Phil's Ongoing 2008 MOTY List

1. Jimmy Jacobs v. B.J. Whitmer IWA-MS 3/1
2. Floyd Mayweather v. Big Show WWE 3/30
3. Mike Quakenbush v. Johnny Saint WXW 3/8
4. Teddy Hart v. Eddie Kingston v. Homicide JAPW 1/19
4. Mitsuhara Misawa v. Takeshi Morishima NOAH 3/2
5 Erick Stevens v. Roderick Strong FIP 2/8
6. Finlay v. JBL WWE 3/30
7. Shawn Michaels v. Ric Flair WWE 3/30
8. El Valiente + El Hijo Del Fantasma + La Mascara v. La Sombra + Volador Jr. + Sagrado CMLL 4/30

4. Teddy Hart v. Eddie Kingston v. Homicide JAPW 1/19

I don’t know if my taste has just gotten even more eclectic then before, but man is my list pretty damn odd at the halfway point of the year. I can’t remember the last time I watched JAPW, but damn is it all this out of control and fun? Parts of this really had that Moondogs v. Jarrett + Lawler lunatic bar fight feeling. All three guys are hurling chairs at each other, Homicide is breaking bottles for no reason, Teddy Hart just keeps moonsaulting off of things, just completely nutty. The charisma of all three guys is kind of what makes this, Kingston shit stirring, Homicide screaming “TEDDY YOUR UNCLE IS A FUCKING FAGGOT” Teddy crossing himself and backflipping off of odder and odder things. When they close the match in the ring it loses a little of it’s charm and Kingston did keep throwing these weird open hand punches, but fuck did this put a huge grin on my face.