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

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Chris James 2: Aug 9, 2012

MOTY
Elite vs Death Triangle
AEW Dynamite 11/23

# ? Nov 24, 2022 03:13

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# ? May 22, 2024 14:57

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

MOTYC: Triangulo de la Muerte vs. The Elite - AEW Dynamite 11/23

Perhaps better known as Death Triangle vs. Wet Messy Bitches Who Live For Drama. What a glorious thing this match was.

# ? Nov 24, 2022 03:13

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

Chris James 2 posted:

MOTY
Elite vs Death Triangle
AEW Dynamite 11/23

nth this, laughing at all the goofy references

# ? Nov 24, 2022 03:13

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Triangulo de la Muerte vs. The Elite - AEW Dynamite 11/23

Perhaps better known as Death Triangle vs. Wet Messy Bitches Who Live For Drama. What a glorious thing this match was.

nth haters and doubters in the bin

# ? Nov 24, 2022 03:31

Maigius: Jun 29, 2013

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Triangulo de la Muerte vs. The Elite - AEW Dynamite 11/23

Perhaps better known as Death Triangle vs. Wet Messy Bitches Who Live For Drama. What a glorious thing this match was.

Nth, messy Elite is the best.

# ? Nov 24, 2022 03:33

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

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Triangulo de la Muerte vs. The Elite - AEW Dynamite 11/23

Perhaps better known as Death Triangle vs. Wet Messy Bitches Who Live For Drama. What a glorious thing this match was.

nth, I loving love drama and this match gave me everything that I wanted from an Elite match in Chicago.

# ? Nov 24, 2022 03:59

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

HM: Chris Jericho (C) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the ROH World Title - AEW Dynamite 11/23

The man with the blood on his leg. Incredible.

# ? Nov 24, 2022 03:59

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

MOTYC: Ishii vs. Jericho

CHOPPIN'

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Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Dynamite 11/23

HM: Orange Cassidy vs. Jake Hager
HM: Ricky Starks vs. Ethan Page
MOTYC: The Elite vs. Death Triangle
MOTYC: Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Edit: Changed Jericho vs. Ishii to MOTYC on further reflection.

Pylons fucked around with this message at 04:09 on Nov 24, 2022

# ? Nov 24, 2022 04:00

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

MOTYC: Ishii vs Jericho, Elite vs Death Triangle AEW Dynamite 11/23

# ? Nov 24, 2022 04:06

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

AEW Dynamite 11/23

HM: Orange Cassidy vs. Jake Hager
HM: Ricky Starks vs. Ethan Page
MOTYC: The Elite vs. Death Triangle
MOTYC: Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii

That Trios match may have topped the PPV one for me, solely based on the Elite�s reaction to the crowd and that amazing finish.

# ? Nov 24, 2022 04:09

Dango Bango: Jul 26, 2007

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Triangulo de la Muerte vs. The Elite - AEW Dynamite 11/23

Perhaps better known as Death Triangle vs. Wet Messy Bitches Who Live For Drama. What a glorious thing this match was.

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Chris Jericho (C) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the ROH World Title - AEW Dynamite 11/23

The man with the blood on his leg. Incredible.

Going MOTYC because they had me believing Ishii would win after the Codebreaker spot. Plus, busted titty was in incredibly unique visual.

# ? Nov 24, 2022 04:10

apophenium: Apr 14, 2009; Cry 'Mayhem!' and let slip the dogs of Wardlow.

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Chris Jericho (C) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the ROH World Title - AEW Dynamite 11/23

The man with the blood on his leg. Incredible.

Throwing another vote for this. What a match!

# ? Nov 24, 2022 04:12

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

SatoshiMiwa posted:

MOTYC: Ishii vs Jericho, Elite vs Death Triangle AEW Dynamite 11/23

Nth

An HM layout but MOTYC intensity and visuals

# ? Nov 24, 2022 05:19

Kirios: Jan 26, 2010

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 11/23

HM: Orange Cassidy vs. Jake Hager
HM: Ricky Starks vs. Ethan Page
MOTYC: The Elite vs. Death Triangle
MOTYC: Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Edit: Changed Jericho vs. Ishii to MOTYC on further reflection.

