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Super tough call on this one, having watched both, but I'm going with how they made me feel by the end, and the ending & DB promo afterwards in the Ironman match had me feeling EVERYTHING.
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Really tough call but voted for Danielson vs MJF. Shame about how most of MJF’s 2023 went following this match.
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# ? Feb 23, 2024 22:57 |
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Voted for the Stardom match. Not going to vote for a key match in a title reign that killed my interest in AEW for much of 2023, twice over.
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# ? Feb 23, 2024 23:27 |
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With 72.22% of the vote, Danielson/MJF advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. from NJPW New Japan Cup 2021, Night 8 against Templario vs. Máscara Dorada 2.0 from CMLL Super Viernes
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# ? Feb 25, 2024 06:46 |
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Match 14: Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - March 14, 2021 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 8) against Templario vs. Máscara Dorada 2.0 - January 5, 2024 (CMLL Super Viernes) Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - March 14, 2021 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 8) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year Cerebral Bore posted:This was one of the slickest matches I've ever seen. These guys have perfect chemistry and just racked up the most incredible reversals on reversals and the sickest moves I ever saw. Cerebral Bore posted:This was one of the slickest matches I've ever seen. These guys have perfect chemistry and just racked up the most incredible reversals on reversals and the sickest moves I ever saw. Rarity posted:Zack is just incredible holy poo poo Jerusalem posted:Goddammit why does Ospreay have to be such a good wrestler Burn Down Canberra posted:they have incredible chemistry SG Bamboo posted:It's almost as if these two are great wrestlers or something. I think I enjoyed Shunma/Chris more today, but that's not to say that this wasn't a phenominal wrestling match to rewatch in the future. Price Check posted:Great match with the bonus of Ospreay busting up his nose bad and creating some great visuals during ZSJ's submissions. forkboy84 posted:Not sure I'd put it over the Rev Pro match from Last Feb but still excellent wrestling. Also gotta say that Ospreay loving up his nose added to the drama What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.21 based on 248 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 27 with 74 points from 16 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“The night this match happened, I was dual-screening the New Japan Cup show with a NOAH show airing simultaneously. But when the time came, I closed out the NOAH show and focused all of my attention on Ospreay vs. Sabre. These guys have wrestled each other many times on different continents and always deliver, and on this night they delivered big. What I loved most about this match wasn’t the pacing, which was spirited, or the execution, which was flawless, but the intensity. This was obnoxious heel Ospreay vs. a more tweener yet still mouthy Sabre, so they wrestled like two massive dickheads wanting to shut the other one up and win. One guy would talk some poo poo and the other would hit him back hard, and vice versa. Add in a little bit of accidental blood from Ospreay’s nose and you had this frenetic war that had the clap crowd breaking some rules on the back end. When the match concluded, an exhausted Kevin Kelly simply exclaimed “Oh my God.” I’m right there with you, Kevin. This was outstanding.” -Andrew Rich Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:CoolKyle - 7.0 Templario vs. Máscara Dorada 2.0 - January 5, 2024 (CMLL Super Viernes) What We Said Has not qualified for MOTY satus yet forkboy84 posted:Watch this here AlmightyPants posted:Dorada's going to be a big star and Templario is goddamn fantastic. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 8.57 based on 95 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: N/A Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:N/A Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Chris777 - 7.0 I think this is the first Meltzer 5 star match not to qualify for Match of The Year in PSP so far, also the first match up where neither match has a lower than a rating of 7.0 on Cagematch comments. Even more unusual is that one is an Ospreay match.
