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

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

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch - AEW Dynamite 9/15

I think they put this match together really drat well, both women came out of it looking great but dammit I wanted Legit Leyla to win

Nth, I liked this one a lot!

# ? Sep 16, 2021 03:54

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 07:27

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

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch - AEW Dynamite 9/15

I think they put this match together really drat well, both women came out of it looking great but dammit I wanted Legit Leyla to win

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: FTR vs. Dante Martin & Matt Sydal, Dynamite 9/15

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian, AEW Dynamite 9/15

Nth to all three.

# ? Sep 16, 2021 04:28

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Dynamite 9/15
HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian
HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch
HM: FTR vs. Dante Martin

# ? Sep 16, 2021 04:41

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 9/15
HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian
HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch
HM: FTR vs. Dante Martin

Seconded

# ? Sep 16, 2021 05:58

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 9/15
HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch
HM: FTR vs. Dante Martin

Nth to these, and also from the same show

HM: Darby Allin v Shawn Spears

I thought this was the match of the night. Darby is so drat reckless and Shawn carried his side of the bargain really well.

# ? Sep 16, 2021 07:22

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

HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian, AEW Dynamite, 15/09
HM: Dante Martin/Matt Sydal vs. FTR, AEW Dynamite, 15/09
HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch, AEW Dynamite, 15/09

# ? Sep 16, 2021 07:39

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Rarity posted:

HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian, AEW Dynamite, 15/09
HM: Dante Martin/Matt Sydal vs. FTR, AEW Dynamite, 15/09
HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch, AEW Dynamite, 15/09

nth

# ? Sep 16, 2021 07:43

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

MOTYC: Adam Cole vs Frankie Kazarian
HM: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs FTR
HM: Leyla Hirsch vs Jade Cargill
HM: Darby Allin vs Shawn Spears

All from AEW Dynamite 15.09.

# ? Sep 16, 2021 09:55

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

Rarity posted:

HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian, AEW Dynamite, 15/09
HM: Dante Martin/Matt Sydal vs. FTR, AEW Dynamite, 15/09
HM: Jade Cargill vs. Leyla Hirsch, AEW Dynamite, 15/09

Yeah, Nth to these.

# ? Sep 16, 2021 10:31

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: Adam Cole vs Frankie Kazarian
HM: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs FTR
HM: Leyla Hirsch vs Jade Cargill
HM: Darby Allin vs Shawn Spears

All from Dynamite 9/15.

Ever since Spears turned full "Chair-based goon" he's been really clicking for me. I loved his entrance last night and he managed to do a lot of fun stuff that worked well with Darby's style.

# ? Sep 16, 2021 13:52

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

A Fancy Hat posted:

HM: Adam Cole vs Frankie Kazarian
HM: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs FTR
HM: Leyla Hirsch vs Jade Cargill
HM: Darby Allin vs Shawn Spears

All from Dynamite 9/15.

Ever since Spears turned full "Chair-based goon" he's been really clicking for me. I loved his entrance last night and he managed to do a lot of fun stuff that worked well with Darby's style.

Yeah, leaning into "chairs" has done way more for his character than anything else he's tried

# ? Sep 16, 2021 14:00

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

This is basically what his gimmick originally was before he jobbed to Cody

# ? Sep 16, 2021 14:52

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

Rarity posted:

This is basically what his gimmick originally was before he jobbed to Cody

yeah but it was terrible, it didnt have any shine on it

the chair lair spot looking like a loving megaman boss at stadium stampede 2 turned it around instantly

# ? Sep 16, 2021 15:03

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

A Fancy Hat posted:

HM: Leyla Hirsch vs Jade Cargill
HM: Darby Allin vs Shawn Spears

All from Dynamite 9/15.[/b]

im gonna nth these too

# ? Sep 16, 2021 15:04

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

A Fancy Hat posted:

HM: Adam Cole vs Frankie Kazarian
HM: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs FTR
HM: Leyla Hirsch vs Jade Cargill
HM: Darby Allin vs Shawn Spears

All from Dynamite 9/15.

Ever since Spears turned full "Chair-based goon" he's been really clicking for me. I loved his entrance last night and he managed to do a lot of fun stuff that worked well with Darby's style.

