NXT Takeover Brooklyn

NXT Takeover Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York

CHAMPIONSHIP RUNDOWN: Coming into tonight's show, Sasha Banks holds the NXT Womens Championship, the NXT Tag Team Champions are Blake and Murphy, and the NXT Champion is Finn Balor.

COMMENTATORS: Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, and Rich Brennan

After a brief introduction from Triple H, Tyler Breeze makes a grand, NYC-themed entrance for his match against Japanese wrestling legend, Jushin Thunder Liger. While Liger gets a good pop for his initial maneuvers and comedic hijinks, the crowd gets a bit restless as the match goes on, at one pointing chanting "Full Sail Sucks" apropos of nothing. Liger's signature spots looked good, but no one would confuse this one for a career highlight. I'm not a regular NXT viewer but Breeze seems to be the company's go-to "hand" for putting over outside talent and while he certainly plays that role well, it takes away any suspense that he might actually get a win in a match like this. Nothing too special here, despite the historical significance of it being Liger's first match in a WWE ring. (2.5/5)

Nia Jax promo. 

The Vaudevillains challenge Blake and Murphy (with Alexa Bliss) for the NXT Tag Team Championships next. Blue Pants arrives to the worst ring entrance "music" since The Shockmaster's butchered "Day Tripper" theme, evening the scales for the baby faces. The Brooklyn crowd chants "This is Awesome" before a single move has been performed and now I'm even less likely to enjoy the match. If this is anything like what we're going to get at SummerSlam, there'll be a "Holy Shit!" chant for the Lesnar/Taker pre-match video package. Once the match begins, the crowd starts a "Blue Pants City" chant, which I'll admit is pretty funny. Gotch works the arm of Blake in the early going, which English wisely continues once he gets tagged in. Blake and Murphy's offense is fairly generic, but their timing and pacing is good - considering how little action there is and how few high spots are utilized, the crowd is engaged and does perk up during the bigger moments (Blake pulling Gotch off the apron to block a hot tag, Blake and Murphy's tandem pop-up neckbreaker, a costly heel miscue in the corner). The final minute is particularly strong, with Blue Pants finally getting involved and the crowd getting the ending they wanted. While not a classic, this was an enjoyable match that didn't overstay its welcome and hit all the targets one would've wanted. (3/5)

Rick Rubin's in the house!

"The Perfect 10" Tye Dillinger makes his way down the aisle. Does anyone else remember when DDP was using a similar gimmick and forcing Kimberly to hold up "10" placards whenever he hit a big move? Dillinger's opponent this evening is the debuting Apollo Crews. I've seen some highlights of Crews when he was on the indie scene as Uhaa Nation, so I'm pretty excited to see what he busts out here. Dillinger gets a ton of offense in, which is surprising considering I was under the impression that this would be a Crews showcase. When Crews does get on offense, he makes quick work of his opponent, hitting an impressive guerrilla press slam and a standing moonsault follow-up. Not a bad debut, but not a landscape-altering one either. (2/5)

William Regal announces a Dusty Rhodes Tag Tournament - sounds cool.

Samoa Joe vs. Baron Corbin is next. I like Corbin's "Who cares about the indies?" gimmick in the NXT setting and putting him against Joe is an extra smart move. Unfortunately, this match just seemed to fall a bit flat. Joe has lost a step and its noticeable. While he's still a better-than-average worker in terms of building a story, there's less velocity in his strikes and combos than there was when he was a world-beater ten years ago. Corbin's selling was good, but his offense was nothing impressive. At one point it looked like he even struggled to get Joe up in a standard suplex. Decent enough finish, but no one would confuse this with any of the classics Joe put on routinely during his prime years. (2/5)

Stephanie McMahon comes out next to hype the NXT Womens' division for no good reason. The NXT Women are over already. Plus, her proclaiming that Banks/Bayley is tonight's "first" main event is also patently ridiculous. The match that goes last is the main event - plain and simple - even if there are "bigger" matches before it (see WrestleMania X8). Stephanie sets us up for an excellent hype video about Bayley's journey up the NXT ranks to become the number one contender for Sasha Banks' title. 

Here we go - Bayley vs. Sasha Banks for the NXT Womens Championship and the crowd is fully into this one from the bell, something one would never imagine seeing in a WWE ring in an arena this huge. The first major spot, a springboard elbow in the corner, is one of my least favorite (there's no way for the person receiving the maneuver to make it not look like they're setting themselves up for it), but things get better quickly - Bayley hitting a dropkick on the outside, Sasha cutting off her momentum by cleverly knocking her off the second rope, both girls laying in their strikes. Sasha's double-knees to the Bayley on the top rope didn't look nearly as vicious as it should've/could've, but Sasha makes up for it with her attacks on Bayley's injured hand on the outside of the ring - refreshing heel work for any match, women or men's. From there, Banks hits a picture-perfect somersault over the ref and onto Bayley, popping the crowd huge. Bayley gets a small reprieve by knocking Banks to the floor and then takes control for the first time in a long time. Minutes later we get one of the best submission sequences I've seen in a long, long time, followed by the best false finish of the night and a textbook example of how "less is more" when it comes to finisher kick outs. Bayley then takes a nasty bump out of the corner, one that looks like it could've been a career ender, but somehow kicks out of Banks' Lou Thesz press from the top rope. After a huge maneuver from the opposite corner, Bayley hits her finish and in one of the best feel-good moments in recent WWE memory, we have a new Womens Champion. Very emotional ending to a really good match. I'm not going to call this my guaranteed Match of the Year, but it could easily make my Top 5. I absolutely loved Sasha Banks' "Curtain Call" moment too, a move that makes no storyline sense considering Banks' character, but one that had me smiling and almost in tears nonetheless. Amazing post-match that earned this one an extra half-point. (4.5/5)

Its main event time - Kevin Owens challenging Finn Balor for his NXT World Championship in a Ladder Match. Awesome entrance for Balor and I like how incorporated the NXT Championship into it, something I felt might've been awkward. A few minutes in, something distracts the crowd and gets a massive pop, but Owens and Balor are good enough to earn their own over the next few minutes via some signature spots. Fairly back-and-forth contest with plenty of cool moments, including Owens launching Balor onto-and-over the commentary table, the Demon hitting a springboard dropkick onto a table-holding Owens, multiple instances of stiff-looking ladder-based offense from both men. Owens' character work was also on point here, mocking Balor's flamboyant taunts at various points in the match. Owens' power bombs (in this case one off a ladder and one to the apron on the outside of the ring) are always going to pop me, but his super kicks might've stolen the match. In one of the craziest spots I've seen, Balor connected with a double foot stomp from atop a ladder to retain the championship, a crowd-pleasing ending but nowhere near as emotional as the one that occurred in the prior match. Very good ladder match that didn't "over-rely" on the ladder and certainly featured the requisite big bumps that a match like this needs. (4/5)

All in all, not the best show I've ever seen, but with an average rating of 3.0-out-of-5, there are many worse ways to spend two hours (and I've chronicled them on this very site!). Bayley/Banks is a Match of the Year candidate due to the emotional payoff and Owens/Balor was superb, as good as "PG-era Ladder Match" as we've seen over the past few years (though maybe a hair under the Ziggler/Harper match from TLC last December). Corbin/Joe and the Apollo Crews debut were nothing special and though I've read others praise the opening contest, I wasn't blown beyond the novelty of seeing Liger in a WWE ring. Overall, a solid show that was boosted tremendously by the Womens' Championship match, one that Dave Meltzer has already proclaimed as one of the best womens' matches of all time.

FINAL RATING - Watch It All…With Remote in Hand

WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIII

RATING LEVELS: 

Curt Hennig – A “GOAT” show, as Perfect as possible

Watch It – A consistently good show worth watching in its entirety

Watch It…With Remote in Hand – 3 or more above-average ratings 

High Risk Maneuver – Mostly filler, inessential, but 1-2 good matches

DUDleyville – Zero redeeming qualities, chore to watch

Clash of the Champions XXXIII - August 1996

Denver, Colorado

CHAMPIONSHIP RUNDOWN: "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan comes into the show as the newly crowned WCW World Champion, Harlem Heat are the reigning Tag Team Champions, Rey Mysterio holds the Cruiserweight Championship, Lex Luger is the Television Champion, and Ric Flair is the United States Champion.

COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan

Tony and Bobby welcome us to tonight's show and hype the way the Four Horsemen came out to help Lex Luger and Sting in their battle with the nWo on Nitro. Nice set-up for next month's Fall Brawl.

Dean Malenko vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship is our opening contest. Mike Tenay joins the commentary team (as was custom for the Cruiser division). Malenko attacks before the bell, but Mysterio takes control. Malenko sells well and takes a few "breathers" before he's able to get the upper hand, at which point he dishes out an awesome power bomb-into-a-top-rope-guillotine and then a sick brainbuster. Unfortunately, a commercial break takes us away from what was developing into a very, very good match. On the plus side, we see an ad for a $90 Hog Wild jacket. If anyone knows where I can score one, hit me up. Back to the action and instantly this one has your attention again, Malenko attempting to keep Rey grounded, but ultimately failing and ending up on defense. Mysterio hits a number of unbelievable spots, including a springboard moonsault off the guardrail that isn't perfect, but deserves points for originality. For whatever reason, Malenko gets some face pops at certain times, including for his ridiculously impressive finisher. We get a shocking ending that makes a rematch necessary and, considering how good this bout was, I'm eager to see it. If there hadn't been a commercial break, I could see this one scoring more points, but considering that we miss a few minutes, it's hard to judge it as an all-time great contest. (3.5/5)

Macho Man Slim Jim commercial plus an Absorbine and a Dentyne ad. 

Glacier sighting! So friggin' ridiculous and awesome. (+1)

Our next bout is likely to be a bit less action-packed, with VK Wallstreet taking on "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. The crowd is into this one and Wallstreet puts in respectable effort, sticking to textbook heel work but doing it aggressively enough to keep the audience engaged. The match is kept relatively short, which only helps its palatability. (2/5)

The Nasty Boys are backstage with "Mean" Gene. They let him know that their allegiance is to themselves and that what they want most is a shot at the titles.

Sonny Onoo accompanies Ultimo Dragon for his match against Konnan. Konnan arrives looking noticeably different and less colorful than in his previous appearances as Mike Tenay notes that Konnan has begun taking "shortcuts" (wrestlese for "He's a bad guy now") since losing the United States Championship. Konnan confuses the crowd (and the commentary team) with a bizarre deathlock-like maneuver early on, but things get better once Dragon takes a bit of control. What hurts this match more than anything is that both guys are seemingly "tweeners" - Dragon gets help from his manager (a heel move), Konnan cheats to get the victory (a heel move), but Dragon also plays to the crowd at one point (babyface move) and Konnan goes after Onoo on the outside (babyface move). The match is also cut short to the point that it makes little sense why it even occurred or what it was meant to accomplish. More confusing than entertaining. (0.5/5)

Backstage, Scott Norton attacks Ice Train. 

