As you all know, I am a cinematic type of marsupial and enjoy the aspects of a good movie from the cast, writing, acting, and visual perspective. Now, since the IWC been on this whole "cinema" rave when it comes down to wrestling matches, which match or matches in your opinion deserves the Criterion treatment. Like if you want to introduce somebody into your weird goofy wrestling world, which match would it be. It can be the shyttiest match, but it seems like a "cult classic" to you, or an underrated performance that heads need to appreciate.
For instance:
The Last Battle of Atlanta
This photo alone would make a hard ass Criterion cover. The match itself was okay at best, however the history surrounding this match follows:
This match man.....like whew
. You have a wrestler who just lost his friend to suicide (Rest easy Sweet n Sour) and basically got nothing to lose. So he addresses his woes and pain through this powerful promo:
Man....despite dude being stuck in the 90s, Kingston made me a believer what he was saying. Promo so good that I actually sampled it in a beat I made a while back:
Now, the match itself was just marvelous. You had Quackenbush who pulled no punches and a struggling Kingston trying to survive. It got to the point where Quack was doing uncanny shyt like the poke of the eye and heel tactics. Eventually, Kingston became the man to beat the man and become the man of the hour.
For instance:
The Last Battle of Atlanta
This photo alone would make a hard ass Criterion cover. The match itself was okay at best, however the history surrounding this match follows:
- The match was considered the "holy grail" and hard to seek until WWE opened the vault
- It birthed the Hell in a Cell match and even Wargames
- This was the first time a steel cage actually had a roof
- It was untelevised and had the sheets popping due to the magnitude of the match (Paul Ellering being in a shark cage overlooking the carnage)
This match man.....like whew
. You have a wrestler who just lost his friend to suicide (Rest easy Sweet n Sour) and basically got nothing to lose. So he addresses his woes and pain through this powerful promo:Man....despite dude being stuck in the 90s, Kingston made me a believer what he was saying. Promo so good that I actually sampled it in a beat I made a while back:
Now, the match itself was just marvelous. You had Quackenbush who pulled no punches and a struggling Kingston trying to survive. It got to the point where Quack was doing uncanny shyt like the poke of the eye and heel tactics. Eventually, Kingston became the man to beat the man and become the man of the hour.