NTH

# ? Sep 16, 2021 19:06

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

HM
1st September
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.3
Ayato Yoshida & Takanori Ito vs Jun Tonsho & Shigehiro Irie

MOTYC
1st September
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.3
Michiko Miyagi & Rina Yamashita vs Ryo Mizunami & Yuu

2 matches into the latest GLEAT show, 2 bangers. There was a long heat section where Miyagi just gets eaten up by Aniki & Yuu and it rules. She sells great, the offence is great, and at the end she manages a snap suplex before the hot Tag to Yamashita.

HM
1st September
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.3
Issei Onitsuka vs Yu Iizuka

This almost felt like a Lidet UWF match, which is a positive. It's short, they beat each other hard, and the finish is both surprising but doesn't feel rushed. Hey, Gedo, watch this.

https://youtu.be/pdbnDG1fLFE

Watch the show

# ? Sep 17, 2021 01:12

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

HM
1st September
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.3
Hayato Tamura & Ryuichi Kawakami vs STRONGHEARTS (El Lindaman & T-Hawk)

# ? Sep 17, 2021 02:03

Tarnop: Nov 25, 2013; Pull me out

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark 9/14

HM: Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor, Wheeler YUTA vs. Jora Johl & TH2 (Jack Evans & Angelico)
HM: Leyla Hirsch vs. Kilynn King

Nth

AEW Dynamite 15/09

HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian
HM: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs. FTR
HM: Darby Allin v Shawn Spears

# ? Sep 17, 2021 05:40

sticklefifer: Nov 11, 2003; by VideoGames

forkboy84 posted:

HM
Ayato Yoshida & Takanori Ito vs Jun Tonsho & Shigehiro Irie

MOTYC
Michiko Miyagi & Rina Yamashita vs Ryo Mizunami & Yuu

HM
Issei Onitsuka vs Yu Iizuka

HM
Hayato Tamura & Ryuichi Kawakami vs STRONGHEARTS (El Lindaman & T-Hawk)

Just got around to this show. Nth all of these.

Iizuka's strikes are phenomenal. The match was short as hell but it was effective and fun.
Really fun seeing Aniki in GLEAT too, the women's tag ruled.

# ? Sep 17, 2021 06:36

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

AEW Dynamite 15/09

HM: Adam Cole vs. Frankie Kazarian
HM: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs. FTR

# ? Sep 17, 2021 10:30

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

HM: Lee Moriarty vs. Daniel Garcia, AEW Dark, 14/09

# ? Sep 17, 2021 11:51

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

sticklefifer posted:

Dragon Gate - Storm Gate Night 4 @ Korakuen Hall - 9.8.21

HM:
�Dragon Kid/Keisuke Okuda/Naruki Doi vs BxB Hulk/HYO/Kaito Ishida
�YAMATO/Kagetora vs Kota Minoura/Jason Lee
�Strong Machines J/G/K vs Susumu Yokosuka/King Shimizu/Genki Horiguchi
�Eita/Diamante/Dia Inferno vs Shun Skywalker/Dragon Dia/La Estrella

MOTYC:
�4-way Elimination: Masaaki Mochizuki vs KAI vs Ben-K vs Kota Minoura

Really solid undercard. That last trios match would've been MOTYC if not for the DQ ending, even though it works with what R.E.D has been doing lately. Adding top rope eliminations surprisingly added to the pinfall/submission stips for the 4-way, and made the final two feel more desperate. It also capped off the narrative throughline of the show where Kota demanded a spot because he pinned the champion.

2nd all this, the basic level of wrestling in DG is good

# ? Sep 18, 2021 00:55

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

HM: Lucha Bros vs. Butcher & Blade, AEW Dynamite 9/17

I want to nominate this for a MOTYC based on the ending alone. But realistically it's a solid HM. Great match.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 03:15

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

Dango Bango posted:

HM: Lucha Bros vs. Butcher & Blade, AEW Dynamite 9/17

I want to nominate this for a MOTYC based on the ending alone. But realistically it's a solid HM. Great match.

