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65. RIC FLAIR/BARRY WINDHAM VS MIDNIGHT EXPRESS CLASH OF CHAMPIONS IV The midnight express were my favorite tag team.Flair was in his prime.Windham was also at his best around this time.The result is obviously a great match. 64. REY MYSTERIO VS DEAN MALENKO GREAT AMERICAN BASH 96 Reys' wcw debut.I liked the rey/dean series.Malenko was a perfect representative of the cruiserweight title.He put on ***+ matches every time he was in the ring.This was the best match in their series imo. 63. CHRIS BENOIT VS 2 COLD SCORPIO SUPERBRAWL 3 This was before everyone knew how awesome benoit was.Scorpio was also underrated at the time.These two usually had ***1/2 matches or higher with each other.This was no exception. 62. BRIAN PILMAN VS JOHNNY B BADD FALL BRAWL 95 This match doesn't get enough love.This was the start of the pilman heel turn as he starts going heel during the match.Mero was pretty good when he wanted to be.This was his best match.They get alot of time to put together a great match. 61. EDDY GUERRERRO VS OHTANI STARCADE 95 This entire ppv was ahead of its time.A real japan like match.This is another match that doesn't get enough love.Great stuff even if you don't get into new japan wrestling.

70. CHRIS JERICHO VS EDDY GUERRERRO FALL BRAWL 97 At the time,these two could have a *** match in their sleep.This is on the eddy dvd.Just another example of the great cruiserweight matches going on at the time. 69. WARGAMES GREAT AMERICAN BASH 89 So it's not as good as some of the other wargames matches.It doesn't mean it's not a great wargames.This one is lost in the shuffle because of some of the other wargames and because of the stacked card on that ppv.Hey,it's wargames.What's not to like. 68. VADER VS CACTUS JACK HALLOWEEN HAVOC 93 Foley is the king of the streetfight matches.It also plays to vaders' strengths.While it's not the best match in their series,it is stiff and violent.While the angle to this fued sucked,the matches were great. 67. RODDY PIPER VS GREG VALENTINE STARCADE 83 Valentine was so underrated.Imo he was a poor mans' ric flair.Brutally stiff match here.It is a little slow,otherwise it would've been higher. 66. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS VS ARN ANDERSON/TULLY BLANCHARD 9/88 This was tully and arns' last match in the nwa before going to wwf.This is only available on handheld.Great stuff here.These two teams could have had a great fued.At least they gave us one great match.Worth checking out if you can find it.

75. RAVEN VS CHRIS BENOIT VS DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE UNCENSORED 98 After benoit/raven and benoit/ddp this was the next step.This is much better than the two singles matches.A really cool streetfight that is worth checking out. 74. STEINERS VS NASTY BOYS HALLOWEEN HAVOC 90 You can prabably count the number of good matches the nastys had on one hand.This was one of them.Very underrated match here.The nasty boys were always stiff workers and the steiners can play that game as good as anyone.In someone's shoot interview,it was said that the nastys had interest from the wwf at this time and they wanted to impress them.It showed in this match. 73. BARRY WINDHAM VS 2 COLD SCORPIO CLASH OF CHAMPIONS XXIII This is overlooked.It is a great example of the veteran against the rookie.Scorpio was great back then and windham was always great.The main event of this show gets all of the attention but this is the better match. 72. RICKY STEAMBOAT/JAY YOUNGBLOOD VS THE BRISCOS STARCADE 83 I always liked this one.A great old school tag match.You have three awesome workers in there.This one deserved 30 minutes but they made the most out of the time they had. 71. RIC FLAIR VS VADER STARCADE 93 I'm sure some will question why this isn't in the top 20.I don't think it is that good.It is still a great match but not one that lives up to the hype.I always prefered heel flair.Vader was at the top of his game in wcw from 92-94.He destroys flair for much of this match which is cool to see.I will give it one thing,this is not the typical flair formula match.

Since we are a quarter of the way through,what are your thoughts ?What should be higher ? What shouldn't have made the list ? What are you hoping will be ranked high or not so high ? I might post more tonight but prabably not til tomorrow.