Meng (with Jimmy Hart) vs. "The Macho Man" Randy Savage is next…or is it? Savage's music plays, but he doesn't come out. Instead, Okerlund makes his way down the aisle and notifies referee Nick Patrick that Mach is recovering from injuries suffered on Nitro and that Meng should be declared the winner. We then see a clip of the chairshot that Hogan gave Savage, which is actually pretty vicious compared to every other chairshot Hogan had ever swung. Back in the ring, Kevin Sullivan, Hugh Morrus, and The Barbarian have joined Meng in the ring. Sullivan cuts a promo about how he never trusted or liked Hogan, including making a few "insider" references before that was common. Jimmy Hart joins in, noting that he's sick of everyone talking about the nWo while the Dungeon of Doom remains the most powerful stable in WCW. Bonus point for an appearance from Braun the Leprechaun! This whole segment is effective and well-executed, furthering not only the Savage/nWo rivalry but also allowing the Dungeon of Doom the opportunity to outline their gripes with Hogan. Solid stuff. (2.5/5)

Bull Nakano vs. Madusa, in a rematch from Hog Wild, starts off with some big bumps, Nakano tossing Madusa by the hair viciously. Nakano busts out nunchucks in the clear sightline of the referee, who seems to just ignore it. This is followed by a botched splash from the corner by the American, the match not drawing another big reaction until Madusa flies off the top with a splash onto Sonny Onoo on the outside. The finish is counterproductive considering that, aside from Nakano, I'm not sure there was a single other female performer on WCW's roster at the time. (1/5)

Backstage, Ric Flair joins "Mean" Gene. Flair cuts an excellent, fired up promo, proving that he still had the goods in that department even if his in-ring output was less consistently great. 

Two Network nuggets of awesomeness are next - Super Soaker and Hot Pocket ads! (+1)

Diamond Dallas Page puts his Battlebowl ring on the line next, taking on Eddie Guerrero. Page and Guerrero waste no time, wrestling a fast-paced match with a handful of high impact spots within the first two minutes. Page slows things down with a headlock, lulling some of the crowd's enthusiasm. Things wrap up a few minutes later - a bit too quickly to consider this match anything more than slightly above average. The post-match establishes that a rivalry between the two has begun (and cements the Diamondcutter as a game-changing finisher), which can only lead to good things because their chemistry is obvious. (3/5)

On the entrance ramp, Hollywood Hogan accosts "Mean" Gene, cutting a promo that contains multiple goofs but is still considerably more entertaining than anything he did in his last WWE run. 

Replay of the Glacier promo! 

Our next contest is Chris Benoit vs. The Giant and, while barely a match, it's interesting, furthering a bit of the confusion revolving around Woman and Benoit's relationship. Aside from that, there's just nothing in this match/segment worth ever seeing or seeking out. (0.5/5) 

Yet another Network nugget of awesomeness in the form of a WCW Power Plant commercial. 

The WCW World Tag Team Championships are on the line next in a triangle match featuring The Steiners, Lex Luger and Sting, and the reigning champions, Harlem Heat. Tony Schiavone goes through the logic that should be dictating the action, but within the first minute or so, the Steiners blow it (and Tony, wisely, criticizes their strategy). After a commercial break, Sting tags himself in and has a decent sequence with Booker T before letting Luger take over for a spell. For the next several minutes, we essentially get a Luger & Sting/Steiners and the trust and experience these guys had in each other comes across through a number of well-executed moves, all four men dishing out a variety of their signature spots. The DQ is a great crowd killer ending, furthering the Nick Patrick storyline and ending the match at the peak of its drama. Smartly worked and more fast-paced than I expected, this is one of the better Harlem Heat matches in quite some time (possibly due to how relatively short it is). (3/5)

Nick Patrick's post-match interview is surprisingly quite good. 

Main event time - Hollywood Hulk Hogan defending the WCW World Championship against Ric Flair. The commentators provide plenty of analysis to this one, playing up the idea that this is the first time Flair has ever been cheered in a match against the Hulkster. The in-ring action is not as brisk as their encounters two years earlier, but that's not surprising considering the way the roles are reversed compared to those battles in 1994. Even when in control, Flair stays focused and practically stoic. There's an odd miscue a few minutes in, followed by the classic Flair corner spot, but most of this one is incredibly basic save for an excellent Flair side suplex. Oddly, Hogan "hulks up," which seems strange for him to bust out as a villain (some of the crowd even pops for it). A screwjob finish ends this one before it even hits the 10-minute mark. (2/5)

Considering the large number of minor details, advertisements, and promos in this one, Clash of the Champions XXXIII earned an average match/segment rating of 2.22-out-of-5, not a total waste of time, but certainly best viewed by fans already familiar and inclined to appreciate the early months of the nWo storyline. The matches are mostly sub-par, but there are brief moments that make this one an enjoyable 2-hour watch - namely the excellent opening contest, the Glacier and Braun the Leprechaun cameos, and hokey advertisements thankfully left intact on the Network. Even the bad matches are kept  short too, the pace of the show making it considerably more digestible than the 3-hour RAWs of today. Like Survivor Series 2014, the numerical average doesn't tell the whole story.

FINAL RATING - High Risk Maneuver

WCW Hog Wild 96'

Hog Wild 96' - August 1996

Sturgis, North Dakota

CHAMPIONSHIP RUNDOWN: Coming into tonight's show, The Giant holds the WCW World Championship, Ric Flair is the United States Champion, and Lex Luger is the Television Champion. Rey Mysterio holds the Cruiserweight Championship and Harlem Heat are the World Tag Team Champions.

COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Dusty Rhodes


After a pretty awesome opening video package, we get Tony Schiavone in a leather hat, Dusty Rhodes wearing denim on denim, and Bobby Heenan looking like he can't wait for the first plane out of North Dakota. PLUS ONE FOR COSTUMES! (+1)

The WCW Cruiserweight Championship is on the line in the opening contest - Champion Rey Mysterio defending against the Ultimo Dragon (introduced as the "Ultimate" Dragon in this match). The crowd is not enthralled in this, though, this could be expected considering the crowd is made up of a couple thousand bikers and not necessarily a couple thousand WCW fans. Whether fans are interested or not, the action is exceptional - Dragon busting out a running powerbomb early on before targeting Rey's knee. Minutes later, Dragon ends up utilizing a variation of the Torture Rack that wouldn't be unfamiliar to Nikki Bella fans and follows it up with a surfboard, though Mysterio retaliates (and elicits some big crowd responses) with a pair of springboard maneuvers (expertly sold as devastating by Dragon). Less impressive but possibly more devastating is Dragon's crossbody onto Mysterio on the outside, a move that looks like it shattered at least a rib or two. A few barely-there mistimes keep this one from perfection and, personally, I think the match needed one or two more stretches to really put it at an all-time great level, but aside from those petty gripes, this match is a ton of a fun and worth a watch. (4/5)

Second up is Scott "Flash" Norton taking on an injured Ice Train. Tony explains that Ice Train was injured before the show by an angry Giant, which leads to him coming out with a bandaged arm (and also means that Train's manager, Teddy Long, is unable to accompany him as he too was beaten down by the WCW World Champion). Norton targets Train's damaged limb throughout the match, but Ice Train at least attempts to fight back at several points. Norton does a nice job of coming across as vicious and this match, despite my chronicled history of hatred towards Ice Train, exceeds expectations by being pretty damn tolerable and making both guys look pretty good. (2.5/5)

We cut to a video package based on the New World Order's attack on Arn Anderson. Ric Flair is excellent here, cutting a more serious promo than he'd done in many, many years. Cool segment.

Here we go, folks, the Battle of the Bikes - Bull Nakano (with Sonny Onoo) taking on Madusa, with both women fighting to defend their respective motorcycles. Nakano takes the early advantage with a pair of nunchucks as the rowdy audience erupts with USA chants. Nakano's moveset is impressive - she busts out a Randy Orton-esque DDT from the ropes, briefly locks up Madusa in the tarantula, and connects with a lariat and back elbow that look as vicious as any you'd see in a men's match. Madusa's offense is less exotic, but its impactful and further contrasts the hero and the villain. The finish is unnecessarily confusing and and the post match is fairly lackluster, though, the crowd does seem to appreciate it. A few more minutes and a stronger ending would've really boosted this match. Too bad. (2/5)

Backstage, the Steiners are on computers attempting to chat with their fans via CompuServe.

Dean Malenko makes his way down the aisle, mid-conversation with Jimmy Hart, who wants the Iceman to take out the Dungeon of Doom's main target (and Malenko's opponent tonight) Chris Benoit. This match is somewhat infamous for the crowd responses that erupt later on, but for a good while, the fans do seem at least a little bit interested. Benoit and Malenko hit a ton of impressive maneuevers, blending high-flying with mat wrestling with pure physicality as Tony Schiavone points out once they tumble to the outside. Unfortunately, at a certain point, the crowd pretty much dies, no longer even respectfully cheering the tremendous effort of these two as they connect with suplex after suplex and reversal after reversal. A crossbody to the outside by Benoit, usually a high spot, is met with a yawn, while Malenko's kickout of a devastating powerbomb causes a collective groan. Genuine boos can be heard at the non-finish, but they can also be heard whe the announcer announces there will be a 5-minute overtime. From here, Benoit locks in a Texas Cloverleaf, but can not put away his opponent, which leads to more exchanges and more leg work via a Figure Four and a grapevine. The third overtime is even less pleasing to the fans than the first, culminating in a rather unremarkable cheap conclusion. This is the type of match that a hot crowd could have elevated into a Match of the Year candidate, but in this setting, it doesn't even deserve Match of the Night honors. (3.5/5)

Harlem Heat defend their Tag Team Championships against The Steiner Brothers next. This one goes a few minutes too long for me, but it works in certain stretches simply because of how much heat Booker and Stevie Ray get. Some critics/reviewers have noted that this heat may have been racially charged, but in my viewing I didn't hear anything too nasty coming from the crowd. The action in this is fairly pedestrian, with Rick and Scott dominating through their respectable use of suplexes. The finish was anything but clean and the crowd thoroughly dislikes it. (2/5)

Eddie Guerrero challenges Ric Flair for his United States Championship in the next bout. The match kicks off with some great Flair schtick and there is obvious natural chemistry between the two competitors, but this match just doesn't live up to its potential due to a few noticeable miscommunications. On his podcast, Flair mentions that he "brought the house down" with Guerrero multiple times on the road and there are flashes on display here that support his claim, even if this one wasn't their best showing together. Still, any match featuring a young and energetic Guerrero and a Flair that was still as capable as he was is going to be better than average and this one certainly is. (3.5/5)

