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

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Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

HM: CM Punk vs Bobby Fish
MOTYC: Sammy Guevara vs Ethan Page
MOTYC: Hikaru Shida vs Serena Deeb
MOTYC: The Super Elite vs Dark Order (Uno, Grayson, Silver & Cabana)

All from AEW Dynamite 27.10

# ? Oct 28, 2021 21:15

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 18:34

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

MOTYC: AKIRA vs. Mickie Knuckles - AWR Mercyful Fate II - 3/28
IWTV link: https://independentwrestling.tv/player/VxL2eGz4nm/12300
Tremendous deathmatch, full of sick poo poo. Mickie rules.
Another write-up in here https://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2021/05/matches-from-asylum-wrestling.html

# ? Oct 28, 2021 21:31

jesus WEP: Oct 17, 2004

MOTYC: Hikaru Shida vs Serena Deeb
MOTYC: The Super Elite vs Dark Order

The other matches didn�t get beyond �a good TV match� imo but these two were excellent

# ? Oct 28, 2021 21:36

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

SG Bamboo posted:

NOAH Go On to the Demolition Stage October 28th

HM
Lo Perros del Mal de Japon (YO-HEY, Eita, Kotaro Suzuki and NOSAWA Rongai) vs Stinger (Seiki Yoshioka, Yoshinari Ogawa and HAYATA) and Yasutaka Yano
- Everyone was good here, Hayata and Nosawa are so much more bearable when they have big teams to cover their shortcomings. Yano looked great in his 1st year anniversary match, and the continual enmity between former Full Throttle buds Yoshioka and YO-HEY was very good.

Watching now and Nth for this. Especially for Yano stepping up.

# ? Oct 28, 2021 22:21

boxcarhobo: Jun 23, 2005

Rarity posted:

HM: CM Punk vs. Bobby Fish, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
HM: Sammy Guevara vs. Ethan Page, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
MOTYC: Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
MOTYC: The Dark Order vs. The Super Elite, AEW Dynamite, 27/10

Sammy/Ethan was a bit too raggedy for me to go MOTYC on it

ya nth

# ? Oct 28, 2021 22:49

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

HM
16th October
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.7
BULK ORCHESTRA (Hayato Tamura, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Ryuichi Kawakami) vs CIMA, Kaz Hayashi & Minoru Tanaka

Congratulations to BULK ORCHESTRA, the beefiest boys winning the prestigious award for best named unit in wrestling.

# ? Oct 28, 2021 23:55

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

MOTYC
16th October
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.7
STRONGHEARTS (El Lindaman & T-Hawk) vs Takanori Ito & Yu Iizuka

This is exactly why I watch GLEAT, & love it. Stronghearts are obviously a great Tag Team, everyone should know that by now. And Ito & Iizuka are the stars of the young guys at the core of GLEAT, doing both the UWF Rules & standard pro wrestling, and coming along at some clip.

And all this available free on YouTube. What an age we live in.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 00:21

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

HM
1st August
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Mystery Vortex 7
Brody King vs JD Drake

A couple of big boys battering each other, Drake's chest in particular gets tenderised.

MOTYC
1st August
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Mystery Vortex 7
Jonathan Gresham vs Lee Moriarty

Real good match, probably a little longer than it needed to be which took it down from 4� to 4� but still very good wrestling.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 01:49

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

MOTYC
1st August
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Mystery Vortex 7
PWG World Title
Bandido vs Black Taurus

Gresham vs Moriarty is a wee bit better but this still slaps and slaps hard.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 02:22

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

HM: Suguiera vs Mochizuki: Go on to the Demolition Stage 2021.

2021.10.28

Dipping my toe into NOAH for a bit and these two have such a tough match, not taking into account the age of these two men. It's brutal and good.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 04:38

Tarnop: Nov 25, 2013; Pull me out

Seams posted:

HM

AEW Dark, 27/10, Too Fast Too Fuego vs Kidd Bandit & Dean Alexander

goofy fun

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Bryan Danielson vs. Aaron Solo - AEW Dark 10/26

This was real good, and Solo got plenty of chances to shine and did some really cool stuff in addition to Bryan Danielson being the best loving wrestler in the world.

Rarity posted:

HM: CM Punk vs. Bobby Fish, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
HM: Sammy Guevara vs. Ethan Page, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
MOTYC: Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
MOTYC: The Dark Order vs. The Super Elite, AEW Dynamite, 27/10

Sammy/Ethan was a bit too raggedy for me to go MOTYC on it

Entirely unnecessary nth

# ? Oct 29, 2021 05:09

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

SG Bamboo posted:

NOAH Go On to the Demolition Stage October 28th
MOTYC
Kongoh (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh, Tadasuke, Haoh and Nioh) vs M's Alliance (Masato Tanaka and Naomichi Marufuji) and Momo no Seishun (Daisuke Harada, Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara)
- This was fuckin sweet, way better than I expected looking at the card. It was the final preview before Tanaka's title challenge on Saturday and while his interactions with Katsu were sweet, the meat of this match was the Jrs. While the Hayata's and Nosawa's of the world fight over the title, the actually talented members of the Jr roster are here working hard and doing amazing work. Give Haoh a title coward NOSAWA, Haoh rules.

