8/6, 1990, Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mitsuharu Misawa. Obvious pick, it's The star making match of AJPW, the passing of the torch between generations.

Honorable mentions include:

Kawasaki Dream, seeing Cactus Jack vs Terry Funk would be wild.

Heatwave 98', that Shinzaki and Hayabusa v RVD and Sabu match is a ton of fun.

7/8, 1976, Madison Squared Garden, 70s MSG shows have some of the hottest crowds around, and the big match on this card is a steelcage grudge match between Stan Hansen and Bruno Sammartino, only a few months after Hansen broke Sammartinos neck.

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    I was in Japan in 2017 and went to the Togi Makabe anniversary house show and New Beginning in Osaka. I left in early April. As fucked as it is/was (much lessened now that Shibata is back), I could have gone to Sakura Genesis 2017 and constantly shit on myself for not seeing that match in person.

    Otherwise, with a time machine and infinite means:

    • NOAH December 2, 2007 for Kobashi's return from cancer.
    • King of the Ring 98 for the HIAC
    • Probably some 83-84 AJPW for Brody/Hansen vs Tenryu/Jumbo
    • Mania 17
    • back to the 60s or 70s to see the height of World Championship Wrestling Australia at Festival Hall and see Killer Kowalski, Bruno, Bockwinkel etc