Time for The Outsiders vs. Sting and Lex Luger. Sting buoys the action here, which is very straightforward and simple, but that's not to say this isn't a pretty fun match, especially for New World Order fans. Hall and Nash do an excellent job in portraying their characters, though Hall is far from crisp in his offense - he nearly botches his signature fallaway slam, telegraphs the reversal for his Razor's Edge finish, and has a few notable miscues with Lex Luger towards the end. Nash is more competent, but does little aside from clotheslines and elbows. The finish is clever and as well-executed when you consider it's supposed to be sloppy. (2.5/5)

Main event time - "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant for the big man's WCW World Championship. Michael Buffer does everything he can during the intro to establish Hogan as the villain, clearly stating that he turned his back on all his fans, but the audience in attendance just doesn't seem to know or care about that. When the bell rings, Hogan tries his best to get heat by dodging his opponent and stalling but, again, this only works temporarily - once the action begins, the sound of kids chanting "Let's Go Hogan!" drown out any boos. Considering these two had wrestled more than a few times prior to this, I was expecting a much better in-ring contest. The Giant had had two pretty good defenses on PPV (against Luger and Sting) leading up to this match, and while Hogan is hardly as spry, one would expect at least some sort of "action" or a more thoughtful layout. This one has almost none. The finish includes the expected run-ins and goes the way one would expect, and it's the post-match that delivers a surprise. The Booty Man joins the nWo for a celebration (with a birthday cake for his best friend), but ends up getting beaten down for his efforts, Hogan explaining that the nWo "doesn't mix business with pleasure" in a bumbled, confusing promo that also includes some shots against Ric Flair and Arn Anderson. Seeing Brutus Beefcake get beaten down is a guaranteed bonus point to any match, but it is hard to muster much enthusiasm for this match aside from its novelty value as the first post-Bash at the Beach battle for the heel Hulkster. (2/5)

With an average match/segment rating of 2.88-out-of-5 (thanks partially to the commentator's costumes), Hog Wild 96' starts off hot but peters out over the course of its 3-hour running time. Mysterio/Dragon is phenomenal, Train/Norton is smartly worked, and while Nakano/Madusa is a bit disappointing, Malenko/Benoit makes up for any missing technicality. Things plummet from there, though, with only Flair/Guerrero being better than average. The main event is a bit like the show - its opening minutes feel special and fans looking to relive the glories of the nWo's early run will find things to like in the post-match, but the bulk of it is fairly ho-hum. 

FINAL RATING - Watch It…With Remote in Hand

WWE WrestleMania XVIII

WrestleMania X-8 - March 2002

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CHAMPIONSHIP RUNDOWN: Coming into tonight's show, Chris Jericho is the Undisputed WWE World Champion, Maven is the Hardcore Champion, Diamond Dallas Page is the European Champion, William Regal is the Intercontinental Champion, and Jazz is the Womens' Champion. Billy and Chuck are the WWE Tag Team Champions while Tajiri holds the Cruiserweight Championship.

COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler

Are you ready for some wrestling action? I hope not, because the show starts with a live performance from nu-metal also-theres Saliva. This has got to be the worst way and song to open any WWE show ever. Instead of rating the segment (a zero), I'm just going to subtract one point from the total number before I average things out. (-1)

A long hype video plays next, promoting the history and importance of WrestleMania. 

The Intercontinental Championship is on the line in our first match with Rob Van Dam challenging the champion, William Regal. After a bumpy start, the match finds its way and the competitors start trading stiff shots. Regal gets some "color," which adds some suspense, even if there are some hiccups during a few of the sequences. Regal's trademark brass knucks make an appearance or two, but the crowd gets what they want in the end after a decent-but-not-great opener. (2.5/5)

Next, we get a clip to help set the context for Christian's match against Diamond Dallas Page for DDP's European Championship. Christian's promo ends with him doing a ridiculous face which made me wonder if that was part of his gimmick at the time. Anyway, their match is next and it's pretty darn good. After trading punches, DDP connects with an excellent powerbomb-into-a-gutbuster thing and, after some brawling on the outside, Christian transitions with a clever reversal in the corner. Both men bring a lot of energy and character into the match, mixing big spots with time-filling chokes and meaningful selling. The crowd reacts big for DDP's Diamond Cutter attempts and bites hard at the first false finish. While the actual ending is a bit sloppy, the post-match gives this one an extra half-point in the entertainment department. (3/5)

We get a funny Rock promo before our next match. It's not important enough to rate, but it provides a decent breather.

Maven defends his Hardcore Championship against Goldust next. Goldust tries his best to carry the Tough Enough winner to some passable minutes, but this is nothing special. A run-in from Spike Dudley leads to a brand new Hardcore Champion. Pure filler. (1.5/5)

Here comes another minus point - Drowning Pool performs to crickets, "telling the story" of the Jericho/HHH feud. (-1)

More Hardcore Championship shenanigans. The Hurricane captures the title.

Kurt Angle vs. Kane is next. Angle's intensity is incredible here, throwing himself into every single step and move. It's rare to see Kane get dominated for lengthy segments, but Angle somehow manages to stay on top with suplexes and stiff clotheslines. When Kane does get the upper hand, the crowd is engaged in a way that doesn't happen much for the Big Red Machine in 2015. His kick out from the Angle Slam gets a great reaction, as does his enziguri reversal to the Ankle Lock. The finish is a little bit sloppy, but its hard to be too nit-picky about what had to be the most athletically remarkable Kane match ever. This one exceeded my expectations considerably and didn't overstay its welcome in the process. (3/5)

Hardcore Championship nonsense with The Godfather and his hoes, who I'd wager might have actually been prostitutes based on their appearance, clothing, and acting abilities.

A video package leads us to our next match - The Undertaker vs. Ric Flair. Jim Ross mentions that Undertaker is 9-and-0 at WrestleMania, which kind of seems paltry in hindsight. I was pretty underwhelmed by Taker's match with The Rock at No Way Out, but this match came together with considerably more fanfare and a much more intriguing story. This one starts off with lots of brawling, Flair going after Undertaker without any hesitation. Flair botches his first attempt at his trademark corner bump, but gets it right the second time. At this point, Naitch gets busted open, which would be a nice throwback to the last time Flair wrestled at a WrestleMania (in 1992) if "getting color" didn't happen to him in most of his matches from this era. From here, Taker is dominant and the beating Flair takes is remarkable. The Deadman connects on a picture-perfect superplex, following it up with a variety of strikes and a devastating guillotine legdrop on the apron. At some point, Taker ends up cut open (on his cheek first and head later), which adds to the drama and helps explain why Taker refuses to end the match despite having clear opportunities to do so. JR is excellent on commentary, playing up the Phenom's callous attitude and Vince McMahon's role in Flair's decimation. Miraculously, the Dirtiest Player in the Game is able to get a bit of a comeback in (thanks to a lead pipe), but this is essentially a one-sided contest. Flair gets a huge ovation for his figure four, but no one expects it to be the finish. Unfortunately, the logic behind the match falls apart a little here - Taker attacks the ref out of frustration and then grabs the pipe, which leads to Arn Anderson sneaking into the match and hitting him with a spine buster, none of this necessitating a distracted/knocked out referee or any sort of sneakiness considering the match is being fought under No Disqualification rules. This all leads to a a botched Last Ride and a Tombstone, with Undertaker punctuating his win by knocking out Charles Robinson. More entertaining than anything, this one takes Match of the Night honors so far, but more by default (and Flair's respectable effort) than by being truly great. (3.5/5)

After a funny promo from a glasses-sporting Booker T, we see him take on Toronto's own Edge. This rivalry was based on Edge "stealing" a Japanese shampoo endorsement deal from Booker T, which is absurd but original. The match they put on, aside from a noticeable hurricanrana botch, is fast-paced and features some surprising, well-executed momentum shifts. The crowd is huge into this one, popping big for the Spinnerooni and audibly gasping when Edge eats the turnbuckle on a failed spear attempt. Prior to watching this one I had no idea that Booker and Edge had such good chemistry - which is what I said about the Undertaker/Booker T match from 2001 too. For the minutes they were given, both guys came out of this looking strong. More-than-solid match. (3/5)

Backstage, Molly Holly sneak attacks her partner-in-crime stopping, Hurricane Helms, to capture the WWE Hardcore Championship.

Scott Hall vs. Steve Austin is next. Austin gets a big reception upon his arrival, but its hard not to view  his card placement as something like a demotion. Scott Hall comes out second, but he's not alone - Kevin Nash shows up as well, dressed in his ring gear. Austin dominates at the start, but things turn around a bit after Nash exposes the turnbuckle and Hall sends the Rattlesnake back-first into it. Despite periodic "What" chants, the crowd is pretty dead for this - Nash's cheap shots draw no reaction until the final minutes when Austin's reawakened the crowd with one of his Stunners. Providing further proof that Vince and his staff had no idea how to book the nWo, Nash is eventually escorted to the back by a group of referees (because the nWo were known to listen to authorities?), which allows Austin to finally get an even playing field and put away his opponent. While not a bad match, it's not a very good one - a great example of a match and rivalry that is funner to talk about in historical terms than it is to rematch. (2.5/5)

The WWE Tag Team Championships are on the line next in a 4-way match pitting The Dudley Boys vs. The Hardys vs. The APA vs. Billy and Chuck. Saliva plays Team 3D down the aisle because, hey, they're around and this is WrestleMania and I hate my life right now. Some minutes later the match gets started and APA get to work on beating down the champs. JBL hits an awesome clothesline on Billy that pops the crowd, but eats a Dudley Death Drop for his efforts and gets his team eliminated. The Hardys get some ring time next, going after Palumbo and connecting on a double DDT while the Dudleys bust out a table on the outside of the ring. Jeff Hardy plays the face-in-peril for a stretch, his strong suit at this point in his career. The crowd grows a bit restless over the next several minutes as there's just not a ton of action to speak of aside from Jeff Hardy getting hit with clotheslines and shoulder blocks. Matt Hardy's "hot tag" gets a mild response because of it while Billy and Chuck are essentially background actors for the whole stretch. The crowd awakens for the table spot and soon after we're down to two teams. After some signature spots, we get a good false finish followed quickly with an actual less-definitive conclusion. Not great, but not horrid. I'm going to deduct a half-point for Saliva even being there. (2/5)

Backstage, Hulk Hogan asks Hall and Nash not to interfere in his match against the Rock tonight.

The Hardcore Champion, Molly Holly, gets a door closed in her face by…Christian, who then pins her to become the new champ.