80. REY MYSTERIO VS BILLY KIDMAN VS JUVENTUD GUERRERA STARCADE 98 Any combination of these three usually means a great match and this is no exception.An amazing opener to a ppv that went downhill after that.Kidman would win and go on to face eddy right after this match which was a good match on its own. 79. CHRIS BENOIT VS CHRIS JERICHO FALL BRAWL 96 People forget about this match because of the matches they had in wwf.This is a great match on an underrated ppv.It's benoit and jericho.What's not to like. 78. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS VS BRIAN PILMAN/TOM ZENK CAPITOL COMBAT 90 This was the last year of the midnight express and they went out with a bang.I don't think they had a meaningful match that year under ***1/2.This was great stuff.The usual cheating like crazy and the babyfaces trying to make the superman comeback.Great tag team wrestling. 77. STEVE AUSTIN VS RICKY STEAMBOAT CLASH OF CHAMPIONS XXVIII This was steamboats' last match.He makes it count.I liked this more than the ppv match they had a month earlier.For all the times these two wrestled each other,I don't remember them ever having a bad match.Steamboat won the U.S. title here.Unfortunately,he never got to defend it. 76. RIC FLAIR VS ARN ANDERSON FALL BRAWL 95 This is a guilty pleasure match for me.It's not as good as it should have been but I still love it.Mind games from both in this one.Flairs' last great match imo.Pilman interferes at the end which starts one of my favorite heel characters.

85. ROCK N ROLL EXPRESS VS MIDNIGHT EXPRESS GREAT AMERICAN BASH 87 What can you say.Its the midnights and rock n rolls.It is tag team formula wrestling at its best.The midnight express were a perfect heel team and ricky morton was the best face in peril. 84. STEVE AUSTIN VS RICKY STEAMBOAT BASH AT THE BEACH 94 This one is forgotten about.These two wrestled each other a hundred times in wcw and they were always good matches.This is no exceptionIt is on one of the austin dvds and is worth checking out. 83. CHRIS JERICHO VS ULTIMO DRAGON BASH AT THE BEACH 97 Another great cruiserweight match at a time when they had a deep roster of cruiserweights and they could draw two names out of a hat and they would prabably have a *** match or higher.Jericho is great.Ultimo is great.And this match is great. 82. CHRIS BENOIT/DEAN MALENKO VS BILLY KIDMAN/REY MYSTERIO VS RAVEN/PERRY SATURN SLAMBOREE 99 This was a pretty good fued between the 3 teams while it lasted.No,its not as good as the match the previous month but its still a very good match.3 way matches are tough to pull off and I think they do a good job here. 81. RICKY STEAMBOAT/SHANE DOUGLAS VS BRIAN PILMAN/BARRY WINDHAM STARCADE 92 A match that gets lost in the shuffle in a great year wrestling wise and a bad year financial wise.Bill watts gets a bad rap but he at least got the most out of his wrestlers.I like this match more than any of the matches steamboat/shane had with the hollywood blondes.Pilman and windham make a great combination.Heel pilman was always awesome.

Go on... What I meant was 2000 was such a horrible year that steiner/goldberg is lost in the shuffle because the entire year is remembered as garbage and ritefully so. Unlike the wwf 100 where for the most part,people agreed on the top matches,this list will be different.It all depends on what you like to watch.I expect more disagreeing here because some like the old school crocket days and like like the mid 90s cruiserweight stuff.

90. RIC FLAIR VS RONNIE GARVIN 2/2/86 Whenever these two went against each other,the matches were stiff.It was a contest to see who can throw the better chop.If you've never seen flair/garvin,picture valentine/garvin from the wwf and multiply the match quality by 5.This was their best match in the series imo. 89. STING VS DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE 4/26/99 This was a shock.Wcw decided to have a world title match on nitro half way through the show.The match went 20+ minutes and sting won the belt.They screwed it up at the end by having a four way match and giving the title back to page but that is another story.The best match sting had in years. 88. RICKY STEAMBOAT VS TULLY BLANCHARD STARCADE 84 This is a very good match that could have been so much better.The match suffers from being too short imo.It's still steamboat and blanchard though so what's not to like. 87. CHRIS BENOIT VS RAVEN SOULED OUT 98 Raven was so underrated.Benoit destroys raven in this match.It's a 10 minute streetfight with no resting and the usual stiff chairshots.Very effective for what it was. 86. DOOM VS ARN ANDERSON/BARRY WINDHAM STARCADE 90 Speaking of streetfights,This is about as wild of a 7 minute match that you will find.It is short but it was meant to be short.Doom was a decent team and the horsemen were the horsemen.Worth tracking down.

