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I'll have to rewatch Ospreay vs Hiromu to be sure but right now my heart is saying Abe vs Nomura, it was a delicious mix of two friends both loving around and beating each other into paste for the culture Ospreay vs Hiromu Abe vs Nomura
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# ? Feb 15, 2024 07:28 |
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# ? Jun 1, 2024 04:23 |
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Yo what the gently caress did Takahashi finish Ospreay with in that goddamn match (fuzzy shots off a facebook vid which had the match ad-free lol)
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# ? Feb 15, 2024 07:29 |
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Tough one this time!
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# ? Feb 15, 2024 12:11 |
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kalensc posted:Yo what the gently caress did Takahashi finish Ospreay with in that goddamn match Time Bomb 2, a leg hook Emerald Flowsion
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# ? Feb 15, 2024 20:48 |
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Dang it, we've got a tie. You know what this means - four matches enter, two matches leave. Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 1 against Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2 against Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, Night 1 against Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura from Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura Produce Kakuto Tanteidan ~ Bokura Wa Kakuto Tanteidan
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# ? Feb 17, 2024 06:37 |
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Wait, I have to choose only ONE of these?
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# ? Feb 17, 2024 06:43 |
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In reality it's probably Naito vs Okada but i'll still be voting for Abe vs Nomura because it's the ideal for what I love out of wrestling
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# ? Feb 17, 2024 10:03 |
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Match 10a: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2 against Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, Night 1 Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2 What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year Status Jerusalem posted:A match/main event/story years in the making, executed to perfection. New Japan is the best wrestling promotion on the planet. Truther Vandross posted:loving incredible njsykora posted:Just put this on the list now, and next year's list, and the year after, and then on the MOTDecade list too. SatoshiMiwa posted:That may have been better than Okada/Ibushi. jesus WEP posted:i dunno if this topped the ibushi match but my god it came close GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Best match I've seen live. Burn Down Canberra posted:Unbelievable match TriffTshngo posted:gently caress, man. 7 years. What a story. Even as someone who's only been watching since a year and a half ago, I felt it as though I'd been there the whole time. I remember some slight disappointment with the Wrestle Kingdom 12 match, like maybe Naito & Okada didn't gel as well against each other as they each do against Omega or Tanahashi, but this time it loving delivered. Dimebags Brain posted:It might be me just being super hungover watching the show and Naito being the only guy in New Japan other than Shingo I really care about but only the main event from last night grabbed me. Queer Salutations posted:Oh god my loving knee hurts just watching. The correct person won. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.60 based on 449 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 2 with 936 points from 106 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“This is what wrestling is all about. A multiyear story that pays off in an amazing way in an amazing, perfect match. Every Naito fan was on the edge of their seats and will never forget this moment. Non Naito fans would still be amazed at the feat they did here, especially if they followed their previous matches. When it was finished, it was an example of why I love pro wrestling.” -Abraham Delgado Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:tykechandler - 5.0
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# ? Feb 18, 2024 07:14 |
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Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, Night 1 What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year status Jerusalem posted:Their in-ring chemistry is out-of-this-world, both can keep up with the other at a level that is frankly quite scary to consider. If the crowd had been allowed to be vocal they would have been losing their poo poo, as it was even just the clapping and stomping of the feet was super-loud as they watched two of the best wrestlers in the world (even if Ospreay is a poo poo) going at it at the highest level. Some of the poo poo these guys did to each other was insane, like that loving ringside table spot holy gently caress or Ospreay straddling Okada and just slapping the poo poo out of him then doing the Bryan Danielson stomps or or Okada countering the Top Rope Oz Cutter with the world's most beautiful dropkick or or or the fake out on the Ospreay Rainmaker pinfall attempt, and the time just flew by. And that finish, oh my God. So loving good. Cerebral Bore posted:Big Match Kazu is back and its glorious. Rarity posted:loving slapped Artelier posted:Excellent match, loved it, and it finished Quantum of Phallus posted:loved the stomps Burn Down Canberra posted:it was really good forkboy84 posted:I clearly need to rewatch Okada Ospreay because I have it at ***1/2 AlmightyPants posted:watching that Okada/Ospreay match and realizing that this is the first in a series wherein Ospreay finally wins the championship from Okaka, after escalating over encounters, probably in a similar way to the Omega/Okada series, I am so loving excited right now. I was screaming and clapping and having such a good time with that Okada/Ospreay match, and that was knowing the result in advance as well. Absolutely incredible and probably the match to beat for the rest of the year. SatoshiMiwa posted:Rumors of Okada being washed have been proven false RealFoxy posted:Okada seems to only take every other year seriously now which is fine with me, because it lets other people be at the top of the card Thanlis posted:And still not rating Ospreay matches, although from a pure in-ring standpoint you’re certainly all correct. What They Said Meltzer Stars: *****1/4 Cagematch Ratings: 9.15 based on 385 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 8 with 303 points from 49 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“A masterclass which showed that Ospreay can deliver on the biggest of stages against a man in Okada who never phones it in.” -Joey O’Doherty Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:thebigmilkman - 1.0
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# ? Feb 18, 2024 07:14 |
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my goodness
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# ? Feb 18, 2024 07:59 |
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I'm not seeing an option to put in my username?
