Guest Aero Report post Posted April 4, 2003 What do you guys think are MOTYs for each year, dating back to whenever you started watching wrestling. I for the most part started in late 1992, so I'll start in 1993. EDIT: I should note that I only watched WWF throughout the years.. 1993: Probably HBK vs. Jannetty for the IC Title 1994: Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WM X) 1995: HBK vs. Razor Ramon in Ladder Match (Summerslam) 1996: HBK vs. Mankind (Mind Games) 1997: Torn between Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (WM 13) and HBK vs. Undertaker in Hell in a Cell (Badd Blood) 1998: HHH vs. The Rock in Ladder Match (Summerslam) 1999: Edge & Christian vs. Hardys in Ladder Match (No Mercy) 2000: HHH vs. Cactus Jack in Hell in a Cell (No Way Out) 2001: The Rock vs. Steve Austin (WM X7)... slightly behind is Austin vs. Angle (Summerslam) 2002: Benoit & Angle vs. Edge & Mysterio (No Mercy) 2003 (So Far): Benoit vs. Angle (Royal Rumble) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tim Cooke Report post Posted April 4, 2003 1990 - 6/8 Misawa v Tsuruta 1991 - 4/20 Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi v Tsuruta/Taue/Fuchi 1992 - 11/26 Toyoda/Yamada v Kansai/Ozaki * Runner Up * 5/25 Can Am Express v Kobashi/Kikuchi 1993 - 7/29 Hanson v Kobashi * Runners Up * 4/2 Hokuto v Kandori 12/3 Misawa/Kobashi v Kawada/Taue 1994 - 6/3 Misawa v Kawada 1995 - 6/9 Misawa/Kobashi v Kawada/Taue 1996 - 12/6 Misawa/Akiyama v Kawada/Taue 1997 - 1/22 Han v Tamura 1998 - 6/27 Tamura v Kohsaka 1999 - Sakuraba v Royler Gracie * Runner Up * 4/11 Benoit/Malenko v Raven/Saturn 2000 - 5/1 Sakuraba v Gracie * Runner Up * 8/27 Sakuraba v Renzo Gracie 2001 - 9/16 Nakanishi v Ito 2002 - 12/7 Danielson v London * Runner Up * 9/22 Misawa v Takayama 2003 - Undecided Yet Tim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2003 I'm not going by workrate alone here so keep that in mind: 1991: The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage - WrestleMania VII 1992: Bret Hart vs. the British Bulldog - Summer Slam 1993: Big Van Vader vs. Cactus Jack - Halloween Havoc; Texas Death Match 1994: Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels - WrestleMania X; ladder match 1995: World War 3 battle royal for the WCW World Title 1996: Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin - Survivor Series 1997: Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin - WrestleMania XIII (Survivor Series was the better match, IMO, but this had more fallout - with Bret turning heel and Austin becoming the top face in the company) 1998: Triple H vs. the Rock - Summer Slam; ladder match 1999: Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit - WCW Monday Nitro 2000: Triple H vs. Cactus Jack - Royal Rumble; streetfight 2001: Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho vs. Steve Austin & Triple H; Raw is War 2002: The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan (remember when I said I wasn't going by workrate alone?) - WrestleMania X-8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wolverine Report post Posted April 4, 2003 1990: Tsuruta vs. Misawa 9/1 1991: Tsuruta/Fuchi/Taue vs. Misawa/Kawada/Kobashi 4/20 1992: Toyota/Yamada vs. Kansai/Ozaki 11/26 1993: Hokuto vs. Kandori 4/2 1994: Misawa vs. Kawada 6/3 1995: Misawa/Kobashi vs. Kawada/Taue 6/9 1996: Misawa/Akiyama vs. Kawada/Taue 12/6 1997: Han vs. Tamura 1/22 1998: Tamura vs. Kohsaka 6/27 1999: Kong vs. Satomura 9/15 2000: Ito/Nakanishi/Takahashi vs. Mita/Shimoda/Maekawa 11/23 2001: Ito vs. Nakanishi 9/16 2002: No pick 2003: Benoit vs. Angle 1/19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted April 4, 2003 1991- Luger/Sting v. The Steiners 1992- Bulldog v. Bret 1993- Sting v. Vader (Superbrawl III) 1994- Bret v. Owen (WMX) 1995- HBK v. Razor 1996- Bret v. Austin 1997- Bret v. Austin 1998- Rock v. HHH(SummSlam) 1999- Brood v. Edge-n-Christian (No Mercy) 2000- TLC 2001- Austin v. HHH 2002- Benoit/Angle v. Edge/Rey Rey 2003- Benoit v. Angle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted April 4, 2003 (edited) here is my list of greatest year by year matches......and they are not judged by workrate. 