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

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Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

ICR posted:

HM: Serena Deeb v Tay Conti: AEW Dynamite 1/13 New Year�s Bash Night 2

Very explosive match. Held my attention the entire time and there were times I wasn�t sure who would win. Very devastating offense from both and I�ll quote a goon in the GDT, Deeb is underrated and the Bret Hart of women�s wrestling. Absolutely fire match.

Agreed with this.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2021 04:04

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 21:15

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Rarity posted:

HM: Eddie Kingston vs. PAC, AEW New Year's Smash, 13/01

Yeah

I agree with this too.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2021 21:13

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Jungle Boy vs. Dax Harwood - AEW Dynamite 1/27

Just a perfectly booked and executed match between two great wrestlers with a superb ending. Right on the cusp of MOTYC status.

Yup

# ¿ Jan 28, 2021 03:22

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa, AEW Dynamite 2/3

Super hard-hitting match with a fantastic lead up to the finish.

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers vs. Jon Moxley, PAC & Rey Fenix - AEW Dynamite Beach Break 2/3

Absolutely incredible main event, so much great poo poo in this and that's if you ONLY count what Fenix was doing, let alone Mox and PAC and Kenny and yes even the Good Brothers.

Yes to both of these

# ¿ Feb 4, 2021 04:09

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Joey Janela vs. Darby Allin, AEW Dynamite, 2/10

HM: Leyla Hirsch vs. Thunder Rosa, AEW Dynamite, 2/10

Yes to these, also MOTY for Kenny / Kenta vs Mox / Archer, not that it needs it.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2021 04:10

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

SG Bamboo posted:

AEW Women's Tournament - Japanese Side February 15th
HM

Yuka Sakazaki vs Mei Suruga
Veny vs Emi Sakura
Maki Itoh vs Ryo Mizunami
~~Rin Kadokura vs Aja Kong~~

Nothing groundbreaking from any of them but a nice way to introduce the new faces to a wider audience. Four good to great matches

I�ll nth the first three, I wasn�t much into the fourth.

Veny vs Emi was probably the best wrestling, Maki vs Ryo was the most fun.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2021 02:06

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Benne posted:

I'm going HM: Riho vs. Serena Deeb

Not that it matters as I think this has the votes for MOTY but yeah I think HM for this one.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2021 02:57

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: The Blade, The Butcher, & Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley, Lance Archer, & Rey Fenix from tonight's Dynamite

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Young Bucks vs. Proud & Powerful

Both of these from tonight�s Dynamite.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2021 04:28

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

From tonight�s AEW women�s tourney:

Emi Sakura vs Yuka Sakazaki
Ryo Mizunami vs Aja Kong
Tay Conti vs Nyla Rose

All HMs.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2021 02:12

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

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

MOTYC: Hikaru Shida, Mei Suruga and Rin Kadokura vs. Emi Sakura, Veny and Maki Itoh, AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament, 2/28

Same show:

HM for Yuka v Ryo (but this was reeeeal close for me)
HM for Rosa v Riho

# ¿ Mar 1, 2021 02:07

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Pylons posted:

AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament 3/1

HM: Nyla Rose vs. Thunder Rosa

Same. This one is closer to not being an HM for me than it is to being a MOTYC, but overall I enjoyed it and thought both women showed up.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2021 03:32

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

graph posted:

HM: Stu Grayson vs. JD Drake, AEW Dark 3/2/21

this was way better than it had any right to be

I liked the Kingston match with Drake a lot but this match slapped.

Grayson is so good.

e: this is an nth

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# ¿ Mar 3, 2021 21:57

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

A Fancy Hat posted:

AEW Dynamite 3/3

MOTYC: Shaq & Jade Cargill vs. Cody Rhodes & Red Velvet

HM: FTR & Tully Blanchard vs. Jungle Express

MOTYC: Nyla Rose vs. Ryo Mizunami, AEW Women's Championship Eliminator Tournament Finals

I considered making Shaq an HM, but I honestly think this might be the best celebrity wrestling match I've ever seen. Shaq had a couple of cool spots, the focus was on Jade and Velvet, and Shaq went through a goddamn table at the end. I had almost no interest in this match before it happened and was completely blown away.

Nth to this.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2021 14:52

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

MOTYC: Casino Tag Team Battle Royale
MOTYC: Hikaru Shida vs Ryo Mizunami
MOTYC: Darby and Sting vs Team Taz
MOTYC: Kenny Omega vs Jon Moxley EXPLODING BARBED WIRE DEATH MATCH
WMOTYC: Kenny Omega vs Jon Moxley EXPLODING BARBED WIRE DEATH MATCH
HM: Hangman Adam Page vs Big Money Matt Hardy

# ¿ Mar 8, 2021 14:28

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

I missed these for whatever reason, but also from Revolution:

HM Bucks vs Jericho / MJF
HM Rosa / Riho vs Britt / Maki

# ¿ Mar 8, 2021 14:50

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark 3/9

MOTYC: QT Marshall vs. Fuego del Sol

gently caress it yea. the ddt spot was masterful and gave away the ending, but I still wanted to see how the dastardly QT got the win

# ¿ Mar 10, 2021 02:44

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

RealFoxy posted:

Rey Fenix just casually dropping an HM against the lesser buck.

This is a nomination.

HM: March 10th Dynamite, Matt Jackson vs Rey Fenix from AEW Dynamite

This

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Darby Allin vs. Scorpio Sky, Dynamite 3/10

Really good TV match.

