Great Muta and Sting had a ton of superstars surrounding ringside for this match. Muta hits Sting with spinning kicks and it takes Sting to the outside.
Great Muta elevated himself over the top rope onto Sting. Sting is thrown back in the ring.
Sting slows the pace down to this match with a front facelock to Muta.
Muta keeps coming back with spinning kicks.
This match paced very different to the Pillman-Alex Wright match you just saw on the DVD.
A dead crowd where Japan showed respect for the match in a different way from North America. Muta elbowed Sting in the forehead.
Both men using aerial offense, Sting attempts a backslide but Great Muta escapes. Sting hit with an inside cradle and Muta got a two.
Sting tries a Scorpion deathlock and can not turn Muta over.
Sting tries the splash but gets sprayed by mist, and a crossbody by Great Muta wins it for him around 12 minutes.
A slower match but it was not bad at all for these two.
Sting hits the Stinger Splash after it is done.
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15) WWF Hardcore Championship Match
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam (c) -WWF Sunday Night Heat August 5, 2001
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These two had UNBELIEVABLE chemistry in ECW. Hardcore Heaven and Living Dangerously 99 were down-right incredible.
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They face here on HEAT.
EC Dub chanted.
During the alliance storyline this was set.
They begin this match like they did in ECW and the crowd applaud. A lot of high risk offense. Rob Van Dam is hit with a legdrop off the apron, then launched himself onto Rob Van Dam on the floor. Lynn sent RVD hard into the ring post followed by a hard kick to the head.
Rob Van Dam then is hit with an on-slaught of offense by Lynn as he launched himself off the barricade. Jerry Lynn throws RVD onto the floor.
Jerry grabs a steel chair and hits RVD. Perfectly legal in a hardcore title match.
Going back old school to ECW.
RVD charged at Lynn. Good to see a rare match like this making the dvd. Rob Van Dam scoops Lynn and slams him to the mat.
Rob Van Dam with rolling thunder and landing on a steel chair.
Rob Van Dam and Lynn with a bunch of inside cradles, a waistlock with a german and a bridge by Lynn gaining a nearfall on Rob Van Dam.
Jerry Lynn and RVD both take their time getting up now as the damage had been done. Lynn with two stiff European uppercuts to Rob Van Dam. Lynn tries a vertical suplex. RVD with a lowblow and then a clothesline to Lynn.
Rob Van Dam puts a chair on Jerry Lynn, and bounces back with a split-legged moonsault onto the chair but Lynn threw it into RVDs face as he came down. Jerry Lynn almost got a three.
Both guys going all out on Sunday Night Heat. Perhaps the best Heat match since half time in 99.
RVD goes to the top rope and climbs and Lynn takes him down cutting him down to size. RVD pushed Jerry Lynn down onto a chair after he tried a superplex off the top, Rob Van Dam hits the five star frogsplash on a chair and he got the pinfall at a tv time of six minutes.
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Great match, that is all to say really.
*** 1/4
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2nd Disc Special Feature: Bonus Match #3) The Hardy Boyz vs Kai En Tai -WWF Sunday Night Heat September 27, 1998
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This was at the PPV Break Down 1998, where Austin, Taker and Kane were the main focus, the Cage was in the air for the Shamrock-Mankind-Rock Triple Threat.
Shane and Cornette on commentary.
Jeff Hardy and Matt were a couple of nobodies here and Kai En Tai were more over so take that as to what you will.
Cornette on commentary tries to put it over. Funaki takes Jeff Hardy down with some ease. Funaki takes on Jeff for a bit until he hits a double dropkick.
Matt comes in at the young age of 24 and Funaki is sent to the corner.
Both Hardyz with a double monkey flip and the crowd respond to that.
Jeff catapolts himself off Matt to the outside and he crashed and burned. Funaki threw Matt back into the ring and hit a nice quick snapshot vertical suplex. A flag accidentally hit Funaki and Matt slams down Funaki.
Jeff Hardy comes off one end, as Matt does, double-team offense gets them the three in under 5 minutes
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16) “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels (c) (with Jose Lothario) vs Vader (with Jim Cornette) for the World Wrestling Federation Championship -WWF Summerslam 1996
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While Shawn dress and stripped off his entrance clothing, Vader just posed in the ring and flexed in hopes of intimidating the Champion before the match began.
Shawn Michaels was in his prime here and was awesome while Vader is ALWAYS awesome so this should be a good match, and was just by memory alone.
Vader had brilliant agility, strength, among other things and Vince calls HBK maybe the most athletic champion of all time.
The two tie up and Vader took some body shots early and then a powerful clothesline as some Smarks cheered. Shawn had been booed during his awesome run but a lot of smarks didn’t like him very much and this is seen again at Mind Games and the 1996 Survivor Series in paticular.
After an early offensive attack by Vader, Michaels came right back.
Shawn dominated for a good minute until throwing Vader out to the outside by ducking one of his attacks.
Michaels made sure he kept Vader to the outside as he hit him with a baseball slide which took the air out of him.
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Michaels with a high cross body over the top rope and flew out onto Vader. This was a familiar spot seen many times and it was awesome. Jim Ross’s explanation was that Shawn was fighting for his life here. Perfect says HBK is in the best shape he has ever seen but doesen’t know if he has what it takes.
They built up the Monster vs Champion thing very well and Shawn hit a nice Hurricanrauna to Vader.
Michaels took a risk and then on top of Vader hit him with some right hands and then a hurricanrauna to the outside of Vader over the top rope. Shawn then hit a spring board to the outside but Vader caught him this time and hit a Powerbomb to the mat!
Vader asked who the man was. The complexity of the match changed with that one power move and the momentum then shifted to Vader.
