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Lopen posted...

I do get what you (and Meltzer) are saying though. Like I recently rewatched Jericho vs Benoit's ladder match from Rumble 200... 1? And I was all like "why was this match so highly rated" but I mean the more I think about it the more it was probably because I'm so damn burnt out on ladder spots about 16-17 years after its original broadcast, and in the moment those kinda things were very innovative. But I do think there are a lot of matches out there that are timeless, a lot of matches that were great in the moment but haven't aged well, and a lot of matches that weren't really that good to begin with. Sorting out the latter two is difficult, but I do think a timeless factor to a match makes it better and shouldn't just be discarded either.

I certainly agree that you shouldn't discard that timeless factor. But I also think it's a mistake to throw out an older match because when compared to the matches of the present, it appears not to stack up. The measure of success for a wrestler is the pop in the building and the subsequent draw, in my opinion. So when I look at these Edge matches that feel slightly hokier than, say, an Almas-Gargano match, that doesn't mean they are worse for it.

I do understand the position that Edge's weakpoint is his matches. But, in a lot of ways, Steve Austin's weakpoint was his matches during his peak of success. I do think that, had Edge come up today, he would be a main eventer and also a bit of a better wrestler. The issue is that the style Vince wanted wasn't to the caliber of wrestling I think Edge could have reached.

But yes, the vastly superior Christian would be in serious contention for a Top 10 spot on this list!
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