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Wolfpack423

08-27-2010, 11:16 AM

We have all beared witness to some great matches in the past and present, but there have always been some "gems" that are pretty bad or just not your personal preference.

Some that stick out for me:

Big Boss Man vs. Mideon- St Valentine's Day Massacre
Ivory vs. Tori- Women's Championship Summerslam 1999
Big Boss Man vs. Al Snow- Kennel From Hell Match-this is just utter boredom and an awful feud- Unforgiven 1999
Swimming Pool Match- The Kat vs. Ivory vs. Jacqueline vs. B.B.-except for the match celebration this is utter crap-Armageddon 1999
Gimmick Battle Royal- Wrestlemania 17
Triple H vs. Scott Steiner- World Heavyweight Championship- Royal Rumble 2003- It's nowhere near one of my least favorite matches but it just wasn't good- I did like the No Way Out rematch though.
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler vs. Coach and Al Snow- Unforgiven 2003
The Undertaker vs. Vince McMahon- Buried Alive Match- Survivor Series 2003-this was the only match I didn't like on the card and nothing really happened aside from a massive blade job by Vince.
Jamie Knoble vs. Nidia- Blindfold Match- I did enjoy the Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martel one and the HHH vs. D-Lo Brown one- No Way Out 2004
Tajiri vs. Coach- Backlash 2004- Need I say more? Tajiri had to job to Coach.
La Resistance vs. The Hurricane and Rosey- Backlash 2004- awful match and the highlight was Eugene hiding in the Quebec flag.
Mordecai vs. Scotty Too Hotty- Judgment Day 2004
Billy Gunn vs. Kenzo Suzuki- Great American Bash 2004
The Undertaker vs. The Dudley Boyz- Concrete Crypt Match- Great American Bash 2004
Steven Richards vs. Tomko- Unforgiven 2004- This is around the time Richards dressed up like a woman to help Victoria and Tomko stomped on a wig in the match very ridiculous and between two guys that really have no talent. I apologize for offending richards fans but I never have nor will I ever find him talented.
Booker T vs. Heidenreich- No Way Out 2005
The Undertaker vs. Luther Reigns- No Way Out 2005
The Big Show vs. Akebono- Sumo Match- Wrestlemania 21
Tag Team Turmoil- Backlash 2005- some of the worst teams ever were in this match: Maven and Simon Dean, The Hearthrobs etc. The Hurricane and Rosey weren't that good of a team, La Resistance the Conway/Grenier version which is in my opinion the worst combo of the group as Grenier is awful and really the only one I thought was decent was Dupree and I never understood why Conway was worshipped on sites.
The Ortons vs. The Undertaker- Casket Match- No Mercy 2005
Playboy Bunny Match- Wrestlemania 22
The Big Show vs. Sabu- ECW Championship- Summerslam 2006
Team Flair vs. Team Spirit Squad-Survivor Series 2006
The Miz vs. The Boogeyman- Armageddon 2006
Anything from December to Dismember except for the Elimination Chamber-it was a decent match and I think people hate it just because Lashley won the title in the match and I never understood why people didn't like Lashley. He didn't mesh well with some people, but he was pretty good I thought in every facet except mic skills.
Bobby Lashley vs. Mr. Kennedy- ECW Championship- No Way Out 2007-there was no flow to the match. I feel these two didn't have good chemistry.
Pudding Match- Candice Michelle vs. Melina- One Night Stand 2007
Batista vs. The Great Khali- Summerslam 2007- World Heavyweight Championship
The Miz vs. R-Truth- Over The Limit- United States Championship-it was such an awful match because neither are good in the ring.

bigslimjj

08-27-2010, 12:59 PM

MoFo

08-27-2010, 01:24 PM

You forgot CM Punk v Elijah Burke in 2007.

Also, any Undertaker match pre-1996.

