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#20,201 ·
What vs. Orton at Armageddon 2005 inside HIAC?
You mean to ask what about that match?

Comes in at number 7 for the year. 2005 was a pretty awesome year though. Top 10 for 2005 are:

1) HBK/Angle WM21
2) Batista/HHH Vengeance
3) HBK/Benjamin Raw 2005 Gold Rush
4) Edge/Matt Hardy Unforgiven
5) Taker/Orton WM21
6) MITB WM21
7) Taker/Orton Armageddon
8) EC NYR
9) Cena/JBL JD
10) Taker/Orton SD

All at least ****1/4.
 
#20,203 ·
DDP VS STING :mark:
 
#20,204 ·
Yeah that's it. All of my top 5 Mania matches are five stars anyways so I'm not giving shit away. I have to finish my list tonight but I'm lazy as fuck and have yet to study for an Anthropology Midterm that I have tomorrow night (YES, A MIDTERM ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. FUCK), so I don't know how that's exactly going to work out for yours truly.

Undertaker has 8 MOTY's under his belt in my opinion by the way (BB 97, RR 98, FL 99, NM 02, NWO 06, WM XXIV, WM XXV, WM XXVI) with Shawn having 6 (BB 97, RR 98, WM XX, WM XXIII, WM XXV, WM XXVI) and GAME having 3 and CENA having 3.
What three do you have for Cena?
 
#20,205 ·
2007 : vs Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania XXIII)
2011 : vs CM Punk (MITB 2011)
2012 : vs BROCK FUCKING LESNAR (ER 2012)

Two of those would be in my top 10 WWF/WWE matches ever while HBK-Cena would be found in the lower side of my top 20. All fantastic matches, proof that when Cena turns it on that there's barely anybody in the company that's better.
 
#20,207 ·
You mean to ask what about that match?

Comes in at number 7 for the year. 2005 was a pretty awesome year though. Top 10 for 2005 are:

1) HBK/Angle WM21
2) Batista/HHH Vengeance
3) HBK/Benjamin Raw 2005 Gold Rush
4) Edge/Matt Hardy Unforgiven
5) Taker/Orton WM21
6) MITB WM21
7) Taker/Orton Armageddon
8) EC NYR
9) Cena/JBL JD
10) Taker/Orton SD

All at least ****1/4.


No cena/Jericho at summerslam eh? I thought that was an awesome match. Back n fourth, good exchange, great crowd as well.
 
#20,209 ·
66 Percent.

I EXPECTED MORE OUT OF YOU.

:(.
 
#20,210 ·
No cena/Jericho at summerslam eh? I thought that was an awesome match. Back n fourth, good exchange, great crowd as well.
Great match, ***1/2, but nah. Wouldn't crack my top 20 for the year either. Maybe top 30.
 
#20,212 ·
Someone mentioned Umaga vs. John Cena Last Man Standing in the 2013 MOTYC thread and I never saw it so I just watched it:

**** 1/4

Wow. I never was a fan of Umaga and am not usually a huge fan of limb/particular area of the body work but it worked great here. The blood spot and the tv monitor looked totally believable and the announce table spot was great. One of the best Cena matches I've seen. Glad I went back and checked this out.
 
#20,213 ·
REDEEM YOURSELF :gaga

5 non 1-on-1 Matches (All Time WWF/WWE) Rated @ **** 3/4+.

What five matches would these be (Expecting at least a 80) ?
 
#20,215 ·
SMIG's Top 29 Wrestlemania Matches of all time​

29. WWE Championship - John Cena(c) vs Triple H (Wrestlemania XXII)
28. Edge vs Mick Foley (Hardcore Match ; Wrestlemania XXII)




27. WWF Tag Team Championship - Edge & Christian vs The Dudley Boys vs The Hardy Boys (TLC Match : Wrestlemania XVII)​

"For the love of God Jeff Hardy, may be broken in half" Jim Ross​




Some of the fastest 15 minutes in professional wrestling, and you would struggle to find a genuine wrestling fan who hasnt seen this match. This match is really the standard of spotfests today. The image of Edge spearing Jeff off the ladder is one of the most iconic images in wrestling history. The only major gripe I have with this match, is the logic behind it (which is my main gripe with all ladder matches). Why stack tables up on the outside? I know it looks cool when people go through them, but maybe instead climb the ladder and win the titles? Or why you stack 3 ladders next to each other? Dont get me wrong its such a fun and easy match to watch, but things like these really piss me off and make the match much harder to rate. The run ins were fun and cool, seeing Lita, Spike and Rhyno especially. Not the best spotfest in Wrestlemania history like so many assume, but worthy of its place of the list.​

****



26. The Rock vs Hulk Hogan (Icon vs Icon ; Wrestlemania XVIII)

"We will never see Tyson and Ali, we will never see Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds, but we will get to witness The Rock and The Hulk only at Wrestlemania" Jerry Lawler​



In my book this is what our business especially Wrestlemania is all about, they didnt to have a put on a technical wrestling clinic, or do double rotation moonsaults. These guys had the crowd in the palm of their hands the moment they walked out of the curtain. This match was about the biggest star in the history of this business against the future( well we assumed) of the business, in front of possibly the hottest crowd you will ever witness. This truly was a spectacle. The reception that Hogan received after every move was incredible, this was no wrestling clinic but every punch every mannerism garnished a crazy reaction from the fans. Hogan hulking up has to be one of the biggest mark out moments ever, and I get goosebumps every time I see it. As a guy who knowingly dislikes both guys, there performance of this night was incredible especially The Rock's performance, and I couldnt help but mark out at everything. This match is the true definition of SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, and in my book its the greatest 4 star match in WWE history.

****


Another 2 down, we hit the **** 1/4 matches next, which if im not too lazy will be up in a few hours. Some matches I feel like writing more about, and when we get near the top 10 im sure most of them will be quite lengthy. Clue for the next 2 are, one is an early WM main event, and the other is a classic IC title match.
 
#20,216 ·
God damn I love Rock vs Hogan. I'm right there with you. That's what WM is built on. Matches that live on like that has. Not only was the match actually not as bad as one would think, but it had that unbeatable atmosphere. Hogan in Canada is something else. It really, really is.

Good stuff. Looking forward to the rest. (Y)
 
#20,217 ·
Hogan/Rock is magical. I've seen the match so many times but I don't remember any spots. I just remember the crowd exploding when Hogan Hulked up and just the general awesomeness of the crowd from bell to bell. Stuff like that is exactly what Wrestlemania is for. I love a smartly worked match as much as anyone but you can only see something like Rock/Hogan at Wrestlemania. It's moments like that why I still watch WWE.
 
#20,219 ·
That was the type of magic they were trying for with Rock/Cena, just that atmosphere in Toronto on that night is unmatched. As you said this is the reason why we watch WWE to witness moments that we won't forget.

Thanks Cody, don't worry I got a couple of your favourite matches coming up on my list soon (Y) promise me not to rant to much when they come up :lmao
 
#20,220 ·
Great shit SMIG, loving this stuff so far and motivating me to go out and actually TRY to finish my list (well, post it). You've really come into your own as a reviewer lately.

CODY. 40 PERCENT. GOD. DAMN. YOU. One more try ;

Four non title non gimmick one on one matches I have @ **** 3/4+... AAAAND GO.
 
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