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# ? Feb 18, 2024 08:44 |
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an off-site consortium has been manufactured to avoid further incorrect results. just kidding. vpn voting has begun to avoid further incorrect results. just kidding. it was an accident due to the new 4-way voting format. or it was changed to make it easier to vote. just kidding. i don't know
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# ? Feb 18, 2024 16:26 |
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I'll apologize for the lack of name-inputting on this match-up; I nearly forgot I was doing this tournament, which explains why fez_machine's write-ups only came out just now (I never had a chance to send the new matches, as I pulled them on the fly).
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# ? Feb 18, 2024 19:49 |
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this is a close'n' so let's get some votes in five hours remain!
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# ? Feb 18, 2024 23:46 |
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With 29.63% each, Naito/Okada and Abe/Nomura advance. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Chris Brookes vs. Lulu Pencil from Gatoh Move ChocoPro against Rey Fenix vs. El Hijo del Vikingo from AAA Triplemanía XXX
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# ? Feb 19, 2024 05:01 |
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Match 11: Chris Brookes vs. Lulu Pencil - July 22, 2021 (Gatoh Move ChocoPro) against Rey Fenix vs. El Hijo del Vikingo - October 15, 2022 (AAA Triplemanía XXX) Chris Brookes vs. Lulu Pencil - July 22, 2021 (Gatoh Move ChocoPro) Watch for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qm5zEWZqRY What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year status Senerio posted:PENCIL projecthalaxy posted:Pencil, and also Army. Insertnamehere31 posted:Pi Pi PiPiPi Pinwiz11 posted:PENCIL? delfin posted:I don't think I've ever posted in one of these, but loving nth'ed. TV Zombie posted:If you knew the story behind this match, I don’t know how anyone could vote against it TV Zombie posted:Caught the last bit. The rapid pinning combinations along with Lulu pulling it out in the end. This is why I love pro wrestling. Ibexaz posted:I'll vote for any match that brings me to tears AlmightyPants posted:goddamn what a great match. a cyborg mug posted:Greatest feud of this generation What They Said Meltzer Stars: Not Rated Cagematch Ratings: 9.07 based on 45 votes. Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 39 with 46 points from 5 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“No match this year was better at telling a story than Chris Brookes vs. Lulu Pencil. This was a true war of attrition that ultimately has a wonderful message to never give up and to believe in yourself, despite what others might say.” -Kelly Harrass Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Mizzle Assault Ant - 6.0 Rey Fenix vs. El Hijo del Vikingo - October 15, 2022 (AAA Triplemanía XXX) Watch for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjFplXxbFA0 What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year status Punch McLightning posted:I will have to go back to the rest of the show but you fuckers need to watch this, this was amazing. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 8.66 based on 145 votes. Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 52 with 38 points from 8 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“This has the live bump for me since I was there. Seeing these two men live is just incredible, especially seeing all of the crazy spots in front of your eyes. This had the crowd eating from the palms of their hands from the start and it did not let up. Even the thousand kickouts did not diminish this and I sincerely thought that Fenix had it more than once. It has great spots, great storytelling of the passing of the torch, drama, and seeing it was special. Too bad that the recording is probably bad because it’s AAA, but hey, the match is great.” -Abraham Delgad Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:denierstragedies - 5.0
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# ? Feb 19, 2024 05:36 |
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Pencil Army
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# ? Feb 19, 2024 06:13 |
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I'll post my insane Lulu Pencil opinions later but lmao at that match having Assault Ant's highest rating so far
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# ? Feb 19, 2024 06:21 |
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God I wish AAA's production style didn't leave me feeling so detached from what is actually happening in the ring, I'm pretty sure there was a fantastic match in front of a hot crowd in there somewhere. But in any case, even though Gatoh Move's Production quality is far from good too, I had to give Lulu/Brookes the vote if for no other reason than: "I am a professional wrestler." "....yes. Yes you are."
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# ? Feb 19, 2024 07:22 |
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Jerusalem posted:God I wish AAA's production style didn't leave me feeling so detached from what is actually happening in the ring, I'm pretty sure there was a fantastic match in front of a hot crowd in there somewhere. Jeez, I jumped to a random midpoint and felt like I was seeing Dunn-level cuts but with worse camera placement and continuity. That's a bummer. In theory, all those cameras are recording everything, right? Even if only one angle is broadcast at any given moment? Has any fed taken the alternate feeds to try and re-edit a superior Director's Cut of a famous event or match?
