2018's Best (Okada/Omega IV) and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year

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

Super No Vacancy posted:

HM: The Bullet Club vs. The Kingdom+Shane Taylor, ROH Manhattan Mayhem 3/3

great war games match. marty and taven did enough early to build your interest and then when they started adding more guys the spots just came cascading down. also a super hot crowd for the bucks and page and everybody. also a moonsault off the hammerstein balcony. great match!

Nth. So good. I hope Kenny gets Marty in the divorce.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2018 09:01

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 13:28

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

abraham linksys posted:

205 live report: the main of Ali vs Murphy banged, woke up a dead crowd, showed the strengths of both dudes, and had a cool finish, recommend!!

Nth a HM nom. Go Ali!

# ¿ Mar 8, 2018 05:55

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

Jenkem Delivery posted:

WMOTYC - Punishment Martinez vs. Soberano Jr, ROH Manhattan Mayhem 3-3-18

I have only seen bits and pieces of Punishment Martinez, I don't remember him being as awful as he was in this match. He was atrocious and I hope it doesn't reflect badly upon Soberano.

Nth. I was actively rolling my eyes at how bad it was.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2018 02:29

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

Senerio posted:

HM: Drew Gulak vs Mustafa Ali, 205 Live 3/20/18

Would've been a MOTYC in front of a big crowd but this match made me curse out loud which I don't do often so I have to nominate it.

4th. It's amazing how much good work goes on for no one in the stands.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2018 18:12

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

MassRafTer posted:

HM: Team Taguchi USA vs LiJ, Strong Style Evolved

Nth

Super No Vacancy posted:

hm KES vs Yano/Chuckie!!!

Nth

# ¿ Mar 26, 2018 03:36

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Suzuki/Sabre vs. Okada/Ishii, NJPW SSE, 3/25

Nth

# ¿ Mar 26, 2018 03:41

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: Golden Lovers vs. Young Bucks, NJPW SSE, 3/25

It doesn't need it at this point but Nth.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2018 05:28

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

St Evan Echoes posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs Marty Scurll, Sakura Genesis
Christ this was scary as all hell, but awesome

third (I'm never watching that match again)

# ¿ Apr 1, 2018 10:47

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

Seconding this and

HM: King Cuerno, Drago & Aerostar vs. Andrew Everett, DJ Z & Desmond Xavier, Impact vs. Lucha Underground, 4/6

Seconded.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2018 04:06

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: WALTER vs. PCO, Joey Janela’s Spring Break 2, 4/7

Nth. I hope the ref is okay.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2018 07:23

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: Adam Cole vs. Killian Daim vs. Ricochet vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Velveteen Dream vs. EC3, NXT Takeover: New Orleans, 4/7

Nth

# ¿ Apr 8, 2018 01:59

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

I Before E posted:

HM: SZKG/Ishii and Yano
MOTY: Bucks/LIJ
MOTY: Hiromu/Billy Bird
MOTY: Omega/Okada

Nth, just so we get the ZSJ match on the board. That counter :allears:

# ¿ Jun 10, 2018 07:26

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

To summarize

OGB posted:

MOTYC: Era vs Lorcan/Burch

HM: Ricochet vs Dream

Nth

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa in a Streetfight - NXT Takeover Chicago.

Oh my loving God

gently caress yes.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2018 09:49

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

Professor Funk posted:

HM: Womens MITB Ladder Match

Match was fun as hell, and 10x better than the first one.

Nth.

# ¿ Jun 18, 2018 01:42

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

Gavok posted:

HM: Johnny Mundo vs. Vibora, Lucha Underground 7/18

Really cool and unique match of a monster heel taking on a scummy cheater heel while their respective heel factions war on in the background.

Seconded

# ¿ Jul 20, 2018 01:43

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

EugeneJ posted:

MOTY: Pentagon Jr. vs. Sami Callihan, Mask vs. Hair - Impact Slammiversary 7/22

My God

Nth.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2018 03:29

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

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

HM: Ishii/Juice
HM: Omega/Yano
HM: Naito/SANADA

Omega/Yano would have been MOTY if not for the finish.

Agreed

# ¿ Aug 8, 2018 16:31

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

Segment of the year: Intermission, Joey Janela�s Lost in New York, 8/17

Seconded. Brilliant work. COSBY?????

# ¿ Aug 18, 2018 05:13

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

gently caress it I’m going MOTYC: Adam Cole vs. Ricochet, NXT Takeover Brooklyn, 8/18

I'm in favor of MOTYC.

# ¿ Aug 19, 2018 01:25

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

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Shayna Baszler (C) vs Kairi Sane for the NXT Women's Championship - NXT Takeover Brooklyn IV - 8/18

Best women's title match on NXT for quite some time, and a rollercoaster of a finish.

Nth

# ¿ Aug 19, 2018 01:51

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

HM: Colt Cabana v MJF - AAW Destination Chicago 8/30

The Colt and MJF Family Drama Part 2, and it was glorious

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 05:19

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

KungFu Grip posted:

hm bandido & flamita vs penta el 0 m & rey fenix AAW Destination Chicago 8/30

Second. I think I lost my voice.

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 05:33

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

Germansimp posted:

gently caress you Gedo.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2018 11:26

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

SatoshiMiwa posted:

HM: Will Ospreay vs Marty Skrull - Real Fun but not quite up there with their best

Nth

# ¿ Oct 1, 2018 03:13

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

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kairi Sane (C) vs. Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women's Championship - WWE Evolution 10/28

A perfect face vs a perfect heel in front of a hot crowd having a great match with an ending that sets up a LOT of stuff going forward. I absolutely loved this.

Nth

# ¿ Oct 29, 2018 02:21

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

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Becky Lynch (C) vs. Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women's Championship in a Last Woman Standing match - WWE Evolution 10/28

HOLY gently caress!

yes

# ¿ Oct 29, 2018 03:14

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

RealFoxy posted:

HM: Kairi Sane vs Shanna Baszler, 2 out of 3 Falls from NXT War Games

It was fast, to the point, and delivered. Enjoyed it almost as much as Becky/Charolette and had a lot more energy than Asuka's NXT matches so it'd be a disservice not to nominate it. There's a lot worse matches with nominations for MOTYC

e: Gonna ghost edit this to HM

2nd.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2018 01:32

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano, NXT Takeover: WarGames 2, 11/17

Running over to nth

# ¿ Nov 18, 2018 01:59

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: Velveteen Dream vs. Tommaso Ciampa, NXT Takeover: WarGames 2, 11/17

Oh my godddddddddddd

gently caress yes.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2018 02:34

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

SalTheBard posted:

MOTYC - Wargames Match - NXT Wargames 2

I'd honestly HM that match but it already has the nominations for MOTYC that I'm good with that.

# ¿ Nov 18, 2018 04:00

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

Venomous posted:

HM: 10-on-10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Match, WWE Survivor Series Kickoff Show, 11/19

This was some cool poo poo tbh. Some amazingly insane spots, especially towards the end, and it remained tense right until the last pinfall. Should've been on the main show.

e:

2nd

# ¿ Nov 19, 2018 00:52

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

Yeah, let's do this:

HM: ACH v Trevor Lee - AAW Unstoppable - Nov 25

Definitely check it out when it becomes streamable later on.

# ¿ Nov 25, 2018 07:29

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 13:28

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

Benne posted:

Excuse me I think you really mean

MOTYC - Flip Gordon vs. Bully Ray - ROH Final Battle

Excuse me I think you really mean

HM - Flip Gordon vs. Bully Ray - ROH Final Battle

e: I can't get past the violations of the Flag Code, and I'm a flaming liberal.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2018 04:40

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