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

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super macho dude: Aug 9, 2014

Finally trying to catch up on the G1.

MOTYC: EVIL vs Will Ospreay, NJPW G1 Night 13, 3/8
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, NJPW G1 Night 13, 3/8
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA, NJPW G1 Night 13, 3/8

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# ? May 16, 2024 04:44

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

These are from the G1 Climax show on 8/3.

HM: Lance Archer vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
MOTYC: EVIL vs. Will Ospreay
MOTYC: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA

Edit: here's some more from the 8/4 show (haven't watched the main yet):

HM: Juice Robinson vs. Taichi
HM: Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb
HM: Jay White vs. Jon Moxley

Punch McLightning fucked around with this message at 01:56 on Aug 7, 2019

# ? Aug 7, 2019 00:49

super macho dude: Aug 9, 2014

G1 Climax Night 14 [8/4]

HM: Yano vs Ishii
Beast Mode Yano 4 lyfe :worship:

MOTYC: Jay White vs Jon Moxley
Jay White is such a great shitheel and Mox came across as so loving bad rear end. Awesome awesome match.

MOTYC: Tetsuya Naito vs Shingo Takagi
Shingo has always seemed to have missed a certain something since leaving Dragon Gate imo but holy hell this was the best match of the night.

# ? Aug 7, 2019 02:29

Dimebags Brain: Feb 18, 2013

super macho dude posted:

MOTYC: Tetsuya Naito vs Shingo Takagi
Shingo has always seemed to have missed a certain something since leaving Dragon Gate imo but holy hell this was the best match of the night.

Shingo is at his best when he gets to go full rear end in a top hat bully mode, which he hasn't really been able to do because he's over and popular with the crowds outside of certain match-ups, ie against Naito.

# ? Aug 7, 2019 03:48

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

HM: ZSJ/Ospreay, G1 Night 11
MOTYC: Tanahashi/EVIL, G1 Night 11

I love EVIL and Tanahashi so much

# ? Aug 7, 2019 07:46

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

HM: Will Ospreay vs. KENTA - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

This was really, really good. Ospreay is incredibly smooth, KENTA held up his side and recovered/covered really well a few botches/mistimed spots and it built to a really great ending.

# ? Aug 7, 2019 12:30

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

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

Holy gently caress the last few minutes of the match were insane.

# ? Aug 7, 2019 13:28

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

Going to nth both those. Okada vs EVIL was great, Will vs KENTA was great.

Also,

HM: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8

# ? Aug 7, 2019 13:32

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Will Ospreay vs. KENTA - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

forkboy84 posted:

HM: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

nthing these.

# ? Aug 7, 2019 13:34

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

G1 night 15 7/8

HM : KENTA v Ospreay
HM: zsj v ibushi
Motyc : evil v okada

# ? Aug 7, 2019 13:38

YourHumbleMessiah: Oct 11, 2005

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

Holy gently caress the last few minutes of the match were insane.

Nth, EVIL looked like the goddamn Terminator

# ? Aug 7, 2019 14:16

The Berzerker: Feb 24, 2006; treat me like a dog

MassRafTer posted:

HM: Archer vs ZSJ
HM: Evil vs Ospreay
MOTYC: Tanahashi vs Ibushi
MOTYC: Sanada vs Okada

these nth for Night 13

# ? Aug 7, 2019 16:40

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

I don�t think I�ve voted for any of these yet, so:

HM: every single Yano match in this G1

# ? Aug 7, 2019 16:59

Kevino07: Oct 16, 2008

Another good show

HM: KENTA vs Will Ospreay - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8
HM: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8

And also

HM: Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio - RAW, 8/5

# ? Aug 7, 2019 20:53

lost my old email: Jun 20, 2019

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8
HM: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

# ? Aug 7, 2019 21:13

The Berzerker: Feb 24, 2006; treat me like a dog

G1 Climax Night 14 [8/4]
HM: Yano vs Ishii
HM: Jay White vs Jon Moxley
MOTYC: Tetsuya Naito vs Shingo Takagi

G1 Climax Night 15 [8/7]
HM: KENTA vs Will Ospreay
HM: Kota Ibushi vs ZSJ
MOTYC: EVIL vs Okada

I'm officially caught up on the G1 again.

# ? Aug 7, 2019 21:32

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

G1 Climax (8/7)

HM: Lance Archer vs SANADA
HM: Bad Luck Fale vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
HM: KENTA vs Will Ospreay
MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr.

Wrestling's awesome, and I still need to watch Tanahashi vs. Evil.

# ? Aug 7, 2019 22:08

Procrastinator: Aug 16, 2009; what?

Kevino07 posted:

Another good show

HM: KENTA vs Will Ospreay - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8
HM: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 7/8

And also

HM: Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio - RAW, 8/5

yeah these

# ? Aug 7, 2019 22:26

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

One more from 8/4: MOTYC: Naito vs Shingo

# ? Aug 7, 2019 22:33

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

The Berzerker posted:

G1 Climax Night 15 [8/7]
HM: KENTA vs Will Ospreay
HM: Kota Ibushi vs ZSJ
MOTYC: EVIL vs Okada

i agree with these

# ? Aug 7, 2019 22:43

Price Check: Oct 9, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

Holy gently caress the last few minutes of the match were insane.

