steiners vs Miracle Violence Combination 7/5/92
tinyurl.com/3cctqs

Dory Funk Jr. vs Antonio Inoki 12/2/69
tinyurl.com/2kjzkv

Shawn Michaels vs Ric Flair 12/2/91
tinyurl.com/2r6rqe

Andre The Giant vs Bret Hart 1988
tinyurl.com/2l3pro

El Dandy vs Emilio Charles Jr. 7/28/89
tinyurl.com/2q7upx

Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu vs Mr. Saito/Riki Choshu 2/5/85
tinyurl.com/26wtub

Bret Hart vs Ric Flair 1/24/98
tinyurl.com/2a88ca

Randy Savage vs Dynamite Kid 11/7/85
tinyurl.com/3byec5
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Page 57

Bret Hart vs Bob Backlund 7/30/94
tinyurl.com/2wyo8b

Antonio Inoki vs Bad News Allen 8/2/81
tinyurl.com/2xgkrd

Nick Bockwinkle vs Jerry Lawler 1/1/84
tinyurl.com/yek4aj

Harley Race vs Ric Flair 2/28/82
tinyurl.com/ytdnaa

Terry Gordy vs Steve Williams 9/15/86
tinyurl.com/yvfzo5

Nobuhiko Takada vs Gary Albright 9/21/92
tinyurl.com/39szpb

Brian Lee vs Tommy Dreamer 7/22/96
tinyurl.com/yous4t

Toshiaki Kawada vs Gary Albright 10/25/95
tinyurl.com/36ds3y

Blue Panther vs Vulcano 4/9/93
tinyurl.com/2awvmt
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Vader vs Ricky Steamboat 10/93
tinyurl.com/2nwskl

Ultimo Dragon vs Great Sasuke 10/11/96
tinyurl.com/328bnf

Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn 9/99
tinyurl.com/238ksy

Lex Luger vs Stan Hansen 10/27/90
www.megavideo.com/?v=J9CD2RB8

El Hijo del Santo vs Heavy Metal 12/5/93
tinyurl.com/2kylf3

Andre The Giant/Iceman Parsons vs Super Destroyers 1983
tinyurl.com/2qzl3x

Bruiser Brody vs Abdullah The Butcher 4/10/81
tinyurl.com/yttody

Hart Foundation vs The Rockers 4/28/90
tinyurl.com/284gcn

Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase 7/22/88
tinyurl.com/2396sm

Bobby Fulton/Mike & Kerry Von Erich vs Jake Roberts, Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez 10/27/84
tinyurl.com/2v3nzk

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Fritz Von Erich 7/19/75
tinyurl.com/3bv72w

Nobuhiko Takada vs Super Vader 12/5/93
tinyurl.com/2nuf5m
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Page 59

Bret Hart vs Lex Luger 11/93
tinyurl.com/2fy5nx

Shawn Michaels vs Kato 3/15/91
tinyurl.com/2asyhc

Bret Hart vs Owen Hart 8/29/94
tinyurl.com/3xd2tz

Antonio Inoki vs Chuck Wepner 10/15/77
tinyurl.com/2qcfmk

Adrian Adonis/Dick Murdoch vs SD Jones/Mil Mascaras 6/26/84
tinyurl.com/2frh7t

Billy Robinson vs Abdullah The Butcher 12/9/76
tinyurl.com/2cc4m6

El Hijo del Santo vs Felino 7/19/99
tinyurl.com/2sqwl4

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mil Mascaras 8/25/77
tinyurl.com/3bcncp
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Jushin Liger, Octagon, El Hijo Del Santo & Tiger Mask vs Eddie Guerrero, Psicosis, Blue Panther & La Parka 5/15/94
tinyurl.com/24dczx

Dan Kroffat vs Rob Van Dam 6/9/95
tinyurl.com/2yezew

Curt Hennig vs Greg Gagne 1988
tinyurl.com/35a56k

Nobuhiko Takada/Kiyoshi Tamura vs Gary Albright/Dan Severn 8/13/93
tinyurl.com/3ah838