1989 - Ric Flair vs. Steamboat 1990 - Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior 1991 - Luger/Sting vs. the Steiners 1992 - British Bulldog vs. Bret Hart (Summerslam 92) 1993 - HBK vs. Marty Jannetty - Intercontanental title match 1994 - Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania X) 1995 - Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels (Summerslam 95) 1996 - Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart (Wrestlemania XII) 1997 - Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (Hell in a Cell) 1998 - Undertaker vs. Mankind (King of the Ring) - u know why!!! 1999 - Jerry Lynn vs. RVD (Hardcore Heaven 99) 2000 - TLC (Wrestlemania 2000) 2001 - TLC (Wrestlemania X-7) 2002 - Michael Shane vs. Paul London (Ring of Honor "Unscripted") 2003 - (so far) Benoit vs. Angle Edited May 31, 2003 by dynamite1980 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2003 2001 - HHH vs. Cactus Jack (Hell in a Cell) Wrong year there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wolverine Report post Posted April 4, 2003 1989 - Ric Flair vs. Steamboat (60 min draw from clash of the champions) Well, it wasn't a 60-minute draw. And Steamboat *won* the match. Jeez, I don't even like that series and I knew that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted April 4, 2003 1987 - Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (Wrestlemania III) 1988 - Demolition, Conquistadors, Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Brainbusters & Bolsheviks vs. Powers of Pain, British Bulldogs, Hart Foundation, Rockers & Young Stallions (Survivor Series) 1989 - Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (Wrestlewar) 1990 - Midnight Express vs. Southern Boys (Great American Bash) 1991 - Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior (Wrestlemania) 1992 - Royal Rumble Match 1993 - Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (King of the Ring) 1994 - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Summerslam) 1995 - Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Jarrett (In Your House II) 1996 - Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Survivor Series) 1997 - Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Wrestlemania) 1998 - Chris Benoit vs. Raven (Souled Out) 1999 - Chris Benoit vs. Bret Hart (Nitro) 2000 - HHH vs. Cactus Jack (No Way Out) 2001 - Rock vs. Steve Austin (Wrestlemania) 2002 - Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle vs. Rey Misterio & Edge (No Mercy) 2003 - Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle (Royal Rumble) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Black Tiger Report post Posted April 4, 2003 1992: War Games 1993: Misawa vs. Kawada (TC match, can't think of date off the top of my head) 1994: Michaels vs. Ramon (WMX) 1995: Michaels vs. Ramon (SS) 1996: Ohtani vs. Dragon (J Crown) 1997: Mysterio vs. Guerrero (HH97) 1998: Kobashi vs. Kawada (6/12) 1999: E&C vs. Hardyz (No Mercy) 2000: E&C vs. Hardyz vs. Dudleyz (WM2000) 2001: Angle vs. Benoit (WM X-7) 2002: Edge vs. Guerrero (Smackdown No DQ) 2003 (so far) Kanemoto/Lyger vs. Kikuchi/Kanemaru (NOAH 1/26/03) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL DANDY~! 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2003 1990: Jumbo/Misawa-6/8 1991: Ultimate Warrior/Randy Savage-WM VII 1992: Sting/Vader-GAB 92 1993: Kobashi/Hansen-7/23 1994: Misawa/Kawada-6/3 1995: Michaels/Ramon-Ladder Match at SS 1996: Misawa/Akiyama vs. Kawada/Taue-12/6 1997: Hart/Austin-WM XIII 1998: Benoit/Raven-Souled OUt 1999: Hart/Benoit-Nitro-10/4 2000: (tie)-Foley/HHH-Royal Rumble and Kawada/Fuchi vs. Nagata/Iizuka-12/14 2001: Benoit/Austin-Edmonton SD!-5/1 2002: Bob Sapp vs. The Great Muta (YEAH RIGHT!!!)