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

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

Chinston Wurchill posted:

Stardom Goddess Tag League Final:

HM: Finals Megan Bayne & Maika vs. Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira

I didn't pay much attention to the schedule on this one so I didn't even know the finals were this weekend.

Hope the Stardom crew can take some time to recover in the lead up to the big end of year show.

What was the date on this one please?

# ? Nov 14, 2023 06:36

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 17:12

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

Jerusalem posted:

What was the date on this one please?

That'd be 12th November

# ? Nov 14, 2023 09:06

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

MOTYC: Utami Hayashishita vs. Mayu Iwatani, Stardom x Stardom 8/13

The finish on this was awesome, a perfectly hit blindspringboard poison rana by Iwatani that has to be seen to be believed.

# ? Nov 14, 2023 16:34

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

HM: Natsupoi & Saori Anou vs. Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, Stardom x Stardom 8/13
HM: Hazuki vs. Syuri, Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 8/15

# ? Nov 15, 2023 01:23

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

HM
9th October
GLEAT Ver.EX GLEAT vs Kyoteki
No DQ
Yan's Family (Issei Onitsuka & Takanori Ito) vs Yankee Two Kenju (Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto)
Watch this here

I had no idea what to expect of a GLEAT no DQ match featuring two of their younger homegrown (ish. Technically Wrestle-1 dojo guys but GLEAT is like an adopted home) guys against 2 deathmatch legends, & probably the deathmatch tag team of the last 15 years. Well, Issei Onitsuka puts on a headband wrapped in barbwire & then headbutts someone so yeah, they hang. It's not a deathmatch, but it's real fun.

HM
9th October
GLEAT Ver.EX GLEAT vs Kyoteki
El Lindaman & Hayato Tamura vs SBK & TAKUMA
Watch this here

# ? Nov 15, 2023 02:33

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

MOTYC: Ospreay vs. Umino, NJPW Power Struggle 11/4

Hell yeah

# ? Nov 15, 2023 02:40

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

All from Stardom's 5STAR Grand Prix on August 15:

HM: Momo Watanabe vs. Saori Anou
HM: AZM vs. Utami Hayashishita
MOTYC: Mayu Iwatani vs. Tam Nakano

# ? Nov 15, 2023 06:33

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Ospreay vs. Umino, NJPW Power Struggle 11/4

Hell yeah

found it, watched it.

:pwn:

nth

# ? Nov 15, 2023 07:40

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

SG Bamboo posted:

DDT Ultimate Party November 12th
MOTYC
Eruption (Saki Akai, Hideki Okatani and Yukio Sakaguchi) vs Naomichi Marufuji, Kazusada Higuchi and Miyu Yamashita
- https://vk.com/video-4499945_456251915?t=2h28m20s

Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs Kazuki Hirata - ~ Nivea Cream Care Body Wash Presents ~ Dramatic Dream Round �Let�s Have Fun!!� What Will Happen!? Fun Death Match for the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight TItle
- https://vk.com/video-4499945_456251915?t=3h21m03s

Chris Brookes (c) vs Yuki Ueno - KO-D Openweight Title
- https://vk.com/video-4499945_456251915?t=5h1m01s

HM
KONOSUKE TAKESHITA vs Chris Jericho
- https://vk.com/video-4499945_456251915?t=4h25m08s

Quoting this with links to the matches with English commentary, mostly because I think more people should experience the Hiromu/Hirata match and the main event. The Eruption match is still great but is tempered by how much you care that it's Saki Akai's retirement match

# ? Nov 15, 2023 10:29

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

Ice Ribbon #1311 November 3rd
HM
Ibuki Hoshi (c) vs Mifu Ashida - ICExInfinity Title
- https://vk.com/video-4499945_456251922?t=1h25m21s

# ? Nov 15, 2023 12:11

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

HM: Andrade El Idolo vs. Daniel Garcia, AEW Collision 11/11

# ? Nov 15, 2023 17:27

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

HM: Yuu vs. Giulia, Stardom x Stardom 8/13
HM: Megan Bayne vs. Tam Nakano, ditto

HM: Jaguar Yokota, Momoe Nakanishi & Nanae Takahashi vs. Momo Watanabe, Starlight Kid & Yuu, Stardom MidSummer Fes 8/19

# ? Nov 15, 2023 21:29

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

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

# ? Nov 16, 2023 03:50

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

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Nth these ones! Great show!

# ? Nov 16, 2023 03:53

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Nth

# ? Nov 16, 2023 03:54

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

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Correct! 4thed.

# ? Nov 16, 2023 04:02

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Nth these.

# ? Nov 16, 2023 04:05

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

HM: Maika vs. Utami Hayashishita, Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 8/26

# ? Nov 16, 2023 06:32

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

MOTYC: Angel Rebelde, Brillante Jr., & Futuro vs Astral, Neon, & Valiente Jr., CMLL 7/16

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15keYvfSrdedFzctZiK3ptxksCZoyIq96/view?usp=drive_link

This is an absolute blast of a match if you like high flying. Six lower card guys just going all out in an attempt to get over.

