2023'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

SG Bamboo posted:

BJW Big B Child ~ Baby Okay? ~ February 19th (Afternoon Show)
MOTYC
Takuya Nomura vs Kazumasa Yoshida
- https://vk.com/video-4499945_456251162?t=47m00s

Strong BJ (Yuji Okabayashi and Daisuke Sekimoto) vs Daimonji So And Takuho Kato
- https://vk.com/video-4499945_456251162?t=1h04m8s

Both these matches whipped, a bunch of dudes beating the everloving poo poo out of each other in front of like 75 people is the best part of Big Japan

Nth these both, really nice stuff.

# ? Jul 11, 2023 08:05

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 13:18

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

I haven't got to the main yet, but these are all HMs from Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival

ISHIN vs. Jason Lee (c), Open the Brave Gate
Hiromu Takahashi vs. YAMATO
BIG BOSS Shimizu, Jacky Funky Kamei & Kzy vs. Kota Minoura, Minorita & Naruki Doi
Ben-K & BxB Hulk vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda (c), Open the Twin Gate
Yuki Yoshioka vs. Madoka Kikuta (c), Open the Dream Gate

Everything felt a little flatter than I had hoped.

# ? Jul 11, 2023 17:01

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

Rarity posted:

HM: The Elite vs. Dark Order, AEW Rampage, 07/07
HM: Trent?/Matt Sydal vs. Big Bill/Brian Cage, AEW Rampage, 07/07

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: FTR vs. Bullet Club Gold (White & Robinson) - AEW Collision 7/8

Nthing all 3 of these.

# ? Jul 11, 2023 17:06

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

Punch McLightning posted:

I haven't got to the main yet, but these are all HMs from Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival

ISHIN vs. Jason Lee (c), Open the Brave Gate
Hiromu Takahashi vs. YAMATO
BIG BOSS Shimizu, Jacky Funky Kamei & Kzy vs. Kota Minoura, Minorita & Naruki Doi
Ben-K & BxB Hulk vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda (c), Open the Twin Gate
Yuki Yoshioka vs. Madoka Kikuta (c), Open the Dream Gate

Everything felt a little flatter than I had hoped.

Add the Diamante vs. Dragon Kid vs. Shun Skywalker vs. Strong Machine J vs. Ultimo Dragon Mascara Contra Mascara match to my HM list. The best on the show and not too far from a MOTYC, but not there.

# ? Jul 11, 2023 21:02

Bonk: Aug 4, 2002; Douche Baggins

Dimebags Brain posted:

Dragongate at Korakuen Hall 7/7
HM: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, & Don Fujii vs Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda, & Mochizuki Junior
HM: YAMATO, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, & Kagetora vs Naruki Doi, Kota Minoura, Minorita, & Ben-K
HM: King of Gate Round 1 - Eita vs. Kzy
HM: King of Gate Round 1 - Madoka Kikuta vs. Masaaki Mochizuki
MOTYC: King of Gate Round 1 - Shun Skywalker vs. BIGBOSS Shimizu

Dragongate 7/8
HM: King of Gate Round 1 - Dragon Kid vs. Kagetora
MOTYC: King of Gate Round 1 - Dragon Dia vs. Jason Lee

Dragongate at EDION Arena, 7/9
MOTYC: Natural Vibes vs M3K
HM: D'Courage vs. Z-Brats

HM: King of Gate Round 1 - Ben-K vs. KAI
MOTYC: King of Gate Round 1 - Naruki Doi vs. Kota Minoura
MOTYC: King of Gate Round 1 - YAMATO vs. Don Fujii

Nth all. Most of the King of Gate tournament is free, it's really good, and you should watch it.

# ? Jul 12, 2023 03:20

Captain Foo: May 11, 2004; we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: FTR vs. Bullet Club Gold (White & Robinson) - AEW Collision 7/8

Holy poo poo this was so loving good, they went loving hard out in a match so good that Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness actually finally found some chemistry on commentary! It was like a mid-00s ROH Tag match in the best ways.

