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good matches of the last decade from your town

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WWF @ Kansas City, MO - October 22, 2001

 

Chuck Palumbo pinned Randy Orton with the superkick

Billy Gunn pinned Brock Lesnar with the Fameasser

Kanyon pinned Russ McCollough with a Russian leg sweep off the middle ropes

 

Jakked:

WCW Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Hugh Morrus & Justin Credible following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo on Morrus

Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Sho Funaki with the brainbuster

Lance Storm defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Canadian Maple Leaf

X-Pac & Albert defeated Tommy Dreamer & Mike Awesome when Albert pinned Dreamer with the Baldo Bomb

 

Raw is War:

Lita & Trish Stratus defeated Ivory & Molly Holly when Lita pinned Ivory with the Twist of Fate and Swanton

Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to win the title following a kick to the face

Kurt Angle defeated WCW U.S. Champion Rhyno to win the title via submission to the ankle lock

Bradshaw pinned WWF European Champion the Hurricane with the Clothesline from Hell to win the title

The Undertaker & Kane defeated Booker T & Test when Kane pinned Test with the tombstone after the Undertaker kicked Test in the face

WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam pinned the Big Show after spraying the challenger with a fire extinguisher, hitting the Van Daminator, and finishing with the five star frog splash

WCW World Champion Chris Jericho & the Rock defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz to win the titles when Rock pinned D-Von with the Rock Bottom after Jericho prevented the champions from using the 3D.

 

WWF @ Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena - August 24, 1999

Smackdown!:

 

WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned the Rock with the Pedigree after special referee Shawn Michaels hit the superkick on the challenger

 

WWF @ Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena - October 6, 1997

Raw is War:

Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart via count-out

 

how about your hometowns, or shows you went to?

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Guest Kahran Ramsus

Best match I have seen in Ottawa was at the WWF House Show at the Corel Center March 4, 2000.

 

Intercontinental Championship:

Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho

 

Lasted 18 minutes, and was better than the Wrestlemania match without the nerves and the two fall stip that hurt the match. Angle won with a belt shot on Jericho (the sequence from the ref bump to the belt shot was the same as in the Wrestlemania match, but Benoit didn't make the save).

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Guest goodhelmet

the only good tv match i have seen in san antonio is dude love/ stone cold vs. owen and bulldog in 1997. backlund vs. bret also happened here but i didn't attend. last year, i enjoyed the hell out of the raw that came here but none of the matches were very memorable!

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Guest scratch

I'd have to say these:

 

Bret vs Owen 60 Min. Ironman Match - July 1994 - Brendan Byrne Arena (East Rutherford, NJ) - Bret wins 3-2 I believe, awesome match live.

 

Bret vs Bulldog - November 1995 - Brendan Byrne Arena - Rematch from Summerslam 92. It was a test run for the upcoming PPV title match in December. Bulldog wins. Amazing match for the time.

 

Bret/Sid vs Michaels/Austin - Feb. 1997 - Continental Arena - East Rutherford - United We Stand, Divded we Brawl Tag match. Great brawl that went all over the place. Forgot the ending though.

 

I've seen many more classics in this arena, but these three stand out as probably the most memorable to me.

 

--Scratch

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Guest Dmann2000

I saw Bret Hart vs Mr. Percet KOTR 1993 at The Nutter Center in Dayton OH

 

And down in Cincy I saw Benoit vs Regal from Pillman '01

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Guest papacita

Good matches I've seen in person...

 

Raw from 7/01:

 

Booker T over Kurt Angle for the WCW Title (I liked it)

 

X-Pac over Kidman for the Cruiserweight Title (X-Factor off the top rope!)

 

Heat Taping from 11/98:

 

Austin Vs Rock Vs Mankind Vs The Undertaker in a dark match...I can't remember who went over (probably Rock, since he was champ at the time) but it was a really good brawl...and Rock got stunned 4 times by Austin. Funny...

 

Pre-game Pandemonium: Superbowl Sunday 98:

 

The Rock (accompanied by HHH and CHYNA~!) and the New Age Outlaws loss to Austin, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie in another good brawl. Plus it was weird as hell hearing Rock and HHH put each other over in their promos even then.

 

Mind Games 96:

 

HBK and Mankind. Nuff said.

 

House Shows from January and May 96:

 

The January Show had good matches between Michaels and HHH and a good Cage match between Bret and Diesel...and the May show had HBK and Diesel in a cage...was also one day prior to the MSG incident.