95. HOLLYWOOD BLONDES VS RIC FLAIR/ARN ANDERSON CLASH OF CHAMPIONS XXIII This match is very overrated by some.I think this should have been much better than it was considering the four guys involved.Having said that,this is very good and you can't go wrong with these teams.The hollywood blondes were a great team but I think everyone already knew that. 94. DEAN MALENKO VS DISCO INFERNO BASH AT THE BEACH 96 I really liked this one for some reason.Malenko destroys disco for the first half of this match.Then disco,the comedy wrestler gets serious and turns it into a great match.Malenko was awesome as cruiserweight champion as he just went out there and had great matches against pretty much everyone.This was no exception. 93. REY MYSTERIO JR VS ULTIMO DRAGON WORLD WAR 3 96 This is another great but overrated match imo.I like both guys and this was another great cruiserweight match at a time when wcw was putting on great cruiserweight matches every week.I haven't seen this one in a while so maybe it deserves a higher rating.You be the judge. 92. CHRIS BENOIT VS DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE SUPERBRAWL 8 As I said above,ddp mapped out his entire matches ahead of time.He didn't need to do it here as benoit was up to the task of taking a pretty good page and having a great match.I really enjoyed any combination of benoit/page/raven at the time.In this case,benoit/page was a great pairing and something worth checking out. 91. RIC FLAIR VS DUSTY RHODES GREAT AMERICAN BASH 86 I was never a fan of dusty.He and flair had a ton of matches together,none of which I liked.This one was the best of the bunch as flair did an awesome carry job.Dusty was really feeling it since he was winning the belt in this match.

This is one of the problems I'm running into compiling my top 100 wcw matches.Flairs' streak of ****+ matches in the 80s is amazing and I'm trying not to have my list be too much flair matches.

Any other opinions ?I will be starting the wcw 100 in the next few days.It will be from 1982-2001.I know wcw shut down in 3/01 but I don't remember any matches from before 82.

Before I list the top 5 let me say that it's not easy to come up with 100 matches and it's alot tougher to rank them.After you read the remaining 5,give me your overall opinions and your #1 complaint.I will be starting my nwa/wcw top 100 tomorrow.That list will be much more controversial than this one depending on what kind of wrestling you like.With that in mind,here are my top 5 wwf/e matches of the last 20 years. 5. BRET HART VS OWEN HART WRESTLEMANIA X The only complaint I can find about this match is that it was too good for an opener.Too good for the rest of the card to follow.It was owen harts' greatest moment.He played the heel to perfection when the crowd easily could have went the other way.It was crucial for owen to go over here to give him credibility.It was also some of the best wrestling you will see in the U.S. 4. BRET HART VS STEVE AUSTIN SURVIVOR SERIES 96 Make no mistake,Bret MADE Austin and it started here.While austin had his dta persona and later was known as a brawler and one of the originators of the wwf main event style,he was also a great wrestler in 1996.This has some brawling for the new york crowd but for the most part is about psychology and counter wrestling.Austin even pulls out a texas clovurleaf here.Bret won the match but Austin was more over after the match even though he lossed. 3. STEVE AUSTIN VS THE ROCK WRESTLEMANIA X-7 The main event style at its' finest.This is filled with backstory.I was not that excited about this match going in because of their previous matches.None were any good.We get to see how desperate austin gets during the match.Resorting to the million dollar dream and repeating the ending to the match above,only for austin to kick out this time.We get both guys kicking out of the others finishers.We get both guys trying the others' finishing moves,unsuccessfully.We get the repeated spot to another austin match.In the end,austin is so desperate to win he gets help from the man he hated the most.I was left in shock at the greatness of this match. 2. SHAWN MICHAELS VS RAZOR RAMON WRESTLEMANIA X I said that the bret/owen match was too good because nobody can follow it.Well,almost anyone.The debut of the ladder match on ppv.It was a showcase for shawn michaels.It made people believe scott hall was a great worker,which he isn't.It started one of the most popular gimmick matches of all time.And by the way,it was an awesome match.People were not used to seeing highspots like that in the wwf before this match.Does it hold up today ?I think it does. 1. BRET HART VS STEVE AUSTIN WRESTLEMANIA 13 I can talk about this one all day.One of the most historical matches ever.The best doubleturn by far.My favorite fued ever.You could sense the crowd turning on bret as the match went on.Bret was the rolemodel and austin was the heel that cheated at every turn and cost bret several matches.The crowd cheered the heel because they thought it was cool.Bret got tired of austin costing him matches and bret started complaining about it.Something the crowd would have no part of.By the time the submission match happened,bret was becoming just like the person he hates the most and wanted to make austin pay for it.We get one of the most famous shots ever as austin is gushing blood while trapped in the sharpshooter.The match is stopped,not because austin quit,but because he passed out.That is how you take someone from having a cult following to making them the #1 babyface and possibly the second most popular wrestler of all time.Best wwf match ever.

