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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Hammer House: Stinger Splash Zone > 2020's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

MathMathCalculation: Jan 1, 2006

MassRafTer posted:

HM: Natsuko Tora vs. Giulia from Stardom Cinderella 2020, 3/24

Nth

Also adding:
HM: Konami vs AZM from Stardom Cinderella 2020, 3/24

Hana/Mayu was great and arguably the best match of the night, but the ending really killed it.

# ? Mar 28, 2020 22:47

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 13:29

Super No Vacancy: Jul 26, 2012

the ending ruled

# ? Mar 28, 2020 22:49

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

Yeah I liked the ending too, I wish it hadn't come directly after another draw but I liked the ways they played with over the top.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 02:08

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 06:36

Draxion: Jun 9, 2013

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

2nd, if there is a match that is emblematic of this year so far it is this one.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 07:26

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

Draxion posted:

2nd, if there is a match that is emblematic of this year so far it is this one.

Actually it's this one

# ? Mar 29, 2020 13:38

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

HM: Jordan Devlin vs. Isaiah Scott vs. Travis Banks vs. Angel Garza, WWE Worlds Collide 1/25

This ain't nothing but MOVES~

# ? Mar 29, 2020 15:49

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

nth. Holy gently caress

# ? Mar 29, 2020 16:41

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

Here's the link to the Samurai TV broadcast, this is a match absolutely everyone should see unspoiled because the discourse around it is already starting. I'm still thinking about it almost 12 hours later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtaOgYzlhCQ

# ? Mar 29, 2020 17:30

Amp: Sep 10, 2010

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

nth, blown away.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 18:17

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Here's the link to the Samurai TV broadcast, this is a match absolutely everyone should see unspoiled because the discourse around it is already starting. I'm still thinking about it almost 12 hours later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtaOgYzlhCQ

Thanks!

# ? Mar 29, 2020 18:37

TTBF: Sep 14, 2005

Whenever people nominate a Japanese promotion and don't post a link I just assume I'll never watch it. So I read the spoilers beforehand. They did not prepare me for the actual match.

e: whoops didn't make this clear that I was gonna go ahead and Nth that.

TTBF fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Mar 29, 2020

# ? Mar 29, 2020 18:40

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

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

nth, good lord

e:which american fed will be the first to underwhelmingly replicate/parody this

Coaaab fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Mar 29, 2020

# ? Mar 29, 2020 19:05

NienNunb: Feb 15, 2012

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

Nth.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 19:46

super macho dude: Aug 9, 2014

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

NTH. This is it. Cancel professional wrestling for the remainder of the year.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 20:40

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

Yeah. Yeah

# ? Mar 29, 2020 21:02

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Coaaab posted:

nth, good lord

e:which american fed will be the first to underwhelmingly replicate/parody this

WWE would absolutely have done this with Goldberg in the Fujita role if they hadn't already taped Wrestlemania.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 21:39

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

... nth.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 21:42

Ivypls: Aug 24, 2019

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

nth

hahahaha what the gently caress dude

# ? Mar 29, 2020 21:54

SLUM KING: Nov 16, 2011

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

nth I dunno how anything can hope to beat this in 2020

# ? Mar 29, 2020 22:08

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

TTBF posted:

Whenever people nominate a Japanese promotion and don't post a link I just assume I'll never watch it. So I read the spoilers beforehand. They did not prepare me for the actual match.

e: whoops didn't make this clear that I was gonna go ahead and Nth that.

Just for you, I'm going to try to put together links to every match I've nominated/voted for this year for the free wrestling thread. It may take a day or two as with Rutube effectively gone it's not as easy to always find stuff (miss you Vasya, you amazing uploader.)

Also, about to watch that NOAH show while feeling sad it was on too early for me to see live.

# ? Mar 29, 2020 22:10

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Feels like anything I recommend is going to pale in comparison to that last match but here's a match you could watch twice during that opening staredown for a nice contrast in terms of pacing. It's just as brutal though.

MOTYC - Arisa Nakajima (c) vs. Rina Yamashita for the Beyond the SEA Singles Championship - SEAdLINNNG New Leaf! (3/10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqAcjsq--ao

# ? Mar 29, 2020 22:50

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

Super No Vacancy posted:

hm hana vs mayu stardom cinderella tournament 3/24

I assume this is Mayu Iwatani and Hana Kimura?