 

Slamboree 94:

 

Austin and Johnny B Badd was good from what I remember. Also had the Sting/Vader match and the Cactus/Sullivan/Nasty Boys street fight. Good match.

 

House Show in May 92:

 

Bret Vs Shawn for the I-C Title.

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WWF @ Kansas City, MO - October 22, 2001

 

Chuck Palumbo pinned Randy Orton with the superkick

Billy Gunn pinned Brock Lesnar with the Fameasser

Kanyon pinned Russ McCollough with a Russian leg sweep off the middle ropes

 

Jakked:

WCW Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Hugh Morrus & Justin Credible following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo on Morrus

Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Sho Funaki with the brainbuster

Lance Storm defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Canadian Maple Leaf

X-Pac & Albert defeated Tommy Dreamer & Mike Awesome when Albert pinned Dreamer with the Baldo Bomb

 

Raw is War:

Lita & Trish Stratus defeated Ivory & Molly Holly when Lita pinned Ivory with the Twist of Fate and Swanton

Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to win the title following a kick to the face

Kurt Angle defeated WCW U.S. Champion Rhyno to win the title via submission to the ankle lock

Bradshaw pinned WWF European Champion the Hurricane with the Clothesline from Hell to win the title

The Undertaker & Kane defeated Booker T & Test when Kane pinned Test with the tombstone after the Undertaker kicked Test in the face

WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam pinned the Big Show after spraying the challenger with a fire extinguisher, hitting the Van Daminator, and finishing with the five star frog splash

WCW World Champion Chris Jericho & the Rock defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz to win the titles when Rock pinned D-Von with the Rock Bottom after Jericho prevented the champions from using the 3D.

 

WWF @ Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena - August 24, 1999

Smackdown!:

 

WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned the Rock with the Pedigree after special referee Shawn Michaels hit the superkick on the challenger

 

WWF @ Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena - October 6, 1997

Raw is War:

Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart via count-out

 

how about your hometowns, or shows you went to?

Damn... I was supposed to go to No Mercy and that Raw, but my ride bailed on me. Anyway, there are hardly any shows that are held in Springfield, Illinois. Anyway, here was my first wrestling show, when I was 13:

 

WWF @ Champaign, IL - September 27, 1997

Jesse Jammes pinned Rockabilly

Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the New Blackjacks

Goldust pinned Brian Pillman

The Patriot pinned Owen Hart

WWF Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr. after a false title change

Mankind defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a falls count anywhere match

DOA defeated the Nation of Domination

The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart via disqualification

 

Next came a February 5, 1998 show in Springfield that was not listed on that site. However, the show listed from the day before has pretty much the same card, so here it is:

 

Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi

Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a country whipping match

The Headbangers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws via disqualification

WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated D-Lo Brown

Bradshaw pinned TAFKA Goldust

Savio Vega pinned Kama

Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated Tarantula, El Torito, & Battalion

Kane pinned Chainz

Farooq pinned Cactus Jack

Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion Rocky Maivia via disqualification

 

Then my next show was in May of 1998 at a WCW Saturday Night taping which saw Jericho vs. Juventud and a main event of Goldberg beating Yugi Nagata in a US title match.

 

After that, no shows came around until WCW Thunder on May 9, 2000. Arn Anderson had his comeback "match" against David Flair, Bischoff tried to buy theHardcore title off Terry Funk, vignettes aired of Vince Russo taking Daffney, Crowbar, and David Flair on a tour of New York, Lex Luger tried to recapture Elizabeth from Vinnie Ru after her match with Rhoda Singh but was nailed by Chuck Palumbo's Lex Flexor, and in the main event, Mike Awesome beat Sting in an ambulance matcha fter Vampiro (who cut a promo on Sting earlier) interfered. Buff Bagwell was arrested after the show, and I met him and Vampiro. :)

 

There was an NWF indy show with 3 matches last summer after a baseball game, with a main event of Greg valentine vs. Doink the Clown. I knew the team's mascot, so i got to go into the locker room and meet them.