Unnecessary nth

# ? Jul 12, 2023 12:41

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

HM: Bestia del Ring, Rey Escorpion, & Rush vs. Cuatrero, Forastero, & Sanson (c), AAA World Trios, AAA 2/11
HM: Jack Cartwheel vs. Sal the Pal vs. Kerry Morton (c), NWA World Junior Heavyweight, AAA 3/4
HM: Eita vs. Kzy, Dragongate King of Gate 7/7

# ? Jul 12, 2023 18:29

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

HM: Don Fujii, Dragon Kid, & Ultimo Dragon vs. Mochizuki Jr., Susumu Mohcizuki, & Yasushi Kanda, Dragongate King of Gate 7/7
MOTYC: FTR vs. Bullet Club Gold, AEW Collision 7/8
HM: CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe, AEW Collision 7/8

# ? Jul 12, 2023 20:17

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

HM: Chris Jericho vs. Komander, Dynamite 7/12

# ? Jul 13, 2023 01:20

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

HM: Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy, Dynamite 7/12

# ? Jul 13, 2023 02:02

Captain Foo: May 11, 2004; we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

Dumbest match of the year (affectionate): mjf and adam cole vs big bill and brian cage, aew dynamite 7/12

# ? Jul 13, 2023 02:12

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

HM: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland, Dynamite 7/12

# ? Jul 13, 2023 02:51

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: Kommander vs. Chris Jericho
HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
MOTYC: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

# ? Jul 13, 2023 03:02

ShadowedFlames: Dec 26, 2009; Shoot this guy in the face.; Fallen Rib

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: Kommander vs. Chris Jericho
HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
HM: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

# ? Jul 13, 2023 03:02

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

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy, Dynamite 7/12

ShadowedFlames posted:

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: Kommander vs. Chris Jericho
HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
HM: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

Nthing these 4

# ? Jul 13, 2023 03:16

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: Komander vs. Chris Jericho
HM: Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy
HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
HM: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

# ? Jul 13, 2023 03:23

Captain Foo: May 11, 2004; we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

graph posted:

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: Komander vs. Chris Jericho
HM: Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy
HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
HM: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

nth

# ? Jul 13, 2023 03:30

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

HM: Chris Jericho vs. Komander, AEW Dynamite, 12/07
HM: Orange Cassidy/Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara/Daniel Garcia, AEW Dynamite, 12/07
HM: Swerve Strickland vs. Nick Wayne, AEW Dynamite, 12/07

# ? Jul 13, 2023 09:36

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

From Rampage on 7/7

HM: Hung Bucks vs. Dark Order
HM: Trent & Sydal vs. Large William & Brian Cage

# ? Jul 13, 2023 12:57

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

HM: Baby Extreme vs. Fulgor vs. Jack Cartwheel vs. Mini Vikingo, AAA 4/8

# ? Jul 13, 2023 14:54

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

HM
25th June
Stardom Sunshine 2023
Cosmic Angels (Natsupoi & Tam Nakano) & KAIRI vs Maika, Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki
Watch this here

HM
25th June
Stardom Sunshine 2023
Artist of Stardom Title
Cage Match
Bari Bari Bombers (Giulia, Mai Sakurai & Thekla) vs STARS (Hazuki, Koguma & Mayu Iwatani)
Watch this here

MOTYC
25th June
Stardom Sunshine 2023
Loser Leaves Unit Cage Match
Oedo Tai (Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Rina, Ruaka, Saki Kashima & Starlight Kid) vs Queen's Quest (AZM, Hina, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki, Saya Kamitani & Utami Hayashishita)
Watch this here

# ? Jul 13, 2023 15:59

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

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: Kommander vs. Chris Jericho
HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
MOTYC: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

I'll nth these. Nick vs Swerve was definitely in that ****+ level.

