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

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

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC: Okada/Naito, ZSJ/Shingo

Yep, agreed. Two fantastic matches

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 15:31

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC: Okada/Naito, ZSJ/Shingo

Nth!

# ? Mar 26, 2022 17:09

Sooper Gila: Apr 23, 2014; Love
Peace
and Harmony

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC: Okada/Naito, ZSJ/Shingo

Nth.

# ? Mar 26, 2022 19:19

Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

MOTYC
Daisuke Sasaki (C) vs. Jun Kasai vs. MAO for the DDT Universal Championship - DDT Judgement 3/20
DisasterBox (HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura) (C) vs. CDK (Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi) for the KO-D Tag Team Championships - DDT Judgement 3/20
Konosuke Takeshita (C) vs. Tetsuya Endo for the KO-D Openweight Championship - DDT Judgement 3/20

# ? Mar 26, 2022 19:36

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC: Okada/Naito, ZSJ/Shingo

Yeah agreed

# ? Mar 26, 2022 22:46

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

SG Bamboo posted:

AJPW Champions Night 3 March 21st
MOTYC
Ryuki Honda vs Shotaro Ashino
- gently caress yeah, this was a rad as hell last man standing match between former tag partners. A couple of real gnarly bumps and the match didn't outstay it's welcome and get too masturbatory as LMS are wont to do

Kento Miyahara (c) vs Shuji Ishikawa - Triple Crown
- Fantastic stuff, just a classic David vs Goliath matchup. I'll need to remember to link this when it shows up on bilibili or vk to give New Japan watchers a taste of Kento before the crossover show

HM
Hikaru Sato (c) vs Hokuto Omori - PWF World Junior Heavyweight Title
- I enjoy Omori as part of his team with Kodama, but he was real good here as a singles guy. Sato was cool as always

Second all these. Honda vs Ashino is loving viscerally violent. Kento is tremendous and I didn't think Shuji still had this in him. I'll link timestamps when I'm back at the PC but you should watch LMS & TC matches

Honda vs Ashino
Miyahara vs Ishikawa

forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Mar 27, 2022

# ? Mar 27, 2022 00:39

Kevino07: Oct 16, 2008

Punch McLightning posted:

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

nth to all these

HM: Ricky Starks (c) vs Swerve Strickland for the FTW Championship, AEW Rampage, 03/25
MOTYC: Shingo Takagi vs Zack Sabre Jr, New Japan Cup, 03/26
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito, New Japan Cup, 03/26

# ? Mar 27, 2022 02:27

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

forkboy84 posted:

Second all these. Honda vs Ashino is loving viscerally violent. Kento is tremendous and I didn't think Shuji still had this in him. I'll link timestamps when I'm back at the PC but you should watch LMS & TC matches

Honda vs Ashino
Miyahara vs Ishikawa

You're a wizard, I was searching for new AJPW stuff every day and couldn't find it to post, and you come in like it's nothing

# ? Mar 27, 2022 03:30

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

HM: StrongHearts/Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Kazuchika Okada/Hiroshi Tanahashi/Satoshi Kojima/Tiger Mask, NJPW New Japan Cup, 27/03

Super fun nostalgia-fest

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:09

abraham linksys: Sep 6, 2010

Rarity posted:

HM: StrongHearts/Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Kazuchika Okada/Hiroshi Tanahashi/Satoshi Kojima/Tiger Mask, NJPW New Japan Cup, 27/03

Super fun nostalgia-fest

hell yeah

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:10

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

HM: #STRONGHEARTS & Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Okada, Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

This match ruled, everybody (including Fujinama) looked great and T-Hawk and Okada have amazing chemistry.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:10

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

Rarity posted:

HM: StrongHearts/Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Kazuchika Okada/Hiroshi Tanahashi/Satoshi Kojima/Tiger Mask, NJPW New Japan Cup, 27/03

Super fun nostalgia-fest

Nth, such good fun.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:10

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

HM: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask IV vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & #STRONGHEARTS - New Japan Cup Final (3/27)

What an incredibly fun match. Everyone looked great. Fujinami still rules at 69 years old.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:10

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

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament. :kiss:

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:47

GEORGE W BUSHI: Jul 1, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

Nth

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:47

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

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

Yup

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:47

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

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito, NJPW New Japan Cup, 27/03

loving owned

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:47

Ziggy Tzardust: Apr 7, 2006

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

Nth! This loving ruled!

# ? Mar 27, 2022 08:48

Sooper Gila: Apr 23, 2014; Love
Peace
and Harmony

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

Jerusalem posted:

HM: #STRONGHEARTS & Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Okada, Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

This match ruled, everybody (including Fujinama) looked great and T-Hawk and Okada have amazing chemistry.

Nth to both. Zack has had 3 absolutely top level matches in a six day period, he really deserves more serious conversation about being one of the absolute best in the world than he gets.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 09:14

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

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito, NJPW New Japan Cup, 27/03

loving owned

Nth. Absolutely great.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 09:24

Kevino07: Oct 16, 2008

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

nth

# ? Mar 27, 2022 11:55

DarkstarIV: Apr 6, 2010; OFFICIAL RACIST

Put in spoiler tags because it spoils one of the results of night 1 of the Stardom show

MOTYC: Syuri vs Mayu Iwatani, STARDOM World Climax, Night 2, 3/27/22

Absolutely excellent match and finish.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 12:09

ThePariah: Feb 10, 2014

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

Nth.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 14:02

Chinston Wurchill: Jun 27, 2010; It's not that kind of test.

