Matches You Didn't Think Existed

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/avhqh2wvpck
The EC3 interview where I saw this match linked mentioned a recent ten man tag at an indy show in Cleveland that was EC3, Samoa Joe, DJ Z, Raymond Rowe, and Matt Cross Vs Josh Prohibition, Johnny Gargano, Alex Daniel, and The Young Bucks. NOW that's a good candidate for this thread if there's video of it...

 

[MillenniumMan831]

I can't see the video at work, but yeah, that match was pretty nuts. It happened at AIW's Absolution X this past July. Here's a link to the $11.99 digital version of it http://smartmarkvideo.com/promotions/absolute-intense-wrestling/aiw-mp4/aiw-july-10-2015-absolution-x-cleveland-oh-download

Plus, there's the fun fact of having wrestlers contracted to WWE, TNA, ROH, Lucha Underground, and Evolve in one match.

 

[Baby Shoes]

I watched that Cesaro-Bateman match because Saturday Morning Slam was my favorite show :'( At least I have NXT now.

 

[Brocklock]

I always thought these two would mesh really well, and it turns out they did.

https://youtu.be/nY0oEXAC-24

 

[MillenniumMan831]

Not a match, but I had no idea Bob Sapp made an appearance in WCW . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AKYWkgs_kU

 

[Gary]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3VPkbkKeg4

Huh, had no idea Bossman did some work in Japanese promotions. Also, it still amuses me how IWA Japan had gimmicks based on horror movies.

 

[SFH]

Pretty sure he was dead a week or so after this match.


I also think I learned this fact from this forum.

 

[Jingus]

Not a match, but I had no idea Bob Sapp made an appearance in WCW . . .

Actually, Sapp was supposed to eventually debut in WCW as a wrestler. He'd started training in the Power Plant shortly before they went out of business, and they'd had him working some in NWA Wildside back when they were using it as an unofficial developmental fed.

Huh, had no idea Bossman did some work in Japanese promotions.

More than ya knew:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o57rfqqWUIE

Also, it still amuses me how IWA Japan had gimmicks based on horror movies.

They were far from the only ones, Memphis did that shit all the time. Hell, just a few years ago they ran an angle where Tom Savini actually sent Jason Voorhees to take out Jerry Lawler.

Pretty sure he was dead a week or so after this match.

Actually it was closer to a month later; but yeah, not long.

Although ironically this wasn't his last match. THAT award went to another bout he had later the same night on this show, a tournament final against Jim Duggan of all people:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dU6nWfgLZI

 

[tekcop]

I'd be surprised to find out you don't know about Bossman in AJPW. It's probably the strongest overall work of his career.

They were far from the only ones, Memphis did that shit all the time.

I was under the impression the horror movie guys in IWA Japan were just Memphis guys bringing their gimmicks overseas. Was this not the case?

 

[Brocklock]

https://youtu.be/2yrYunjc82Y

It's a doozy.

 

[Conspiracy_Victim]

https://youtu.be/2yrYunjc82Y

It's a doozy.

Yeah, those two sissies really pattycaked their way around the ring.

 

[Dobbs3K]

It's matches like that, which make me still miss Saturday Night after all these years.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Is it possible to include matches that haven't happened in this thread?

It seems like AIW specializes in multi man tag matches that don't really make any sense but seem like they might be reasonably entertaining novelty matches.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/tgQmUFBpsG8?t=1h18s
Looking at some local indy's FB page and somehow saw a show that took place at a small street fair in Chicago main evented by a Tatanka Vs Trent Barretta match.

Tatanka Vs Trent Barretta is def a super random match!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/FoteyRclGj4

 

[Baby Shoes]

https://youtu.be/tgQmUFBpsG8?t=1h18s
Looking at some local indy's FB page and somehow saw a show that took place at a small street fair in Chicago main evented by a Tatanka Vs Trent Barretta match.

Tatanka Vs Trent Barretta is def a super random match!

Wish I was there...

That Doink-Finlay stare down still is great

 

[MillenniumMan831]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSBlMCN6V6Q

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I said that AIW is the best current indy promotion in terms of producing future candidates for this thread but Pro Wrestling Syndicate gives them a run for their money...

I feel like there's a good 50% chance one of these dudes will legit try to murder the other.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Anybody dumb enough to share a ring with New Jack in 2016 has a death wish.

 

[Fall of Epic]

I thought I was pretty well versed in latter day WCW but I have zero recollection of a Hogan/Dustin Rhodes match:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d67zq6eOqZs

 

[BruiserBrody]

Found a newish All-Japan channel with a bunch of odd matches:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb8LVLQrDwM

Harley Race and Crusher Blackwell vs. Tiger Jeet Singh and the One Man Gang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msmHz2gvU9U

Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell vs. Dory Funk Jr and Kerry Von Erich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY2CFuYm2xQ

A masked duo of Star Wars rip off gimmicks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EniaqW0Mbs

Gorilla Monsoon in a Judo challenge

 

[MillenniumMan831]

The great Landy unearthed this beauty . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvbvF-VfZo

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBKu_kpRs_c
I feel like some of these late '90s WCW C show matches were booked by picking names out of a hat...poor Super Calo.

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGWgrIIX0KA

Bob Backlund and Al Snow vs Bushwackers

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/VXC_pOuG3tM
Knew this match existed but didn't think it'd get uploaded to YouTube so soon!

Love how touched Angle seems to be by the reaction of 1,000 British rasslin geeks.

Honestly, would like to see Angle be the Undertaker of the indy scene and just do special attraction matches like this and in PWG and stuff.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Vampiro Vs Sheamus from a UK indy circa 2005.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://youtu.be/MyxLJPynluk
The Young Bucks completely ripped off the Hardy Boyz' circa 1998 look.

Ironically, Jim Cornette really marks out for the Hardys in this clip.


I forgot how annoying Shane McMahon was as a color commentator. This commentary team is weird. Cornette doing PBP, Shane McMahon as annoying mark color commentator.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

https://youtu.be/spb2z2DR-hw

A few things:

this is worth watching just to see the styles clashes. Seeing Sting and Terry go at it with UWF legends on the outside is surreal. great match imo.

the fan interaction at 3:28 might be the best fan interaction ever. Even Terry Funk was at a loss for words, you know how crazy that guy must be if the Great Terry Funk is stumped. JR makes some MEAN comments about him, but that was the 80s. Looks like security takes him out after and the fans boo

Spoiler

BUT HE COMES BACK

the match itself is classic 'singles stars vs. singles stars' tag team rasslin', made a little shorter for TV to get people hyped for something bigger. Too bad because it's not like they ever pushed this combo, might as well have gone all out here.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Gangrel Vs Matt Striker....matches you didn't think existed and didn't want to exist!

 

[Baby Shoes]

They already have enough shitty commentators and authority figures that someone is letting Matt Striker back in the ring?