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

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

HM: Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta, Dynamite, 7/21

I laughed too hard at Sting and Orange to not nominate this.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 01:51

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 08:29

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

HM: Nyla Rose vs. Britt Baker, Dynamite, 7/21

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:10

Senerio: Oct 19, 2009; Roëmænce is ælive!

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:49

Sticky Nate: Jan 9, 2012

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

2nd

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:51

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

nth.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:51

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

HM
26th June
TJPW Stand Proud
Princess Of Princess Title
Miyu Yamashita vs Sakisama

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:51

projecthalaxy: Dec 27, 2008; Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

Pencil, and also Army.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:52

Deathlove: Feb 20, 2003; Pillbug

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

nth

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:52

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:53

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

# ? Jul 22, 2021 02:53

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

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:00

Alaois: Feb 7, 2012

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

nth

EVERYBODY DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIES

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:01

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

Yeah that was great. Loved the call backs to the dome match too The table finish came back but with barb wire!

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:02

Insertnamehere31: Jan 23, 2012; This could be the most one-sided fight since 1973 when Ali faced an eighty-foot tall mechanical Joe Frazier. My memory isn't what it used to be, but I think the entire Earth was destroyed.

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

Pi Pi PiPiPi

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:02

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

nth

even in muted PiP this was brutal

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:03

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

Yooooooooooo nth

Also these:

HM: Nyla Rose vs. Britt Baker, Dynamite, 7/21
HM: Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta, Dynamite, 7/21
HM: Blade vs. Orange Cassidy, Dynamite, 7/21

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:03

TTBF: Sep 14, 2005

Jordan7hm posted:

HM: Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta, Dynamite, 7/21

2nd

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:04

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

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

Nth.

PENCIL?

Army.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:05

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

Jordan7hm posted:

Yooooooooooo nth

Also these:

HM: Nyla Rose vs. Britt Baker, Dynamite, 7/21
HM: Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta, Dynamite, 7/21
HM: Blade vs. Orange Cassidy, Dynamite, 7/21

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

Nth all of these.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:09

delfin: Dec 5, 2003; SNATTER'S ALIVE?!?!

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

I don't think I've ever posted in one of these, but loving nth'ed.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:11

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

Seconded, as well as the HMs for Britt/Nyla, Allin/Yuta, and Orange/Blade

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:16

TV Zombie: Sep 6, 2011; Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

Nthed . If you knew the story behind this match, I don�t know how anyone could vote against it

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:17

Crapple!: Nov 1, 2019

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

nth. wow

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:29

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

Senerio posted:

MOTYC: Lulupencil vs Chris Brookes 30 Minutes Ironmen Match ChocoPro 137 7/22(JST)

PENCIL
ARMY
PENCIL
ARMY

This has more than enough to make it but I'm adding my nth anyway

# ? Jul 22, 2021 03:31

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

nth

# ? Jul 22, 2021 04:11

Hellblazer187: Oct 12, 2003

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

NTH.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 05:33

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

TJPW Princess Cup 8 Night 1 July 22nd
HM
Miyu Yamashita vs Nao Kakuta
- Pretty foregone conclusion, but enough hope spots to put the seeds of doubt in your head. Features some real sick headkicks as can be expected of Miyu

# ? Jul 22, 2021 05:39

Senerio: Oct 19, 2009; Roëmænce is ælive!

SG Bamboo posted:

TJPW Princess Cup 8 Night 1 July 22nd
HM
Miyu Yamashita vs Nao Kakuta
- Pretty foregone conclusion, but enough hope spots to put the seeds of doubt in your head. Features some real sick headkicks as can be expected of Miyu

# ? Jul 22, 2021 05:41

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

SG Bamboo posted:

TJPW Princess Cup 8 Night 1 July 22nd
HM
Miyu Yamashita vs Nao Kakuta
- Pretty foregone conclusion, but enough hope spots to put the seeds of doubt in your head. Features some real sick headkicks as can be expected of Miyu

Nth.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 05:41

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

SG Bamboo posted:

TJPW Princess Cup 8 Night 1 July 22nd
HM
Miyu Yamashita vs Nao Kakuta
- Pretty foregone conclusion, but enough hope spots to put the seeds of doubt in your head. Features some real sick headkicks as can be expected of Miyu

Nth

# ? Jul 22, 2021 05:59

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

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Jon Moxley, Dynamite, 7/21

Absolutely Nth. Really good match

Jordan7hm posted:

HM: Nyla Rose vs. Britt Baker, Dynamite, 7/21
HM: Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta, Dynamite, 7/21
HM: Blade vs. Orange Cassidy, Dynamite, 7/21