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# ? Feb 25, 2024 09:44 |
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Links: Ospreay vs ZSJ Templario vs Dorada Most likely voting for Zack and Bill but watching the CMLL match now to see how I like it
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# ? Feb 25, 2024 10:15 |
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With 75% of the vote, Ospreay/Sabre advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... HARASHIMA vs. Yuji Okabayashi from DDT D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II, Night 7 against Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Night 1
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# ? Feb 27, 2024 06:25 |
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Links: HARASHIMA vs Okabayashi Omega vs Ospreay It's a shame Kenny vs Will is going to walk this because Harashima vs Okabayashi ruled
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# ? Feb 27, 2024 06:44 |
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Match 15: HARASHIMA vs. Yuji Okabayashi - November 11, 2021 (DDT D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II, Night 7) against Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay - January 4, 2023 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Night 1) HARASHIMA vs. Yuji Okabayashi - November 11, 2021 (DDT D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II, Night 7) What We Said Did not qualify for Match of The Year satus SG Bamboo posted:HARASHIMA vs Yuji Okabayashi Jerusalem posted:My favorite match of the night Lily Catts posted:My personal MOTY so far. HARASHIMA has been winless throughout the D-Oh, and Okabayashi needs the win to stay in the tournament. They're tag team partners. Friends. I did not see the time-limit draw coming. This is the best time-limit draw match I've seen, as nowhere did I think they were actually going to draw. Also holy poo poo that eye blood forkboy84 posted:DDT Match of the year, maybe top 10 for me on the year. Starts fine, builds to bonkers. What They Said Meltzer Stars: Not Rated Cagematch Ratings: 9.12 based on 76 votes. Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 50 with 30 points from 4 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“I wrote about this in my column on PW musings so I’ll just repeat it here. The best thing that I did as a wrestling fan in 2021 was discover Yuji Okabayashi. A truly sensational all round performer who deserves all the appreciation that he gets. HARASHIMA needs no introduction. One of the greatest Wrestlers of all time and still going strong to this day. This was a showdown between the smile Pissari teammates on the final night of block matches from DDT D-oh Grand Prix and man what a ride it was. Played out three acts with fantastic mat work in the opening stretch and HARASHIMA going for the leg while Okabayashi clobbered him with the chops until it just comes into one when they’ve used up all their ideas and now it’s just a game of one upsmanship with both friends clobbering each other with one of the best strike exchanges you will see anywhere. And in between all that, the constant theme was them not being willing to give even an inch to the one another. An intense and absolutely wonderful bout. The match of the year.” -Ashutosh Dubey Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:benny5bellys - 5.0 Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay - January 4, 2023 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Night 1) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year satus Jerusalem posted:
Rarity posted:Close the thread we're done here SalTheBard posted:Holy loving poo poo Fentry posted:Good loving luck to everyone else this year closet statist posted:Nothing will beat this forkboy84 posted:My first ***** match of 2023 Wazzu posted:Will and Kenny are amazing. Vandar posted:I'm not even going to bother watching Okada/White now because why loving bother after this match. Stall_19 posted:I somehow thought the Giulia/Syuri bump off the stage would be the craziest one this week but they've barely 3rd right now. Holy gently caress gripebomb posted:I mean, yall already know... Wow. Kaveman posted:Really hope this is the start of a series. Best match I've seen since Okada V Omega. HulkaMatt posted:You can pencil me in for Ospreay/Kenny on the MOTYC list - not that you need it. AlmightyPants posted:not at all what I was expecting and was excellent. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ******1/4 2023 Match of The Year Cagematch Ratings: 9.76 based on 1147 votes. Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 1 with 1724 points from 159 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:An outstanding work of art from two of the very best to ever do it” -Stephen Coriander Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:lukasmgc - 4.0
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# ? Feb 27, 2024 23:15 |
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Not that it needs more accolades, but that 9.76 rating from Cagematch also makes Omega vs Ospreay the highest rated match in this tournament and the 6th highest rated match of all time (with at least 25 votes, and it's also the match on the site with the most votes).
