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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 11:58:33 GMT -5
Looking forward to this list. As I only watch WWE and NXT, there will be loads of matches on here I haven't seen. As you've put such a great effort into constructing the list, I feel the least I can do is watch the matches I haven't seen. Edit: You said above Bayley appears twice on the list. Surely three times I would think? Good to hear. For anyone wondering, this is the breakdown by company. NJPW - 36 WWE/NXT - 27 ROH - 13 Lucha Underground - 8 Evolve - 5 PWG - 4 NOAH - 3 Dragon Gate - 2 TNA - 1 RPW - 1 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 12:16:24 GMT -5
| 99. Jay Lethal and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. reDRagon – ROH Field of Honor 8/22/15 | 
| | Here we have a tag team main event from Ring of Honor’s Field of Honor show, which took place in a baseball stadium. The event featured top talent from both ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling, headlined by this tag team match. ROH World and Television Champion Jay Lethal teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura to face, in my opinion, the best tag team in pro wrestling, reDRagon. Lethal and Nakamura played opposites, which made things fun. Lethal was being a dick, so Nakamura let him get his ass kicked, before hilariously hugging him as a form of an apology. There was some great back and forth here from everyone. With Kyle O’Reilly set for a World Title shot against Lethal, they did a good job in showing that he was a legit threat. A highlight came when Nakamura countered Kyle’s rebound lariat into a gorgeous armbar. Lethal won for his team with Lethal Injection on Bobby Fish at 21:28 in a match that I would certainly describe as fun. ***¾ |
This was something that ring of honor really missed the boat on. Nakamura and Lethal clearly didn't want to team together and they really could have had a top notch feud because of this match. I did enjoy it though. |
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Post by tiny04 on Dec 23, 2015 12:18:44 GMT -5
| 99. Jay Lethal and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. reDRagon – ROH Field of Honor 8/22/15 |
| | Here we have a tag team main event from Ring of Honor’s Field of Honor show, which took place in a baseball stadium. The event featured top talent from both ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling, headlined by this tag team match. ROH World and Television Champion Jay Lethal teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura to face, in my opinion, the best tag team in pro wrestling, reDRagon. Lethal and Nakamura played opposites, which made things fun. Lethal was being a dick, so Nakamura let him get his ass kicked, before hilariously hugging him as a form of an apology. There was some great back and forth here from everyone. With Kyle O’Reilly set for a World Title shot against Lethal, they did a good job in showing that he was a legit threat. A highlight came when Nakamura countered Kyle’s rebound lariat into a gorgeous armbar. Lethal won for his team with Lethal Injection on Bobby Fish at 21:28 in a match that I would certainly describe as fun. ***¾ |
Does anyone have a link to where I can find this match? Googled it and can't find anything. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 12:19:13 GMT -5
| 98. Michael Elgin vs. Tomoaki Honma – NJPW G1 Climax 8/1/15 | | | When Michael Elgin was announced for the G1 Climax, myself and a lot of others groaned. I remember hearing rumors of Roderick Strong being in and I like him a lot more than Elgin. However, Elgin seemed to love working in Japan. Not only that, but the G1 style works very well for him. It allows him to work 10-15 minute bursts where he can do the things that he does well instead of tryign to go for a 25 minute classic and getting lost. Tomoaki Honma has also had some great 10-15 minute matches in the past two years in the G1. That made for a very good pairing in this one. Since its Honma, the crowd was very into everything that happened in this one. For those unaware, Honma competed in the G1 last year and went completely winless, but won over the fans with his efforts and performances. At this point, he was still winless this year. From cheering for him to being wowed by some of Elgin’s feats of strengths, they reacted to everything as they should have. Honma is so good at playing the underdog, which was perfect here since Elgin came off looking like a beast in the G1. There were some close calls but Honma would have to wait a little longer before getting his first G1 win, losing to a flurry of powerbombs from Elgin after 9:55. ***¾ |
Something is really off about Elgin in the United states. However, he really clicks so well in NJPW. I enjoyed this match, but had it happened at a ring of honor show instead I really don't think I'd be saying that. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 12:19:45 GMT -5
| 99. Jay Lethal and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. reDRagon – ROH Field of Honor 8/22/15 |
| | Here we have a tag team main event from Ring of Honor’s Field of Honor show, which took place in a baseball stadium. The event featured top talent from both ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling, headlined by this tag team match. ROH World and Television Champion Jay Lethal teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura to face, in my opinion, the best tag team in pro wrestling, reDRagon. Lethal and Nakamura played opposites, which made things fun. Lethal was being a dick, so Nakamura let him get his ass kicked, before hilariously hugging him as a form of an apology. There was some great back and forth here from everyone. With Kyle O’Reilly set for a World Title shot against Lethal, they did a good job in showing that he was a legit threat. A highlight came when Nakamura countered Kyle’s rebound lariat into a gorgeous armbar. Lethal won for his team with Lethal Injection on Bobby Fish at 21:28 in a match that I would certainly describe as fun. ***¾ |
