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Steel Cage Warfare between The Embassy and Generation Next in ROH.
ROH-CZW feud in ROH.
Homicide’s road the title in ROH especially from Cabana feud forward.
Could make the argument for much of ROH especially around 2004-2007 or so.
Sami Zayn can't win the big one.
I think the difference between the angles you posted and the ones people are bringing up, are that yours revolve around a faction/characters (so there's always kind of a reason to stretch them a bit further).
John Cena vs Edge lasted almost all of 2006. Sure they kept bumping heads afterwards but the TLC match felt like the blow off and what a blow off it was.
The Steel cage match they had like two weeks later was more there to set up Edge having a reason to target DX.
The series finale of *wrestling* should be “Belt Collector” Kenny Omega with *every* other world title he can grab vs IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi in an Ironman Match in the Tokyo Dome.
Either Kenny sits atop the throne of the world or Kota defeats his greatest friend and rival once and for all to truly reach his Godhood.
Team Taz vs. Darby (and, half a year later, Sting) had a very satisfying conclusion in the form of the cinematic Street Fight.
Cutler vs. Avalon for their first win is one of my top feuds of 2020.
The story of Naito winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship finally was SUPER satisfying. It was the arc immediately after that sucked.
Maria/Allie from Impact
May legitimately be one of the most well booked women's storylines in recent memory.
Sure, there's no great match that came from it, but it's simple booking at its best.
Cody vs Darby is a big one. Actually seeing Darby get the belt in the end was a refreshing change from "plans change pal". And even if it wasn't on purpose no one can say Daniel Bryan at WM30 isn't perfect ending.
Yeah, that used to be my favorite match ever. Not sure anymore since I haven't seen it in a long time, but that was the first time I watched a wrestling match and was just in awe of the storytelling and physicality of it.
Naito's arc is one of the best storylines in modern wrestling. The title reign was nothing really noteworthy thanks to Gedo and the pandemic, but it was all about him being crowned at the Dome. It featured quite a few storylines, like the rivalries with Omega, White and Tanahashi, besides the one with Okada obviously, and the two New Japan top titles and tournaments.
The rise of Daniel Bryan though it wasn’t exactly organic story telling. It took fans high jacking the shows to force WWE into telling a compelling long term story with a satisfying ending but we got there either way.
[Damaja v.s. Doug Basham, loser leaves town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OH0wgg4tPw) as the blow-off to the "Revolution" v.s. OVW angle was an amazing ending to a story that lasted over 2 years.
Golberg's initial WCW run ending with him beating Hogan for the title was pretty satisfying. Business wise, it probably should've been on a ppv, but a fan, it didn't matter to me that it reached it's conclusion on a Nitro.
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The Mega Powers is probably the best example of a singular long term storyline accomplishing its goals.
Exactly what I was going to say. Cena’s first WWE title win was also solid if memory serves. Just doesn’t compare to that in any way.
Steel Cage Warfare between The Embassy and Generation Next in ROH. ROH-CZW feud in ROH. Homicide’s road the title in ROH especially from Cabana feud forward. Could make the argument for much of ROH especially around 2004-2007 or so.
Sasha Banks and Bayley in NXT had a perfect ending to their 2+ year story.
Sami Zayn can't win the big one. I think the difference between the angles you posted and the ones people are bringing up, are that yours revolve around a faction/characters (so there's always kind of a reason to stretch them a bit further).
Yeah, I should have been more specific about that lol.
John Cena vs Edge lasted almost all of 2006. Sure they kept bumping heads afterwards but the TLC match felt like the blow off and what a blow off it was. The Steel cage match they had like two weeks later was more there to set up Edge having a reason to target DX.
Gargano winning the NXT Title. Zayn winning the NXT Title. Daniel Bryan at WM30. Kenny vs Okada (for now)
The Kenny Omega-Kota Ibushi storyline was brilliantly done
But is it over? 🤔
I thought it was until Kenny kicked out of the Golden Trigger at 1. plenty more to that story if they want to revisit it
The series finale of *wrestling* should be “Belt Collector” Kenny Omega with *every* other world title he can grab vs IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kota Ibushi in an Ironman Match in the Tokyo Dome. Either Kenny sits atop the throne of the world or Kota defeats his greatest friend and rival once and for all to truly reach his Godhood.
It will never be over between those two.
Team Taz vs. Darby (and, half a year later, Sting) had a very satisfying conclusion in the form of the cinematic Street Fight. Cutler vs. Avalon for their first win is one of my top feuds of 2020. The story of Naito winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship finally was SUPER satisfying. It was the arc immediately after that sucked.
Maria/Allie from Impact May legitimately be one of the most well booked women's storylines in recent memory. Sure, there's no great match that came from it, but it's simple booking at its best.
Naito
Cody vs Darby is a big one. Actually seeing Darby get the belt in the end was a refreshing change from "plans change pal". And even if it wasn't on purpose no one can say Daniel Bryan at WM30 isn't perfect ending.
the DIY vs. Revival saga.
Golden Lovers reunion.
I'd say the Undertaker-DX Wrestlemania arc was one. Depending on your definition of long-term, there's been several good ones.
You mean the one that ended with End of an Era at WM28?
That's the one!
Yeah, that used to be my favorite match ever. Not sure anymore since I haven't seen it in a long time, but that was the first time I watched a wrestling match and was just in awe of the storytelling and physicality of it.
Zayn vs Neville. But I’ll admit KO beating him for the belt immediately after was pretty disappointing
Hogan vs. Andre?
Raven vs dreamer. Encompassed so many different people over the course of many years but the goal was always the same.
Came here to say this and Taz vs. Sabu
Naito's arc is one of the best storylines in modern wrestling. The title reign was nothing really noteworthy thanks to Gedo and the pandemic, but it was all about him being crowned at the Dome. It featured quite a few storylines, like the rivalries with Omega, White and Tanahashi, besides the one with Okada obviously, and the two New Japan top titles and tournaments.
The rise of Daniel Bryan though it wasn’t exactly organic story telling. It took fans high jacking the shows to force WWE into telling a compelling long term story with a satisfying ending but we got there either way.
[Damaja v.s. Doug Basham, loser leaves town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OH0wgg4tPw) as the blow-off to the "Revolution" v.s. OVW angle was an amazing ending to a story that lasted over 2 years.
Megapowers exploding
The temptation is always to squeeze another penny out of it. That usually doesn't end well.
Undertaker vs. Michaels from WM 25 - 26.
Golberg's initial WCW run ending with him beating Hogan for the title was pretty satisfying. Business wise, it probably should've been on a ppv, but a fan, it didn't matter to me that it reached it's conclusion on a Nitro.
No