2022's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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

WMOTYC
6th March
ZERO1 Shinjiro Otani Debut 30th Anniversary Year ~ ZERO1 21st Anniversary Launch
Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota & Yasu Kubota) vs Super Tiger & Yuko Miyamoto

Don't you love when you watch a match & nothing happens & you think it is dragging on a bit & then the match suddenly ends because it's gone to a time limit draw. Thanks Zero1 for reminding me that watching stuff that I can skip mediocre sounding matches.

HM
6th March
ZERO1 Shinjiro Otani Debut 30th Anniversary Year ~ ZERO1 21st Anniversary Launch
Masato Tanaka vs Yoshiki Inamura

God but Tanaka is a miracle. The weird leathery looking old man somehow can still go hard, & here he does against NOAH's wonderful beef boy Inamura.

HM
6th March
ZERO1 Shinjiro Otani Debut 30th Anniversary Year ~ ZERO1 21st Anniversary Launch
ZERO1 World Heavyweight Title
Takashi Sugiura vs Takuya Sugawara

Sugiura is another ageless wonder.

# ? Mar 23, 2022 22:28

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# ? May 17, 2024 00:17

Seams: Feb 3, 2005; ROCK HARD

HM: Punk vs FTR Bald, AEW Dynamite, 23/3

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:16

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

Seams posted:

HM: Punk vs FTR Bald, AEW Dynamite, 3/23

Hell yeah. Tempted to go MOTYC on this one but HM feels right. Great match.

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:19

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

Wrong thread

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:22

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

Seams posted:

HM: CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood - AEW Dynamite 3/23

3rd. Great chemistry between these two, awesome nearfalls.

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:27

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

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

:hellyeah:

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:32

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Seams posted:

HM: Punk vs FTR Bald, AEW Dynamite, 23/3

Jerusalem posted:

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

both of these, very fun show so far

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:33

Metroid Fitzgerald: Feb 13, 2012; B O O O O B S . . . !

Seams posted:

HM: Punk vs FTR Bald, AEW Dynamite, 23/3

Jerusalem posted:

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

Absolutely! nth

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:37

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

Jerusalem posted:

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

Let's goooo! This Dynamite is a banger

# ? Mar 24, 2022 01:42

gripebomb: Dec 13, 2006; I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Jerusalem posted:

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

Nth! Absolutely bonkers in the best way.

# ? Mar 24, 2022 02:06

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

HM: Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole, AEW Dynamite 3/23

Good stuff here, this has been a great show so far.

# ? Mar 24, 2022 02:25

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

yes

# ? Mar 24, 2022 02:39

Tarnop: Nov 25, 2013; Pull me out

Seams posted:

HM: Punk vs FTR Bald, AEW Dynamite, 23/3

Jerusalem posted:

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

Nth!

# ? Mar 24, 2022 03:05

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Dynamite 3/23

HM: CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood
MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade

# ? Mar 24, 2022 03:15

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

Seams posted:

HM: Punk vs FTR Bald, AEW Dynamite, 23/3

Nth on this, very enjoyable.

# ? Mar 24, 2022 03:25

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

HM
10th March
NJPW New Japan Cup Night 5
Jeff Cobb vs Satoshi Kojima

# ? Mar 24, 2022 03:47

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

Seams posted:

HM: Punk vs FTR Bald, AEW Dynamite, 23/3

Jerusalem posted:

Chaotic garbage match, just crazy spot after crazy spot, appalling lack of match structure.... anyways.....

MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade - AEW Dynamite 3/23

nth to these

# ? Mar 24, 2022 03:58

Kirios: Jan 26, 2010

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 3/23

HM: CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood
MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade

Nth

# ? Mar 24, 2022 05:04

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

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 3/23

HM: CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood
MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade

Yeah, that's about right. Nth.

# ? Mar 24, 2022 08:52

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

HM: CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood, AEW Dynamite, 23/03
HM: Private Party/The Butcher and the Blade vs. Darby Allin/Sting/The Hardys, AEW Dynamite, 23/03
HM: John Silver/Alex Reynolds vs. Chris Jericho/Daniel Garcia, AEW Dynamite, 23/03

# ? Mar 24, 2022 09:27

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 3/23

HM: CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood
MOTYC: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party & The Butcher & The Blade

Testekill posted:

HM: Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole, AEW Dynamite 3/23

Good stuff here, this has been a great show so far.

nth

# ? Mar 24, 2022 11:01

A Fancy Hat: Nov 18, 2016; Always remember that the former President was dumber than the dumbest person you've ever met by a wide margin

HM: CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood, AEW Dynamite, 23/03
MOTYC: Private Party/The Butcher and the Blade vs. Darby Allin/Sting/The Hardys, AEW Dynamite, 23/03
HM: John Silver/Alex Reynolds vs. Chris Jericho/Daniel Garcia, AEW Dynamite, 23/03

Was REALLY happy to see Silver and Reynolds spend a good chunk of that match absolutely dominating Chris Jericho. Silver taking out the entire JAS was an all-time favorite AEW moment for me.