Blue Panther vs El Hijo Del Santo 4/9/00
tinyurl.com/378neq

Randy Savage vs Honky Tonk Man 10/18/86
tinyurl.com/2akwkt

Randy Savage/Zeus vs Hulk Hogan/Brutus Beefcake 8/28/89
tinyurl.com/3d28w7

Dustin Rhodes/Barry Windham vs Ricky Steamboat/Shane Douglas 11/18/92
tinyurl.com/22ksbz
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Jumbo Tsuruta vs Barry Windham 3/6/90
tinyurl.com/2go2fr

Shinya Hashimoto vs Keiji Mutoh 12/10/93
tinyurl.com/2lmzjs

Cactus Jack vs Kenta Kobashi 4/16/91
tinyurl.com/3xe6ul

Davey Boy Smith vs Terry Gordy 5/26/90
tinyurl.com/2f78br

Shawn Michaels vs Mankind 9/22/96
tinyurl.com/2lyofa

Ric Flair vs David Von Erich 1983
tinyurl.com/2hu9lq

Ric Flair vs Mike Von Erich 11/83
tinyurl.com/2h6hm9

Johnny Valentine vs Bearcat Wright 2/73
tinyurl.com/33gluw

George Gulas & Tojo Yamamoto vs Don Kent & Chris Gallagher 1974
tinyurl.com/23xs9v

Andre The Giant vs Kamala 1983
tinyurl.com/292hte
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El Dandy vs Black Warrior 10/96
tinyurl.com/2pl3e8

Arn Anderson vs Beautiful Bobby Eaton 5/19/91
tinyurl.com/2eho4c

Adrian Adonis vs Bob Sweetan 4/83
tinyurl.com/yp8zvm

Bob Backlund vs Gerald Finley 1982
tinyurl.com/38penx

Antonio Inoki vs Akram Pahalwan 1976
tinyurl.com/33v8eu

Bob Backlund vs Killer Khan 12/29/80
tinyurl.com/3cnls2
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Goldberg vs Glacier 2/12/98
tinyurl.com/2nncdg

Verne Gagne vs Billy Robinson 9/7/74
tinyurl.com/25mlat

Dusty Rhodes/Pak Song vs Mike/Eddie Graham 1974
tinyurl.com/2wq2j8

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. 8/29/74
tinyurl.com/2tfjmv

Chris Taylor vs Mad Dog Vachon 1/74
tinyurl.com/3yup2s

Lionheart Chris Jericho vs Wild Pegasus 12/13/95
tinyurl.com/2u6c25

Big Van Vader vs T.A McCoy/Joe Thurman 7/92
tinyurl.com/34kxjn

Freebirds vs Ron Shaw, Rene Goulet & Charlie Fulton 8/25/84
tinyurl.com/2qbrs7

Johnny Valentine vs Wahoo McDaniel 1975
tinyurl.com/2rggbt
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Wilbur Snyder vs Billy Robinson 5/5/73
tinyurl.com/36wly6

Hulk Hogan vs The Undertaker 11/27/91
tinyurl.com/2rt6ar

Bill Dundee vs Big Red 1985
tinyurl.com/2tgaft

Nick Bockwinkel/Ray Stevens vs Andre The Giant/Dr. X 10/7/72
tinyurl.com/35v9d8

Tully Blanchard vs Mike Graham 1981
tinyurl.com/36vhyb

Gorilla Monsoon vs Andre The Giant 1977
tinyurl.com/yvdxqu

Ray Stevens vs 'Dick The Bruiser 6/72
tinyurl.com/2c93gr

Nobuhiko Takada vs Kazuo Yamazaki 12/5/84
tinyurl.com/3xjr2r

Antonio Inoki vs Seiji Sakaguchi 4/26/74
tinyurl.com/26lrdw

Windham/Rotundo/Steamboat vs Iron Sheik/Volkoff/Steele 5/11/85
tinyurl.com/29zcyr
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Sting/Ron Simmons vs Vader/Rick Rude 12/5/92
tinyurl.com/ytd3gn