Does anyone have a link to where I can find this match? Googled it and can't find anything. The only way I was able to see it was on rohwrestling.com |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 12:29:32 GMT -5
| 99. Jay Lethal and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. reDRagon – ROH Field of Honor 8/22/15 |
| | Here we have a tag team main event from Ring of Honor’s Field of Honor show, which took place in a baseball stadium. The event featured top talent from both ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling, headlined by this tag team match. ROH World and Television Champion Jay Lethal teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura to face, in my opinion, the best tag team in pro wrestling, reDRagon. Lethal and Nakamura played opposites, which made things fun. Lethal was being a dick, so Nakamura let him get his ass kicked, before hilariously hugging him as a form of an apology. There was some great back and forth here from everyone. With Kyle O’Reilly set for a World Title shot against Lethal, they did a good job in showing that he was a legit threat. A highlight came when Nakamura countered Kyle’s rebound lariat into a gorgeous armbar. Lethal won for his team with Lethal Injection on Bobby Fish at 21:28 in a match that I would certainly describe as fun. ***¾ |
Does anyone have a link to where I can find this match? Googled it and can't find anything. I saw it by ordering the VOD on ROHwrestling.com. Most of their matches on the list won't have links since they aren't usually put on Dailymotion or YouTube. @doobie2650 I agree with both posts. I would have liked to see a Nakamura/Lethal feud or match coming out of Field of Honor. I don't think they wanted either guy to take a loss though. And Elgin in Japan is far better. The G1 style fit him and he seems extra motivated in Japan. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 12:32:08 GMT -5
Does anyone have a link to where I can find this match? Googled it and can't find anything. I saw it by ordering the VOD on ROHwrestling.com. Most of their matches on the list won't have links since they aren't usually put on Dailymotion or YouTube. The only other way would be illegal. I'd much rather pay for their service because generally every show is great. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 12:35:37 GMT -5
Does anyone have a link to where I can find this match? Googled it and can't find anything. I saw it by ordering the VOD on ROHwrestling.com. Most of their matches on the list won't have links since they aren't usually put on Dailymotion or YouTube. @doobie2650 I agree with both posts. I would have liked to see a Nakamura/Lethal feud or match coming out of Field of Honor. I don't think they wanted either guy to take a loss though. And Elgin in Japan is far better. The G1 style fit him and he seems extra motivated in Japan. Yeah, I guess you can't blame them for wanting neither guy to lose, but the issue I had with it was they were teasing a potential match up so hard and nothing came of it. redDRagon was top notch as always also. Elgin hasn't been the same since his nervous breakdown when he was champion. He seems so much more intense and motivated in Japan, and I was extremely upset that he won at survival of the fittest. It just doesn't fit for him to be there anymore. |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 13:03:49 GMT -5
| 97. Taiji Ishimori vs. Zack Sabre Jr. –NOAH Global League Finals 11/8/15 | | | After seeing Zack Sabre Jr. and Taiji Ishimori have a pretty great exchange in a Jr. Tag League match that I watched, I was eager for more. Enter the Global League Tournament Finals show. Sabre and Ishimori competed in a number one contender’s match with the winner getting a GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title shot. As a nice added touch, both guys got pre-match interviews, with Sabre hyping them as rivals, though he’s never beaten Ishimori. That got me more invested in the match, which turned out to be exactly what I expect from a Sabre match. Good old fashioned technical expertise. He went after the arm relentless and Ishimori sold the work done to it well. I didn’t have a dog in the fight, but found myself clutching my remote, growing tense at the thought of a Sabre loss. I wanted him to beat Ishimori for the first time. Alas, Ishimori would not be denied after 11:13. With a bit more time and a Sabre win, this would have ranked higher. ***¾ |
*This is the last appearance on the list for Taiji Ishimori. |
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Post by c-scope on Dec 23, 2015 13:38:46 GMT -5
Kev the suspense is killing me bro! I'm gonna guess bayley/Sasha is number one because well I've seen your posts in the moty thread. Lol
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 13:48:54 GMT -5
Kev the suspense is killing me bro! I'm gonna guess bayley/Sasha is number one because well I've seen your posts in the moty thread. Lol I've re watched the entire list and lots of things have changed. |
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Post by c-scope on Dec 23, 2015 13:49:47 GMT -5
Kev the suspense is killing me bro! I'm gonna guess bayley/Sasha is number one because well I've seen your posts in the moty thread. Lol I've re watched the entire list and lots of things have changed. your just tryin to throw me of the trail. Lol |
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Post by tiny04 on Dec 23, 2015 13:55:19 GMT -5
I've re watched the entire list and lots of things have changed. your just tryin to throw me of the trail. Lol He's creating some suspense. Don't want everyone knowing what #1 is for sure when you're only at #97 haha. |
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Post by Chip on Dec 23, 2015 15:00:20 GMT -5
Kev, you're an animal.
