Matches you'd honestly give a 10/10

bobby_says_hi

*Bret Hart vs Owen Hart - WrestleMania X
*Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit ladder match - Royal Rumble 2001
*Daniel Bryan & Gail Kim vs Tyson Kidd & Melina - Superstars 2011
*Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus 2/3 Falls - Extreme Rules this year
*Tyson Kidd vs Michael McGillicutty - NXT this week
*Awesome Kong vs Gail Kim vs ODB - TNA Destination X 2008
*Low-Ki vs AJ Styles
*3S vs Daizee Haze & Tomoko Nakagawa - Shimmer Vol. 40

Lord TSC

Cena vs Punk from MITB last year is easily one of my favorite matches of all time, and got the 5 stars from Meltzer as well iirc.....

ricero

Some might disagree but I give hhh vs taker at this years mania a 10/10. The single greatest
piece of story telling I have ever seen in a wrestling ring. Also punk vs cena last year and I would give it to
michaels vs taker at both manias

starviewadams

Benoit vs Angle- Rumble 03 or 04
Edge/Rey vs Angle/Benoit-No Mercy 02
HBK vs HHH- Summerslam 02
Edge vs Eddie 2/3 falls -Smackdown 02
Jeff Hardy vs RVD-Invasion 01
Jericho/Benoit vs HHH/Austin-Raw 2001
Rock vs Austin- Mania X7
Danielson vs Ziggler-Some PPV last year.

Hashtag_HEEL

Savage VS. Steamboat- Wrestlemania 3
CM Punk VS. john Cena- MITB 2011
Dolph Ziggler VS. Daniel Bryan Danielson- Bragging Rights 2010
Benoit VS Triple H VS Shawn Michaels- Wrestlemania 20
The Rock VS. Cena-Wrestlemania 28
Shawn Michaels VS. Undertaker-Wrestlemania 25
Edge VS.taker-Wrestlemania 24

Loughc

Hashtag_HEEL wrote: »

Edge VS. Shawn michaels-Wrestlemania 24

Do you mean ric flair/shawn Michaels or undertaker/edge at WM24?

Furious-Red

Austin vs Rock (WM 17)
TLC (WM 17)
Benoit vs HBK vs HHH (WM 20)

BohsJohnny

HHH vs Austin 3 stages of hell no way out 2001
Rock vs rock wm x7
Punk vs cena Mitb
Both taker michaels mania matches
bret vs Austin mania 13

the groutch

Hogan Vs Warrior @ WM 6

TLC (Hardys, E&C, Dudleys) @ WM17

Angle Vs Brock Ironman Match

1992 Royal Rumble

and not one match, but The Rock Vs Mankind series in '99 (I Quit, Empty Arena Match, Last Man Standing)

krudler

Taker/HHH at Mania 28 as well, phenomenal storytelling from all three performers. Wrestling at its best

tdv123

Stone Cold vs Bret Hart: WM 13

Owen Hart vs Davey Boy Smith: European Tittle Tournament final match 1997.

Bret Hart v Davey Boy Smith: Summerslam 1992

1992 Royal Rumble Match.

HBK vs Undertaker: Bad Blood 1997

HBK vs Razor: WM10

Bret Hart vs Stone Cold: Survivor Series 1996

Bret Hart vs Curt Henning: Sumerslam 1991

Mr.Saturn

Kobashi vs Misawa, NOAH, 2003.
Ric Flair vs Vader, WCW Starrcade, 1993.
Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker, WWE WM26, 2010.

I'm a big fan of overarching story being played out over the course of a match, as you can probably tell.

airmax87

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd9H_DJSFSc

Defiler Of The Coffin

Mike Awesome v Masato Tanaka - ECW One Night Stand 2005 - Crowd booed Awesome at the start but they were cheering him by the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frlrhY1Wp1c

Sonics2k

Been watching it since about 92/93, but I'd honestly have to give the last Taker vs HHH as being the single greatest match ever.