Agreed, and yeah holy gently caress what an incredible ending.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 03:18

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

Dango Bango posted:

HM: Lucha Bros vs. Butcher & Blade, AEW Dynamite 9/17

i really really liked the booking of this with all the scouted moves and stuff and the ending. good poo poo nth

# ? Sep 18, 2021 03:24

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: Lucha Bros vs Butcher & Blade
HM: Miro vs Fuego del Sol

All from AEW Rampage 17.09.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 04:00

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

Cerebral Bore posted:

HM: Lucha Bros vs Butcher & Blade
HM: Miro vs Fuego del Sol

All from AEW Rampage 17.09.

Nth these.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 04:03

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

Cerebral Bore posted:

HM: Miro vs Fuego del Sol from AEW Rampage 17.09.

Agreed, real fun match, post-match stuff even better!

# ? Sep 18, 2021 04:03

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Cerebral Bore posted:

HM: Lucha Bros vs Butcher & Blade
HM: Miro vs Fuego del Sol

All from AEW Rampage 17.09.

Yeah these

Honestly I�d have said Anna and bunny too if not for the commercial and being pretty short. It had the makings of something just didn�t have the time to get there. Oh well.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 04:07

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

Cerebral Bore posted:

MOTYC: Adam Cole vs Frankie Kazarian
HM: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs FTR
HM: Darby Allin vs Shawn Spears

All from AEW Dynamite 15.09.

Nth on these. I went back and forth on Cargill/Hirsch but Cargill's not really there yet. She will be though.

Dango Bango posted:

HM: Lucha Bros vs. Butcher & Blade, AEW Dynamite 9/17

I want to nominate this for a MOTYC based on the ending alone. But realistically it's a solid HM. Great match.

Nth to both the nomination and the ending.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 05:18

Oil!: Nov 5, 2008; Der's e'rl in dem der hills!; Ham Wrangler

GCW Highest in the Room, 9/17/2021
MOTYC: Ron Funches vs Tony Deppen

This match happened and so much poo poo also happened.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 07:06

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

Oil! posted:

GCW Highest in the Room, 9/17/2021
MOTYC: Ron Funches vs Tony Deppen

This match happened and so much poo poo also happened.

Nth. I exclaimed WHAT at least twice during the match.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 07:08

AK-47: Jul 10, 2001

Oil! posted:

GCW Highest in the Room, 9/17/2021
MOTYC: Ron Funches vs Tony Deppen

This match happened and so much poo poo also happened.

I yelled so loud my neighbor hit the wall, this was amazing

# ? Sep 18, 2021 07:16

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

HM: Lucha Bros vs. The Butcher and Blade, AEW Rampage, 17/09
HM: Miro vs. Fuego Del Sol, AEW Rampage, 17/09

Tag match woulda been MOTYC with 5 more minutes

# ? Sep 18, 2021 07:19

Oil!: Nov 5, 2008; Der's e'rl in dem der hills!; Ham Wrangler

GCW Highest in the Room, 9/17/2021
MOTYC: Gresham vs Suzuki

A great grappling and hold based match that will happen in the next 6 weeks Minoru Suzuki will be in the USA.

Also there might be a Nick Gage/Minoru Suzuki fight???

# ? Sep 18, 2021 07:56

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: Kota Ibushi vs Yujiro Takahashi G1 Climax 31 18.09

Match itself was decent, but the finish elevated it to something noteworthy.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 09:33

KungFu Grip: Jun 18, 2008

MOTYC: Minoru Suzuki vs Jonathan Gresham GCW Highest in the Room, 9/17/2021
MOTYC: Ron Funches vs Tony Deppen GCW Highest in the Room, 9/17/2021

# ? Sep 18, 2021 09:35

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

Cerebral Bore posted:

HM: Kota Ibushi vs Yujiro Takahashi G1 Climax 31 18.09

Match itself was decent, but the finish elevated it to something noteworthy.

Yeah.... yeah 2nd. That was.... yeah, 2nded.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 09:36

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: Toru Yano vs KENTA G1 Climax 31 18.09

lmao forever

# ? Sep 18, 2021 10:27

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 07:27

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

Cerebral Bore posted:

HM: Toru Yano vs KENTA G1 Climax 31 18.09

lmao forever

2nd, was beautiful nonsense from the entrances on.

# ? Sep 18, 2021 10:33

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