2019's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

TTBF posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/1/8

nth superb match

# ? Jul 18, 2019 13:22

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 15:22

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

TTBF posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/1/8

Hell yes, this was another one of those matches where you're shocked to realize it's been 20 minutes already and you thought it was half that

# ? Jul 18, 2019 13:22

lost my old email: Jun 20, 2019

TTBF posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/1/8

it started with active, enjoyable matwork and just kept changing up through the gears take my N

# ? Jul 18, 2019 13:24

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

TTBF posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/1/8

Yeah, obviously, duh, this was loving awesome. Better than the WK match.

# ? Jul 18, 2019 13:36

Kevino07: Oct 16, 2008

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs. Kota Ibushi
HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/18
HM: EVIL vs. SANADA - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/18

A-block is killing it this year (except Fale of course)

# ? Jul 18, 2019 20:29

An Actual Bear: Feb 15, 2012

TTBF posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/1/8

Holy poo poo, nth

# ? Jul 18, 2019 20:49

Punch McLightning: Sep 19, 2005; you know what that means; Grimey Drawer

MOTYC: EVIL vs SANADA, G1 Climax (7/18)
HM: KENTA vs. Lance Archer, G1 Climax 7/18

MOTYC: Arisa Hoshiki vs. Tam Nakano, Stardom 6/16

# ? Jul 18, 2019 21:02

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Kevino07 posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs. Kota Ibushi
HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/18
HM: EVIL vs. SANADA - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/18

A-block is killing it this year (except Fale of course)

this but also

HM: KENTA vs Lance Archer - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/18
I thought it was really good

# ? Jul 18, 2019 21:39

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

HM: ZSJ/Okada, G1 7/14
HM: SANADA/Ospreay, G1 7/14

# ? Jul 18, 2019 21:57

Mr E: Sep 18, 2007

Kevino07 posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs. Kota Ibushi
HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/18
HM: EVIL vs. SANADA - NJPW G1 Climax Night 5 - 7/18

A-block is killing it this year (except Fale of course)

I agree with all of this.

# ? Jul 18, 2019 22:22

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

MOTYC: Ibushi/EVIL, G1 7/14
HM: KENTA and Tanahashi/the inexorable work of time on the body, G1 7/14

# ? Jul 18, 2019 22:51

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

HM: KENTA vs. Lance Archer, G1 Climax Night 5, 18/07
MOTYC: EVIL vs. SANADA, G1 Climax Night 5, 18/07
HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr, G1 Climax Night 5, 18/07
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay, G1 Climax Night 5, 18/07

I went MOTYC for EVIL/SANADA cause even though technically it didn't match the main event I was still so wrapped up in every nearfall

# ? Jul 18, 2019 23:13

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

# ? Jul 19, 2019 01:26

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Sticking to my rules of only nominating one match

HM: KENTA vs. Lance Archer

# ? Jul 19, 2019 01:30

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

HM: Jay White vs Ishii 7/15 NJPW
HM: Juice vs Goto 7/15 NJPW
HM: Yoshitatsu vs Miyahara 6/30 AJPW
HM: DASH Chisako vs Sareee 7/7 Sendai Girls

MassRafTer fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jul 19, 2019

# ? Jul 19, 2019 02:00

Accident Underwater: Oct 21, 2005; You look like a star!

HM KENTA vs. Lance Archer, G1 7/18
HM EVIL vs. SANADA, G1 7/18
HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr, G1 7/18
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay, G1 7/18

Hell yeah, good night

# ? Jul 19, 2019 03:27

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

HM: Archer vs KENTA
HM: Evil vs SANADA
HM: Tanahashi vs ZSJ
MOTYC: Will The Thrill Ospreay vs IBUSHI

July 18th, TYOOL Two Thousand Eighteen, New Japan Pro Wrestling

# ? Jul 19, 2019 04:36

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

Rarity posted:

HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr, G1 Climax Night 5, 18/07
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay, G1 Climax Night 5, 18/07[/b]

MY GOD IBUSHI/OSPREAY :stare:

And ZSJ/Tana gets an HM nod for having such smooth wrestling, transitions, and counters. Just artful.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 04:37

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

MOTYC: Ibushi/Ospreay
HM: Sanada/Evil, Archer/KENTA, Tanahashi/ZSJ

G1 Season baby

# ? Jul 19, 2019 05:27

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

HM July 18th AAA Show - Cody Rhodes and MJF vs. Black Taurus and Daga.