Strong always gets lost in the shuffle, but I'll give an HM to Yuya Uemura vs. Daniel Garcia from this week's episode (aired 26 March). Hell of a match between two guys who could easily be the future on their respective continent.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 16:46

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

Chinston Wurchill posted:

Strong always gets lost in the shuffle, but I'll give an HM to Yuya Uemura vs. Daniel Garcia from this week's episode (aired 26 March). Hell of a match between two guys who could easily be the future on their respective continent.

Nth to that one. Really well put together little match.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 16:47

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

Nthing my little heart out!

# ? Mar 27, 2022 18:06

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

Sooper Gila posted:

Nth to both. Zack has had 3 absolutely top level matches in a six day period, he really deserves more serious conversation about being one of the absolute best in the world than he gets.

I think he�s added a dimension to his game in the last nine months or so, and it puts him in that conversation.

# ? Mar 27, 2022 18:08

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

HM: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask IV vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & #STRONGHEARTS - New Japan Cup Final (3/27)

What an incredibly fun match. Everyone looked great. Fujinami still rules at 69 years old.

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito in the New Japan Cup Final - NJPW New Japan Cup 3/27

Magnificent ending to an incredible tournament.

Agreed

Cup was way better than I thought it would be!

# ? Mar 28, 2022 00:58

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

HM: Giulia, MIRAI & Thekla vs. Mai Sakurai, Tam Nakano & Unagi Sayaka, Stardom Awards, January 3

# ? Mar 28, 2022 01:03

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

MOTYC
ChocoPro 214: 2nd Anniversary Show

Emi Sakura vs. Baliyan Akki

If you only watch one ChocoPro match this year make it this one.

Emi brings out the legend only every so often but when she does it's like this.

Akki shows just how much he's developed as a high flyer with some amazing height and aerial moves. (Which you'd think would be impossible in the Chocolate Square but he does it)

Intense as gently caress

# ? Mar 28, 2022 03:54

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

What's the date on that? 3/27?

# ? Mar 28, 2022 03:58

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

What's the date on that? 3/27?

28/03 Japan time

# ? Mar 28, 2022 04:14

Pinche Rudo: Feb 8, 2005

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

MOTYC: Saya Kamitani vs. Utami Hayashishita, Wonder of Stardom Title Match, Stardom Climax Day 1, 3/26/22

# ? Mar 28, 2022 04:32

Senerio: Oct 19, 2009; Roëmænce is ælive!

fez_machine posted:

MOTYC
ChocoPro 214: 2nd Anniversary Show

Emi Sakura vs. Baliyan Akki

If you only watch one ChocoPro match this year make it this one.

Emi brings out the legend only every so often but when she does it's like this.

Akki shows just how much he's developed as a high flyer with some amazing height and aerial moves. (Which you'd think would be impossible in the Chocolate Square but he does it)

Intense as gently caress

# ? Mar 28, 2022 05:32

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

DDT Day Dream Believer March 27th
MOTYC
Burning (Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada and Yuya Koroku) vs 37KAMIINA (Konosuke Takeshita, Yuki Ueno and Toi Kojima)
- The interactions between Endo and Take were great as an epilogue to their awesome match last week, but the real treat here was the rookies of each stable. Koroku continues to improve by leaps and bounds, and Kojima brought a fire I hadn't seen out of him before. Great stuff

HM
Kazuki Hirata vs Jun Akiyama
- Everything I wanted a match between these two to be

Yuki Iino (c) vs Shunma Katsumata - DDT Extreme Title
- The parts where it was just a Shunma vs Iino hardcore match were very entertaining, but points have to be docked for the stink of Pheromones. gently caress Pheromones

# ? Mar 28, 2022 06:36

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

MOTYC: Will Smith vs. Chris Rock, The Oscars, 27/03

# ? Mar 28, 2022 15:22

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Will Smith vs. Chris Rock, The Oscars, 27/03

Eh, really short and I feel like Will could�ve worked a bit stiffer to really sell the emotion. HM at best

# ? Mar 28, 2022 15:27

Purple Monkey: May 5, 2014; Hello

AEW Dynamite 23/3

HM: CM Punk vs Dax Harwood
HM: Darby Allin, Sting & The Hardys vs The AFO
HM: Adam Cole vs Jay Lethal

AEW Rampage 25/3

HM: Ricky Starks vs Swerve Strickland

# ? Mar 28, 2022 21:48

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

MOTYC
12th March
NJPW New Japan Cup Night 6
DOUKI vs Zack Sabre Jr

Honestly, Suzukigun vs Suzukigun matches always loving rule. They hold nothing back. Sure, you're his bud but ZSJ will still try & rip your loving arms out of the socket. And here we get a bit of that llave style against the WOS-ish style Zack brings to the table & it is inevitably great.

I hope we get more DOUKI wins at BOSJ this year, here deserves it.

"Piece of piss mate, don't know the Japanese for that".

HM
12th March
NJPW New Japan Cup Night 6
El Phantasmo vs Will Ospreay

# ? Mar 28, 2022 23:53

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 15:31

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Dark Elevation 3/28

HM: Brandon Cutler vs. Frankie Kazarian

loving hilarious.

# ? Mar 29, 2022 00:53

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