 

The WWF came back here in late October 2001 for this card, where I dressed as Hurricane and posted the pics on this board. Now, the card:

 

WWF @ Springfield, IL - October 27, 2001

WCW Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Tommy Dreamer defeated Russ McCullough

Albert defeated Hugh Morrus

Raven defeated Maven

The Acolytes defeated the Hurricane & Mike Awesome

WWF Hardcore Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Kanyon

WWF IC Champion Edge defeated Christian

The Undertaker & Kane defeated Booker T & Test in a cage match

 

There was a Raw brand show here on August 31 between the Raw that Brock became "exclusive" to SD and the SD he debuted on:

 

WWE (Raw) @ Springfield, IL - August 31, 2002

Spike Dudley pinned Raven with the Dudley Dogg at the 4 minute mark

Shelton Benjamin pinned Justin Credible with a spin kick to the head at 7:30

Booker T & Goldust defeated William Regal & Christopher Nowinski when Booker pinned Nowinski with the scissors kick at 10:10

Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards with the DDT at 4:30

WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated the Undertaker via disqualification after the challenger used a steel chair, after Lesnar used the chair twice when the referee was knocked out

Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Victoria at the 6 minute mark after Trish hit the bulldog on Victoria

Bradshaw pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Lance Storm with the Clothesline from Hell at 6:45

Chris Jericho defeated Bubba Ray Dudley via submission to the Walls of Jericho at 12:40

WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned the Big Show at the 6 minute mark after the five star frog splash

 

There have also been monthly New Midwest Wrestling shows since April. Those are the guys I've trained with. I''m sure you don't care, but www.newmidwest.com has the results for all 6 shows:

 

 

1st Blood

Capital Punishment

Revolution

Boiling Point

Breakdown

Cutting Edge

 

They're better than 99% of teh indy feds out there, so check them out. That's about it for me....

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Guest J*ingus

I've seen about half of TNA's shows, with the three-way ladder match probably being the best one I was present for. The WW(F)E and WCW never did much special here in the last few years. ECW came once, but I didn't get to see it. Probably the best indy matches I've seen would be Chris Harris vs. James Storm from USA Championship Wrestling, right before TNA started up.

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Here are my favorite matches i've seen live:

 

Bret/Undertaker vs. Shawn Michels/Diesel at MSG, IN HIGH GEAR '95'....This is the match that Diesel was a tweener and turned fully heel when he nailed Bret and Taker with a chair, and when HBK questioned him he pretended to leave and when HBK turned around he nailed him with the chair too. Awesome stuff.

 

Summer Slam '97' ---- Austin vs. Owen......the match where Austin had his neck broekn by an Owen piledriver.

 

and my favorites :

WrestleMania X --- Shawn vs. Razor Ladder Match....The greatest ladder match of all time.

 

WrestleMania X --- Bret vs. Owen........awesome match with a great surprise ending. We were all shocked when Owen pinned Bret for the 1,2,3.

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Guest kingkamala

Well there's surprsingly been quite a few matches that have come here to the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME

 

 

8-22-94: Bret Hart Vs Owen Hart lumberjack match: This was used as a Coliseum exclusive for the tape Wham Bam Bodyslam! This was probably the best lumberjack match I've ever seen in person or on tape. This match took place at a Superstars taping main evented by Lex Luger Vs The Fake Undertaker

 

5-19-98: Chris Benoit Vs Booker T: This was Match 3 of the best of seven series, excellent match with a super hot crowdI think Booker T won this match if my memory is right. This was at a WCW Saturday Night taping

 

7-1-02: Rey Misterio and Kidman Vs Chavo Guerrero and Tajiri: Before Rey Rey's TV return. Great match with plenty of highspots. This was at a WWE Smackdown brand house show main evented by....

 

7-1-02: Kurt Angle Vs Edge: This was better then there Hair Vs Hair match but still worse then the cage match and Backlash match. Still it was awesome for a house show match my only problem with this match was Edge won after botched interference from RICO, that's right RICO.

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Guest dreamer420

Sadly my hometown rarely gets wrestling, and when it does the matches suck balls.

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Guest Jonathan Barber

Cactus/HHH from No Way Out 2000 @ the Hartford Civic Center.

 

Yeah, I have that Wham Bam Bodyslam tape. Owen actually wins the world title, only to have it taken away.

:(

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Guest dreamer420

You lucky bastard. I would love to have seen that match AND I would love to own that damn tape.

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Guest JHawk

Just a few I saw live (that I can think of, although I'm sure I'll remember more later):

 

SummerSlam 96: Mankind-Taker, HBK-Vader. For whatever reason, the pre-taped stuff from Mankind-Taker came off so much better in the arena.

 

No Mercy 1999: Edge/Christian-Hardy Boyz Ladder match. Still the best match I ever saw live.

 

Invasion: Jeff Hardy-Rob Van Dam. One of the guys I went with actually called home to tell his wife how great he thought this was.

 

King of the Ring 2002: RVD-Jericho. TV doesn't do this one justice.

 

4/7/2000 ECW house show: Super Crazy-Lance Storm. Excellent match, most notable for Storm responding to "USA" chants by grabbing the mic and shouting "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CHEERING FOR?"

