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

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Aesculus: Mar 22, 2013

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: Minoru Suzuki vs Shingo Takagi NJPW Power Struggle 07.11

The murder war is glorious.

Hell yeah

# ? Nov 7, 2020 09:53

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# ? May 21, 2024 12:47

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

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: Minoru Suzuki vs Shingo Takagi NJPW Power Struggle 07.11

The murder war is glorious.

2nd

# ? Nov 7, 2020 09:57

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

MOTY: Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki, TJPW Wrestle Princess I, 07.11

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:46

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

Neodoomium posted:

MOTY: Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki, TJPW Wrestle Princess I, 07.11

loving hardest nth imaginable.

basically that TJPW show is top to bottom loving incredible wrestling.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:47

ItohRespectArmy: Sep 11, 2019; Cutest In The World, Six Time DDT Ironheavymetalweight champion, Two Time International Princess champion, winner of two tournaments, a Princess Tag Team champion, And a pretty good singer too!
"When I was an idol, I felt nothing every day but now that I'm a pro wrestler I'm in pain constantly!"

MOTYC: Hikari Noa vs Yuki Kamifuki
MOTYC: Rika Tatsumi and Miu vs Yuki Aino and Nodoka Tenma
MOTYC Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki

what a goddamn show, the main is one of the best matches i've ever seen.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:47

Senerio: Oct 19, 2009; Roëmænce is ælive!

Neodoomium posted:

MOTY: Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki, TJPW Wrestle Princess I, 07.11

Yeah. I commented in the Wrestle Princess thread that the top matches of Full Gear have a chance to be nearly as good as Hyper Misao vs Saki Akai. There's no chance of them being nearly as good as this match.

Also

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: Hikari Noa vs Yuki Kamifuki
MOTYC: Rika Tatsumi and Miu vs Yuki Aino and Nodoka Tenma

what a goddamn show, the main is one of the best matches i've ever seen.

MOTYC Maki Itoh and Sareee vs Miyu Yamashita and Aja Kong

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:48

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

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: Hikari Noa vs Yuki Kamifuki
MOTYC: Rika Tatsumi and Miu vs Yuki Aino and Nodoka Tenma

what a goddamn show, the main is one of the best matches i've ever seen.

nth

Senerio posted:

MOTYC Maki Itoh and Sareee vs Miyu Yamashita and Aja Kong

nth

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:50

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

Is the show going to be available on VOD immediately/soon? Sounds like a p. decent use of �900, will make time for it tomorrow

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:54

ItohRespectArmy: Sep 11, 2019; Cutest In The World, Six Time DDT Ironheavymetalweight champion, Two Time International Princess champion, winner of two tournaments, a Princess Tag Team champion, And a pretty good singer too!
"When I was an idol, I felt nothing every day but now that I'm a pro wrestler I'm in pain constantly!"

a cyborg mug posted:

Is the show going to be available on VOD immediately/soon? Sounds like a p. decent use of �900, will make time for it tomorrow

it goes up instantly yeah, you'll be able to watch the other extremely good show, DDT ultimate party also.

and the first month should be free.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:57

Senerio: Oct 19, 2009; Roëmænce is ælive!

The Hyper Misao/Saki Akai fans make the rules match and the main event are both must see matches. Everything else was merely "excellent"

# ? Nov 7, 2020 10:59

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

ItohRespectArmy posted:

it goes up instantly yeah, you'll be able to watch the other extremely good show, DDT ultimate party also.

and the first month should be free.

Thanks. I�ve signed up for the service before so I�m thinking I�m not gonna get it for free. Also have no problem paying for a bit of quality rassles!

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:00

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Neodoomium posted:

MOTY: Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki, TJPW Wrestle Princess I, 07.11

Nth. loving incredible.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:00

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

HM
7th November
NJPW Power Struggle
KENTA vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:07

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

Brutal ending sequence

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:20

J-Ro: Jul 26, 2005; Child Of The Revolution

Neodoomium posted:

MOTY: Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki, TJPW Wrestle Princess I, 07.11

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: Hikari Noa vs Yuki Kamifuki
MOTYC: Rika Tatsumi and Miu vs Yuki Aino and Nodoka Tenma

"Oh come on" you think "that show couldn't have been so good"

It was. It was absolutely brilliant. The venue, the stage design, the direction and the wall-to-wall non-stop action. Perfect package.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:23