# ? Jul 13, 2023 16:56

Purple Monkey: May 5, 2014; Hello

ShadowedFlames posted:

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
HM: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

Nth

# ? Jul 13, 2023 22:26

flashy_mcflash: Feb 7, 2011

graph posted:

AEW Dynamite 7/12

HM: MJF & Adam Cole vs. Big Bill & Brian Cage
HM: Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland

Nth!

# ? Jul 14, 2023 01:46

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HM: �Speedball� Mike Bailey vs. Kevin Knight, Impact on AXS 7/13

# ? Jul 14, 2023 02:31

Lily Catts: Oct 17, 2012; Show me the way to you
(Heavy Metal)

HM: Eita vs Kzy, Dragongate King of Gate 2023 Night 1, 2023/07/07 @ Korakuen Hall

Amazing sell on the Imperial Uno

# ? Jul 14, 2023 19:54

Oil!: Nov 5, 2008; Der's e'rl in dem der hills!; Ham Wrangler

GCW Now and Forever 2023, 7/14/2023

MOTYC: 'Speedball' Mike Bailey vs Yoshihiko

Amazing match. 10/10. Omega/Osprey 2 levels of hype throughout.

# ? Jul 15, 2023 03:18

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Rampage 7/14

HM: Trent Beretta vs. Lance Archer
HM: Willow Nightingale vs. Athena

# ? Jul 15, 2023 04:04

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

Pylons posted:

AEW Rampage 7/14

HM: Willow Nightingale vs. Athena

Second, to the surprise of nobody, Athena and Willow are great!

# ? Jul 15, 2023 04:11

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

Pylons posted:

AEW Rampage 7/14

HM: Trent Beretta vs. Lance Archer
HM: Willow Nightingale vs. Athena

Seconded.

# ? Jul 15, 2023 04:59

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

HM
19th February
Big Japan Big B Child 2023 ~ Baby Okay? Evening
Takuho Kato & Takuya Nomura vs Yasufumi Nakanoue & Yuji Okabayashi
Watch this here

forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 08:02 on Jul 15, 2023

# ? Jul 15, 2023 07:56

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

TJPW Princess Cup 10 Night 1 July 15th
HM
Miyu Yamashita vs Mizuki
- Very good match but far from either ladies' full power

# ? Jul 15, 2023 08:49

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

HM: Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita - NJPW G1 Climax Night 1 7/15

Holy poo poo I was expecting this to be good but not THIS good! Love the chemistry between these two.

# ? Jul 15, 2023 10:20

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

MOTYC: Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 1, 15/07

Yep we got a G1 Climax on our hands folks :clint:

# ? Jul 15, 2023 10:21

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

HM: Kazuchika Okada vs. The Great O-Khan, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 1, 15/07

I'm mostly nominating this for the one sick moment where O-Khan stole wrist control

# ? Jul 15, 2023 10:45

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

HM: Yota Tsuji vs. Kaito Kiyomiya, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 1, 15/07

Welcome to the big leagues kid

# ? Jul 15, 2023 11:06

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

Rarity posted:

HM: Yota Tsuji vs. Kaito Kiyomiya, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 1, 15/07

Welcome to the big leagues kid

2nd, this was great and if this new G1 format allows for more young guys to get to have cool matches like this, I'm happy!

# ? Jul 15, 2023 11:06

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

MOTYC: Taichi vs. Will Ospreay, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 1, 15/07

Come for hometown hero Taichi, stay for Will stumbling around like a drunk

# ? Jul 15, 2023 11:30

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

HM: Taichi vs. Will Ospreay - NJPW G1 Climax Night 1 7/15

Oh man this was good, good stuff :munch:

# ? Jul 15, 2023 11:31

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 13:18

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

NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 1 July 15th
MOTYC
Ren Narita vs Shota Umino
- These two are going to be rivals for the next decade and I love it

Kaito Kiyomiya vs Yota Tsuji
- Welcome to the G1 kid

Will Ospreay vs Taichi
- Some questionable selling from Billy aside this loving rocked

HM
Kazuchika Okada vs Great O-Khan

# ? Jul 15, 2023 11:49

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