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#685: Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels, WWE King of the Ring (6/8/1997). (opens the original)
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This is Tag Champion vs. Tag Champion, and considering the context & health of both men involved, this is a rare match indeed.The Story Behind The Match:On May 26th, Steve Austin & Shawn Michaels teamed up and defeated Owen Hart & British Bulldog on Raw to win the WWE Tag Team Titles in a bit of an upset. It’s an upset, because both Austin and Michaels do not get along at all. Despite their differences, they do share one thing in common: their huge hatred for The Hart Foundation. That’s pretty m
Pillman’s Got a Gun, WWE Raw (11/4/1996). (opens the original)
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“When Austin 3:16 meets Pillman 9mm...”The Story Behind The Segment:In early 1996, Brian Pillman created a character that would define the rest of his career. At WCW Superbrawl VI, Pillman was set to face Kevin Sullivan, “The Taskmaster,” in a match dubbed “I Respect You Strap Match.” Less than a minute in, Pillman would grab a microphone and say “I respect you, bookerman,” and then he’d abruptly leave. This was an off script moment, as Pillman acknowledged on air that Sullivan was writing for t
#684: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada, AJPW 25th Anniversary Show (5/1/1998). (opens the original)
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This is for Misawa’s Triple Crown Championship.The Story Behind The Match:By 1998, the story of Misawa vs. Kawada has reached mythical status. They are former friends, dating back to their days in high school, who turned into bitter rivals. They were a team together in the early 1990s, but as Misawa’s status grew, so did Kawada’s jealousy. And so, the most intense and hatred-filled feud of the decade was born. And coming into 1998 – All Japan’s 25th year of business – Giant Baba has taken the sc
#683: Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Sabin, TNA Impact (11/22/2007). (opens the original)
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This is the finals of the first ever TNA Turkey Bowl Tournament, and is sneakily one of the best matches in Impact history.The Story Behind The Match:On this episode Thanksgiving themed episode of Impact, TNA hosted the first ever TNA Turkey Bowl, a one night tournament featuring wrestlers in the Heavyweight, Tag Team & X-Divisions.The premise was simple: there would be three 3 Way Matches, with each match consisting of one Heavyweight wrestler, one Tag Team wrestler, and one X-Division wrestler
#682: Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani & AZM vs. Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma, STARDOM Fight in the Top (6/26/2022). (opens the original)
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This is a Six Woman Tag Team Steel Cage Match, and is only the second Cage Match in STARDOM history – taking place right after the first Cage Match in STARDOM history!The Story Behind The Match:Hazuki herself described this as “a cage match with no score to settle.” The main selling point of this show is the Cage match taking place before this, where Tam Nakano and Natsupoi take their heated grudge to the next level. That match promised to be a throwback to intense Cage matches of Joshi’s past,
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