Well its a new month so here I am with my second installment of match of the month. Whats your favorite match from all the Octobers of years gone by? As I stated in September Im a WWF/E guy so almost all of my choices will be from there. List as many matches as you want from any promotion, but try to save the best for last. Heres my list in chronological order except the best is last. I havent seen many of these matches for quite a while. Its all from memory from years ago. Im sure Ill forget some and Im sure some people will make me aware of some I havent seen.
Randy Savage vs. The Honky Tonk Man 1987: I love this match. It wasnt a technical masterpiece by any means, but it sure had a lot of drama. I had been watching wrestling for about a year at this time, but it was this match that got me hooked for life. The hatred Savage had for Honky seemed so real. Honky shoving Elizabeth down was such a heinous act at the time. Savage took a brutal guitar shot. Elizabeth bringing Hogan down for the save was awesome. The two biggest stars finally putting their differences aside and shaking hands was the coolest thing this 8 year old had ever seen. This will always be a special match to me.
Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair 1992: The only time we would see these two legends hook up during their primes. Harts title win was so unexpected at the time. Both have done better, but this was still very good.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio 1997: I know I said Im a WWE guy, but I remember this one from WCW. This was quite a match. We were starting to see guys do a lot of crazy spots toward the end of the 90s, but this match had moves Id never seen before. For a match that had so many crazy spots, its amazing these two pulled it off flawlessly that night.
Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boys 1999: The first tag team ladder match. We all know the precedent these four set that night.
Triple H vs. Chris Benoit 2000: This seems to be a forgotten match. Solid technical match between two greats. One of the better matches of the year 2000.
The Rock vs. Chris Jericho 2001: This is my favorite Rock match. Ive always felt the Rock did too much punching and kicking. When he tried to go technical it was often sloppy. I think this was his best match. This was a great match and my favorite match of 2001.
Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit 2002: I came very close to picking this as my #1 match. I may change my mind by tomorrow and call it #1. This match was simply awesome. This may be the best tag match Ive ever seen. Perfection.
Chris Benoit vs. William Regal 2006: A pleasant surprise with the return of Benoit. Solid match between two seasoned vets.
My #1 match for the month of October:
Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker 1997: This should come as no surprise. Being the first ever Hell in a Cell made this special. This match had the magical big fight atmosphere that I love so much. Two all time greats giving their all in a new stipulation match. Classic.
Thats my list for October. Turns out the October has produced some pretty good matches. Im looking forward to some replies. What did I leave out? Im sure a lot of people think Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho from last year should be on this list. Thats probably true. I only saw this match once. It was in a crowded bar as it happened. I need to give this match another look before I can judge it properly.
Randy Savage vs. The Honky Tonk Man 1987: I love this match. It wasnt a technical masterpiece by any means, but it sure had a lot of drama. I had been watching wrestling for about a year at this time, but it was this match that got me hooked for life. The hatred Savage had for Honky seemed so real. Honky shoving Elizabeth down was such a heinous act at the time. Savage took a brutal guitar shot. Elizabeth bringing Hogan down for the save was awesome. The two biggest stars finally putting their differences aside and shaking hands was the coolest thing this 8 year old had ever seen. This will always be a special match to me.
Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair 1992: The only time we would see these two legends hook up during their primes. Harts title win was so unexpected at the time. Both have done better, but this was still very good.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio 1997: I know I said Im a WWE guy, but I remember this one from WCW. This was quite a match. We were starting to see guys do a lot of crazy spots toward the end of the 90s, but this match had moves Id never seen before. For a match that had so many crazy spots, its amazing these two pulled it off flawlessly that night.
Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boys 1999: The first tag team ladder match. We all know the precedent these four set that night.
Triple H vs. Chris Benoit 2000: This seems to be a forgotten match. Solid technical match between two greats. One of the better matches of the year 2000.
The Rock vs. Chris Jericho 2001: This is my favorite Rock match. Ive always felt the Rock did too much punching and kicking. When he tried to go technical it was often sloppy. I think this was his best match. This was a great match and my favorite match of 2001.
Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit 2002: I came very close to picking this as my #1 match. I may change my mind by tomorrow and call it #1. This match was simply awesome. This may be the best tag match Ive ever seen. Perfection.
Chris Benoit vs. William Regal 2006: A pleasant surprise with the return of Benoit. Solid match between two seasoned vets.
My #1 match for the month of October:
Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker 1997: This should come as no surprise. Being the first ever Hell in a Cell made this special. This match had the magical big fight atmosphere that I love so much. Two all time greats giving their all in a new stipulation match. Classic.
Thats my list for October. Turns out the October has produced some pretty good matches. Im looking forward to some replies. What did I leave out? Im sure a lot of people think Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho from last year should be on this list. Thats probably true. I only saw this match once. It was in a crowded bar as it happened. I need to give this match another look before I can judge it properly.
The match had so many amazing spots including Michaels reversing a suplex through a table and a tug of war ending where Jericho finally pulled through I grabbed the title. A ***** match in my book.