TOP NEW JAPAN MATCHES OF THE 90's

Number of Ballots: 22
1st Place vote = 30, 2nd = 25, 3rd = 20, 4th = 17, etc...
(1st-2nd-3rd, # of votes received)

Top 20 Matches
1) Great Sasuke vs. Wild Pegasus - Super J Cup '94 (4/16/94 - Finals) - 476 Points (7-5-2, 22)
2) Ultimo Dragon vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - J-Crown Tourney (8/4/96 - Semis) - 318 (0-5-1, 18)
3) Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai - TOSJ '92 (4/30/92 - Finals) - 276 (3-5-1, 12)
4) Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (1/31/90 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 259 (2-1-3, 16)
5) Pegasus Kid vs. El Samurai - TOSJ '93 (6/15/93 - Finals) - 186 (2-2-0, 12)
6) Great Sasuke/Black Tiger vs. Wild Pegasus/Shinjiro Ohtani - SG Jr. Tag League '94 (10/16/94 - Finals) - 185 (1-01, 14)
7) Great Sasuke vs. Jushin Liger - Super J Cup '94 (4/16/94 - Semis) - 173 (0-0-2, 15)
8) El Samurai vs. Koji Kanemoto - TOSJ '97 (6/5/97 - Finals) - 155 (2-0-1, 10)
9) Keiji Mutoh vs. Masa Chono - G-1 '91 (8/11/91 - Finals) - 142 (10)
10) Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Ohtani (2/9/97 - J-Crown) - 126 (0-3-0, 7)
11) Jushin Liger vs. Owen Hart - TOSJ '91 (4/27/91) - 115 (1-0-0, 10)
12) Hiroshi Hase/Kensuke Sasaki vs. Steiners Brothers - "Starcade '91" (3/21/91 -  IWGP Tag Titles) - 115 (11)
13) Shinya Hashimoto vs. Genichiro Tenryu - G-1 '98 (8/1/98 - Quarters) - 102 (0-0-1, 8)
14) Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Ohtani (3/17/96 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 96 (0-0-1, 8)
15) Great Sasuke vs. Ultimo Dragon - J-Crown Tourney (8/5/96 - Finals) - 92 (1-0-1, 7)
16) Vader vs. Antonio Inoki (1/4/96) - 90 (10)
17) Keiji Mutoh/Masa Chono vs. Hiroshi Hase/Kensuke Sasaki (11/1/90 - IWGP Tag Titles) - 84 (7)
18) Hiroshi Hase vs. Great Muta (12/14/92) - 77 (11)
19) Big Van Vader vs. Stan Hansen - "Super Fight" (2/10/90 - IWGP Title) - 74 (5)
20) El Samurai vs. Shinjiro Ohtani (1/29/96 - UWA Title) - 65 (1-0-1, 3)

OTHER MATCHES RECEIVING VOTES
Keiji Mutoh vs. Masahiro Chono - "Fantastic Story" (1/4/93 - NWA Title vs. IWGP Title) - 62 (5)
Jushin Liger vs. Great Sasuke (7/8/94) - 60 (5)
Dick Togo vs. Jushin Liger - Skydiving J (6/17/96 - British Jr. Title) - 59 (8)
Keiji Mutoh vs. Shinya Hashimoto - G-1 '95 (8/15/95 - Finals) - 57 (4)
Wild Pegasus vs. Shinjiro Ohtani (3/20/96 - WCW Crusierweight Tourney Final) - 55 (0-0-1, 6)
Great Sasuke vs. Jushin Liger (4/29/96- IWGP Jr. Title) - 54 (0-0-1, 6)
Black Tiger vs. Pegasus Kid - TOSJ '96 (6/11/96 - Semis) - 48 (5)
Pegasus Kid vs. Black Tiger - TOSJ '95 (7/13/95 - Semis) - 46 (4)
Ultimo Dragon vs. Jushin Liger - "Fantastic Story" (1/4/93 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 43 (1-0-0, 2)
Super Delfin vs. Taka Michinoku - Skydiving J (6/17/96 - CMLL Welterweight Title) - 42 (4)
Koji Kanemoto vs. Jushin Liger (1/4/96 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 37 (0-1-0, 2)
Koji Kanemoto/Minoru Tanaka vs. Shinjiro Ohtani/Tetsuhito Takiawa (10/11/99 - IWGP Jr. Tag Titles) - 37 (5)
Jushin Liger vs. Owen Hart (1/31/90 - IWGP Contenders Tourney) - 36 (0-0-1, 4)
Bam Bam Bigelow/Vader vs. Hiroshi Hase/Keiji Mutoh -  (4/92 - IWGP Tag Titles) - 35 (6)
Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai (5/17/92 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 34 (0-1-0, 2)
Hiroshi Hase vs. Shinya Hashimoto (12/11/94 - IWGP Title) - 34 (4)
Jushin Liger vs. Pegasus Kid (10/18/91) - 33 (0-0-1, 2)
Shinya Hashimoto vs. Nobhiko Takada (4/29/96 - IWGP Title) - 32 (5)
Hiroshi Hase/Keniji Mutoh vs. Steiner Brothers - "Battle Seven" (1/4/95 - IWGP Tag titles) - 31 (4)