Here we go - Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock in one of the biggest matches of all time. How did the WWE think this shouldn't have gone on last? It's really incredible in hindsight. After some back and forth, the crowd is fully behind the Hulkster once he takes control of the match, booing the Rock's offensive flurries at points. The in-ring action isn't awe-inspiring - Hogan moves slow and sticks to some basic offense (though he does throw a back suplex in there at one point and even connects on a decent chokeslam) and the Rock sells everything big and sticks to Hogan's pace (limiting his own comebacks to his signature spots), but the crowd pops huge for even the mundane. For example, Hogan draws a bigger reaction for a back rake than any of the 8 performers in the previous match did for their finisher. The referee bump is perfectly executed, as is the Sharpshooter sequence, which masterfully plays on the crowd's reaction by giving the Hogan supporters a real reason to root for the guy. Unfortunately, Hogan doesn't sell any damage to his knees or lower back, the kind of thing that would've made that only obsessive detail-oriented super fans will likely notice amid the false finishes and tremendous crowd reactions that erupt over the next few minutes. To some degree, this match set the template for the "finisher-spamming" main events of today, but in the context of this show, it works well because none of the prior matches, even Taker/Flair and Austin/Hall (the other two "marquee" matches on the show), relied on as many finisher thefts and signature spots. The post-match is a classic moment and one that the audience needed, Hogan humbled by The Rock and actually showing it with his facial expressions and body language, followed by Hall and Nash getting tossed out of the ring by two of the most electric performers in the history of the sport. I remember watching this match for the first time and loving every second, but on various rewatches over the years, this one's always comes off a little bit less epic each time. Still, it's hard not to love this match and get caught up in the emotion. Even without the Toronto crowd, this one would be above average based on the size of the personalities and Hogan's respectable effort - it is obvious he wanted to prove he could still "go" here and did all he could - but when you add in the intangible of the audience, this one earns at least one extra point. Dave Meltzer gave it 3 stars, by the way. (4/5)

Jazz vs. Trish Stratus vs. Lita for Jazz's Women's Championship is next. As Trish makes her way to the ring to a huge response, Lita attacks Jazz, which shows a good amount of psychology. From here, the action is kept brisk and we get a fair number of actual wrestling moves and reversals, including a tilt-a-whirl sidewalk slam from Lita, a bevy of suplexes from Jazz, and a decent bulldog from Trish. There's a sloppy back body drop at one point, but for the most part, the women hit their spots with gusto. Unfortunately, the crowd is somewhat indifferent until Trish misses the Stratusfaction in a spot that looks absolutely nasty. With a solid and definitive ending, the girls over-performed here, exceeding my expectations by delivering a fast-paced, action-packed move that had a clear story and good execution. (3/5)

Maven regains the Hardcore Championship in the last backstage bit of the night.

Main event time - the Undisputed WWE World Championship on the line with Triple H (played to the ring by Drowning Pool) challenging the reigning champion, Chris Jericho. The WWE went "all out" by having so many live performances, but unless you're a fan of the bands performing, these will be the longest 4 minutes of your life. Stephanie accompanies Y2J sporting a ridiculously whorish outfit. Over the years, this one has taken on a bit of a reputation as being a bad match. While the crowd was significantly liver for Rock/Hogan, this is easily the second "hottest" match of the night and, in terms of action and intensity, trumps Rock/Hogan within the first 10 or so minutes. Both Triple H and Jericho take some big bumps, but Stephanie also sacrifices her body a bit, taking a hard spear off the apron and, before the match is over, a pedigree in the center of the ring. What hurts this match most, though, is that it lacks any real curveballs. Stephanie accompanying Jericho at the start makes storyline sense, but wouldn't her involvement been more dramatic if she came down the aisle in the last third of the bout? Similarly, with both guys getting in their signature spots, there is only a short stretch in which Triple H is in anything resembling an underdog position. Chris Jericho could be any heel in the world, never once exhibiting the smug cockiness that should've been a bigger part of his in-ring persona by this point. Technically, this match is near flawless. Both guys execute every big spot without error. Neither appears winded, nobody's caught "calling spots," and the strikes and holds look snug. But the story is too straightforward, too predictable, too "on the nose" for its own good. Did anyone not think Steph would end up pedigreed? If you've seen any Triple H/Jericho singles match, you've seen this one…even if you haven't seen this one. (3/5)


Whoo…at nearly 4 hours, WrestleMania XVIII is a marathon of mediocrity. With an average match/segment rating of 2.81-out-of-5, this show should be resting comfortably in that "Watch It…With Remote in Hand" territory. But then you factor in the atrocious musical performances and that average score dips to a 2.63-out-of-5. While not as a score as 2001's Vengeance or Unforgiven shows, what really disappoints about this show is that there are moments that are as good as anything at the previous year's excellent WrestleMania XVII. Edge/Booker, Kane/Angle, and Christian/DDP are great midcard matches, smartly worked and lean. The same can said for the Womens' Championship match. Unfortunately, HHH/Jericho is lackluster, the Hardcore Championship match (and subsequent backstage shenanigans) are an unfunny night-long joke, and RVD/Regal is too sloppy to recommend. Rock/Hogan is a success and worth seeing at least once if you're any sort of wrestling fan. Taker/Flair is considerably more physical and less of a "dream match," but its brutality makes it one of the better entries in the Deadman's streak.

FINAL RATING - High Risk Maneuver

MATCH/CARD RATINGS DATABASE - 8/14/2015

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Here is my ongoing and (admittedly) absurd database(s) of individual match/segment and card grades and ratings. Remember the ONLY matches and shows that are included here are ones that I've watched/re-watched via The Network since the spring of 2014. You won't find Ric Flair's 92' Royal Rumble victory or either of the HBK/Undertaker matches from recent WrestleManias. As I'm using this database to track my viewing going forward, I plan on updating it every few months or so.