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

One of the most insane finishes in my time watching New Japan. gently caress YOU SWITCHBLADE

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:33

Aesculus: Mar 22, 2013

Rarity posted:

HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

Brutal ending sequence

Yep

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:34

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

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

One of the most insane finishes in my time watching New Japan. gently caress YOU SWITCHBLADE

nth. Jay White is very very very good

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:37

Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

One of the most insane finishes in my time watching New Japan. gently caress YOU SWITCHBLADE

Nth

They have excellent chemistry

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:40

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

forkboy84 posted:

HM
7th November
NJPW Power Struggle
KENTA vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

Second.

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

One of the most insane finishes in my time watching New Japan. gently caress YOU SWITCHBLADE

I kinda don't want to 4th but I will, because I'm gonna be thinking about the shocking ending to this match for a long time :stare:

# ? Nov 7, 2020 11:48

Aesculus: Mar 22, 2013

I, uh, have no idea whether to WMOTYC, MOTYC, or HM it but once again, Naito vs EVIL... happened

# ? Nov 7, 2020 12:17

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

I'd say HM for Naito vs. Evil at Power Struggle 11/7. It went a little long but the crowd was super into everything and there were some really neat teases of things building presumably to Wrestle Kingdom.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 12:18

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

Aesculus posted:

I, uh, have no idea whether to WMOTYC, MOTYC, or HM it but once again, Naito vs EVIL... happened

Can these two please never wrestle again?

# ? Nov 7, 2020 12:18

Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

Jerusalem posted:

I'd say HM for Naito vs. Evil at Power Struggle 11/7. It went a little long but the crowd was super into everything and there were some really neat teases of things building presumably to Wrestle Kingdom.

I'll give it an HM and I agree too long but very fun and silly

# ? Nov 7, 2020 12:18

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

NJPW Power Struggle November 7th
MOTYC
Toru Yano vs Zack Sabre Jr
Jay White vs Kota Ibushi

HM
Minoru Suzuki vs Shingo Takagi
Kenta vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

Really need to go watch that TJPW show now

# ? Nov 7, 2020 12:35

Lily Catts: Oct 17, 2012; Show me the way to you
(Heavy Metal)

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: Minoru Suzuki vs Shingo Takagi NJPW Power Struggle 07.11

The murder war is glorious.

Nth, my favorite match of the night

HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA, NJPW Power Struggle, 7/11

# ? Nov 7, 2020 15:06

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: International Princess Championship Tournament Semi Final Shoko Nakajima Vs Yuki Kamifuku.

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: International Princess Championship Tournament Semi Final, Hikari Noa Vs Mirai Maiumi. WRESTLE PRINCESS 07/11/2020.

Neodoomium posted:

MOTY: Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki, TJPW Wrestle Princess I, 07.11

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: Saki Akai vs Hyper Misao, fans suggest the gimmick match/gimmick switching match WRESTLE PRINCESS 07/11/2020

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: ZSJ vs YTR NJPW Power Struggle 07.11

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: Maki Itoh and Sareee vs Aja Kong and Miyu Yamashita WRESTLEPRINCESS 07/11/2020

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: Raku versus Yuna Manase, WRESTLE PRINCESS 07/11/2020

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: Minoru Suzuki vs Shingo Takagi NJPW Power Struggle 07.11

ItohRespectArmy posted:

MOTYC: Hikari Noa vs Yuki Kamifuki
MOTYC: Rika Tatsumi and Miu vs Yuki Aino and Nodoka Tenma

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

Rarity posted:

HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

nth

WMOTYC: EVIL vs Naito NJPW Power Struggle 7/11

I imagine this match will be very polarizing but I don't ever want to see them wrestle ever again.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 17:11

RealFoxy: May 11, 2011; I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.

MOTYC: Saki Akai vs Hyper Misao, fans suggest the gimmick match/gimmick switching match WRESTLE PRINCESS 07/11/2020

Every time the button in the corner is hit, the gimmick of the match switches to another fan-suggested stipulation.

Saki Akai is a girl who could be a professional model, she's tall, very pretty, and very charismatic.. She started off slow in her career and had issues fighting other women because she's just legitimately tall not only for a woman, but wrestlers in general (She's 5'9 or 175 cm). She finally got her groove fighting in a three-person faction from DDT called Eruption with a Yakuza-looking MMA-Based wrestler and a heavyweight grappler. She holds her own against the men using her strong kicks and height to her advantage.

