2021's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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

DDT Friendship, Hard Work, Victory in Nagoya February 23rd
MOTYC
Eruption(c) (Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi) vs Sauna Club (Konosuke Takeshita and MAO)
- God drat Eruption are so loving cool. Even before the bell the match started off right, with Saki coming out to support her partners and the whole Sauna Club coming out together (even though Yuki and Shunma had a kickass match of their own less than an hour earlier). This match completely delivered, and I had some real high expectations considering I nominated the setup match to this a MOTYC. Higuchi is a beast and Yukio is a killer, while MAO and Takeshita are two supremely talented young men who matched them every step of the way. Hard hitting and exhausting (including a crazy looking Stungun/V-Trigger to MAO), this has made me real keen for the upcoming Akiyama/Higuchi rematch. loving awesome, this is right up there with the Eruption/Nautilus match that was my MOTY last year.

HM
NEO Itoh Respect Army (Maki Itoh and Chris Brookes) vs Antonia Honda and Saki Akai
- Three great wrestlers (and Antonio Honda who hits all his regular beats) having a fun little match. Maki joined in on Gon's story time, Chris is tsundere for Saki, Honda got stretchered out and left Saki in a handicap situation. This match had it all.
Sauna Club (Yuki Ueno and Shunma Katsumata vs Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo)
- I'm beginning to have the sneaking suspicion that these four guys are real good. I sometimes forget just how smooth as gently caress Endo is, definitely the best Tetsuya in wrestling

# ? Feb 24, 2021 08:39

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 08:16

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

SG Bamboo posted:

DDT Friendship, Hard Work, Victory in Nagoya February 23rd
MOTYC
Eruption(c) (Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi) vs Sauna Club (Konosuke Takeshita and MAO)
- God drat Eruption are so loving cool. Even before the bell the match started off right, with Saki coming out to support her partners and the whole Sauna Club coming out together (even though Yuki and Shunma had a kickass match of their own less than an hour earlier). This match completely delivered, and I had some real high expectations considering I nominated the setup match to this a MOTYC. Higuchi is a beast and Yukio is a killer, while MAO and Takeshita are two supremely talented young men who matched them every step of the way. Hard hitting and exhausting (including a crazy looking Stungun/V-Trigger to MAO), this has made me real keen for the upcoming Akiyama/Higuchi rematch. loving awesome, this is right up there with the Eruption/Nautilus match that was my MOTY last year.

HM
NEO Itoh Respect Army (Maki Itoh and Chris Brookes) vs Antonia Honda and Saki Akai
- Three great wrestlers (and Antonio Honda who hits all his regular beats) having a fun little match. Maki joined in on Gon's story time, Chris is tsundere for Saki, Honda got stretchered out and left Saki in a handicap situation. This match had it all.
Sauna Club (Yuki Ueno and Shunma Katsumata vs Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo)
- I'm beginning to have the sneaking suspicion that these four guys are real good. I sometimes forget just how smooth as gently caress Endo is, definitely the best Tetsuya in wrestling

2nd everything except the last sentence.

Eruption are the coolest faction in the world bar none

# ? Feb 24, 2021 12:36

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

SG Bamboo posted:

DDT Friendship, Hard Work, Victory in Nagoya February 23rd
MOTYC
Eruption(c) (Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi) vs Sauna Club (Konosuke Takeshita and MAO)
- God drat Eruption are so loving cool. Even before the bell the match started off right, with Saki coming out to support her partners and the whole Sauna Club coming out together (even though Yuki and Shunma had a kickass match of their own less than an hour earlier). This match completely delivered, and I had some real high expectations considering I nominated the setup match to this a MOTYC. Higuchi is a beast and Yukio is a killer, while MAO and Takeshita are two supremely talented young men who matched them every step of the way. Hard hitting and exhausting (including a crazy looking Stungun/V-Trigger to MAO), this has made me real keen for the upcoming Akiyama/Higuchi rematch. loving awesome, this is right up there with the Eruption/Nautilus match that was my MOTY last year.

HM
NEO Itoh Respect Army (Maki Itoh and Chris Brookes) vs Antonia Honda and Saki Akai
- Three great wrestlers (and Antonio Honda who hits all his regular beats) having a fun little match. Maki joined in on Gon's story time, Chris is tsundere for Saki, Honda got stretchered out and left Saki in a handicap situation. This match had it all.
Sauna Club (Yuki Ueno and Shunma Katsumata vs Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo)
- I'm beginning to have the sneaking suspicion that these four guys are real good. I sometimes forget just how smooth as gently caress Endo is, definitely the best Tetsuya in wrestling

nth everything, especially the last sentence

DAMNATION the best :hellyeah:

# ? Feb 24, 2021 13:12

frankenfreak: Feb 16, 2007; I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Eruption are the coolest faction in the world bar none

Agreed, and I don't even care about one third of them.