Shawn Michaels vs Ken Johnson 1984
tinyurl.com/yvol7y

Dick' Murdoch vs Cyclone Negro 1976
tinyurl.com/3cs3ov

Bruno Sammartino vs Larry Zbyszko 1/22/80
tinyurl.com/2sj8hb

Ultimate Warrior vs Undertaker 4/24/91
tinyurl.com/2cczlk

Kamala vs Butch Reed 1985
tinyurl.com/y54hwt

Bruiser Brody vs Hercules Ayala 4/25/87
tinyurl.com/33uz4r

Owen Hart vs Dynamite Kid 8/11/89
tinyurl.com/3cfau7
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Ole Anderson/Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair/Greg Valentine 1976
tinyurl.com/3do3wq

Ric Flair vs Wahoo McDaniel 1978
tinyurl.com/2yg2ow

Abdullah The Butcher vs Dino Bravo 1982
tinyurl.com/3xfnrk

Eddie Gilbert/Tony Charles vs Larry Latham/Wayne Farris 6/7/79
tinyurl.com/2wmddr

Tito Santana/Pedro Morales vs Greg Valentine/Brutus Beefcake 11/25/85
tinyurl.com/yrtanj

Ricky Santana & Miguel Perez Jr. vs The Headhunters 8/5/94
tinyurl.com/354zdr

Konnan vs Jake Roberts vs Cien Caras 8/28/93
tinyurl.com/2qxqh6

Mad Dog Vachon vs Jean Ferre 1974
tinyurl.com/38wp9w

Continued

[LWPD]

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Nobuhiko Takada vs Dan Severn 5/6/93
tinyurl.com/2a9pal

Cactus Jack vs Terry Funk 4/15/95
tinyurl.com/29s3t6

Don Muraco vs Aldo Marino 5/18/85
tinyurl.com/23urmp

Blue Panther vs El Mariachi 10/30/94
tinyurl.com/yv3ncg

Barry Windham vs Bam Bam Bigelow 12/26/88
tinyurl.com/ywrrlh

Bob Backlund vs Dusty Rhodes 5/27/80
tinyurl.com/2macql

Tiger Mask II vs Kenta Kobashi 3/6/90
tinyurl.com/2jdfln

Curt Hennig vs Shawn Michaels 3/11/91
tinyurl.com/2balzv

Terry Funk vs Scott McGhee 1/27/86
tinyurl.com/2xb9of
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Stan Hansen vs Steve Williams 6/5/90
tinyurl.com/3yw5kx

Tom Magee vs Terry Gibbs 3/16/87
tinyurl.com/2u5no9

Rey Misterio Jr vs Misterioso 12/19/97
tinyurl.com/2p4c2g

Hollywood Blonds vs Marcus Bagwell & Erik Watts 2/21/93
tinyurl.com/yoveda

Ivan Koloff vs Pedro Morales 2/8/71
tinyurl.com/ypnm7f

Brian Pillman vs Tom Zenk 5/17/92
tinyurl.com/35a9nb

Bruiser Brody vs Giant Baba 4/16/82
tinyurl.com/258y6o

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Giant Baba 5/1/76
tinyurl.com/2jayj3
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Eddy Guerrero & Love Machine vs Blue Panther & Volador 11/28/93
tinyurl.com/3cb6md

Tatsumi Fujinami vs Chavo Guerrero 5/9/80
tinyurl.com/3cchda

The Wall vs Hulk Hogan 3/27/00
tinyurl.com/36bmlq

Sid Justice vs Dale Wolfe 3/14/92
tinyurl.com/yrb82z

Rocky Johnson/Tony Atlas vs The Wild Samoans 11/15/83
tinyurl.com/2uojbd

Nobuhiko Takada vs Salman Khasimikov 10/92
tinyurl.com/2hj857

Tiger Mask II vs Kuniaki Kobayashi 3/9/85
tinyurl.com/2rsmkx

The Road Warriors vs Killer Khan & Animal Hamaguchi 3/8/85
tinyurl.com/2t7npd

Giant Baba/Andre The Giant vs Demolition 4/13/90
tinyurl.com/yqouuk

Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue 1/15/91
tinyurl.com/3dvh3x
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Beulah McGillicutty vs Bill Alfonso 10/11/97
tinyurl.com/28llpm