# ? Mar 30, 2020 01:00

Sticky Nate: Jan 9, 2012

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

yesssss

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Feels like anything I recommend is going to pale in comparison to that last match but here's a match you could watch twice during that opening staredown for a nice contrast in terms of pacing. It's just as brutal though.

MOTYC - Arisa Nakajima (c) vs. Rina Yamashita for the Beyond the SEA Singles Championship - SEAdLINNNG New Leaf! (3/10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqAcjsq--ao

thought I nommed this yesterday but it was in my drafts. 2nd

# ? Mar 30, 2020 01:09

Venomous: Nov 7, 2011

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

nth

# ? Mar 30, 2020 01:11

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

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

nth, I think. I'm still thinking about this match four hours after I watched it.

# ? Mar 30, 2020 01:49

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

Nth. Art!!!

# ? Mar 30, 2020 01:51

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

The moment they circled around each other to opposite sides of the ring was like,"Oh shiiiiiiit!" :allears:

:allears:

# ? Mar 30, 2020 01:53

Deathlove: Feb 20, 2003; Pillbug

Nth for Shiozaki-Fujita, not that it needs it, but WHAT THE gently caress WAS THAT???

# ? Mar 30, 2020 03:13

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

Yeah agreed. Probably the best of the empty arena matches I've seen this month

# ? Mar 30, 2020 04:11

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

OK let's watch this fuckin match.

# ? Mar 30, 2020 05:27

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

This poo poo's unprecedented, man.

# ? Mar 30, 2020 06:02

Pinche Rudo: Feb 8, 2005

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Nth

# ? Mar 30, 2020 06:18

NienNunb: Feb 15, 2012

HOT TAKE: Noah should still be the big Japanese promotion.

# ? Mar 30, 2020 06:19

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

Yea ok that was cool.

# ? Mar 30, 2020 06:33

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Counted 21 nominations for Go/Fujita. When was the last time a non-WWE/NJPW/AEW match racked up that many, Jerusalem?

# ? Mar 30, 2020 12:07

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

I don't keep track past 7 but even if you DO take into account the big companies, the last I remember getting such a huge flood of nominations like this was Kenny/Hangman vs. The Young Bucks at AEW Revolution, which a quick count back looks like it got 20+ too. That was considered one of the best tag matches a lot of people had ever seen so ~~AJPW~~NOAH ( :cripes:

:cripes:

) is in good company.

Jerusalem fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Mar 30, 2020

# ? Mar 30, 2020 12:35

RealFoxy: May 11, 2011; I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.

Jerusalem posted:

I don't keep track past 7 but even if you DO take into account the big companies, the last I remember getting such a huge flood of nominations like this was Kenny/Hangman vs. The Young Bucks at AEW Revolution, which a quick count back looks like it got 20+ too. That was considered one of the best tag matches a lot of people had ever seen so AJPW is in good company.

This was a NOAH match :v:

:v:

I'm also tossing in my MOTYC for the match even though it doesn't need it. NOAH and DDT Pro turned out to be the perfect partnership. NJPW and STARDOM are making a case too

# ? Mar 30, 2020 14:27

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

People enjoying Shiozaki vs Fujita should check the 4/1 Shiozaki vs Kioymiya match. It headlined the show where NOAH went head to head with Wrestle Kingdom

https://youtu.be/UTcspKtfT14

# ? Mar 30, 2020 14:44

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 13:29

IceAgeComing: Jan 29, 2013; pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC - Go Shiozaki (c) vs Kazuyuki Fujita for the GHC Heavyweight Championship - NOAH 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle (3/29)

Absolutely insane and surreal match that you owe it to yourself to watch unspoiled. From the THIRTY MINUTE staredown that opened to the match to the five minute headlock, to Fujita chugging loving hand sanitizer to the tour of Korakuen Hall to Fujita repeatedly kicking Go right in the head to Go repeatedly clotheslining him into defeat with two minutes left on the clock

It was a very special match and I'm not sure we'll see anything like it again.

I'm nthing this totally unnecessarily because its incredible; the whole thing is great and its quite possibly my match of the year

Didn't see Kaz Fujita having a 57 minute MOTYC coming if I'm entirely honest; never mind one that seems to have spread a lot, lot further than any NOAH match for a long time

# ? Mar 30, 2020 15:03

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