Wrestler/Match Recommendations

Samoa Joe

Born : 17/03/79
Pro debut : September 1999

Beat Xavier to capture the ROH title on march 22nd 2003 and held onto the belt for one year and nine months.That reign included unbelievably tough matches with C.M.Punk,Homicide,Paul London, AJ Styles,Mark Briscoe,Bryan Danielson and Doug Williams.Lost the ROH strap to Austin Aries in a sizzler December 26th 2004.Between his June 19th 2005 debut in TNA at Slammiversary and his November 2006 match with Kurt Angle, The "Samoan Submission Machine" was neither pinned or forced to submit in TNA(that's how highly regarded and respected he was at the time).Defeated Jushin Liger at TNA Bound for Glory on October 23rd 2005.Began the first of two X Division title reigns on December 11th 2005 when he toppled AJ Styles in another brilliant encounter.Part of the red hot ROH vs CZW feud in 2006.Achieved headliner status in a feud with Scott Steiner in TNA in May of 2006.His series with Kurt Angle featured stunning matches at Genesis and Turning Point and a good bout at Final Resolution 2007.Has had some good moments since then but has floundered due to being a victim of lousy booking.

Recommend matches :

Vs Bryan Danielson(ROH,02/10/2004
Vs CM Punk(ROH,16/10/04)
With Jushin Liger vs Bryan Danielson and Low Ki(ROH,06/11/04)
Vs Christopher Daniels vs AJ Styles(TNA,11/09/05)
Vs Kurt Angle(TNA,19/11/06)

A couple more recommend matches from this year.

The Young Bucks v. Matt Sydal & Ricochet (PWG All Star Weekend XII - Night 1)
Kushida v Will OSpreay (NJPW Invasion Attack)
Bobby Fish v. Ishii (ROH Global Wars 2016)

Some exciting match recommendations from yesteryear :

Hulk Hogan vs Stan Hansen(WWF/All Japan/New Japan combined supershow,13/04/90)
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Kurt Angle(WWF Summerslam,19/08/01)
KENTA vs Naomichi Marufuji(NOAH,29/10/06)
Christian Cage vs AJ Styles(TNA,19/11/06)

Those are great choices. I remember the christian and styles match, it was no pun intended phenomenal, miss those TNA days.

Yeah,TNA was at its best in those days.Shame it hasn't reached those levels since.

NXT Takeover: The End

Nakamura v. Austin Aries.

Just having Nakamura in a match you know its potential to steal the show, both himself and aries put on a fantastic match, check it out on the network really good stuff.

KENTA(Kobayashi)

Born : 12/03/81
Pro debut: 24/05/00

Tandem with Naomichi Marufuji was the hottest tag team in the world between 2003 and 2005.The duo produced a succession of superlative scraps during their near 23 month reign as GHC Junior Heavyweight tag team champions.Defeated Yoshinobo Kanamaru to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight title before a sell out crowd of 52,000 at the Tokyo Dome on July 18th 2005 in another amazing match.Defeated Low Ki in his debut appearance in the USA for ROH on December 17th 2005.Excelled in stunning encounters for ROH against Bryan Danielson,Samoa Joe and Matt Sydal in 2006.Lost to GHC champion and former partner Marufuji in his first Bubokan Hall singles main event on October 29th 2006 in another sterling effort.Has gone from strength to strength since.

Match recommendations :

Vs Juvented Guerrero(NOAH,17/01/04)
With Naomichi Marufuji vs Kendo Ka Shin and Takashi Sigiura(NOAH,10/07/04)
Vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru(NOAH,18/07/05)
Vs Bryan Danielson(ROH,16/09/06)

That's just a few,I could have listed 100 recommended matches featuring KENTA.

Some more match recommendations from over the years :


Steele cage I Quit Match for the U.S Title Tully Blanchard vs Magnum TA(NWA,Starrcade,28/11/85)
(blue steele cage match)Mankind vs Triple H(WWF Summerslam,03/08/97)
Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar(WWE No Mercy,19/10/03)
I.C Title Match Rob Van Dam vs Randy Orton(WWE Armageddon,14/12/03)

Steve Austin

Born : 18/12/64
Pro debut : 30/09/89

WCCW/USWA

After realising that in his own words "Its better to do a few things well than lots of things bad," Austin settled in and had terrific scraps with Chris Adams and Jeff Jarrett.After starving on low pay for 2 years he was signed up by WCW in May of 1991.

WCW

Relieved Bobby Eaton of the TV Title on June 3rd 1991 and went on to hold the WCW version of the belt longer than anyone in history.Lost. and regained the title before mining Paul Heyman's/E Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance,a killer heel faction that was despanded due to politics.Had great matches with Barry Windham,Dustin Rhodes and Sting.Lost the TV title but formed a tandem with Brian Pullman and became one of the hottest teams of the 90s.The duo went on to become 2 time tag team champions and had great matches with every team they encountered including Ric Flair and Arm Anderson and RickySteamboat and Shane Douglas.After The Blondes became victims of more politics,they split and Austin won the US title twice before being fired by Eric Bisxhoff in 1995.Joined ECW.

ECW

Worked only a few matches due to a severe tricep injury but cut some must see promos and recorded a series of scathing skits that were aimed at Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan.Was then snapped up by the WWF in December of 1995.

WWF/WWE

The rest is history.On his way to becoming the biggest draw in the history of pro wrestling, Austin was crowned King of the Ring in 1996,won the the I.C belt twice,held the tag team title 4 times,the WWF title 6 times,won the Royal Rumble 3 times and was named RAW superstar of the decade in 2002.Had stellar matches with Bret Hart, The Rock,Triple H,Dude Love,The Undertaker to name some and was part of the legendary feud with Vince MacMahon.Retired from active wrestling in 2003 after finally succumbing to injuries.

Match recommendations :

Vs Bobby Eaton(WCW,03/06/91)
Hollywood Blondes vs Dos Hombres(WCW Clash of the champions XXV,10/11/93)
With Ric Flair vs Sting and Ricky Steamboat(WCW Saturday night, July 1994)
Vs Mikey Whipwreck(ECW,18/11/95)
Vs Mikey Whipwreck vs The Sandman(ECW,9/12/95)
Vs Bret Hart(WWF Survivor Series,17/11/96)
Vs Bret Hart(WWF WM13,13/03/97)
Vs Owen Hart(WWF Summerslam,03/08/97)
Vs Dude Love(WWF Over The Edge,31/05/98)
Vs The Undertaker(WWF Summwrslam,20/08/98)
Vs The Rock(WWF Backlash,25/04/99)
vs Triple H(WWF No Way Out,25/02/01)
Vs The Rock(WWF WM17,01/04/01)

Some more exciting match recommendations from over the years and from.different promotions.

Bret Hart vs Mr.Perfect(Curt Hennig)WWF King of the ring '93 semi finals(13/06/93)

Brian Pillman,The Steiners & Sting vs The Four Horsemen(WCW Wrestle War,24/02/91)

The Hart Foundation vs Stone Cold Steve Austin,Goldust & LOD(WWF Canadian Stampede,07/06/97)

Cactus Jack vs Mikey Whipwreck(ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash,09/03/96)

IWGP IC Title Match Shinsuke Nakamura ( c )vs la La Sombre(NJPW Kizuna Road, 20/07/13)