-Benoit/Angle vs. Rey/Edge-WWE Tag Finals 2003: Since I have yet to see the Royal Rumble, my pick right now is Angle/Brock-WM XIX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest papacita Report post Posted April 5, 2003 91- Bret/Perfect (Summerslam) 92- Bret/Bulldog (Summerslam) 93-Shawn/Marty (Where Marty wins, not the MOTY match) 94-Shawn/Razor (WMX) 95-Torn between the Summerslam Ladder match and Bret/Bulldog from IYH 5 96- Bret/Shawn (WM XII) 97-Bret/Austin (WM 13)...HIAC is overrated 98-um...I honestly can't think of any one match from 98 that stands out. I'll just say the Benoit/Booker series. 99-Hardyz/E&C (No Mercy) 2000-HHH/Rock (Judgment Day) 2001-Angle/Austin (Summerslam) 2002-Los Guerrerros/Benoit and Angle (Tag Title tournament) 2003-So far, Benoit and Angle...HM for HBK/Jericho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Askewniverse Report post Posted April 5, 2003 1990: Hogan vs. Warrior- WM VI 1991: Warrior vs. Savage- WM VII 1992: Bret vs. Bulldog- SummerSlam 1993: Bret vs. Flair- Marathon Match 1994: Bret vs. Owen- WM X 1995: HBK vs. Jarrett- IYH II 1996: Bret vs. Austin- Survivor Series 1997: Bret vs. Austin- WM 13 1998: HHH vs. Rock- SummerSlam 1999: Bret vs. Benoit- Owen Hart Tribute Match 2000: HHH vs. Rock- Judgment Day 2001: Austin vs. Rock- WM X-7 2002: Edge & Mysterio vs. Benoit & Angle- No Mercy 2003: (so far) Benoit vs. Angle- Royal Rumble Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted April 5, 2003 87- Savage vs. Steamboat WM 3 88- Savage vs. DiBiase WM 4 89- Rockers vs. DoubleA/? (Survivor Series) 90- Hogan vs. Warrior (WM 6) 91- Perfect vs. Hart (Summerslam) 92- Royal Rumble Match 93- Jannety vs. Michaels (IC Title) 94- Bret vs. Owen (WM 10) 95- Michaels vs. Ramon (Summerslam) 96- Austin vs. Bret (Survivor Series) 97- Austin vs. Bret (WM 13) 98- Dude Love vs. Austin (OTE) 99- Rock vs. Mankind (St. Valentine's) 00- Angle vs. Rock vs. Triple H (Summerslam) 01- Austin vs. Rock (WM 17) 02- Jericho vs. Rock (RR) 03- (So Far) HBK vs. Jericho (WM 19) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2003 1989 - Steamboat/Flair; Clash 6 1990 - Hogan/Warrior; WM6 1991 - Perfect/Hart; SS91 1992 - Savage/Flair; WM8 1993 - Flair/Vader; Starcade 1993 1994 - Bret/Owen; WM10 1995 - Bret/Bulldog; IYH:5 1996 - Bret/Austin; SS96 1997 - Bret/Austin; WM13 1998 - Austin/Foley; Over the Edge 1999 - Bret/Benoit; Owen tribute 2000 - HHH/Foley; RR2000 2001 - Austin/Benoit; Smackdown 2002 - Olympic Wolverines/Edge & Rey Rey; No Mercy 2003(so far) - Angle/Benoit; RR2003 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HurriShane 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2003 91: Savage vs Warrior 92: Bret vs Bulldog 93: Flair vs Vader 94: HBK vs Razor 95: Bret vs Diesel 96: Outsiders vs Sting,Savage,Luger 97: Mysterio vs Eddy 98: Austin vs Dude Love 99: Hardys vs Edge & Christian 00: Rock vs HHH ironman 01: HHH vs Austin 2/3 falls 02: Benoit & Angle vs Mysterio & Edge 03(so far): HBK vs Y2J Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2003 89- Rockers vs. DoubleA/? (Survivor Series) You mean Warrior / Anvil / Rockers vs. Andre / Heenan / Haku / Anderson? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kane3212321 Report post Posted April 6, 2003 No, he means Rockers vs. Brain Busters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2003 But that wasn't at Survivor Series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest natholy Report post Posted April 6, 2003 I think he means their match from the saturday night main event ends in a double dq or count out if I recall? regards nate holynski Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2003 They did have one double DQ SNME match following WrestleMania V - then the Best 2 out of 3 falls SNME match which was taped before Survivor Series and was Blanchard's last match in the WWF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dmann2000 Report post Posted April 7, 2003 Ahem: Beginning from 1989, the year I first started watching, and workrate is not the decisive factor. 