10 Best Opening 60 Seconds Of Wrestling Matches Ever

4. Ricky Marvin Vs. KENTA - Pro Wrestling NOAH

KENTA NOAH
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This was such an amazing, memorable and resourceful match that it has become a shorthand criticism of wrestling excess.

This New Japan main is taking the f*cking piss. Okada's great, but he doesn't have to go 40 minutes every f*cking time, Jesus.

KENTA and Ricky Marvin got the job done in five minutes, what's his excuse?

God these TakeOver main events are getting tedious now, aren't they? Is the seventh finisher kick-out and shocked face not enough anymore?

KENTA and Ricky Marvin got the job done in five minutes, what's their excuse?

Does this AEW PPV really need a sixth match in excess of 20 minutes? It's a bit of a mission staying up for this in the UK.

KENTA and Ricky Marvin got the job done in five minutes, what's their excuse?

KENTA Vs. Ricky Marvin is the best sprint match ever. The story of the match is very, brilliantly simple: they attempt to beat the living sh*t out of one another as quickly as humanly possible. That way, the fans receive the most potent dose of adrenaline imaginable, and the wrestlers locate the quickest route to victory.

Brutal kicks to the dome, amazing kip-ups to avoid kicks to the dome, dropkicks, head drops. All in a violent minute-long popcorn bust.

Sensational.

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