With the majority of WWE fans now having access to the WWE Network, which combines with YouTube and other online services to supply everyone with a vast digital wrestling library, we have never had easier access to watching matches from the past and present. Viewing matches from years gone by is a way to inform, to inspire, to celebrate, and to study. To whatever end you choose, let this and future lists serve as a viewer's guide to pro wrestling history. Where does the greatest match of the 1980s rank against The greatest WrestleMania match that did not actually take place at WrestleMania? Which iconic Mick Foley masterpiece vaulted to the top, leaving its cousin wanting? What underrated super heavyweight found his match placed ahead of much more traditionally heralded performances from the world's most dominant wrestling promotion? Did a currently floundering promotion earn a match on the list? Remember the night Edge turned the WWE Championship into the World Heavyweight Championship? How about WWE's attempt to create their version of the March Madness finale a month early? The forthcoming list will detail the definitive fifteen must-see clashes from wrestling lore in the month of February. For this month and upcoming editions, WWE will dominate the proceedings, but NWA/WCW will be well-represented, too.
"The Doc" Chad Matthews has written wrestling columns for over a decade. A physician by trade, Matthews began writing about wrestling as a hobby, but it became a passion. After 30 years as a wrestling fan, "The Doc" gives an unmatched analytical perspective on pro wrestling in the modern era. He is a long-time columnist for Lordsofpain.net and hosts a weekly podcast on the LOP Radio Network called "The Doc Says." His first book - The WrestleMania Era: The Book of Sports Entertainment - ranks the Top 90 wrestlers from 1983 to present day, was originally published in December 2013, and is now in its third edition.
Matthews lives in North Carolina with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