10. BRET HART VS DAVEY BOY SMITH SUMMERSLAM 92 Bret does the best carry job of his career.He showed that if you put him in the main event,you are most likely going to get the best match on the card.Davey boys' best match ever and one of the wwfs' best matches ever for that matter. 9. RIC FLAIR VS RANDY SAVAGE WRESTLEMANIA VIII How great was this one ?The angle leading up to the match was awesome.Flair blades against company policy at the time.This is flair at his best and as I've said,savage saved his best for the ppvs.The result is a classic that is underrated by some even though everyone has this pretty high. 8. SHAWN MICHAELS VS MANKIND MIND GAMES 96 This is the match where foley shows he can wrestle as well as brawl.The greatness of the match overcomes the non finish here.The psychology here is unbelievable. 7. KURT ANGLE VS CHRIS BENOIT ROYAL RUMBLE 03 There were no plans to have benoit go over in this match.But watching it they made you believe benoit could win the match.Tough to do.There really isn't a boring part to this match.The fact that benoit got a standing ovation after the match shows how much they won the crowd over. 6. RANDY SAVAGE VS RICKY STEAMBOAT WRESTLEMANIA III What can be said about this that hasn't been said already.20+ false finishes.Unheard of at the time.Imo,it still holds up today.Steamboat said his intentions were to steal the show.He and savage not only stole the show,they had one of the best matches in company history.

15. OWEN HART VS DAVEY BOY SMITH 3/1/97 The matches that both owen and davey are remembered for are matches against bret.They showed here that they don't need bret to put on a ****+ match.This was a mat classic.I didn't see this until years after it happened.I was in no hurry to see it because I didn't think they could put on a great match together.This immediately went to the top of the list.If you haven't seen it or haven't seen it in a long time,check it out and you won't be disapointed. 14. TLC SUMMERSLAM 2000 We go from a mat classic to one of the most impressive spot shows I can remember.I mentioned in the benoit/jericho ladder match that by that point the bar was set too high and ladder matches didn't seem as fun.The reason the bar was set too high was because these guys put it there. 13. DUDLEYS VS HARDY BOYS VS EDGE/CHRISTIAN WRESTLEMANIA 16 Many will say this is not as good because it is slower.I think it benefits from being slower.They build the match instead of throwing highspots right from the start.They raised the bar in this match.It was reraised at summerslam but I still think this was better. 12. HHH VS CACTUS JACK ROYAL RUMBLE 2000 Many will say it doesn't hold up.This was the real start to the hhh era imo.Foley is the master of the street fights and putting hhh over here was huge.I can't see this falling down the list for a long time. 11. BRET HART VS MR. PERFECT KING OF THE RING 93 This match left you wanting a rematch.Both were faces with perfect doing little heelish things during the match.This doesn't get enough love.Much better than the summerslam match that was great on its own. Well,10 left.I will post them tomorrow.Thoughts ?