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# ? Feb 20, 2024 22:50 |
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kalensc posted:Jeez, I jumped to a random midpoint and felt like I was seeing Dunn-level cuts but with worse camera placement and continuity. WWE released a few re-edited Wrestlemania matches including Daniel Bryan winning the championship on the network They were great
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# ? Feb 20, 2024 23:11 |
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kalensc posted:In theory, all those cameras are recording everything, right? That is not how broadcasts work. There are sources for those feeds going somewhere, but it is up to whatever system they have in place to see the feeds recorded.
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# ? Feb 20, 2024 23:13 |
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I think I recall WWE at least had the sense to save and use the recap footage of AJ Styles' debut so he was actually on screen when the pop happened instead of just a pointless close-up on a confused looking Roman Reigns?
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 04:13 |
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With 85.71% of the vote, Brookes/Pencil advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Gunther vs. Sheamus from WWE Clash at the Castle against the Briscoe Brothers vs. FTR from ROH Final Battle
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 05:13 |
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Edward Mass posted:With 85.71% of the vote, Brookes/Pencil advances. Oof. Two GREAT matches... but FTR vs. Briscoes is the better of the two.
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 05:29 |
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Match 12: Gunther vs. Sheamus - September 3, 2022 (WWE Clash at the Castle) against The Briscoe Brothers vs. FTR - December 10, 2022 (ROH Final Battle) Gunther vs. Sheamus - September 3, 2022 (WWE Clash at the Castle) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year status forkboy84 posted:So, the first match of the HHH era I've seen. Obviously, it's great. They just beat the begorrah out of each other, terrific stuff. Always a good sign when someone bleeds from the chest from strikes. Lean Walter is unsettling. Sheamus did an absurd athletic spot where he flipped up on to the corner only to shopped off to the floor, that whooped. Byron Saxton's voice reminded me of Matt Striker, so that's always a good sign. Corey Graves hasn't gotten better without Vince, Cole has, which doesn't surprise me. I was worried going in that I'd get motion sickness but fortunately the usual person responsible for that garbage part of production was left in the States. On the other hand, the dragon graphics were corny as hell. Professor Funk posted:That was like…the platonic ideal of what that match could be. Incredibly fun on every level. DarkstarIV posted:You probably won't be able to find another match this year that has as many chops as that. LionYeti posted:delightful violence here that even WWE production couldn't ruin Fish Of Doom posted:Thank god. That was the only match on that show I cared about and I came into this thread just to make sure they didn't gently caress it up somehow. KungFu Grip posted:THEY BEAT THE gently caress OUT EACH OTHER GOD drat What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.21 based on 758 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 11 with 234 points from 46 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“This was expected to be a hard-hitting battle, and the two held nothing back, bruising each other up but good. This is not the type of match you see often in WWE and only a few wrestlers can really pull it off. Gunther and Sheamus are two of them. Despite the loss, Sheamus had a lot of momentum coming out of this; I’m not sure WWE properly capitalized on it.” -Greg Parks Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:DoctorTwin - 5.0 The Briscoe Brothers vs. FTR - December 10, 2022 (ROH Final Battle) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year Jerusalem posted:This was loving insane. THE loving REFEREE WAS BLEEDING! Truther Vandross posted:Holy loving poo poo this was incredible SatoshiMiwa posted:So many questionable bumps Punch McLightning posted:I AM NO LONGER AFRAID OF THE POLICE Ziggy Tzardust posted:I was going to be stubborn and keep insisting that Ospreay/Oku in February was my MOTY. I can’t say that in good faith anymore. That was incredible Jerusalem posted:Jay: I can assure you, getting into trouble is NOT a fake idea. Kosmo Gallion posted:This match was the perfect length and the perfect amount of violence. I was expecting a thirty minute tag epic and instead I got a violent and bloody brawl. I haven't enjoyed a blade job this much since the Dustin/Cody match. I held my breath during the avalanche pile-driver tease. Excellent work from everyone involved. What They Said Meltzer Stars:*****1/2 Cagematch Ratings: 9.64 based on 516 votes. Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 1 with 1344 points from 143 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:I have a good feeling one of the three matches between these two teams that took place this year will top the VoW’s list once the points are compiled. There has not been a trio of matches to reach this level since 1989 when Steamboat and Flair made magic together. The pinnacle of this trio of matches happened on 12/10. Very few people on the planet can do the things these four did in this match and live to tell about it, let alone walk away from it. Dog collar matches can be overbooked and many times incredibly predictable. It so happens that two of the best dog-collar matches ever happened in 2022 under the tutelage of Tony Khan. This one is superior to all of them. How Jay Brisco managed to continue the match after landing on the chairs stacked outside the ring is borderline miraculous. Dax takes a lot of criticism from fans, but the pride he takes in his work is commendable. Cash Wheeler may be the most underrated of the four because Dax tends to take up a lot of oxygen between the two. There aren’t a lot of accolades left to laud upon this match other than to say, in thirty years it is likely we will still be talking about the historic significance of it.” -Chris Colvin Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:MooGati - 7.0
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 06:03 |
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Voted tag team wrestling
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 06:07 |
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Punch McLightning posted:I AM NO LONGER AFRAID OF THE POLICE is one of the best match reviews ever
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 06:13 |
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The occasional German review is fun practice at trying to decipher the meaning of a few words around English names. Tony-Khan-BlutParty is a phenomenal line. Anyways I'll be voting for Dem Boys.
