2023's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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Crapple!: Nov 1, 2019

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

My WrestleDream came WrestleTrue

nth. That has to be one of my top 3 matches of the year

# ? Oct 2, 2023 03:20

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# ? May 16, 2024 06:42

Erin M. Fiasco: Mar 21, 2013; Nothing's better than postin' in the morning!

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

My WrestleDream came WrestleTrue

Nth. how the gently caress did we get this and hangman/swerve in the same night. we are so blessed

# ? Oct 2, 2023 03:22

A Real Horse: Oct 26, 2013

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

My WrestleDream came WrestleTrue

Nth

# ? Oct 2, 2023 03:23

Kirios: Jan 26, 2010

It doesn�t need my help but my immediate thought after watching it was it�s the best match I�ve ever seen. It was so engrossing to watch - two absolute masters at the peak of their craft.

# ? Oct 2, 2023 03:30

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

MOTYC: Christian Cage (C) vs. Darby Allin in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the TNT Title - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

Absolute sicko poo poo holy gently caress, Christian's career renaissance has been incredible to watch, and Darby is a loving lunatic.

# ? Oct 2, 2023 04:49

closet statist: Mar 9, 2010

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Christian Cage (C) vs. Darby Allin in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the TNT Title - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

Absolute sicko poo poo holy gently caress, Christian's career renaissance has been incredible to watch, and Darby is a loving lunatic.

NTH

# ? Oct 2, 2023 04:50

flatluigi: Apr 23, 2008; here come the planes

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Christian Cage (C) vs. Darby Allin in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the TNT Title - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

Absolute sicko poo poo holy gently caress, Christian's career renaissance has been incredible to watch, and Darby is a loving lunatic.

agreed

# ? Oct 2, 2023 04:58

closet statist: Mar 9, 2010

MOTYC: Eddie Kingston Vs Shibata, AEW Wrestledream, 10/1

Getting this in before I forget that it was on the card. Goddamn great show. Very rare for me to have FOUR motyc on a pape, really great stuff

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:04

Defenestrategy: Oct 24, 2010

I'm recommending all matches on Wrestledream and Zero Hour as MOTYC, every, single, match had something that ended up putting it over the edge with it even ones with lovely gimmicks that couldn't possibly be more than a waste of time and effort like Mixed Tag and Handicap had a few spots in there that to me make them MOTYC just because under the limitations of the match I don't think you could do better.

Specific Shouts out to ZSJ vs Amdrag, Claudio vs Barnette, and Eddie vs Shibata which between all three of them hit every single thing that I personally like about the actual physical part of grappling.

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:07

YourHumbleMessiah: Oct 11, 2005

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Christian Cage (C) vs. Darby Allin in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the TNT Title - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

Absolute sicko poo poo holy gently caress, Christian's career renaissance has been incredible to watch, and Darby is a loving lunatic.

CHRISTIAN CAGE

Nth

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:07

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

HM: Athena, Billie Starkz, Keith Lee & Satoshi Kojima vs. Diamante, Lee Moriarty, Mercedes Martinez & Shane Taylor
HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Barnett
MOTYC: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Eddie Kingston
HM: Julia Hart vs. Kris Statlander
HM: Gunns vs. Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Bucks vs. Luchas
MOTYC: Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
MOTYC: Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, & Kota Ibushi vs. Callis Family
HM: Aussies vs. FTR
HM: Darby vs. Christian

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:13

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

Defenestrategy posted:

I'm recommending all matches on Wrestledream and Zero Hour as MOTYC

Please at the very least copy/paste somebody else's list and type "MOTYC" at the front of them, I'm not going to go through and build a list of every match for you :smith:

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:16

SatoshiMiwa: May 6, 2007

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Athena, Billie Starkz, Keith Lee & Satoshi Kojima vs. Diamante, Lee Moriarty, Mercedes Martinez & Shane Taylor
HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Barnett
MOTYC: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Eddie Kingston
HM: Julia Hart vs. Kris Statlander
HM: Gunns vs. Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Bucks vs. Luchas
MOTYC: Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hm: Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, & Kota Ibushi vs. Callis Family
HM: Aussies vs. FTR
HM: Darby vs. Christian

My grades with a slight edit. Super fun show live the crowd was amazing for Swerve/Hangman

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:27

Defenestrategy: Oct 24, 2010

Jerusalem posted:

Please at the very least copy/paste somebody else's list and type "MOTYC" at the front of them, I'm not going to go through and build a list of every match for you

Ah sorry, I just assumed it didnt matter because the show was so good everything is getting nthed