Vader had Shawn picked up since he didn’t want to win by countout as he could not gain the title that way and then he just dropped him like a sack of potatoes in the middle of the canvas. Big Van Vader then sent HBK to the corner. Vader toyed with him a little bit showing his size factor then Vader measured Michaels in the corner with rights and lefts as he continued to hammer away with more body shots.
The fans booed as Vader continued to be in control and set HBK up and hit a nice vertical suplex!
Vader continued to sent HBK to the corner and then came off with a huge forerarm to the chest of The Boy toy, then ANOTHER. Michaels was stationary and was unglued and could not retain the title in the position he was in. Well he was about to get put in a worse spot.
Vader then rammed HBK into one side and then irish whipped him to the other which saw HBK fly over the top rope and to the outside floor.
As HBK tried to re-enter the ring Vader kicked at his head, and then Vader with great elevation sent Michaels back first with a back body drop. Mr. Perfect says he always thinks about getting back in the ring but now that he sees what Vader is doing to Shawn Michaels he’ll stay right here.
Vader went for another back body drop to Michaels but HBK fought back with rights and lefts. After Shawn got out of that situation he met another hard clothesline by Vader which Ross called SCARY POWER.
Michaels then dodged another back body drop and was sent outside the ring by Vader and he caught Vader by the legs as he did his signature flip up towards the ringside area. Vader then didn’t have any of that and then he began to manhandle Michaels by methodically wearing him down.
The Man they call Vader lifted up Shawn and let him fall belly first to the canvas. Vader squeezed on a devistating bear hug. Perfect says he hasn’t had this much fun since he LEFT the ring.
The Crowd helped The Heartbreak Kid get back into the match as he started to hit Vader with some rights. A high knee to the chest area of Vader followed by a clothesline but it had no effect on the Mastadon.
Michaels went to slide under Vader but the Big man stopped him and when vader went for a splash he lifted the knees up and caught Vader. Michaels went flying to the ropes in a big oppurtunity spot and hit a clothesline.
Shawn Michaels went to the top trying to hit the big elbow but Vader sat up and he kicked Vader’s head after stopping in mid-air for his elbow drop. Shawn Michaels knew he couldn’t hit the elbow drop quite like he wanted to and he stopped. Michaels DID hit Vader with a crossbody and both men went to the outside from the inside. Vader up first though and lifted up HBK then dropped him on the steel guard rail.
Vader then WINS BY COUNTOUT.
All of the sudden after the fans were a little shocked they stayed in attendance because Cornette got on the mic and challenged HBK to get back in the ring.
HBK then came back. Jim Ross said it wasn’t a wise decision for Shawn Michaels to continue the match.
Vader then hammered Michaels with a big blow after The Fink said that the match would continue followed by a pop.
Vader battling Shawn who is layed out and then got in the face of the 62 year old Jose. Cornette then hit Shawn with his racket and the fans popped. Ross called him Hideous.
Vader with a big belly to belly suplex after he came off the corner with a splash and Shawn Michaels kicked out.
Vader went for a powerbomb but Shawn Michaels fought back and then he kicked up as Perfect says GIVE ME A BREAK.
HBK FINALLY did nail the elbow this time as he was tuning up the band in the corner until Cornette grabbed Michaels leg.
Shawn then hit Vader with a racket. Shawn Michaels then attacked both Jim Cornette and Vader with the racket. Shawn Michaels got himself DQ’d.
The match continued after another two minute break and Ross called it Chaotic.
Michaels went upstairs and hit the 2nd straight elbow drop and then his superkick!
VADER KICKED OUT though at 2 and the place was shocked.
Vader then hit a POWERBOMB that they called The Vader Bomb even though it wasn’t his finisher and there was no official to count the three. I remember my brother back when kayfabe existed yelling “VADER SHOULD OF BEEN CHAMPION” and got real mad.
Vader then went up for the OFFICIAL Vader Bomb, then went up for a BIG TIME MOONSAULT that he called the Vadersault as seen in TGIF’s or ABC’s old show Boy Meets World. Vader missed the moonsault and then Shawn went to the top.
At 28:59 Shawn Michaels defeated Vader with a MOONSAULT from the top rope after Vader had already won twice by DQ. Shawn Michaels has done the impossible!
I had heard rumors about Vader being booked to win the title until they changed it last minute, but other suggest he was scheduled to take the title off Michaels that year still if not at Summerslam then Survivor Series.
Some people think the booking here is a bit ridiculous and it takes a lot out of the MATCH but I come to expect it from matches back in the New Generation Days. That’s just the way things were and ended back then but I really liked this match as a whole which is why I take nothing off of its rating because of how it ended.
I WOULD of however liked to see Vader the WWF Champion and this would have been the perfect oppurtunity for it. It’s not all bad though because we got to see Foley and Michaels at Mind Games because of it.?
Awesome match!
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Flash Funk: (Yeah, we get a title of Flash Funk but no heading of Liger, Dynamite or Randy Savage. It is a good thing this match here is absolutely amazing)
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17) ECW World Television Championship Match: 2 Cold Scorpio vs Sabu -ECW CyberSlam February 17, 1996
2 Cold Scorpio defended the title here against Sabu.
Sould be a good one here. This is not only here on the highest flyers DVD but also on the Rise and Fall of ECW as it is one of the best matches in company history.
2 Cold Scorpio began with a kick to the head of Sabu who was crawling on the ECW Canvas.
Sabu then down on the mat was in a tough battle with a very underrated worker in 2 Cold Scorpio and he of course here was then the Television Champion so Sabu had a tough task ahead of him in this 30 minute time limit TV title bout.
2 Cold Scorpio gave Sabu a boot to the mouth and then a knee lift one of the signature moves of 2 Cold Scorpio. Sabu was well scouted by 2 Cold Scorpio and although he irishwhipped Sabu to the ropes he caught him with a spinning heel kick.