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# ? Feb 28, 2024 01:59 |
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earnestly voting against my nomination on this one but just a little bit (remember to count it as 0.4 of a vote)
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# ? Feb 28, 2024 02:10 |
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With 56.25% of the vote, Omega/Ospreay advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Takumi Iroha vs. Mayu Iwatani from Stardom The Way to Major League against Ilja Dragonov vs. Walter from WWE NXT TakeOver 36
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# ? Feb 29, 2024 06:02 |
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Match 16: Takumi Iroha vs. Mayu Iwatani - February 8, 2020 (Stardom The Way to Major League) against Ilja Dragonov vs. Walter - August 22, 2021 (WWE NXT TakeOver 36) Takumi Iroha vs. Mayu Iwatani - February 8, 2020 (Stardom The Way to Major League) Match Available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNtsQnO5zYQ What We Said Did not qualify for Match of The Year status GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Mayu's scheduled opponent got pulled due to sickness the night before so Stardom brought in the newly minted President and Ace of Marvelous, Takumi Iroha to wrestle in a non-title singles main event and with almost no time to prepare these two knocked it out of the loving park. Sticky Nate posted:holy poo poo. I was not spoiled on the result so that finishing sequence whipped rear end. MassRafTer posted:Holy poo poo that was nuts, third. GO WATCH THIS MATCH. What They Said Meltzer Stars: Not Rated Cagematch Ratings:9.29 based on 147 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 17 with 114 points from 21 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“Takumi Iroha had not been seen in Stardom for over a year before this match. She made an impactful statement upon her return as she absolutely dominated the world champion. Iwatani is one of the best sellers in wrestling and she did a wonderful job of making Takumi Iroha look like an absolute killer. Iroha held up her end of the bargain as she laid in her kicks and strikes, and generally beat Iwatani from pillar to post. Iwatani had a few hope spots but for the most part this was Iroha’s match that played to the strengths of both women.” -Alex Richards Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:PUNQ - 7.0 Ilja Dragonov vs. Walter - August 22, 2021 (WWE NXT TakeOver 36) What We Said Qualified for Match of the Year status DarkstarIV posted:Match SLAPPED...both quality and literally. YourHumbleMessiah posted:this is it, the actual match of the year Dango Bango posted:What a Goddamn war Pylons posted:I think I liked their first match a bit more. Armitage posted:Two people hitting each other really hard for 25 minutes can make for a great match graph posted:what a loving gem of a match, good lord Kirios posted:May be the actual best match of the year too. Venomous posted:I loving hate the WWE, and I especially loving hate how they just put on the greatest match of the year. Pinwiz11 posted:OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG Quantum of Phallus posted:WALTER has the best matches in WWE by a wide wide margin Edward Mass posted:I both want to see and don’t want to see WALTER called up to the main roster. Quantum of Phallus posted:i don't even wanna see him called up to NXT proper Venomous posted:I just want to see him kill it against Brock and then immediately get released forkboy84 posted:Match was obviously terrific, will say I thought it was a notch behind their last match. Still light years ahead of the sort of thing you expect from WWE Lamuella posted:Jesus loving christ. Ilja Dragunov might look like a jacked Stan Laurel but he wrestles like a force of nature. Penguin Patrol posted:I hope everyone at least watches Ilja vs Walter. Technically it's from a fake promotion that snuck a match onto Takeover, so you don't have to feel too bad when you watch it. What They Said Meltzer Stars: *****1/4 Cagematch Ratings: 9.64 based on 759 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 6 with 406 points from 63 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“The valiant Dragunov juxtaposes perfectly with the champion brute in a match as unrelentingly physical as their classic 2020 encounter. Dragunov had to endure hell to bring down his big beast of an adversary. As fun as the thudding strikes are, its his heart and guts that truly power the bout. Champion and challenger wallop each other in a fight for pride, for survival, for each man’s legacy. Again, these two made the NXT UK Championship feel like a prize as valuable as Excalibur’s sword.” -Ryan Dilbert Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:gj07czos -5.0
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# ? Feb 29, 2024 06:20 |
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Voting Iwatani match because while WALTER/Ilja was brilliant and five stars and the best WWE natch if that year it was not as good as their first match.
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# ? Feb 29, 2024 06:24 |
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Looking back, it's pretty jaw-dropping on how well Walter/Gunther has been booked on the main WWE roster, and how they were THIS CLOSE to ruining him with the name change.