# ? Feb 24, 2021 13:30

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

frankenfreak posted:

Agreed, and I don't even care about one third of them.

I can't work out which third this would be because they all rule

# ? Feb 24, 2021 13:56

Lamuella: Jun 26, 2003; It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.

HM: Eddie Kingston vs JD Drake. AEW Dark 23/02/2021

You'll see better matches this year, you'll see more athletic in-ring presentations, but if you think to yourself "I want to see two veteran bruisers just knock gently caress out of each other for five minutes" this is the match for you.

# ? Feb 24, 2021 23:01

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

Lamuella posted:

HM: Eddie Kingston vs JD Drake. AEW Dark 23/02/2021

You'll see better matches this year, you'll see more athletic in-ring presentations, but if you think to yourself "I want to see two veteran bruisers just knock gently caress out of each other for five minutes" this is the match for you.

Yeah, nth.

# ? Feb 24, 2021 23:01

ICR: Dec 31, 2008

Lamuella posted:

HM: Eddie Kingston vs JD Drake. AEW Dark 23/02/2021

You'll see better matches this year, you'll see more athletic in-ring presentations, but if you think to yourself "I want to see two veteran bruisers just knock gently caress out of each other for five minutes" this is the match for you.

Glad you did this Lamuella. I meant to do this but you are the better poster.

Also will HM this. I�ll also add that Drake�s selling was exceptional.

# ? Feb 24, 2021 23:02

Spuckuk: Aug 11, 2009; Being a bastard works

Lamuella posted:

HM: Eddie Kingston vs JD Drake. AEW Dark 23/02/2021

You'll see better matches this year, you'll see more athletic in-ring presentations, but if you think to yourself "I want to see two veteran bruisers just knock gently caress out of each other for five minutes" this is the match for you.

This was an absolute treat, nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 00:30

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

HM
23rd February
All Japan Excite Series Night 4
Triple Crown
Suwama vs Kohei Sato

Suwama did one of the slowest discus lariats possible but this was still very good. Especially ramping up to the finishing stretch, a lot of near falls I bit on.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 01:49

Tarnop: Nov 25, 2013; Pull me out

Lamuella posted:

HM: Eddie Kingston vs JD Drake. AEW Dark 23/02/2021

You'll see better matches this year, you'll see more athletic in-ring presentations, but if you think to yourself "I want to see two veteran bruisers just knock gently caress out of each other for five minutes" this is the match for you.

Nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 02:15

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

HM
13th February
Colega Pro Saturday Night Rising Stars
Alejandro vs El Lindaman

Just a real fun TV match.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 02:45

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

HM: Hangman Adam Page vs. Isaiah Kassidy, Dynamite, 2/24

# ? Feb 25, 2021 03:18

NienNunb: Feb 15, 2012

HM: Nyla/Britt, aew 2/24

We love Nyla Rose, don't we folks?

# ? Feb 25, 2021 03:32

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

NienNunb posted:

HM: Nyla/Britt, aew 2/24

We love Nyla Rose, don't we folks?

Nth. A bit sloppy to keep it from being MOTYC level, but the finishing sequences were :discourse:

# ? Feb 25, 2021 03:33

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

NienNunb posted:

HM: Nyla/Britt, aew 2/24

We love Nyla Rose, don't we folks?

nth.

More and more people are saying it.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 03:34

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

MOTYC: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, Dynamite 2/24

# ? Feb 25, 2021 03:34

YourHumbleMessiah: Oct 11, 2005

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs Rey Fenix, Dynamite 2/24

loving watch this

# ? Feb 25, 2021 04:02

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

YourHumbleMessiah posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs Rey Fenix, Dynamite 2/24

loving watch this

I'll go HM but second the watch this.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 04:03

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

YourHumbleMessiah posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs Rey Fenix, Dynamite 2/24

loving watch this

Absolutely I will 2nd this

# ? Feb 25, 2021 04:03

Alaois: Feb 7, 2012

YourHumbleMessiah posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs Rey Fenix, Dynamite 2/24

loving watch this

nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 04:04

Ringo Roadagain: Mar 27, 2010

YourHumbleMessiah posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs Rey Fenix, Dynamite 2/24

loving watch this

Nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 04:07

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

YourHumbleMessiah posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs Rey Fenix, Dynamite 2/24

loving watch this

yes nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 04:36

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

NienNunb posted:

HM: Nyla/Britt, aew 2/24

We love Nyla Rose, don't we folks?

nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 04:50

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

I'll go HM for Archer/Fenix only because I feel like they just missed their peak and were rushing to the finish before going off the air (for a second I thought they were going to a draw to pay off that "TV time remaining" thing they've set up since the beginning of Dynamite and haven't done yet, but then it just ended so oh well).