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**** 8/14/2015 Update ***

Individual Match/Segment Ratings

0	Bo Dallas vs. Kofi Kingston (Payback 2014) Super Invader vs. Todd Champion (WrestleWar 92) Maxx Payne vs. Johnny B. Badd (CotC 24) Road Warrior Hawk & Rip Rogers vs. British Bulldog and Booker T (BattleBowl 93’) Big Sky vs. Charlie Norris (Fall Brawl 93’) Ice Train vs. Shanghai Pierce (Fall Brawl 93’) The Equalizer vs. “Jungle” Jim Steele (SuperBrawl 4) Survivor Series Opening Interview Segment (Survivor Series 2014) DDP/Undertaker Brawl (King of the Ring 2001) Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair Interview (Fall Brawl 94’) Earl Hebner vs. Nick Patrick (InVasion) Stratus/Lita vs. Torrie/Kiebler (Bra & Panties) (InVasion) Blacktop Bully vs. Dustin Rhodes (UnCensored 95’) (King of the Road Match) Kevin Sullivan Beats Up Elvis Impersonator (CotC XXXII) The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan (Cage Match) (SuperBrawl 6) Hogan and Savage vs. Flair/Anderson/Meng/Barbarian/Sullivan/Zeus/Solution/Luger (UnCensored 96’) nWo In-Ring Promo (No Way Out 2002) Kevin Sullivan vs. Beefcake (Slamboree 95’) Bossman and Stevie Ray vs. Norton and Ice Train (Slamboree 96)
0.5	Rock n’ Roll Express Video Promo (CotC XXI) British Bulldog Interview (SuperBrawl III) Shockmaster, Norris, Ice Train vs. Harlem Heat & Equalizer (Halloween Havoc 93) The Shockmaster vs. The Equalizer (Clash of the Champions XXV) Awesome Kong & The Equalizer vs. King Kong & Dustin Rhodes (BattleBowl 93’) Stevie Richards vs. Jerry Lawler (No Way Out 2001) Big Show vs. Raven (No Way Out 2001) Dave Sullivan vs. Kevin Sullivan (Halloween Havoc 94) Steve Austin vs. Jim Duggan (Clash of the Champions XXIX) Big Show/Gunn/Albert vs. Stasiak/Kanyon/Morrus  (InVasion) Hogan vs. Beefcake (Starrcade 94) Kevin Sullivan vs. Mr. T (Starrcade 94) Kevin Sullivan and The Butcher vs. Hogan and Savage (Clash of the Champions XXX) DDP vs. Dave Sullivan (Bash At The Beach 95’) Renegade vs. Orndorff (Bash At The Beach 95’) Renegade vs. Orndorff (CTOC XXXI) Duggan vs. Pittman (Great American Bash 95’) Hawk vs. Kurosawa (Halloween Havoc 95) Stratus vs. Jacqueline (Vengeance 2001) Bo Dallas/Ryback Segment (Extreme Rules 2015) The Giant and Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan (CotC XXXII) The Giant vs. Loch Ness (UnCensored 96’) Road Warrior Hawk and Luger vs. Booker T and Road Warrior Animal (Slamboree 96) Public Enemy vs. Ric Flair and Randy Savage (Slamboree 96)
1.0	Renegade Warriors vs. Fabulous Freebirds (Halloween Havoc 90) Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera (SummerSlam 88) The Bolsheviks vs. The Powers of Pain (SummerSlam 88) Limp Bizkit (WrestleMania 19) Cat Fight (WrestleMania 19) Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Segment (H. Havoc 92) Ron Simmons vs. Barbarian (H. Havoc 92) Fabulous Freedbirds Music Video (CotC XVIII) Vinnie Vegas vs. Tony Atlas (Arm Wrestling Match) (CotC XXI) Harley Race & Vader Turn On The Barbarian (CotC XXI) Summer Rae vs. Layla (MITB 2014) Sting vs. The Prisoner (Slamboree 93) Ron Simmons vs. Dick Slater (CotC 23) Rick Rude vs. Dustin Rhodes (Ironman) (Beach Blast 93) Sting & Flair vs. Colossal Kongs (CotC 24) Fandango vs. Adam Rose (Battleground 2014) Rick Rude vs. Hawk (Clash of the Champions XXV) Sting & Sags vs. Ron Simmons & Keith Cole (BattleBowl 93’) Ron Simmons vs. Ice Train (CotC 26) Harlem Heat vs. Thunder & Lightning (SuperBrawl 4) Bossman vs. Slazenger (CotC 27) Gimmick Battle Royal (WrestleMania XVII) Honky Tonk Man Music Video (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Slater Gator vs. Adam Rose & The Bunny (Survivor Series 2014) Honky Tonk Man vs. Badd (Halloween Havoc 94) Three Faces of Fear and Hogan/Sting/Sullivan Promos (Clash of the Champions XXIX) Triple H vs. Alex Wright (Starrcade 94) Paige vs. Nikki Bella (FastLane 2015) Undertaker and Kane vs. Brian Adams and Bryan Clarke (Unforgiven 2001) Saturn vs. Raven (Unforgiven 2001) Jim Duggan vs. Bunkhouse Buck (SuperBrawl 5) Alex Wright vs. Paul Roma (SuperBrawl 5) Lita and Torrie Wilson vs. Stacy Keibler and Molly Holly (Rebellion 2001) Kamala vs. Duggan (Bash At The Beach 95’) Battle Royale For 1-Year Safety (Survivor Series 2001) Road Warrior Hawk vs. Meng / Haku (Slamboree 95’) Anderson vs. Renegade (Great American Bash 95’) Hogan’s Truck vs. The Giant’s Truck (Halloween Havoc 95) Savage vs. Zodiac / Beefcake (Halloween Havoc 95) Randy Savage vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan (Starrcade 95’) Sting and Lex Luger vs. The Road Warriors (SuperBrawl 6) Dick Slater and Bobby Eaton vs. Wright and Disco Inferno (Slamboree 96) Beefcake and Rick Steiner vs. Barbarian and DDP (Slamboree 96) Mongo McMichaels vs. Joe Gomez (Bash At The Beach 96’) DDP vs. Duggan (Bash At The Beach 96’)
1.5	Undertaker vs. Big Show & A-Train (WrestleMania 19) Tracy Smothers vs. Johnny B. Badd (WrestleWar 92) Big Josh vs. Ricky Morton (WrestleWar 92) Sting vs. Jake Roberts (H. Havoc 92) Tommy Rich vs. Vinnie Vegas (CotC XVIII) The Wrecking Crew vs. Z-Man & Johnny Gunn (CotC XXI) The British Bulldog vs. “Wild” Bill Irwin (SuperBrawl III) Koloff & Raschke vs. Thunderbolt & Brad Armstrong (Slamboree 93) Maxx Payne vs. Johnny B. Badd (Beach Blast 93) Roma & Watts vs. Badd & Knobbs (BattleBowl 93’) Yoshi Kwan vs. Cactus Jack (Fall Brawl 93’) DDP vs. Terry Taylor (SuperBrawl 4) Chyna vs. Ivory (WrestleMania XVII) Nasty Boys vs. Pretty Wonderful (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Divas Survivors Match (Survivor Series 2014) Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee (Survivor Series 2014) Lita vs. Chyna (Judgment Day 2001) Honky Tonk Man vs. Badd (Clash of the Champions XXIX) Raven vs. William Regal (InVasion) Eaton vs. Wright (Clash of the Champions XXX) Kevin Sullivan vs. Dave Sullivan (SuperBrawl 5) Jim Duggan vs. Meng (UnCensored 95’) (Martial Arts Match) Torrie Wilson vs. Stacy Keibler (No Mercy 2001) Scotty Too Hotty vs. Hurricane Helms (Rebellion 2001) AJ Lee and Paige vs. Nikki and Brie Bella (WrestleMania 31) Sting & Road Warrior Hawk vs. Meng and Kurasawa (CTOC XXXI) Paul Orndorff vs. Great Muta (Slamboree 95’) Harlem Heat vs. Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater (Great American Bash 95’) Harlem Heat vs. Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater (Fall Brawl 95’) Meng vs. Lex Luger (Halloween Havoc 95) Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy (Vengeance 2001) Sting vs. Ric Flair (World War 3 95’) Sting vs. Sasaki (Starrcade 95’) Nikki and Brie Bella vs. Tamina and Naomi (Payback 2015) Konnan vs. Psicosis (CotC XXXII) Konnan vs. One Man Gang (SuperBrawl 6) Diamond Dallas Page vs. Beefcake (UnCensored 96’) Trish Stratus vs. Jazz (Royal Rumble 2002) Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan vs. Public Enemy (Slamboree 96) Pittman and Scott Steiner vs. Rick Steiner abd Beefcake (Slamboree 96) Regal and Dave Taylor vs. Jim Duggan and Wallstreet (Slamboree 96) Dick Slater and Bobby Eaton vs. Duggan and Wallstreet (Slamboree 96)
2.0	Rick Rude vs. Junkyard Dog (SummerSlam 88) Brother Love/Hacksaw Jim Duggan Segment (SummerSlam 88) Marcus Bagwell vs. Scotty Flamingo (WrestleWar 92) JYD & Simmons vs. Cactus jack and Mr. Hughes (WrestleWar 92) Rusev vs. Xavier Woods & R-Truth (Extreme Rules 2014) Reed & Barbarian vs. Windham & Rhodes (Clash of the Champs XX) Chono vs. Rude (H. Havoc 92) Cactus Jack & Badd vs. Van Hammer & Spivey (Starrcade 92) Ricky Morton vs. Johnny B. Badd (CotC XVIII) DDP vs. PN News (CotC XVIII) Fabulous Freebirds vs. Big Josh & Brad Armstrong (CotC XVIII) Cactus Jack vs. Johnny B. Badd (CotC XXI) Great Muta vs. Barry Windham (SuperBrawl III) Damien Sandow vs. Adam Rose (MITB 2014) Murdoch/Muraco/Snuka vs. Wahoo/Mulligan/Brunzell (Slamboree 93) Ron Simmons vs. Paul Orndorff (Beach Blast 93) Hollywood Blondes w/ Regal vs. Anderson & Roma (CotC 24) Bobby Eaton vs. 2 Cold Scorpio (CotC 24) British Bulldog & Sting vs. The Nasty Boys (Clash of the Champions XXV) Cactus Jack & Payne vs. Shanghai Pierce & Slazenger (Starrcade 93’) King Kong vs. The Shockmaster (Starrcade 93’) Pillman vs. Col. Parker (CotC 26) Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns (SummerSlam 2014) Johnny B. Badd vs. Jimmy Garvin (SuperBrawl 4) The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (Night of Champions 2014) Hulk Hogan Debut (CotC 27) Hulk Hogan “Kerrigan-ing” (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) The Dudleys vs. X-Factor (X-Pac, Credible, Buchanon) (Backlash 2001) Rikishi vs. William Regal (Judgment Day 2001) DDP Opening Promo (King of the Ring 2001) Austin vs. Duggan (Fall Brawl 94’) Pretty Wonderful vs. Bagwell & Patriot (Halloween Havoc 94) Masked Man Reveal / Avalanche Debut (Halloween Havoc 94) Pretty Wonderful vs. Bagwell & Patriot (Clash of the Champions XXIX) O’Haire and Palumbo vs. Bradshaw & Simmons (InVasion) Kidman vs. X-Pac (InVasion) Nasty Boys vs. Harlem Heat (Starrcade 94) Arn Anderson vs. Johnny Badd (Starrcade 94) Spike Dudley, Simmons, Bradshaw vs. The Dudleys and Test (SummerSlam 2001) Undertaker and Kane vs. Kanyon and DDP (SummerSlam 2001) Sting vs. Avalanche ((Clash of the Champions XXX) Harlem Heat vs. Bagwell & Patriot (Clash of the Champions XXX) Triple H/Sting Segment (FastLane 2015) Dean Ambrose vs. Wade Barrett (FastLane 2015) Sting and Savage vs. Tenta and Bossman (SuperBrawl 5) Dustin Rhodes vs. Blacktop Bully Darsow (SuperBrawl 5) Test vs. Kane (No Mercy 2001) DDP vs. Big Show (Rebellion 2001) Harlem Heat vs. The Nasty Boys vs. Regal & Eaton (Bash At The Beach 95’) Sting vs. Meng (Bash At The Beach 95’) Trish vs. Ivory vs. Jackie vs. Jazz vs. Molly vs. Lita (Survivor Series 2001) Wahoo McDaniel vs. Dick Slater (Slamboree 95’) The Blue Bloods vs. The Nasty Boys (Great American Bash 95’) Luger vs. Savage (Halloween Havoc 95) Regal vs. Edge (Vengeance 2001) Randy Savage vs. Lex Luger (World War 3 95’) Nikki Bella vs. Naomi (Extreme Rules 2015) Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper (Extreme Rules 2015) Masahiro Chono vs. Lex Luger (Starrcade 95’) Mr. Saito vs. Johnny B. Badd (Starrcade 95’) Ryback vs. Mark Henry vs. R-Truth vs. Barrett vs. Ziggler vs. Sheamus (Elimination Chamber 2015) Neville vs. Bo Dallas (Elimination Chamber 2015) Public Enemy vs. The Nasty Boys (CotC XXXII) Lex Luger and Sting vs. Regal and Eaton (CotC XXXII) Sister Sherri and Colonel Parker Wedding (CotC XXXII) Public Enemy vs. The Nasty Boys (SuperBrawl 6) Colonel Robert Parker vs. Madusa (UnCensored 96’) Christian & Storm/Hotty & Albert/ Hardys / Dudleys / APA / Billy & Chuck (Gauntlet) (No Way Out 02) Tazz and Spike Dudley vs. Booker T and Test (No Way Out 2002) DDP and Barbarian vs. Meng and Hugh Morrus (Slamboree 96) BattleBowl – DDP Wins! (Slamboree 96) DDP vs. Bagwell (Great American Bash 96) Bossman vs. Tenta (Great American Bash 96) The Miz Segment (Battleground 2015)