20. RIC FLAIR VS BRET HART 1/9/93 This is an ironman match that is only available if you have the handheld.This match should have been on ppv because it is too good to just be on a house show.Flair was on his way out and he went out in style.Bret has since complained that he didn't like his matches with flair.I think that is strange because they were great and this one stands out imo as the best. 19. CHRIS BENOIT VS CHRIS JERICHO ROYAL RUMBLE 2001 We got so used to seeing insane highspots in ladder matches that they no longer had an effect on us.This match had great highspots but it also told a story.Benoit decides to go after jerichos' arm so he can't climb the ladder.Great psychology.I will add that seeing jericho put benoit in the walls of jericho on top of the ladder is one of the coolest things I've seen in a ladder match. 18. 1992 ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH 1/19/92 This is ric flair at his best.The match is all about flair.I liked how the first part of the match had him fighting guys like voneric and valentine which was a throwback to the old nwa days.Heenan is hilarious on commentary.Once piper hits the ring,that is when the top guys start entering and you had no clue who was winning.This rumble match is head and shoulders above any other rumble match that has happened. 17. CHRIS BENOIT VS STEVE AUSTIN 5/31/01 How many german suplexes would you like ?How about 10.Too bad benoit got hurt because they could have had an awesome series of matches.Ending aside,this is one of my favorites . 16. KURT ANGLE VS STEVE AUSTIN SUMMERSLAM 01 Well this was better than I was expecting.I find myself saying this alot but I would put this higher if not for the ending.I love how angle applies the anklelock outside,drags him up the steps and into the ring.

25. SHAWN MICHAELS/DEISEL VS RAZOR RAMON/1-2-3 KID AIRED 10/30/94 Remember during the shawn/deisel match when I said the click could have great matches with each other when they wanted to.Well they really turned it on here.This was like an old episode of wcw saturday night where you would get a 30 minute midnights/rock n roll express match.I'm serious.It is that good of a match.Deisel does his best by only being in the match when he has to and letting the other 3 work their magic.Hopefully they release this on dvd some day. 24. HHH VS STEVE AUSTIN NO WAY OUT 01 This has fallen down the charts in alot of peoples minds since it happened but to me it's just as good now as it was then.The best austin has looked since the injury.If they had kept the great wrestling going that they had in the first fall then this would be in the top 20. 23. BRET HART VS MR. PERFECT SUMMERSLAM 91 Considering what condition hennig was in it's amazing they pulled this match off.This is where bret became a major singles wrestler and it would only get better for him.Just think how good this would have been if curt wasn't hurt. 22. SHAWN MICHAELS VS THE UNDERTAKER BAD BLOOD 97 After this match,cage matches were cool again.I wasn't expecting much from this.So they are having a cage match.Big deal.Wow,was I wrong.The first hiac match and the best one.This plays to undertakers' strengths.It's not quite as good as I first remembered it but it is still an awesome match. 21. RANDY SAVAGE VS ULTIMATE WARRIOR WRESTLEMANIA VII Yea,I like it that much.Savage always saved his best for ppv.He pulled a miracle here.They did a great job of getting over the fact that it was a career match.Since it was for their careers,it meant giving 5 elbowdrops instead of one.Since it was a career match,Warrior didn't run to the ring 100 miles per hour because he would need the energy.It also meant giving 3 shoulder tackles instead of one.This will always be one of my favorites. There are 20 left.What is too high,too low, and what matches are you now expecting to be in the top 20 that you don't think belong there.

