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Old 04-16-2019, 08:37 PM   #58
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Right. I’m just saying that finishes are held to a higher standard in hindsight than actual match quality. It’s not wrong. There’s a FUCKTON of matches that people rate super high that I’m sure is strictly because of a finish that I just was not invested in. (WrestleMania 20 and 30, mainly... and every match from the “women’s revolution because we say it all is” era.)

Do we overrate the significance of finishes though? Flair and Steamboat have both said their best match against each other was at a house show. The finish didn’t mean dick. If we saw it, it would probably just be a little novelty addition to our list of best matches. Are THEY wrong in their labeling of “best match” or are we?

I ask this here because it’s the wrestling-nerdiest question I’ve ever posed and this thread is dedicated to Gertner who is the nerdiest wrestling nerd I’ve ever known. So if not now, then when?
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