Great Muta vs Jinsei Shinzaki 4/29/96
tinyurl.com/3xc9ah

Andre the Giant vs Ken Patera 1/21/85
tinyurl.com/394src

Jim Breaks vs Jackie Turpin 1982
tinyurl.com/3ajxu3

Davey Boy Smith vs Toshiaki Kawada 4/16/93
tinyurl.com/2qchga

Terry Gordy vs Stan Hansen 9/11/86
tinyurl.com/2tfh7d
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Terry Gordy vs Genichiro Tenryu 2/28/87
tinyurl.com/3yfpdq

Road Warriors vs Keiji Mutoh & Sting 7/16/96
tinyurl.com/27o8ph

Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi 10/18/96
tinyurl.com/22auv8

Mil Mascaras VS Joe Turco 1975
tinyurl.com/367rv9

Stan Hansen vs Giant Baba 1/82
tinyurl.com/ypwsn6

Hulk Hogan vs Rick Rude 1/9/88
tinyurl.com/2w2ep8

Sting vs Sid Vicious 10/27/90
tinyurl.com/2ssvga

Jumbo Tsuruta vs Ric Flair 10/19/85
tinyurl.com/2u6dah

Jumbo Tsuruta/Haku Vs. Mr. Perfect/Rick Martel 4/13/90
tinyurl.com/2pa7o7

Ricky Steamboat vs Iron Sheik 3/14/87
tinyurl.com/34j3qk

Owen Hart & Bob Backlund vs Davey Boy Smith & Bret Hart 1/25/95
tinyurl.com/2bkqe2

Wild Pegasus/Jushin Liger vs Scott Norton/Hercules Hernandez 1993
tinyurl.com/23rlqs

British Bulldogs vs Masa Fuchi & Tiger Mask 2 1/3/90
tinyurl.com/3czkz4

Bruiser Brody vs Solitario 7/13/88
tinyurl.com/yqsd7w

Muhammed Ali vs Antonio Inoki 6/25/76
tinyurl.com/ypcke3

[pistonhurricane]

Whats the story with RINGS? Was this ever on tv?

[LWPD]

pistonhurricane said:

Whats the story with RINGS? Was this ever on tv?

In 1991 Akira Maeda created RINGS after his exodus from the UWF 'shoot style' promotion. It lasted until 2002. Maeda was already established as a tremendous draw and had credibility working on top from the get go. By recruiting talent with backgrounds in everything from Sambo to Kickboxing the product was new and different and it caught on and became very popular in Japan. The height of business was in 1999 when Maeda took on Olympian Greco Roman Legend Alexander Karelin. Due to Karelin's International standing mainstream media throughout the world covered that event (even the NY Times).

Essentially RINGS goal was to blur the divide between 'real' and 'shoot' in an attempt to capitalize off the growing popularity of MMA in Japan. With Madea past his prime the heir apparent Kiyoshi Tamura was handed the ball but failed to replicate his predecessors box office success with his 'worked' winning streak. Out of necessity by 1996 RINGS converted itself into a pure 'shoot' style of competition to try to catch fire with the public once again. Unfortunately the market slowly became over saturated and by 2002 RINGS closed down for good. Due to the fact that RINGS had prime time television spot much of the content was recorded and is relatively easily to track down with a little effort.

Ironically because the style emphasized performing 'legit' techniques (albeit cooperatively) the caliber of the roster was so strong that many of the RINGS performers made a successful transition into the world of MMA itself. Others who arrived during the 'shoot' years owe their very discovery to the organization.

Here's a link to a series of articles that helps to break down the promotion's history:

tinyurl.com/j73v4

Like Watching Paint Dry (who wouldn't be surprised to see Vince move in the direction of what RINGS did content wise should he ever start his own MMA promotion...where the lines of 'work' and shoot become blurred in confusion and the ability to 'turn up the volume' remains a creative ace in the hole)

[LWPD]

Ric Flair vs Ted DiBiase (Mid South 1985)

tinyurl.com/gvj2s

This was from the Mid South territory run by Bill Watts. It includes the pre-match angle involving Dick Murdoch. The storyline was that Murdoch (Heel Mentor to DiBiase) wanted a chance to face Ric Flair for the NWA World Title. DiBiase is also a heel but has 'merited' the title shot. The build up lasted for several weeks and culminated with the appearance of Flair for a 'title defense' on the free TV show.