Nth. Okada is the best "finishing stretch" wrestler of all time and this holds a worthy place on that resume.

# ? Aug 8, 2019 02:29

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

HM: Kota Ibushi vs Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

Accident Underwater fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Aug 8, 2019

# ? Aug 8, 2019 03:16

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

HM: SANADA vs. Lancer Archer, G1 Climax Night 15, 07/08
HM: Will Ospreay vs. KENTA, G1 Climax Night 15, 07/08
MOTYC: Kota Ibusih vs. Zack Sabre Jr., G1 Climax Night 15, 07/08
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL, G1 Climax Night 15, 07/08

# ? Aug 8, 2019 10:14

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

HM: Switchblade Jay White vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW G1 Climax Night 16 - 8/8

It got really good, then they lost me, then they got me back, and the ending was really, really well worked. Also goddamn but Switchblade is a master of just being an utterly despicable piece of poo poo, it's kinda amazing.

# ? Aug 8, 2019 12:48

STING 64: Oct 20, 2006

All of these are from G1 Climax 29 Aug 8 2019

HM: Jeff Cobb vs Tetsuya Naito
HM: Hirooki Goto vs Jon Moxley
HM: Juice Robinson vs Jay White
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs Shingo Takagi

# ? Aug 8, 2019 13:16

Venomous: Nov 7, 2011

MOTYC: Yano/Taichi

# ? Aug 8, 2019 13:17

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

MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi - NJPW G1 Climax Night 16 - 8/8

Goddamn that was two big beefy boys beating the gently caress out of each other while talking poo poo the entire time and it was great. The postmatch with a half-dead Ishii still trying to fight was amazing and set up some cool potential future stuff too.

# ? Aug 8, 2019 13:20

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

STONE COLD 64 posted:

All of these are from G1 Climax 29 Aug 8 2019

HM: Jeff Cobb vs Tetsuya Naito
HM: Hirooki Goto vs Jon Moxley
HM: Juice Robinson vs Jay White
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs Shingo Takagi

Nth all these

# ? Aug 8, 2019 13:22

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

MOTYC: Toru Yano vs. Taichi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Hirooki Goto vs. Jon Moxley, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Juice Robinson vs. Jay White, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

# ? Aug 8, 2019 14:07

Procrastinator: Aug 16, 2009; what?

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Toru Yano vs. Taichi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Hirooki Goto vs. Jon Moxley, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Juice Robinson vs. Jay White, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

nth all 5

# ? Aug 8, 2019 14:22

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

HM: Ibushi vs ZSJ, Kenta/Will Ospreay
MOTYC: EVIL vs Okada

# ? Aug 8, 2019 14:23

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: Toru Yano vs. Taichi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Hirooki Goto vs. Jon Moxley, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Juice Robinson vs. Jay White, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

Show was real good today.

# ? Aug 8, 2019 14:25

UnlimitedSpessmans: Jul 31, 2015

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Toru Yano vs. Taichi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Hirooki Goto vs. Jon Moxley, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Juice Robinson vs. Jay White, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

nthing all of these also

# ? Aug 8, 2019 15:14

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

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Toru Yano vs. Taichi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

gently caress yes.

# ? Aug 8, 2019 16:39

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

MOTYC: EVIL vs Kazuchika Okada, G1 Climax (8/7)

# ? Aug 8, 2019 16:45

Kevino07: Oct 16, 2008

HM: Toru Yano vs. Taichi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
HM: Juice Robinson vs. Jay White, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

Amazing stuff.

# ? Aug 8, 2019 20:44

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

MOTYC: Toru Yano vs. Taichi
HM: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb
HM: Juice Robinson vs. Jay White
MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi

# ? Aug 8, 2019 21:06

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

MOTYC: Goto/Ishii, G1 night 12
HM: Cobb/Takagi, G1 night 12

I Before E fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Aug 8, 2019

# ? Aug 8, 2019 21:09

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

Kevino07 posted:

HM: Toru Yano vs. Taichi, G1 Climax Night 16, 08/08

Can't believe I forgot to nth this

# ? Aug 8, 2019 21:30

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# ? May 16, 2024 04:44

lost my old email: Jun 20, 2019

HM: Yano vs Taichi G1 Climax 29 Aug 8 2019

yano is cool and good and is my friend

HM: Jeff Cobb vs Tetsuya Naito G1 Climax 29 Aug 8 2019

it slapped

HM: Juice Robinson vs Jay White G1 Climax 29 Aug 8 2019

real good old school shithead working the leg match. the jawbreaker to the knee was inventive

MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs Shingo Takagi G1 Climax 29 Aug 8 2019

the word "beef" repeated 5,000 times

# ? Aug 8, 2019 23:27

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