Air Sabu as he grabbed a chair, jumped on it and hit a leg to 2 Cold Scorpio in corner. Sabu clotheslined 2 Cold Scorpio outside the ring and Sabu then waited for Scorpio to get on the apron and dropkicked him off. Sabu sent him up and over into the first row. Sabu set up a chair near the ropes, and he ran off the side ropes and jumped off the chair and did a summersault over the top rope onto 2 Cold Scorpio by the barricade.
Fans chant ECW!
Sabu in control and gets back in the ring while 2 Cold Scorpio crawls back slower. Sabu points to the sky and covers 2 Cold Scorpio who crawls in the ring and gets a two. 2 Cold Scorpio scoop slammed by Sabu and then Sabu hit a slingshot knee drop, not pretty but effective to Sabu.
Sabu got reversed after a slam attempt, and 2 Cold Scorpio hit a power slam with authority hard on the ECW MAT. 2 Cold Scorpio signals for an aerial move. Sabu gets scoop slammed. 2 Cold Scorpio with a beautiful leg drop with high elevation from the top.
This is a great match here and it is very back and forth. 2 Cold Scorpio made a mistake by not going for a pinfall but grabbed a chair. Anther signature move from 2 Cold Scorpio was a knee lift to the head of Sabu. 2 Cold Scorpio set up a chair and then a pair of forearms to Sabu and then he set up a chair in the middle of the ring and 2 Cold Scorpio planted Sabu and his face into the chair!
Wow.
The two exchange a series of moves.
What an offensive exchange!
Sabu choking out 2 Cold Scorpio. A kick to the side of the head by Scorpio kicking at Sabu but it did not prevent Sabu from locking on a modified camel clutch with one arm. A move taught to him by his uncle, the original Sheik.
Sabu with the Clutch lockd in on Scorpio who did not want to give up. 2 Cold Scorpio carried all of Sabu showing great leg strength dropping Sabu. However back down on the mat Sabu hit a reverse chinlock and leg scissors to 2 Cold Scorpio. 2 Cold Scorpio came from behind and caught Sabu with a kick to the groin of Sabu who then rolled out of the ring in pain.
Awesome counter!
2 Cold Scorpio then went to the outside to follow Sabu and this has been EXTREME!
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2 Cold Scorpio then hit Sabu with a pan shot to the head. 2 Cold Scorpio slammed Sabu and his head face first into the time keeper table. Sabu on the table was pulled up head first by 2 Cold Scorpio inside the ring holding him off the apron and suplexed him back into the ring. Sabu kicks out after a two count.
2 Cold Scorpio then tied up Sabi with a modified surfboard maneuver pulling back on the arms, behind him hooking the legs, something Eddie Guerrero would do and the fans applaud and appreciate. 2 Cold Scorpio got Sabu into a pinning predicament and a two count only. Sabu then got up and kicked at 2 Cold Scorpio to get out of his hold, then Sabu went out to the ring apron and hit a slingshot leg drop to Sabu and got a two. Sabu tried to get in an armbar, Scorpio trying to fight it by reaching for his wrist, and then grabbed Sabu by the hair and kicked him in the head. 2 Cold Scorpio slammed Sabu down to the mat and then a picture perfect moonsault to Sabu only he got the knees up.
Both men in pain on the canvas, Scorpio only got a two because Sabu bought himself time with the knees up. Sabu threw the chair to the face of 2 Cold Scorpio. Arabian facebuster onto the Champs face with a chair and 2 Cold Scorpio kicks out at two. Sabu then jumped off the top rope and flipped backwards with a steel chair sandwhich and got a two. Sabu hurt his own thigh so it bougth 2 Cold Scorpio time to get up and he hit Sabu in the face with a chair! 2 Cold Scorpio then threw the chair out of the way. 2 Cold Scorpio wants to up top and grabbed Sabu by the hair and set up for a tombstone piledriver but instead planted Sabu forwards on his back. Sabu is clutching at his right knee as it is clearly hurt as well as his ribs. 2 Cold Scorpio with a splash to the ribs on Sabu that should put him away but Sabu kicked out!
Wow.
UNREAL!
Fans chant ECW as Sabu lands right on the table hard on the next exchage onto missing Scorpio and this is one of the most violent matches I have ever seen, it had psychology and technical mat and chain wrestling to boot.
Styles says OH MY GOD he is dead. Joey Styles said what you just witnessed is what seperates ECW from the rest. 2 Cold Scorpio dragged a dead Sabu into the ring. The fans are giving this match a standing ovation.
SOMEHOW Sabu kicked out after 2 Cold Scorpio tried a pinning attempt. Both men barely able to stand and 2 Cold Scorpio irishwhipped Sabu but he leapfrogged Scorpio, 2 Cold Scorpio still gave him a knee to the mid-section. Sabu hit a hurricanrauna and a reverse victory roll after 2 Cold Scorpio attempted a powerbomb. Both men barely able to stand obvioussly for real, and Sabu kicked at 2 Cold Scorpio. Scorpio drove his shoulder into Sabu. 2 Cold Scorpio off the ropes got caught with a moonsault press by Sabu. Two count only and the fans are chanting for Sabu who went to the top and hit yet another moonsault and missed it, landing hard clutching at his lower back and hurting his injured knees. 2 Cold Scorpio sensing victory.
Scorpio powerbombed a dead Sabu and then went to the top for his finishing move and he dropped the flying bomb on Sabu and STILL did not pin Sabu!
Fans give this a standing ovation and no one can believe Sabu kicked out after ALL of this.
I am in awe of this Classic.
Scorpio went for the chair again and planted it on the mat, picked up Sabu by the hair and he nearly collapsed to the canvas. 2 Cold Scorpio took Sabu down face first into the mat hard and then layed a chair acrossd the face of Sabu. 2 Cold Scorpio attempted to finish the match and hit a leg drop on Sabu on the face of Sabu but he still kicked out!
