Wrestling Observer Match of the Year Winners & Runner-ups Arranged

I took the list of Wrestling Observer Match of the Year Finalists and Runner-ups (1980-2012) and arranged them by date and how they finished. This might provide some inspiration. (Keep in mind that Dec matches are part of the following year's ballot.)

01/04: #2. Bull Nakano vs. Akira Hokuto (Tokyo) [1/4/91]
01/19: #2. Angle vs. Benoit (Boston) [1/19/03]
01/19: #5. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi (Osaka) [1/19/95]
01/20: #2. Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (Greensboro) [1/20/87]
01/20: #2. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Osaka) [1/20/97]
01/21: #6. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho (New Orleans) [1/21/01]
01/22: #6. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (Osaka) [1/22/99]
01/23: #8. Hulk Hogan vs. Iron Shiek (MSG) [1/23/84]
01/23: #2. Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (Madison Square Garden) [1/23/00]
01/24: #4. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada (Yamagata) [1/24/95]
01/25: #4. Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (St Louis) [1/25/85]
01/28: #2. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Riki Choshu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu (Tokyo) [1/28/86]
01/28: #5. John Cena vs. Umaga (San Antonio) [1/28/07]
01/30: #4. Bob Backlund vs. Adrian Adonis (MSG) [1/30/82]
01/31: #1. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (Osaka) [1/31/90]
02/05: #4. Nobuhiko Takada vs. Shiro Koshinaka (Tokyo Sumo Hall) [2/5/87]
02/05: #5. Terry Funk vs. Shane Douglas vs. Sabu (Philadelphia) [2/5/94]
02/07: #6. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (Greensboro) [2/7/82]
02/09: #10. Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Otani (Sapporo) [2/9/97]
02/11: #10. Kenta vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (Tokyo) [2/11/09]
02/13: #9. AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (Orlando) [2/13/05]
02/14: #1. Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (Orlando) [2/14/86]
02/15: #6. Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (San Francisco Cow Palace) [2/15/04]
02/15: #8. Mistico vs. Ultimo Guerrero (Arena Mexico) [2/15/05]
02/16: #7. Satoshi Kojima vs. Toshiaki Kawada (Tokyo Gym) [2/16/05]
02/17: #6. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata (Tokyo Nippon Budokan) [2/17/02]
02/18: #9. Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper (New York) [2/18/85]
02/19: #10. Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker (Baltimore) [2/19/06]
02/20: #3. Ric Flair vs. Rick Steamboat (Chicago) [2/20/89]
02/21: #7. Sting vs. Vader (Asheville) [2/21/93]
02/23: #7. Nigel Mcguinness vs. Bryan Danielson (New York) [2/23/08]
02/24: #3. Ric Flair & Larry Zbyszko & Sid Vicious & Barry Windham vs. Steiners & Sting & Brian Pillman (Phoenix) (War Games) [2/24/91]
02/24: #4. Keiji Muto vs. Toshiaki Kawada (Tokyo Nippon Budokan) [2/24/02]
02/24: #6. Ric Flair vs. Harley Race (Meadowlands) [2/24/85]
02/25: #8. Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (Greensboro) [2/25/90]
02/25: #5. Triple H vs. Steve Austin (Las Vegas) [2/25/01]
02/26: #3. Chigusa Nagayo vs. Lioness Asuka (Kawasaki) [2/26/87]
02/27: #6. HHH vs. Mick Foley (Hartford) [2/27/00]
02/28: #10. Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawasda (Tokyo) [2/28/93]
02/29: #2. Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman (Milwaukee) [2/29/92]
03/01: #1. Misawa vs. Kobashi (Tokyo) [3/1/03]
03/01: #3. Kenta vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (Tokyo) [3/1/09]
03/02: #10. Blue Panther vs. Negro Casas (Mexico City) [3/2/12]
03/04: #6. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito (Tokyo) [3/4/12]
03/06: #4. Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama (Tokyo) [3/6/99]
03/09: #2. Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera (Philadelphia) [3/9/96]
03/12: #2. Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs. Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle (Greensboro) [3/12/83]
03/14: #2. HHH vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit (New York) City Madison Square Garden) [3/14/04]
03/17: #1. Atlantis vs. Villano III (Arena Mexico) [3/17/00]
03/17: #9. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Yumiko Hotta & Suzuka Minami (Tokyo) [3/17/92]
03/20: #1. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (New York) [3/20/94]
03/20: #5. Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada vs. Shiro Koshinaka & Keiji Muto (Tokyo Korakuen Hall) [3/20/87]
03/21: #1. Steiners vs. Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (Tokyo) [3/21/91]
03/22: #3. Ted Dibiase vs. Jim Duggan (Houston) (Cage Match) [3/22/85]
03/23: #1. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Chicago) [3/23/97]
03/27: #1. Ric Flair vs. Sting (Greensboro) [3/27/88]
03/27: #2. Midnight Express vs. Fantastics (Greensboro) [3/27/88]
03/28: #1. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (Phoenix) [3/28/10]
03/29: #1. Rick Steamboat vs. Randy Savage (Pontiac) [3/29/87]
03/29: #10. Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino & Genki Horiguchi vs. Cima & Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid (Orlando) [3/29/08]
03/30: #2. Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels (Orlando) [3/30/08]
03/30: #4. Jerchio vs. Michaels (Seattle) [3/30/03]
03/30: #5. American Dragon vs. Low Ki (Philadelphia) [3/30/02]
03/30: #7. Angle vs. Lesnar (Seattle) [3/30/03]
03/30: #8. Undertaker vs. Edge (Orlando) [3/30/08]
03/31: #1. Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi vs. Cima & Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino (Chicago) [3/31/06]
03/31: #3. Davey Richards vs. Michael Elgin (Ft. Lauderdale) [3/31/12]
03/31: #5. Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (Anaheim) [3/31/96]
03/31: #7. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff vs. Mr T & Hulk Hogan (New York) [3/31/85]
03/31: #8. Cima, Shingo Takagi & Susumu Mochizuki vs. Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Masaaki Mochizuki (Detroit) [3/31/07]
04/01: #4. Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior (Toronto) [4/1/90]
04/01: #5. Undertaker vs. HHH (Miami) [4/1/12]
04/01: #6. Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto vs. Dragon Master & Masanobu Kurisu (Tokyo) [4/1/90]
04/01: #9. The Rock vs. John Cena (Miami) [4/1/12]
04/01: #7. Rock vs. Steve Austin (Houston) [4/1/01]
04/02: #1. Ric Flair vs. Rick Steamboat (New Orleans) [4/2/89]
04/02: #3. Akira Hokuto vs. Shinobu Kandori (Yokohama) [4/2/93]
04/03: #2. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels (Los Angeles) [4/3/05]
04/03: #3. HHH vs. Undertaker (Atlanta) [4/3/11]
04/03: #5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata (Tokyo) [4/3/11]
04/03: #6. Davey Richards vs. KENTA (Houston) [4/3/09]
04/03: #7. Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior (Los Angeles) [4/3/91]
04/05: #1. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (Houston) [4/5/09]
04/07: #2. Ric Flair vs. Bob Backlund (Atlanta) [4/7/82]
04/07: #10. British Bulldogs vs. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (Chicago) [4/7/86]
04/11: #1. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki (Osaka) [4/11/93]
04/11: #6. Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (Baltimore) [4/11/87]
04/11: #10. Juventud Guerrera vs. Blitzkrieg (Tacoma) [4/11/99]
04/11: #10. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Kanazawa) [4/11/00]
04/12: #5. Danielson vs. London (Philly) [4/12/03]
04/13: #3. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe (Lowell) [4/13/08]
04/13: #8. Great Sasuke & Gran Hamada & Masato Yakushiji vs. Mens Teioh & Dick Togo & Taka Michinoku (Philadelphia) [4/13/97]
04/13: #10. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata (Osaka) [4/13/07]
04/15: #6. Eddy Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko (Philadelphia) [4/15/95]
04/16: #3. Great Sasuke vs. Chris Benoit (Tokyo) [4/16/94]
04/16: #9. Jushin Liger vs. Great Sasuke (Tokyo) [4/16/94]
04/17: #8. Lightning Kid vs. Sabu (Minneapolis) [4/17/93]
04/17: #8. Nasty Boys vs. Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne (Chicago) [4/17/94]
04/18: #5. Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley (Edmonton) [4/18/04]
04/18: #10. HHH vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit (Edmonton) [4/18/04]
04/19: #5. Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Nobuhiko Takada (Tokyo) [4/19/84]
04/19: #6. Fantastics vs. Sheepherders (New Orleans) [4/19/86]
04/20: #9. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue & Masa Fuchi (Tokyo) [4/20/91]
04/20: #4. Minoru Tanaka vs. Takehiro Murahama (Tokyo Korakuen Hall) [4/20/01]
04/21: #1. Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter (Madison Square Garden) [4/21/81]
04/23: #3. Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid (Tokyo) [4/23/83]
04/23: #4. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (London) [4/23/07]
04/25: #3. Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue (Yokohama) [4/25/92]
04/25: #4. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (Tokyo Budokan Hall) [4/25/04]
04/25: #5. Ted Dibiase vs. Randy Savage (Madison Square Garden) [4/25/88]
04/25: #5. Steve Austin vs. Rock (Hartford) [4/25/99]
04/26: #3. Midnight Express vs. Fantastics (Chattanooga) [4/26/88]
04/27: #8. Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol (Memphis) (Hair vs. Hair Match) [4/27/87]
04/28: #8. Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel (Omaha) [4/28/96]
04/29: #2. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (Chicago) [4/29/12]
04/29: #7. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton (Atlanta) [4/29/07]
04/29: #10. Akira Hokuto vs. Meiko Satomura (Kawasaki) [4/29/01]
04/30: #4. Jushin Liger vs. El Samurai (Tokyo) [4/30/92]
05/01: #4. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (Tokyo) [5/1/98]
05/06: #3. Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (Texas Stadium) [5/6/84]
05/06: #10. Jushin Liger vs. Hiroshi Hase (Tokyo) [5/6/91]
05/07: #1. Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue (Tokyo) [5/7/95]
05/07: #2. Ric Flair vs. Rick Steamboat (Nashville) [5/7/89]
05/16: #6. El Hijo Del Santo & Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto vs. Negro Casas & Tim Patterson & Horace Boulder (Los Angeles) [5/16/92]
05/17: #7. Sting & Nikita Koloff & Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton & Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko & Rick Rude (Jacksonville) (War Games) [5/17/92]
05/19: #1. Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera (Madison Square Garden) [5/19/80]
05/19: #5. Steiners vs. Sting & Lex Luger (St. Petersburg) [5/19/91]
05/20: #8. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan (Raleigh) [5/20/12]
05/21: #7. Chris Benoit vs. Fit Finlay (Phoenix) [5/21/06]
05/21: #7. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (Sapporo) [5/21/94]
05/21: #2. Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho vs. Steve Austin & Triple H (San Jose) [5/21/01]
05/21: #8. HHH vs. Rock (Louisville) [5/21/00]
05/22: #10. Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan vs. Nasty Boys (Philadelphia) [5/22/94]
05/23: #4. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (Sapporo) [5/23/96]
05/25: #1. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (Miyagi) [5/25/92]
05/25: #9. Chris Benoit vs. Steven Regal (Cincinnati) [5/25/00]
05/29: #6. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (Meadowlands) [5/29/84]
05/29: #9. Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit (Edmonton) [5/29/01]
05/31: #5. Steve Austin vs. Dude Love (Milwaukee) [5/31/98]
06/02: #4. Antonio Inoki vs. Hulk Hogan (Tokyo) [6/2/83]
06/03: #2. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (Tokyo) [6/3/94]
06/05: #6. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (Tokyo) [6/5/89]
06/05: #6. El Samurai vs. Koji Kanemoto (Tokyo) [6/5/97]
06/05: #8. Footloose vs. Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat (Tokyo) [6/5/89]
06/06: #5. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (Tokyo) [6/6/97]
06/07: #1. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams & Johnny Ace (Tokyo) [6/7/96]
06/07: #10. Yoshihiro Asai vs. Negro Casas (Tokyo) [6/7/90]
06/08: #1. Keiji Muto vs. Genichiro Tenryu (Tokyo Nippon Budokan) [6/8/01]
06/08: #2. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (Tokyo) [6/8/90]
06/09: #3. Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (Philadelphia) [6/9/07]
06/09: #7. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada (Tokyo) [6/9/95]
06/10: #6. Kota Ibushi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi (Tokyo) [6/10/11]
06/11: #1. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Tokyo) [6/11/99]
06/12: #3. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Akira Maeda (Osaka) [6/12/86]
06/12: #7. Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk (Dayton) [6/12/04]