30. STEINERS VS BRET/OWEN HART 1/11/94 The steiners run in the wwf was a huge disapointment.I'm not sure but this may have been there last match.It was also a match that left you wanting to see a rematch.One of the best tag matches ever in the wwf.Awesome stuff here as both teams are babyfaces.The steiners looked like they did in wcw and bret and owen were perfect opponents for them.It's too good of a match to only be used for coliseum video.It could have been a big ppv match but bret and owen had more important things ahead. 29. EDDY GUERRERRO VS BROCK LESNAR NO WAY OUT 2004 This is the kind of match lesnar should have been able to have with kurt angle. A great display of mat wrestling that allowed brock to show his full wrestling ability.The psychology in this match is amazing as eddy continues to go after brocks' knee.The fact that eddy won the title here is just a bonus.This match rules regardless of who won the match. 28. CHRIS BENOIT VS HHH VS SHAWN MICHAELS WRESTLEMANIA XX I have to admit,this is the most I had gotten into a match in a while.The best triple threat match ever.Nothing else is even close.It was also way better than anyone else would have thought.The match is all about benoit even though they tried to make it about hhh and hbk.The fact that hhh held the title off and on forever only adds to the greatness of him trying to escape the crossface and tapping out at the end. 27. BRET HART VS THE UNDERTAKER ONE NIGHT ONLY When I saw this match I couldn't believe what I was seeing.The undertakers' best match not involving a cage.Alot of people will say this is way too high but seeing the undertaker wrestle a smart match and sell the other persons moves was a shock.If you liked his sd match with angle you will love this.The ending is the only thing that hurts it. 26. KURT ANGLE/CHRIS BENOIT VS EDGE/REY MYSTERIO NO MERCY 2002 I usually prefer all japan tag matches but this was nonstop action the whole match.Too many moves that could have finished the match.It had the regular tag formula,the great heat segments,and all kinds of false finishes.

35. CHRIS BENOIT VS CHRIS JERICHO JUDGEMENT DAY 2000 These two also had matches at backlash and summerslam that year but I liked this one much more.This is a submission match.Since its submission only,benoit attacks jerichos' arm the entire match and everything he does is a build to the crossface.That is how you build the psychology.Sounds simple,but most matches don't happen that way. 34. KURT ANGLE VS SHAWN MICHAELS WRESTLEMANIA 21 The expectations couldn't have been set any higher for a dream match like this.It is also one of the few times a match lived up to those expectations.Alot of people like to hate hbk but this match couldn't have been much better.One of my favorite wm matches. 33. BRET HART VS SHAWN MICHAELS WRESTLEMANIA XII I've heard everything from this match sucks to it being called one of the best.It is a great match.Maybe a bit too slow but it was the first time the wwf had a televised ironman match.The only thing that hurts this is the fact that there are no decisions in the entire 60 minutes.If they had shawn win the match 2-1 I would prabably rate this much higher. 32. CHRIS BENOIT VS KURT ANGLE UNFORGIVEN 2002 This match is insanely underrated.A great example of how to win the crowd over without resorting to brawling.This match is all about chain wrestling and counter wrestling.I can watch a benoit/angle match anytime.Awesome spot in the match where benoit has angle in the crossface and angle applies the anklelock while he's still in the crossface.I can't praise this match enough. 31. BRET HART VS 1-2-3 KID 7/11/94 This reminds me of an old flair match where he would carry an average worker to a 4 star match.Bret was having a great year having great matches non stop.The kid was a pretty good worker and bret made him look awesome here.There was no way bret was losing to the kid but they made you believe that the kid could get the upset.I was disapointed not to see this on the dvd.

Benoit/jericho is not the highest rated ladder match on the list. The rumble street fight will be much higher than the hiac match because I think its a much better match.I guess I can see where you would like hiac more but I'm not one of them. As far as the 2 hbk/razor matches go,I don't see how you can like the summerslam match more but that's just me.