It was great to see them both putting out their very best, especially considering how dull the WWE has become in recent years.

briany

Angle V. Taker @ No Way Out 2006

Mankind V. Rock V. Shamrock @ Breakdown 1998

Mankind V. Rock @ Royal Rumble 1999

Eddie Guerrero V. Lesnar @ No Way Out 2004

The New Foundation V The Orient Express @ Royal Rumble 1992

Taker V. Mankind @ King of the Ring 1998

Big Daddy Cool

Randy Savage v Ricky Steamboat. Wrestlemania 3.
Steve Austin v Bret Hart. Wrestlemania 13.
Mankind v Undertaker. Hell in a Cell, King of the Ring 1998.
Mankind v The Rock. I quit match, Royal Rumble 1999.
Steve Austin vs Rock. Wrestlemania 17.
TLC. Wrestlemania 17.
The Rock v Hulk Hogan. Wrestlemania 18.
HHH v HBK. 3 stages of hell, Armageddon 2002.
HBK v Undertaker. Wrestlemania 25.
HHH v Undertaker. Wrestlemania 28.

Eire-Dearg

When rating matches do you take into account the whole spectacle as it were or just the match itself, from bell to bell? I thought Punk/Cena at MITB was just an OK match, obviously made great by the ending with Del Rio attempt to cash in and Punk running into the crowd. And of course the crowd itself enhanced everything it was so hot.

Loughc

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

When rating matches do you take into account the whole spectacle as it were or just the match itself, from bell to bell? I thought Punk/Cena at MITB was just an OK match, obviously made great by the ending with Del Rio attempt to cash in and Punk running into the crowd. And of course the crowd itself enhanced everything it was so hot.

I would think it would include the whole thing not just bell to bell, because some of the spectacle makes the match more complete. For me the Cena/Punk match was brilliant, the last 5 minutes had me gripped and when Punk kicked out of the AA, I popped out loud, first time in years! And the same when he hit the gts for the win.

But even better than that was the build up to the match, the idea of Punks contract was expiring and if he won he was leaving his hometown with the title. that to me is what made the match a 10/10.

Fenian Army

Rock v Hogan Wrestlemania
Ultimate Warrior v Hogan
Ric Flair v Shawn Michaels
Angle v Michaels Wrestlemaia
Flair v HHH Cage match Taboo Tuesday 05
Flair v Terry Funk I Quit

D.Q

Rock -v- Austin WM17 -The biggest stars of all time, at their absolute peak. Heel turn subtracts from it somewhat, such was the disappointment and anger I remember feeling.

HHH -v- Undertaker WM28 - Incredible storytelling all the way through and a fitting end (hopefully) to the three guys involvement with each other at WM.

Michaels -v- Undertaker WM25 - The start of the excellent Undertaker series at WM, jaw dropping the first time I watched it. I would give this 100 out of ten if I could. For me, the perfect wrestling match. Best ever.

Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman -v- The Dudleys ONS2005 - Pure, insane entertainment. Rabid crowd, crazy blade jobs, tables on fire, cheese graters, interference, and a stone cold beer bash at the end. From the Sandmans incredible entrance, to the final stunner on Bischoff this match is an overbooked mess, that somehow becomes the perfect storm.

If I had to sit down and watch a match, with friends that dont appreciate the nuances of wrestling, and just want to be entertained, this would be the match.

Stereomaniac

WrestleMania X - Bret vs. Owen
WrestleMania XIII - Bret vs. Steve Austin

ciano316

Survivor Series 1990 - Grand Finale Match ( The Babyface team of Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, and Tito Santana defeated The Heel team of Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, The Warlord, and Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) (with Virgil and Slick).