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 06:22 |
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Poor Gunther never stood a chance
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 11:07 |
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Possibly the easiest choice of the thread so far - FTR/Briscoes all the way, baby.
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 13:42 |
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Jerusalem posted:Possibly the easiest choice of the thread so far - FTR/Briscoes all the way, baby. You say that, but I'm over here white-knuckling my keyboard trying to decide. gently caress it, I'm giving Sheamus his roses
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 13:55 |
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Never vote for the rape company
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 16:33 |
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quote:TSwifty - 5.0 There's been so many troll 0 votes that this stands out as both not a troll and literally wrong in every single sentence. Not that Gunthers advancing here but holy gently caress who is this person?
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 20:51 |
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GUNTHER and Sheamus would later top this match with the triple threat with Drew. The dog collar match may never be topped by anyone ever. A simple pick for me.
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# ? Feb 21, 2024 21:03 |
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With 90.91% of the vote, Briscoe Brothers/FTR advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri from Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella against Brian Danielson vs. MJF From AEW Revolution
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# ? Feb 23, 2024 05:05 |
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Have a link to the Stardom Match, which I will need to see before casting my vote
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# ? Feb 23, 2024 05:17 |
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Match 13: Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri - June 12, 2021 (Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella) against Bryan Danielson vs. MJF - March 5, 2023 (AEW Revolution) Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri - June 12, 2021 (Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year The Taxman posted:What a war. Absolute brutality, guts, and compressed vertebrae. Oil! posted:I just got to seeing it this morning and what a great match. TTBF posted:I thought the ending was a bit flat at first so I didn't nominate it. Then I was reading the Observer and found out the match continued after the draw and went back and watched and yeah, that's a MOTYC IceAgeComing posted:fantastic match. The finish is something that sounds silly but with how this match was put together it worked perfectly: both gave everything they had and at one point neither could get up again. Its an example of your big match epic that works perfectly in my eyes. DarkstarIV posted:This match was cool and good and you should watch it because I said so. Because if you don't watch it I will call you a nerd. What They Said Meltzer Stars:*****1/2 Cagematch Ratings: 9.43 based on 350 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 5 with 409 points from 58 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“An incredible spectacle in strength, endurance, and beating the absolute piss out of each other. Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Oswuold - 0.0 Bryan Danielson vs. MJF - March 5, 2023 (AEW Revolution) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year Professor Funk posted:Bryan/MJF was one of the best matches I've seen in a long, long time. Nth. LionYeti posted:Danielson MJF was at Omega Okada levels of good. Rarity posted:Hangman/Mox has topped out Omega/Ospreay as my MOTY and then MJF/Bryan almost topped out that, great show What They Said Meltzer Stars: *****3/4 Cagematch Ratings: 9.60 based on 940 votes. Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 4 with 697 points from 101 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“Who would’ve believed you if two years ago you told them that MJF would be far more impressive in-ring in 2023 than he was on the mic? This match cemented MJF as a guy who can have top-level main event matches in a promotion that demands them.” -Jays Retro Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Joshxo1ne - 1.0
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# ? Feb 23, 2024 07:12 |
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That Iron Man match was loving incredible, regardless of how it played into the ending, I absolutely loved that when the time expired MJF immediately demanded oxygen while Bryan was doing jumping jacks and laughing his rear end off.
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# ? Jun 1, 2024 04:23 |
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I thought that I'd be insta-voting MJF-Bryan, but now I'm 15 minutes into Syuri-Utami and drat... This vote feels like a match-up that should be a quarter-final or later pairing. Everything Syuri and Utami do is so drat smooth and logical I love how Syuri goes for series of pinning attempts, keeping the pressure on and adjusting her hody position so fluidly. Gotta finish watching, but at the moment this is the toughest call thus far, for me anyways.
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