Nth

# ? Nov 24, 2022 05:31

Thanlis: Mar 17, 2011

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 11/23

MOTYC: The Elite vs. Death Triangle
MOTYC: Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Nth.

# ? Nov 24, 2022 06:16

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

HM: Tam Nakano vs. Saya Kamitani, Stardom World Climax 3/27

# ? Nov 24, 2022 07:10

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 11/23

HM: The Elite vs. Death Triangle
MOTYC: Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii

re: pylons for the template

mans bladed he own titty lol

# ? Nov 24, 2022 07:11

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

HM
19th November
All Japan Real World Tag League Night 3
Junior Battle of Glory
Dan Tamura vs Rising HAYATO

Just a very nice little match, Dan has improved as a base, HAYATO continues to be terrific

WMOTYC
19th November
All Japan Real World Tag League Night 3
Real World Tag League
Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi vs Voodoo Murders (KONO & Suwama)

15 minutes of Voodoo Murders garbage. What a waste of both time & of Jake & Yuma. Attack before the bell and straight to the floor, predictable & dull

# ? Nov 24, 2022 11:53

Crapple!: Nov 1, 2019

Dynamite 23/11

HM: Elite vs Death Triangle
MOTYC: Jericho vs Ishii

# ? Nov 24, 2022 12:02

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

HM: Orange Cassidy vs. Jake Hager, AEW Dynamite, 23/11
MOTYC: Death Triangle vs. The Elite, AEW Dynamite, 23/11
MOTYC: Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii, AEW Dynamite, 23/11

Dango Bango posted:

Plus, busted titty was in incredibly unique visual.

Poor Cody

# ? Nov 24, 2022 15:31

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

HM
20th November
All Japan Real World Tag League Night 4
RWTL
Gungnir of Anarchy (Ryuki Honda & Shotaro Ashino) vs Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura

# ? Nov 25, 2022 00:07

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

HM
23rd September
Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix Night 18
5★GP Blue Block
Mina Shirakawa vs Saya Kamitani

HM
23rd September
Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix Night 18
5★GP Blue Block
Giulia vs Momo Watanabe

MOTYC
23rd September
Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix Night 18
5★GP Blue Block
Hazuki vs Mayu Iwatani

MOTYC
23rd September
Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix Night 18
5★GP Red Block
Syuri vs Tam Nakano

# ? Nov 25, 2022 01:23

Gaz-L: Jan 28, 2009

forkboy84 posted:

MOTYC
26th October
New Japan Battle Autumn Night 9
NJPW World TV Title Tournament 1st Round
Ren Narita vs Tomohiro Ishii

This loving whips.

They've got something with Narita and I hope they don't gently caress it up. Him, Shota and Tsuji, plus some of the new foreign talent like Aussie Open, Akira and (if he stays) JONAH have New Japan seeming much better positioned for the future than they have in a while.

# ? Nov 25, 2022 01:28

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

MOTYC
27th October
New Japan Battle Autumn Night 10
NJPW World TV Title Tournament Quarter Final
David Finlay vs Zack Sabre Jr

Gaz-L posted:

They've got something with Narita and I hope they don't gently caress it up. Him, Shota and Tsuji, plus some of the new foreign talent like Aussie Open, Akira and (if he stays) JONAH have New Japan seeming much better positioned for the future than they have in a while.

Yeah, I think New Japan have hit on something in the back half of the year. Being able to bring back a new crop of foreigners helped freshen things up a whole lot. I also think crowds gradually getting closer to normality has helped, New Japan was clearly spinning its wheels with clap fans, with only a couple of guys like Takagi, Ospreay, Ishii really rising above last year.

# ? Nov 25, 2022 02:33

The Taxman: Jan 2, 2007; greetings sweeties, let me give you a back massage. for i am a whiz!

