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

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GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

HM: All Out (Konosuke Takeshita, Akito & Shunma Katsumata) (c) vs. Meiko Satomura, Cassandra Miyagi & DASH Chisako for the KO-D Six Man Championships - DDT MajiManji #12 (7/24)

This match ruled so much. DASH Chisako is amazing. Easily one of the best trios matches I've seen outside of lucha. The ending exchange between Takeshita and Cassandra was great. MajiManji would win best weekly show in all the awards in a just world.

# ? Jul 24, 2018 14:14

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 14:42

Your Parents: Jul 19, 2017; by R. Guyovich

EugeneJ posted:

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

My God

Saying WMOTY just because Sami no-sold the arm break spot.

# ? Jul 24, 2018 18:05

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Your Parents posted:

Saying WMOTY just because Sami no-sold the arm break spot.

Do any wrestlers really sell the finger break/arm break spots anyway?

Has a wrestler started wearing a finger splint or an arm sling after wrestling Marty Scurll or Penta?

# ? Jul 25, 2018 02:20

Aphrodite: Jun 27, 2006

Dakota Kai did for a week or two after Shayna did it to her.

# ? Jul 25, 2018 02:23

achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

HM Mustafa Ali vs Drew Gulak vs TJP vs Hideo Itami 205 Live 7/24/18

# ? Jul 25, 2018 04:04

flashy_mcflash: Feb 7, 2011

I'll second that. I liked Gulak and Itami's weird little hoss-off near the end.

# ? Jul 25, 2018 04:06

Your Parents: Jul 19, 2017; by R. Guyovich

EugeneJ posted:

Do any wrestlers really sell the finger break/arm break spots anyway?

Has a wrestler started wearing a finger splint or an arm sling after wrestling Marty Scurll or Penta?

Weren't there two people wearing slings from the Penta spot on the same exact show

# ? Jul 26, 2018 15:04

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

Hm: Handsome Boy Battle Supreme - Kota Ibushi vs SANADA - G1 Climax - Night 8
Hm: Kenny Omega vs Juice Robinson

# ? Jul 26, 2018 15:07

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

HM: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

# ? Jul 26, 2018 16:43

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

# ? Jul 26, 2018 16:47

Erainor: Dec 30, 2017; THUNDERDOME LOSER

HM: Black vs Ciampa

# ? Jul 26, 2018 17:22

Coaaab: Aug 6, 2006; Wish I was there...

Night 8

I Before E posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

Yep.

# ? Jul 26, 2018 20:01

Germansimp: May 28, 2013

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

HM: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Yes

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson

Yes

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

Hell yes

# ? Jul 26, 2018 20:29

NienNunb: Feb 15, 2012

I Before E posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

Nth

# ? Jul 26, 2018 21:10

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

I think the OP is updated with all the valid nominations so far. G1 makes it difficult since people catch up on shows days later and throw in their nominations, so if I missed something/didn't put it in the right category please let me know.

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

HM: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

Nthing these.

Erainor posted:

HM: Black vs Ciampa

2nding this.

# ? Jul 27, 2018 01:36

KungFu Grip: Jun 18, 2008

motyc ishii vs zsj
motyc sanada vs ibushi

wmotyc tama tonga vs kenny omega

# ? Jul 27, 2018 02:06

MassRafTer: May 26, 2001; BAEST MODE!!!

MOTYC: Ishii vs ZSJ
HM: Sanada vs Ibushi

# ? Jul 27, 2018 02:48

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

Ishii vs. ZSJ has been upgraded to MOTYC, thanks

# ? Jul 27, 2018 02:59

Veryslightlymad: Jun 3, 2007; I fight with
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Erainor posted:

HM: Black vs Ciampa

I'd like to nth this. This was a really fantastic match that shouldn't be punished for the booking around it.

# ? Jul 27, 2018 04:10

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

MOTYC: Sanada vs Ibushi
MOTYC: Ishii vs ZSJ

# ? Jul 27, 2018 05:05

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

I Before E posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

Yeah this

# ? Jul 27, 2018 23:11

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

I Before E posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA

NTH

# ? Jul 28, 2018 02:07

MassRafTer: May 26, 2001; BAEST MODE!!!

HM: Hangman Page vs EVIL

If I saw it a month ago it probably would have been a MOTYC but these poor fuckers can't quite match some of the output this month.