1989: 2/3 Falls Steamboat vs Flair 1990: Hart Foundation vs Demolition 2/3 falls 1991: Savage vs Warrior, WM VII 1992: Royal Rumble (I don't care what anyone says, not just my pick for 1992 but hands down my favorite 60 minutes of professional wrestling). 1993: Mr. Perfect vs Bret Hart KOTR (more special because I was there live) 1994: Hart vs Hart (Cage match, SummerSlam 94) 1995: Eddy vs Dean, Hostile City Showdown 1996: Mankind vs Shawn Michaels (Mindgames) 1997: Austin vs Hart, it cannot be denied 1998: Dude Love vs Steve Austin, OTE 1999: Forget Hardyz/EC give me Benoit/Malenko vs Raven/Saturn from Spring Stampede 99. 2000: Cactus Jack vs HHH, RR 2000 2001: Gee, in hindsight it's kinda hard to choose as there were many great matches this year after all. I'll go with Austin/HHH vs Jericho/Benoit. 2002: Angle/Benoit vs Rey/Edge 2003: Angle vs Benoit, may they be allowed to hook it up again before the year is out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dmann2000 Report post Posted April 7, 2003 1991 - Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior (Wrestlemania) 1992 - Royal Rumble Match 1993 - Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (King of the Ring) 1994 - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Summerslam) Wow, we matched up exactly the same from 91-94, I'm glad I'm not the only one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2003 Heres mine i've only been watching consistantly since 2000 though: 2000:Jericho vs HHH - Last Man Standing @ Fully Loaded 2001:Kurt Angle vs Austin @ Summerslam 2002: Rock vs Hogan @ WM X8 (I was there live so its even better) 2003 so far: Jericho vs HBK @ WM XIX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted April 8, 2003 1991 - Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior (Wrestlemania) 1992 - Royal Rumble Match 1993 - Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (King of the Ring) 1994 - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Summerslam) Wow, we matched up exactly the same from 91-94, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I feel the same way. Bret/Owen in 1994 is sort of a toss-up with the Wrestlemania match, but I simply enjoy the Summerslam match more. Perfect/Bret at KOTR is better than their Summerslam 1991 match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest slabinskia Report post Posted May 16, 2003 1982:flair vs kerry voneric 12/82 cage match runner up:tiger mask vs dynamite kid 1983:flair vs harley race starcade 83 1984:flair vs steamboat night of champions runner up:pat patterson vs sgt slaughter (i like it) 1985:magnum ta. vs tully blanchard starcade 1986:flair vs barry windham battle of the belts 1987:savage-steamboat wm3 1st runner up wargames 2nd runner up flair-barry windham 1/87 main event tv 1988:fantastics vs midnight express clash of champions 1st runner up:demolition team vs powers of pain team survivor series 2nd runner up flair vs luger starcade 1989:flair vs steamboat 2/3 falls runner up:there other 2 matches 1990:midnight express vs southern boys 1991:wargames 1st runner up savage vs warriar wm7 2nd runner up bret vs perfect summerslam 1992:flair vs savage wm8 1st runner up:jushin liger vs el samurai 2nd runner up rumble match 3rd runner up:steamboat vs rude beach blast (more great matches,92 was a good year for wrestling) 1993:flair-bret ironman match runner up:steiners vs bret/owen wrestlefest 1994:hbk-razor wm10 1st runner up:bret vs owen wm10 2nd runner up:cactus/sullivan vs nasty boys slamboree 3rd runner up:flair vs steamboat wcw saturday night 5/94 1995:malenko-eddy hostile city showdown 1st runner up:malenko-eddy 2/3 falls 1996:bret-austin survivor series 1st runner up:hbk-foley mind games 2nd runner up:benoit-malenko hog wild 3rd runner up:shane-pitbul-scorpio-jericho heatwave 96 1997:bret-austin wm13(my all time favorite) 1st runner up:hbk-taker bad blood 2nd runner up owen-buldog euro title finals 3rd runner up:10 man tag canadian stampede 1998:austin-foley over the edge 1st runner up:benoit vs raven vs