Wolfpack423

08-27-2010, 01:37 PM

The great american bash 2004 may be worse overall then december to dismember. They had a concrete crypt match for god sakes. I really can't say for sure,but those may be the 2 worst ppvs I've ever seen anywhere.I would also like to bring up Jenna Morasca vs Sharmel in tna(My least favorite match of all time)Pat patterson vs. Jerry briscoe(evening gown):nono: and Hogan vs Warrior and vs. Piper(cage) in wcw. Batista lives in badmatchville. Cena doesn't have matches that are bad per say,just the same over and over.

How could I forget the Patterson vs. Brisco match haha. I did like the fatal four way and the texas bull rope matches at GAB 04, but everything else was definitely craptacular. Hogan vs. Warrior at Halloween Havoc 1998 I am assuming you're talking about because WM6 is actually one of my all time favorite matches with Hogan and Warrior. Batista has had some good matches with Cena, HHH, Edge, The Undertaker, and JBL. I think he's had many good matches, he's had crappy ones most people have and Cena usually has some of the better PPV matches since about 2005. I am actually a Cena fan (I know it's awful to be one but I just never understood the hate for him.) For one, he is passionate about the business and he works his ass off for the WWE. I liked Batista too moreso in 2005 than any other year.

Wolfpack423

08-27-2010, 01:39 PM

You forgot CM Punk v Elijah Burke in 2007.

Also, any Undertaker match pre-1996.

Yeah the Undertaker didn't become a good wrestler for me until about Wrestlemania 12. I agree with you on that. I actually enjoyed the Punk vs. Burke matches, particularly he Judgment Day match though I enjoyed the Unforgiven match. Unforgiven 07 is actually pretty decent except for Mark Henry main eventing.

Mr. Pierre

08-27-2010, 01:40 PM

Wolfpack423

08-27-2010, 02:26 PM

I really enjoyed both Punk/Burke PPV matches from 07 (JD and Unforgiven).

Also, just because Taker wasn't flying around the ring and moving quickly doesn't mean he wasn't telling an appropriate story or having a bad match. Wrestling at the time was very gimmick heavy, and he played his zombie character perfectly. As time progressed he adapted his in-ring work according to the era.

Your Undertaker analysis is interesting to me as I think if he had better opponents during that earlier time it might have been better. I will say there re a couple older matches of his before 1996 I liked. Off the top of my head, the Casket match with Yokozuna at the 1994 Royal rumble is enjoyable and I liked his title match with Hulk Hogan (not the best, but it definitely was decent). His match with Jake Roberts at WM 8 was good as well. I just think overall he wasn't quite what he is now. In terms of catering to the gimmick he did that ten fold, so I guess he deserves credit. Who would have that the gimmick would have evolved so much or that he would still be there today?

HBPunk

08-27-2010, 03:17 PM

The Miz vs. R-Truth- Over The Limit- United States Championship-it was such an awful match because neither are good in the ring.

This coming from a Wolfpack fan, says it all really. The Miz is very good in the ring now and R-Truth is solid and has some nice unique offence.

Also, any Undertaker match

Thats more accurate

Wolfpack423

08-27-2010, 05:36 PM

This coming from a Wolfpack fan, says it all really. The Miz is very good in the ring now and R-Truth is solid and has some nice unique offence.

Thats more accurate

I want to clarify that I like the Miz, but not for his in ring work. Maybe it's me but I just don't see why people think he is good in the ring. Sorry if I offended you by the way with my analysis and I just never found R-Truth to ever be good even in 2000. That match at Over The Limit was pretty weak. The one they had on RAW was good where R-Truth won the title. I did think that was good.

BizarroKing

08-27-2010, 08:27 PM

Hog Pen Match-Extreme Rules 2009
Sharmell vs Jenna Morasca-Victory Road 2009
Booker T vs Triple H-Wrestlemania 19

Razzamajazz

08-27-2010, 08:57 PM

anything involving kelly kelly and/or the great khali

Destro 2.0

08-27-2010, 11:14 PM

Unforgiven 2008
The Raw scramble match

Fox

08-28-2010, 12:45 AM

Hulk Hogan vs. Kevin Nash - Road Wild 1999

Worst match of all time, IMO.

Fox

08-28-2010, 12:46 AM