2020's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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Low Desert Punk: Jul 4, 2012; i have absolutely no fucking money

TriffTshngo posted:

MOTYC - NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs SHO [Dominion, 7/12]

HM - IWGP Tag Team Championship: Golden Aces (c) vs Dangerous Tekkers [Dominion, 7/12]

HM - IWGP & IWGP IC Championships: Tetsuya Naito (c) vs EVIL [Dominion, 7/12]

nthing all these

i liked the main event

# ? Jul 13, 2020 23:45

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 01:49

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Please only post nice matches on this page tia

# ? Jul 13, 2020 23:49

Low Desert Punk: Jul 4, 2012; i have absolutely no fucking money

Endless Mike posted:

Please only post nice matches on this page tia

good thing I posted three

# ? Jul 14, 2020 00:09

Punch McLightning: Sep 19, 2005; you know what that means; Grimey Drawer

HMs from Dominion, which aren't really necessary but I loving love voting:

Goto & Okada vs. Ishimori & Takahashi
Taichi & Sabre vs. Tanahashi & Ibushi
Sho vs. Shingo

# ? Jul 14, 2020 01:38

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

Main was a bit long but I liked it. That table spot was sick.

# ? Jul 14, 2020 01:53

xbilkis: Apr 11, 2005; god qb
me
jay hova

HM
Golden Role Models v. Kabuki Warriors, Raw 7/13

# ? Jul 14, 2020 04:12

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

forkboy84 posted:

MOTYC
5th July
2AW Launching Business 1st Anniversary GRAND SLAM
TKP Garden City, Chiba
2AW Openweight Title
Yuji Okabayashi vs Ayato Yoshida

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nRikmONpuE

Nth, that was fun. Good contrast in styles. Thanks!

# ? Jul 14, 2020 04:47

Dimebags Brain: Feb 18, 2013

From Dragon Gate's Hopeful Gate at Osaka Edion Arena, 7/12

HM:
Kzy & Jason Lee & Kota Minoura vs. BxB Hulk & KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Takashi Yoshida

Real fun trios match, really liking all the pushes going on for younger guys in DG right now.

# ? Jul 14, 2020 05:38

YourHumbleMessiah: Oct 11, 2005

xbilkis posted:

HM
Golden Role Models v. Kabuki Warriors, Raw 7/13

2nd

# ? Jul 14, 2020 05:51

fatherofmustard: May 15, 2018

YourHumbleMessiah posted:

2nd

3rd

# ? Jul 14, 2020 08:03

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

Dimebags Brain posted:

From Dragon Gate's Hopeful Gate at Osaka Edion Arena, 7/12

HM:
Kzy & Jason Lee & Kota Minoura vs. BxB Hulk & KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Takashi Yoshida

Real fun trios match, really liking all the pushes going on for younger guys in DG right now.

2nd

HM
7th June
DDT Peter Pan 2020 Night 2
KO-D Openweight Title
Masato Tanaka vs Tetsuya Endo

# ? Jul 14, 2020 13:54

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

HM: Daisuke Sasaki vs Hao, NOAH New Hope: Day 4 7/12

Available free on Abema for 72 more hours after this post I believe https://abema.tv/channels/fighting-sports2/slots/Cicn9fFKT1axiK Entrances start at ~31:30

forkboy84 posted:

HM
7th June
DDT Peter Pan 2020 Night 2
KO-D Openweight Title
Masato Tanaka vs Tetsuya Endo

forkboy84 posted:

MOTYC
5th July
2AW Launching Business 1st Anniversary GRAND SLAM
TKP Garden City, Chiba
2AW Openweight Title
Yuji Okabayashi vs Ayato Yoshida

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nRikmONpuE

Dimebags Brain posted:

From Dragon Gate's Hopeful Gate at Osaka Edion Arena, 7/12

HM:
Kzy & Jason Lee & Kota Minoura vs. BxB Hulk & KAZMA SAKAMOTO & Takashi Yoshida

nthing all of these too

# ? Jul 14, 2020 18:47

SG Bamboo: Aug 21, 2013; Smile. Win. Yay!

forkboy84 posted:

MOTYC
5th July
2AW Launching Business 1st Anniversary GRAND SLAM
TKP Garden City, Chiba
2AW Openweight Title
Yuji Okabayashi vs Ayato Yoshida

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nRikmONpuE

Nth

# ? Jul 14, 2020 23:05

Crapple!: Nov 1, 2019

HM: Jurassic Express vs Cutler and Avalon - AEW Dark 7/14/20
WMOTY: Brandi and Allie vs Diamante and Rache Chanel - AEW Dark 7/14/20

# ? Jul 15, 2020 01:26

SHVPS4DETH: Mar 19, 2009; seen so much i'm going blind and i'm brain-dead virtually; Ramrod XTreme

Crapple! posted:

HM: Jurassic Express vs Cutler and Avalon - AEW Dark 7/14/20
WMOTY: Brandi and Allie vs Diamante and Rache Chanel - AEW Dark 7/14/20

nth both of these

players handbook are the most lovable (usually!) losers of all time and rache chanel still comes off as a rib we're not in on as viewers

# ? Jul 15, 2020 17:57

LionYeti: Oct 12, 2008

WMOTY Nods to both
Naito v EVIL (this needed to be 20 minutes shorter and put in front of a packed booing house to really work and it had neither)

Brandy and Allie v Chanel and Diamante (Brandy Rhodes is kinda...bad...like at everything?)

# ? Jul 15, 2020 19:58

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: Dark Order vs Shawn Dean, Will Hobbs and Joe Alonzo
HM: Jurassic Express vs Peter Avalon & Brandon Cutler

Both from AEW Dark 14.07.