But only a small nitpick for what was otherwise a fantastic match.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 05:40

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

Benne posted:

I'll go HM for Archer/Fenix only because I feel like they just missed their peak and were rushing to the finish before going off the air (for a second I thought they were going to a draw to pay off that "TV time remaining" thing they've set up since the beginning of Dynamite and haven't done yet, but then it just ended so oh well).

Mox vs. Pac 1 went to a TV Time limit draw, Mox called it bullshit to the camera to end the show.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 05:46

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

Dynamite 2/24

HM Hangman Page/Isiah Kassidy
HM Rey Fenix/Lance Archer
MOTYC Nyla Rose/Britt Baker

# ? Feb 25, 2021 06:01

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

Benne posted:

I'll go HM for Archer/Fenix only because I feel like they just missed their peak and were rushing to the finish before going off the air (for a second I thought they were going to a draw to pay off that "TV time remaining" thing they've set up since the beginning of Dynamite and haven't done yet, but then it just ended so oh well).

But only a small nitpick for what was otherwise a fantastic match.

As mentioned they have done it before and it was a taped show so they weren't rushing.

I will second Nyla/Britt for HM and Archer/Fenix for MOTYC.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 06:02

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

Somehow I totally forgot that. I'll stand by my rating, which doesn't matter at this point since it's easily getting MOTYC.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 06:07

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

MOTYC
Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazusada Higuchi(c) vs Konosuke Takeshita & MAO for the KO-D Tag Team Championship, DDT Friendship, Effort, Victory in Nagoya 2/22

HM
Yukio Sakaguchi(c) vs Yuki Ueno for the DDT Universal Championship, DDT Kawasaki Strong 2/13

# ? Feb 25, 2021 06:07

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

I'll second both Nyla/Britt and Lance/Fenix for MOTYC, and nominate Hangman vs Isiah Kassidy from the same show for HM.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 06:36

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Dynamite 2/24

HM: Hangman Adam Page vs. Isaiah Kassidy
MOTYC:Nyla Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker
MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Fenix

# ? Feb 25, 2021 07:01

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

HM: Hangman Page vs. Isiah Kassidy, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Lance Archer vs. Rey Fenix, AEW Dynamite, 24/02

I might have gone MOTYC on Archer/Fenix but the audio on Fite was about 5 seconds ahead which really hosed with my enjoyment of it

# ? Feb 25, 2021 11:16

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

Road to castle attack 25/2

HM : ELP/taiji ishimori v el desperado/yoshinobu kanemura

# ? Feb 25, 2021 11:47

Tarnop: Nov 25, 2013; Pull me out

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 2/24

HM: Hangman Adam Page vs. Isaiah Kassidy
MOTYC:Nyla Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker
MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Fenix

Nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 15:04

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Rarity posted:

HM: Hangman Page vs. Isiah Kassidy, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Lance Archer vs. Rey Fenix, AEW Dynamite, 24/02

I might have gone MOTYC on Archer/Fenix but the audio on Fite was about 5 seconds ahead which really hosed with my enjoyment of it

I think this too. Nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 15:06

Lamuella: Jun 26, 2003; It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.

Rarity posted:

HM: Hangman Page vs. Isiah Kassidy, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Lance Archer vs. Rey Fenix, AEW Dynamite, 24/02

I might have gone MOTYC on Archer/Fenix but the audio on Fite was about 5 seconds ahead which really hosed with my enjoyment of it

Nth. Was tempted by MOTYC on Nyla / Britt but it landed at very good rather than unbelievable.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 15:12

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

Rarity posted:

HM: Hangman Page vs. Isiah Kassidy, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Lance Archer vs. Rey Fenix, AEW Dynamite, 24/02

I might have gone MOTYC on Archer/Fenix but the audio on Fite was about 5 seconds ahead which really hosed with my enjoyment of it

nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 15:22

A Fancy Hat: Nov 18, 2016; Always remember that the former President was dumber than the dumbest person you've ever met by a wide margin

HM: Hangman Page vs. Isiah Kassidy, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
MOTYC: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, AEW Dynamite, 24/02
HM: Lance Archer vs. Rey Fenix, AEW Dynamite, 24/02

# ? Feb 25, 2021 19:57

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 08:16

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 2/24

HM: Hangman Adam Page vs. Isaiah Kassidy
MOTYC:Nyla Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker
MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Fenix

nth

# ? Feb 25, 2021 22:05

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