And also this.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2021 04:07

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Junpei Hyde posted:

MOTYC: Thunder Rosa vs Britt Baker: AEW St patrick's Day Slam 17/03/21

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

What an amazing match. Not that it matters but nth nth nth

# ¿ Mar 18, 2021 03:02

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Kenny Omega vs. Matt Sydal, Dynamite, 3/24

Yep

# ¿ Mar 25, 2021 01:31

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

flatluigi posted:

HM: Lucha Bros + Laredo Kid v Young Bucks + Cutler, Dynamite, 3/24

Yup. Nth

# ¿ Mar 25, 2021 02:22

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Dango Bango posted:

~~MOTYC~~HM: John Silver vs. Darby Allen, AEW Dynamite 3/24

Hootin' and hollerin'

Hm for me.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2021 03:02

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Bullet Club USA vs. Lucha Bros & Laredo Kid - AEW Dynamite 3/31/21

Yep

# ¿ Apr 1, 2021 02:29

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Best Friends vs. Miro/Kip - AEW Dynamite 3/31/21

So. Much. Fun. Grinning like an idiot throughout this match.

On a show that had a multi man with omega and the Lucha Bros (my favorite kind of match), this was still the best match.

Nth.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2021 03:04

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

flatluigi posted:

HM: JD Drake vs Darby for the TNT Title, Apr 7

Yeah it was good.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2021 02:15

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Oh Snapple! posted:

HM: Tay Conti vs The Bunny, AEW Dynamite, 4/7/2021

Yep

# ¿ Apr 8, 2021 02:35

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

TTBF posted:

MOTYC
April 9th
GCW Presents rSpring Break
Arez, Black Taurus & Gringo Loco vs. Aramis, Dragon Bane & Laredo Kid

spotfest af

nth

# ¿ Apr 12, 2021 21:48

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Testekill posted:

HM: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Danny Limelight, AEW Dark Elevation 12/4

Takeshita is very good you guys

Nth. Agreed, solid match.

# ¿ Apr 13, 2021 05:14

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

graph posted:

HM: Pac & Rey Fenix vs. Andre Montoya & Vary Morales, AEW Dark Elevation 12/4

just a loving wild murderfest

Yeah this match was a lot of fun. Basically just perma mention for Fenix matches.

# ¿ Apr 13, 2021 05:41

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: The Young Bucks (C) vs. Rey Fenix & PAC for the AEW Tag Team Titles - AEW Dynamite 4/14

Four of the best tag team guys in the world telling a hell of a story on top of just doing the craziest, most insane and innovative moves.... and that's before you even add the poo poo Fenix does into the mix

And that ending....

Yepppppp this match was so good

# ¿ Apr 15, 2021 01:35

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

AEW Dynamite 4/14

HM for Jade Cargill v Red Velvet. Just a really solid match that in earlier days would have stood up with the best of the AEW women�s matches. Jade is for real and so is Red Velvet.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2021 02:01

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

I Before E posted:

HM: Dax vs Jericho
HM: Hardy vs Darby

All from Dynamite, 4/14

I already did the first two but I�ll add these two.

Great show.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2021 03:04

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

karmicknight posted:

MOTYC: Hikaru Shida vs. Tay Conti- AEW Dynamite 5/21

Yeah it was good.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2021 02:00

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Rarity posted:

HM: Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage, AEW Dynamite, 28/04
HM: The Young Bucks vs. The Sydals, AEW Dynamite, 28/04
HM: Orange Cassidy vs. Penta el Zero Miedo, AEW Dynamite, 28/04
HM: Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford, AEW Dynamite, 28/04

I think this. Nth.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2021 13:23

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

MassRafTer posted:

MOTYC: Blood and Guts 5/5. Outstanding match, very heated, very good finish, fun bump at the end. Bloody MJF on top of the cage was a great performance.

Same. I was fine with the crash pad and watching on Fite I didn�t have commercial breaks.

Also HM to QT vs Cody from the same show.

# ¿ May 6, 2021 03:07

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Lumbermouth posted:

MOTYC: Darby Allin vs Miro - TNT Championship, AEW Dynamite 5/12

Hell yes this.

Also MOTY: SCU vs Young Bucks

And HM: Nagata vs Moxley

# ¿ May 13, 2021 03:04

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Serena Deeb vs. Red Velvet - AEW Dynamite 5/19

Quite simply, this match ruled. Unbelievable intensity through the whole match.

HM for me on this one. Almost but not quite there. Best match of the night though.

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Varsity Blonds vs. Young Bucks, Dynamite

Also this.

# ¿ May 20, 2021 03:08

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Serena Deeb (C) vs. Riho for the NWA Women's Championship - AEW Double or Nothing Pre-Show 5/30

Absolutely incredible atmosphere with the full crowd, two fantastic wrestlers, the sunset really added to the look of the match, and goddamn I always forget not only how great Riho is but how she just seems to have a natural babyface connection with the crowd. Plus Deeb is awesome too and... just a great match!

Yes this

# ¿ May 31, 2021 00:58

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage, AEW Double Or Nothing, 5/30

loving fantastic

Yoooooooo nth this match ruled so much

# ¿ May 31, 2021 01:19

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 21:15

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Testekill posted:

MOTYC: Young Bucks vs Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston for the AEW Tag Team Championship, AEW Double or Nothing, 30/05

The Bucks are the best tag team in the world

Nth. 3 absolute bangers in a row this show, and the bucks have never had a bad match in AEW.

# ¿ May 31, 2021 01:51

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