06/12: #9. Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada (Tokyo) [6/12/98]
06/16: #2. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Iron Sheik (MSG) [6/16/84]
06/16: #4. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (Osaka) [6/16/12]
06/19: #2. Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards (Toronto) [6/19/10]
06/19: #6. Prince Devitt vs. Naomichi Marufuji (Osaka) [6/19/10]
06/21: #1. Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Tiger Mask (Misawa) [6/21/85]
06/22: #5. Kenta & Go Shiozaki vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima (Tokyo) [6/22/09]
06/24: #8. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Riki Choshu (Osaka) [6/24/88]
06/24: #9. Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto (Tokyo) [6/24/99]
06/25: #5. Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (Tokyo) [6/25/00]
06/26: #2. Eddie Edwards vs. Davey Richards (New York) [6/26/11]
06/27: #3. Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (Yokohama) [6/27/98]
06/27: #8. The Cobra vs. Nobuhiko Takada (Nagoya) [6/27/86]
06/28: #2. Undertaker vs. Mankind (Pittsburgh) [6/28/98]
06/28: #3. Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Snuka (MSG) [6/28/82]
06/28: #7. Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho (Sacramento) [6/28/09]
07/04: #1. Freebirds vs. Kerry, Kevin, & Mike Von Erich (Fort Worth) [7/4/84]
07/04: #6. Von Erichs vs. Freebirds (Ft. Worth) [7/4/83]
07/04: #10. War Games I (Atlanta) [7/4/87]
07/05: #4. Dynamite Kid vs. The Cobra (Tokyo) [7/5/84]
07/05: #9. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Morton (Charlotte) [7/5/86]
07/06: #9. Takeshi Rikio & Takeshi Morishima vs. Kenta & Naomichi Marufuji (Tokyo) Budokan Hall [7/6/06]
07/07: #6. Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis (Daytona Beach) [7/7/96]
07/07: #9. Ultimo Dragon vs. Chris Jericho (Tokyo) [7/7/95]
07/08: #3. Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane vs. Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong (Baltimore) [7/8/90]
07/10: #1. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (Tokyo) Dome) [7/10/04]
07/10: #9. Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty (New York) [7/10/93]
07/11: #4. Bxb Hulk vs. Shingo Takagi (Kobe) [7/11/10]
07/13: #9. Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid & David Schultz vs. Antonio Inoki & Fujinami & Cobra (Japan) [7/13/84]
07/13: #9. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (Tokyo) [7/13/89]
07/15: #2. Kenta & Taiji Ishimori vs. Kota Ibushi & Naomichi Marufuji (Tokyo) [7/15/07]
07/15: #8. Samoa Joe & B.J. Whitmer & Bryan Danielson & Ace Steel & Adam Pearce & Homicide vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Chris Hero & Nate Webb & Necro Butcher & Eddie Kingston Cage Of Death (Philadelphia) [7/15/06]
07/16: #6. Kenta & Marufuji vs. Liger & Murahama (Osaka) [7/16/03]
07/17: #1. John Cena vs. CM Punk (Chicago) [7/17/11]
07/17: #2. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Satoshi Kojima (Osaka) [7/17/02]
07/18: #3. Kenta Kobashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki (Tokyo Dome) [7/18/05]
07/19: #4. Footloose vs. Shinichi Nakano & Shunji Takano (Tokyo Korakuen Hall) [7/19/88]
07/20: #5. Buddy Rose vs. David Schulz (Portland) (Chain Match) [7/20/82]
07/23: #7. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (Baltimore) [7/23/89]
07/23: #8. Don Muraco vs. Jimmy Snuka (Landover) [7/23/83]
07/23: #7. HHH vs. Chris Jericho (Dallas) [7/23/00]
07/24: #3. Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi (Philadelphia) [7/24/10]
07/25: #10. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (Tokyo) [7/25/98]
07/27: #7. Spanky vs. Low Ki vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Doug Williams (Philadelphia) [7/27/02]
07/27: #7. El Hijo Del Santo vs. Negro Casas (Los Angeles) (Hair vs. Hair Match) [7/27/87]
07/29: #5. Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi (Tokyo) [7/29/93]
07/31: #6. Hikari Fukuoka & Cuty Suzuki & Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Aja Kong & Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue & Sakie Hasgewa (Yokohama) [7/31/93]
08/03: #4. Cactus Jack vs. Eddie Gilbert (Philadelphia) [8/3/91]
08/04: #9. Ultimo Dragon vs. Shinjiro Otani (Tokyo) [8/4/96]
08/05: #1. Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid (Tokyo) [8/5/82]
08/07: #7. Midnight Rockers vs. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers (Las Vegas) [8/7/86]
08/08: #7. Antonio Inoki vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (Yokohama) [8/8/88]
08/08: #8. Kensuke Sasaki vs. Yoshihiro Takyama (Osaka) [8/8/04]
08/12: #4. Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel Mcguiness (Liverpool) [8/12/06]
08/12: #9. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Robert Roode & James Storm (Orlando) [8/12/10]
08/12: #10. Fabulous Ones vs. Sheepherders (Memphis) [8/12/85]
08/15: #5. Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada (Tokyo) [8/15/92]
08/16: #4. Midnight Express vs. Rock 'N Roll Express (Philadelphia) [8/16/86]
08/17: #9. Tenzen vs. Akiyama (Tokyo) [8/17/03]
08/18: #7. Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi (Tokyo) [8/18/12]
08/22: #2. Jaguar Yokota vs. Lioness Asuka (Tokyo) [8/22/85]
08/25: #1. Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima (New York) [8/25/07]
08/25: #3. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels (Madison Square Garden) [8/25/02]
08/25: #6. Chigusa Nagayo vs. Lioness Asuka (Kawasaki) [8/25/88]
08/26: #10. Midnight Express vs. Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson (Greensboro) [8/26/88]
08/27: #3. Dudley Boys vs. Edge & Christian vs. Hardy Boys (Raleigh) [8/27/00]
08/27: #2. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (Pittsburgh) [8/27/95]
08/27: #8. Curt Hennig vs. Bret Hart (New York) [8/27/91]
08/29: #8. Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog (London) [8/29/92]
08/30: #8. Rock vs. HHH (New York) [8/30/98]
08/30: #9. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (Osaka) [8/30/88]
08/31: #2. Steve Williams vs. Kenta Kobashi (Toyohashi) [8/31/93]
08/31: #5. Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (Tokyo) [8/31/83]
09/01: #9. Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton vs. Joe Malenko & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (Tokyo) [9/1/90]
09/02: #10. Manami Toyota vs. Akira Hokuto (Tokyo) [9/2/95]
09/05: #5. Chris Hero vs. Akira Tozawa (Reseda) [9/5/10]
09/06: #2. Davey Richards vs. Shingo Takagi (Chicago) [9/6/09]
09/06: #4. Bryan Danielson vs. Naruki Doi (Chicago) [9/6/09]
09/08: #2. Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko (Shea Stadium) [9/8/80]
09/11: #4. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels vs. AJ Styles (Orlando) [9/11/05]
09/11: #8. Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas (New York) [9/11/10]
09/12: #3. Kenta & Marufuji vs. Kanemura & Hashi (Tokyo) [9/12/03]
09/12: #8. Kobashi vs. Nagata (Tokyo) [9/12/03]
09/14: #7. Keiji Muto vs. Hiroshi Hase (Hiroshima) [9/14/90]
09/14: #9. Naomichi Marufuji & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenta & Kota Ibushi (Tokyo) [9/14/08]
09/15: #6. Briscoes vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico (Chicago Ridge) [9/15/07]
09/16: #3. Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA (New York) [9/16/06]
09/16: #9. Averno vs. La Sombra (Mexico City) [9/16/11]
09/16: #10. Angle vs. Lesnar (Raleigh) [9/16/03]
09/17: #2. Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair (Kansas City) [9/17/81]
09/18: #10. KENTA vs. SUWA (Budokan Hall) [9/18/05]
09/19: #4. Blue Panther vs. Villano V (Mexico City) [9/19/08]
09/19: #5. Shiro Koshinaka vs. Nobuhiko Takada (Fukuoka) [9/19/86]
09/20: #5. Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (Osaka) [9/20/89]
09/22: #8. Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis (Mexico City) [9/22/95]
09/22: #9. Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle (Los Angeles) [9/22/02]
09/24: #10. Eddie Guerrero vs. Edge (San Diego) [9/24/02]
09/25: #8. Bryan Danielson vs. Davey Richards (Boston) [9/25/09]
09/28: #5. Freebirds vs. Road Warriors (Chicago) [9/28/85]
09/29: #8. Rick Martel vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (St Paul) [9/29/85]
10/01: #1. Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe (New York) [10/1/05]
10/03: #7. Ric Flair vs. Stan Hansen (Atlanta) [10/3/82]
10/04: #3. Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit (Kansas City) [10/4/99]
10/05: #1. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (Portland) [10/5/08]
10/05: #3. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (St. Louis) [10/5/97]
10/06: #9. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (Tokyo) [10/6/87]
10/07: #3. Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis (Philadelphia) [10/7/95]
10/08: #1. Tanahashi vs. Suzuki (Tokyo) [10/8/12]
10/09: #4. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kensuke Sasaki (Tokyo) Dome) [10/9/00]
10/10: #3. Dick Togo & Mens Teioh & Shiryu & Taka Michinoku & Shoichi Funaki vs. Gran Hamada & Super Delfin & Tiger Mask & Gran Naniwa & Masato Yakushiji (Tokyo) [10/10/96]
10/10: #7. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito (Tokyo) [10/10/11]
10/11: #8. Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto (Tokyo) [10/11/99]
10/16: #3. Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk (Chicago Ridge) [10/16/04]
10/17: #2. Edge & Christian vs. Hardys (Cleveland) [10/17/99]
10/20: #1. Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio (Little Rock) [10/20/02]
10/21: #9. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Tokyo) [10/21/97]
10/21: #10. Bruiser Brody vs. Jerry Blackwell (St. Paul) [10/21/84]
10/23: #4. Jun Akiyama vs. Suwama (Tokyo) [10/23/11]
10/23: #7. Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama (Nagoya) [10/23/99]
10/24: #4. Cactus Jack vs. Vader (New Orleans) [10/24/93]
10/24: #10. Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler (Minneapolis) [10/24/10]
10/26: #4. Eddy Guerrero vs. Rey Misterio Jr. (Las Vegas) [10/26/97]
10/27: #5. Steiners vs. Nasty Boys (Chicago) [10/27/90]
10/29: #2. Kenta vs. Naomichi Marufuji (Tokyo Budokan) [10/29/06]
10/31: #1. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Tokyo) [10/31/98]
11/05: #5. Kenta Kobashi & Go Shiosaki vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima (Budokan Hall) [11/5/05]
11/06: #4. Love Machine & Eddy Guerrero vs. El Hijo Del Santo & Octagon (Los Angeles) [11/6/94]
11/11: #9. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto (Tokyo) [11/11/07]
11/14: #10. Eddie Gilbert vs. Terry Funk (Wayne, NJ) [11/14/92]
11/15: #4. Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (Troy, NY) [11/15/89]
11/15: #9. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels vs. AJ Styles (Orlando) [11/15/09]
11/16: #7. Juventud Guerrera vs. Billy Kidman (Wichita) [11/16/98]
11/17: #7. Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (New York) [11/17/96]
11/18: #6. Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko vs. Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes (Savannah) [11/18/91]
11/24: #1. Harley Race vs. Ric Flair (Greensboro) [11/24/83]
11/24: #9. Kerry Von Erich vs. Michael Hayes (Dallas) (Cage Match) [11/24/83]
11/24: #10. Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine (Greensboro) (Dog Collar Match) [11/24/83]
12/02: #5. Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama (Tokyo) [12/2/07]
12/05: #6. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (Tokyo) [12/5/97]
12/05: #6. AMW vs. XXX (Orlando) [12/5/04]
12/05: #7. Nobuhiko Takada vs. Kazuo Yamazaki (Tokyo) [12/5/84]
12/06: #7. Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (Tokyo) [12/6/96]
12/09: #8. Naomichi Marufuji vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa (Tokyo) [12/9/01]
12/11: #5. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles (Orlando) [12/11/05]
12/13: #10. Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis (Tokyo) [12/13/95]
12/14: #3. Toshiaki Kawada & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka (Osaka) [12/14/00]
12/17: #6. KENTA vs. Low Ki (Edison, NJ) [12/17/05]
12/18: #8. Kevin Steen vs. El Generico (New York) [12/18/10]
12/20: #7. Koji Kanemoto vs. Fujita Junior Hayato (Tokyo) [12/20/09]
12/22: #10. Bob Backlund vs. Nobuhiko Takada (Osaka) [12/22/88]
12/23: #8. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (Tokyo) [12/23/00]
12/25: #7. Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (Dallas) [12/25/82]
12/27: #6. Ric Flair vs. Vader (Charlotte) [12/27/93]
12/29: #6. Nigel Mcguinness vs. Austin Aries (New York) [12/29/07]
12/30: #9. HHH vs. Shawn Michaels (San Antonio) [12/30/03]

200 Feuds that Never Were in WWWF/WWF/WWE

I'll give this one more shot. Here's about two hundred match-ups that could have happened in WWWF/WWF/WWE, but I don't believe they ever did. (Some certainly happened in other companies like I remember Ric Flair vs Rey Mysterio in WCW and of course Roddy Piper & Greg Valentine had the legendary dog collar match at Starrcade.)

