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Post by Jindrak Mark on Oct 6, 2023 13:36:30 GMT -5
Booker T?
Looking at Cagematch, most of his highest rated matches per Meltzer were multi-person Royal Rumble/MITB/Chamber/Survivor Series tags. His highest rated singles match was v Angle on Smackdown in 2001 which got 4.25 stars. I know Meltzer's ratings aren't the be all end all, just using them as a quick reference.
The match with HHH at Wrestlemania was really good but is spoiled by the finish. If he wins that match I think it easily goes down as a classic match.
Chavo Guerrero? Always a solid wrestler but did anything ever reach greatness?
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Post by Pure Fusion Jesse Walsh on Oct 6, 2023 13:42:35 GMT -5
Jackie Gayda.
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Post by Sephiroth on Oct 6, 2023 15:02:36 GMT -5
Dean Malenko
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Post by Aceorton on Oct 6, 2023 15:30:57 GMT -5
"Classic" means different things to different people, so it's hard to come up with anything definitive here unless you're going off one person's star system. Like, I'm inclined to say Jake Roberts, but some would argue the Blindfold Match, for example, was a classic -- not for the technical work but because of the feeling.
Was Billy Gunn in any "classics"? Was Vader? Was Kane? Was Ted DiBiase?
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Post by johnnyk9 on Oct 6, 2023 20:49:52 GMT -5
So hard to think of
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Post by Urn Anderson on Oct 6, 2023 21:32:09 GMT -5
Was Vader? Was Kane? Was Ted DiBiase? I’m struggling a little with the others, but I would categorize the Mega Powers vs. the Mega Bucks as a must-see, given how pivotal it was to that era and the long-term Hogan/Savage saga, even if the match itself wasn’t really anything to write home about. |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Oct 7, 2023 0:50:20 GMT -5
"Classic" means different things to different people, so it's hard to come up with anything definitive here unless you're going off one person's star system. Like, I'm inclined to say Jake Roberts, but some would argue the Blindfold Match, for example, was a classic -- not for the technical work but because of the feeling. Was Billy Gunn in any "classics"? Was Vader? Was Kane? Was Ted DiBiase? DiBiase vs Duggan mid south is a classic. Vader has piles in Japan |
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Post by discoelysium on Oct 7, 2023 5:59:37 GMT -5
Bookers a good answer for this. Hes a guy who had a high floor and a lowish ceiling. His best singles matches (against Benoit and Bret) are at best very good and not classics.
Maybe the Big Show. And definitely Kane for me. Kane was in classic multimen matches but never had a great singles match.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Oct 7, 2023 6:47:59 GMT -5
"Classic" means different things to different people, so it's hard to come up with anything definitive here unless you're going off one person's star system. Like, I'm inclined to say Jake Roberts, but some would argue the Blindfold Match, for example, was a classic -- not for the technical work but because of the feeling. Was Billy Gunn in any "classics"? Was Vader? Was Kane? Was Ted DiBiase? DiBiase vs Duggan mid south is a classic. Vader has piles in Japan Not just overseas, the stuff Vader did with Sting and Cactus Jack are completely insane. And the Vader/Ric Flair match at Starrcade 93 is a perfect David vs. Goliath narrative. |
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Post by Citizen Snips on Oct 7, 2023 8:53:04 GMT -5
Bam Bam Bigelow perhaps? Had a lot of really good matches in various promotions but I can’t think of one I’d call a classic.
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Post by Gunhaver on Oct 7, 2023 9:07:57 GMT -5
Bam Bam Bigelow perhaps? Had a lot of really good matches in various promotions but I can’t think of one I’d call a classic. Taz in ECW? |
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Post by karl100589 on Oct 7, 2023 10:43:56 GMT -5
Does Scotty at Backlash count? I loved that match.
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Post by Sephiroth on Oct 7, 2023 10:58:31 GMT -5
Does Scotty at Backlash count? I loved that match.
Make no is one of the best technical wrestlers ever. He had a lot of great matches in his career. But I can’t think of a single one I’d call an all time classic for the ages, he just never had any truly memorable programs where the pay off match was an edge of your seat anticipation kind of event. |
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Post by THE FVNKER on Oct 7, 2023 11:18:54 GMT -5
Bam Bam Bigelow perhaps? Had a lot of really good matches in various promotions but I can’t think of one I’d call a classic. Taz in ECW? Absolutely a classic and imo that Living Dangerously match is one of the best in ECW history. |
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Post by Gunhaver on Oct 7, 2023 11:21:25 GMT -5
Absolutely a classic and imo that Living Dangerously match is one of the best in ECW history. It felt like the only time that beast of a man was used to his fullest, too. I love Bammer and never understood why he wasn't in the main event scene more often, in any company. |
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Post by ace on Oct 7, 2023 11:23:46 GMT -5
I feel like if Malenko has one it’s the double send off match with Eddie Guerrero in ECW. They had better matches in ECW…but the final one is the one in highlight packages.
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Post by thegame415 on Oct 7, 2023 17:48:22 GMT -5
Throwing names out there...does Christian have any classic singles matches? Maybe something from TNA?
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Post by bluebeach25 on Oct 7, 2023 18:45:38 GMT -5
Throwing names out there...does Christian have any classic singles matches? Maybe something from TNA? you're joking right? The Christian/Orton Matches in 2011 were insanly good. They basically had classics at 4 PPV's back to back. |
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Post by ace on Oct 7, 2023 18:52:48 GMT -5
It’s not considered a classic but there actually is a Christian match in TNA that you can draw a direct line between the first half and second half of his career. He was unbeaten for a long time and then lost to Samoa Joe at Bound for Glory 2007. It was a great match…but it was an all new Christian. He added a bunch of stuff to his repertoire and worked more the way he would work from then until now. It was a fascinating thing to watch as it happened. He was a totally different performer overnight…saving it for putting Joe over and he had shaken off all the WWF style finally and become much more interesting.
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Post by thegame415 on Oct 7, 2023 20:14:28 GMT -5
Throwing names out there...does Christian have any classic singles matches? Maybe something from TNA? you're joking right? The Christian/Orton Matches in 2011 were insanly good. They basically had classics at 4 PPV's back to back. Eh, good matches, yes, but are they classics? Maybe we just can agree to disagree? |
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