page uncensored 2nd runner up:foley-taker kotr 1999:ladder match no mercy runner up:benoit/malenko vs raven/saturn spring stampede 2000:hhh-foley rumble 1st runner up:hhh-rock ironman match 2nd runner up tlc summerslam 2001:hhh-austin no way out 1st runner up:rock vs austin wm17 2nd runner up:tlc wm17 2002:angle/benoit vs rey/edge no mercy runner up:benoit vs angle unforgiven 2003:benoit vs angle rumble runner up hbk vs jericho wm19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2003 I can't think of matches for every year right now, but here's what I can think of.... 1992 - Sting vs. Cactus Jack (Bash at the Beach) 1994 - Bret vs. Owen (Mania) 1996 - HBK vs. Mankind (Mind Games) 1997 - Rey vs. Eddy (Halloween Havoc) 1998 - Rock vs. HHH (Summerslam) 1999 - The Rock vs. Mankind (Rumble) 2000 - HHH vs. Cactus Jack (No Way Out) 2001 - TLC II (Mania) 2002 - Edge vs. Eddy (Smackdown No DQ) 2003 - Benoit vs. Angle (Rumble - So far, but I doubt anything's gonna top that, though Brock vs. Angle and HBK vs. Y2J from Mania come close) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jm29195 Report post Posted May 17, 2003 1988- tag team elimination match- survivor series 1989- Flair vs Steamboat- Wrestlewar 1990- Southern Boys vs Midnight Express- GAB 1991- Steiners vs Sting/Luger- Superbrawl 1 1992- DBS vs Bret Hart- Summerslam 1993- Sting vs Vader- Superbrawl III or Flair vs Hennig- Raw 1994- Bret vs Owen- Wrestlemania X 1995- Jarrett vs Michaels- IYH 2 1996- Mankind vs Michaels- IYH 10 1997- Michaels vs Undertaker- Badd Blood 1998- Austin vs Dude Love- Over the Edge 1999- Rock vs HHH- Rebellion 2000- TLC- Summerslam 2001- Angle vs Austin- Summerslam 2002- Edge & Mysterio vs Angle & Benoit 2/3 falls- Smackdown 3 weeks after No Mercy 2003- Angle vs Benoit- Royal Rumble Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tim Cooke Report post Posted May 18, 2003 * denotes matches that are clear runner up's and can easily be defined and argued as MOTY's. 1976 - Baba v Robinson (7/24) * Funk v Tsuruta (6/11) 1977 - Race v Tsuruta (6/11) 1978 - N/A 1979 - N/A 1980 - N/A 1981 - N/A 1982 - Hanson v Baba (2/4) 1983 - Probably the NJPW 6 man from 12/83 though I haven't got my hands on it yet. 1984 - N/A 1985 - Choshu/Saito v Tenyru/Tsuruta (2/15) 1985 - Choshu/Yatsu v Tsuruta/Tenyru (1/28) 1987 - Windham v Flair (1/24/87) 1988 - Tenyru/Kawada v Hanson/Gordy (12/16) * Midnight Express v Fantastics (3/27/88) 1989 - Tsuruta v Tenyru (6/5) * Flair v Steamboat (4/2) 1990 - Midnight Express v Southern Boys (7/7/90) 1991 - N/A 1992 - Toyota/Yamada v Ozaki/Kansai (11/26) 1993 - Hanson v Kobashi (7/29) * Hokuto v Kandori (4/2) * Misawa/Kobashi v Kawada/Taue (12/3) 1994 - Misawa v Kawada (6/3) 1995 - Misawa/Kobashi v Kawada/Taue (6/9) 1996 - Misawa/Akiyama v Kawada/Taue (12/6) 1997 - ????????? 1998 - Kawada v Kobashi (6/12) Tim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thetrendsetter Report post Posted June 2, 2003 We'll Start With The First Year I Watched understood the concept between good and bad wrestling... This List only includes non-gimmick matches... It's the best WRESTLING matches of the year, not best bump off a ladder, or best bump off the top of a cage 1991: Mr. Perfect VS Bret Hart (Summerslam) 1992: Brian Pillman VS Jushin Lyger (Superbrawl II) 1993: Bret Hart VS Mr. Perfect (King Of The Ring Semi's) 1994: Ric Flair VS Ricky Steamboat (Spring Stampede) 1995: Ric Flair VS Arn Anderson (Fall Brawl) 1996: Mick Foley VS Shawn Michaels (Mind Games) 1997: Steve Austin/Shawn Michaels VS Bulldog/Owen Hart (Raw, June 97) 1998: Mike Awesome VS Masato Tanaka (Heatwave) 1999: Steve Austin VS The Rock (Backlash) 2000: Chris Benoit VS Triple H (No Mercy 2000) 2001: Triple H/Steve Austin VS Benoit/Jericho (Raw, May 2001) 2002: I'm Under the assumption HHH/Michaels was a Street Fight so... 2002: Kurt Angle VS Chris Benoit (Unforgiven 2002) 2003 Half-Year: Kurt Angle VS Brock Lesnar (Wrestlemania 19) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