I have never in my life seen someone kick out more times after so much punishment, and Styles says we are witnessing a Classic. That is even an understatement.
2 Cold Scorpio gets a chair thrown at him by Sabu and then Sabu from the top was able to hit a hurricanrana to Sabu from the top rope and 2 Cold Scorpio kicked out!
Amazing!
Both men nearly dead and hit a double clothesline on each other.
Two minutes remaining in the match.
Scorpio sitting up and grabbed the legs of Sabu and kicked him in the face. 2 Cold Scorpio from the top rope hit a summersault, the Scorpio splash and decided to wait for no apparent reason which is just plain dumb. However Scorpio kills time and you can see where this is heading. Scorpio with one minute left grabbedthe chair and drove the chair into Sabu but missed! Sabu then put the chair on 2 Cold Scorpio and slingshotted off the ropes and dropped the leg onto the chair of 2 Cold Scorpio.
Sabu planted the chair on Sabu and went to the top and hit a slingshot summersault legdrop, Sabu could not cover him right away as he clutched at the left leg. 2 Cold Scorpio kicked out! Sabu could not get it done and the bell rang.
In the end the thirty minute time limit expired and 2 Cold Scorpio remained the ECW TV Champion as the match ended in a draw. Best draw I have ever seen.
I really don’t know how I can describe this match, it wouldn’t do it justice. Just watch this and love it.
The best match in either man’s career and one of the best in ECW history.
It had everything and more. Fans chant for five more minutes, but with the pace they went for the full thirty, I don’t know how that’d of been possible. I’ve never seen someone take so much punishment and continuing to kick out time and time again. (Sabu)
Violent, innovative, exciting, intelligent, and flat out entertaining.
This is the real ECW.
Maybe the best match on the DVD.
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Sky-View with Kofi Kingston: Kofi talks to Josh Matthews about Money in the Bank and his spot with Drew McIntyre and the table bump, they give us a boom drop from the top of the ladder.
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18) Kofi Kingston vs Christian for the WWE IC Championship in the Tournament Finals -WWE SmackDown May 14, 2010
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Kofi Kingston and Christian going at it for the IC title. Grisham and Striker on commentary.
A back and forth exchange between Christian and Kofi Kingston with front face-locks, A side headlock by Kofi Kingston and a leapfrog by Christian then a shoulder block. Christian goes for an early cover that does not work out. Christian works on an arm until Kofi sweeps a leg out of Christian.
Kofi keeping a side headlock on Christian.
Christian and Kofi are both fan favourties and Kofi monkeyflipped out of the corner and then he launched Christian in the air the same way but from the mat.
Kofi Kingston launches himself to the outside, Christian leaves and Kofi Kingston lands on the mat.
Christian takes advantage and leaps onto Kofi but misses.
Commercial break after the spot outside the ring.
Back in the ring Christian is taking it to Kofi and then sends him to the buckle but catches a reverse elbow to the face. Christian plants Kofi Kingston face-first into the mat.
Christian with a headlock on Kofi Kingston.
Kofi got a high kick on Christian, and a ton of aerial offense in this match-up and you can see why this one is slapped on the DVD.
Kofi Kingston again showing how high he can jump and off the ropes Kofi Kingston and Christian roll each other up and flip into different pinning combinations. Christian with a hard shot tio Kofi Kingston. A duck, a leapfrog and Christian countered in mid-air dropping Kofi Kingston.
Christian off the top is countered with a pinfall by Kofi Kingston and Christian with an inside cradle. Kofi Kingston with a boot to the face out of the air.
Kofi Kingston down and Christian off the top misses a flying crossbody, Kofi Kingston hits his version and got a two count. A lot of nearfalls here.
Kofi Kingston with a boot to the face of Christian and now Kofi hits a signature bone drop on Christian and sets up in the corner but Christian hits his finisher on Kofi Kingston and he kicks out!
A lot of drama leading to this climax.
Kofi Kingston gets a slap to the face and now Christian thinks kill-switch but Kofi turns him inside out and Christian kicks out. Both guys kicking out of each guys move.
Kofi Kingston launches himself on top of Christian. Christian dives off with a high elbow drop to the head of Kofi Kingston. Kofi Kingston battles out of a kill-switch, Christian kicks, a sunset flip out of the corner fails, out of no where Kofi Kingston hits a high kick to Christian in the head.
In the end at tv time of 9:47 Kofi Kingston wins the IC title for a second time.
This match was awesome for TV. Excellent blend, good chemistry.
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19) Taka Michinoku (c) vs Pantera for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship -WWF No Way Out of Texas 1998
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Anyways we should get a great lucha libre style match here when the WCW was clearly dominating them for two good years or 3 there or how about the last half decade with the likes Pillman and Liger. Then they dominated with Eddie, Malenko, Benoit, Mysterio, Dragon, Psychosis, etc
This was the WWF and their version.
This was all the WWF countered with but these guys ARE GOOD workers and often both underrated overall, but it was all they had really.
Pantera with an early summersault over the top rope to the outside on the Champion, Taka. Oh right, I forgot to mention that Brian Christpoher came out for commentary and JR’s SON jokes for The King were hilarious, from memory they ran from late 1997 to mid 1998 if not longer. Taka got back in control after that Moonsault from Pantera which also resulted in him hitting a nice hurricanrana and arm drag take down inside the ring before Taka let Pantera fly to the outside of the ring by pulling down the middle rope as he fell tot he outside. The crowd then reacted in a big way in his favor after he hit a spring board move to the outside. Not after long though both Lawler’s were laughing when Pantera hit Taka with a hurricanrauna then sent him to the outside where he hurt his lower back as he hit the guard rail.
