Greatest Match Ever Project (2019 Results)
May 3, 2019 7:24:10 GMT
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Post by jetlag on May 3, 2019 7:24:10 GMT
So for the past couple months, a group of geeks highly dedicated wrestling fans gathered and discussed the greatest wrestling matches of all time. A voting was done and the result is the following list:
100. Sangre Chicana vs Perro Aguayo (“Hair vs Hair” – UWA – 2/28/1986)
99. John Cena vs. Umaga (Last Man Standing - WWE World Championship WWE - 1/28/2007)
98. Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW World Tag Team Championships - AJPW - 5/23/1996)
97. Bret Hart vs Steve Austin (WWF - 11/17/1996)
96. Andrade Cien Almas vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT Heavyweight Championship - NXT - 01/27/18)
95. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Steve Williams (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 7/28/1994)
94. Akira Maeda vs Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW - 6/12/1986)
93. Terry Funk vs Harley Race (NWA Heavyweight Championship - NWA - 7/1/1977)
92. Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Championship - WCW - 5/7/1989)
91. Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee (Loser Leaves Town – Southern Heavyweight Title – Memphis - 6/6/1983)
90. Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr vs Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (AJPW - 08/31/1983)
89. El Hijo del Santo vs Espanto Jr (Mask vs Mask - UWA - 8/31/1986)
88. Lou Thesz vs Verne Gagne (NWA World Championship - Chicago - 1/25/1952)
87. Yuki Ishikawa vs Daisuke Ikeda (Futen - 4/24/2005)
86. Shinobu Kandori vs Bull Nakano (Chain Match - AJW/LLPW - 7/14/1994)
85. Ricky Steamboat vs Rick Rude (30 Minute Iron Man - WCW - 06/20/1992)
84. Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles (X Division Championship - TNA - 12/11/2005)
83. Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama (GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH - 7/10/2004)
82. Terry Funk vs Jerry Lawler (Empty Arena Match - CWA - 4/6/1981)
81. Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi (Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship - AJPW - 07/24/1998)
80. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa (Real World Tag League FInal - AJPW, 5/21/1994)
79. Negro Casas vs El Dandy (CMLL World Middleweight Championship - CMLL 7/3/1992)
78. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW - 9/1/1990)
77. Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW - 6/8/1990)
76. El Hijo del Santo vs Negro Casas vs El Dandy (Elimination Hair vs Mask - CMLL - 12/6/1996)
75. Brock Lesnar vs John Cena (Extreme Rules Match - WWE - 4/29/2012)
74. Terry Funk vs Stan Hansen (AJPW – 4/14/1983)
73. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada - (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 7/24/1995)
72. Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega (IWGP Heavyweight Championship - NJPW - 8/12/2017)
71. Sgt Slaughter vs Iron Sheik (Boot Camp Match - WWF - 6/16/1984)
70. El Satanico vs El Dandy (Hair vs Hair - EMLL - 12/14/1990)
69. Tatsumi Fujinami, Keichii Yamada, Shiro Koshinaka, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kengo Kimura vs Hiroshi Saito, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Super Strong Machine, Masa Saito & Riki Choshu (Elimination Match - NJPW - 9/12/1988)
68. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 6/12/1998)
67. Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker (Hell in a Cell - WWF World Championship - WWF 10/5/1997)
66. Shinjiro Otani vs El Samurai (UWA Light Heavyweight Championship - NJPW - 1/21/1996)
65. The Funks vs Abdullah The Butcher and The Sheik (⅔ Falls - AJPW - 7/15/1979)
64. Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kota Ibushi (IWGP IC Championship - NJPW - 1/4/2015)
63. Billy Robinson vs Giant Baba (PWF Heavyweight Championship - AJPW - 7/24/1976)
62. Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima (ROH World Championship - ROH - 8/25/2007)
61. The Rockers vs Buddy Rose & Doug Somers (AWA World Tag Team Championship - AWA - 8/30/1986)
60. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship - NJPW - 8/10/1989)
59. Tenryu & Hansen vs Jumbo & Yatsu (All Japan World Tag Team Championships - Real World Tag League - AJPW - 12/6/1989)
58. Jushin Liger vs El Samurai (Super Juniors Final - NJPW - 4/30/1992)
57. Katsuyori Shibata vs Kazuchika Okada (IWGP Heavyweight Championship - NJPW - 4/9/2017)
56. The Revival vs DIY (⅔ Falls - NXT Tag Team Championships - NXT - 11/19/2016)
55. Magnum TA vs. Tully Blanchard (Steel Cage - I Quit - U.S. Heavyweight Championship - JCP - 11/28/1985)
54. The Destroyer vs Giant Baba (⅔ Falls - NWA International Championship - JWA - 3/5/1969)
53. Megumi Kudo vs Combat Toyoda (No Rope Electrified Barbed Wire Match - FMW - 5/5/1996)
52. Atlantis vs Villano III (Mask vs Mask - CMLL - 3/17/2000)
51. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 6/11/1999)
50. Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Masa Fuchi, and Akira Taue (AJPW - 10/19/1990)
49. El Satanico vs Gran Cochisse (NWA World Middleweight Title – EMLL – 9/14/1984)
48. Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (WWE World Heavyweight Championship - WWE - 3/29/2015)
47. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (IWGP Heavyweight Championship - NJPW - 4/7/2013)
46. Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness (ROH Heavyweight Championship vs ROH Pure Championship - ROH - 8/12/2006)
45. Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee (No DQ - Loser Leaves Town - Dundee’s Hair on the Line - AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship - Memphis - 12/30/1985)
44. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (⅔ Falls IWGP Heavyweight Championship - NJPW - 6/9/2018)
43. Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Super Tiger (UWF 12/5/1984)
42. Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Nobuhiko Takada, Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kengo Kimura vs Riki Choshu, Yoshiaki Yatsu, Animal Hamaguchi, Isamu Teranishi & Kuniaki Kobayashi (5X5 Gauntlet - NJPW - 4/19/1984)
41. Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Championship - WCW - 2/20/1989)
40. Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamite Kansai vs Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada (⅔ Falls - WWWA Tag Team Championships - AJW - 11/26/1992)
39. Aja Kong vs Yumiko Hotta (WWWA World Championship - AJW - 1/24/1994)
38. Ted DiBiase vs Jim Duggan (All Gimmicks - UWF - 3/30/1985)
37. Jumbo Tsaruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu (NWA International Tag Team Championship - AJPW - 1/28/1986)
36. Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Nobuhiko Takada (UWF - 10/25/1990)
35. El Hijo del Santo vs Negro Casas (Mask vs Hair - CMLL - 9/19/1997)
34. Ric Flair vs Terry Funk (I Quit - NWA World Championship - WCW - 11/15/1989)
33. Roddy Piper vs Greg Valentine (Dog Collar Match - U.S. Heavyweight Championship - JCP - 11/24/1983)
32. Stan Hansen vs Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 2/28/1993)
31. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Akira Taue (Champions Carnival Final - AJPW - 4/15/1995)
30. Kenta Kobashi vs Yoshihiro Takayama (GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH - 4/25/2004)
29. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (Real World Tag League - AJPW - 12/3/1993)
28. Team New Japan (Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Kengo Kimura, Umanosuke Ueda & Kantaro Hoshino) vs Team UWF (Akira Maeda, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Nobuhiko Takada, Kazuo Yamazaki & Osamu Kid) (“Elimination Match - NJPW - 3/26/1986)
27. Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Misterio Jr (Title vs Mask - Cruiserweight Championship - WCW - 10/26/1997)
26. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Volk Han (RINGS - 9/26/1997)
25. Akira Hokuto & Shinobu Kandori vs Bull Nakano & Aja Kong (AJW - 3/27/1994)
24. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama (AJPW - 2/27/2000)
23. Shawn Michaels vs Mankind (WWF World Championship - WWF - 9/22/1996)
22. Stan Hansen vs Andre The Giant (NJPW - 9/23/1981)
21. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Volk Han (RINGS - 1/22/1997)
20. Bret Hart vs Owen Hart (WWF - 3/20/1994)
19. Nick Bockwinkel vs Curt Hennig (AWA Heavyweight Championship - AWA - 11/21/1986)
18. Ric Flair vs Terry Funk (NWA Heavyweight Championship - WCW - 7/23/1989)
17. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (RINGS - 6/27/1998)
16. Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Masa Fuchi, and Akira Taue (AJPW 4/20/1991)
15. Sangre Chicana vs MS-1 (Hair vs Hair - EMLL - 9/23/1983)
14. Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy vs Genichiro Tenryu and Toshiaki Kawada (All Japan Tag Team Championship - Real World Tag Finals - AJPW - 12/16/1988)
13. Kenta Kobashi vs Mitsuharu Misawa (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 10/31/1998)
12. Kiyoshi Tamura vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto (Rings - 6/24/1999)
11. Kenta Kobashi vs Mitsuharu Misawa (GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH - 3/1/2003)
10. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (All Asian Tag Team Championships - AJPW - 5/25/1992)
9. Bret Hart vs Steve Austin (Submission Match - WWE - 3/23/1997)
8. Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (⅔ Falls - NWA World Championship - WCW - 4/2/1989)
7. Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 7/29/1993)
6. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama (Real World Tag League Finals - AJPW - 12/6/1996)
5. Jumbo Tsuruta vs Genichiro Tenryu (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 6/5/1989)
4. Akira Hokuto vs Shinobu Kandori (AJW DreamSlam - 4/2/1993)
3. Kenta Kobashi vs Mitsuharu Misawa (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 1/20/1997)
2. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada (Triple Crown Championship - AJPW - 6/3/1994)
1. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa (Tag League Championship - AJPW - 6/9/1995)
Also be sure to check out the list of other matches receiving votes as it has a lot of great stuff and might explain some absences
Don't like the list? Think your favourite match didn't place as it deserved? Then come and join the discussion at gweproject.freeforums.net because we are doing the voting again next year. The deadline to send your own list is Wrestlemania 2020.
