I may be delirious after staying up so late to cover JCW Strangle-mania, but this was an interesting article for me. I found one company I never thought I’d put on here, and a few repeat offenders. Let’s get to the history!

• WCW Spring Stampede (1998)

The event was more historic than any matches in particular, even though the Raven’s Rules match between Raven and DDP for the US Title was quite good. This is on the list because this event really signaled the split in the nWo. Hulk trying to screw Macho Man in the main event, while Nash decides to attack Sting instead. This event was also still establish Goldberg with his win over Saturn. So for a fleeting moment this was pivotal and got the wheels in motion.

• WCW Nitro: Cruiserweight Championship: Psicosis vs Rey Misterio Jr (c) vs Juventud Guerrera vs Blitzkrieg (1999)

Hi-key, I just wanted an excuse to put Blitzkrieg on this list. While Psicosis ends up winning the match, Blitzkrieg showed up and showed out. Innovative high spots, Juvi and Psicosis played up their heel dynamic occasionally working together, but this was just another feather in the cap of Blitzkrieg. Really good match, decent psychology and Blitzkrieg is one of the bigger “What Ifs” in pro wrestling history.

• TNA Lockdown: World Championship: Sting (c) vs Mick Foley (2009)

Regardless of perceived match quality…this was still a history making moment. Between Mick having a camera guy feed him Barbie through one of the camera holes in the Lockdown cage, to Mick getting his only run with the TNA World Championship. At the time Mick still had a lot of good faith from his WWE time, and most fans weren’t upset with Mick’s run because he was still a fan favorite. Personally I also feel the match gets unnecessary hate. It wasn’t good, but it’s not as bad as many make it out to be.

• TNA iMPACT!: World Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs RVD (2010)

This happened during the TNA vs WWE short lived Monday Night War. RVD won the #1 contender slot earlier in the night after beating Jeff Hardy, and Hogan decided to expedite the title shot from Sacrifice to later that night. To Hogan’s credit, the night did pop one of the better ratings Monday iMPACT! had during the run, even if the optics of a TNA homegrown talent losing to a former WWE was a hard pill for many TNA diehards to tolerate. So historic, but exactly why depends on your perspective.

• DDT Saitama Slam!: Extreme Championship Iron Man Match: Akito (c) vs Daisuke Sasaki (2015)

Yeah, I’m shocked I put DDT on here too. But for a company and championship that has had goofy stipulations (one title change happened because someone spoke English during a match and it was an “only the referee knows the stipulation” match), as well as other completely inane things. This was…surprisingly normal. A 60 minute Iron Man match, that was wrestled fairly well. Initially went to a Draw, but Akito demanded Sudden Death. Akito did end up winning in Sudden Death, but a 60+ minute Iron Man match for a grab ass title…that’s definitely surprising and memorable for me.

• WWE WrestleMania 41: CM Punk vs Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns (2025)

So the short answer on history is the fact that it was CM Punk’s first official WrestleMania main event in his career. One of his biggest gripes, addressed and solved. The build up was great with the Heyman dynamics, the fallout of the Bloodline, and the undercurrent of The Shield and CM Punk being in lockstep in the history of WWE. Really good match, led to a lot of interesting story afterwards, but again, CM Punk get his boyhood wish granted, that’s the main reason it’s here.

Again, I was never anticipating DDT to make one of these lists unless I was drunk and feeling froggy about putting silly clown stuff in an article to pop myself. But when they actually do something that focuses on wrestling, it should be rewarded.

Which significant events did I miss? Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments. And if you don’t do anything else today, remember, Always Use Your Head!

If you thought Everything, Everywhere, All at Once was random, you certainly have no been keeping up with how I’m doing these articles. Speaking of that, we’ve got a good mix! It’s not a puroresu wonderland today!

• JWP Tokyo Show: Bull Nakano vs Devil Masami (1993)

If anyone saw the Dump Matsumoto story on Netflix “Queen of the Villains”, you’ll know that Masami was an established brawling heel before Dump and her Atrocious Alliance took AJW by storm. Bull was a key up and coming figure in the Atrocious Alliance, and then most of us learned who she was thanks to WWF and WCW utilizing some joshi in the 90s. This was an amazing match with the story of two brawling heels re-establishing themselves outside of AJW. Bull came out on top, and if you can find it, this is one of those classic Joshi matches everyone should watch. Great work, easy story, and proof about the lasting power of women’s wrestling.

• WWE Backlash: Intercontinental Championship: Randy Orton (c) vs Cactus Jack (2004)

This was the match that made Randy, the Randy we’ve all come to love and respect. Legend Killer early days, and a Hardcore Match against a historic psychopath. Most of us still remember the image of Orton being tossed away into the thumb tacks and coming up with his back laced in silver. Solid violence, great story impact and the turning point of the silver spoon Evolution brat to become his own person.

• ROH Tag Wars: Age of the Fall vs Motor City Machine Guns (2008)

While I almost called them Do It For Her (IYKYK), Age of the Fall and the Guns put on a clinic. Fueled by Shelley and Jimmy’s history in Lacey’s Angels, Jimmy was becoming more and more unhinged after Lacey went missing. The crowd was hot since this was in Detroit, and all four guys were big deals in the Super Indie/Mid Major scene. While the guns lost at home, it furthered our favorite Vampire Princess’ spiral and evolving blood feud with Austin Aries.

• TNA Lockdown: Mr. Anderson vs Kurt Angle (2010)

Easily the show stealer of the event. While Kurt did it a couple times, this Moonsault off the top of the cage has been used in TNA reels for as long as possible. Fantastic intensity, a palpable rivalry and Kurt winning after being goaded for months and during the match. The event itself was also lame history because it was the first event with a Four Sided Cage, which makes sense because this was Hogan-Bischoff era, and they never understood the six sides. But hey, this match is definitely a TNA classic.

• CMLL Super Viernes: 2 out of 3 Falls: Blue Panther, Neon & Mascara Dorada vs Ultimo Guerrero, Gran Guerrero & Stuka Jr (2025)

I think this is the first time CMLL has shown up, and historic if for no other reason than Super Viernes has been an event since 1930, so almost 100 years straight of an event is how you build consistency. This match was somewhat simple, Blue Panther and Ultimo Guerrero had a legend vs legend feud going, Panther’s allies were the up and coming babyfaces while Ultimo had his own gatekeeper squad. As one would expect, the Babyfaces went over in the match, but the rivalry storyline existed through all of 2025, and even mixing promotions when Blue Panther defeated Ultimo for the MLW National Championship later in the year. Good old fashioned hatred.

We get fancy, we get creative and we get everyone a little shine. Wrestling is far bigger than any bubble Twitter wants you to choose a tribe for, so why not sample a little bit from everywhere and see if anything new fits your tastes?

Which significant events did I miss? Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments. And if you don’t do anything else today, remember, Always Use Your Head!