KB’s Top 26 WCW Matches

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  1. Sting vs. Vader – Starrcade 1992

Sting, go watch this.

  2. Sting vs. Cactus Jack – Beach Blast 1992

  • Vader vs. Cactus Jack – Halloween Havoc 1993

  • Chris Benoit vs. Kevin Sullivan – Great American Bash 1996

    • As of this point, the rest are in no particular order.

    1. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage – Spring Stampede 1997

  • Steiner Brothers vs. Lex Luger/Sting – SuperBrawl I

  • Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude – Beach Blast 1992

  • Brian Pillman vs. Jushin Thunder Liger – SuperBrawl II

  • Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat – Bash at the Beach 1994

     Ric Flair vs. Vader – Starrcade 1993

    Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero – Halloween Havoc 1997

    Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat – Chi-Town Rumble

    Ric Flair vs. Sting – Clash of the Champions #1

    Why WWE.com put the unification match on the list and not this one is likely due to the NWA thing but screw that jazz. If the WWE can say that the World Heavyweight Championship is related to the WCW World Title then I can say this counts. This is the definition of putting someone over with Flair making Sting a huge star in one night. The match runs 45 minutes but feels like about half of that. This is the first of many matches they have and it might actually be the best.

  • Magnum TA vs. Tully Blanchard – Starrcade 1985

    Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson – Fall Brawl 1995

    They were partners for years but they FINALLY had a match here, in North Carolina of course. This was all part of the rebirth of the Horsemen but it took a few months to get there. They knew each other so well that at the end of the day, you knew they were going to have a great match against each other. The fans had no idea who to cheer for which made it even better. To the surprise of a lot of people, Anderson won in I think their only match ever.

  • Brian Pillman vs. Johnny B. Badd – Fall Brawl 1995

    Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit – Nitro

    Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (pick one)

    Flair vs. Funk – Great American Bash 1989

    Sting vs. Rick Rude – Clash of the Champions #17

    We have one of the best heels ever against one of the best faces ever. This is all backstory from earlier in the show as Sting was injured by I believe Luger earlier in the night and was at the hospital. He was told that if he missed the match he would lose the title and the race was on to get back. Rude was sure he was going to be champion but Sting walked through the curtain at the last minute and the place EXPLODED. This is all atmosphere but it was great atmosphere.

  • Dustin Rhodes/Ricky Steamboat vs. The Enforcers – Clash of the Champions #17

    Southern Boys vs. Midnight Express – Great American Bash 1990

  • Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair – WrestleWar 1990

    Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair – Starrcade 1988