Hyper Misao is a kind of dorky office worker turned professional wrestler whose career started in real time, you can actually see the very first pro wrestling match she ever attended on tape (A Jun Kasai "Rojo" (outside) match) and she adopted this persona of being a super-hero and lovable goofball while using every dirty trick in the book and then some to try and win matches. Think Ric Flair.

The match stipulations are as follows:
No kicking allowed!
Both competitors must place their forehead on a bat and spin around 5 times. Anytime they have an unsuccessful pinfall, they must spin around an additional five times
Both competitors must finish a bag of cream puffs before continuing. This is a Hyper Misao throwback
Both competitors get a "Helping Hand" from their friends
Last Woman Standing

It's an extremely fun comedy match that I'll admit, does require some previous knowledge of both competitors and TJPW/DDT in general, but even in a bubble it's a really fun comedy match and one of the most fun matches of the year.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 17:47

fatherofmustard: May 15, 2018

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Sasha Banks (C) vs. Bayley for the Smackdown Women's Championship - WWE Smackdown 11/6

Nowhere near as good as their Hell in a Cell match, which wasn't really a surprise. Really good match though, their chemistry is (obviously) through the roof and it is a drat shame they finally got the blow-off (for now) to their long-running feud without having live crowds around to go nuts for them.

2nd

# ? Nov 7, 2020 19:29

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MOTYC - Yano vs ZSJ - Power Struggle 11/7/20

Ending was great

# ? Nov 7, 2020 20:17

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs KENTA
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs Jay White
HM: Tetsuya Naito vs EVIL

All from NJPW Power Struggle 7.11.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 21:02

RealFoxy: May 11, 2011; I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.

MOTYC: Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki from Tokyo Joshi Pro's Wrestle Princess Nov 7

Probably the best women's match you'll see all year. Maybe one of the best non-gimmick single matches you'll see all year.

# ? Nov 7, 2020 22:39

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: ZSJ vs YTR NJPW Power Struggle 07.11

Nthing for Zack's triple-take.

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: Minoru Suzuki vs Shingo Takagi NJPW Power Struggle 07.11

Obvious easy nth.

Rarity posted:

HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

About right -- not insanely good but two smart smart wrestlers making the most of what their bodies will do. Nth.

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW Power Struggle, 07/11

Nth for the finish. I'm assuming it'll pay off at WK; NJPW doesn't overuse the disputed finish, so this is fresh.

Jerusalem posted:

I'd say HM for Naito vs. Evil at Power Struggle 11/7.

Nth. Good crowd made it better. Also we got a teeny bit of the optimal heel EVIL, which is beefy and powerful rather than cheaty.

# ? Nov 8, 2020 00:38

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

HM: Serena Deeb vs. Allysin Kay, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Serena's awesome

# ? Nov 8, 2020 01:51

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Rarity posted:

HM: Serena Deeb vs. Allysin Kay, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Serena's awesome

Nth

# ? Nov 8, 2020 01:56

Metroid Fitzgerald: Feb 13, 2012; B O O O O B S . . . !

Rarity posted:

HM: Serena Deeb vs. Allysin Kay, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Serena's awesome

# ? Nov 8, 2020 01:59

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

Rarity posted:

HM: Serena Deeb vs. Allysin Kay, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Serena's awesome

Agreed, match was really drat good.

# ? Nov 8, 2020 02:03

El Generico: Feb 3, 2009; Birds revere you and consider you one of their own.

You are welcome in their holy places.

Rarity posted:

HM: Serena Deeb vs. Allysin Kay, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Serena's awesome

Even for me, who's more of a mark for Bucks/Omega style modern stunt show big emotion theatre matches, this was impressive af.

# ? Nov 8, 2020 02:04

Aye Doc: Jul 19, 2007

Rarity posted:

HM: Serena Deeb vs. Allysin Kay, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Serena's awesome

sure this was cool, nth. really liked allysin kay

# ? Nov 8, 2020 02:11

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# ? May 21, 2024 12:47

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

MOTYC: Kenny Omega vs Adam Page, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Felt it could have been even better also

# ? Nov 8, 2020 02:27

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