OLD THREAD: Favorite Rasslin' Matches and General Discussion

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 It's been a good while since we've done a rasslin' topic here, so I'm gonna correct that mistake by asking what people's favorite matches are. 

(And don't worry, if you're not a rasslin' fan, you can just talk about what you normally talk about). 

Me, personally, a lot of my favorite stuff was back in the Golden Era of the mid 80s to early 90s.  Hogan/Warrior, Bret Hart/almost anybody (but Bret/Perfect, Bret/Austin, Bret/Davey Boy, Bret/Owen, and Bret/Piper were stand outs), Savage/Steamboat, the Tito Santana/Greg Valentine feud, and Ax and Smash starting out the 1989 Royal Rumble against each other are some of my favorites.

I was also a sucker for any RVD/Jerry Lynn meeting in ECW (minus Bill Alfonso's stupid ass, annoying whistle. I couldn't stand that guy and always wanted to shove that stupid whistle down his throat. And no, it wasn't "good heat" it was fuck off, you're ruining the match heat). 

More recently, I liked the FTR/Briscoes matches and I really loved the Hobbs and Bandido vs. Big Bill and the Bad Apple from the March 1st Collision. It actually had the feeling one got back in the day when rasslin' was fun.  The crowd was hyped, the pacing was on point, and the in ring work was great with the faces playing to the crowd and the heels "heelin' it up". 

But I'm not gonna sit here and list matches all day. This is about you and your favorites, and that's what the comment section is for. So share some known matches, some not as well known matches, and even some crazy, obscure ones that resonated with you in one way or another.

Discuss that, and anything else, in this here thread. 

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