# ? Mar 24, 2022 14:00

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

AEW Dynamite 3/24

HMs:

CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood
Darby Allin, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, & Sting vs. Isiah Kassidy, Marc Quen, The Blade, & The Butcher, Tornado Tag
Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal
Alex Reynolds & John Silver vs. Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia

# ? Mar 24, 2022 20:05

TTBF: Sep 14, 2005

HM: Ricky Starks vs Shane Strickland (AEW Rampage - March 25th)

# ? Mar 26, 2022 04:16

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

TTBF posted:

HM: Ricky Starks vs Shane Strickland (AEW Rampage - March 25th)

MOTYC for me. Fantastic match.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 04:51

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

TTBF posted:

HM: Ricky Starks vs Shane Strickland (AEW Rampage - March 25th)

nth

# ? Mar 26, 2022 05:16

Ivypls: Aug 24, 2019

TTBF posted:

HM: Ricky Starks vs Shane Strickland (AEW Rampage - March 25th)

nth

# ? Mar 26, 2022 05:23

Tarnop: Nov 25, 2013; Pull me out

Pylons posted:

MOTYC for me. Fantastic match.

Yeah, me too, second this

# ? Mar 26, 2022 05:51

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

TTBF posted:

HM: Ricky Starks vs Shane Strickland (AEW Rampage - March 25th)

Agreed, such a good match, fun commentary, great pre AND post-match stuff to add to the story. Just :discourse:

stuff.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 06:27

SG Bamboo: Aug 21, 2013; Smile. Win. Yay!

TJPW Spring Tour March 26th
MOTYC
Bakuretsu SIsters (Yuki Aino and Nodoka Tenma) vs Shoko Nakajima and Miyu Yamashita
- Not the best match i've seen this year but definitely the most emotional :qq:

HM
AriSuzu (Arisu Endo and Suzume) vs Rival Schools: United by Fate (Moke Miyamoto and Yuki Arai)
- Alway enjoy rookie battles, and this being for the number 1 contendership made it mean more than their previous matches.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 07:00

Senerio: Oct 19, 2009; Roëmænce is ælive!

SG Bamboo posted:

TJPW Spring Tour March 26th
MOTYC
Bakuretsu SIsters (Yuki Aino and Nodoka Tenma) vs Shoko Nakajima and Miyu Yamashita
- Not the best match i've seen this year but definitely the most emotional

HM
AriSuzu (Arisu Endo and Suzume) vs Rival Schools: United by Fate (Moke Miyamoto and Yuki Arai)
- Alway enjoy rookie battles, and this being for the number 1 contendership made it mean more than their previous matches.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 07:02

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

HM: Ricky Starts vs. Swerve Strickland, AEW Rampage, 25/03

A bit too rough around the edges to go MOTYC but it was real good

# ? Mar 26, 2022 07:30

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

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/26

Incredible match, the crowd just completely lost it at points and threw noise restrictions out the window to hoot and holler and it ruled. The typical great match these two always have but with a really nicely laid out storyline that has been building all tournament.

I'd nominate ZSJ/Shingo on the ending alone since that was all I saw, but I'll hold off till I get a chance to watch the whole thing. That ending though :stare:

# ? Mar 26, 2022 10:55

Ziggy Tzardust: Apr 7, 2006

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/26

Incredible match, the crowd just completely lost it at points and threw noise restrictions out the window to hoot and holler and it ruled. The typical great match these two always have but with a really nicely laid out storyline that has been building all tournament.

I'd nominate ZSJ/Shingo on the ending alone since that was all I saw, but I'll hold off till I get a chance to watch the whole thing. That ending though

Nth

Also: MOTYC: Zack Sabre Junior vs Shingo Takagi

# ? Mar 26, 2022 10:58

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

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/26

Incredible match, the crowd just completely lost it at points and threw noise restrictions out the window to hoot and holler and it ruled. The typical great match these two always have but with a really nicely laid out storyline that has been building all tournament.

I'd nominate ZSJ/Shingo on the ending alone since that was all I saw, but I'll hold off till I get a chance to watch the whole thing. That ending though

Nth, as solidly great as they always are.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 10:58

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

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/26

Incredible match, the crowd just completely lost it at points and threw noise restrictions out the window to hoot and holler and it ruled. The typical great match these two always have but with a really nicely laid out storyline that has been building all tournament.

I'd nominate ZSJ/Shingo on the ending alone since that was all I saw, but I'll hold off till I get a chance to watch the whole thing. That ending though

Nth

Also

Motyc :zsj v shingo

# ? Mar 26, 2022 11:00

ThePariah: Feb 10, 2014

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/26

Ziggy Tzardust posted:

Also: MOTYC: Zack Sabre Junior vs Shingo Takagi

Nth to both.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 11:04

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

MOTYC: Okada/Naito, ZSJ/Shingo

# ? Mar 26, 2022 11:06

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

Ziggy Tzardust posted:

Nth

Also: MOTYC: Zack Sabre Junior vs Shingo Takagi

Caught up on the match now and yeah, that was a MOTYC goddamn. It was for the ending alone, but the match itself was superb already before it got there.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 11:29

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# ? May 17, 2024 00:17

DarkstarIV: Apr 6, 2010; OFFICIAL RACIST

I had to think about this for like a solid minute but...

HM: Syuri vs Giulia, World of Stardom Title Match, Stardom Climax Day 1, 3/26/22

An excellent match that I wanted real bad to give an MOTYC nod to. Like really bad. But the constant and nasty shots to the head were no good.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 12:50

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