Some of it was face/face or heel/heel. Some of it was main eventers vs jobber. Some of it was singles vs tag. I'm sure some of these guys crossed paths in rumbles and whatnot, but I didn't have a record of a singles or even tag match. In fact, this list was people that I didn't even see that had tagged up together before.

Potential Feud
Hulk Hogan vs. Steve Lombardi (1984-1993)
Scott Taylor vs. Undertaker (1997-2006)
Hulk Hogan vs. Iron Mike Sharpe (1984-1993)
Hulk Hogan vs. Jim Powers (1985-1993)
George Steele vs. Johnny Rodz (1968-1983)
Chavo Guerrero Jr vs. Chris Jericho (2001-2010)
Chris Benoit vs. Sho Funaki (2000-2007)
Andre the Giant vs. Tony Altimore (1973-1982)
Chris Jericho vs. Sho Funaki (1999-2008)
Jim Duggan vs. Koko B Ware (1987-1993)
Jamie Noble vs. Triple H (2002-2009)
Johnny Rodz vs. Prof Toru Tanaka (1967-1978)
Hulk Hogan vs. Jose Luis Rivera (1984-1990)
Jim Duggan vs. Jim Powers (1987-1993)
JTG vs. Mark Henry (2006-2012)
John Cena vs. Shane Helms (2002-2009)
Greg Valentine vs. Iron Mike Sharpe (1984-1990)
Greg Valentine vs. Roddy Piper (1984-1991)
Jamie Noble vs. Randy Orton (2002-2009)
Ivan Putski vs. Tony Altimore (1975-1982)
Steve Lombardi vs. Ted Dibiase (1987-1993)
Bruno Sammartino vs. Manuel Soto (1970-1977)
Bob Backlund vs. Steve King (1977-1983)
Charlie Haas vs. Undertaker (2003-2009)
Davey Boy Smith vs. Hulk Hogan (1985-1992)
Booker T vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr (2001-2007)
Marty Jannetty vs. Ted Dibiase (1988-1993)
Hulk Hogan vs. Jim Brunzell (1985-1992)
Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Stevie Richards (2002-2007)
Hulk Hogan vs. Marty Jannetty (1988-1993)
Kurt Angle vs. Shane Helms (2001-2006)
Fred Ottman vs. Rick Martel (1989-1994)
Paul London vs. Shawn Michaels (2003-2008)
Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Roddy Piper (1984-1990)
Rob Van Dam vs. Shane Helms (2001-2007)
Iron Sheik vs. Randy Savage (1985-1992)
Koko B Ware vs. Roddy Piper (1986-1992)
Ivan Putski vs. Pete Sanchez (1975-1983)
Lance Cade vs. Sho Funaki (2003-2008)
Ivan Putski vs. Steve King (1977-1983)
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Roddy Piper (1984-1990)
Ed Leslie vs. Koko B Ware (1986-1993)
Paul London vs. Undertaker (2003-2008)
Glen Jacobs vs. Paul London (2003-2008)
Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Val Venis (2002-2007)
Jamie Noble vs. Shawn Michaels (2003-2009)
Edge vs. JTG (2006-2011)
Ed Leslie vs. Roddy Piper (1984-1990)
Koko B Ware vs. Marty Jannetty (1988-1993)
Jamie Noble vs. Umaga (2002-2009)
Koko B Ware vs. Ultimate Warrior (1987-1992)
Greg Valentine vs. Jose Estrada Sr (1979-1989)
Lance Cade vs. Rey Mysterio Jr (2003-2008)
Edge vs. Jamie Noble (2002-2009)
Mark Henry vs. Umaga (2002-2009)
Shawn Michaels vs. Sho Funaki (2003-2008)
Mr Fuji vs. Pete Doherty (1974-1984)
Jimmy Yang vs. Randy Orton (2004-2009)
Paul London vs. Randy Orton (2003-2008)
Jimmy Yang vs. Shawn Michaels (2004-2009)
Paul London vs. Triple H (2003-2008)
Jimmy Yang vs. Triple H (2004-2009)
Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Ric Flair (2002-2007)
Jimmy Yang vs. Undertaker (2004-2009)
Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Tommy Dreamer (2002-2009)
Hillbilly Jim vs. Paul Roma (1985-1990)
Ric Flair vs. Sho Funaki (2002-2007)
John Cena vs. Stevie Richards (2002-2007)
Rob Van Dam vs. Sho Funaki (2001-2007)
Johnny Rodz vs. Killer Kowalski (1969-1977)
Fred Ottman vs. Randy Savage (1989-1994)
Edge vs. Jimmy Yang (2004-2009)
Jim Powers vs. Ultimate Warrior (1987-1992)
Jim Powers vs. Roddy Piper (1985-1992)
Charlie Haas vs. Shane Helms (2003-2009)
Bushwhacker Luke vs. Jim Powers (1989-1994)
Batista vs. Paul London (2003-2008)
Bob Backlund vs. Frankie Williams (1977-1983)
Capt Lou Albano vs. Johnny Rodz (1967-1982)
Bob Backlund vs. Fred Marzino (1979-1984)
Bart Gunn vs. Undertaker (1993-1998)
Andre the Giant vs. Fred Marzino (1979-1984)
Bill Eadie vs. Ed Leslie (1984-1990)
Bob Backlund vs. Tony Altimore (1977-1982)
Bushwhacker Luke vs. Randy Savage (1989-1994)
Andre the Giant vs. Steve King (1978-1983)
Carlito vs. Jimmy Yang (2004-2009)
Davey Boy Smith vs. Lanny Poffo (1985-1992)
Angelo Savoldi vs. Bruno Sammartino (1965-1970)
Andre the Giant vs. Frankie Williams (1976-1983)
Batista vs. Jimmy Yang (2004-2009)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Jim Powers (1989-1994)
Chuck Palumbo vs. Triple H (2001-2008)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Randy Savage (1989-1994)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Rick Martel (1989-1994)
Booker T vs. Shelton Benjamin (2002-2007)
Bruno Sammartino vs. Pete Doherty (1974-1980)
Hillbilly Jim vs. Jim Powers (1985-1990)
Steve Lombardi vs. Warlord (1988-1992)
Jim Brunzell vs. Roddy Piper (1985-1992)
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Pete Doherty (1974-1980)
Shawn Michaels vs. Stevie Richards (2003-2007)
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Sylvano Sousa (1975-1980)
JBL vs. Paul London (2003-2008)
Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Ted Dibiase (1987-1993)
Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Vladimir Kozlov (2006-2011)
John Tenta vs. Rick Martel (1989-1994)
Shad Gaspard vs. Undertaker (2006-2010)
Fred Marzino vs. Tony Atlas (1980-1984)
Edge vs. Shad Gaspard (2006-2010)
Iron Sheik vs. Terry Gibbs (1984-1988)
Gene Snitsky vs. Sho Funaki (2004-2008)
Johnny Rodz vs. Superstar Billy Graham (1976-1983)
Paul London vs. Val Venis (2003-2007)
Iron Sheik vs. Tiger Chung Lee (1983-1987)
George Steele vs. Joe Turco (1970-1978)
JTG vs. Undertaker (2006-2010)
Jim Duggan vs. Roddy Piper (1987-1992)
King Kong Bundy vs. Steve Lombardi (1985-1995)
Edge vs. Paul London (2004-2008)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Shane Helms (2001-2005)
Shannon Moore vs. Undertaker (2002-2008)
Ed Leslie vs. Terry Gibbs (1984-1988)
Shawn Michaels vs. Val Venis (2003-2007)
Greg Valentine vs. Terry Gibbs (1984-1988)
Pat Patterson vs. Pete Doherty (1979-1984)
Jacques Rougeau Jr vs. Ultimate Warrior (1987-1992)
Paul London vs. Ric Flair (2003-2007)
Jake Roberts vs. Jim Brunzell (1986-1992)
Paul London vs. Stevie Richards (2003-2007)
Jamie Noble vs. Jeff Hardy (2002-2009)
JBL vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri (2001-2005)
Mark Henry vs. Shad Gaspard (2006-2010)
Randy Savage vs. Warlord (1988-1992)
Haku vs. Honkytonk Man (1986-1990)
Honkytonk Man vs. Nikolai Volkoff (1986-1990)
Jamie Noble vs. Ric Flair (2002-2007)
Jim Duggan vs. Paul Roma (1987-1991)
Marty Jannetty vs. Undertaker (1991-1996)
Ric Flair vs. Rikishi (1992-2004)
Miz vs. Vladimir Kozlov (2006-2011)
Jim Duggan vs. Terry Taylor (1988-1993)
Hillbilly Jim vs. Jake Roberts (1986-1990)
Roddy Piper vs. Ultimate Warrior (1987-1992)
Jamie Noble vs. Stevie Richards (2002-2007)
Shad Gaspard vs. Triple H (2006-2010)
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Terry Gibbs (1984-1988)
Shannon Moore vs. Triple H (2002-2008)
Nunzio vs. Randy Orton (2003-2007)
George Steele vs. Pete Doherty (1975-1984)
Nunzio vs. Ric Flair (2003-2007)
Shawn Michaels vs. Tommy Dreamer (2003-2009)
Nunzio vs. Shawn Michaels (2003-2007)
Glen Jacobs vs. Nunzio (2003-2007)
Nunzio vs. Triple H (2003-2007)
Nunzio vs. Val Venis (2003-2007)
JTG vs. Triple H (2006-2010)
Charlie Haas vs. Mark Henry (2003-2009)
Cody Rhodes vs. Curt Hawkins (2007-2012)
Chris Benoit vs. Paul London (2003-2007)
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Superstar Billy Graham (1976-1983)
B Brian Blair vs. Hulk Hogan (1984-1988)
Bob Holly vs. Ric Flair (2002-2007)
Andre the Giant vs. Pete Sanchez (1975-1983)
Barry Darsow vs. Ed Leslie (1987-1993)
Bill Eadie vs. Koko B Ware (1986-1990)
Booker T vs. Chuck Palumbo (2001-2007)
Curt Hawkins vs. Randy Orton (2007-2012)
Booker T vs. Jamie Noble (2002-2007)
Barbarian vs. Rick Martel (1988-1994)
Barry Darsow vs. Hercules (1987-1991)
Charlie Haas vs. Tommy Dreamer (2003-2009)
Bret Hart vs. Jimmy Snuka (1984-1991)
Chavo Guerrero Jr vs. Test (2001-2006)
Bret Hart vs. Terry Taylor (1988-1993)
Chris Jericho vs. Chuck Palumbo (2001-2008)
Brian Christopher vs. Steve Austin (1997-2001)
Bill Eadie vs. Randy Savage (1986-1990)
Brian Christopher vs. Undertaker (1997-2001)
Curt Hawkins vs. John Cena (2007-2012)
Brian Kendrick vs. Undertaker (2003-2009)
Davey Boy Smith vs. Hillbilly Jim (1985-1990)
Barry Darsow vs. Terry Taylor (1988-1993)
Dustin Rhodes vs. John Cena (2002-2010)
Dustin Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio Jr (2002-2010)
Charlie Haas vs. Chris Jericho (2003-2009)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Davey Boy Smith (1990-1996)
Andre the Giant vs. Davey O'Hannon (1975-1981)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Hulk Hogan (1989-1993)
Big Show vs. Paul London (2003-2008)
Barry Horowitz vs. Hulk Hogan (1987-1993)
Chavo Guerrero Jr vs. Shad Gaspard (2006-2010)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Koko B Ware (1989-1993)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Steve King (1977-1983)
Barry Horowitz vs. Ted Dibiase (1987-1993)
Bill Eadie vs. Hercules (1986-1990)
Bart Gunn vs. Bret Hart (1993-1997)
Chris Jericho vs. Jamie Noble (2002-2009)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Ultimate Warrior (1989-1996)
Chris Masters vs. Great Khali (2006-2011)
Bushwhacker Butch vs. Undertaker (1991-1996)
CM Punk vs. Vladimir Kozlov (2006-2011)
Bushwhacker Luke vs. Davey Boy Smith (1990-1996)
Crash Holly vs. Triple H (1999-2003)
Bushwhacker Luke vs. Hulk Hogan (1989-1993)
Curt Hawkins vs. Mark Henry (2007-2012)
Adrian Adonis vs. Bob Orton Jr (1982-1987)
Curt Hennig vs. Ted Dibiase (1988-1993)
Batista vs. Chuck Palumbo (2002-2008)
Arnold Skaaland vs. Bobo Brazil (1963-1967)
Bushwhacker Luke vs. Ultimate Warrior (1989-1996)
Dino Bravo vs. Ted Dibiase (1987-1991)
Bushwhacker Luke vs. Undertaker (1991-1996)
Dustin Rhodes vs. Randy Orton (2002-2010)
Batista vs. Dustin Rhodes (2002-2010)
Andre the Giant vs. Steve Lombardi (1984-1990)
Brian Kendrick vs. Shawn Michaels (2003-2009)

All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) 2000-2013 - Records & Other Statistics

All Japan Pro Wrestling - Records & Stats - 2000 to 2013 - Analysis by Chris Harrington

I pulled the AJPW results from Purolove. I know this is really the dying days of All Japan, but it's an interesting tale none the less.

