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Head on a Rollercoaster
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WWE's most underrated non-PPV match
is by far Shelton Benjamin v. Shawn Michaels, 2004 Gold Rush Tournament Qualifying Match. Stuff like this makes me tell people who say "you still watch that" to shut the fuck up because when you watch Real World religiously, you can't say shit to me:
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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I dunno, there's so many matches that have been lost in time that could claim that title. The Kurt Angle/Brock Lesnar Iron Man match from Smackdown was amazing.
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Not that I'm doubting you btw. Benjamin/Michaels was a great match.
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Head on a Rollercoaster
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I haven't even seen that Angle/Lesnar match...i'm kind of high right now so checking that out would just be fabulous
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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Wasn't the Angle/Lesnar match at Summerslam?
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Over Like Rover
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Michaels/Angle 05 Ironman, Michaels/Duggan RAW 93, Michaels/Bulldog SNME, Michaels/Rey Eddie Tribute RAW, Michaels/Triple H New Years RAW 03 (notice a pattern here) Flair/Perfect RAW 93, Doink/Jannetty RAW 93/94, TLC III & 4, Austin/Benoit Edmonton 2001, Benoit/Triple H Ironman 04, Benoit/Angle cage 01? Barretta/Hawkins Superstars this year etc, there are hundreds
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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He's Here
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Michaels vs Shelton has been trumpeted for years, it's not exactly an underrated match.
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Head on a Rollercoaster
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Not really. People say they like the match, but that match GAVE you the thought process that Benjamin was on his way, that could've turned into a fued "new skool arrogant high flyer v. old school "focus and stop thinking your hot shit" veteran who could "teach" stuff to him...that match right there should've been definitely nominee for like a match of the decade or SOMETHING.
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King K Cool
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The Great Pink Hope
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Check out any match John Morrison had in ECW, particularly against Evan Bourne or his title loss against CM Punk, instead. |
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Hazardous to Your Health
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One that instantly came to mind was the ~1 hour main event on Raw featuring HBK and John Cena. Never got bored the whole time.
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Beth Phoenix is very sexy
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Kurt Angle vs Marty Jannetty on Smackdown in 2005 was a good match
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b/c 5 is better than 4
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Angle/Brock Iron Man Match is the first to come to mind for me......
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HHH vs Shelton Benjamin in April 2004 was a brilliant match. It's a shame WWE didn't release that on a DVD (they're not exactly going to anytime soon as it shows HHH jobbing cleanly to Shelton)
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"Ask him!"
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Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle vs. Edge on Smackdown - 2002
Rob Van Dam vs. Christian - Ladder Match - IC Title - RAW 2002 Rob Van Dam vs. Eddie Guerrero - Ladder Match - IC Title - RAW 2002 Chris Jericho vs. Triple H - WWF Championship Match - RAW: "The Match that Never Happened" |
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Lord of The Vale
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Lord of The Vale
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Don't talk to me, I havn't forgiven you yet for whatever the reason was that you are on my shit list.
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Lord of The Vale
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I remember being super annoyed, and for that reason alone, I still am.
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Get a poke on
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Most of the matches being mentioned seem pretty highly rated among fans. I dunno.
I can't really think of one that is hardly ever mentioned right now. The HHH/Austin vs Benoit/Jericho Tag Titles match is one of the best TV matches I've ever seen, but that gets love. Jericho/Edge cage match? I quite enjoyed the triple threat tag match from the MSG Raw a couple years ago. Jericho/Show vs DX vs Cena/Taker |
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The only one that comes to my mind right now is HBK vs Cena in England.
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He's Here
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I still haven't seen that HBK vs Cena match. Don't remember why I missed that episode but I did.
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Spammy Certified
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Shelton vs HBK I & II were the goods, so was Shelton vs Kurt Angle on Raw and HBK vs HHH before their royal rumble match
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Get a poke on
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Yea the HBK vs Cena match was absolutely great. The Mania one wasn't as bad as people act, but if that one had happened at Mania I think it would be hailed as an alltime classic.
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The crowd they had in the rematch was awesome too, so that helped complete the overall package.
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Spammy Certified
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Crowds at the last couple WrestleManias haven't really been "hot", as opposed to other PPV's throughout the year...I don't know why.
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Over Like Rover
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No roof
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Dammit, CSL...you're right.
You piss me off. |
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b/c 5 is better than 4
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Triple Threat Match between Los Guerreros, Angle & Benoit and Edge & Mysterio on Smackdown in 2002
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They're eating the dogs..
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1991 Saturday nights main even orient express vs power and glory. Brilliant match between 2 heel teams
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boop/bop/beep
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123 Kid vs. Bret Hart on RAW in 1994
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Samurai Rocker
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I believe this match occurred on May 2, 2005. |
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Samurai Rocker
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My favorite non-PPV matches were the following from Saturday Night's Main Event and its primetime spinoff, The Main Event...
2/5/88, The Main Event - Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant 11/26/88, Saturday Night's Main Event - Randy Savage vs. Andre The Giant 2/3/89, The Main Event - Mega Powers vs. Twin Towers 7/29/89, Saturday Night's Main Event - Demolition vs. Brain Busters 11/25/89, Saturday Night's Main Event - The Rockers vs. Brain Busters 2/23/90, The Main Event - Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage 4/28/90, Saturday Night's Main Event - The Hart Foundation vs. The Rockers 7/28/90, Saturday Night's Main Event - Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude 7/28/90, Saturday Night's Main Event - Demolition vs. The Rockers 10/13/90, Saturday Night's Main Event - Ultimate Warrior and Legion Of Doom vs. Demolition 4/27/91, Saturday Night's Main Event - Battle Royal 2/8/92, Saturday Night's Main Event - Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice vs. Ric Flair and The Undertaker 2/8/92, Saturday Night's Main Event - Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts 11/14/92, Saturday Night's Main Event - Davey Boy Smith vs. Shawn Michaels |
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Doin' It Right
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How are matches that everyone loves "underrated?"
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Cranky Kong
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John Morrion vs. Evan Bourne on Morrison's last night on ECW is one of my favorite matches ever. It wouldn't be underrated if anybody actually watched ECW, though.
Shawn Michaels' first Intercontinental title win over the British Bulldog is another all-time favorite. It wouldn't be underrated around these parts at least if it didn't happen in 1992. |
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