As GOB Bluth and Brian Danielson used to say It’s the Final Countdown (dn-dun-dun-dun.) Anyway, I will have more to say after we reveal the top 5 matches.
5. Ricky Steamboat v Ric Flair
Date: May 7, 1989
Event: WrestleWar 1989
# of Ballots: 24
Avg. Rating: 9.458333333
High: 1
Low: 29
No.1 Votes: 1
High Voter: Jeff
4. Sting’s Squadron v Dangerous Alliance
Date: May 17, 1992
Event: WrestleWar 1992
# of Ballots: 23
Avg. Rating: 9.043478261
High: 1
Low: 75
No. 1 Votes: 4
High Voter: Ryan Everett, Rick Willard, Jake Williams, JT
3. Tully Blanchard v Magnum T.A.
Date: November 28, 1985
Event: Starrcade 1985
# of Ballots: 24
Avg. Rating: 8.25
High: 1
Low: 85
No. 1 Votes: 5
High Voter: Justin Webb, Will, Johnny P (John Philapavage), Drew Wardlaw, Michael DeDamos
2. Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat
Date: February 20, 1989
Event: Chi-Town Rumble 1989
# of Ballots: 24
Avg. Rating: 5.166666667
High: 1
Low: 18
No. 1 Votes: 2
High Voter: Chad Campbell, Andy
1. Ric Flair v Ricky Steamboat
Date: April 2, 1989
Event: Clash of the Champions 6
# of Ballots: 24
Avg. Rating: 5.208333333
High: 1
Low: 24
No. 1 Votes: 8
High Voter: Greg Diener, Scott Criscuolo, Rory McNamara, David Schletty, Tyler Kelley, BA Meyer, ROBERT SILVA, Steven Riddle
That’s the final results. 439 matches received at least one vote. There were 6 matches that appeared on all 24 ballots: Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine- Starrcade ‘83, Terry Funk vs. Ric Flair- Clash of the Champions 9, Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat- Wrestle War ‘89, Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A.- Starrcade ‘85, Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat- Chi-Town Rumble and Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat- Clash of the Champions 6. Nine matches received at least one No. 1 vote and Steamboat-Flair from Clash 6 received the most No. 1 votes with 8. In case you missed any previous results, you can find earlier results here.
That wraps up yet another PTBN Stretch Project for the Year. Thanks for discussing, voting and reading. Next year’s project is to vote on the top 100 Greatest WCW Wrestlers Ever, so join the discussion on the Facebook Page and get your lists ready.