This includes 1,408 AJPW events (and a little more than a dozen joint promotion shows they ran with NJPW and NOSAWA and NOAH).

2000: 110 events / 61 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 3,129 fans (7 shows with 10k+ fans, 5 additional shows with 5k+ fans)
2001: 89 events / 46 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 3,241 fans (one giant show - 1/28/01 King's Road claiming 58k+, 6 other shows with 10k+ fans)
2002: 100 events / 45 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 3,312 fans (7 shows with 10k+ fans including Royal Road and Wrestle-1, 4 other shows with 5k+ fans)
2003: 96 events / 50 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 3,271 fans (1 giant show - 1/19/03 Wrestle-1 claiming 45k+, 6 shows with 10k+ fans, 2 additional shows with 5k+ fans)
2004: 92 events / 44 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 2,185 fans (3 shows with 10k+ fans, 3 additional shows with 5k+ fans)
2005: 88 events / 36 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,865 fans (4 shows with 5k+ fans)
2006: 105 events / 35 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,621 fans (1 show with 5k+ fans- AJPW "PRO-WRESTLING LOVE IN RYOGOKU", 8/27/06)
2007: 94 events / 43 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,684 fans (2 shows with 5k+ fans - 2/17/07 and 8/26/07 PPVs)
2008: 107 events / 39 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,667 fans (3 shows with 5k+ fans)
2009: 104 events / 33 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,545 fans (1 show with 10k+ fans, 1 additional show with 5k+ fans)
2010: 108 events / 41 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,362 fans (1 show with 5k+ fans)
2011: 115 events / 45 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,505 fans ("All Together" NOAH/NJPW/AJPW show with 17k, 3 shows with 5k+ fans)
2012: 113 events / 40 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,263 fans (NJPW/AJPW 40th Anniversary with 11k, 1 additional show with 5k+ fans)
2013: 87 events (YTD) / 36 wrestlers with 10+ matches / average attendance: 1,020 fans (2 shows with 5k+ fans)
2000-2013: 1,408 events / 228 wrestlers with 10+ matches (average attendance over this time was 2,045 fans)

More than a thousand matches
Taiyo Kea: 1085 matches [633-419-33 = 60% win]
Kaz Hayashi: 1080 matches [621-442-17 = 58% win]

More than 750 matches
Suwama: 930 matches [513-399-18 = 56% win]
Nobukazu Hirai: 895 matches [294-583-18 = 34% win]
Keiji Muto: 857 matches [549-293-15 = 65% win]
Shuji Kondo: 836 matches [452-370-14 = 55% win]
Satoshi Kojima: 816 matches [465-334-17 = 58% win]
Masanobu Fuchi: 806 matches [477-316-13 = 60% win]
Ryuji Hijikata: 799 matches [326-459-14 = 42% win]
Nobutaka Araya: 790 matches [264-517-9 = 34% win]

More than 500 matches
MAZADA: 686 matches [236-443-7 = 35% win]
Seiya Sanada: 653 matches [292-349-12 = 46% win]
TARU: 644 matches [254-384-6 = 40% win]
Hiroshi Yamato: 558 matches [203-350-5 = 37% win]
Nosawa: 544 matches [229-303-12 = 43% win]
Manabu Soya: 517 matches [230-279-8 = 45% win]
KAI: 517 matches [278-229-10 = 55% win]
Ryota Hama: 507 matches [273-233-1 = 54% win]
Masayuki Kono: 502 matches [230-262-10 = 47% win]

More than 300 matches
Minoru Suzuki: 494 matches [285-194-15 = 59% win]
Akira Raijin: 424 matches [103-321-0 = 24% win]
Minoru: 463 matches [234-221-8 = 51% win]
Arashi: 459 matches [242-211-6 = 53% win]
Toshiaki Kawada: 440 matches [228-198-14 = 54% win]
Joe Doering: 437 matches [260-174-3 = 60% win]
Tomoaki Honma: 425 matches [130-289-6 = 31% win]
Akebono: 405 matches [293-112-0 = 72% win]
Masakatsu Funaki: 381 matches [261-114-6 = 70% win]
TAKA Michinoku: 375 matches [225-146-4 = 61% win]
Takao Omori: 363 matches [218-141-4 = 61% win]
BUSHI: 362 matches [131-226-5 = 37% win]
Osamu Nishimura: 351 matches [191-150-10 = 56% win]
KENSO: 340 matches [186-154-0 = 55% win]
Kazushi Miyamoto: 339 matches [106-226-7 = 32% win]
Shigeo Okumura: 336 matches [115-207-14 = 36% win]
Yasufumi Nakanoue: 333 matches [22-311-0 = 7% win]
"brother" YASSHI: 325 matches [106-212-7 = 33% win]
Katsuhiko Nakajima: 307 matches [177-124-6 = 59% win]

More than 200 matches
Ebessan: 293 matches [55-238-0 = 19% win]
Kensuke Sasaki: 292 matches [162-120-10 = 57% win]
Steve Williams: 284 matches [184-96-4 = 66% win]
Johnny Smith: 259 matches [142-112-5 = 56% win]
Buchanan: 253 matches [184-67-2 = 73% win]
George Hines: 252 matches [115-134-3 = 46% win]
Mike Barton: 250 matches [166-77-7 = 68% win]
Genichiro Tenryu: 236 matches [163-72-1 = 69% win]
Taichi Ishikari: 234 matches [46-183-5 = 20% win]
Gran Hamada: 229 matches [128-98-3 = 57% win]
D-Lo Brown: 221 matches [151-68-2 = 69% win]
Hideki Hosaka: 221 matches [70-147-4 = 32% win]
Jim Steele: 209 matches [128-79-2 = 62% win]
Mitsuya Nagai: 207 matches [81-116-10 = 41% win]

More than 150 matches
Gran Naniwa: 199 matches [49-150-0 = 25% win]
Kendo Kashin: 196 matches [128-67-1 = 66% win]
Zodiac: 192 matches [103-88-1 = 54% win]
Yoshihiro Takayama: 171 matches [107-63-1 = 63% win]
Jimmy Yang: 166 matches [85-80-1 = 52% win]
AKIRA: 164 matches [83-80-1 = 51% win]
Mike Rotundo: 163 matches [117-44-2 = 73% win]
Jun Akiyama: 161 matches [105-54-2 = 66% win]
Jamal: 153 matches [108-42-3 = 72% win]

More than 100 matches
René Duprée: 150 matches [56-94-0 = 37% win]
Koji Kanemoto: 149 matches [92-54-3 = 63% win]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 144 matches [70-72-2 = 49% win]
Yuto Aijima: 142 matches [28-114-0 = 20% win]
Abdullah The Butcher: 136 matches [107-27-2 = 80% win]
Masao Inoue: 117 matches [45-72-0 = 38% win]
Katsushi Takemura: 115 matches [61-53-1 = 54% win]
Yoji Anjo: 113 matches [49-60-4 = 45% win]
Hikaru Sato: 106 matches [46-57-3 = 45% win]
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi: 105 matches [61-43-1 = 59% win]

More than 50 matches
Hi69: 97 matches [30-67-0 = 31% win]
Giant Kimala: 91 matches [56-35-0 = 62% win]
Takumi Soya: 89 matches [20-69-0 = 22% win]
Andy Wu: 83 matches [9-74-0 = 11% win]
Miguel Hayashi Jr: 81 matches [40-40-1 = 50% win]
Kotaro Suzuki: 79 matches [48-29-2 = 62% win]
Gigantes: 77 matches [56-21-0 = 73% win]
Jinsei Shinzaki: 76 matches [52-23-1 = 69% win]
Super Crazy: 75 matches [43-28-4 = 61% win]
Phil Atlas: 74 matches [23-49-2 = 32% win]
Silver King: 73 matches [55-16-2 = 77% win]
Atsushi Aoki: 73 matches [34-37-2 = 48% win]
Go Shiozaki: 72 matches [45-24-3 = 65% win]
Yasu Urano: 71 matches [16-55-0 = 23% win]
The Gladiator: 71 matches [49-21-1 = 70% win]
Brute Issei: 71 matches [26-45-0 = 37% win]
Hiroshi Hase: 70 matches [42-25-3 = 63% win]
Yutaka Yoshie: 66 matches [40-25-1 = 62% win]
Mitsuharu Misawa: 66 matches [46-19-1 = 71% win]
Kentaro Shiga: 66 matches [27-38-1 = 42% win]
Rosey: 65 matches [39-23-3 = 63% win]
Tamon Honda: 65 matches [31-34-0 = 48% win]
Akira Taue: 65 matches [35-30-0 = 54% win]
Rusher Kimura: 63 matches [16-46-1 = 26% win]
Yoshinari Ogawa: 63 matches [43-19-1 = 69% win]
Mitsuo Momota: 63 matches [16-46-1 = 26% win]
Kenta Kobashi: 63 matches [30-32-1 = 48% win]
Haruka Eigen: 63 matches [46-16-1 = 74% win]
Takeshi Morishima: 61 matches [12-49-0 = 20% win]
Naomichi Marufuji: 61 matches [14-46-1 = 23% win]
Masahito Kakihara: 59 matches [35-23-1 = 60% win]
Masato Tanaka: 58 matches [25-30-3 = 45% win]
Chuck Palumbo: 57 matches [39-17-1 = 70% win]
Yuji Okabayashi: 56 matches [31-21-4 = 60% win]
Makoto Hashi: 56 matches [10-46-0 = 18% win]
Daisuke Sekimoto: 53 matches [30-20-3 = 60% win]
Big Daddy Voodoo: 53 matches [23-30-0 = 43% win]
El Samurai: 53 matches [35-17-1 = 67% win]
Taiji Ishimori: 51 matches [24-27-0 = 47% win]
Giant Bernard: 50 matches [33-15-2 = 69% win]

More than 25 matches
Yoshiaki Fujiwara: 48 matches [19-26-3 = 42% win]
Scorpio: 47 matches [28-19-0 = 60% win]
Dark Cuervo: 47 matches [22-25-0 = 47% win]
The Cedman: 46 matches [11-35-0 = 24% win]
Kim Duk: 46 matches [20-26-0 = 43% win]
Johnny Ace: 45 matches [32-13-0 = 71% win]
Stan Hansen: 44 matches [22-22-0 = 50% win]
Johnny Stamboli: 43 matches [31-12-0 = 72% win]
Mohammed Yone: 42 matches [12-30-0 = 29% win]
Jun Izumida: 41 matches [18-23-0 = 44% win]
Dark Ozz: 41 matches [20-21-0 = 49% win]
Vader: 38 matches [26-11-1 = 70% win]
Ryuji Yamaguchi: 38 matches [13-25-0 = 34% win]
Shiori Asahi: 38 matches [6-32-0 = 16% win]
Antonio Thomas: 38 matches [8-30-0 = 21% win]
Hajime Suruga: 38 matches [5-33-0 = 13% win]
Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 36 matches [23-10-3 = 70% win]
Koki Kitahara: 36 matches [24-12-0 = 67% win]
Soshun: 35 matches [8-27-0 = 23% win]
Vampiro: 35 matches [22-12-1 = 65% win]
Shawn Hernandez: 35 matches [24-11-0 = 69% win]
BLACK BUSHI: 35 matches [14-21-0 = 40% win]
Daisuke Ikeda: 35 matches [20-15-0 = 57% win]
Bambi Killer: 34 matches [11-23-0 = 32% win]
John Tenta: 34 matches [23-11-0 = 68% win]
Extreme Blade: 33 matches [22-11-0 = 67% win]
Hawaiian Lion: 33 matches [22-9-2 = 71% win]
Sabu: 32 matches [23-9-0 = 72% win]
Yasushi Kanda: 32 matches [17-15-0 = 53% win]
El Pantera: 32 matches [25-7-0 = 78% win]
Susumu Mochizuki: 31 matches [15-16-0 = 48% win]
Yuji Nagata: 29 matches [17-10-2 = 63% win]
Super Strong Machine: 26 matches [20-5-1 = 80% win]