2.5	Don Muraco vs. Dino Bravo (SummerSlam 88) Big Bossman vs. Koko B. Ware (SummerSlam 88) Rhodes & Windham vs. Miracle Violence Conn. (Gr. Amer. Bash 92) Vader & Rhodes vs. Sasaki & Barbarian (Starrcade 92) Windham & Muta vs. Scorpio & Pillman (Starrcade 92) Sting & Dr. Death vs. Watts & Liger (Starrcade 92) Big E vs. Rusev (Payback 2014) The Steiners vs. Vader & Mr. Hughes (CotC XVIII) Pillman / Badd Interview (CotC XVIII) Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer (Falls Count Anywhere) (CotC XVIII) Dustin Rhodes vs. Maxx Payne (SuperBrawl III) Flair For The Gold – Roma Debuts (Slamboree 93) Dory Funk Jr. vs. Nick Bockwinkel (Slamboree 93) Maxx Payne Blasts Badd (CotC 23) Erik Watts vs. Steven Regal (Beach Blast 93) Rhodes & Hawk vs. Rude & Equalizer (CotC 24) Cameron vs. Naomi (Battleground 2014) AJ Lee vs. Paige (Battleground 2014) Sting vs. Sid Vicious (Halloween Havoc 93) Dustin Rhodes vs. Paul Orndorff (Clash of the Champions XXV) Vader & Cactus Jack vs. Stevie Ray & Charlie Norris (BattleBowl 93’) Bagwell & Scorpio vs. Orndorff & The Equalizer (Fall Brawl 93’) Cactus Jack Video Package Bagwell & Scorpio vs. Orndorff & Roma (CotC 26) Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella (SummerSlam 2014) Mark Henry vs. Rusev (Night of Champions 2014) Goldust & Stardust vs. The Usos (Night of Champions 2014) Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan vs. Roma & Orndorff (Bash at the Beach 94’) Goldust & Stardust vs. The Usos (Hell in a Cell 2014) Rhyno vs. Test vs. Big Show (Judgment Day 2001) XPac vs. Jeff Hardy (King of the Ring 2001) The Dudleys vs. Spike Dudley & Kane (King of the Ring 2001) Kurt Angle vs. Christian (King of the Ring 2001) Pretty Wonderful vs. Bagwell and Patriot (Fall Brawl 94’) Cactus Jack vs. Kevin Sullivan (Fall Brawl 94’) Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson (Halloween Havoc 94) Duggan vs. Austin (Halloween Havoc 94) Harlem Heat vs. Nasty Boys (Clash of the Champions XXIX) Edge & Christian vs. Mike Awesome & Lance Storm (InVasion) Vader/Hogan Confrontation (Starrcade 94) Tenta vs. Sting (Starrcade 94) Lance Storm vs. Edge (SummerSlam 2001) Jericho vs. Rhyno (SummerSlam 2001) Anderson vs. Badd (Clash of the Champions XXX) Cesaro and Kidd vs. The Usos (FastLane 2015) Rhyno vs. Tajiri (Unforgiven 2001) The Rock vs. Shane McMahon & Booker T (Unforgiven 2001) Christian vs. Edge (Unforgiven 2001) Hardys vs. Dudleys vs. Spike Dudley & Big Show vs. Storm & Hurricane (Unforgiven 2001) Hulk Hogan vs. Vader (SuperBrawl 5) Harlem Heat vs. The Nasty Boys (SuperBrawl 5) Harlem Heat vs. The Nasty Boys (UnCensored 95’) Johnny B. Badd vs. Arn Anderson (UnCensored 95’) (Boxer vs. Wrestler) Dudley Boys vs. Tajiri and Big Show (No Mercy 2001) William Regal vs. Tajiri (Rebellion 2001) Wyatt vs. Undertaker (WrestleMania 31) DDP vs. Alex Wright (CTOC XXXI) Edge vs. Test (Survivor Series 2001) Arn Anderson vs. Alex Wright (Slamboree 95’) DDP vs. Evad Sullivan (Arm Wrestling Match) (Great American Bash 95’) Sabu vs. Jerry Lynn (Halloween Havoc 95) Rob Van Dam vs. The Undertaker (Vengeance 2001) The Dudleys vs. Big Show and Kane (Vengeance 2001) Christian and Test vs. Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty (Vengeance 2001) Bossman vs. Duggan (Taped Fist Match) (World War 3 95’) Rollins vs. Orton (Extreme Rules 2015) Bad News Barrett vs. Neville (Payback 2015) Wright vs. Malenko (CotC XXXII) The Road Warriors Confront Sting and and Luger (CotC XXXII) Brian Pillman vs. Kevin Sullivan (Respect Match) (SuperBrawl 6) Harlem Heat vs. Sting and Lex Luger (SuperBrawl 6) Booker T and Sting vs. The Road Warriors (UnCensored 96’) Dudley Boys vs. Tazz and Spike Dudley (Royal Rumble 2002) Regal vs. Edge (Brass Knuckles on a Pole) (No Way Out 2002) The Undertaker vs. The Rock (No Way Out 2002) Ric Flair and Randy Savage vs. Arn Anderson and Eddie Guerrero (Slamboree 96) The Steiner Brothers vs. Norton and Ice Train (Great American Bash 96) Konnan vs. Pat “El Gato” Tanaka (Great American Bash 96) Sullivan and The Giant vs. Benoit and Arn Anderson (Bash At The Beach 96’) Ric Flair vs. Konnan (Bash At The Beach 96’) Nasty Boys vs. Public Enemy (Bash At The Beach 96’) Bossman vs. Tenta (Bash At The Beach 96’) Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte vs. Brie Bella (Battleground 2015) Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns (Battleground 2015) Titus O’Neill and Darren Young vs. Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods (Battleground 2015)
3.0	Stan Hansen vs. Lex Luger (Halloween Havoc 90) Sid vs. Sting (Halloween Havoc 90) Hart Foundation vs. Demolition (SummerSlam 88) Los Guerreros vs. Benoit & Rhyno vs. WGTT (WrestleMania 19) Fabulous Freebirds vs. Taylor & Valentine (WrestleWar 92) Swagger vs. Van Dam vs. Cesaro (Extreme Rules 2014) Big E vs. Bad News Barrett (Extreme Rules 2014) Paige vs. Tamina Snuka (Extreme Rules 2014) Hase & Hashimoto vs. Fabulous Freebirds (Gr. Amer. Bash 92) Hase & Hashimoto vs. Rhodes & Windham (Gr. Amer. Bash 92) Cactus Jack vs. Ron Simmons (Clash of the Champs XX) Halloween Havoc Extended Video Promo (Clash of the Champs XX) Masahiro Chono vs. Great Muta (Starrcade 92) Dr. Death vs. Ron Simmons (Starrcade 92) Hornswoggle vs. El Torito (Payback 2014) Rybaxel vs. The Rhodes Brothers (Payback 2014) Rob Van Dam vs. Wade Barrett (Payback 2014) Paige vs. Alicia Fox (Payback 2014) Taylor & Smothers vs. Pillman & Bagwell (CotC XVIII) Kip Frye / Sting Segment (CotC XVIII) Sting & Steamboat vs. Rude & Austin (CotC XVIII) Marcus Bagwell vs. Terry Taylor (SuperBrawl II) Vinnie Vegas & Ricky Morton vs. Z-Man & Van Hammer (SuperBrawl II) 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Scotty Flamingo (CotC XXI) Vader / Simmons Segment (CotC XXI) Sting & Rhodes vs. Vader, Windham, & Orndorff (Thundercage) (CotC XXI) Pillman & Austin vs. Watts & Bagwell (SuperBrawl III) Chris Benoit vs. 2 Cold Scorpio (SuperBrawl III) Rybaxel vs. Goldust & Stardust (MITB 2014) Eaton & Benoit vs. Scorpio & Bagwell (Slamboree 93) Van Hammer vs. Sid (Slamboree 93) Rhodes & Sasaki vs. Rude & Orndorff (Slamboree 93) WCW Hall of Fame Ceremony (Slamboree 93) Windham vs. Anderson (Slamboree 93) Regal vs. Bagwell (CotC 23) Bagwell & Scorpio vs. Slazenger and Pierce (Beach Blast 93) Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (Beach Blast 93) Vader vs. Bulldog (CotC 24) Ricky Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff (CotC 24) Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose Brawls (Battleground 2014) Intercontinental Championship Battle Royal (Battleground 2014) John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton (Battleground 2014) Steve Austin vs. Dustin Rhodes (Halloween Havoc 93) Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair (Halloween Havoc 93) Ric Flair vs. Vader (Clash of the Champions XXV) Nasty Boys vs. Paul Roma & Arn Anderson (Fall Brawl 93’) War Games Match – Team Sting vs. Team Vader (Fall Brawl 93’) Nasty Boys vs. Sting & Hawk (Starrcade 93’) Bossman vs. Rick Rude (Starrcade 93’) Roma & Orndorff vs. 2 Cold Scorpio & Bagwell (Starrcade 93’) Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Regal (CotC 26) AJ Lee vs. Paige (SummerSlam 2014) The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (SummerSlam 2014) Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro (SummerSlam 2014) Rude vs. Sting (Spring Stampede 94’) Johnny B. Badd vs. Diamond Dallas Page (Spring Stampede 94’) Tully Blanchard vs. Terry Funk (Slamboree 94’) Regal / Inoki Segment (Bash at the Beach 94’) Jericho vs. Benoit vs. Guerrero vs. XPac (No Way Out 2001) Tazz, Simmons, and JBL vs. Richards, Godfather, and Buchanan (WrestleMania XVII) The Miz vs. Sheamus (Hell in a Cell 2014) Regal vs. Inoki (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Dusty & Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunk & Funk (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Shane McMahon vs. Big Show (Backlash 2001) Chris Jericho vs. William Regal (Backlash 2001) Rhyno vs. Raven (Backlash 2001) Usos vs. Los Matadores vs. Stardust & Goldust vs. Miz & Mizdow (Survivor Series 2014) The Undertaker vs. Steve Austin (Judgment Day 2001) Edge vs. Kurt Angle (King of the Ring 2001) Bossman vs. Vader (Halloween Havoc 94) The Nasty Boys vs. Bunkhouse Buck and Terry Funk (Halloween Havoc 94) Hogan vs. Flair (Cage Match) (Halloween Havoc 94) Sullivan/Hogan/Sting vs. Beefcake/Tenta/Sullivan (Clash of the Champions XXIX) Tazz vs. Tajiri (InVasion) X-Pac vs. Tajiri (SummerSlam 2001) Jeff Hardy vs. Rob Van Dam (SummerSlam 2001) Rollins, Kane, Big Show vs. Ziggler, Rowan, Ryback (FastLane 2015) Bray Wyatt Challengers the Undertaker (FastLane 2015) Kurt Angle vs. Steve Austin (Unforgiven 2001) Sting vs. Bossman (UnCensored 95’) Savage vs. Avalanche Tenta (UnCensored 95’) The Hardys vs. Hurricane Helms and Lance Storm (No Mercy 2001) Hardys vs. Dudleys vs. APA (Rebellion 2001) Christian vs. Edge (Rebellion 2001) (Cage Match) The Rock/Rousey/Authority Angle (WrestleMania 31) Bryan v. Ziggler v. Barrett v. Ambrose v. R-Truth v. Stardust v. Harper (WrestleMania 31) (Ladder) Anderson and Flair vs. Vader (CTOC XXXI) The Hardys vs. The Dudleys (Survivor Series 2001) Tajiri vs. William Regal (Survivor Series 2001) Al Snow vs. Christian (Survivor Series 2001) Sting vs. Meng (Great American Bash 95’) Hogan/Sting/Savage/Luger vs. Kamala/Zodiac/Meng/Tenta (War Games) (Fall Brawl 95’) Lex Luger Promo and Giant/Hogan Video Recap (Halloween Havoc 95) Austin vs. Jericho (Vengeance 2001) Austin vs. Angle (Vengeance 2001) John Cena vs. Rusev (Extreme Rules 2015) Antonio Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs. Big E Langston and Kofi Kingston (Extreme Rules 2015) Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler (Extreme Rules 2015) WCW Hall of Fame Ceremony (Slamboree 95’) Sting vs. Big Bubba Bossman (Slamboree 95’) Benoit vs. Jushin Thunder Liger (Starrcade 95’) Koji Kanemoto vs. Alex Wright (Starrcade 95’) Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt (Payback 2015) Ziggler vs. Sheamus (Payback 2015) Nikki Bella vs. Paige vs. Naomi (Elimination Chamber 2015) Brian Pillman vs. Eddie Guerrero (CotC XXXII) Badd vs. Page (SuperBrawl 6) Regal vs. Finlay (UnCensored 96’) 2002 Royal Rumble (Royal Rumble 2002) Ric Flair vs. Vince McMahon (Royal Rumble 2002) Rob Van Dam vs. Goldust (Dustin Rhodes) (No Way Out 2002) Triple H vs. Kurt Angle (Stephanie Guest Referee) (No Way Out 2002) Austin vs. Jericho (No Way Out 2002) Brad Armstrong vs. Dean Malenko (Slamboree 96) Lex Luger vs. The Giant (Great American Bash 96) Disco Inferno vs. Dean Malenko (Bash At The Beach 96’) Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar – Undertaker Returns! (Battleground 2015) Sheamus vs. Randy Orton (Battleground 2015)