40. BRITISH BULDOGS VS THE DREAM TEAM WRESTLEMANIA 2 This was a showcase for the buldogs.Dynamite was awesome in his day.Everyone knows that.Valentine was also great and is very underrated and it made for a great match.Many will say it's too high but it is one of my favorites. 39. KURT ANGLE VS EDGE VS CHRIS BENOIT VS EDDY GUERRERRO 12/5/02 I've already said that the smackdown six had great matches in 2002 and this was one of the best.Fatal four ways usually aren't good but benoit and eddy are eliminated within the first 10 minutes and it turns into a great singles match between angle and an injured edge.Awesome match.I didn't remember 2002 being a good year for wrestling but there were a bunch of great matches that year. 38. BRAINBUSTERS VS HART FOUNDATION SUMMERSLAM 89 I loved the brainbusters and I wished these teams had more matches against each other.Does the match hold up today ?I think so but I like 3 of the 4 guys in the match. 37. JUMPING BOMB ANGELS VS GLAMOUR GIRLS 11/24/87 This is completely out of place on a wwf card in 1987.This style of match makes everything else the wwf was doing at the time look pathetic.You didn't see powerbombs,missle dropkicks,enzuigiris,a scorpion deathlock.This was major stuff for the time.This is worth tracking down if you can get it. 36. HHH VS THE ROCK JUDGEMENT DAY 2000 Alot of people like to dismiss hhh's matches from 00-01 but he had three that really stand out imo.I already listed one.There were alot of cool spots in this to keep it interesting for 60 minutes.How often do you see someone win with a sleeper ?How about a piledriver ?Those seem like simple finishes but they just weren't used for finishes anymore.How about hhh getting himself disqualified for hitting rock with a chair only to pin him seconds later and gain more of an advantage.I thought these were really creative spots in the match.Ending aside,I love this match.

45. BRET HART VS RODDY PIPER WRESTLEMANIA VIII I loved it then and I still love it.Pipers' best match by far.Better things were ahead for bret but this was a great match on a great ppv and it still holds up today. 44. BRET HART VS BOB BACKLUND SURVIVOR SERIES 94 After getting my best of the 80s dvds I didn't know how great backlund was in the ring.I always liked this match.Some may think it's too slow but if you like technical wrestling then you will love this one.They were also given enough time to build the kind of match they wanted.I have to include what a great acting job that owen did here too.That is a heel for you. 43. CHRIS BENOIT VS KURT ANGLE WRESTLEMANIA X-7 Nobody cares about this one now but that doesn't mean the match wasn't any good.It would have been match of the night on many other ppvs.I can watch an angle/benoit match anytimeIt is also not the last one in the series to make the list. 42. MANKIND VS THE UNDERTAKER KING OF THE RING 98 This is #3 when I said there were 3 matches that went against the regular rating system.Sometimes we spend too much time wondering if a match has good psychology or if someone is selling an injury enough.This one is never boring.Watching it at the time I wondered if foley was really hurt.After taker/hbk and this match,cage matches were popular again.It was also the debut of thumbtacks in the wwf.Let the complaining about this one begin. 41. STEVE AUSTIN VS DUDE LOVE OVER THE EDGE 98 The pre match intros are hilarious as we get the # for the briscos bodyshop.After the neck injury,Austin was only able to do matches with lots of brawling and this was his best match before his return in 2000.Vince is the ref and he curses austin out everytime he kicks out.One of the best matches of the year.

50. HULK HOGAN VS ULTIMATE WARRIOR WRESTLEMANIA VI This is the second of three matches that go against the usual rating system.I purposely have this at #50.It's not a technical wrestling classic.It's not a crazy tlc match.So what is this doing so high on the list ?It gets the hogan/rock treatment because of how fun the match was.It also was not a bad match.Better than hogan/rock.Going into it you had no idea who was going to win.How many matches today do you see where you actually care about who is going to win ? 49. BRET HART VS DAVEY BOY SMITH IYH 12/17/95 I didn't realize how good this match was until I watched it again on the dvd.It is a completely different match from the summerslam match.The month before we got the first table spot.This match we get the return of blood to the wwf. 48. TEAM CANADA VS STEVE AUSTIN/LOD/GOLDUST/KEN SHAMROCK CANADIAN STAMPEDE 97 Not as awesome as I thought the first time I saw it.Still,this had TONS of crowd heat.It was weird to see the harts play the babyfaces and the americans play the heels after seeing the opposite on tv.All of the hart family celebrate in the ring post match is a nice touch. 47. BRET HART VS TED DIBIASE 3/8/89 I saw this on an old coliseum tape and thought it was awesome.After rewatching it on dvd,commentary aside,it's still awesome.It's in matches like this one,steamboat,savage that bret showed he can be a singles wrestler because his singles matches at the time were usually the best on the card.Dibiase was also the best heel ever imo and a great wrestler on his own.Maybe a bit too high but I love it that much. 46. HHH VS CHRIS JERICHO FULLY LOADED 2000 Maybe the only good last man standing match.Hhh let jericho be his equal in this one unlike alot of his other matches.The match was built where you couldn't tell who was going to win.After the match,you couldn't tell who had just won.Hhh just barely makes the 10 count.Awesome match that holds up just as well today as it did then.