Others (with 25 or less matches): Voodoo Mask, Shiro Koshinaka, Brad Martin, Dan Kroffat, Kenny Omega, Kuishinbo Kamen, El Hijo del Pierroth, Robbie Brookside, Kuroge Wagyuta, Alan Funk, Riki Choshu, Toru Owashi, Spriggan, GENTARO, CJ Otis, Damien 666, Zach Gowen, Masaaki Mochizuki, Shinjiro Otani, Kyoshiro Suizenji, Halloween, Elix Skipper, Lance Cade, AKIYOSHI, Jeremy Lopez, Reid Flair, FUJITA, Al Daivari, Darkness Dragon, Gillette, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Petey Williams, TAJIRI, Super Dragon, Dr Wagner Jr, Erik Watts, Franz Dynamite, D-Von, Bubba Ray, Low Ki, Matt Morgan, Barry Windham, Masahiro Chono, Yuki Ishikawa, Road Warrior Animal, Takeshi Rikio, Joe Malenko, Charlie Haas, Kannazuki, Kendall Windham, Great Sasuke, Chris Sabin, PSYCHO, Ron Harris, PJ Friedman, La Parka Original, Kento Miyahara, Kenta Kobayashi, Don Harris, Kodo Fuyuki, AHII, Kohei Sato, Justin Credible, Rob Van Dam, Tomoya Adachi, Super Parka, SHINOBI, Argenis, Kasey Geyer, Kikujiro, Kenshiro Yukimura, Dory Funk Jr, Iron Sheik #1, Dragan Okic, Drago, Carl Contini, Shinya Hashimoto, Psicosis, Scott Norton, Terry Funk, SHIIBA KAGEKI, Koichiro Kimura, Ken Kataya, Jushin Thunder Liger, HANZO, Kintaro Kanemura, Hirotaka Yokoi, Che-Gyong Lee, HUB, Ryan Michaels, Naoki Tanizaki, SUSUMU, Rico, Tiger Mask, Ruckus, Shane Chang, Jake O'Reilly, Fuego, Toshiyuki Moriya, Yuji Hino, Virus, Super Calo, Sanshiro Takagi, Raimu Mishima, Shawn Spears, Michael Nakazawa, Makai Love Machine #2, Naoshi Sano, Dick Togo, Elvis Sharp, Kaoru Uno, Skull Reaper A-ji, Takashi Okita, Rey Paloma, Ronin, Yoshiaki Yago, Satoru Asako, Masayoshi Motegi, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Azteca KAGEKI, KAZMA, Wataru Inoue, Ultimo Dragon, Brian Kendrick, Mr X2, MASADA, Tigers Mask, Michael Faith, Omega Griffon, Mil Mascaras, Tetsuya Naito, Hijo del Araya Segundo, Brian Adams, Bryan Clark, 504, Hirooki Goto, David Flair, Lance Hoyt, Michiko Ohmukai, Shinshu Tiger Arrow, Satoru Sayama, Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro, Togi Makabe, Super Delfin, Super X, Tiger Ichiro, Nobutaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masked Volcano, Sakigake, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Manabu Nakanishi, Miracle Man, Menso-Re Oyaji, Apple Miyuki, Kana, Jun Kasai, Alexander Otsuka, Dos Caras, Hiroaki Moriya, Bill Goldberg, SEIKI, Tsubo Genjin, Master Don, Takaku Fuke, Yasuhiro Yamagami, Rising KID, Taichi, Takehiro Murahama, Otokosakari, Nurumayu Machine #1, Umanosuke Ueda II, THE APEWOMAN, MEN's Teioh, Shisa Mask, Yuta Yoshikawa, Ryusuke Taguchi, Mima Shimoda, Toru Yano, Bob Sapp, Gedo, Kengo Mashimo, 728% Machine, Daigoro Kashiwa, Jado, Ebetosan, HAYATA, Akitoshi Saito, Joe Aoyama, Daijiro Matsui, Hiromu Takahashi, GRAPPLER, Agu, Jigokudani PONTA, Mark Coleman, Rina Takeda, Milano Collection AT, Shoichi Ichimiya, SUWA, Norio Hiroki, Mecha Mummy, Momoe Nakanishi, Shinsuke Z Yamagasa, Misae Genki, Yoshiko Tamura, Osamu Kido, Ofune, Takashi Sugiura, Don Fuji, Masaaki Satake, Mystery Mask Man, Rocky Romero, Prince Devitt, Small Riki Choshu, Michiyoshi Ohara, Tow Van John, Yoshihito Sasaki, Tsbuasa Kuragaki, Scott D'Amore, Tatsutoshi Goto, Ryuichi Kawakami, Roncaras, Okinawa Shooter, Teppei Ishizaka, Makoto, Sam Greco, Shikokuemon Saburo, Ricky Marvin, RG, Captain New Japan, Dark Dragon, Hiro Saito, Billy Ken Kid, Kokushi Muso, AKINO, Cheerleader Melissa, KAMIKAZE, Daichi Kakimoto, Ijiri Okada, Great*Mucha, Egg Man, Kunio Toshima, Don Frye, APE WOMAN, Akira Hokuto, Kenichiro Arai, Fugofugo Yumeji, Kevin Randleman, Kaz MASADA, Gamma, Fuka, Aegyptus Aerial Large, Kazuhiko Ogasawara, Garyu Kid, Kazuki Hashimoto, KOU-SAKU, Kazuki Okubo, Kyoko Kimura, Aja Kong, Keita Yano, Chad Collyer, Perro, Nanae Takahashi, Power Pro Kamen, Naoya Ogawa, Shanghai, Taiki Kajiwara, Starbuck, Riki Muhomatsu, YOSHI-HASHI, Natsuki*Taiyo, Yuta Urano, Shigehiro Irie, SMITH, Nobuo Shiraishi, Mr Gannosuke, MIKAMI, Wataru Sakata, Masayuki Naruse, Ryo Saito, Majari, Super Milo, Takashi Okazawa, Ray High Mountain, Riki Sensyu, Yuzuki Aikawa, Shineway, Toshizu, Takecaras, Mototsugu Shimizu, Shinigami, Souther, Ryuki Ueyama, Masacaras, noki-A, Voodoo Mask 3, TA-KI, XXx, Taku Anzawa, Stungun Takamura, Takuma Sano, Mini Love Machine #1, Shinko Yamada, Quiet Storm, Tama Tonga, Ryota Chikuzen, Misterio Red, Ranmaru, Tank Makoto, Yumiko Hotta, Tanny Mouse, Mikiya Sasaki, Taro Nohashi, Ryouji Sai, Shinobu Kandori, Small Antonio Inoki, Tarzan Goto, Mikado, Rick Steiner, Tsubasa, Tatsumu Fujinami, Tsutomu Nagayama, S1 Mask, Tsuyoshi Onuki, Tea Man, Ultimo Guerrero, Tengu Kaiser, Uramasa Seimyouji, Ricky Morton, Mr Nihon Kamikaze, Nurumayu Machine #2, Mr X, Masao Orihara, Sting Sakai, Shinya Makabe, X, Masashi Aoyagi, YASU, Masashi Kubota, Predator Rongai, Shisa BOY, Sumo Rikishi, The Twin Entertainers, Yone Genjin, Makoto Tank, Mini Love Machine #2, Mike Lee Jr, Yoshihiro Rin, Shoshun, Muscle Lesnar, Shu Shibutani, Rabbit Boy, Tojyuki Leon, YOSSINO, Shuhei Taniguchi, Ran Yu-Yu, Sambo Oishi, Mandarin Orange Man, Tomohiro Ishii, Ray Minoru, Tomoko Miyake, Yurioka Cho Tokkyo Q, Osamu Namiguchi, Scott Steiner, Shuou Fujiwara, Susumu Yokosuka, Mika Nishio, Rey Bucanero, Sasori, Ryuhei Kamishima, Toshie Uematsu, Mio Shira, Toshihiro Sueyoshi, Taishi Takizawa, Little Togura, Dos Caras Jr, Bone Breaker, Hirohiko Funazaki, Kota Ibushi, Gankoittetsu, Akihiko Mori, Garoga, Curt Hennig, Akihiko Ito, Hayabusa-cito, Hiroshi Nagao, Dragon Kid, APEGON, Great Kabuki, Hiroshi Yamagami, Kazuteru Nomoto, Garoga #4, Crisis, Hirota Yoshikawa, AKAONI, El Hijo del Santo, Kevin Nash, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Heath Herring, Arkangel de la Muerte, Eisa 8, Honoo! Shuichi, Ariya, Hosaka Hideki, Katsuhisa Fujii, Hoshitango, Ernesto Hoost, Hot Man, Gurukun Diver, Basara, Keiko Saito, Genba Hirayanagi, Ken Maeda, Io Shirai, Hanawa, Akimasa Haraguchi, KENSHIN, Genki Horiguchi, KENTA, Jaguar Yokota, Dos Mil Siete Bellwood, Black Buffalo, Baku Roman, Dump Matsumoto, Atsushi Onita, Jan Nortje, Apache, Detective HOGO, Hideki Nishida, Jesse White, Kyoko Inoue, Basaru, Dump Beach, Anthony W Mori, Lion Maru, Giant Jet, Anonymous Chief Clerk Tadano, Chessman, Condotti Shuji, Black Jazzy, Great Kojika, Magnum TOKYO, Kazuchika Okada, Devil Masami, GUDO, Joe Noguchi, American Angel, Joe Son, Gurukun Mask, Chigasaki Mask, Keisuke Ishii, Black KD, Bone Crusher, Johnny Dan, Danshoku Dino, Black Mandarin Orange, Kendo Kobayashi, CIMA, Forerunner, Josh Dempsey, Kenou, Josh Kintaro, Ebessan III, Jumbo Hori, 5th Tiger Mask, Bleach, Cyber Viking, Command Bolshoi, Daichi Hashimoto, Goa, Kesen Numa-jiro, Gran Araya, Haruka Matsuo, DJ Nira, Dustin Rhodes, KAGETORA, Kitai Kubo KAGEKI, Agnes Kamen, Dynamite Kyushu, Kaijin Habu Otoko, Henry III Sugawara, Kaji Yamato, Black A Ra Ya, Big Boss MA-G-MA, Daio QUALLT, Kamui, Daisaku Shimoda, Blue Panther, Daisuke Harada, Kanetaro, G Lander, Kanikage, Kyotaro, Kannazaki, Lance Archer, baby A, Gal Sone, E! Bapeman, Ayumi Kurihara, Karl Anderson, Grappler Takashi, Great H, and Giant Singh.

Highest Win Percentages
Akebono: 405 matches [293-112-0 = 72% win]
Masakatsu Funaki: 381 matches [261-114-6 = 70% win]
Buchanan: 253 matches [184-67-2 = 73% win]
Mike Rotundo: 163 matches [117-44-2 = 73% win]
Jamal: 153 matches [108-42-3 = 72% win]
Abdullah The Butcher: 136 matches [107-27-2 = 80% win]
Gigantes: 77 matches [56-21-0 = 73% win]
Silver King: 73 matches [55-16-2 = 77% win]
The Gladiator: 71 matches [49-21-1 = 70% win]
Mitsuharu Misawa: 66 matches [46-19-1 = 71% win]
Haruka Eigen: 63 matches [46-16-1 = 74% win]
Chuck Palumbo: 57 matches [39-17-1 = 70% win]

Lowest Win Percentages
Yasufumi Nakanoue: 333 matches [22-311-0 = 7% win]
Ebessan: 293 matches [55-238-0 = 19% win]
Taichi Ishikari: 234 matches [46-183-5 = 20% win]
Yuto Aijima: 142 matches [28-114-0 = 20% win]
Andy Wu: 83 matches [9-74-0 = 11% win]
Takeshi Morishima: 61 matches [12-49-0 = 20% win]
Makoto Hashi: 56 matches [10-46-0 = 18% win]