MOTYC: mixed tag: billie starks/athena/keith lee/guy who elbow dropped pepsi man in the dick vs shane taylor/lee moriarty/diamante/mercedes martinez
HM: AEW Trios Champ Acclaimed vs TMDK
MOTYC: claudio vs Josh Barnett
Motyc:luchasaurus vs nickwayne
MOTYC: THE RIGHTEOUS vs Mjf roh tag champs
MOTYC:EDDIE VS SHIBATA njpw strong/roh world champs
MOTYC:TBS champ Statlander vs Julia Hart
MOTYC: Orangehook/Lucha Bros/ Gunns/Bucks
MOTYC: ZSJ vs Amdrag in the uncrowned actual match of the year of 2023
MOTYC: Little Drummerboy vs Ricky Starks
MOTYC: Swerve vs Hangman
MOTYC:Jericho and friends vs DON CA*BOOOOOOOO*
MOTYC: Aussie Open vs FTR aew tag champs
MOTYC: Christian Cage vs Darby 2/3 falls tnt champ

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:30

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

My edit and Nths:

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Athena, Billie Starkz, Keith Lee & Satoshi Kojima vs. Diamante, Lee Moriarty, Mercedes Martinez & Shane Taylor
HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Barnett
MOTYC: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Eddie Kingston
HM: Julia Hart vs. Kris Statlander
HM: Gunns vs. Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Bucks vs. Luchas
MOTYC: Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
MOTYC: Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, & Kota Ibushi vs. Callis Family

MOTYC: Darby vs. Christian

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:34

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

AEW WrestleDream - October 1, 2023

HM:
Kris Statlander (c) v. Julia Hart for the TBS Title
FTR (c) v. Aussie Open for the AEW World Tag Team Title
Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi v. Konosuke Takeshita, Sammy Guevara, Will Ospreay
Christian Cage (c) v. Darby Allin Best 2/3 Falls for the TNT Title
Eddie Kingston (cc) v. Katsuyori Shibata for the NJPW Strong Openweight Title and the ROH World Title

MOTYC:
Hangman Adam Page v. Swerve Strickland
Bryan Danielson v. Zack Sabre Jr.

Really good show. Bryan Danielson v. Zack Sabre Jr. is gonna be up there with with the two Kenny Omega Will Ospreay matches for MOTYs

# ? Oct 2, 2023 05:43

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

AEW WrestleDream 10/1

HM: Eddie Kingston vs Katsuyori Shibata
HM: Julia Hart vs Kris Statlander
HM: Zack Sabre Jr vs Bryan Danielson
HM: FTR vs Aussie Open

MOTYC: Chris Jericho, Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega vs Sammy Guevara, Konosuke Takeshita and Will Ospreay
MOTYC: Swerve Strickland vs Hangman Page
MOTYC: Christian Cage vs Darby Allin

# ? Oct 2, 2023 06:04

Glass Punkbull 141: Jan 9, 2008; This is the face of a winner. This is what winning looks like.

Defenestrategy posted:

MOTYC: mixed tag: billie starks/athena/keith lee/guy who elbow dropped pepsi man in the dick vs shane taylor/lee moriarty/diamante/mercedes martinez
HM: AEW Trios Champ Acclaimed vs TMDK
MOTYC: claudio vs Josh Barnett
Motyc:luchasaurus vs nickwayne
MOTYC: THE RIGHTEOUS vs Mjf roh tag champs
MOTYC:EDDIE VS SHIBATA njpw strong/roh world champs
MOTYC:TBS champ Statlander vs Julia Hart
MOTYC: Orangehook/Lucha Bros/ Gunns/Bucks
MOTYC: ZSJ vs Amdrag in the uncrowned actual match of the year of 2023
MOTYC: Little Drummerboy vs Ricky Starks
MOTYC: Swerve vs Hangman
MOTYC:Jericho and friends vs DON CA*BOOOOOOOO*
MOTYC: Aussie Open vs FTR aew tag champs
MOTYC: Christian Cage vs Darby 2/3 falls tnt champ

Nth. Congrats on Adam Page for his heel turn.

# ? Oct 2, 2023 06:30

Vandar: Sep 14, 2007; Isn't That Right, Chairman?

WMOTYC: MJF vs. The Righteous

The Righteous got done fuckin' dirty and this is the one match that leaves a sour spot on the entire show tonight.

# ? Oct 2, 2023 06:36

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

Vandar posted:

WMOTYC: MJF vs. The Righteous

The Righteous got done fuckin' dirty and this is the one match that leaves a sour spot on the entire show tonight.

I thought it was really fun.

# ? Oct 2, 2023 06:39

Fish Of Doom: Aug 18, 2004; I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare

Vandar posted:

WMOTYC: MJF vs. The Righteous

The Righteous got done fuckin' dirty and this is the one match that leaves a sour spot on the entire show tonight.