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# ? Feb 29, 2024 06:32 |
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Links: WALTER vs Dragunov Iwatani vs Iroha (the one in fez_machine's effortpost appears to have been clipped a few minutes for SamuraiTV Haven't seen either of these matches yet, though I've see Walter and Dragunov fight in wXw before and i'm a big fan of Iroha
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# ? Feb 29, 2024 06:32 |
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I've watched both now and voted for the Stardom match but one thign that struck me about the NXT match was how decent the commentary was, seems like whener I see recent clips it's egregiously bad
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# ? Mar 1, 2024 02:17 |
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With 66.67% of the vote, Iroha/Iwatani advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA from NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 13 against Tyler Bate vs. Walter from WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 06:03 |
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Another opportunity to vote against the rape company
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 06:52 |
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But an opportunity to vote against SANADA
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 07:37 |
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Lid posted:But an opportunity to vote against SANADA Reported
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 08:29 |
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i vote against both of these. return of HARASHIMA vs. Yuji Okabayashi
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 08:36 |
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Match 17: Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA - August 3, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 13) against Tyler Bate vs. Walter - August 31, 2019 (WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff) Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA - August 3, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 13) What We Said STONE COLD 64 posted:DISREGARD ALL OTHER NOMINATIONS jesus WEP posted:What a loving night of wrestling a cyborg mug posted:My idea recently has been to only nominate matches a lot of people might not watch but holy god drat rear end hell yeah this Rarity posted:loving amazing card, the last match especially holy poo poo Price Check posted:Fantastic crowd helped push a couple of them over the top. Okada/SANADA is one of the great time limit teases of all time. Jerusalem posted:This loving G1...... holy gently caress. SatoshiMiwa posted:Best of the three matches this year, Sanada was amazing and Okada casually showing again this G1 that while Will is the Wrestler of the year Okada is the Wrestler of this century MassRafTer posted:Thought Tanahashi vs Ibushi was the better match but Ibushi vs Tanahashi is the story I care about more. Accident Underwater posted:the end of Okada vs. SANADA was INCREDIBLE. What They Said Meltzer Stars:***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.21 based on 233 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 26 with 62 points from 14 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“The best performance from SANADA to date, he finally got over the hump with 13 seconds left against Okada. While it wasn’t in an IWGP title match (which continues this story), SANADA proved that he could beat the best in one on one competition.” Tyler Forness Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:-dustykeyboard - 3.0 Tyler Bate vs. Walter - August 31, 2019 (WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff) What We Said DarkstarIV posted:That has a contender to be the best match of the weekend, if not the entire month. Jesus christ. Jerusalem posted:Great match, super-exciting. Had the ending gone the other way I'd have put it down as a Match of the Year candidate. Nigel on commentary was superb. RHX posted:gently caress me that was incredible. What They Said Meltzer Stars: *****1/4 Cagematch Ratings: 9.59 based on 515 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 11 with 160 points from 27 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“WALTER is often seen as a throwback to old-school big men but this match showed that he is as modern as anyone and so is Tyler Bate. An epic match that I feel comfortable saying is one of the best I’ve ever seen.” Dave Musgrave Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:CoolNameGuy91 - 3.0
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 11:07 |
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Hell yeah, got here just in time for peak SANADA
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 15:32 |
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Bit late on links so assuming people have already voted, but just in case: Okada vs Sanada Walter vs Bate
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# ? Mar 3, 2024 01:23 |
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With 64.29% of the vote, Okada/SANADA advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi from NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 14 against Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi from NJPW Battle in the Valley
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Match 18: Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi - March 26, 2022 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 14) against Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi - January 13, 2024 (NJPW Battle in the Valley) Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi - March 26, 2022 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 14) What We Said Jerusalem posted:Caught up on the match now and yeah, that was a MOTYC goddamn. It was for the ending alone, but the match itself was superb already before it got there. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.23 based on 254 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 48 with 32 points from 7 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“Shingo is my wrestler of the year and Zack is one of my favorites. Here they both show why.” -Dave Musgrave Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Shoot Headbutt Lover - 5.0 Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi - January 13, 2024 (NJPW Battle in the Valley) What We Said Jerusalem posted:Holy poo poo, these two loving killed each other. Wish the audio quality for commentary wasn't so badly mixed so the hot crowd came through better, but that's like... that's my ONLY complaint about the match! Thauros posted:yeah i haven't posted in these threads in recent years but that's my favorite match of 2024 so far. agreed What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 8.71 based on 342 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: N/A Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:N/A Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:NastyYaffa - 1.0
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 00:21 |
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Shingo vs ZSJ Shingo vs Moxley
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 04:28 |
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God that's tough but I gotta give it to ZSJ/Shingo just because that audio quality for Shingo/Mox really did put a damper on what was otherwise a great match.
