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

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pumpinglemma: Apr 28, 2009; DD: Fondly regard abomination.

AEW Dynamite 2/24

HM: Nyla Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker
MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Fenix

# ? Feb 25, 2021 22:51

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 12:50

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

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKs8Rsnzn5c

MOTYC: UNCHAIN (Jun Kasai & Kenji Fukimoto) vs. E.R.E. (Masashi Takeda & Takayuki Ueki) - FREEDOMS Go Beyond the Limit (2/9)

As far as a career move completely revitalising a person as much as Takayuki Ueki moving from BJW to FREEDOMS. He has looked like an absolute demon straight from hell in all his matches since making the jump and this might be a career performance. The finish was hard to watch even in terms of deathmatches and I hope it was gimmicked.

Either way his title challenge next month is my most anticipated match for a long time.

2nd this, great action

Could do without loving breezeblocks though, good lord that has so much potential to go badly wrong.

Same show, HM for Toru Sugiura vs Toshiyuki Sakuda

forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Feb 26, 2021

# ? Feb 26, 2021 01:18

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

SG Bamboo posted:

DDT Friendship, Hard Work, Victory in Nagoya February 23rd
MOTYC
Eruption(c) (Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi) vs Sauna Club (Konosuke Takeshita and MAO)
- God drat Eruption are so loving cool. Even before the bell the match started off right, with Saki coming out to support her partners and the whole Sauna Club coming out together (even though Yuki and Shunma had a kickass match of their own less than an hour earlier). This match completely delivered, and I had some real high expectations considering I nominated the setup match to this a MOTYC. Higuchi is a beast and Yukio is a killer, while MAO and Takeshita are two supremely talented young men who matched them every step of the way. Hard hitting and exhausting (including a crazy looking Stungun/V-Trigger to MAO), this has made me real keen for the upcoming Akiyama/Higuchi rematch. loving awesome, this is right up there with the Eruption/Nautilus match that was my MOTY last year.

HM
NEO Itoh Respect Army (Maki Itoh and Chris Brookes) vs Antonia Honda and Saki Akai
- Three great wrestlers (and Antonio Honda who hits all his regular beats) having a fun little match. Maki joined in on Gon's story time, Chris is tsundere for Saki, Honda got stretchered out and left Saki in a handicap situation. This match had it all.
Sauna Club (Yuki Ueno and Shunma Katsumata vs Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo)
- I'm beginning to have the sneaking suspicion that these four guys are real good. I sometimes forget just how smooth as gently caress Endo is, definitely the best Tetsuya in wrestling

Nth on all these. Goddamn that main event was great.

# ? Feb 26, 2021 03:39

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

forkboy84 posted:

2nd this, great action

Could do without loving breezeblocks though, good lord that has so much potential to go badly wrong.

Same show, HM for Toru Sugiura vs Toshiyuki Sakuda

There's a whole issue going on with light tubes right now as Japan moves away from using them meaning that they can't get them used and buying new means they're more likely to cause injury, so expect to see some wacky weapons used until they can figure out a solution that can be the staple that tubes have been.

# ? Feb 26, 2021 05:08

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

HM: Austin Theory & Johnny Gargano vs. Kushida & Leon Ruff, NXT 1/20

# ? Feb 26, 2021 21:47

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

These are all HMs from the second round of the AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament on 2/22

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

# ? Feb 26, 2021 22:45

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

HM
21st February
Pro Wrestling NOAH Step Forward Night 1
Daisuke Harada, Go Shiozaki & Yoshiki Inamura vs Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya & Nioh)

Just a very solid multiman tag with Nakajima booting the bejesus out of people like you hope for.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 02:21

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

had a little of everything that makes Chocopro so great

# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:12

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

NTH

# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:12

karmicknight: Aug 21, 2011

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

nth.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:12

Senerio: Oct 19, 2009; Roëmænce is ælive!

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

had a little of everything that makes Chocopro so great

# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:24

Neodoomium: Jun 20, 2001; You are now hearing this
noise in your head.

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

had a little of everything that makes Chocopro so great

NTH. MVCHIE

# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:30

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

HM: Ren Narita vs. Chris Dickinson - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

I am so loving happy to be getting to see Ren Narita wrestling again, and goddamn the finish to this match ruled.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 04:28

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

HM: 2021-02-26 NJPW New Beginning USA Ren Narita vs. Chris Dickinson

Not fancy but really convincing. Enjoyed this a ton, good selling, hard chops.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 04:30

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

HM: Jon Moxley (C) vs. KENTA for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

Really, really good match that was really only lacking a crowd to react to the good poo poo going on in the ring. And the ending with KENTA flipping off Moxley and going,"gently caress YOUUUUU, MOXLEYYYYY!" before being put down was :kiss:

# ? Feb 27, 2021 04:52

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Jon Moxley (C) vs. KENTA for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

Really, really good match that was really only lacking a crowd to react to the good poo poo going on in the ring. And the ending with KENTA flipping off Moxley and going,"gently caress YOUUUUU, MOXLEYYYYY!" before being put down was

Nth.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 04:53

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Jon Moxley (C) vs. KENTA for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

Really, really good match that was really only lacking a crowd to react to the good poo poo going on in the ring. And the ending with KENTA flipping off Moxley and going,"gently caress YOUUUUU, MOXLEYYYYY!" before being put down was

Nth.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 04:54

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

Njpw strong 27/2

HM : Ren v Dickinson
HM : mox v kenta

# ? Feb 27, 2021 04:56

LionYeti: Oct 12, 2008

KENTA v Moxley
NJPW strong
2/26/21
HM only lack of crowd preventing the moty vote

# ? Feb 27, 2021 05:22

Price Check: Oct 9, 2012

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Njpw strong 27/2

HM : Ren v Dickinson
HM : mox v kenta

Nth!