2nd. Completely awful comedy match that both failed to do anything with the story and buried multiple people for no reason. One of the top 10 worst AEW matches of all time.

Fish Of Doom fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Oct 2, 2023

# ? Oct 2, 2023 06:49

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

Have finally caught up on the first half of the show:

HM: Athena, Billie Starkz, Keith Lee & Satoshi Kojima vs. Diamane, Mercedes Martinez, Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor - AEW WrestleDream Zero Hour 10/1
HM: Eddie Kingston (C) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the New Japan STRONG Openweight Title - AEW WrestleDream 10/1
HM: Kris Statlander (C) vs. Julia Hart for the TBS Title - AEW WrestleDream 10/1
MOTYC: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Adam Page - AEW WrestleDream 10/1 - This one already hit the 7 threshold, but I wanted to praise it regardless.
HM: Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Will Ospreay & Sammy Guevara - AEW WrestleDream 10/1
HM: FTR (C) vs. Aussie Open for the AEW Tag Titles - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

# ? Oct 2, 2023 08:40

Taffy Torpedo: Feb 2, 2008; ...Can we have the radio?

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Eddie Kingston
MOTYC: Julia Hart vs. Kris Statlander
HM: Gunns vs. Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Bucks vs. Luchas
MOTYC: Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
HM: Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, & Kota Ibushi vs. Callis Family
HM: Aussies vs. FTR
MOTYC: Darby vs. Christian

Edited for my votes

# ? Oct 2, 2023 11:13

ThePariah: Feb 10, 2014

AEW WrestleDream - October 1, 2023

HM:
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Eddie Kingston
Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Sammy Guevara & Will Ospreay
Aussie Open vs. FTR

MOTYC:
Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage

# ? Oct 2, 2023 15:01

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

Stardom Presents New Blood 11 September 29

HM: Mei Sera vs. Nanae Takahashi

High speed goblin vs. hard-hitting veteran. This was extremely good!

# ? Oct 2, 2023 16:12

haunted bong: Jun 24, 2007

AEW WrestleDream - October 1, 2023

MOTYC:
Danielson vs Zack Sabre Jr

my god what a loving match

HM:
Swerve vs Hangman
Omega/Jericho/Ibushi vs Takeshita/Guevara/Osprey

MANAGER OF THE YEAR:
Prince Nana, for his dance

# ? Oct 2, 2023 16:44

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

Vandar posted:

WMOTYC: MJF vs. The Righteous

The Righteous got done fuckin' dirty and this is the one match that leaves a sour spot on the entire show tonight.

Nth. I don�t care about the Shitechus a jot but putting your world champ against two jobbers is a travesty.

# ? Oct 2, 2023 16:44

super macho dude: Aug 9, 2014

MassRafTer posted:

AEW WrestleDream 10/1

HM: Eddie Kingston vs Katsuyori Shibata
HM: Julia Hart vs Kris Statlander
HM: FTR vs Aussie Open

MOTYC: Chris Jericho, Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega vs Sammy Guevara, Konosuke Takeshita and Will Ospreay
MOTYC: Swerve Strickland vs Hangman Page
MOTYC: Christian Cage vs Darby Allin

All this.

Except I'm bumping up:
MOTYC: ZSJr vs Bryan Danielson

# ? Oct 2, 2023 17:35

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

NXT No Mercy - 9/30

HM:
Carmelo Hayes (c) v. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Title
Becky Lynch (c) v. Tiffany Stratton in an Extreme Rules match for the NXT Women's Title

Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 2023 Tag 22

HM: 5STAR Grand Prix Finals (MAIKA v. Suzu Suzuki)

I should probably watch more Stardom

# ? Oct 2, 2023 19:57

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

I watched another Stardom match

Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 2023 Tag 14 - 09/03

HM:
REStart (Natsupoi & Saori Anou) (c) vs. Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki for the Goddesses of Stardom Title

AJPW Giant Series Tag 5 - 09/23

MOTYC:
Yuma Aoyagi (c) v. Ryuki Honda for the Triple Crown Title

# ? Oct 2, 2023 21:23

Price Check: Oct 9, 2012

SG Bamboo posted:

NJPW Road to Destruction October 1st
HM
Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) and Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight) vs Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors, Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) and Chase Owens
- A very fun elimination match with some neat twists on the expected Rumble spots

Nth

# ? Oct 2, 2023 22:07

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

HM: Shane Taylor/Lee Moriarty/Mercedes Martinez/Diamante vs. Athena/Billie Starkz/Keith Lee/Satoshi Kojima, AEW WrestleDream Zero Hour, 01/10
HM: The Acclaimed/Daddy rear end (c) vs. Shane Haste/Mikey Nicholls/Bad Dude Tito, AEW WrestleDream Zero Hour, 01/10