Pantera dove out to the outside that pushed him there and he focused on Taka’s back on the outside then in the ring. Jim Ross was quite hilarious when saying “No Family resemblence with that laugh at all.”
Pantera had a camel clutch after a back breaker to the already injured back of Taka as Pantera has controlled most of the action in this match, with a hip lock take over followed by a hard kick to the spine of Taka. The Lawlers at the booth were talking about how he had no spine so it shouldn’t hurt him. Pantera continued to work on Taka’s back by pulling his arms behind him while stretching him by falling on his back and lifting Taka on top of him in the air which got a good reaction as it was a impressive submission hold.
Taka was then backdropped over the ropes by Pantera to the floor then Pantera hit a moonsault over the top rope again this time landing on the injured back of Taka, which is just excellent psychology here with some brilliant cruiserweight action for the WWF here. He continued to apply some submission holds with some unique pinning combinations but only got a two, followed by yet another back breaker. Pantera jumped off the top and drove his elbow into the injured back.
ANOTHER back breaker after an irish whip and with him celebrating Taka slapped him and was about to fly off the top rope but Pantera joined him up there and hit a Hurricanrana from the top rope! Complete domination by Pantera throughout this match as he hit a hard slam and then a moonsault from the top rope. Pantera went for another Moonsault and hit NOTHING but canvas and Taka jumped up fromt he top and hit an elbow but Pantera rolled him up with an inside cradle and only got a two, followed by another awesome pinning combo but only a 2. Taka countered into a Powerbomb but only a two and then he got a missle drop kick from the top that caught Pantera to the back of the head. Taka was dominated the entire match but still wins, however he did sell the BACK and this match was VERY GOOD to put it any lower then three stars. Taka retained the title at 10:11 when he hit the Michinoku Driver on Pantera and the Lawlers are pissed off. Brian Christopher said he had it up to here with Taka and while Jerry went to stop Christopher Taka flew off the top and hit them both and The Lawler Family is down JR says. Awesome match with a lot of Pantera’s moves and as I said he used awesome psychology but Taka really shouldn’t have won like that given how the match went but either way as I said it was far to good to rate it lower then three stars. Solid showing.
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20) WWE Women’s Championship Match
Lita vs Trish Stratus (c) -WWE RAW December 6, 2004
Lita entered this match a 5 time Ladies Champion, more reigns then anyone in history at the time. That record still might be there, not positive.
One of the better Ladies matches out there.
Lita despite what you might think of her was an innovator for females, she could do a lot of moves most males may not be able of doing.
This match even got to MAIN EVENT RAW. I can think of two ladies matches that main evented Raw in the long history of the show and this was one of them. (Both involved Lita)
Trish Stratus had her facial mask due to her broken nose at the time.
Hottest looking Hannibal Lector I have ever seen. Trish Stratus sent Lita into the corner.
This was one of the best feuds in Ladies history, not just for the company so that helped the atmosphere of the match.
Trish was the heel her and this was the last time Lita was really seen in a good light by the WWE.
Trish with her Matrix move ducks Lita and her clothesline but she manages to sweep Trish Stratus by the legs and gets a nearfall. Lita with a back-body drop to Trish Stratus. Lita selling the back then she goes for a suicide dive by Lita and she almost breaks her neck, she got seriously injured.
Extra props by Lita to continue the match, Trish took off the mask and gave Lita a shot in the face. Something which I am sure she is used too. Trish pats her back, and I am sure she is used to something similar to that as well.
I joke.
Either way these ladies are putting on a solid match and Trish is thrown off the top by a snapmare by Lita. Lita with a headlock on Trish. Trish Stratus sent Lita back to the turnbuckle. Trish Stratus with a snapmare of her own, and a double under-hook.
Lita gets out and hooks Trish Stratus up on the top rope and hits a Superplex.
Both ladies out and down for the count. Lita countered a Chick Kick with a powerbomb to Trish and now she goes for a moonsault but Trish Stratus grabbed her and she hit a sunset flip, only got a two.
Lita went for a ddt. Trish Stratus went to pin Lita with her feet on the ropes, Lita kicks out.
Lita countered the Stratusfaction and hit the twist of fate. Lita then goes to the top and hits the moonsault for the win around 7 minutes of time with no commercials.
One of the best ladies matches ever.
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21) ECW World Television Championship Match
Sabu vs Rob Van Dam (c) -ECW Guilty as Charged January 9, 2000
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Bill Alfonso was at ringside since he was the manager of both men
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There is a long history between these two guys.
Mr. PPV, the long reigning champion, Rob Van Dam the athletic freak.
Styles has a color commentator here.
RVD finally comes out to a great ovation.
Sabu went for a high knee dropped to the canvas, and Rob dropped the leg.
Sabu quickly makes up for it with a dropkick to the knee of Rob Van Dam. On the outside Sabu has a chair and throws it at Van Dam then into the steel. Sabu sets up a chair to launch himself on the outside for Air-Sabu on RVD.
Fans chant EC DUB.
Sabu back in the ring.
Both guys exchange heavy shots inside the ring and RVD goes into the turnbuckle. Sabu pushed RVD off the top into the steel off the top rope.
Sabu now getting the best of RVD with kicks and then he launched himself off the top rope showing great agility and high risk, air-Sabu, Sabu always wrestled injured and still throws caution to the wind, proving him as one of the superior aerial competitors.
Sabu still in control!
Sabu gets sweeped and RVD takes charge knocking Sabu out of the ring.
Setting up a chair himself this time is Rob Van Dam and he launched himself off the chair onto Sabu outside the ring. Rob Van Dam poses for the crowd still selling the back. Rob Van Dam got caught with gut-shots from the outside apron, but Sabu counters with a sunsetflip from the inside to the floor slamming Rob Van Dam to the outside concrete with an Arabian Powerbomb.
