AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle (April 13, 2008)
It’s pro wrestling that I want and pro wrestling that I love—no matter how many self-loathing promoters try to serve me something else.
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Category: The Wrestling 101
The Wrestling 101 is a list of 101 wrestling matches that you should have watched in order to be fluent in the language of wrestling.
AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazuchika Okada (April 9, 2017)
On the tragedy of Katsuyori Shibata and the miracle of being alive.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Goldberg vs. “Hollywood” Hogan (July 6, 1998)
On masculine fantasy, the Jewish guy condition, and the unavoidable Big Dick Energy of Bill Goldberg
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The Wrestling 101: The New Boom Period
Everything had to come together to create the magical New Japan boom period that we got in the 2010s, and we should feel grateful it did.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: KENTA vs. Naomichi Marufuji (October 29, 2006)
One of the best matches ever, filled with violence, drama, athleticism, and the willingness of two world-class wrestlers to do a bunch of dumb, dangerous shit.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: CM Punk vs. John Cena (July 17, 2011)
John Cena vs. CM Punk from WWE Money in the Bank 2011 is the single most essential pro wrestling match in the modern canon.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: WWF Royal Rumble 1992
For better or worse, the 1992 Royal Rumble is one of the most purely WWE matches of all-time.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: NJPW 10-Man Gauntlet Match (1984)
The struggle is real in this iconic NJPW 10-man gauntlet match.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Torneo Cibernetico (4/18/1997)
Aaron Taube continues his journey through VOW’s The Wrestling 101 project with a review of the famous CMLL Torneo Cibernetico match from April 18, 1997.
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The Wrestling 101: Blood and Steel
When done well, the steel cage match brings out the fire in both the competitors and the audience. The fire and the blood, and lots of it.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Shin M2K vs. Crazy MAX vs. Italian Connection vs. Do FIXER
The fast-paced, Cirque du Soleil acrobatics and winking-at-the-camera pro wrestling comedy are reminiscent of the Young Bucks at their very best.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Kaientai DX vs. Michinoku Sekigun
Lucharesu might not be my favorite style of wrestling, but I’m really glad I tried it.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Kasai & Matsunaga vs. Gage & Zandig
Fire Road was totally incomprehensible and objectively very stupid. Human beings are capable of doing so many things.
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The Wrestling 101: Iconic Moments
This Wrestling 101 contains an iconic highspot, a shocking turn, an emotional post-match, a controversy, and an unforgettable performance.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Dino & Yoshihiko vs. Omega & Ibushi
Playing make believe with Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Atsushi Onita vs. Terry Funk
Violence, pathos, and an action-movie montage—Atsushi Onita vs. Terry Funk had it all.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Andre the Giant vs. Stan Hansen
A volcanic eruption of a pro wrestling match between two legendary figures in the sport: Andre the Giant and Stan Hansen.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Mankind vs. The Undertaker
Mankind vs. The Undertaker is a match defined by a single moment: Mankind freefalling off the Hell in a Cell and crashing through the announce table below.
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AT Reviews The Wrestling 101: Kenta Kobashi vs. Kensuke Sasuke
On the timeless beauty of two big lads thwacking each other across the chest.
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The Wrestling 101: Immortal Matches of WrestleMania
Wrestling as a performative art is enhanced by a sense of grandeur, and nothing feels as BIG as WrestleMania.
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The Wrestling 101: The Giant Legacies of Junior Heavyweights
This edition of the 101 features five junior heavyweight matches that are sure to blow you away with their athleticism and innovation.
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The Wrestling 101: Paving the Road of Kings
The Road of Kings was laid in the 80s and to this day we owe great credit to the trailblazers who first walked it.
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The Wrestling 101: Clashes of the 80s
This section of the 101 compiles five legendary matches that showcase the 80s style of wrestling at its absolute best.
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The Wrestling 101: What Could Have Been?
What could have been? Five matches that SHOULD have been key moments in history but for a variety of reasons weren’t.
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The Wrestling 101: Multi-Man Magic
For this portion of The Wrestling 101 we have picked out five multi-man matches that we feel are required viewing.
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The Wrestling 101: Unique Spectacles
The Wrestling 101 presents five Unique Spectacles that don’t even approach the typical great match formula and are all the better for it.
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The Wrestling 101: An Introduction to the Project
The Wrestling 101 is a list of 101 wrestling matches that you should have watched in order to be fluent in the language of wrestling.
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