MOTYC: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
MOTYC: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
MOTYC: The Young Bucks vs. The Gunns vs. Orange Cassidy/HOOK vs. Lucha Bros, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
MOTYC: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
HM: Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
MOTYC: Kenny Omega/Chris Jericho/Kota Ibushi vs. Konosuke Takeshita/Sammy Guevara/Will Ospreay, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
HM: FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10
MOTYC: Christian Cage (c) vs. Darby Allin, AEW WrestleDream, 01/10

What a pape

# ? Oct 2, 2023 22:10

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

All of these from Wrestledream:

HM: Shane Taylor/Lee Moriarty/Mercedes Martinez/Diamante vs. Athena/Billie Starkz/Keith Lee/Satoshi Kojima
HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs Josh Barnett
HM: The Acclaimed/Daddy rear end (c) vs. Shane Haste/Mikey Nicholls/Bad Dude Tito

HM: MJF (c) vs. The Righteous
MOTYC: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
MOTYC: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart
MOTYC: The Young Bucks vs. The Gunns vs. Orange Cassidy/HOOK vs. Lucha Bros
MOTYC: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page, AEW WrestleDream
HM: Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., AEW WrestleDream
MOTYC: Kenny Omega/Chris Jericho/Kota Ibushi vs. Konosuke Takeshita/Sammy Guevara/Will Ospreay, AEW WrestleDream
HM: FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open, AEW WrestleDream
MOTYC: Christian Cage (c) vs. Darby Allin

# ? Oct 3, 2023 03:01

KungFu Grip: Jun 18, 2008

agree with the wmotyc noms for MJF vs the Righteous

# ? Oct 3, 2023 03:47

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

A Fancy Hat posted:

All of these from Wrestledream:

HM: Shane Taylor/Lee Moriarty/Mercedes Martinez/Diamante vs. Athena/Billie Starkz/Keith Lee/Satoshi Kojima
HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs Josh Barnett

HM: MJF (c) vs. The Righteous
MOTYC: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
MOTYC: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart
MOTYC: The Young Bucks vs. The Gunns vs. Orange Cassidy/HOOK vs. Lucha Bros
MOTYC: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page, AEW WrestleDream
HM: Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., AEW WrestleDream
MOTYC: Kenny Omega/Chris Jericho/Kota Ibushi vs. Konosuke Takeshita/Sammy Guevara/Will Ospreay, AEW WrestleDream
MOTYC: FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open, AEW WrestleDream
MOTYC: Christian Cage (c) vs. Darby Allin

mine with a few changes

what a show

# ? Oct 3, 2023 03:59

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

Been simmering, thanks to fancy hat for the format.

All of these from Wrestledream:

HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs Josh Barnett

HM: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
MOTYC: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart
HM: The Young Bucks vs. The Gunns vs. Orange Cassidy/HOOK vs. Lucha Bros
MOTYC: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page, AEW WrestleDream
HM: Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., AEW WrestleDream
MOTYC: Kenny Omega/Chris Jericho/Kota Ibushi vs. Konosuke Takeshita/Sammy Guevara/Will Ospreay, AEW WrestleDream
HM: FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open, AEW WrestleDream
MOTYC: Christian Cage (c) vs. Darby Allin

# ? Oct 3, 2023 04:27

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

HM
9th September
Stardom 5★STAR Grand Prix 2023 Night 14
5★GP Red Block
Suzu Suzuki vs Tam Nakano
Watch this here

HM
9th September
Stardom 5★STAR Grand Prix 2023 Night 14
5★GP Blue Block
Giulia vs Maika
Watch this here

# ? Oct 3, 2023 10:24

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

MOTYC: Volador Jr. vs. Rocky Romero, CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania Mexico 6/30
HM: El Barbaro Cavernario, Templario & Virus vs. Mascara Dorada 2.0, Metalik & Titan, CMLL Festejando El 40. Aniversario de Atlantis 7/14
HM: Gran Guerrero & Stuka Jr. vs. Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja, same show

Please check out CMLL this year, it's really good.

# ? Oct 3, 2023 15:02

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

MOTYC
10th September
Stardom Dream Tag Festival
Giulia & Suzu Suzuki vs Maika & Utami Hayashishita
Watch this here

MOTYC
10th September
Stardom Dream Tag Festival
AZM & Starlight Kid vs Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima
Watch this here

# ? Oct 3, 2023 15:12

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# ? May 16, 2024 06:42

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

HM: El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Ren Narita vs. Master Wato, Shota Umino & Yuji Nagata, NJPW Road to Destruction 9/10

# ? Oct 3, 2023 19:24

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