Awesome.
Sabu now sets up Van Dam on a table. Sabu goes high and breaks the table on RVD.
Both guys grab a chair and its a swinging war Sabu gets the best of, and he applies a camel clutch as he is the nephew of the original Sheik.
A triple suplex on RVD but the official is down for Sabu not getting the count allowed. Sabu dropped a leg on RVD, off a chair, off the buckle. Such great balance.
A long two count now.
Rob Van Dam still down.
Sabu launched himself in the air and hit a hurricanrana but RVD does not moove. A split-legged moonsault gets him a long two count.
Alfonso comes in with a chair and RVD hits him with a spinning kick. Sabu drops Rob Van Dam with a kick and sets up a chair, going for a moonsault he hits the chair as RVD put the chair on top of himself.
RVD with a 5 star frog splash and RVD is the winner at 18:40 to retain the title to a huge pop.
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Excellent!
Done very well for this type of match.
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22) Steel Cage Match: Jeff Hardy vs Umaga-WWE RAW January 7, 2008
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Good of them to throw a match with the late Umaga on this set against a natural aerial specialist in Jeff Hardy.
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Jeff Hardy was a given for this DVD but add in a Cage and it is more interesting. Orton is sitting at ringside.
Hardy chants as Umaga was beating on Jeff until he crashed and burned into the corner and Jeff Hardy threw out some shots on Umaga.
Orton gets a closer look by the Cage as he is scouting his upcoming Rumble opponent in Jeff Hardy.
Jeff Hardy begins to climb but Umaga holds him down with his raw power. Orton motivates him.
Commercial break.
Umaga has a trap hold on Jeff Hardy. Umaga smashes Jeff Hardy against the Steel and Orton loves it. A chair by Umaga to Jeff and Jeff Hardy managed to kick out and the fans love that.
Umaga now wants to leave the cage and Orton is giving him a talk, Jeff hit the ropes and Umaga falls onto the top rope, one leg east, one west as it will hurt the groin.
Jeff Hardy uses the chair to elevate himself and launch himself against Umaga by the cage.
Jeff Hardy starting to come back.
Jeff Hardy now with momentum kicks Umaga but he reverses a twist of fate with a stiff throat shot by Umaga as a thumb to the throat by the Samoan Beast. Umaga with vicious shots to Jeff Hardy in the corner of the ring.
Umaga charged against Jeff Hardy butg he moved out of the way. A spinning kick by Jeff Hardy who throws a chair against Umaga. Jeff Hardy hit a ddt on the steel chair of Umaga. Umaga kicks out with a lot of power. Jeff Hardy looks vulnerable.
Umaga tries to put away Jeff Hardy but he wont seem to die as Ross says.
Umaga thinking the Samoan Spike but Jeff countered with a twist of fate. Orton goes down to one knee as he is mad. Jeff takes off his shirt and now climbs to the top of the cage and hits a corkscrew and got the victory.
In the end at a tv time of ten minutes Jeff Hardy wins.
This match began slow but ended very well. For that it is a great tv cage match.
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23) Eddie Guerrero (c) vs Rey Mysterio Jr. for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship -WCW Halloween Havoc Sunday, October 26th 1997
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“Pound for pound you’re not going to find a better wrestler then Eddie Guerrero.” -Tony Schiavonne
Well THIS is IT!
This is THE Match that so many talk about in regards to Rey Mysterio Jr and Eddie Guerrero both for that matter. I know many consider this one of the greatest matches ever. What a way for this DVD to go out. May be the best match for Guerrero or WCW for that matter.
This is also Rey Mysterio’s best ever as far as I’m concerned because this cruiserweight bout is still a talked about, a classic to this day nearly eleven years lateer it STILL has people talking about how it’s beyond amazing or perhaps thinking its never been outdone.
Sure there are some people that make a claim that’s it’s overrated. Well, I can’t even begin to see the logic to that argument. Everything about this masterpiece and I said that right, “masterpiece” was BEYOND brilliant. These two had insane chemistry together, Eddie’s magnificent mind games with mastered psychology and solid mat work with Rey’s unbelievebale high risk offense and BRILLIANT, breathtaking improvisations blended together at a spectacular place made Vegas say “WOW” throughout this classic’s entire duration and it wasn’t even that long.
They kept the time relatively short and never let it go on for a few minutes longer then it should have, like other matches have in the past! Rather, everyone wanted MORE from this brilliant contest and soon as it ended but the crowd was happy with the result, with the effort, how it ended and knowing they just witnessed a classic for the ages. Similar to Steamboat/Savage from Wrestlemania 3 where it was just quality, quality, quality in such a short amoung of time.
This STILL gets talked about daily seemingly and for good reason, this match was simply THAT good.
Eddie Guererro going into this PPV defense was the reigning Cruiserweight title holder and Rey hadn’t held the title in quite some time but he spent that time training and winning some impressive battles to move up the ranks in that division as shown on Rey’s DVD.
Rey is wearing a purple suit, while Eddie is as cocky as ever with his hair down giving Rey a glare.
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Eddie says this ranks up there as one of the best. Everything clicked, the psychology, the pacing, everything. I’d agree and so would many, everyone is high on this match.
Fans are behind Rey here at Havoc 97 im Vegas while the broadcasters are Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan and the American Dream Dusty Rhodes.
The bell rings at Halloween Havoc and the two cruiserweight’s waste little time to get things on. “Eddie Sucks” chants bug Eddie to the point of frustration and then hillariously Mysterio slaps him.