Since we are at the half way point,how does the list look so far.What doesn't belong ?What is ranked too low ?What is ranked too high ?

55. KURT ANGLE VS THE ROCK NO WAY OUT 01 Everyone remembers the 2/3 falls match from this ppv but they forget how great this match was.Much better the second time I saw it.Of course we get the great shot of rock being in the ankle lock and angle screaming "Give up Rock or I'll break your f'in ankle right now" 54. DEAN MALENKO VS SCOTTY 2 HOTTY BACKLASH 2000 This is forgotten about and its prabably the only bright spot of the light heavyweight division.Malenko was never going to work out in the wwf because all he does is wrestle.How dare he do that.This had one of the best finishing moves I've ever seen.Scotty goes to suplex dean off the top and malenko reverses to a ddt.You have to see it to know how awesome that spot was. 53. THE ROCKERS VS THE ORIENT EXPRESS ROYAL RUMBLE 91 I never expected this match to be as good as it was.I should have since these guys worked in the awa together.Great 20 minute match where the typical tag formula match works perfectly.The best rockers match I've seen. 52. EDDIE GUERRERRO VS ROB VAN DAM 5/27/02 Well,this is the only time you will see rvd on this list.2002 was dominated by the smackdown six.Earlier in the year eddie was on raw and had an awesome ladder match with rvd.Ladder matches play to van dams' strength which is crazy highspots and blown spots that can be worked into the match.It's on the eddie dvd so check it out. 51. BRET HART VS RIC FLAIR 10/12/92 This had to be the most unexpected world title win I can remember.Bret went from being in the upper mid card to main eventing summerslam only because it was in england,to winning the world title.Talk about a jump up the roster.This was the usual great flair match with bret there to keep it from being too much flair formula.Should have been on the bret dvd.I don't know if this is the right place on the list but I always loved flair matches.

60. RAZOR RAMON VS SHAWN MICHAELS SUMMERSLAM 95 Obviously this is not as good as the wm 10 match but it was still one of the first ladder matches the wwf had.Remember when ladder matches only happened maybe once a year.Now they happen all the time and the spots in the match don't seem special anymore.This match was put on the ppv because they thought the card looked weak.They had no problem stealing the show. 59. BRET HART VS OWEN HART SUMMERSLAM 94 Some may think this is too low.I don't think it is as good as people will lead you to believe.Having said that,it's the best cage match ever inside the blue cage.They are constantly trying to escape which is the purpose of a cage match.I also love the entire family trying to get after owen and neidhart after the match. 58. SHAWN MICHAELS VS DEISEL IYH GOOD FRIENDS BETTER ENEMIES This match is underrated imo.This would be deisels' last ppv match and it was one of his best.Strange how when two members of the click worked together it produced a 4 star match or better.You will see a better example of that later.The best part of this match is deisel going to ringside and ripping vachons' artificial leg off to use as a weapon. 57. BRET HART VS RANDY SAVAGE SNME 11/28/87 This is a great match.I am surprised it didn't make the bret dvd.How often do you see a match where one guy works on the other guys foot for most of the match.I rank it this hiigh for being different. 56. BRET HART VS RICKY STEAMBOAT 3/8/86 Too bad these two couldn't get a match at wm2.This was a great 15 minute match that could have been an awesome 30 minute match.Bret showed he could be a singles wrestler here.Steamboat is his usual awesome self.Check it out on the bret dvd.