25 Best Wrestling Shows EVER

16. Big Egg Wrestling Universe

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Curated by All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling with involvement from an array of other joshi promotions, Big Egg Wrestling Universe was a conditionally great pro wrestling show. 

You’d struggle to sit through the entire thing: the run-time is 10 hours. That’s almost as long as a Tony Khan-era Ring Of Honor pay-per-view. 

Miraculously, by the time the Akira Hokuto Vs. Aja Kong match hit the ring, the atmosphere was still hot for the duration. That was the 23rd match of the night, and it was really good. 

It couldn’t match the best bout on the card, which was arguably the Match of the Year: Kong Vs. Manami Toyota. Toyota was positively awesome in it. Knowing she was up against a formidable, much larger opponent, she perfected the urgency of the opening shine by attempting to put Aja away within seconds. Toyota was a whirlwind in what is one of the best opening minutes of any match ever. A great and logical approach to the dynamic in and of itself, it was especially inspired given the epic run-time of the show overall. 

A staggering assortment of great matches, a top five all-time entrance made by the superb Akira Hokuto, an extravagance of spectacle: in truth, Big Egg is best watched back as a compilation of sorts. It is a Best of Joshi anthology doubling as a show. 

No promotion of renown has attempted anything like it since, which might suggest it was a noble, über-ambitious failure - but somehow, it wasn’t. 

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!