This is a good example of how Watts used television as an effective marketing tool. In one fell swoop he turned his top heel into a baby face, elevated Dick Murdoch to play the role of DiBiase's top foil in a blood feud and put a return match between Flair and DiBiase on the back burner for the house show circuit to come. This was also a great example of making the World Title look like it has deep meaning and is a value worth pursuing (which people 'should' presumably pay to watch when defended at future house shows). Excellent booking.

Like Watching Paint Dry (who's surprised he hasn't seen this angle replicated more often)

[LWPD]

Antonio Inoki vs Big Van Vader

Vader's Debut 12/27/87

This is a solid example of mindful booking that had the 'big picture' in mind. The first match is Vader's debut in the promotion. Note that few in attendance could have predicted that this newcomer could defeat their local legend...much less completely squash him. Not visible from this clip is the near riot that ensued in the aftermath. By putting Vader over strong upon his first appearance a star was instantly born from nothing...a star that would go on quite a tear over the years to come!

The Vader/Inoki Blow Off 1/4/96

The final blow off to this rivalry did massive business at the Tokyo Dome. Inoki took some wicked bumps for a man his age and does an excellent job selling the ferocity of Vader's offense. Even in defeat the 'show of respect' at the conclusion opened the doors for the now top gaijin to be officially 'accepted' by the audience as a legend in his own rite...and was indicative of a performer who had one of the best runs any American wrestler has ever had in Japan.

Two great examples of Inoki booking and performing at his best.

Like Watching Paint Dry (this is one of the best examples I've ever seen of a booker/performer 'creating' a star first hand and then cashing in on his status over an extended period of time before having the favor returned...with a boat load of money made at the closing chapter of the story)

[LWPD]

Dynamite Kid vs. Tiger Mask 8/82

tinyurl.com/gvoz7

Both had worked together years before in England which made what is seen here academic for them. Yet to the audience it was ground breaking for it's time...especially in the context of the working style fans were used to seeing. This match is from New Japan and TM _NEVER_ lost to DK there...which is the one thing that makes the otherwise stellar series of matches between the two a bit regretful in retrospect.

Like Watching Paint Dry (who remembers how the fans at MSG were amazed by what they saw when this match first ran the Garden)

[Chad Olson]

LWPD:

Thanks for creating this post and sharing some great matches. The Atlantis-Villano III is one of my favorite matches of all time, definitely deserving of MOTY honors. I remember showing that at GalactiCon a few years ago it and got a pretty good reaction.

And the Inoki-Vader bout from 96 is another fav of mine. Super stiff, I felt sorry for Inoki since Vader was just laying into him.

One can never have too much Volk Han!

[LWPD]

No problem Chad.

Catch Wrestling Highlights

Hayward vs Fitz Morris

tinyurl.com/lwdp5

Vick Hill vs Jack Gaizac (sp?)

tinyurl.com/op9as

tinyurl.com/puj3j

tinyurl.com/r4n28

Like Watching Paint Dry (who finds the speed and swiftness of the mat work that's showcased very impressive...not to mention that wicked version of the Indian Death Lock)

[LWPD]

Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Wild Pegasus 3/20/96

tinyurl.com/onqtq

This was from the finals of the 'first ever' WCW Cruiserweight Tournament. The tradition of the New Japan Junior Heavyweight style was to showcase smaller wrestlers working at a smooth pace _WITHOUT_ sacrificing the traditional pro wres elements of selling the impact of prior moves or negating elements of psychology. At it's best performers such as Ohtani, El Samurai & Jushin Liger put on stellar work that many younger wrestlers in the US would come to emulate in part. I say in 'part' because i's become a trend in recent years to adopt the 'cool moves' and athletic pacing seen here while forgetting the foundation upon which Ohtani and Benoit worked around. Losing these elements is one of the many reasons why you won't see crowds that were drawn at the Best of Super Juniors or the J Cup Supercards replicated anytime soon.