Nagoya Ogawa vs. Shinya Hashimoto (1/4/99) - 30 (4)
Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ric Flair - "Starcade '91" (3/21/91 - NWA Title) - 30 (3)
Kanemoto/Wagner vs. Ohtani/Takaiwa - (8/8/98 - Finals of IWGP Jr. Tag Tourney) - 30 (4)
Jushin Liger/Wild Pegasus vs. Steiners Brothers (4/4/94) - 30 (3)
Jushin Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto (3/17/99 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 29 (3)
Great Sasuke vs. El Samurai - J-Crown Tourney (8/4/96 - Semis) - 27 (3)
Jushin Liger/Koji Kanemoto vs. Ultimo Dragon/Masahiro Orihara (12/11/92) - 26 (3)
Hiro Hase/Keiji Mutoh vs. Steiners Brothers (7/8/94) - 26 (3)
Masahiro Chono vs. Rick Rude - G-1 '92 (8/12/92 - Finals, NWA title) - 25 (3)
Ultimo Dragon vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - (1/4/98 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 24 (3)
Pegasus Kid vs. El Samurai - TOSJ '95 (7/7/95) - 23 (2)
Black Tiger vs. Jushin Liger - TOSJ '96 (6/12/96 - Finals) - 23 (5)
Great Sasuke vs. El Samurai - Super J Cup '94 (4/16/94) - 22 (4)
Kanemoto/Ohtani/Togo/Teioh/Nakajima vs. Sasuke/Samurai/Hamada/Honaga/Delfin - "Strong Style Evolution" at Ogawa Dome (5/3/97) - 21 (2)
Koji Kanemoto vs. Jushin Liger - "Four Heaven" at Nagowa Dome (9/10/97) - 20 (0-0-1, 1)
Ka Shin/Liger/Samurai vs. Kanemoto/Takaiwa/Ohtani (10/31/97 - Elimination Match) - 20 (0-0-1, 1)
Jushin Liger/Wild Pegasus vs. Keiji Mutoh/Hiro Hase - SG Tag League '93 - 20 (0-0-1, 1)
Great Muta vs. Hakushi (4/29/96) - 19 (2)
Pegasus Kid vs. Black Tiger - Super J Cup '94 (4/16/94) - 19 (2)
Koji Kanemoto vs. Dr. Wagner, Jr. - TOSJ '98 (6/3/98 - Finals) - 18 (2)
Chris Benoit vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - TOSJ '95 (7/13/95 - Finals) - 17 (3)
Jushin Liger vs. Peagsus Kid (11/1/90 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 17 (2)
Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Koji Kanemoto (4/16/95 - IWGP Jr. vs. UWA Title) - 17 (1)
Jushin Liger/Wild Pegasus vs. Shinya Hashimoto/Masa Chono - SG Tag League '93 (10/25/93) - 17 (2)
Wild Pegasus vs. Too Cold Scorpio - Fukoka Dome (5/3/95) - 16 (1)
Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Minoru Tanaka - TOSJ '99 (5/31/99) - 16 (3)
Keiji Mutoh vs. Owen Hart (7/5/90) - 16 (2)
Jushin Liger vs. Ultimo Dragon (1/4/97 - J Crown) - 14 (2)
Jushin Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto (2/16/97 - J-Crown) - 14 (1)
Keiji Mutoh vs. Shiro Koshinaka (12/95 - IWGP Title) - 13 (1)
Jushin Liger/El Samurai vs. Noriho Honaga/Ultimo Dragon (4/2/93) - 13 (1)
Tenryu vs. Shinya Hashimoto (2/17/94) - 13 (2)
Jushin Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto - TOSJ '97 (6/1/97) - 12 (2)
Masa Chono/Tenzan vs. Shiro Koshinaka/Geniricho Tenryu (6/5/98 - IWGP Tag Title Tourney Finals) - 12 (2)
Liger/Samurai/Ohtani/Tokimitsu vs. TAKA/Sato/Sasuke/Shiryu (6/15/94) - 12 (1)
Liger/Naniwa/Jericho/Wagner vs. Ohtani/Takaiwa/Tajiri/Hanzo (6/28/97) - 12 (1)
Nobuhiko Takada vs. Keiji Mutoh (1/4/96 - IWGP Title) - 11 (1)
Jushin Liger vs. Super Delfin - TOSJ '94 (6/13/94 - Finals) - 9 (1)
Hiroshi Hase vs. Great Muta (9/14/90) - 9 (1)
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Shinya Hashimoto (6/93) - 9 (1)
Liger/Samurai/Ohtani/Ishizawa vs. TAKA/Sato/Terry Boy/Shiryu (6/1/94) - 9 (2)
Jushin Liger/Wild Pegasus vs. Shinjiro Ohtani/Tatsuhito Takawia (3/18/97) - 9 (2)
Hayabusa vs. Jushin Liger - Super J '94 (4/16/94) - 9 (1)
Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai - TOSJ '96 (6/11/96 - Semis) - 8 (1)
Jushin Liger vs. Pegasus Kid (8/19/90 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 8 (1)
Hiroshi Hase vs. Jushin Liger (5/6/91) - 8 (1)
Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Jushin Liger (10/19/97) - 8 (1)
Steiner Brothers vs. Hiroshi Hase/Kensuke Sasaki (5/31/91 - IWGP Tag Title) - 7 (2)
Shiyna Hashimoto vs. Jushin Liger (2/94) - 7 (1)
Liger/Samurai/Pegasus vs. Kanemoto/Ohtani/Takaiwa (3/97) - 7 (1)
Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Negro Casas - J-Crown (8/3/96 - Quarters) - 6 (1)
El Samurai vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - TOSJ '97 (6/3/97) - 6 (1)
Jushin Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto - TOSJ '99 (5/31/99) - 6 (2)
Masahiro Chono vs. Shinya Hashimoto - G'1 '91 (8/11/91 - Match #1) - 6 (1)
Wild Pegasus vs. Koji Kanemoto (3/13/95 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 6 (1)
Jushin Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto (7/15/98 - IWGP Jr. Title) - 6 (1)
Jushin Liger vs. Pegasus Kid (7/4/91 - Mask vs. Mask) - 6 (1)
Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kazuo Yamazaki - G-1 '98 (8/2/98 - Finals) - 5 (2)
Vader vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (1/17/91 - IWGP Title) - 5 (2)
Bigelow/Vader vs. Hase/Mutoh - "20th Anniversary Show" (3/1/92 - IWGP Tag Titles) - 5 (1)
Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Kazushi Sakuraba - Skydriving J (6/17/96 - UWA Light Heavyweight Title) - 4 (2)
Jushin Liger/Kendo Ka Shin vs. Shinjiro Ohtani/Tatsuhito Takaiwa (4/14/98) - 4 (1)
Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kensuke Sasaki - "Battle Seven" (1/4/95 - IWGP Title) - 3 (1)
Shiyna Hashimoto vs. Riki Chosu - G-1 '96 (8/96) - 3 (1)
Koji Kanemoto vs. Minoru Tanaka (6/27/99) - 3 (1)
Shinya Hashimoto vs. Satoshi Kojima - G-1'98 (8/2/98 - Semis) - 2 (1)
Riki Choshu vs. Vader (8/19/90 - IWGP Title) - 2 (1)
Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Yosihiro Tajiri (1/4/97) - 1 (1)
Jushin Liger/Great Sasuke vs. Shinjiro Ohtani/Tatsuhito Takaiwa (7/13/99 - IWGP Jr. Tag Titles) - 1 (1)
Shiro Koshinaka/Takayuki Iizuka vs. Hiroshi Hase/Kensuke Sasaki (3/14/91) - 1 (1)
Shiro Koshinaka vs. Aoyagi (5/92) - 1 (1)
Mutoh/Hase vs. Rick Steiner/Scott Norton (11/5/91 - IWGP TagTitles) - 1 (1)
TOP 20 IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano  1/31/90 - IWGP Jr. Title
Big Van Vader vs. Stan Hansen  "Super Fight" (2/10/90 - IWGP Title)
Keiji Mutoh/Masa Chono vs. Hiroshi Hase/Kensuke Sasaki  11/1/90 - IWGP Tag Titles
Hiroshi Hase/Kensuke Sasaki vs. Steiners Brothers  "Starcade '91" (3/21/91 -  IWGP Tag Titles)
Jushin Liger vs. Owen Hart  Top of the Super Juniors '91 (4/27/91)
Keiji Mutoh vs. Masa Chono  G-1 '91 (8/11/91 - Finals)
Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai  Top of the Super Juniors '92 (4/30/92 - Finals)
Hiroshi Hase vs. Great Muta  12/14/92
Pegasus Kid vs. El Samurai  Top of the Super Juniors '93 (6/15/93 - Finals)
Great Sasuke vs. Jushin Liger  Super J Cup '94 (4/16/94 - Semis)
Great Sasuke vs. Wild Pegasus  Super J Cup '94 (4/16/94 - Finals)
Great Sasuke/Black Tiger vs. Wild Pegasus/Shinjiro Ohtani  SG Jr. Tag League '94 (10/16/94 - Finals)
Vader vs. Antonio Inoki  1/4/96
El Samurai vs. Shinjiro Ohtani  1/29/96 - UWA Title
Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Ohtani  3/17/96 - IWGP Jr. Title
Ultimo Dragon vs. Shinjiro Ohtani J-Crown Tourney (8/4/96 - Semifinals) 
Great Sasuke vs. Ultimo Dragon  J-Crown Tourney (8/5/96 - Finals)
Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Ohtani  2/9/97 - J-Crown
El Samurai vs. Koji Kanemoto Top of the Super Juniors '97 (6/5/97 - Finals)
Shinya Hashimoto vs. Genichiro Tenryu G-1 '98 (8/1/98 - Quarterfinals)

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