iamthedestroyer

I've yet to see Angle VS Taker or Flair VS Edge. Flair VS Edge doesn't quite interest me, but Taker VS Angle is up there on my list.

Cena VS RVD wasn't amazing by any means, but given the lack of great matches it should be up there. The opening sequence of Cena throwing the T-shirt into the crowd (seriously that's a collectors item....you've gotta have some huge balls to throw it back....collectors....item) helped dictate an epic atmosphere.

The finish was a bit....meh. Disregarding that nobody could predict RVD would get caught with drugs by a Super Trooper and cause a debacle for the WWE, I don't see what harm would have been caused by a face going over Cena clean in his home turf for the belt.

Fabolous

Angle/Taker for me is the Best match of 06. but I think Cena Vs Edge Vs HHH from Backlash was a great match too.

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KenTheKiller

Tom, you don't think Foley/Edge WM was great? I'd easily give it **** from what I remember..

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Tommy Platinum

I dunno. I thought it was fun, but it was basically just a typical hardcore spotfest with a load of recycled barbed wire/tacks bumps until the finish.

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King Steventon

Gonna have to rewatch the Eddie match but otherwise the Foley match would be my highest Edge match. It was kinda short but it accomplished just what they were going for and Foley looked great despite being immobile just by being creative and charismatic.

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Tommy Platinum

I'm gonna rewatch it today because Steve pointed out a spot I momentarily forgot about. I still say it was pretty much a repeat of the Orton/Foley match but a lot worse in many ways, but I may rate it higher on a rewatch.

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KenTheKiller

I don't think it was like the match much at all =/

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King Steventon

Big Show vs Ric Flair - ECW

Spoilers ahoy, Raiz. Show is a dude who can be off the charts awesome in (relatively) short matches. Exhibihit A: this. He was awesome here not selling Flair's chops and jabs and dominating him at every oppotunity. The blood added a lot of drama. Flair using the low blow as a way to make a comeback was a GREAT peice of psycology. Flair looked like a man possesed swinging the barbwire bat. Show was just excellent in his role here, every piece of Flair's offence felt important and Show gradually selling the damage was epic. Finish was incredible with Show finally falling into the tacks then getting up with the look of PURE RAGE on his face before murdering the old man. Match was sub-15 minutes but still one of the best big man matches I have ever seen in the WWE. Won't get close to my top 50 but will certainly be on my list.

I prefer this over Flair/Foley quite a lot.

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King Steventon

So I'm begining to think 2006 may have been an underated period for the company.

Downloaded and watched some of Judgement Day. MNM vs Londrick is a really damn good tag. MNM were awesome cocky heels, Kendrick was a good FIP, London as the hot tag, etc Londrick had great chemistry together and looked better than The Rockers did in their fued with Brainbusters. Nothing that will make anyone's list but still good.

Finlay/Benoit holds up like ma'fucka. They start off with the lock-up-and-fight-to the-outside spot which Styles and Dragon did in some of their matches, and whilest it wasn't as intense as those it set the tone for the match perfectly. The staredown between them was fucking epic. This and their Smackdown match are really unique because they work like traditional US matches but also draw on Finlay's British style with the way they work the mat and struggle for holds and counters. They are the thinking man's matches and everything seems methodical. Finlay's old school heel tactics rule and draw some good heat. Finlay works Benoit's neck and they work at a slow pace with short bursts of energy that get big reactions.

Finlay beating up Benoit and yelling at him to "show me how tough you are" was awesome. The german suplex is a great move because it can be used in almost any situation and work. Benoit uses it to try to mount a comeback and Finlay cuts him off with HEADBUTTS. Finlay takes a suplex bump on the outside which is way more than you would expect of dude his age. The finish is really choice but it puts over Benoit as a dude who can win at any monent and Finlay looks great as he took Benoit to his limits. And there was a little bit of stiffness. Just a bit.

The match really isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea and I can see people not getting into it as it isn't a typical "WWE-style" match, but I thought it was a really great, tightly fought match that captured the grit and feel of a real fight perfectly. It shall go high for me.

Have to watch JBL/Rey later, doubt it will be great but it should be decent at worst.

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RaiZ-R

I remember the Benoit/Finlay fights being great... And I say fights because that's what they were. There was a Benoit/Regal fight (that I think was in '06) that was stiff as fuck. The headbutts made me cringe they were that good.

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