The beginning few moves happen so fast that you literally can’t keep up, with Eddie on the outside, Rey does a flip on to the apron and Eddie just scoops Rey’s legs to take him down to the mat. Every time Rey tried to perform a unique high flying move it would be Guererro coming back with a suplex as Eddie Guerrero seems one step ahead of Rey Mysterio and Heenan points out how
Eddie Guerrero is the best wrestler in the world.
Eddie Guerrero told Rey he would not get the belt while the fans chanted Eddie sucked.
Rey struck Eddie with some shots and he leaped over Eddie and then caught Eddie Guerrero with an armdrag takedown and then he flew across the ring with a crossbody! Eddie on the outside and Rey went for him but he landed on the apron and Eddie sweeped his legs and he fell on the floor hard.
Bad move by Rey as Eddie had it scouted. Eddie Guerrero had a mean strak and he slammed Rey into the steps. Eddie Guerrero then slingshotted into the ring on top of Rey.
Eddie with a hard chop to Rey. Eddie Guerrero in control here and a european uppercut to Rey Mysterio and then he grabbed him by his power ranger head but Rey reversed an irish whip and gave him a dropkick. Eddie caught Rey after a handspring and hit a back body drop. Rey didn’t want to lose the mask. This was Rey’s 9th mask match and he was 8-0. Mask vs Title obviously. Eddie almost got the three and showed frustration.
Eddie with a back breaker to Rey and then only another two. Eddie grabbed Rey by the head and then attempted to take off Rey’s mask. I wish he did in the WM 21 bout, perhaps that one would of been better.
Eddie Guerrero with an abdominal stretch and even in this hold he tried to rip it off his face.
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This match owns even more for the fact it happened at Slim Jim’s Halloween Havoc, OOOO YEAH!
Guerrero had this hold for a good minute until picking him up and hitting a back breaker to Rey’s small body and he is in pain on the canvas. Eddie Guerrero with a two count and then he stretched Rey’s arms.
Eddie Guerrero tried his best to make sure the weight advantage was still evident by over powerhimg on top of him. However Rey sprung up out of no where and used the top rope for leverage with his great jump and hit an unbelievable springboard backflip DDT combination. A dropkick sent Eddie outside.
Then Eddie Guerrero drop kicked Rey off the apron as he was one step ahead after a bunch of re-positioning. Match really picks up here.
Eddie sends Rey hard into the railing on the outside and then back into the ring.
Eddie Guerrero then with a surfboard reverse chinlock, and then he ripped off half the mask, or the eye hole while Eddie squeezed the life out of the quick Rey with his forearms crossed. Eddie knew what he was doing here. Eddie Guerrero picked up Rey Mysterio and then locked on a Gory Special locking Rey’s arms back and then Rey counterds with an armdrag but missed a dropkick. Eddie still in control but Rey with instances of resilience. Eddie Guerrero then with a back breaker.
Eddie Guerrero showing who is boss despite Rey’s quick counters. Different variation, first with the shoulder breaker and now he forced his knee into the abdomen of Rey while twisting Rey’s right arm and leg while he layed on his left side in a modified submission hold. Eddie Guerrero irish whipped Rey, he ducked then caught a hard reverse elbow off the side ropes. Eddie got a nearfall.
Mysterio down and sent head first into the corner where he caught another hard European uppercut before a hard chop. Eddie with a right hand and Rey struck back and got Eddie in the corner and the fans got fired up as Rey chopped Eddie for payback, Rey went for an irish-whip but Eddie caught him with one after a chop. Rey Mysterio hung upside down on the turnbuckle helpless and Eddie Guerrero dropkicked him before a baseball slide where Rey sat up with great agility and Eddie hit groin first into the Slim Jim pole, hurting his own Slim Jim.
This changed the complection of the match buying Rey enough time to launch himself off the top onto Eddie from the turnbuckle then chopped him.
Mysterio reaching down to get the ball back in his court. Rey reversed off the side ropes, landed on his feet, a quick roll-up and just a two count. Eddie though came back with a clothesline to Rey. Eddie was close to being defeated for the title with a hurricanrauna. Rey with a springboard and missed and with a headscissors he took him to the outside off the inside apron.
Rey then with a summersault flip to the outside and then in mid-air hit a headscissors/hurricanrauna to Eddie onto the ground that launched Eddie to the outside. Eddie then inside the ring caught a Corkscrew moonsault from the high flying Rey Mysterio.
What aerial offense.
Talk about exciting.
Rey with a powerslam.
Mysterio tried a split-legged moonsault but Eddie blocked it with his knees.
Eddie Guerrero hit a hard powerbomb and then pinned him and got a two. Eddie Guerrero is frustrated!
Eddie charged towards Rey and then hit face first into the corner and Rey hit a spin wheel kick to Eddie. Rey signalling to go to up top for a springboard hurricanrana and went for it but Eddie caught him in mid-air and turned it into a back breaker.
This looked like the Champion was going to put it away with a frogsplash now, but Eddie rolled when he realized Rey was going to move. Rey jumped and got caught from the top turnbuckle by Eddie but he turned it around and Eddie went for a powerbomb from the top but got caught with a Hurricanrana by Rey Mysterio who hooked the legs and got the three at 13:41 all this in such crisp fashion to finish a crisp match.
The classic was over.
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The Best Match in WCW History.
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3rd Disc Special Feature:
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Bonus Match #4) WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match Juventud Guerrera (c) vs Billy Kidman -World War 3 November 22, 1998
Nice little gem as a bonus match here.
It is World War 3, 98, three rings.
Juventud Guerrera and Billy Kidman set to go. Juventud Guerrera defending his title against Kidman. Expect fast pace, aerial offense. (Obviously according to the DVD)
Snapmare by Juventud Guerrera, bridge out by Kidman, side head-lock by Juventud Guerrera then a shoulder blockt o Kidman off the ropes, he leaps over him, holds the ropes to avoid a leapfrog and both times both guys chop and forearm each other. Kidman blocks a hiplock and Juventud Guerrera drops his leg on top of Kidman and drives him into the mat.