in a good way
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 19:53:39 GMT -5
| 96. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Ricochet – G1 Climax Finals 8/16/15 | 
| | Here we have an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title match. I’ve gone on record and stated that the junior division in New Japan is among my least favorite things about the promotion. The talent is mostly there, but the booking is incredibly shoddy. There also needs to be some variety but I digress. The best thing about the division in 2015 was easily KUSHIDA. After winning the Best of the Super Junior Tournament and dethroning Kenny Omega for the strap, his first defense was scheduled against Ricochet. Ricochet beat KUSHIDA in the finals of the 2014 BOTSJ, giving him an edge in this match. KUSHIDA went after the arm, looking for the Hover Board Lock. Ricochet, being one of the better high flyers in the world, wanted to quicken the pace and this was their struggle throughout the match. Some of the things they did were breathtaking and their chemistry is just so good that it was all seamless. Ricochet would miss the 630 before submitting to the Hover Board Lock at 17:00. With them tied at 1, Ricochet made note that a tiebreaker was needed. Unfortunately, KUSHIDA dropped the belt back to Omega in a stupid decision about a month later. ***¾ |
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Post by c-scope on Dec 23, 2015 19:57:15 GMT -5
This is gonna take awhile huh? Lol
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 20:00:25 GMT -5
This is gonna take awhile huh? Lol I have a fair amount of writeups done, but I wanna leave time for discussing of each match if needed and give people time to watch the matches if they'd like. Side note, of the people we've seen so far, Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, Stardust, Bad News Barrett, Luke Harper and Taiji Ishimore do not appear again. Everyone else does. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 20:01:06 GMT -5
| 96. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Ricochet – G1 Climax Finals 8/16/15 |
| | Here we have an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title match. I’ve gone on record and stated that the junior division in New Japan is among my least favorite things about the promotion. The talent is mostly there, but the booking is incredibly shoddy. There also needs to be some variety but I digress. The best thing about the division in 2015 was easily KUSHIDA. After winning the Best of the Super Junior Tournament and dethroning Kenny Omega for the strap, his first defense was scheduled against Ricochet. Ricochet beat KUSHIDA in the finals of the 2014 BOTSJ, giving him an edge in this match. KUSHIDA went after the arm, looking for the Hover Board Lock. Ricochet, being one of the better high flyers in the world, wanted to quicken the pace and this was their struggle throughout the match. Some of the things they did were breathtaking and their chemistry is just so good that it was all seamless. Ricochet would miss the 630 before submitting to the Hover Board Lock at 17:00. With them tied at 1, Ricochet made note that a tiebreaker was needed. Unfortunately, KUSHIDA dropped the belt back to Omega in a stupid decision about a month later. ***¾ |
A RICOCHET MATCH!!!! Heres the link to the match but the website is a different language. rutube.ru/video/c24febed8f7d8a1cbdd7b665cf37f732/ |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 20:02:25 GMT -5
| 96. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Ricochet – G1 Climax Finals 8/16/15 |
| | Here we have an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title match. I’ve gone on record and stated that the junior division in New Japan is among my least favorite things about the promotion. The talent is mostly there, but the booking is incredibly shoddy. There also needs to be some variety but I digress. The best thing about the division in 2015 was easily KUSHIDA. After winning the Best of the Super Junior Tournament and dethroning Kenny Omega for the strap, his first defense was scheduled against Ricochet. Ricochet beat KUSHIDA in the finals of the 2014 BOTSJ, giving him an edge in this match. KUSHIDA went after the arm, looking for the Hover Board Lock. Ricochet, being one of the better high flyers in the world, wanted to quicken the pace and this was their struggle throughout the match. Some of the things they did were breathtaking and their chemistry is just so good that it was all seamless. Ricochet would miss the 630 before submitting to the Hover Board Lock at 17:00. With them tied at 1, Ricochet made note that a tiebreaker was needed. Unfortunately, KUSHIDA dropped the belt back to Omega in a stupid decision about a month later. ***¾ |
A RICOCHET MATCH!!!! Heres the link to the match but the website is a different language. rutube.ru/video/c24febed8f7d8a1cbdd7b665cf37f732/I found that link too but it didn't fit with my layout so I just went with the pic. Thanks for posting. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 20:17:49 GMT -5
I found that link too but it didn't fit with my layout so I just went with the pic. Thanks for posting. How about like this? Click Here to Watch |
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