Most Singles Matches
Nobukazu Hirai: 224 singles matches [94-116-14 = 45% win]
Masanobu Fuchi: 214 singles matches [156-56-2 = 74% win]
Ryuji Hijikata: 200 singles matches [94-98-8 = 49% win]
Taiyo Kea: 163 singles matches [108-41-14 = 72% win]
Nobutaka Araya: 161 singles matches [61-98-2 = 38% win]
Akira Raijin: 158 singles matches [27-131-0 = 17% win]
Yasufumi Nakanoue: 156 singles matches [7-149-0 = 4% win]
Suwama: 155 singles matches [103-40-12 = 72% win]
MAZADA: 155 singles matches [51-103-1 = 33% win]
Seiya Sanada: 152 singles matches [63-83-6 = 43% win]
Kaz Hayashi: 145 singles matches [94-45-6 = 68% win]
Hiroshi Yamato: 138 singles matches [38-98-2 = 28% win]
Satoshi Kojima: 134 singles matches [94-32-8 = 75% win]
Masayuki Kono: 126 singles matches [56-65-5 = 46% win]
KENSO: 123 singles matches [93-30-0 = 76% win]
Shuji Kondo: 119 singles matches [71-45-3 = 61% win]
KAI: 115 singles matches [60-49-6 = 55% win]
Kazushi Miyamoto: 108 singles matches [33-72-3 = 31% win]
Ebessan: 107 singles matches [9-98-0 = 8% win]
Nosawa: 100 singles matches [47-50-3 = 48% win]
Taichi Ishikari: 100 singles matches [9-87-4 = 9% win]
Joe Doering: 98 singles matches [76-20-2 = 79% win]
Manabu Soya: 98 singles matches [32-62-4 = 34% win]
Ryota Hama: 97 singles matches [48-49-0 = 49% win]
BUSHI: 96 singles matches [28-66-2 = 30% win]
Keiji Muto: 93 singles matches [62-24-7 = 72% win]
Takao Omori: 89 singles matches [55-31-3 = 64% win]
Gran Naniwa: 89 singles matches [20-69-0 = 22% win]
Shigeo Okumura: 86 singles matches [39-39-8 = 50% win]
Toshiaki Kawada: 83 singles matches [56-24-3 = 70% win]
Minoru Suzuki: 81 singles matches [63-15-3 = 81% win]
Minoru: 81 singles matches [50-29-2 = 63% win]
Tomoaki Honma: 70 singles matches [23-46-1 = 33% win]
Arashi: 61 singles matches [35-26-0 = 57% win]
Hideki Hosaka: 55 singles matches [22-33-0 = 40% win]
Osamu Nishimura: 55 singles matches [40-13-2 = 75% win]
Akebono: 53 singles matches [43-10-0 = 81% win]
Masakatsu Funaki: 51 singles matches [41-8-2 = 84% win]
Gran Hamada: 49 singles matches [36-13-0 = 73% win]
Yuto Aijima: 48 singles matches [6-42-0 = 13% win]
Genichiro Tenryu: 47 singles matches [40-6-1 = 87% win]
Johnny Smith: 45 singles matches [30-14-1 = 68% win]
"brother" YASSHI: 45 singles matches [6-35-4 = 15% win]
Andy Wu: 44 singles matches [1-43-0 = 2% win]
Takumi Soya: 43 singles matches [5-38-0 = 12% win]
Kensuke Sasaki: 43 singles matches [26-11-6 = 70% win]
Mike Barton: 43 singles matches [31-8-4 = 79% win]
Mitsuya Nagai: 42 singles matches [20-19-3 = 51% win]
Katsuhiko Nakajima: 40 singles matches [21-14-5 = 60% win]
George Hines: 40 singles matches [17-22-1 = 44% win]
Buchanan: 39 singles matches [26-12-1 = 68% win]
Jun Akiyama: 39 singles matches [29-9-1 = 76% win]
Yoshihiro Takayama: 37 singles matches [29-8-0 = 78% win]
Hi69: 37 singles matches [7-30-0 = 19% win]
Zodiac: 37 singles matches [23-14-0 = 62% win]
Jimmy Yang: 37 singles matches [23-14-0 = 62% win]
Jim Steele: 36 singles matches [18-18-0 = 50% win]
Masao Inoue: 36 singles matches [10-26-0 = 28% win]
TAKA Michinoku: 35 singles matches [25-9-1 = 74% win]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 34 singles matches [22-12-0 = 65% win]
Hikaru Sato: 33 singles matches [11-20-2 = 35% win]
Steve Williams: 32 singles matches [22-8-2 = 73% win]
Naomichi Marufuji: 31 singles matches [6-25-0 = 19% win]
D-Lo Brown: 31 singles matches [22-8-1 = 73% win]
Yasu Urano: 27 singles matches [4-23-0 = 15% win]
Katsushi Takemura: 25 singles matches [17-8-0 = 68% win]
René Duprée: 25 singles matches [13-12-0 = 52% win]
Yutaka Yoshie: 23 singles matches [15-7-1 = 68% win]
AKIRA: 22 singles matches [12-9-1 = 57% win]
Kendo Kashin: 22 singles matches [18-4-0 = 82% win]
Shiori Asahi: 21 singles matches [1-20-0 = 5% win]
Giant Kimala: 21 singles matches [16-5-0 = 76% win]
Koji Kanemoto: 20 singles matches [15-5-0 = 75% win]

Most Tag Matches
Kaz Hayashi: 935 tag matches [527-397-11 = 57% win]
Taiyo Kea: 922 tag matches [525-378-19 = 58% win]
Suwama: 775 tag matches [410-359-6 = 53% win]
Keiji Muto: 764 tag matches [487-269-8 = 64% win]
Shuji Kondo: 717 tag matches [381-325-11 = 54% win]
Satoshi Kojima: 682 tag matches [371-302-9 = 55% win]
Nobukazu Hirai: 671 tag matches [200-467-4 = 30% win]
Nobutaka Araya: 629 tag matches [203-419-7 = 33% win]
TARU: 627 tag matches [251-370-6 = 40% win]
Ryuji Hijikata: 599 tag matches [232-361-6 = 39% win]
Masanobu Fuchi: 592 tag matches [321-260-11 = 55% win]
MAZADA: 531 tag matches [185-340-6 = 35% win]
Seiya Sanada: 501 tag matches [229-266-6 = 46% win]
Nosawa: 444 tag matches [182-253-9 = 42% win]
Hiroshi Yamato: 420 tag matches [165-252-3 = 40% win]
Manabu Soya: 419 tag matches [198-217-4 = 48% win]
Minoru Suzuki: 413 tag matches [222-179-12 = 55% win]
Ryota Hama: 410 tag matches [225-184-1 = 55% win]
KAI: 402 tag matches [218-180-4 = 55% win]
Arashi: 398 tag matches [207-185-6 = 53% win]
Minoru: 382 tag matches [184-192-6 = 49% win]
Masayuki Kono: 376 tag matches [174-197-5 = 47% win]
Toshiaki Kawada: 357 tag matches [172-174-11 = 50% win]
Tomoaki Honma: 355 tag matches [107-243-5 = 31% win]
Akebono: 352 tag matches [250-102-0 = 71% win]
TAKA Michinoku: 340 tag matches [200-137-3 = 59% win]
Joe Doering: 339 tag matches [184-154-1 = 54% win]
Masakatsu Funaki: 330 tag matches [220-106-4 = 67% win]
Osamu Nishimura: 296 tag matches [151-137-8 = 52% win]
"brother" YASSHI: 280 tag matches [100-177-3 = 36% win]
Takao Omori: 274 tag matches [163-110-1 = 60% win]
Katsuhiko Nakajima: 267 tag matches [156-110-1 = 59% win]
BUSHI: 266 tag matches [103-160-3 = 39% win]
Akira Raijin: 266 tag matches [76-190-0 = 29% win]
Steve Williams: 252 tag matches [162-88-2 = 65% win]
Shigeo Okumura: 250 tag matches [76-168-6 = 31% win]
Kensuke Sasaki: 249 tag matches [136-109-4 = 56% win]
Kazushi Miyamoto: 231 tag matches [73-154-4 = 32% win]
KENSO: 217 tag matches [93-124-0 = 43% win]
Buchanan: 214 tag matches [158-55-1 = 74% win]
Johnny Smith: 214 tag matches [112-98-4 = 53% win]
George Hines: 212 tag matches [98-112-2 = 47% win]
Mike Barton: 207 tag matches [135-69-3 = 66% win]
D-Lo Brown: 190 tag matches [129-60-1 = 68% win]
Genichiro Tenryu: 189 tag matches [123-66-0 = 65% win]
Ebessan: 186 tag matches [46-140-0 = 25% win]
Gran Hamada: 180 tag matches [92-85-3 = 52% win]
Yasufumi Nakanoue: 177 tag matches [15-162-0 = 8% win]
Kendo Kashin: 174 tag matches [110-63-1 = 64% win]
Jim Steele: 173 tag matches [110-61-2 = 64% win]
Hideki Hosaka: 166 tag matches [48-114-4 = 30% win]
Mitsuya Nagai: 165 tag matches [61-97-7 = 39% win]
Zodiac: 155 tag matches [80-74-1 = 52% win]
Mike Rotundo: 152 tag matches [111-40-1 = 74% win]
AKIRA: 142 tag matches [71-71-0 = 50% win]
Taichi Ishikari: 134 tag matches [37-96-1 = 28% win]
Yoshihiro Takayama: 134 tag matches [78-55-1 = 59% win]
Jamal: 134 tag matches [97-34-3 = 74% win]
Koji Kanemoto: 129 tag matches [77-49-3 = 61% win]
Jimmy Yang: 129 tag matches [62-66-1 = 48% win]
René Duprée: 125 tag matches [43-82-0 = 34% win]
Abdullah The Butcher: 123 tag matches [95-26-2 = 79% win]
Jun Akiyama: 122 tag matches [76-45-1 = 63% win]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 110 tag matches [48-60-2 = 44% win]
Gran Naniwa: 110 tag matches [29-81-0 = 26% win]
Yoji Anjo: 101 tag matches [43-55-3 = 44% win]
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi: 95 tag matches [58-36-1 = 62% win]
Yuto Aijima: 94 tag matches [22-72-0 = 23% win]
Katsushi Takemura: 90 tag matches [44-45-1 = 49% win]
Masao Inoue: 81 tag matches [35-46-0 = 43% win]
Miguel Hayashi Jr: 73 tag matches [34-38-1 = 47% win]
Hikaru Sato: 73 tag matches [35-37-1 = 49% win]
Gigantes: 71 tag matches [52-19-0 = 73% win]
Giant Kimala: 70 tag matches [40-30-0 = 57% win]
Kotaro Suzuki: 65 tag matches [40-23-2 = 63% win]
Jinsei Shinzaki: 65 tag matches [44-20-1 = 69% win]
The Gladiator: 64 tag matches [46-18-0 = 72% win]
Rusher Kimura: 63 tag matches [16-46-1 = 26% win]
Mitsuo Momota: 63 tag matches [16-46-1 = 26% win]
Atsushi Aoki: 63 tag matches [30-31-2 = 49% win]
Haruka Eigen: 63 tag matches [46-16-1 = 74% win]
Akira Taue: 61 tag matches [33-28-0 = 54% win]
Brute Issei: 61 tag matches [24-37-0 = 39% win]
Hi69: 60 tag matches [23-37-0 = 38% win]
Hiroshi Hase: 59 tag matches [36-21-2 = 63% win]
Silver King: 58 tag matches [45-12-1 = 79% win]
Yoshinari Ogawa: 58 tag matches [40-17-1 = 70% win]
Mitsuharu Misawa: 57 tag matches [39-17-1 = 70% win]
Super Crazy: 56 tag matches [33-21-2 = 61% win]
Kentaro Shiga: 56 tag matches [19-36-1 = 35% win]
Go Shiozaki: 56 tag matches [34-21-1 = 62% win]
Tamon Honda: 54 tag matches [25-29-0 = 46% win]
Phil Atlas: 54 tag matches [21-32-1 = 40% win]
Kenta Kobashi: 54 tag matches [21-32-1 = 40% win]
Rosey: 52 tag matches [30-19-3 = 61% win]
Masahito Kakihara: 51 tag matches [27-23-1 = 54% win]

Highest Singles Win Percentage
Satoshi Kojima: 134 singles matches [94-32-8 = 75% win]
KENSO: 123 singles matches [93-30-0 = 76% win]
Joe Doering: 98 singles matches [76-20-2 = 79% win]
Minoru Suzuki: 81 singles matches [63-15-3 = 81% win]
Osamu Nishimura: 55 singles matches [40-13-2 = 75% win]
Akebono: 53 singles matches [43-10-0 = 81% win]
Masakatsu Funaki: 51 singles matches [41-8-2 = 84% win]

Lowest Singles Win Percentage
Akira Raijin: 158 singles matches [27-131-0 = 17% win]
Yasufumi Nakanoue: 156 singles matches [7-149-0 = 4% win]
Ebessan: 107 singles matches [9-98-0 = 8% win]
Taichi Ishikari: 100 singles matches [9-87-4 = 9% win]
Gran Naniwa: 89 singles matches [20-69-0 = 22% win]

Highest Tag Win Percentage
Akebono: 352 tag matches [250-102-0 = 71% win]
Buchanan: 214 tag matches [158-55-1 = 74% win]
Mike Rotundo: 152 tag matches [111-40-1 = 74% win]
Jamal: 134 tag matches [97-34-3 = 74% win]
Abdullah The Butcher: 123 tag matches [95-26-2 = 79% win]
Gigantes: 71 tag matches [52-19-0 = 73% win]
The Gladiator: 64 tag matches [46-18-0 = 72% win]
Haruka Eigen: 63 tag matches [46-16-1 = 74% win]
Silver King: 58 tag matches [45-12-1 = 79% win]

Lowest Tag Win Percentage
Ebessan: 186 tag matches [46-140-0 = 25% win]
Yasufumi Nakanoue: 177 tag matches [15-162-0 = 8% win]
Taichi Ishikari: 134 tag matches [37-96-1 = 28% win]
Gran Naniwa: 110 tag matches [29-81-0 = 26% win]
Yuto Aijima: 94 tag matches [22-72-0 = 23% win]
Mitsuo Momota: 63 tag matches [16-46-1 = 26% win]
Rusher Kimura: 63 tag matches [16-46-1 = 26% win]

I did some average match length stats, but basically everyone is around 14 minutes +/- 3 minutes with Taiyo Kea, Kaz Hayashi, Suwama, Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Soya, Minoru Suzuki, Toshiaki Kawada on the longer end of the scale and Nobukazu Hirai, Ryuji Hijikatam, Nobutaka Araya, MAZADA, Masayuki Kono, Minoru and Joe Doering on the shorter end.