Like Watching Paint Dry (who sometimes forgets just how large an arsenal of moves Benoit had for much of his career back before he hit WWE)

[LWPD]

Steve Williams vs. Toshiaki Kawada 4/16/94

tinyurl.com/gteqb

This was from the 1994 Carnival Final. Stiff and at times even brutal content perfectly mixed with all the cool elements that made early to mid 1990's era All Japan the best pro wres I've ever seen.

Like Watching Paint Dry (who feels Dr. Death is often underrated and gets lost between the mammoth legacies of Stan Hansen and Vader...matches like this are a reminder that in his prime he could go with the best of them)

[LWPD]

Here is a sampling of the Steiner Brothers during their peak run in the early 1990's. Included is one match each from WCW, New Japan and the WWF. Ironically all three matches took place under the often rare face/face structure and are performed against two wrestlers who didn't work predominately as a team.

When looking back some have been critical of the Steiners for working a reckless 'spot machine' style...yet it also stands to reason that their longevity, world wide track record of success and a body of work that includes outstanding matches like these ultimately comes to speak for itself.

Lex Luger and Sting vs. Steiner Brothers 5/19/91

This was from the inaugural WCW Superbrawl PPV. Rick Steiner mentioned in his shoot that Dusty booked this match with the anticipation that 'all four would fall flat on their face' without a veteran to lead them. That night everyone (even Luger) turned it up a notch and they proved Big Dust wrong.

Steiner Brothers vs Chris Benoit & Jushin Liger 4/4/94

This is from NJPW during a time frame where Rick and Scott engaged in frequent tours of the Orient...which included a run as IWGP Tag Champions and working in a money position. For years fans have raved about the match these four put on at the Clash but I'd notch this one slightly higher. Watch for the wicked Steiner Screwdriver.

Bret and Owen Hart vs. The Steiner Brothers 1/11/94

This 'meaningless' match from Wrestlefest 94 may be the best WWF Tag Match of the _DECADE_! Bret mentioned they went out there that night, worked on the fly and played a game of friendly one-upsmanship. This is one of those 'I'm glad this actually happened' type dream matches and was among the last the brothers would ever wrestle for Vince as a team

Like Watching Paint Dry (who was always very impressed with the athleticism and innovation a young Scott Steiner showed in the early 1990's and thinks it's a shame that he only learned how to effectively project his persona _AFTER_ he was past his physical prime)

[LWPD]

Lucha Legends Double Shot

Rey Mysterio Jr, Santo, Negro Casas & Atlantis -VS- Nicho El Millionairo, Juventud Guerrera, Fuerza Guerrera & Black Tiger

The year is 2002 as this All Star crew tears the house down Lucha Style in an 8 Man Tag!

Eddie Guerrero and El Hijo Del Santo vs Perro Aguayo and Leon Chino

Classic Lucha with two of the all time great heels against the man himself and a young Eddie.

Like Watching Paint Dry (it's always a pleasure to get a glimpse of the true legends like El Hijo del Santo and Perro Aguayo)

[LWPD]

Just 'how good' is Samoa Joe? I'd say he's the best young all around performer in pro wres today. The matches below are from his highly tauted ROH program with CM Punk. These are lengthy matches that run in excess of an hour which make them an outstanding test of one's working ability.

Could Joe & Punk hold the attention of an audience for a full hour? Judge for yourself!

CM Punk vs Samoa Joe 1 6/12/04

CM Punk vs Samoa Joe 2 10/16/04

Like Watching Paint Dry (who would note that Joe/Punk 2 was granted an extremely rare 5 star rating by the WON...and has no clue as to why WWE doesn't use a talent like CM Punk on their main roster especially given it's current lackluster composition)

[LWPD]

Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs Edge & Rey Mysterio 11/05/02

tinyurl.com/gv2xf

This was a 2 out of 3 falls match from Smackdown TV for the SD Tag Belts. This represents the height of the Heyman booking era where 'individual stars' who were world class in ring performers (Angle, Benoit, Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero) carried the crux of the tag division while big men like Brock, Big Show & UT carried the singles programs. Head to head SD at the time was actually outperforming the Tripster show on all measurable levels. It's a shame Heyman lost his position because the show hasn't been at the same caliber since.

