Dark Matches you'd like to have seen

[cawthon777]

What matches which were taped but never saw the light of day would you have liked to have seen?

 

WWF @ Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens - October 28, 1992

Wrestling Challenge taping:

Jeff Jarrett defeated Rick Martel (about a year before Jarrett was under contract)

 

WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center - January 26, 1993

Wrestling Challenge taping:

WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Owen Hart defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification

 

WWF @ Edmonton, Alberta - Northlands Coliseum - July 7, 1997 (9,500; 7,108 paid)

Raw taping:

Bret Hart, WWF IC Champion Owen Hart, & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Steve Austin & the Legion of Doom

[JoeDirt]

I know Bret/HBK/Taker did some triple threat matches in 1997, so I'd pick that.

[King Kamala]

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 25, 2001 (13,763; sell out)

Guido Maritato & Tony Mamaluke defeated Danny Doring & Roadkill

 

 

The FBI Vs Doring and Roadkill in WWF, just for the novelty of it.

 

The next night;

 

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 26, 2001 (11,772; sell out)

Dean Malenko defeated Taka Michinoku

 

That was kind of a dream match for me as a mark back in 98, one of WCW's top cruiserweights Vs one of WWF's. This had to be one of the Iceman's last matches to boot.

 

WWF @ Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome - July 3, 2001

Essa Rios pinned Christopher Daniels at 4:18 with a moonsault

 

WWF @ Omaha, NE - Civic Center - October 23, 2001

Chuck Palumbo pinned Randy Orton with the Jungle Kick

Billy Gunn pinned Brock Lesnar with the Fameasser

 

Two future WWE champs job to Billy and Chuck.

 

WWF @ Bushkill, PA - Fernwood Resort - January 31, 1994 (1,600; sell out)

Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) after Earthquake came out to counter Diesel's interference (Earthquake's surprise return after a year absence)

 

Earthquake and Bret Hart=Best Friends Forever.

 

WWF @ Newark, DE - Bob Carpenter Center - December 14, 1994 (4,600; heavily papered)

WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Bob Backlund

 

For some reason I'd curious to see a Diesel-Backland match that lasted longer than eight seconds.

[The C Man]

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 25, 2001 (13,763; sell out)

Guido Maritato & Tony Mamaluke defeated Danny Doring & Roadkill

 

Wasn't this match so good that the four wrestlers were bitched at for upstaging the 'real' stars?

[Placebo Effect]

I could've sworn this this thread was done, using your site as a reference, a year and a half or so ago.

[claydude14]

WWF @ Newark, DE - Bob Carpenter Center - December 14, 1994 (4,600; heavily papered)

WWF World Champion Diesel defeated Bob Backlund

 

For some reason I'd curious to see a Diesel-Backland match that lasted longer than eight seconds.

 

I went to a house show in Rochester on either the 9th or 10th that year; there was a Diesel/Backlund match but it went just like the MSG title change and probably was around the eight second mark again. I imagine this match probably followed the same format.

[Guest Arnold_OldSchool]

I went to a Backlund/Diesel house show match a few weeks after this in Green bay and Backlund got in plenty of offense if I recall. Shawn interfered liberally and Bob may have used a towel to smother him.

 

 

I'd guess 10 plus mins.

[MillenniumMan831]

Sounds like a CV Diesel/JJ Title Match . . . I think from Brawl in the Family.