As always, if you spot any name dups, please let me know so I can update the records. (Thanks Eivion!!)

EDIT: Fixed name dups = AHII/SUGI; Kikutas Jack/Kikutaro/Ebessan/Ebetosan/Ebetaro/Kikubonotaro/Kiku Angle/Killer Kiku/Kikubonotaro/Kikucaras/Kikuberg/Kiku-kiku-kiku/Teriyaki Taro; Raijin Akira/SUSHI.

"Main Event" is always a tricky term because it implies an understanding of the landscape of a company (which feuds were the attractions; who was being pushed; which belts meant the most, etc). Since I'm not too familiar with AJPW, I'm going to offer a different statistic which may be similar enough to get to the heart of the question - records for wrestlers who were last on the card. 

Wrestler(s) on the last match on the card - All Japan Pro Wrestling 2000-2013

Records of Wrestlers in AJPW Last Match on the Card (2000-2013)

Keiji Muto: 43 singles matches (26-13-4 = 67% win) and 475 tag matches (302-168-5 = 64% win) and won two rumbles

Suwama: 44 singles matches (27-14-3 = 66% win) and 368 tag matches (183-182-3 = 50% win) and won a rumble

Satoshi Kojima: 37 singles matches (23-12-2 = 66% win) and 308 tag matches (174-128-6 = 58% win) and won a rumble

Taiyo Kea: 20 singles matches (5-13-2 = 28% win) and 304 tag matches (165-135-4 = 55% win) and won two rumbles

Kaz Hayashi: 9 singles matches (4-5 = 44% win) and 270 tag matches (157-112-1 = 58% win) and won a rumble

Toshiaki Kawada: 36 singles matches (22-12-2 = 65% win) and 186 tag matches (93-89-4 = 51% win)

Shuji Kondo: 7 singles matches (2-5 = 29% win) and 200 tag matches (84-115-1 = 42% win)

TARU: 1 singles match (loss) and 186 tag matches (48-138 = 26% win)

Masakatsu Funaki: 12 singles matches (7-5 = 58% win) and 152 tag matches (98-53-1 = 65% win) and won a rumble

Seiya Sanada: 8 singles matches (4-4 = 50% win) and 143 tag matches (77-65-1 = 54% win)

Minoru Suzuki: 20 singles matches (13-6-1 = 68% win) and 115 tag matches (48-65-2 = 42% win)

Arashi: 4 singles matches (1-3 = 25% win) and 125 tag matches (64-58-3 = 52% win) and won a rumble

Masayuki Kono: 6 singles matches (2-4 = 33% win) and 115 tag matches (50-64-1 = 44% win)

Genichiro Tenryu: 18 singles matches (13-5 = 72% win) and 100 tag matches (61-39 = 61% win)

Manabu Soya: 1 singles match (loss) and 114 tag matches (60-53-1 = 53% win) and won a rumble

Kensuke Sasaki: 16 singles matches (8-6-2 = 57% win) and 89 tag matches (50-37-2 = 57% win) and won a rumble

Joe Doering: 4 singles matches (1-3 = 25% win) and 100 tag matches (51-49 = 51% win)

Nobutaka Araya: 3 singles matches (0-3 = 0% win) and 97 tag matches (33-62-2 = 35% win)

"brother" YASSHI: 1 singles match (loss) and 96 tag matches (21-75 = 22% win) and won a rumble

KAI: 10 singles matches (4-6 = 40% win) and 86 tag matches (47-38-1 = 55% win)

Ryota Hama: 7 singles matches (2-5 = 29% win) and 76 tag matches (42-33-1 = 56% win) and won two rumbles

Tomoaki Honma: 82 tag matches (26-56 = 32% win)

Hiroshi Yamato: 3 singles matches (2-1 = 67% win) and 77 tag matches (31-45-1 = 41% win) and won a rumble

TAKA Michinoku: 1 singles match (loss) and 79 tag matches (44-35 = 56% win)

Ryuji Hijikata: 79 tag matches (38-41 = 48% win)

Akebono: 5 singles matches (4-1 = 80% win) and 72 tag matches (46-26 = 64% win) and won two rumbles

Minoru: 1 singles match (win) and 75 tag matches (28-47 = 37% win)

Steve Williams: 6 singles matches (3-3 = 50% win) and 64 tag matches (31-33 = 48% win) and won a rumble

Katsuhiko Nakajima: 1 singles match (loss) and 67 tag matches (38-29 = 57% win)

Masanobu Fuchi: 2 singles matches (0-2 = 0% win) and 66 tag matches (27-38-1 = 42% win)

Nobukazu Hirai: 65 tag matches (13-52 = 20% win)

Osamu Nishimura: 4 singles matches (0-4 = 0% win) and 60 tag matches (41-18-1 = 69% win) and won a rumble

Johnny Smith: 63 tag matches (31-31-1 = 50% win)

Nosawa: 2 singles matches (1-1 = 50% win) and 59 tag matches (15-43-1 = 26% win)

Takao Omori: 8 singles matches (1-6-1 = 14% win) and 53 tag matches (28-25 = 53% win)

Jamal: 6 singles matches (1-5 = 17% win) and 54 tag matches (37-17 = 69% win) and won a rumble

George Hines: 59 tag matches (24-35 = 41% win) and won a rumble

Buchanan: 1 singles match (loss) and 57 tag matches (36-20-1 = 64% win)

Mike Barton: 4 singles matches (1-3 = 25% win) and 49 tag matches (19-30 = 39% win) and won a rumble

MAZADA: 1 singles match (loss) and 52 tag matches (12-40 = 23% win)

D-Lo Brown: 52 tag matches (33-18-1 = 65% win)

AKIRA: 49 tag matches (24-25 = 49% win)

Mitsuya Nagai: 2 singles matches (0-2 = 0% win) and 46 tag matches (16-29-1 = 36% win) and won a rumble

Jun Akiyama: 11 singles matches (6-5 = 55% win) and 31 tag matches (18-13 = 58% win)

Shigeo Okumura: 41 tag matches (9-32 = 22% win)

Koji Kanemoto: 1 singles match (loss) and 40 tag matches (20-20 = 50% win)

Go Shiozaki: 5 singles matches (2-2-1 = 50% win) and 33 tag matches (18-15 = 55% win)

Akira Raijin: 2 singles matches (0-2 = 0% win) and 35 tag matches (14-21 = 40% win)

Jim Steele: 33 tag matches (15-18 = 45% win)

Jinsei Shinzaki: 1 singles match (loss) and 31 tag matches (24-7 = 77% win)

Zodiac: 32 tag matches (9-23 = 28% win) and won a rumble

Mitsuharu Misawa: 4 singles matches (3-1 = 75% win) and 25 tag matches (16-9 = 64% win)

Hiroshi Hase: 1 singles match (loss) and 27 tag matches (15-11-1 = 58% win)

Yoshihiro Takayama: 6 singles matches (3-3 = 50% win) and 20 tag matches (4-16 = 20% win)

Akira Taue: 1 singles match (loss) and 24 tag matches (13-11 = 54% win)

René Duprée: 24 tag matches (1-23 = 4% win)

KENSO: 2 singles matches (0-2 = 0% win) and 21 tag matches (5-16 = 24% win) and won 11 rumbles

Yoshinari Ogawa: 22 tag matches (13-9 = 59% win)

Mike Rotundo: 1 singles match (loss) and 19 tag matches (11-8 = 58% win)

Vader: 4 singles matches (2-2 = 50% win) and 16 tag matches (11-5 = 69% win)

Rosey: 1 singles match (loss) and 19 tag matches (6-12-1 = 33% win)

Jimmy Yang: 1 singles match (win) and 18 tag matches (6-12 = 33% win)

Gigantes: 1 singles match (loss) and 18 tag matches (15-3 = 83% win)

Kenta Kobashi: 5 singles matches (5-0 = 100% win) and 13 tag matches (6-7 = 46% win)

Yoji Anjo: 1 singles match (loss) and 17 tag matches (5-12 = 29% win)

Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 1 singles match (loss) and 17 tag matches (10-4-3 = 71% win)

Hideki Hosaka: 1 singles match (loss) and 16 tag matches (6-10 = 38% win)

BUSHI: 17 tag matches (11-6 = 65% win) and won 2 rumbles

Atsushi Aoki: 17 tag matches (9-8 = 53% win)

Ebessan: 15 tag matches (5-10 = 33% win)

Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 2 singles matches (2-0 = 100% win) and 13 tag matches (7-6 = 54% win)

Brute Issei: 15 tag matches (8-7 = 53% win)

Hikaru Sato: 14 tag matches (7-7 = 50% win)

Stan Hansen: 14 tag matches (9-5 = 64% win)

Yuto Aijima: 14 tag matches (5-9 = 36% win)

Zach Gowen: 14 tag matches (4-10 = 29% win)

The Gladiator: 1 singles match (loss) and 13 tag matches (9-4 = 69% win)

Koki Kitahara: 13 tag matches (11-2 = 85% win)

Giant Bernard: 1 singles match (loss) and 10 tag matches (8-2 = 80% win)

Takumi Soya: 11 tag matches (5-6 = 45% win)

Kendo Kashin: 10 tag matches (6-4 = 60% win)

Yoshiaki Fujiwara: 2 singles matches (0-2 = 0% win) and 8 tag matches (3-5 = 38% win)

Yuji Nagata: 7 singles matches (4-2-1 = 67% win) and 3 tag matches (1-2 = 33% win)

Masato Tanaka: 1 singles match (loss) and 9 tag matches (5-4 = 56% win)

Vampiro: 10 tag matches (7-3 = 70% win)

Katsushi Takemura: 10 tag matches (5-5 = 50% win)

Miguel Hayashi Jr: 10 tag matches (5-5 = 50% win)

Masao Inoue: 10 tag matches (3-7 = 30% win)

Singles Wrestlers (with 10+ singles matches) - descending win percentage

Genichiro Tenryu: 18 singles matches (13-5-0 = 72% win) 

Minoru Suzuki: 20 singles matches (13-6-1 = 68% win) 

Keiji Muto: 43 singles matches (26-13-4 = 67% win) 

Suwama: 44 singles matches (27-14-3 = 66% win) 

Satoshi Kojima: 37 singles matches (23-12-2 = 66% win) 

Toshiaki Kawada: 36 singles matches (22-12-2 = 65% win) 

Masakatsu Funaki: 12 singles matches (7-5-0 = 58% win) 

Kensuke Sasaki: 16 singles matches (8-6-2 = 57% win) 

Jun Akiyama: 11 singles matches (6-5-0 = 55% win) 

KAI: 10 singles matches (4-6-0 = 40% win) 

Taiyo Kea: 20 singles matches (5-13-2 = 28% win) 

Tag Wrestlers (with 50+ tag matches) - descending win percentage

Osamu Nishimura: 60 tag matches (41-18-1 = 69% win)

Jamal: 54 tag matches (37-17-0 = 69% win)

Masakatsu Funaki: 152 tag matches (98-53-1 = 65% win)

D-Lo Brown: 52 tag matches (33-18-1 = 65% win)

Buchanan: 57 tag matches (36-20-1 = 64% win)

Keiji Muto: 475 tag matches (302-168-5 = 64% win)

Akebono: 72 tag matches (46-26-0 = 64% win)

Genichiro Tenryu: 100 tag matches (61-39-0 = 61% win)

Kaz Hayashi: 270 tag matches (157-112-1 = 58% win)

Satoshi Kojima: 308 tag matches (174-128-6 = 58% win)

Kensuke Sasaki: 89 tag matches (50-37-2 = 57% win)

Katsuhiko Nakajima: 67 tag matches (38-29-0 = 57% win)

Ryota Hama: 76 tag matches (42-33-1 = 56% win)

