inspired by the other discussion post today, it got me thinking about what match evokes the best childhood memory? it doesn’t have to be a good match or anything - just the one that you remember most?
for me, it’s eddie gilbert vs the dark patriot from global in 1992. i didn’t really watch wwf growing up but i was really big into wcw and i remember discovering global on espn afterschool and out of every wrestling match i watched nothing is more memorable than global.
someone uploaded it to youtube, so you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRNuKdaRbd8
Royal Rumble 92, Flair’s win. Growing up I only really had WWF on tv and the occasional WCW episode now and then so my old man (the type to go rent a dozen VHS tapes, copy them with his 5 VCR switcher set up, swap the tape reels and return the copies lmao) would head to the variety video and get random PPV’s for me to watch (after the aforementioned copying lol).
RR92 was one of the first ones and I swear I damn near wore a hole into the VHS ribbon watching that match.
Edit: And if I can throw in a 2nd, Ultimate Warrior vs Macho Man. Warrior whupping the dog shit out of Savage, Sherri coming in and attacking him after the match and Elizabeth finally having enough and saving him/reuniting with him. I had a WWF home video release of big wrestlemania moments with Randy holding up Elizabeth on his shoulders on the front cover which sat on my bookshelf for the first half of my life lol.
i get it! that was the first wwf ppv i remember getting because i loved ric flair); it’s also the gold standard for commentating since heenan and monsoon were amazing!
That time when in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer’s table
I don’t remember a lot of the moves, but when I think about that pure childhood feeling it’s Juvie v Reese in WCW. I think I’ve even seen it on worst matches lists. But I liked the cruiserweights and it felt like this huge David v Goliath match and I was so invested in it.
Not actually a match, but Roddy Piper beating up Bobby Heenan for ruining Santa Claus. When it aired, I was already old enough to know that Santa was kayfabe. But, I had a younger brother and several cousins that still believed in the magic, and this episode of Prime Time is what made me a Piper fan for life.
Short version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLAueNtNzVY
Full episode (minus the matches): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roe3qdq6Jms
For me it’s probably any of the best of seven matches between BookerT and Chris Benoit.
ohh that’s a good one too it also reminds me of the chris benoit/kevin sullivan feud too