Stardom Gold Rush 11/19
HM: Maika and Himeka vs Nanae Takahashi and Yuu
MOTYC: Utami Hayashishita v Syuri (c) - World of Stardom championship

I'm going to watch Kamitani v KAIRI tomorrow

# ? Nov 25, 2022 04:25

Purple Monkey: May 5, 2014; Hello

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 11/23

HM: Ricky Starks vs. Ethan Page
MOTYC: The Elite vs. Death Triangle
MOTYC: Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Nth

# ? Nov 25, 2022 11:00

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

HM: El Lindaman/Alex Zayne vs. Ryusuke Taguchi/Clark Connors, NJPW Super Jr Tag League, 25/11

Alex Zayne ate a man's tighty whities before Clark Connors tamed him with a taco

# ? Nov 25, 2022 11:53

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

HM: BUSHI/Titan vs. Catch 2/2, NJPW Super Jr Tag League, 25/11

More flippy-dos and thigh slaps than you can shake a Young Buck at

# ? Nov 25, 2022 12:53

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

NJPW World Tag League/Super Jr Tag League Night 4 November 25th
HM
Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) vs LIJ (BUSHI and Titan)

# ? Nov 25, 2022 12:54

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

Rarity posted:

HM: BUSHI/Titan vs. Catch 2/2, NJPW Super Jr Tag League, 25/11

More flippy-dos and thigh slaps than you can shake a Young Buck at

2nd, this was a real fun match.

# ? Nov 25, 2022 13:00

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

HM: FTR vs. Top Flight, AEW Rampage, 25/11
HM: Darby Allin vs. Anthony Henry, AEW Rampage, 25/11

# ? Nov 26, 2022 00:31

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

Rarity posted:

HM: FTR vs. Top Flight, AEW Rampage, 25/11
HM: Darby Allin vs. Anthony Henry, AEW Rampage, 25/11

Nth both of these.

# ? Nov 26, 2022 03:04

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

HM
16th November
Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS Go For It FREEDOMS!
Hell Inside & Hell Outside Deathmatch
Alex Colon & Rina Yamashita vs Daisuke Masaoka & Jun Kasai

MOTYC
16th November
Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS Go For It FREEDOMS!
King of FREEDOM World Title
Fluorescent Lighttubes, Glass & Alpha Deathmatch
Drew Parker vs Masashi Takeda

When I saw that main event on paper I thought "this'll be real good" and good lord I was right. Guys smashing lighttubes over their own head rules

https://twitter.com/b3rt4/status/1595841225642610688?t=A96jynz-gVI4p6qn4K84yw&s=19

Probably not as good as Kasai vs Despy but still a top deathmatch

# ? Nov 26, 2022 03:36

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

Rarity posted:

HM: FTR vs. Top Flight, AEW Rampage, 25/11
HM: Darby Allin vs. Anthony Henry, AEW Rampage, 25/11

Nth, couple of solid matches.

# ? Nov 26, 2022 07:50

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

HM: Suzuki-Gun (Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano - NJPW World Tag League/Super Jr Tag League Night 5 11/26

A reminder that Lance Archer is a really good big man and a great character, this match used him to full effect and it ruled.

# ? Nov 26, 2022 12:21

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

HM: Aussie Open vs. Bishamon, NJPW World Tag League/Super Jr Tag League, 26/11

Love me some Aussie boys

# ? Nov 26, 2022 12:45

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

Rarity posted:

HM: Aussie Open vs. Bishamon, NJPW World Tag League/Super Jr Tag League, 26/11

Love me some Aussie boys

Nth very solid. Thought they (both teams) were holding back too

# ? Nov 26, 2022 12:54

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

A couple from TJPW Wrestle Princess 3 on October 9.

HM: Aja Kong, Pom Harajuku & Raku vs. Max The Impaler, Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino
HM: Hikari Noa & Riho vs. Maki Ito & Miyu Yamashita

# ? Nov 26, 2022 21:43

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# ? May 22, 2024 14:57

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

HM
26th October
DDT Free October
37KAMIINA (Toi Kojima & Yuki Ueno) vs Burning (Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku)

Match with Disaster Box vs Oishi & Hino was also pretty funny

# ? Nov 27, 2022 01:11

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