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

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jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs Lance Archer, NJPW WrestleKingdom 14, 4th January
It was exactly what you�d expect and it ruled

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jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

STONE COLD 64 posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay (c) vs Hiromu Takahashi - January 4, 2020 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 at The Tokyo Dome

Shut �er down Jerusalem, this is it

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 11:30

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Rarity posted:

HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay White, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, 04/01

Hurt by following up the Match of the Year but still very good

this

probably would have been a motyc if they�d cut out some bullshit

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 12:20

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC: OKADA VS IBUSHI, WK14, JAN 4TH
this might be the best loving match I�ve ever seen, holy loving Christ

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 13:11

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Zack Sabre Jr vs. SANADA, NJPW WrestleKingdom 14 Night 2, 1/5

nth

# ¿ Jan 5, 2020 08:28

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada (C) vs. Tetsuya Naito (C) for the IWGP Heavyweight AND Intercontinental Championships - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 2

A match/main event/story years in the making, executed to perfection. New Japan is the best wrestling promotion on the planet.

i dunno if this topped the ibushi match but my god it came close

nth obviously

# ¿ Jan 5, 2020 11:11

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

extradite THIS! posted:

Trying to see all the good pro wrestling matches is a fool's errand unless you do it as your job like Meltzer. And even Dave can't watch it all. Don't feel too bad about it

i believe in my friend punch mclightning

# ¿ Jan 5, 2020 13:48

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC: EVIL and Shingo vs Ishii and Goto, NJPW New Year�s Dash, 6th January
So Much Beef

# ¿ Jan 6, 2020 12:27

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

i mean if you�re gonna bring context into it one was in the second quarter of a weekly TV show and the other was the main event of a PPV

# ¿ Jan 11, 2020 00:23

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

Seconding this, as well as adding now redundant seconds to Imperium vs. TUE and DIY vs. Moustache Mountain. Worlds Collide was a good show.

Edit: Also seconding the HM for Finn B�lor vs. Ilja Dragunov from Worlds Collide.

Same to all of this I was just lazy and waiting for someone else to do them all in one post

# ¿ Jan 26, 2020 08:52

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

WWE Royal Rumble, Jan 26th
~~HM: Women�s Rumble~~ actually can I rescind this because the Santina stuff actually did sour me on the match
HM: Becky Lynch vs Asuka
HM: Men�s Rumble

The Brock stuff was good! And it paid off perfectly!!

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# ¿ Jan 27, 2020 07:47

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

HM: Bryan vs Fiend as well, sorry

# ¿ Jan 27, 2020 10:30

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Agreed on the womens rumble, I want to un-HM it

# ¿ Jan 27, 2020 14:04

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Punch McLightning posted:

This would have been better if it was three minutes shorter at a minimum.

Wednesday_Night_Wars.txt

# ¿ Jan 28, 2020 12:22

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Yes. Says a lot when Okada is the fifth least interesting person in a 2v2 tag.

yeah okada owns

# ¿ Feb 1, 2020 12:47

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. EVIL, NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo, 01/02

BEEEEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

ayup

# ¿ Feb 1, 2020 12:54

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

I wonder if the men�s rumble match is the highest star rated match to get one paltry HM vote

# ¿ Feb 3, 2020 11:37

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Hiromu Takahashi (C) vs. Ryu Lee for the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship - The New Beginning in Osaka - 2/9

This THWAK match THWAK absolutely THWAK ruled THWAK and THWAK these THWAK two THWAK are THWAK just THWAK perfect THWAK against THWAK each THWAK other.

nth this owned

# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 10:49

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC jon moxley vs Minoru Suzuki, NJPW New Beginning Feb 9th

# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 11:12

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Tetsuya Naito (C) vs. KENTA for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships - NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka - 2/9

Great start, went a little long and sagged in the middle but the last few minutes were fantastic, even if the blood was horrifying.