Juventud Guerrera at 24 years of age and now poses on top getting boos from the crowd.
Kidman down and Juventud Guerrera in control.
Juventud Guerrera with a chop to Kidman in the corner and Kidman misses charging to Juventud Guerrera in one corner and he hits a hurricanrana to Billy Kidman.
This time Juventud Guerrera charged towards Kidman and he hit a running sit-down powerbomb. Juventud Guerrera then picked up by Kidman and slammed to the mat with a ton of velocity. Kidman got a nearfall.
Juventud Guerrera with an inside cradle, almost had him down for a three. Juventud Guerrera connecting with a powerbomb, an elbow and a nearfall.
Champ in control throughout the match in most cases.
A hard snapmare by Juventud Guerrera to Kidman then a headlock to wear him down.
Kidman chopped, then out of the corner hit Juventud Guerrera with a thunderous clothesline as JR would say. Kidman and his chance to get back in the match.
Juventud Guerrera kicks Kidman off the top avoiding a superplex and stun gunned by Juventud Guerrera over the top rope, throat first Kidman falls back into the ring.
Juventud Guerrera jumps off the top but Kidman then answers a missile dropkick with a dropkick of his own!
Awesome.
Kidman tosses Juventud Guerrera out of the ring and onto the floor. Kidman elevated himself over the top rope and on top of Juventud Guerrera.
Back and forth!!!
Kidman fights back with Juventud Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera with a dare-devil risk like move off the top to the floor. Both men took a beating there.
Both men back in the ring and a quick snapshot vertical suplex by Juventud Guerrera. Now he springboard missile dropkicks Kidman to the floor. Juventud Guerrera is flying everywhere. Juventud Guerrera this time with amazing agility comes off the top flies into Kidman with a crossbody by the steel barricade.
Juventud Guerrera throws Kidman head-first into the apron. Juventud Guerrera throws Kidman back in the ring. Juventud Guerrera with a leg-drop onto Kidman and this time still a two count.
Kidman down getting the worst of this match for sure
Now after they go to another ring and Juventud Guerrera gets the worst of launching himself Kidman hits a suplex and then a side suplex.
Kidman with a critical error going for the big splash in the corner. Juventud Guerrera now taking advantage.
Between the rings both men stand Kidman sends Juventud Guerrera into ring #1. Amazing.
Kidman now leaps off the top turnbuckle with a lot of agility and the crowd boo as Kidman cant put Juventud Guerrera away. Kidman gets caught with his stomach on the ropes.
Double springboard followed by a frankensteiner by Juventud Guerrera from one ring to another, to another then almost a Juvi Driver, Kidman countered it, but Juventud Guerrera counters it and the driver is hit on Kidman.
Amazing agility once more!
Both men are spent.
Juventud Guerrera tried a powerbomb to put Kidman away but this time Billy reverses it slamming Juventud Guerrera into the canvas face-first.
Awesome match.
Incredible pace.
Kidman then off the ropes sends Juventud Guerrera down to the canvas. Kidman then goes to the top for a shooting star press but Juventud Guerrera gets up and stops him.
What a match.
Everyone standing.
Juventud Guerrera on the top tried a hurricanrana off the top but Rey Mysterio grabbed onto Kidman and he stayed on top, allowing Kidman to hit the Shooting Star Press. New Champion!
The crowd pop!
Unbelievable stuff.
In the end at Kidman pinned Guerrera after a Shooting Star Press at 15:27 to become the new Cruiserweight Champion.
This match is another Cruiser Classic to end the DVD in style!
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Final Rating for Wrestling’s Highest Flyers DVD = 8/10
This set is excellent, simply put. It gives a WIDE Variety of superstars although a few were missing of course as it would be nearly impossible to fit every aerial superstar onto a three disc set. This biggest plus of this set is the rare variety of gems and you really get to see that here. I suggest picking this one up. Very impressive and it is highly entertaining. A great selection of entertaining, high flying action.
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Best match compilation DVD ever better than Ladder Match, Hell in a Cell, even the Starrcade Collection! What a collection of lost gems on this set, if you don’t own this pick it up immediately you won’t be disappointed!!
CJ, it is the name of Macho though, and ton of his gems over the years have not been released on DVD. Also he helped innovate high flying wrestling in the 80s, definitely deserving of a spot on this DVD.
Yeah, I thought this dvd was good as well. I think it gets a lot of heat because of the terrible artwork and it was the first WWE set that didn’t feature an insert. Not to mention sales were probably low due to the lack of promotion it received from the WWE. I would recommend this set to any fan because there are a ton of good matches featured.
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This is my favourite dvd that I own.
Great dvd ser although the HBK/Vader match was annoying with all the restarts.
WOW! I counted more than 10 four star matches! Maybe even 15! The rating should atleast be 9/10 for all the gems on here
Best match compilation DVD ever better than Ladder Match, Hell in a Cell, even the Starrcade Collection! What a collection of lost gems on this set, if you don’t own this pick it up immediately you won’t be disappointed!!
CJ, it is the name of Macho though, and ton of his gems over the years have not been released on DVD. Also he helped innovate high flying wrestling in the 80s, definitely deserving of a spot on this DVD.
Savage’s only high flying moves was the elbow and a double axe handle.
His brother would have made more sense for this DVD.
I believe SAvage was left out of this set. Give me a break!
i throught it was a good dvd but could of bin made better tho
Yeah, I thought this dvd was good as well. I think it gets a lot of heat because of the terrible artwork and it was the first WWE set that didn’t feature an insert. Not to mention sales were probably low due to the lack of promotion it received from the WWE. I would recommend this set to any fan because there are a ton of good matches featured.