Nth

SG Bamboo posted:

TJPW Princess Cup 8 Night 1 July 22nd
HM
Miyu Yamashita vs Nao Kakuta
- Pretty foregone conclusion, but enough hope spots to put the seeds of doubt in your head. Features some real sick headkicks as can be expected of Miyu

Nth. And I'll add:

TJPW Princess Cup 8 Night 1 July 22nd
HM
Pom Harajuku vs Mirai Maiumi
What could have been a silly squash turned into a very strong showing for Pom, with Mirai continuing to rack up the high level performances.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 08:20

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

HM: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose, AEW Fyter Fest, 21/07
MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. Lance Archer, AEW Fyter Fest, 21/07

# ? Jul 22, 2021 09:25

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. Lance Archer, AEW Fyter Fest, 21/07

this is the poo poo i love

# ? Jul 22, 2021 11:16

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

Adding a completely and unbelievably unnecessary Nth to MOTYC: Jon Moxley (C) vs. Lance Archer for the IWGP US Championship - AEW Dynamite 7/21 because HOLY gently caress :hellyeah:

Edit: Also:

HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi - NJPW Summer Struggle in Osaka - 7/22
Slow to start but got really great by the end, and what an ending, followed by a great post-match also building off the earlier ZSJ/SANADA match.

Jerusalem fucked around with this message at 12:09 on Jul 22, 2021

# ? Jul 22, 2021 11:55

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

SG Bamboo posted:

AJPW Summer Action Series July 11th
MOTYC
NEXTREAM (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) (c) vs Total Eclipse (Koji Doi and Kuma Arashi) - AJPW Tag Team Championships
- The two best wrestlers in NEXTREAM (and also maybe in the company) against my favourite Total Eclipse pairing. They go absolutely balls to the wall for 20 minutes and had me entranced. It's not up there with Kento's best singles matches but that's more because Kento is a beast. This match ruled.

2nd this, real good match

https://twitter.com/RealHero12089/status/1414264996587048965?s=20

forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 13:09 on Jul 22, 2021

# ? Jul 22, 2021 12:31

Crapple!: Nov 1, 2019

Jerusalem posted:

04/10 | ERUPTION (Higuchi & Sakaguchi) vs. SMILE PISSARI (Okabayashi & HARASHIMA) - DDT April Fool (4 votes)
07/11 | ASUKA (C) vs. Ryo Mizunami - SEAdLINNNG ~ Nane Takahashi 25th Anniversary ☆ ARIGATOU ~ (5 votes)

Nominating these 2 for MOTYC.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 13:08

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

An updated list, with those in bold close to the threshold:

(ALMOST) Matches of the Year:

01/01 | Emi Sakura vs. Antonio Honda vs. Rin Rin vs. Obihiro Sayaka vs. Chon Shiryu in a New Year's Deathmatch - Gatoh Move/ChocoPro #77 (6 votes)
01/11 | Mei Suruga vs. Shinno Hagane - Gatoh Move/ChocoPro LIVE #80 (6 votes)
01/23 | Suzu Suzuki (C) vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto for the ICE�∞ Title - Ice Ribbon #1095 Winter Story (4 votes)
02/09 | UNCHAIN (Jun Kasai & Kenji Fukimoto) vs. E.R.E. (Masashi Takeda & Takayuki Ueki) - FREEDOMS Go Beyond the Limit (4 votes)
02/10 | Nanae Takahashi & Arisa Nakajima vs. Momo Watanabe & Saya Iida - SEAdLINNNG Shibkiba Night (5 votes)
02/10 | Hiromu Takahashi (C) vs. SHO for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship - NJPW New Beginning in Hiroshima (6 votes)
02/11 | Kota Ibushi (C) vs. SANADA for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships - NJPW New Beginning in Hiroshima (5 votes)
02/12 | Kenoh vs. Masakatsu Funaki for the GHC National Title - NOAH Destination 2021 ~ Back To Budokan (4 votes)
02/23 | Eruption(c) (Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi) vs. Sauna Club (Konosuke Takeshita and MAO) - DDT Friendship, Hard Work, Victory in Nagoya (6 votes)
02/26 | Jon Moxley (C) vs. KENTA for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship - NJPW New Beginning USA (6 votes)
03/03 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Yoshiko - Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella (4 votes)
03/03 | Giulia (C) vs. Tam Nakano in a Hair vs. Hair match for the Wonder Of Stardom Championship - Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella (6 votes)
03/07 | Shun Skywalker vs. Kaito Ishida for the Open the Dream Gate Championship - Dragon Gate Championship Gate Night 2 (5 votes)
03/18 | Switchblade Jay White vs. David Finlay in the New Japan Cup Quarterfinals - NJPW New Japan Cup (6 votes)
04/04 | Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado) (C) vs. Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH) for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles - NJPW Sakura Genesis (5 votes)
04/26 | Suzu Suzuki vs. Masashi Takeda - Ice Ribbon Spring is Short, So You Maidens Should Fight (4 votes)
04/26 | SANADA vs. Aaron Henare - NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku (4 votes)
04/28 | Orange Cassidy vs. Penta El Zero M - AEW Dynamite (5 votes)
05/15 | Abismo Negro Jr vs. Aramis vs. El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Latigo vs. Villano III Jr - AAA (5 votes)
05/26 | Citrus Wind (Nanae Takahashi & Arisa Nakajima) (C) vs. Las Fresas de Egoistas (ASUKA & Makoto) for the Beyond the SEA Tag Team Championship - SEAdLINNNG Shinkiba Night (4 votes)
05/30 | Best Bros, EGG TART, Beauty As Is, Othello, Chon Shiryu & Lulupencil, and X (Mystery Team) in a Gauntlet Match - Gatoh Move/Chocopro (6 votes)
06/03 | Kzy vs. Kota Minoura - Dragon Gate King of Gate Finals at Korakeun (4 votes)
06/11 | The Young Bucks & Brandon Cutler vs. Penta El Zero M, PAC & Eddie Kingston - AEW Dynamite (5 votes)
06/19 | Miu Watanabe vs. Pom Harajuku vs. Hyper Misao - TJPW Spring Tour ~ The Bullet ~ (6 votes)
06/20 | Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mao - DDT King of DDT Round 2 (4 votes)
06/20 | HARASHIMA vs. Yuji Hino - DDT King of DDT Round 2 (4 votes)
06/26 | Shinya Aoki (C) vs. Chris Brookes vs. Shunma Katsumata vs. Yukio Naya for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Title - DDT Shiro no Yu Presents Shiro no Yu Street Wrestling (5 votes)
07/01 | SHO vs. Takanori Ito - GLEAT Ver. 1 (4 votes)
07/01 | Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yuji Nagata - NJPW Kizuna Road (4 votes)
07/04 | The Brahman Brothers vs. Gabai ji-chan & Kikutaro - FMWE Independence Day (5 votes)
07/06 | Fuego Del Sol & Marko Stunt vs. Baron Black & Ryzin - AEW Dark (4 votes)
07/11 | Naomichi Marufuji (C) vs. Takashi Sugiura for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH Cross Over 2021 in Sendai (4 votes)
07/17 | Kenny Omega (C) vs. Sami Callihan in a No DQ match for the Impact World Championship - Impact Slammiversary (5 votes)
____________________________

(ALMOST) Worst Matches of the Year:

02/21 | Roman Reigns (C) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship - WWE Elimination Chamber (4 votes)
03/21 | Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus in a No Holds Barred match - WWE Fastlane (4 votes)
03/21 | Roman Reigns (C) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship - WWE Fastlane (3 votes)
05/05 | The Pinnacle vs. The Inner Circle in a Blood & Guts match - AEW Dynamite (3 votes)
07/20 | Raquel Gonzalez vs. Xia Li - WWE NXT (4 votes)

# ? Jul 22, 2021 13:21

sticklefifer: Nov 11, 2003; by VideoGames

MOTYC: GLEAT - UWF Rules Match: Yu Iizuka vs Takuya Nomura - 07/22/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NgCncTm2fA

Good god, the strikes in this are sick. The cross armbreaker reversal midway through is excellent as well, and I definitely bit on the knockout tease. The final sprint at the end is incredible too. If you like heavy striking matches, check this out.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 13:29

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: Chris Jericho vs Shawn Spears
HM: Darby Allin vs Wheeler Yuta
HM: Britt Baker vs Nyla Rose
HM: Orange Cassidy vs The Blade
MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs Lance Archer

All from AEW Dynamite 21.07

# ? Jul 22, 2021 13:40

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 08:29

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

Cerebral Bore posted:

HM: Chris Jericho vs Shawn Spears
HM: Darby Allin vs Wheeler Yuta
HM: Britt Baker vs Nyla Rose
HM: Orange Cassidy vs The Blade
MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs Lance Archer

All from AEW Dynamite 21.07

Nth'ing this.

What a great show.

# ? Jul 22, 2021 14:03

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