# ? Feb 27, 2021 05:23

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

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

had a little of everything that makes Chocopro so great

Nth, plus a special shout out to the random guy passing by in the alley.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 05:50

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

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. KENTA, NJPW The New Beginning USA, 26/02

Would have been even better with a crowd but still delivered without one

# ? Feb 27, 2021 06:03

Huntman: Apr 22, 2010

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. KENTA, NJPW The New Beginning USA, 26/02

Would have been even better with a crowd but still delivered without one

Also going to nth a MOTYC vote for it. Awesome match.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 07:25

TV Zombie: Sep 6, 2011; Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

had a little of everything that makes Chocopro so great

Nth.

It's really hard to believe that this was Chie's 60th match overall.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 07:53

Lamuella: Jun 26, 2003; It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Ren Narita vs. Chris Dickinson - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

I am so loving happy to be getting to see Ren Narita wrestling again, and goddamn the finish to this match ruled.

Nth.

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. KENTA, NJPW The New Beginning USA, 26/02

Would have been even better with a crowd but still delivered without one

Nth

# ? Feb 27, 2021 07:54

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. KENTA, NJPW The New Beginning USA, 26/02

Would have been even better with a crowd but still delivered without one

Yeah agreed

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Ren Narita vs. Chris Dickinson - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

I am so loving happy to be getting to see Ren Narita wrestling again, and goddamn the finish to this match ruled.

Also this too

# ? Feb 27, 2021 08:10

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

HM: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tanga Loa, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

Dragging a duff appointment to a decent match, :yoshihashi:

does it again

# ? Feb 27, 2021 08:38

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

I've decided to start doing this.

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 2/24

HM: Hangman Adam Page vs. Isaiah Kassidy
MOTYC:Nyla Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker
MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Fenix

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
26th February
Chocopro #91
Best Bros Vs. Egg Tart

BRUTALE

Chie showed herself very well in her first title match ever carried by excellent work from Akki, Hagane, and Mei

had a little of everything that makes Chocopro so great

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Ren Narita vs. Chris Dickinson - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

I am so loving happy to be getting to see Ren Narita wrestling again, and goddamn the finish to this match ruled.

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. KENTA, NJPW The New Beginning USA, 26/02

Would have been even better with a crowd but still delivered without one

Nth to all these.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 08:39

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

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

I mean, obviously

# ? Feb 27, 2021 09:51

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW Castle Attack 2/27

By far the best match on this otherwise dire card, incredible finishing sequence

# ? Feb 27, 2021 09:52

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

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

I mean, obviously

Nth

That finish sequence was crazy

# ? Feb 27, 2021 09:52

Lamuella: Jun 26, 2003; It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

I mean, obviously

Nth. Very good performance on both sides.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 09:55

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

HM: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

With the Dick Togo bullshit confined to just a short window EVIL reminds us that he's a very good pro wrestler

# ? Feb 27, 2021 10:28

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

Rarity posted:

HM: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

With the Dick Togo bullshit confined to just a short window EVIL reminds us that he's a very good pro wrestler

Agreed...could have even hit a motyc with less antics. Good match but it was hurt by badly done interference

# ? Feb 27, 2021 10:29

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

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Agreed...could have been hit a motyc with less antics

And less Money Clip

# ? Feb 27, 2021 10:30

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

Rarity posted:

HM: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

With the Dick Togo bullshit confined to just a short window EVIL reminds us that he's a very good pro wrestler

Benne posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW Castle Attack 2/27

By far the best match on this otherwise dire card, incredible finishing sequence

# ? Feb 27, 2021 10:30

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

Rarity posted:

And less Money Clip

# ? Feb 27, 2021 10:39

Kosmo Gallion: Sep 13, 2013

HM: KENTA vs Mox from Strong - 26/02

This was too short to be a MOTYC, I felt like it ended just as it was shifting into a higher gear. KENTA losing was the right call. There were moments where he could have beaten Mox but stopped to pose and mug for the camera. Hopefully we can get a rematch later in the year on a bigger stage. I think both were holding back in this match.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 12:29

Low Desert Punk: Jul 4, 2012; i have absolutely no fucking money

Rarity posted:

HM: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tanga Loa, NJPW Castle Attack, 27/02

Dragging a duff appointment to a decent match, does it again

nth. in my book YOSHI-HASHI is easily the most improved wrestler of the past year, and he did it in extremely difficult circumstances. he's a legit great wrestler now. not taking anything away from Tanga Loa, who is super underrated imo

Benne posted:

MOTYC: Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW Castle Attack 2/27

By far the best match on this otherwise dire card, incredible finishing sequence

nth. so incredibly good

# ? Feb 27, 2021 12:35

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 12:50

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

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Ren Narita vs. Chris Dickinson - NJPW New Beginning USA 2/26

I am so loving happy to be getting to see Ren Narita wrestling again, and goddamn the finish to this match ruled.

2nd this. loving beefy, stiff hard chops. Terrific fun.

HM
27/2
NJPW New Beginning USA
Jon Moxley vs KENTA

Big fan of the referee going "You don't need to do this KENTA" before one spot. And Mox ducking under a slap & transitioning it perfectly into a snappy DDT was beautiful. Finish also felt kind of perfect. That said, it definitely hit the peaks I was hoping for. The match weirdly had more intensity in the first 2/3rds than the finishing 3rd which definitely hurts it in my eyes.

forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 13:16 on Feb 27, 2021

# ? Feb 27, 2021 13:10

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