I really like the match.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 05:51

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

karmicknight posted:

HM July 18th AAA Show - Cody Rhodes and MJF vs. Black Taurus and Daga.

I really like the match.

Nth

# ? Jul 19, 2019 05:52

J-Ro: Jul 26, 2005; Child Of The Revolution

karmicknight posted:

HM July 18th AAA Show - Cody Rhodes and MJF vs. Black Taurus and Daga.

I really like the match.

MJF / Daga handshake spot makes it. 3rded.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 06:00

Super No Vacancy: Jul 26, 2012

that was a fun spot

# ? Jul 19, 2019 06:09

UnlimitedSpessmans: Jul 31, 2015

karmicknight posted:

HM July 18th AAA Show - Cody Rhodes and MJF vs. Black Taurus and Daga.

I really like the match.

yeah, fun match with some great heeling.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 06:25

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

HM: Taichi vs Shingo Takagi, NJPW G1 Night 6, 7/19
This is the best Taichi match I�ve ever seen. Shingo is unbelievably great

# ? Jul 19, 2019 11:55

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

jesus WEP posted:

HM: Taichi vs Shingo Takagi, NJPW G1 Night 6, 7/19
This is the best Taichi match I�ve ever seen. Shingo is unbelievably great

Nth hell yeah

# ? Jul 19, 2019 11:56

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

jesus WEP posted:

HM: Taichi vs Shingo Takagi, NJPW G1 Night 6, 7/19
This is the best Taichi match I�ve ever seen. Shingo is unbelievably great

Taichi is good, this is a 3rd from me

# ? Jul 19, 2019 12:05

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

jesus WEP posted:

HM: Taichi vs Shingo Takagi, NJPW G1 Night 6, 7/19
This is the best Taichi match I�ve ever seen. Shingo is unbelievably great

Nth

# ? Jul 19, 2019 12:18

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC YTR vs Jay White NJPW G1 Night 6

# ? Jul 19, 2019 12:19

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

jesus WEP posted:

MOTYC YTR vs Jay White NJPW G1 Night 6

Yes. YES

# ? Jul 19, 2019 12:21

lost my old email: Jun 20, 2019

jesus WEP posted:

MOTYC YTR vs Jay White NJPW G1 Night 6

yano is the wrestler of the year

# ? Jul 19, 2019 12:22

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

HM: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW G1 Climax Night 6 - 7/19

I had picked a winner but I had no idea who was going to win, and I continued to have no idea right up until the match ended because they loving sold me on every single false finish.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 12:42

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW G1 Climax Night 6 - 7/19

I had picked a winner but I had no idea who was going to win, and I continued to have no idea right up until the match ended because they loving sold me on every single false finish.

yeah

# ? Jul 19, 2019 12:43

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

MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley - NJPW G1 Climax Night 6 - 7/19

AHHHH! DANGEROUS! DANGEROUSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:07

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

MOTYC
Jon Moxley vs Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax Night 6 - 19th July

This was. Wow. Big Tam flew.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:07

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley - NJPW G1 Climax Night 6 - 7/19

AHHHH! DANGEROUS! DANGEROUSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Nth

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:07

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC: Big Tom Ishii vs Jon Moxley, NJPW G1 Night 6, 7/19
I�ll just be screaming for the next hour or so, don�t mind me. What a crazy-rear end brawl

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:08

UnlimitedSpessmans: Jul 31, 2015

jesus WEP posted:

MOTYC YTR vs Jay White NJPW G1 Night 6

jesus WEP posted:

MOTYC: Big Tom Ishii vs Jon Moxley, NJPW G1 Night 6, 7/19
I’ll just be screaming for the next hour or so, don’t mind me. What a crazy-rear end brawl

both of these

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:08

Burn Down Canberra: Oct 27, 2005; GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

jesus WEP posted:

MOTYC: Big Tom Ishii vs Jon Moxley, NJPW G1 Night 6, 7/19
I�ll just be screaming for the next hour or so, don�t mind me. What a crazy-rear end brawl

Nth fantastic brawl

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:08

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 15:22

TriffTshngo: Mar 28, 2010; Don't get it twisted who your enemies are.

MOTYC
Jon Moxley vs Tomohiro Ishii [G1 Climax Night 6 - 7/19]

HM
Shingo Tagaki vs Taichi [G1 Climax Night 6 - 7/19]
Hirooki Goto vs Tetsuya Naito [G1 Climax Night 6 - 7/19]

Holy gently caress Mox vs Big Tam was match of the tournament so far. That was an incredible brawl.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:10

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