3.5	Jake Roberts vs. Hercules (SummerSlam 88) Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy (WrestleMania 19) Booker T vs. Triple H (WrestleMania 19) Hornswoggle vs. El Torito (WeeLC) (Extreme Rules 2014) Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena (Extreme Rules 2014) Liger & Pillman vs. Steamboat & Koloff (Gr. Amer. Bash 92) Steamboat & Koloff vs. Miracle Violence Conn. (Gr. Amer. Bash 92) Steamboat vs. Austin (Clash of the Champs XX) Slater & Valentine vs. Anderson & Eaton (Clash of the Champs XX) Sting/Koloff/Steiners vs. Rude/Vader/Roberts/Invader (CotC XX) Anderson/Eaton/Hayes vs. Z-Man/Douglas/Gunn (H. Havoc 92) Steamboat vs. Pillman (H. Havoc 92) Rhodes & Windham vs. Dr. Death & Austin (H. Havoc 92) BattleBowl (Starrcade 92) Sheamus vs. Cesaro (Payback 2014) Stephanie / Brie / Bryan Segment (Payback 2014) Steiner Brothers Video Package (CotC XVIII) Zybysko/Eaton/Anderson v. Simmons/Rhodes/Windham (CotC XVIII) Cactus Jack vs. Ron Simmons (SuperBrawl II) Windham & Rhodes vs. Austin & Zybykso (SuperBrawl II) The Steiners vs. Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson (SuperBrawl II) Lex Luger vs. Sting (SuperBrawl II) Chris Benoit vs. Brad Armstrong (CotC XXI) Cactus Jack vs. Paul Orndorff (Falls Count Anywhere) (SuperBrawl III) Daniel Bryan/Bo Dallas Segment (MITB 2014) Naomi vs. Paige (MITB 2014) Rusev vs. Big E (MITB 2014) Money In The Bank World Title Match (MITB 2014) Maxx Payne Intros Fabulous Moolah (Slamboree 93) Hollywood Blondes vs. Dos Hombres (Slamboree 93) Vader vs. Bulldog (Slamboree 93) Barry Windham vs. 2 Cold Scorpio (CotC 23) Sid, Vader, Rude vs. Sting, Bulldog, Rhodes (CotC 23) Rusev vs. Jack Swagger (Battleground 2014) Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho (Battleground 2014) Ricky Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff (Halloween Havoc 93) Johnny B. Badd vs. Steven Regal (Clash of the Champions XXV) Brian Pillman vs. Steve Austin (Clash of the Champions XXV) Bagwell & Slazenger vs. Rude & Shanghai Pierce (BattleBowl 93’) Shockmaster & Orndorff vs. Steamboat & Regal (BattleBowl 93’) Steamboat vs. Regal (Fall Brawl 93’) Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin (Starrcade 93’) Nasty Boys vs. Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne (CotC 26) Rusev vs. jack Swagger (SummerSlam 2014) Arn Anderson vs. Steve Regal (SuperBrawl 4) Sting/Dustin Rhodes/Pillman vs. Rude/Orndorff/Austin (SuperBrawl 4) (Thndrcage) Flair vs. Vader (SuperBrawl 4) (Thundrcage) Steve Austin vs. Great Muta (Spring Stampede 94’) Steve Austin vs. Johnny B. Badd (Slamboree 94’) Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (Slamboree 94’) John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (Night of Champions 2014) Nikki Bella vs. AJ vs. Paige (Night of Champions 2014) Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton (Night of Champions 2014) Antonio Cesaro vs. Sheamus (Night of Champions 2014) Sting vs. Flair (CotC 27) Larry Zybysko vs. Regal (CotC 27) Steve Austin vs. Badd (CotC 27) Bossman/Guardian Angel Video Package (CotC 27) Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan vs. The Nasty Boys (CotC 27) Vader vs. Bossman (Bash at the Beach 94’) Kane & Undertaker vs. Dudley Boys vs. Edge & Christian (No Way Out 2001) Trish Stratus vs. Stephanie McMahon (No Way Out 2001) Raven vs. Kane vs. Big Show (WrestleMania XVII) Eddie Guerrero vs. Test (WrestleMania XVII) Paige vs. AJ Lee (Hell in a Cell 2014) Rusev vs. Big Show (Hell in a Cell 2014) Orton vs. Cena (Hell in a Cell 2014) Nikki Bella vs. Brie Bella (Hell in a Cell 2014) Ziggler vs. Cesaro (Hell in a Cell 2014) Hogan vs. Flair (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Ric Flair Promo (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Dusty Rhodes/Dustin Rhodes Video (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat (Clash of the Champions XXVIII) Austin & Triple H vs. Kane & Undertaker (Backlash 2001) Matt Hardy vs. Christian vs. Guerrero (Backlash 2001) Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (Backlash 2001) (30 Minute Ultimate Submission) Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose (Survivor Series 2014) Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (Judgment Day 2001) (3 Stages of Hell) Tag Team Turmoil Match (Judgment Day 2001) Edge vs. Rhyno (King of the Ring 2001) Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, Nasty Boys vs. Studs Stable (Fall Brawl 94’) (WarGames) Bossman vs. Vader (Fall Brawl 94’) Vader vs. Dustin Rhodes (Clash of the Champions XXIX) Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy (InVasion) Vader vs. Duggan (Starrcade 94) Booker T vs. The Rock (SummerSlam 2001) Alex Wright Music Video (Clash of the Champions XXX) Goldust vs. Stardust (FastLane 2015) John Cena vs. Rusev (FastLane 2015) Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho (Unforgiven 2001) Hulk Hogan vs. Vader (UnCensored 95’) (Strap Match) Arn Anderson Video Promo (UnCensored 95’) Harlem Heat vs. Nasty Boys (Slamboree 95’) Booker T vs. The Undertaker (No Mercy 2001) Christian vs. Edge (No Mercy 2001) (Ladder Match) The Rock vs. Steve Austin (Rebellion 2001) Chris Jericho vs. Kurt Angle (Rebellion 2001) Triple H vs. Sting (WrestleMania 31) Cena vs. Rusev (WrestleMania 31) Orton vs. Rollins (WrestleMania 31) Dungeon of Doom Debut of Kamala (Bash At The Beach 95’) Hulk Hogan vs. Vader (Cage Match) (Bash At The Beach 95’) Austin/Angle/Shane/Booker/RVD vs. Rock/Jericho/Undertaker/Kane/Big Show (Survivor Series 2001) Arn Anderson vs. Ric Flair (Fall Brawl 95’) Diamond Dallas Page vs. Renegade (Fall Brawl 95’) Cobra vs. Pittman (Fall Brawl 95’) Hogan vs. The Giant (Halloween Havoc 95) The Rock vs. Chris Jericho (Vengeance 2001) 60-Man Battle Royal for WCW World Championship (World War 3 95’) Chris Benoit vs. Kensuki Sasaki (World War 3 95’) Johnny B. Badd vs. Diamond Dallas Page (World War 3 95’) Reigns vs. Big Show (Extreme Rules 2015) Sting vs. Flair vs. Luger (Starrcade 95’) Flair vs. Savage (Starrcade 95’) Rusev vs. Cena (Payback 2015) Kofi/Langston/Xavier Woods vs. Cesaro and Kidd (Payback 2015) Eddie Guerrero vs. Konnan (UnCensored 96’) The Rock vs. Chris Jericho (Royal Rumble 2002) William Regal vs. Edge (Royal Rumble 2002) Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Konnan (Slamboree 96) The Giant vs. Sting (Slamboree 96) Steven Regal vs. Sting (Great American Bash 96) Kevin Owens vs. John Cena (Battleground 2015)
4.0	Midnight Express vs. Rock n’ Rich (Halloween Havoc 90) The Steiners vs. Nasty Boys (Halloween Havoc 90) Doom vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson (Halloween Havoc 90) Honky Tonk Man vs. Ultimate Warrior (SummerSlam 88) Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Andre and Dibiase (SummerSlam 88) Trish Stratus vs. Victoria vs. Jazz (WrestleMania 19) Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon (WrestleMania 19) Brian Pillman vs. Tom Zenk (WrestleWar 92) The Steiners vs. Fujinami & Iizuka (WrestleWar 92) Daniel Bryan vs. Kane (Extreme Rules 2014) Austin & Rude vs. Rhodes & Windham (Gr. Amer. Bash 92) Steamboat & Douglas vs. Pillman & Windham (Starrcade 92) John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt (LMS) (Payback 2014) The Shield vs. Evolution (Payback 2014) Paul E. Dangerously Promo (CotC XVII) British Bulldogs vs. Fabulous Rougeaus (SummerSlam 88) Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Brian Pillman (SuperBrawl II) 2 Cold Scorpio Music Video (CotC XXI) Pillman & Austin vs. Steamboat & Douglas (CotC XXI) Maxx Payne National Anthem (SuperBrawl III) Heavenly Bodies vs. Rock n’ Roll Express (SuperBrawl III) Sting vs. Vader (Strap Match) (SuperBrawl III) The Usos vs. Rowan & Harper  / The Wyatts (MITB 2014) Money In The Bank Briefcae Match (MITB 2014) Ric Flair & Arn Anderson vs. The Hollywood Blondes (CotC 23) Hollywood Blondes vs. Anderson & Roma (Beach Blast 93) Bulldog & Sting vs. Vader & Sid (Beach Blast 93’) The Usos vs. The Wyatts (2-out-of-3 Falls) (Battleground 2014) Tony Schiavone’s Haunted House (Halloween Havoc 93) Nasty Boys vs. Marcus Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio (Halloween Havoc 93) Regal vs. British Bulldog (Halloween Havoc 93) Cactus Jack vs. Vader (Texas Death Match) (Halloween Havoc 93) Ric Flair/Vader Contract Signing Segment (BattleBowl 93’) Flair & Austin vs. Maxx Payne & Scorpio (BattleBowl 93’) BattleBowl Battle Royal (BattleBowl 93’) Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair (Fall Brawl 93’) Steven Regal vs. Ricky Steamboat (Starrcade 93’) Vader vs. Ric Flair (Starrcade 93’) Ric Flair Video Segments (Starrcade 93’) Flair & Sting vs. Vader & Rude (CotC 26) Cena vs. Lesnar (SummerSlam 2014) Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt (SummerSlam 2014) Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins (Lumberjack Match) (SummerSlam 2014) Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins (Falls Count Anywhere) (RAW 8/19/2014) The Nasty Boys vs. Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne (SuperBrawl 4) Bossman vs. Vader (Spring Stampede 94’) Regal vs. Pillman (Spring Stampede 94’) Zybysko vs. Regal (Slamboree 94’) Bunkhouse Buck vs. Dustin Rhodes (Slamboree 94’) Sting vs. Vader (Slamboree 94’) Seth Rollins / Dean Ambrose Brawl (Night of Champions 2014) Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan (Bash at the Beach 94’) Dustin Rhodes & Arn Anderson vs. Buck & Funk (Bash at the Beach 94’) Badd vs. Regal (Bash at the Beach 94’) Daron Norwood National Anthem (Bash at the Beach 94’) Angle vs. The Rock (No Way Out 2001) Chris Jericho vs. William Regal (WrestleMania XVII) Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (WrestleMania XVII) Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon (WrestleMania XVII) Ambrose vs. Rollins (Hell in a Cell 2014) Team Cena vs. Team Authority (Survivor Series 2014) Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho (King of the Ring 2001) Regal vs. Badd (Fall Brawl 94’) Austin/Jericho/Taker/Kane/Angle vs. Booker/Dudleys/DDP/Rhyno (InVasion) Kurt Angle vs. Steve Austin (SummerSlam 2001) Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan (FastLane 2015) Austin vs. Angle vs. Rob Van Dam (No Mercy 2001) Chris Jericho vs. The Rock (No Mercy 2001) Reigns vs. Lesnar (WrestleMania 31) Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (Lifeguard Match) (Bash At The Beach 95’) Harlem Heat and Sherri vs. Bunkhouse Buck/Dick Slater/Colonel Parker (CTOC XXXI) King Curtis Debut (Slamboree 95’) Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair and Vader (Slamboree 95’) Pillman vs. Wright (Great American Bash 95’) Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair (Great American Bash 95’) Badd vs. Pillman (Fall Brawl 95’) DDP vs. Badd (Halloween Havoc 95) Bull Nakano and Akira Hokuto vs. Mayumi Ozaki and Cutie Suzuki (World War 3 95’) Shinjiro Otani vs. Eddie Guerrero (Starrcade 95’) Orton vs. Rollins vs. Reigns vs. Ambrose (Payback 2015) Rollins vs. Ambrose (Elimination Chamber 2015) Kevin Owens vs. John Cena (Elimination Chamber 2015) PT Players v. Matadores v. Lucha Drgaons v. New Day v. Kidd and Cesaro (Elimination Chamber 2015) Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair (Cage Match) (SuperBrawl 6) Horsemen/Mongo and Kevin Greene Segment (Slamboree 96) Malenkov s. Mysterio (Great American Bash 96) Chris Benoit vs. Kevin Sullivan (Falls Count Anywhere) (Great American Bash 96) Arn Anderson and Ric Flair vs. Kevin Greene and Mongo McMichaels (Great American Bash 96) Hall, Nash, Hogan vs. Sting, Luger, Savage (Bash At The Beach 96’)
4.5	Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania XIX) Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns vs. Triple H, Orton, and Batista (Extreme Rules 2014) Vader vs. Koloff (H. Havoc 92) Vader vs. Sting  (Gr. Amer. Bash 92) Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude (SuperBrawl II) Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (Spring Stampede 94’) Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck (Spring Stampede 94’) Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne vs. The Nasty Boys (Spring Stampede 94’) Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan vs. The Nasty Boys (Slamboree 94’) Austin vs. Steamboat (Bash at the Beach 94’) Triple H vs. Austin (No Way Out 2001) (3 Stages of Hell) Triple H vs. Undertaker (WrestleMania XVII) Kurt Angle vs. Shane McMahon (King of the Ring 2001) Sting vs. Vader (Fall Brawl 94’) Cena vs. Lesnar vs. Rollins (Royal Rumble 2015) Cena vs. Daniel Bryan (SummerSlam 2013) Brian Pillman and Arn Anderson vs. Ric Flair and Sting / Horsemen Reunite (Halloween Havoc 95) Bischoff Gets Powerbombed by Outsiders (Great American Bash 96) Rey Mysterio vs. Psychosis (Bash At The Beach 96’)
5.0	Sting/Black Scorpion Segment (Halloween Havoc 90’) Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania XIX) The Rock vs. Steve Austin (WrestleMania XIX) War Games Match (WrestleWar 92) Paul E. Dangerously/Madusa Segment (H. Havoc 92) Sting vs. Vader (Starrcade 92) The Dudleys vs. Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boys (WrestleMania XVII) The Rock vs. Steve Austin (WrestleMania XVII) Hogan Promo/MDA Segment/Macho Video/Hogan Visits Dungeon of Doom (CTOC XXXI)