Nth, loved this. You've got Nak and Tanaka up front and then this wonderful foundation of athletic, technical nonsense behind it. Kongoh are so great.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 07:22

sticklefifer: Nov 11, 2003; by VideoGames

forkboy84 posted:

MOTYC
16th October
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.7
STRONGHEARTS (El Lindaman & T-Hawk) vs Takanori Ito & Yu Iizuka

forkboy84 posted:

HM
16th October
GLEAT G Prowrestling Ver.7
BULK ORCHESTRA (Hayato Tamura, Nobuhiro Shimatani & Ryuichi Kawakami) vs CIMA, Kaz Hayashi & Minoru Tanaka

Yeah, these.

KAZMA/MAZADA vs Tonsho/Irie from that card is worth checking out too. I'll give it HM.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 07:39

Shaman Tank Spec: Dec 26, 2003; *blep*

Rarity posted:

HM: CM Punk vs. Bobby Fish, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
HM: Sammy Guevara vs. Ethan Page, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
MOTYC: Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb, AEW Dynamite, 27/10
MOTYC: The Dark Order vs. The Super Elite, AEW Dynamite, 27/10

Sammy/Ethan was a bit too raggedy for me to go MOTYC on it

Yep. The first two were real solid matches, Shida vs Deeb was an amazing and vicious technical showcase and the main event was just pure distilled wrestling goodness.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 08:45

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

SG Bamboo posted:

NOAH Go On to the Demolition Stage October 28th
MOTYC
Takashi Sugiura (c) vs Masaaki Mochizuki - GHC National Championship
- These men are both 51 years old Goddamn nobody does old man violence as well as NOAH

Finally saw this. MAN, what a thumping these guys gave each other. Big Nth.

# ? Oct 29, 2021 10:17

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

Both from the June 4 RoH Wrestling TV episode:

HM: Demonic Flamita vs. Rey Horus
HM: Josh Woods vs. Silas Young

# ? Oct 29, 2021 19:57

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

HM
4th October
NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 10
Chase Owens vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

HM
4th October
NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 10
Kazuchika Okada vs SANADA

MOTYC
4th October
NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 10
Jeff Cobb vs Taichi

# ? Oct 29, 2021 23:44

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

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over :stare:

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:19

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

MOTYC
30th of October
Gatoh Move #168

Best Bros (Mei Suruga & Baliyan Akki) vs. Egg Tarts (Chie Koishikawa & Hagane Shinno) for the ASIA DREAM TAG CHAMPIONSHIP

Held my attention against Kingston vs. Danielson. Left everything in the ring.

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

nth

fez_machine fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Oct 30, 2021

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:19

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

2nd

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:19

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

nth. Loved every second,

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:19

njsykora: Jan 23, 2012; Robots confuse squirrels.

AEW has had like 10 MOTYC on TV in the last month alone.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:20

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

Nth. What a war.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:21

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

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
30th of October
Gatoh Move #168

Best Bros (Mei Suruga & Baliyan Akki) vs. Egg Tarts (Chie Koishikawa & Hagane Shinno) for the ASIA DREAM TAG CHAMPIONSHIP

Held my attention again against Kingston vs. Danielson. Left everything in the ring.

nth

Nth

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:21

Kevino07: Oct 16, 2008

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

Came in to nth this.

That chest man...

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:23

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

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

nth, gently caress yeah

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:28

Alaois: Feb 7, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

nth

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:28

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Rampage 10/29

They got a standing ovation before the match was even over

Yup agreed

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:30

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

HM
AEW Rampage, 30/10, Matt Sydal vs Dante Martin

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:40

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

HM: Matt Sydal vs. Dante Martin - AEW Rampage 10/29

These two have incredible chemistry. What a match. Considered going MOTYC it was that good.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:40

Kevino07: Oct 16, 2008

HM: Dante Martin vs Matt Sydal - AEW Rampage 10/29

A lovely, spectacular palette cleanser after the absolute war before it.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:41

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

Seams posted:

HM: Matt Sydal vs. Dante Martin - AEW Rampage 10/29

2nd. Goddamn that was good!

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:41

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

HM: Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal, Rampage 10/29

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:41

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Kevino07 posted:

HM: Dante Martin vs Matt Sydal - AEW Rampage 10/29

A lovely, spectacular palette cleanser after the absolute war before it.

Nth

# ? Oct 30, 2021 03:42

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

HM: Abadon vs. Britt Baker - AEW Rampage 10/29

# ? Oct 30, 2021 04:01

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

WMOTYC: Britt Baker vs. Abadon, AEW Rampage 10/29

Even without the botched table spot this was just the drizzling shits

# ? Oct 30, 2021 04:01

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

Benne posted:

WMOTYC: Britt Baker vs. Abadon, AEW Rampage 10/29

Even without the botched table spot this was just the drizzling shits

The match ruled and who gives a poo poo if the table didn't break it just meant they went more beast with another table move. It doesn't detract from the match at all.

One of my favorite table spots of all time is the finish to the DDP/Raven/Benoit 3 way because the table doesn't break and the Diamond Cutter looks even sicker.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 04:03

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

MassRafTer posted:

The match ruled and who gives a poo poo if the table didn't break it just meant they went more beast with another table move. It doesn't detract from the match at all.

It was a really fun plunder match. Not gonna go HM or anything on it but it was enjoyable.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 04:04

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

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

It was a really fun plunder match. Not gonna go HM or anything on it but it was enjoyable.

It was too stupid to be a TVMOTYC but it was also too stupid to be bad. Perfect for what it was other than the roll up which was merely fine.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 04:05

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 18:34

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

It was a really fun plunder match. Not gonna go HM or anything on it but it was enjoyable.

yeah agreed.

# ? Oct 30, 2021 04:05

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