Phil's Ongoing 2008 MOTY List

1. Blue Panther v. Villano V CMLL 9/19
2. Yuki Ishikawa + Alexander Otsuka + Munenori Sawa v Daisuke Ikeda + Katsumi Usuda + Super Tiger II BattlArts 7/26
3. Jimmy Jacobs v. B.J. Whitmer IWA-MS 3/1
4. Floyd Mayweather v. Big Show WWE 3/30
5. Mike Quakenbush v. Johnny Saint WXW 3/8
6. Teddy Hart v. Eddie Kingston v. Homicide JAPW 1/19
7. Yuki Ishikawa v. Carl Greco BattlArts 6/1
8. Necro Butcher v. Sami Callihan IWA-MS 10/4
9. Rey Cometa/Pegasso/Freelance vs Los Oficiales IWRG 10/17
10. Bull Pain/Todd Morton v. Jerry Lawler/Chris Michaels XCW-Midwest 8/9
11. Necro Butcher v. Predator IGF 6/23
12. Blue Panther v. Atlantis CMLL 7/11
13. Necro Butcher v. 2 Cold Scorpio IWA-MS 8//17
14. Blue Panther v. Villano V CMLL 9/29
15. Meiko Satomura v. Aja Kong SENDAI 10/26
16. Yuki Ishikawa v. Alexander Otsuka RJPW 6/18
17. Mitsuhara Misawa v. Takeshi Morishima NOAH 3/2
18. Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuiness ROH 2/23
19. Erick Stevens v. Roderick Strong FIP 2/8
20. Trik Davis v. Sami Callihan IWA-MS 8/17
21. Nigel McGuiness v. Austin Aries ROH 3/28
22. Evan Bourne v. Chavo Guererro WWE 10/14
23. Finlay v. Chuck Palumbo WWE 5/20
24. Finlay v. JBL WWE 3/30
25. Shawn Michaels v. Ric Flair WWE 3/30

Previously on the List

El Valiente + El Hijo Del Fantasma + La Mascara v. La Sombra + Volador Jr. + Sagrado CMLL 4/30
Blue Panther v. Averno CMLL 11/4

10. Bull Pain/Todd Morton v. Jerry Lawler/Chris Michaels XCW-Midwest 8/9

This is a match I had big expectations going into, and it totally exceeded them. Morton and Pain are a tremendous tag team, they take huge bumps, really violent offense, great at cutting off the ring, pretty much everything you want from a Southern Heel tag team. Morton really looks like one of the top 10 wrestlers in the world, his stuff is so crisp and athletic for a guy who has to be in his mid 40s, and his bumping is crazy. Usually in a tag match like this your big indy legend will hang around the ring apron and come in for a spot or two at the end, Lawler however worked about 70% of the match, bumping around the heels early, taking a big beating (including a ring post bump which is as good as the best post bumps on the Memphis set) and delivering the big comeback. Michaels looked good in his spots, but this was a Lawler showcase and it was awesome. Finish totally ruled with your big revenge spot by the crutch wearing Tony Falk son at ringside, and a Lawler Fireball. Hit up XCW Myspace and pick this up.

23. Finlay v. Chuck Palumbo WWE 5/20

This whole Palumbo v. Finlay mini series was great, and this was the highlight. Palumbo has a pretty simple batch of things that he does, but his punches and Yakuza kicks looked super violent, you don't see many people who out stiff Finlay, but Palumbo really looked dominate. There were multiple strikes that made my shout expletives. I love how Hornswoggle worked in this match, irritating Palumbo with the water gun only to sucker him in time and time again. The POISON MIST was an awesome finish, and Finlay blocking the ref's view with his shoulder during the cover was a great little touch which Finlay matches are full of. Totally enjoyable match