Nth

# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 12:57

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

ThePariah posted:

MOTYC: The Fiend vs Goldberg

2nd this, not because the match was any good I just love Goldberg more with each comeback

# ¿ Feb 27, 2020 22:06

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Final deletion was great unironically and the wm nominations were from cowards

# ¿ Feb 28, 2020 20:49

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Rarity posted:

The GOAT vote is the only unsullied thread competition left on the forum!

The one where we spitefully refused to vote Raven out just to annoy Jerusalem?

# ¿ Feb 28, 2020 21:32

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Punch McLightning posted:

I won�t second, but some poo poo should have stayed in the 90s.

MOTYC: Darby Allin vs Sammy Guevara

HM for me

# ¿ Mar 1, 2020 02:44

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page (C) vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team Titles - AEW Revolution 2/29

Kenny Omega reminding everybody he's one of the greatest wrestlers on the planet... and he was one of only FOUR incredible wrestlers in this match! What an incredible, incredible match. That Young Bucks stealing the Double V-Trigger spot and Kenny's kickout at one spot was sensational.

Yes

# ¿ Mar 1, 2020 03:25

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Cody vs. MJF - AEW Revolution 2/29

A complete loving mess and I loved it.

2nd

# ¿ Mar 1, 2020 04:27

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC: PAC vs Orange Cassidy, AEW Revolution, Feb 29th

Orange Cassidy is the best wrestler in the world

# ¿ Mar 1, 2020 04:47

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

HM: Jon Moxley vs Chris Jericho, AEW Revolution

# ¿ Mar 1, 2020 05:26

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

flashy_mcflash posted:

I wouldn't call it a WMOTY but it's hosed up that Cody came out with less intensity against MJF than Darby did against Sammy. It eventually got to that blood feud energy but didn't feel like a "here's a match Cody had walked through fire to get" encounter.

it sort of makes sense given that he has arn there trying to keep him cool and not get too fiery. but logic isn't as good as stuff that looks cool and pops the crowd. he should have been like when austin used to just toss the belt when he was halfway down the ramp, slide in and start whooping rear end

# ¿ Mar 2, 2020 23:51

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MassRafTer posted:

HM for Naito vs Hiromu.

Powerful MRT energy in this post

# ¿ Mar 3, 2020 21:29

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

RealFoxy posted:

HM: Drew Gulak vs Daniel Bryan from Elimination Chamber (March 8th)

This is about as good as a WWE undercard match is ever going to get, they got 20 minutes, had a great ending, both men got over.

Nth

Life is too short to watch the rest of the card so I can�t in good faith add to the WM noms from this show

# ¿ Mar 9, 2020 11:50

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

a warning slap to back down someone trying to intimidate you isn�t bullying in any way wtf

# ¿ Mar 20, 2020 08:27

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Cerebral Bore posted:

Well, when they come back all they have to do is send out Ishii to rack up them MOTYC:s and they should be safe.

Ishii probably gets more MOTYCs a year than WWE main roster

# ¿ Mar 27, 2020 13:38

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

extradite THIS! posted:

Don�t worry, this would require Ishii to win an important match

please don�t hurt me like this

# ¿ Mar 27, 2020 14:32

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

the best bout potato

# ¿ Mar 27, 2020 14:43

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

agreed but do it for the subforum

# ¿ Mar 27, 2020 16:12

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

That said, now it's over...

MOTYC: AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker in a Boneyard Match - WWE Wrestlemania 36

Exactly the kind of stupid, over-the-top nonsense I love, and shot in a distinct and fun way that made it stand out from everything else on the show. This saved an awful Wrestlemania.

Nth

Night 1 was a fun show when I was able to skip bits

# ¿ Apr 5, 2020 08:26

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: THE FIRELY FUNHOUSE, WRESTLEMANIA, 05/04

10*

# ¿ Apr 6, 2020 07:20

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

i started watching Orton/Edge today and just stopped after 10 minutes. It's the opposite of a good hate watch. It's just two dudes very competently doing a lot of boring poo poo forever.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2020 21:19

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jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Nth the BTE match

# ¿ Apr 13, 2020 21:41

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