# ? Jul 15, 2020 20:32

Punch McLightning: Sep 19, 2005; you know what that means; Grimey Drawer

HM: Chris Brookes vs. Mei Suruga, Gatoh Move ChocoPro 19, June 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBXDCLvYRE&t=2631s

# ? Jul 15, 2020 21:08

Trying: Sep 26, 2019

Cerebral Bore posted:

HM: Jurassic Express vs Peter Avalon & Brandon Cutler

# ? Jul 15, 2020 23:01

Trying: Sep 26, 2019

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Chris Brookes vs. Mei Suruga, Gatoh Move ChocoPro 19, June 5

Ludicrous cartoon bullshit. N

Flying Gedo Clutch is a new one to me

# ? Jul 15, 2020 23:22

Draxion: Jun 9, 2013

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Chris Brookes vs. Mei Suruga, Gatoh Move ChocoPro 19, June 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBXDCLvYRE&t=2631s

Nth, two of my favorite wrestlers and this match is really fun

# ? Jul 15, 2020 23:43

Duke Pukem: Oct 23, 2010; Three cheers for dark beer!

The best match I've seen this year was the AEW tag title match with Omega and Page against the Young Bucks

Yunamon v Emi Sakura Last Man Standing match is a runner up

Worst match is anything involving Japanese Death Match Legend Luther

# ? Jul 15, 2020 23:51

blast0rama: Aug 13, 2003; Tingly.

HM: FTR vs. Lucha Bros, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

If they weren�t in 95-degree heat, could�ve been a MOTY.

# ? Jul 16, 2020 01:39

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

Yeah I'll go HM as well. The heat and lack of crowd reaction brought it down but still a fun tag match

# ? Jul 16, 2020 01:40

Neodoomium: Jun 20, 2001; You are now hearing this
noise in your head.

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Chris Brookes vs. Mei Suruga, Gatoh Move ChocoPro 19, June 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBXDCLvYRE&t=2631s

Agreed

# ? Jul 16, 2020 01:46

Punch McLightning: Sep 19, 2005; you know what that means; Grimey Drawer

blast0rama posted:

HM: FTR vs. Lucha Bros, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

If they weren�t in 95-degree heat, could�ve been a MOTY.

nth

# ? Jul 16, 2020 02:02

blast0rama: Aug 13, 2003; Tingly.

HM: The Elite vs. Jurassic Express, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

# ? Jul 16, 2020 02:17

Procrastinator: Aug 16, 2009; what?

blast0rama posted:

HM: The Elite vs. Jurassic Express, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

nth this. ftr/luchas was a bit too botchy for me but ending with cleaner kenny going nuts pushed this match into place for me

# ? Jul 16, 2020 02:32

Punch McLightning: Sep 19, 2005; you know what that means; Grimey Drawer

blast0rama posted:

HM: The Elite vs. Jurassic Express, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

nth

# ? Jul 16, 2020 02:41

LionYeti: Oct 12, 2008

WMOTY
Brian Cage Vs Jon Moxley

Boring match with a bullshit finish and a sexpest run in

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:00

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

LionYeti posted:

WMOTY
Brian Cage Vs Jon Moxley

Boring match with a bullshit finish and a sexpest run in

nth

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:01

Jackie D: May 27, 2009; Democracy is like a tambourine - not everyone can be trusted with it.

Now for real nominations

HM: Brian Cage vs Jon Moxley, Dynamite 7/15

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:02

Crapple!: Nov 1, 2019

Jackie D posted:

Now for real nominations

HM: Brian Cage vs Jon Moxley, Dynamite 7/15

nth

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:05

SHVPS4DETH: Mar 19, 2009; seen so much i'm going blind and i'm brain-dead virtually; Ramrod XTreme

Jackie D posted:

Now for real nominations

HM: Brian Cage vs Jon Moxley, Dynamite 7/15

nth

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:05

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

Jackie D posted:

Now for real nominations

HM: Brian Cage vs Jon Moxley, Dynamite 7/15

Nth. Really good mix of brawling and grappling.

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:06

Trying: Sep 26, 2019

blast0rama posted:

HM: The Elite vs. Jurassic Express, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

ye

mox/cage had some fun ideas but didn't quite come together. moxley really needs a crowd to push his stuff over the top

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:09

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

Also nthing these for WMOTY
01/15 | Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander vs. Brandi Rhodes & Mel - AEW Dynamite
02/04 | Mel vs. Hikaru Shida - AEW Dark

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:09

Punch McLightning: Sep 19, 2005; you know what that means; Grimey Drawer

Jackie D posted:

Now for real nominations

HM: Brian Cage vs Jon Moxley, Dynamite 7/15

nth

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:13

MassRafTer: May 26, 2001; BAEST MODE!!!

MOTYC: The Elite vs The Jurassic Express
HM: FTR vs The Lucha Bros
HM: Cody vs Sonny Kiss
HM: Cage vs Mox

AEW FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:13

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Ivypls: Aug 24, 2019

blast0rama posted:

HM: FTR vs. Lucha Bros, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

If they weren�t in 95-degree heat, could�ve been a MOTY.

blast0rama posted:

HM: The Elite vs. Jurassic Express, AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020, July 15, 2020.

Jackie D posted:

Now for real nominations

HM: Brian Cage vs Jon Moxley, Dynamite 7/15

MassRafTer posted:

HM: Cody vs Sonny Kiss

AEW FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN

nth for all of these

# ? Jul 16, 2020 03:17

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