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 04:53 |
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Shingo/Mox was cool for me cause I had just watched the Shingo/Mochizuki match from the week before so I had heard about Shingo's love of Onita and saw him win with the thunder fire power bomb and so getting to see him live out a garbage match as tribute to Onita in a style he doesn't usually get to wrestle, against one of the greats Jon Moxley was really cool. Disagree with the 1.0 Cage match review it was a fun long hosed up kinda match and I love those kinds of matches.
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# ? Mar 5, 2024 05:44 |
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With 81.82% of the vote, Sabre/Takagi advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Jinetes del Aire vs. the Lucha Brothers from AAA Héroes Inmortales XIV against Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita from AEW All Out
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# ? Mar 7, 2024 04:17 |
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Lucha Bros vs Jinetes del Aire Omega vs Takeshita
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# ? Mar 7, 2024 05:05 |
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Match 19: Jinetes del Aire vs. the Lucha Brothers - October 9, 2021 (AAA Héroes Inmortales XIV) against Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita - September 3, 2023 (AEW All Out) Jinetes del Aire vs. the Lucha Brothers - October 9, 2021 (AAA Héroes Inmortales XIV) What We Said Did not qualify for Match of The Year status fez_machine posted:Four of the best doing their thing. AlmightyPants posted:was expecting insanity, got insanity, I have no idea how Vikingo is able to defy the laws of physics like that Lamuella posted:Watching this now and holy crap This was mayhem. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 8.13 based on 76 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 76 with 16 points from 6 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“This match was my poo poo. An amazing nonstop spotfest from four of the best in the world. You will be in awe, you will cringe when Vikingo almost dies, then wonder what he’s made of when he gets up and jumps again, and you won’t be able to keep your eyes off the screen. This match would be higher on my list if it wasn’t for the referee. You had an older man that takes 10 seconds to make a 1 count. This is a match really dependent on breaking pinfalls and kickouts, and there are awkward moments due to the referee’s slowness. It is still worth watching.” -Abraham Delgado Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:TSwifty - 2.0 Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita - September 3, 2023 (AEW All Out) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year status LionYeti posted:Hot drat that ruled Kvantum posted:This show just don't quit. Jerusalem posted:It absolutely ruled but had the misfortune of being on the same card with two other absolutely spectacular matches. Lamuella posted:It's recency bias but I wouldn't be surprised if Kenny vs Soup becomes my favourite singles match of all time. closet statist posted:I was a bit soft on omega / takeshita somehow (???) so Ill hold off the nom until a rewatch I think. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.05 based on 662 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 60 with 30 points from 9 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“An underrated banger and a match I was personally waiting for all year after the Don Callis turning on Kenny Omega thing. Kenny Omega in a big match on a ppv? Consider the show stolen and give him match of the night every single time. This was a high octane match that felt like a G1 Climax encounter. Omega took some nasty bumps in this one. Avalanche Blue Thunder Bomb? Are you kidding me? It’s a stiff, explosive match full of high impact offense and it never slows down. A Kenny Omega special, if you will. Even the Don Callis interference was done well. Omega’s unselfishness isn’t talked about enough. Guy is always putting people over and making them look excellent while doing it. This was the biggest win of Takeshita’s career and one of the best clean wins over a huge star in AEW’s history. It’s a shame Takeshita hasn’t done much since.” -Noveliss Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Wieczus - 4.0
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# ? Mar 7, 2024 23:55 |
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With 60% of the vote, Omega/Takeshita advances. OUR NEXT CONTEST... Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya against Matt Cardona vs. Nick Gage from GCW Homecoming Weekend, Night 1
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# ? Mar 9, 2024 07:06 |
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Have to give this one to gage / cardona. A match with no right to be as good as it was, happening at exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Lightning in a bottle and an energy that I feel like both contestants (and the promotion) will struggle to ever capture again.