 

11/8/1991 WWF house show: Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper. I missed their rematch two months later. :-(

 

4/30/1989 WWF house show: Bret Hart-Mr. Perfect time limit draw.

 

Plus I've ordered tickets for the 1/11/2003 ROH show, so something should be added here.

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Guest La Parka Es Mi Papa

Hey, there's another Kansas City boy on here! Cool.

 

Mine, obviously, have already been posted.

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Best match I have seen in Ottawa was at the WWF House Show at the Corel Center March 4, 2000.

 

Intercontinental Championship:

Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho

 

Lasted 18 minutes, and was better than the Wrestlemania match without the nerves and the two fall stip that hurt the match. Angle won with a belt shot on Jericho (the sequence from the ref bump to the belt shot was the same as in the Wrestlemania match, but Benoit didn't make the save).

That was a good match, and if I technically lived in Ottawa, that would have been my choice, alas, the WWF went to my town in 1993, and, going completely by memory, I'd have to say that my selection is:

 

Terry Taylor vs. Owen Hart

-The only time I ever saw Owen wrestle live, so perhaps that's why I chose this match, but looking at the card for that night, nothing sticks out as being any good.

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Guest cabbageboy

I saw the Judgment Day 2000 PPV here in Louisville (Rock/HHH Iron Man, Benoit/Jericho, all that stuff). It was a good show but I somehow wasn't blown away. Oddly enough I'd say being there didn't do it justice, it was better when I reviewed the tape later.

 

I remember Bret Hart vs. Hakushi at a Raw taping here in 1995....first time I ever saw a moonsault to the floor.

 

In 1994 saw a Razor Ramon/Owen IC title match that had a Dusty Finish....Razor ended up retaining.

 

UT/Shawn at Ground Zero was here too but I didn't see it.

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Guest bob_barron

Great matches I've seen live-

 

Dudleyz v. Hardyz tables match at MSG (notable for the NBT running in and like 26 guys coming out and beating the ufkay out of them)

 

The Rock/RVD v. Test/Y2J (Awesome tag match)

 

Austin v. Angle (first, last, and only MSG match between the two)

 

RVD v. Eddy (I saw an even better ladder match then the one they had on RAW)

 

Los Guerreros v. Benoit/Angle

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Guest converge241

Flair vs Bret - Boston Brawl WCW house show/Webcast event

 

DDP- Raven in the cage from Slamboree (and of course the Jericho invitational)

 

Foley wins the belt for the first time

 

Owen's last PPV match ever with JJ vs NAOutlaws

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Guest mw679

Boston, MA- Wrestlemania 14...one of the shows that helped turn it all around for the then WWF.

 

Worcester, MA- Rock vs. Foley- Of course, Mick always mentions this one when he has the chance. Just great to see Mick take the title for the first time in my Hometown.

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Guest RedJed

Well my first house show was at St Paul, MN back in 87 and to this day is still one of my favorites shows I've ever been to, just because of these two matches.

 

Hart Foundation v. British Bulldogs 2/3 falls

Steamboat v Savage in a cage

 

Besides that.......

 

WCW @ Rochester, MN - Oct. 17th, 1992

 

-Check out this lineup

 

1. Marc Bagwell d. Scotty Flamingo (Raven)

 

2. Erik Watts d. Vinnie Vegas (Nash)

 

3. Van Hammer d. DDP (who was just starting around this time as a wrestler)

 

4. Shane Douglas and Steve Austin went to a 30 minute draw!

 

5. Brian Pillman d. Brad Armstrong in a grudge match

 

6. Barbarian d. Ricky Steamboat by pinfall (they were trying to get Barbarian over as a world title threat if I remember right)

 

7. Sting, Nikita Koloff, and Ron Simmons d. Jake Roberts, Cactus Jack, and Rick Rude (what a team there huh)

 

(Wasn't a great card overall as much as it's just a fucking trip to see the results 10 years later)

 

Other matches I've seen live here in MN that comes to mind as memorable.....

 

Bret v. Michaels for the IC belt, May 92 @ Target Center

Hogan/Piper v. Flair/Sid Vicious, Feb 92 @ Target Center

Hogan v. Flair, November 91 @ Target Center

 

Those are just some that come to my mind off the top at 4am.......I'm sure there are more.

 

On a side note, I was at the house show in St Paul that ended up being Brian Pillman's last match ever, it was against Goldust. Later that night was when he died.

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Guest dreamer420
Good matches I've seen live

Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (Survivor Series 97)

Not funny.

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