WrestleMania 17 - Edge & Christian vs. The Dudleys vs. The Hardys - TLC

King of the Ring (1998) Undertaker vs. Mankind - Hell in a cell

WrestleMania X - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart

Summerslam 1994 - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart - Steel Cage match

WrestleMania XIII - Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin

ECW ONS - John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam

There's loads more I will think off...

rossie1977

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

When rating matches do you take into account the whole spectacle as it were or just the match itself, from bell to bell? I thought Punk/Cena at MITB was just an OK match obviously made great by the ending with Del Rio attempt to cash in and Punk running into the crowd. And of course the crowd itself enhanced everything it was so hot.

that was a fantastic match, one of the greatest in wwe history

Mr.Nice Guy

I think the match between Michaels and Jericho at Wrestlemania 19 is a very underrated match. In fact, I think it's flawless.

rossie1977 wrote:

that was a fantastic match, one of the greatest in wwe history

I'm with Eire-Dearg on that one. I believe that's a very overrated match. Maybe the most overrated. It's sensational from a crowd interaction POV but I think from a wrestling POV it's not all that great. I think Punk said as much in an interview he gave. Basically said there were some spots he wasn't happy about. If we're talking Cena's best, for me that was the near hour long match in London against Michaels. Not sure if it was a 10/10 but it was the best I've seen from Cena.

bobby_says_hi

i felt the same way about Cena/Punk. MITB last year just wasn't a good show and that match wasn't enough to save it. i honestly thought his match on Raw against Rey Mysterio two weeks later was much better. but i did love the energy in the arena and the emotion when Punk won

Stereomaniac

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I think the match between Michaels and Jericho at Wrestlemania 19 is a very underrated match. In fact, I think it's flawless.

That was a great match, and I am very much a non-supporter of Shawn Michaels.

rossie1977

bobby_says_hi wrote: »

i felt the same way about Cena/Punk. MITB last year just wasn't a good show and that match wasn't enough to save it. i honestly thought his match on Raw against Rey Mysterio two weeks later was much better. but i did love the energy in the arena and the emotion when Punk won

what??? :eek: mitb last year was one of the best ppvs in wwe history, universally praised by everyone in the business, walked "best major show" on the observer in 2011, 86% of people on this site gave it a 9 or 10 out of 10 http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=19563

SlickRic

maybe not quite 10/10, but a very underrated match IMO is Cena-HHH at WM 22.

i still remember the shot of the crowd after the tap-out. pure shock.

CastorTroy

Not so much for the match itself, but for the ending. HHH vs Michaels vs Benoit Wrestlemania XX.

Seeing Eddie come out after the match to be with Benoit in the ring was one of my favourite moments in WWE.

Fenian Army

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

Mike Awesome v Masato Tanaka - ECW One Night Stand 2005 - Crowd booed Awesome at the start but they were cheering him by the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frlrhY1Wp1c

Wow, Joey Styles comments after Awesome jumps over the ropes seem horrendously out of place given what happened a few years later. Takes away from the match a bit imo

airmax87

I may get slated for this but RVD vs Chris Benoit at summerslam 02' was a near 10/10 match for me.

Turtyturd

Most of them have been mentioned but one for me which hasn't is Americas Most Wanted VS Triple X at Turning Point 2004:eek:. One of my genuine HOLY SH*T moments in wrestling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqgz8OPK4ug

Charisteas

Brock Lesnar vs John Cena - Extreme Rules 2012

Stereomaniac

JBL vs. Rey Mysterio - Judgment Day 2006

Dracula88

Edge vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania XXIV

Dick Masterson

WWF Armageddon 2000: 6-Man Hell in the Cell

gimmick

The few perfect matches that spring to mind for me are

Brian Danielson Vs Samoa Joe (ROH Fight OfThe Century)
Briscoes Vs Aries & Strong (ROH Liverpool)
Samoa Joe Vs CM Punk II
Angle Vs Benoit (Rumble 2003)
HHH Vs HBK last man standing, possible Rumble 2003 as well?
Jericho Vs Rock No Mercy 2001
KENTA Vs Marufuji - their 2006 effort - though all their matches are 100%