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# ? Mar 9, 2024 10:13 |
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Phone posting so can't get links up but went with Tana/Shingo, remember it being a high point during the dire early pandemic
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# ? Mar 10, 2024 04:25 |
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Shingo/Tana was so good it got ELP on comms to break kayfabe and start marking out for Tana
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# ? Mar 10, 2024 08:56 |
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Match 20: Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya against Matt Cardona vs. Nick Gage from GCW Homecoming Weekend, Night 1 Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - January 30 2021 ( NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya) What We Said Qualified for Match of The Year Status Cerebral Bore posted:Two of the best in the world in one hell of a war. The NEVER title is the best belt in NJPW. Jerusalem posted:EXACTLY like that scene in The Jerk where the assassin keeps shooting the cans by mistake, except instead of bullets it is Dragon Screws and instead of cans it is knees, and instead of by mistake it is deliberate, and the assassin is somehow both Tanahashi AND Shingo. Look, it's a great loving match, okay. Rarity posted:Old man still got it Lamuella posted:Absolutely astounding. This is the bar that other NEVER matches should be judged by. forkboy84 posted:I dunno, I still think Ishii vs Honma from New Beginning in Sendai 2015 is the high watermark. Cerebral Bore posted:The Shingo/Suzuki matches last year were tremendous too. Rarity posted:Halfway through I was like 'this is very good but I wouldn't put it above the Ospreay/Kojima match, Tana's not quite able to match Shingo at his peak these days' then the other half of the match happened boxcarhobo posted:yea it was good Dango Bango posted:I love Shingo Takagi and I don't care who knows it. What They Said Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.30 based on 283 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 10 with 246 points from 40 votes Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“This happened so early in the year, I can understand one forgetting it happened, but it happened, and we are all better for it happening. Perhaps the best NJPW match of the year. What’s funny is at first I thought Ospreay/Okada from 2021’s Wrestle Kingdom was better, but in the end, in the long run, I think about this match far more often than I do that one. This match truly was awesome, and a perfect ending to Shingo’s reign. Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Roach - 2.0 Matt Cardona vs. Nick Gage - July 24 2021 (GCW Homecoming Weekend, Night 1) What We Said Sticky Nate posted:nuclear crowd. abraham linksys posted:yeah, if you're checking out this show for cardona/gage please go back and watch parker/colon because parker getting that match 36 hours after winning the big japan deathmatch title and a 14 hour flight to america is loving incredible and maybe the most herculean thing any wrestler has done this year Bard Maddox posted:the indies are back coconono posted:Delivered well past expectations on all fronts. forkboy84 posted:Cardona is real loving red even before this started. One of those matches where the fans elevated things a lot. SalTheBard posted:Jesus loving Christ what an amazing match What They Said Meltzer Stars: N/A Cagematch Ratings: 8.26 based on 113 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 56 with 25 points from 8 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:“Matt Cardona’s GCW World Title win at Homecoming Night One was the title change I certainly didn’t see coming. It also set the stage for Cardona’s amazing character in GCW, which is some of his most inspired work in a long time. GCW isn’t even my thing, but I can’t deny this match was one of the highlights of the year.” -Jeremy Thomas Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:Firebird22 - 3.0
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# ? Jun 5, 2024 07:14 |
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Went with that MDK all day, murder death kill gang, for all the boys locked in the fuckin' cell Eastern bloc, the fuckin' Hate Club (rest in peace Big Nate Hatred and rest in peace his brother Justice Pain), and you know what it is...
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# ? Mar 10, 2024 22:10 |