# ? Jul 28, 2018 05:55

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

HM; Yoshi-hashi vs Okada

Okada selling made this match so good . Weird Okada has been real fun

# ? Jul 28, 2018 07:03

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

MassRafTer posted:

HM: Hangman Page vs EVIL

If I saw it a month ago it probably would have been a MOTYC but these poor fuckers can't quite match some of the output this month.

SatoshiMiwa posted:

HM; Yoshi-hashi vs Okada

Okada selling made this match so good . Weird Okada has been real fun

2nd both

# ? Jul 28, 2018 07:50

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

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax Night 10 - 07/28

Holy gently caress Ishii. Holy gently caress Ibushi. Holy gently caress both those guys.

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:07

Gnossiennes: Jan 7, 2013; Loving chairs more every day!

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax Night 10 - 07/28

Holy gently caress Ishii. Holy gently caress Ibushi. Holy gently caress both those guys.

2nd holy loving poo poo

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:11

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax Night 10 - 07/28

Holy gently caress Ishii. Holy gently caress Ibushi. Holy gently caress both those guys.

YUP

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:12

STING 64: Oct 20, 2006

this year has been fuckin stupid for wrestling

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:15

SyntheticPolygon: Dec 20, 2013

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax Night 10 - 07/28

Holy gently caress Ishii. Holy gently caress Ibushi. Holy gently caress both those guys.

nth. It's always amazing whenever Ibushi brings out his darker side.

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:36

Gaz-L: Jan 28, 2009

Newsflash: Ishii real good, film at eleven.

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:39

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

G1 Night 10
HM: Juice vs YTR
MOTYC Ishii vs Ibushi
HM: SANADA vs Omega

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:55

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

jesus WEP posted:

HM: SANADA vs Omega

Seconding this.

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:57

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

jesus WEP posted:

HM: SANADA vs Omega

Agreed

# ? Jul 28, 2018 12:57

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

HM: Tama/ZSJ, perhaps the best Tama match so far. Like the Naito match, the interference actually serves to build to a climax instead of just cluttering the early going, and Tama's agility really meshes well with Zack's style, leading to some fantastic counter sequences.
HM: Juice/Yano
MOTYC: Ishii/Ibushi
MOTYC: SANADA/Kenny

I Before E fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Jul 28, 2018

# ? Jul 28, 2018 15:36

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii

We will be very blessed if anything touches this in the rest of the G1. That was immense.

HM: SANADA vs. Kenny Omega

# ? Jul 28, 2018 17:15

MassRafTer: May 26, 2001; BAEST MODE!!!

I'm a day behind so more from 7/27

HM: Tanahashi vs Makabe, Tanahashi is so good and Makabe is bringing it all tournament.
HM: Okada vs Yoshi Hashi

# ? Jul 28, 2018 17:46

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

KungFu Grip posted:

HM: Electroshock, LA Park, Puma King vs. Psycho Clown, El Hijo de Fantasma, Dr. Wagner Jr - World of Warcraft presents: AAA vs ELITE - 7/21

what a crazy wild brawl

I will second this, it was really good. Puma definitely felt like he belonged in the main event immediately. Park vs Psycho brawling was premium lucha content and the "unruly AAA trios brawl" is a genre of match that you don't really get anywhere else.

Of course the only way to see this match right now is to subscribe on AAA's Twitch (for $5 or with Prime) or wait about a month to see if it shows up on Youtube. Which it might not, it's still not clear if it was taped for TV or if they'll skip this show when they air the tapings on Televisa/Space.
Link is https://www.twitch.tv/videos/287643265?t=02h16m32s

# ? Jul 28, 2018 18:03

A Real Horse: Oct 26, 2013

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax Night 10 - 07/28

Holy gently caress Ishii. Holy gently caress Ibushi. Holy gently caress both those guys.

I very rarely post so I don�t know if this counts but nth. When I die I want my tombstone to be a screen that just plays this match on repeat.

# ? Jul 28, 2018 23:12

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 14:42

Another Person: Oct 21, 2010

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC: Masashi Takeda (c) vs. Isami Kodaka for the BJW Deathmatch Title - BJW (6/20)

Maybe the best deathmatch I've ever seen. Just the name of the stipulation was enough to sell it to me, it was a Light Tubes, Giga Ladder & Glass Board Death Match. The Samurai TV broadcast is up on RealHero's Rutube page but I won't link it because BJW have their own (lovely) streaming service. Try and track it down if you aren't put off by deathmatches though.

yeah sure this was loving disgusting but it was also insanely good loving hell

# ? Jul 29, 2018 03:12

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