# ? Nov 16, 2023 06:55

PlasticAutomaton: Nov 12, 2016; Artoria Pendonut

MotYC: The Golden Jets VS The Don Callis Family and Brian Cage in the Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man who Erased his Name Street Fight.

I could have Nthed I just wanted to type out the full name of that match. What a glorious clusterfuck.

# ? Nov 16, 2023 09:46

closet statist: Mar 9, 2010

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
HM: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Mine. Adjusted clusterfuck to HM - I love me some bullshit but it just wasnt quite landing the way I hoped it would. I still had a great time though. Komander Penta vs Bucks went harder than I thought it would!

# ? Nov 16, 2023 11:03

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

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Nth, tremendous stuff

# ? Nov 16, 2023 11:08

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Nth

# ? Nov 16, 2023 12:03

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:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Nth. Red vs Blue would have been up there if not for a pretty sloppy finish at the very end.

# ? Nov 16, 2023 14:10

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

nth these

# ? Nov 16, 2023 14:24

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

HM: AZM vs. Mina Shirakawa, Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 9/2
HM: Mayu Iwatani vs. Syuri, Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 9/3

# ? Nov 16, 2023 16:00

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

HM: Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki vs. Natsupoi & Saori Anou, Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 9/3
HM: Starlight Kid vs. Tam Nakano, same show

# ? Nov 16, 2023 22:46

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

ROH Honor Club 11/16

HM: Vikingo & Komander vs. Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels

# ? Nov 17, 2023 03:19

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HM: The Rascalz vs. Laredo Kid, Black Taurus, and Juventud Guerrera
MOTYC: Josh Alexander vs. Will Ospreay

Both from Impact on AXS, 11/16

# ? Nov 17, 2023 04:00

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

HM: Konami vs. MIRAI, Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 9/3

# ? Nov 17, 2023 06:09

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

Pylons posted:

ROH Honor Club 11/16

HM: Vikingo & Komander vs. Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels

Second.

# ? Nov 17, 2023 06:10

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

Pro Wrestling Revolver UNREAL 11/16

HM: Masha Slamovich vs. Jacob Fatu
HM: Bryan Keith vs. Speedball Mike Bailey
HM: Marina Shafir & Ronda Rousey vs. Athena & Billie Starkz

# ? Nov 17, 2023 07:54

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

Edward Mass posted:

MOTYC: Josh Alexander vs. Will Ospreay

+1. Ospreay's had better matches but this still ruled

# ? Nov 17, 2023 19:09

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

Pylons posted:

Pro Wrestling Revolver UNREAL 11/16

HM: Masha Slamovich vs. Jacob Fatu
HM: Bryan Keith vs. Speedball Mike Bailey
HM: Marina Shafir & Ronda Rousey vs. Athena & Billie Starkz

Nth to all three matches.

# ? Nov 17, 2023 21:29

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

These are all HMs

Giulia vs. Maika, Stardom 9/9
Suzu Suzuki vs. Tam Nakano, Stardom 9/9
AZM & Starlight Kid vs. Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima, Stardom Dream Tag Festival 9/10
Giulia & Suzu Suzuki vs. Maika & Utami Hayashishita, Stardom Dream Tag Festival 9/10
Syuri vs. Tam Nakano, Stardom 9/20
Hazuki vs. Suzu Suzuki, Stardom 9/23

# ? Nov 17, 2023 22:35

Pylons: Mar 16, 2009

AEW Collision 11/17

HM: Daniel Garcia vs. Miro
HM: Dax 'The Axe' vs. RUSH
HM: Wheeler Yuta vs. Buddy Matthews

AEW Rampage 11/17

HM: Trent Beretta vs. Christian Cage
HM: 'Timeless' Toni Storm vs. Emi Sakura

# ? Nov 18, 2023 05:02

lamentable dustman: Apr 13, 2007; ððð

MOTYC: RUSH vs Dax

Loved this match, the sickos went all out in a sort of throwaway match before the pape

# ? Nov 18, 2023 05:06

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

HM: Komander vs. Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Brian Cage vs. Trent Beretta - TNT Championship Title Shot Match - AEW Collision - 11/17
MOTYC: Dax Harwood vs. RUSH - AEW Collision - 11/17
HM: Wheeler Yuta vs. Buddy Matthews - AEW Collision - 11/17

HM: Trent Beretta vs. Christian Cage - TNT Championship Match - AEW Rampage - 11/17
HM: Toni Storm vs. Emi Sakura - AEW Rampage - 11/17

dax and rush was some sicko poo poo hell yeah

# ? Nov 18, 2023 05:18

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

HM: AZM vs. Momo Watanabe, Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 9/30

# ? Nov 18, 2023 06:14

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 17:12

fez_machine: Nov 27, 2004

HM
AEW Rampage 11/17
Toni Storm vs. Emi Sakura

# ? Nov 18, 2023 06:21

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