 Final Grades of Cards Reviewed

Curt Hennig Level	SuperBrawl II (3.56) Spring Stampede 94 (3.88) Slamboree 94 (3.71) Bash at the Beach 94’ (3.68) WrestleMania 17 (3.55) WrestleMania 31 (3.63)
Watch It All	Halloween Havoc 90’ (3.4) WrestleMania 19 (3.3) Hell in a Cell 2014 (3.37) Fall Brawl 95’ (3.42) Great American Bash 96’ (3.2)
Watch It…With Remote in Hand	Backlash 2001 (3.00) WrestleWar 92’ (2.55) Extreme Rules 2014 (3.3) Great American Bash 92’ (3.36) Clash of the Champions XX (3.08) Starrcade 92’ (3.11) SummerSlam 88’ (2.68) Money In The Bank 2014 (3.11) Clash of the Champions XXIII (3.16) Halloween Havoc 93’ (3.16) Starrcade 93’ (3.16) SummerSlam 2014 (3.22) SuperBrawl 4 (1.90) Night of Champions 2014 (3.13) Clash of the Champions 27 (2.93) No Way Out 2001 (2.78) King of the Ring 2001 (2.72) Fall Brawl 94’ (2.81) FastLane 2015 (2.72) No Mercy 2001 (3.00) Clash of the Champions XXXI (2.75) World War 3 95’ (2.93) Starrcade 95’ (2.61) Payback 2015 (3.00) Elimination Chamber 2015 (3.16) Bash At The Beach 96’ (2.61) Battleground 2015 (2.71)
High Risk Maneuver	Payback 2014 (2.95) SuperBrawl III (2.8) Battleground 2014 (2.88) Halloween Havoc 92’ (2.77) Clash of the Champions XXVIII (2.72) Clash of the Champions XXII (2.68) Clash of the Champions XXVI (2.66) Survivor Series 2014 (2.07) Judgment Day 2001 (2.57) SummerSlam 2001 (2.81) Unforgiven 2001 (2.31) UnCensored 95’ (2.43) Rebellion 2001 (2.50) Survivor Series 2001 (2.29) Halloween Havoc 95’ (2.35) Slamboree 95’ (2.45) Vengeance 2001 (2.33) Extreme Rules 2015 (2.44) Royal Rumble 2002 (2.83) No Way Out 2002 (2.25)
DUDLeyville	Slamboree 93 (2.69) Clash of the Champions XVIII (2.57) Beach Blast 93’ (2.56) Clash of the Champions XXIV (1.92) Fall Brawl 93’ (2.22) Clash of the Champions XXV (2.29) BattleBowl 93’ (2.45) Halloween Havoc 94 (2.17) Clash of the Champions XXIX (2.00) WWE InVasion (1.85) Starrcade 94’ (1.81) Clash of the Champions XXX (2.00) SuperBrawl 5 (1.78) Bash At The Beach 95’ (2.12) Great American Bash 95’ (2.31) Clash of the Champons XXXII (1.77) SuperBrawl 6 (2.06) UnCensored 96’ (1.86) Slamboree 96’ (1.84)

Average Match Rating by Card

WWE:

No Way Out 2001	2.78
WrestleMania 17	3.55
Backlash 2001	3.00
Judgment Day 2001	2.57
King of the Ring 2001	2.72
InVasion 2001	1.85
SummerSlam 2001	2.81
Unforgiven 2001	2.31
No Mercy 2001	3.00
Rebellion 2001	2.50
Survivor Series 2001	2.29
Vengeance 2001	2.33
Royal Rumble 2002	2.83
No Way Out 2002	2.25
Extreme Rules 2014	3.33
Payback 2014	2.95
Money In The Bank 2014	3.11
Battleground 2014	2.88
SummerSlam 2014	3.22
Night of Champions 2014	3.13
Hell in a Cell 2014	3.37
Survivor Series 2014	2.07
FastLane 2015	2.72
WrestleMania 31	3.63
Extreme Rules 2015	2.44
Payback 2015	3.00
Elimination Chamber 2015	3.16
Battleground 2015	2.71

WCW:

Clash of the Champions 18	2.57
SuperBrawl II	3.56
WrestleWar 92’	2.55
Great American Bash 92’	3.36
Clash of the Champions 20	3.08
Halloween Havoc 92’	2.77
Starrcade 92’	3.11
Clash of the Champions 22	2.68
SuperBrawl III	2.80
Slamboree 93’	2.69
Clash of the Champions 23	3.16
Beach Blast 93’	2.56
Clash of the Champions 24	1.92
Fall Brawl 93’	2.22
Halloween Havoc 93’	3.16
Clash of the Champions 25	2.29
BattleBowl 93’	2.45
Starrcade 93’	3.16
Clash of the Champions 26	2.66
SuperBrawl 4	1.90
Spring Stampede 94’	3.88
Slamboree 94’	3.71
Clash of the Champions XXVII	2.93
Bash at the Beach 94’	3.68
Clash of the Champions XXVIII	2.72
Fall Brawl 94’	2.81
Halloween Havoc 94’	2.17
Clash of the Champions XXIX	2.00
Starrcade 94’	1.81
Clash of the Champions XXX	2.00
SuperBrawl 5	1.78
UnCensored 95’	2.43
Slamboree 95’	2.45
Great American Bash 95’	2.31
Bash At The Beach 95’	2.12
Clash of the Champions XXXI	2.75
Fall Brawl 95’	3.42
Halloween Havoc 95’	2.35
Starrcade 95’	2.61
World War III	2.93
Clash of the Champions XXXII	1.77
SuperBrawl 6	2.06
UnCensored 96’	1.86
Slamboree 96’	1.84
Great American Bash 96’	3.20
Bash At The Beach 96’	2.61

4.5+ MATCHES TALLY (BY WRESTLER)

Vader	4
Sting	4
Rude	2
Austin	4
Ric Flair	1
Ricky Steamboat	2
Nasty Boys	2
Cactus Jack	2
Kevin Sullivan	1
Triple H	3
The Rock	2
Kurt Angle	2
Brock Lesnar	2
John Cena	2
Seth Rollins	2
Daniel Bryan	1
Rey Mysterio	1
Psychosis	1