5 Best Wrestling Matches of 1993

#3. Steve Williams vs. Kenta Kobashi Aug 31, 1993

This 5-star epic was a perfect example of barbarism in the ring. Steve Williams looks like an absolute monster in this match as he savaged Kobashi with some of the most devastating offence ever seen.

But Kobashi was no slouch himself, as he countered most of Williams’ power with a gutsy, never-say-die attitude that helped make him into a legend. While Kobashi has become famous for being one of the hardest-hitting wrestlers ever, it’s his underdog determination that makes this match so captivating.

He keeps absorbing an inhuman amount of punishment, which culminates with three vicious Dangerous Backdrops that would legit kill a normal person. But Kobashi keeps getting up, even after the second Backdrop, which causes Kobashi to land head-first with an absolutely sickening thud.

Watching the match you cannot help but think to yourself, ‘stay down, stay down. It’s not worth it. You’re doing to die.’ Words don’t do it justice; this match has a magical atmosphere about it that makes it impossible to turn away.