Looking back Edge was over as a face in a way he has never been able to replicate since returning from the neck injury. Everything from his look, to his mannerism to even his music and intro made him seem 'hip' and 'cool' to the audience. Rey was much more mobile as he still had his knees somewhat more functional. Angle and Benoit put out what you'd expect and played the 'underlying tension' issue between them to an art form.

There hasn't been a better WWE tag match on either show since...with the entire WWE tag division itself now being something of a poorly told joke.

Like Watching Paint Dry (who suspects if Heyman was booking Raw when Edge returned from his neck fusion his face push would have been handled much differently...the 'intense never smile' act killed his rapport with the crowd dead)

Yeah...the devil
Rides a dinosaur
He paints the monster red
So the blood don't stain the floor
In out, (Yeah) real savage show (Yeah)
Sorry as a shot came sickness
Watch it flow...Yeah

-Rob Zombie 'Never Gonna Stop'

[LWPD]

Mistico vs El Hijo del Perro Aguayo 05/13/05

tinyurl.com/mejmj

I mentioned this one in the original Villiano III/Atlantis thread. Aguayo really knows how to play a boss heel while showing all the mannerisms, timing and bumping skills of a true pro. He started at age 15 and as the son of a legend seems to have it in his blood. Mistico reminds me of a young Rey Mysterio Jr. and has a huge upside. This was Act 1 in what will probably become a great rivalry for many years to come. A mask vs hair match is hinted at down the road...which should be a true classic! ;D

Like Watching Paint Dry (who digs the idea of sending out ring girls with the luchadores entrances)

[LWPD]

Midnight Express vs. Southern Boys 7/8/90 GAB

tinyurl.com/gvru8

At the time the quality of this match shocked the heck out of me. This was voted the PW Torch 1990 Match of the Year and still remains a 'must see' for those who love tag wrestling. While I had grown to expect Eaton & Lane to turn in great matches against the R n R's & The Fantastics...I never would have guessed that years after the fact it's this match against the 'Wild Eyed Southern Boys' that would stand the test of time as perhaps their greatest performance.

Like Watching Paint Dry (who thinks Tracy Smothers always had the potential to have been so much more...but it just never really came together for him)

[LWPD]

Bob Backlund vs. Don Muraco (Texas Death Match) 3/20/83

tinyurl.com/nqz67

Backlund and Muraco had a history of working well together and putting respectable numbers up at the gate. This was a return match main event from MSG. It's programed as 'IC Champion vs World Champion' which blows off the 'inconclusive' match from the previous Garden show. Note WWF style Texas Death match stips meant no dq's, time limits or count outs. The match must be decided by pin fall or submission as there 'must be a definitive winner'.

DM was always a stellar promo man and does an excellent job in his backstage clip with Vince getting across the storyline. Backlund is classic Backlund. This took place during the tail end of the BB Championship era and serves as a reminder of just how 'good' the All American Boy was in the ring even as his chapter was coming to a close. As an additional treat the legendary Gorilla Monsoon does the honor solo on commentary.

Like Watching Paint Dry (who would highly recommend checking out the 1981 Broadway/blow off combo series the two previously worked together across what was then the WWF circuit)

[LWPD]

Bob Backlund/Antonio Inoki vs Hulk Hogan/Stan Hansen 12/10/80

tinyurl.com/r5fq7

It's always fun to take a look at four legends working together at the same time. This is the finals of the 1980 MSG Tag League Tournament and was booked by New Japan. At the time the WWF would periodically 'rent out' it's talent pool to Inoki with NJPW having full creative license to how the talent was booked.

This took place before 'Hulkamania' and at a time that Stan Hansen was just beginning to gain a foothold as a name in the Orient. An underlying story is the 'competitive rivalry' between Backlund & Inoki...who had battled over the WWWF Championship in the past. Just a great bout to look back upon in the fullness of time.

Like Watching Paint Dry (Backlund was definitely 'over' with the Japanese audience and remains a respected name to this day...while Hogan showed the sparks of charisma that would come to transcend world wide language and culture barriers on a level few in pro wres have ever achieved)