TAKA Michinoku: 79 tag matches (44-35-0 = 56% win)

KAI: 86 tag matches (47-38-1 = 55% win)

Taiyo Kea: 304 tag matches (165-135-4 = 55% win)

Seiya Sanada: 143 tag matches (77-65-1 = 54% win)

Manabu Soya: 114 tag matches (60-53-1 = 53% win) 

Takao Omori: 53 tag matches (28-25-0 = 53% win)

Arashi: 125 tag matches (64-58-3 = 52% win) 

Toshiaki Kawada: 186 tag matches (93-89-4 = 51% win)

Joe Doering: 100 tag matches (51-49-0 = 51% win)

Suwama: 368 tag matches (183-182-3 = 50% win)

Johnny Smith: 63 tag matches (31-31-1 = 50% win)

Steve Williams: 64 tag matches (31-33-0 = 48% win)

Ryuji Hijikata: 79 tag matches (38-41-0 = 48% win)

Masayuki Kono: 115 tag matches (50-64-1 = 44% win)

Minoru Suzuki: 115 tag matches (48-65-2 = 42% win)

Shuji Kondo: 200 tag matches (84-115-1 = 42% win)

Masanobu Fuchi: 66 tag matches (27-38-1 = 42% win)

Hiroshi Yamato: 77 tag matches (31-45-1 = 41% win)

George Hines: 59 tag matches (24-35-0 = 41% win) 

Minoru: 75 tag matches (28-47-0 = 37% win)

Nobutaka Araya: 97 tag matches (33-62-2 = 35% win)

Tomoaki Honma: 82 tag matches (26-56-0 = 32% win)

Nosawa: 59 tag matches (15-43-1 = 26% win)

TARU: 186 tag matches (48-138-0 = 26% win)

MAZADA: 52 tag matches (12-40-0 = 23% win)

"brother" YASSHI: 96 tag matches (21-75-0 = 22% win) 

Nobukazu Hirai: 65 tag matches (13-52-0 = 20% win)

As for attendance draws, it's a screwy metric. You've got a few big shows that really distort things, and the rest of the time after AJPW really began it's decline, it's almost more location driven than person driven as for what the attendance is.

But for the sake of investigation, I did look at wrestlers who had 5+ "main events" (last match on the card) in a given year among at least four different years. That analysis provided this list:

Genichiro Tenryu: 3,146 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)

Toshiaki Kawada: 2,776 avg attendance on shows = 7 years (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)

Takao Omori: 2,490 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2000, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Keiji Muto: 2,487 avg attendance on shows = 12 years (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

George Hines: 2,080 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Kensuke Sasaki: 2,070 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Arashi: 1,880 avg attendance on shows = 6 years (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

Nobutaka Araya: 1,854 avg attendance on shows = 6 years (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)

Satoshi Kojima: 1,844 avg attendance on shows = 9 years (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Masanobu Fuchi: 1,826 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2012)

Minoru Suzuki: 1,720 avg attendance on shows = 6 years (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Tomoaki Honma: 1,681 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)

Taiyo Kea: 1,669 avg attendance on shows = 12 years (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Nobukazu Hirai: 1,555 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010)

Katsuhiko Nakajima: 1,485 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Ryuji Hijikata: 1,449 avg attendance on shows = 7 years (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Suwama: 1,428 avg attendance on shows = 9 years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

TAKA Michinoku: 1,423 avg attendance on shows = 6 years (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010)

Buchanan: 1,420 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

Kaz Hayashi: 1,386 avg attendance on shows = 11 years (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Osamu Nishimura: 1,385 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2004, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Masakatsu Funaki: 1,337 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Akebono: 1,313 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

"brother" YASSHI: 1,306 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

TARU: 1,298 avg attendance on shows = 6 years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Masayuki Kono: 1,222 avg attendance on shows = 7 years (2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Shuji Kondo: 1,194 avg attendance on shows = 9 years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Seiya Sanada: 1,175 avg attendance on shows = 6 years (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

MAZADA: 1,169 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

KAI: 1,151 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Joe Doering: 1,132 avg attendance on shows = 6 years (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Nosawa: 1,129 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Manabu Soya: 1,125 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Minoru: 1,085 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Akira Raijin: 1,044 avg attendance on shows = 4 years (2005, 2006, 2008, 2013)

Hiroshi Yamato: 1,033 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Ryota Hama: 1,018 avg attendance on shows = 5 years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

New Japan Pro Wrestling Draws: June 2008 - July 2013; additional 1999-2013 data.

"How much has NJPW turned around?  Has anyone looked at attendance and laid out the trends?" - Dylan Waco

I tried a quicker approach this morning utilizing the WON results June 2008 - July 2013 which I've already compiled.  They included 517 NJPW shows (which had attendance numbers for the majority - 493 shows) which provides a very nice sample. However, I this dataset may be missing many of the biggest shows (i.e. iPPVs that might have been reviewed separately by Dave) so I may need to amend those results into the dataset.

Let me outright state that my NJPW knowledge is not strong.  I listen to WO radio, sometimes I'll read the reviews or follow buzz online, but I don't know the players or situations that well.  Names are easy to screw up (I remember having to google to check that Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hiromu Takahashi are two separate people.) Thus, trying to offer conclusions on a product that I'm not familiar has potential for some really basic mistakes.

I started with isolating the top 16 "important" NJPW wrestlers for the shows that I had in the database.  (Since I'm using Data Analysis package in normal Excel you're limited to 16 variables unless you utilize an add-in. While this is more evidence that it's time I just learn R, I stubbornly continue to ply my trade in my own personal Pro Wrestling Visicalc World.) I ranked "importance" by giving points depending on their place on the card - if you were in the last match you got a full point and if you were in the opener, you didn't get a point.  That was balanced against total number of shows to eliminate wrestlers like Akebono who did only 5 shows in the database, but was at the top of the card for those shows.

The people that came up were: Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Takashi Iizuka, Wataru Inoue, Gedo, Karl Anderson, Yujiro Takahashi, Prince Devitt, Tomoaki Honma, Tetsuya Naito.This did exclude a few people who technically were on many, many shows but their position on the card wasn't sufficiently high enough - including Tiger Mask, Jado, Taichi and Manabu Nakanishi.
Additionally, there are some people that didn't make the cut which I've noticed have moved up the card substantially in the last few years such as King Fale, Kazuchika Okada, Tama Tonga.  It might be more appropriate to substitute one (or more) of these wrestlers in for guys who aren't moving up the card like Wataru Inoue, Ryusuke Taguchi or Takashi Iizuka.

The quick & dirty attendance regression against which guys were on the card would suggest:

Statistically Relevant (p-value is 0.02 or lower)

• Shinsuke Nakamura (886)
• Togi Makabe (793)
• Yuji Nagata (774)
• Hirooki Goto (669)
• Hiroshi Tanahashi (501)
• Tetsuya Naito (361)* (p-value = 0.05)
• Tomohiro Ishii (-1003)

Statistically Questionable (p-value is above 0.15)

• Toru Yano (287)
• Prince Devitt (169)
• Tomoaki Honma (-42)
• Karl Anderson (-50)
• Ryusuke Taguchi (-154)
• Wataru Inoue (-245)
• Gedo (-272)
• Yujiro Takahashi (-286)
• Takashi Iizuka (-407)

This is implying that if I card with all of these people on it, we'd draw a little under 2,000 people.  This doesn't take into account the era of the wrestler - for instance, I know Prince Devitt had a heel turn recently so it would be conceivable to separate his tenure (much like separating Okada into his Rainmaker and pre-TNA personas).  It would be possible to treat these wrestlers as different people if I knew who and where to draw the lines.

Here is a look at the NJPW Talent average
place on the card (100%=last match) over the timeframe.

June 2008-July 2013

Attendance of NJPW Shows (from WON Results Section)

NJPW Attendance (All Shows in Dataset)

2008 (Jun-Dec): 2,367 (51 shows)

2009 (Jan-Dec): 2,036 (100 shows)

2010 (Jan-Dec): 1,875 (104 shows)

2011 (Jan-Dec): 1,660 (105 shows)

2012 (Jan-Dec): 1,545 (92 shows)

2013 (Jan-July): 1,501 (40 shows)

However, before I project a "sky-is-falling" trend let me again reiterate: (a) This may be missing some of the big shows NJPW did (b) This includes only results from the WON Section (which includes some of those tiny shows they did with less than 300 people and a crew of young fellas).  

If we look just at the blue dots (which were all of the shows under 2,500 people), the annual averages aren't changing that much:

NJPW (Small Shows under 2,500 people)

2008: 1,345 (39 shows)

2009: 1,284 (82 shows)

2010: 1,282 (88 shows)

2011: 1,272 (95 shows)

2012: 1,322 (86 shows)

2013: 1,398 (39 shows)

My initial takeaway is that from a drawing standpoint in the last five years, Tanahashi is among the top guys in NJPW, but it's not the top nor is he clearly a sole difference maker. (He's not a Hulk Hogan.) However, I would need more context before I could say whether I thought the claim was ludicrous or could be substantiated.

EDIT: I'm getting feedback about the big shows that I'm missing from this experiment (i.e. Wrestle Kingdom shows), so I might have to dig around to add those to the dataset. I've since identified about 130 NJPW events that weren't in my dataset for this timeframe (see https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharringt..._draw_2008_2013 for a list which shows were and were not included). Don't know when/if I will get combing through the results to augment the dataset with these. I might make an effort to add all of the PPVs (39 were missing) and TV shows (34 were missing) for starters.

EDIT2: I started taking all of the 1999-2013 results from http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/

NJPW Average Attendance
1999: 5,183 attendance (139 shows out of 141)
2000: 5,161 attendance (129 shows out of 131)
2001: 5,212 attendance (120 shows out of 122)
2002: 4,246 attendance (127 shows out of 129)
2003: 4,168 attendance (125 shows out of 127)
2004: 3,631 attendance (137 shows out of 140)
2005: 3,348 attendance (122 shows out of 124)
2006: 2,566 attendance (114 shows out of 117)
2007: 2,681 attendance (105 shows out of 109)
2008: 2,425 attendance (106 shows out of 108)
2009: 2,628 attendance (111 shows out of 114)
2010: 2,334 attendance (125 shows out of 132)
2011: 2,368 attendance (127 shows out of 136)
2012: 2,480 attendance (117 shows out of 122)
2013: 2,721 attendance (79 shows out of 85)

I hear ya.

Here's my last shot:

I split the shows up into four buckets: 0-1300 (quartile 1), 1300-1861 (quartile 2), 1861-3000 (quartile 3), 3000+ (quartile 4)




What I'm seeing is that they're running more small shows, and so it's pulling the average down. 

RAW NUMBERS:

1999
Q1: 775 (3)
Q2: 1669 (24)
Q3: 2329 (42)
Q4: 8289 (70)

(Read as three small shows with average of 775 attendance avg, twenty-four medium shows with 1,669 attendance avg, forty-two large shows with 2,329 attendance average, seventy giant shows with 8,289 attendance average).

2000
Q1: 812 (4)
Q2: 1663 (19)
Q3: 2334 (47)
Q4: 8834 (59)


2001
Q1: 717 (3)
Q2: 1708 (17)
Q3: 2283 (40)
Q4: 8383 (60)

2002
Q1: 965 (7)
Q2: 1595 (41)
Q3: 2329 (31)
Q4: 8227 (48)

2003
Q1: 965 (10)
Q2: 1554 (46)
Q3: 2265 (33)
Q4: 10144 (36)

2004
Q1: 990 (15)
Q2: 1534 (55)
Q3: 2293 (34)
Q4: 9706 (33)

2005
Q1: 928 (28)
Q2: 1457 (41)
Q3: 2150 (20)
Q4: 8476 (33)

2006
Q1: 959 (36)
Q2: 1494 (46)
Q3: 2286 (11)
Q4: 7812 (21)

2007
Q1: 967 (36)
Q2: 1494 (27)
Q3: 2228 (21)
Q4: 7598 (21)

2008
Q1: 884 (44)
Q2: 1526 (25)
Q3: 2112 (19)
Q4: 7772 (18)

2009
Q1: 972 (48)
Q2: 1475 (25)
Q3: 2153 (18)
Q4: 8470 (20)

2010
Q1: 889 (59)
Q2: 1530 (24)
Q3: 2149 (24)
Q4: 8390 (18)

2011
Q1: 857 (60)
Q2: 1599 (27)
Q3: 2096 (22)
Q4: 8889 (18)

2012
Q1: 818 (46)
Q2: 1499 (27)
Q3: 2123 (27)
Q4: 9103 (17)

2013
Q1: 1006 (21)
Q2: 1554 (27)
Q3: 2100 (17)
Q4: 8300 (14)

Total Average of attendance
Q1: 911 (420)
Q2: 1546 (471)
Q3: 2237 (406)
Q4: 8600 (486)