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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Hammer House: Stinger Splash Zone > 2019's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)
 
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Oct 9, 2012

Baron La Croix posted:

HM Ospreay, Goto and Ishii vs KUSHIDA, Cobb and Nagata

I may still be on the post-WK high but drat was this real fun

Nth. Awesome match with a great atmosphere.

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Oct 9, 2012

MassRafTer posted:

MOTYC: Barbaro Cavernario vs Dragon Lee, CMLL 1/4 Super Fridays


Just caught this. Nth.

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Oct 9, 2012

forkboy84 posted:

HM: 2nd February 2019, The New Beginning In Sapporo Night 1 - SANADA vs Minoru Suzuki
HM: 2nd February 2019, The New Beginning In Sapporo Night 1 - EVIL vs Zack Sabre Jr

Two really fun matches that build perfectly for tomorrow's IWGP Tag Team Championship clash

I'll n'th these too.

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Oct 9, 2012

Burn Down Canberra posted:

I liked it more than that. Ill go a motyc for it

Agree. Great hard-fought match with a memorable result.

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Oct 9, 2012
 HM - Tanahashi vs Taguchi (3/16)
MOTYC - ZSJ vs Ibushi (3/16)

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Oct 9, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

Night 2: Okada vs. Elgin - 3 votes

I'll Nth this one.

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Oct 9, 2012
 HM - Tanahashi vs ZSJ - 3/21 - Not as great as their other matches but I still really enjoyed it.

MOTYC - Miyahara vs Nomura - 3/19 - Really impressive performance by both. Loved Miyahara playing heel and getting the crowd behind the young challenger.

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Oct 9, 2012

jesus WEP posted:

MOTYC: Tomohiro Ishii vs Kazuchika Okada, NJPW Cup Semi Final, 23rd March

Mother fucker these two work well together

Absolutely. The most fun I've had watching wrestling in a long time.

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Oct 9, 2012

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Zack Sabre Jr & Minoru Suzuki vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay, RevPro Live in New York 4/5

I'll Nth this if only for the brutalization of Ospreay's nose.

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Oct 9, 2012

MassRafTer posted:

G1 Supercard was awesome as hell

HM: Cobb vs Ospreay
HM: Bully Ray's Dumb Street Fight
HM: Jr Title 3 Way
HM: Heavyweight Tag Title 4 Way
HM: Tanahashi vs ZSJ
MOTYC: Ibushi vs Naito
MOTYC: The 3 Way Ladder Match
MOTYC: Okada vs Switchblade (maybe the best match of the year)

Nth to all of these. One of the best live experiences I've ever had at a wrestling show.

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Oct 9, 2012

LionYeti posted:

Preemptively WMOTYC HHH vs Batista boring as all hell

Good Lord that sucked. Nth.

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Oct 9, 2012

achillesforever6 posted:

HM Dream vs Buddy Murphy NXT TV 4/18/19

Nth

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Oct 9, 2012
 HM - SHO & YOH vs. Shingo Takagi & BUSHI - NJPW 4/26

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Oct 9, 2012

jesus WEP posted:

Let’s post this in the right thread this time :shobon:
MOTYC: YOH vs Will Ospreay, BOSJ Night 6

Jeeezus this was great. SHO isn’t actually head and shoulders above YOH as a future star

Also

HM Bandido vs DOUKI

I'll nth these two

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Oct 9, 2012

Kevino07 posted:

HM: Chaos vs. Suzuki-Gun, Elimination Match - NJPW Kizuna Road, 17 June

I'll nth this too!

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Oct 9, 2012

MassRafTer posted:


MOTYC: Shingo vs Juice
HM: Ishii vs Cobb
HM: Goto vs Blade

Nth these. Great show!

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Oct 9, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay - NJPW G1 Climax Night 7 - 7/20

Will Ospreay is the Wrestler of the Year for 2019 but Okada may legit be the best wrestler in history and putting both together was sensational.

Nth, obviously.

Okada will win his block and win the G1 and challenge Liger to take him on in his final match January 5th.

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Oct 9, 2012

jesus WEP posted:

NJPW G1 Night, uh, 11?

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr vs. Will Ospreay
HM: Kazuchika Okada vs. Lance Archer
HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL

Nth as well. In front of another crowd the latter two matches may have gotten up to MOTYC level.

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Oct 9, 2012

Rarity posted:

HM: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Lance Archer, G1 Night 13, 03/08
MOTYC: Will Ospreay vs. EVIL, G1 Night 13, 03/08
MOTYC: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi, G1 Night 13, 03/08
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA, G1 Night 13, 03/08

loving amazing card, the last match especially holy poo poo

Nth all these. Fantastic crowd helped push a couple of them over the top. Okada/SANADA is one of the great time limit teases of all time.

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Oct 9, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW G1 Night 15 - 8/7

Holy gently caress the last few minutes of the match were insane.

Nth. Okada is the best "finishing stretch" wrestler of all time and this holds a worthy place on that resume.

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Oct 9, 2012

Rarity posted:

HM: KENTA vs. Zack Sabre Jr, G1 Climax Night 17, 10/08
MOTYC: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Will Ospreay, Night 17, 10/08
MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi, Night 17, 10/08

Nthing these. In mourning that Kazu lost but great match.

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Oct 9, 2012

ThePariah posted:

Nth to the Destruction matches.
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Oct 9, 2012

Rarity posted:

HM: Kazuchika Okada and Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA and EVIL, NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed, 28/09

I mean, duh

Nth

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Oct 9, 2012

SatoshiMiwa posted:

HM; FinnJuice vs Evil/Sanada - World Tag League Final Dec 08th

Fun tag match that had a real nice finishing stretch and the right team won!

Nth - Really good match, crowd was super into it, and yeah the right team won. Finlay is finally feeling like a real member of the roster and not just a directionless Young Lion graduate.

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Oct 9, 2012

AlmightyPants posted:

HM
New Japan Road to Tokyo Dome, 21 December

EVIL and Hirumo vs Ishii and Ospreay

The WO recap says "You need to watch this match" and the writer isn't exaggerating. Fantastic wrestling with Kevin Kelly going at micro machines guy speed to call the action in a seriously impressive performance of his own.

I'll nth as well

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