2019's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MOTYC Ibushi vs Ospreay WK13
MOTYC Ishii vs ZSJ WK13
HM Okada vs Switchblade WK13
MOTYC Jericho vs Naito WK13
MOTYC Omega vs Tanahashi WK13

# ¿ Jan 4, 2019 13:41

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 10:22

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

Oh gently caress I forgot Takeover UK was today!!

# ¿ Jan 12, 2019 22:30

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

DarkstarIV posted:

MOTYC: War Raiders vs TUE, NXT Takeover Phoenix

# ¿ Jan 27, 2019 01:28

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MOTYC : Johnny Gargano vs. Ricochet
HM: Shayan vs. Bianca BelAir
MOTYC: Ciampa vs. Aleister Black

I already nominated the opening tag match, but wanted to nth these matches as well. Goddamn NXT is so good. It makes me so mad that the WWE can consistently put on this good of shows with their loving "developmental" brand, but the main roster just sucks (despite having the most stacked main roster EVER)

# ¿ Jan 27, 2019 23:37

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

Motyc - Men's Elimination Chamber

# ¿ Feb 18, 2019 04:15

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

HM: Shield vs Corbin, Lashley and McIntyre - WWE Fastlane

# ¿ Mar 11, 2019 03:44

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

HM Tim Thatcher vs Hideki Suzuki - GCW Bloodsport

# ¿ Apr 4, 2019 22:32

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: Minoru Suzuki vs. Josh Barnett, Bloodsport 4/4

4th

# ¿ Apr 4, 2019 23:07

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

HM: A-Kid vs Air Wolf - 4/5 - Chikara: Once Upon a Beginning

# ¿ Apr 5, 2019 18:08

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MOTYC: Black and Ricochet vs War Raiders - NXT Takeover NY - 4/5

# ¿ Apr 6, 2019 00:31

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

Professor Funk posted:

MOTYC: Kofi Kingston v. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship, Wrestlemania 35

Holy. loving. poo poo. Might be the best main roster match since Taker/Shawn at Mania 25.

gently caress yeah

# ¿ Apr 8, 2019 02:45

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

with the debate about deathmatches in the AEW thread, it's worth remembering that Masashi Takeda is the best wrestler in the world

MOTYC: Masashi Takeda vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda (BJW Deathmatch Survivor 2/28)

https://rutube.ru/video/57e14b85b3652d5c34e27534be16e3c2

3rd. Match rules

# ¿ Apr 13, 2019 20:42

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

HM: Shotzi Blackheart vs Laynie Luck - Journey Pro Wrestling: A Means to an End - 5/9/19

Watch this match on IWTV when the show is up because it was loving great.

# ¿ May 10, 2019 01:39

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

I moved to a place with poo poo internet and I'm so mad that I'm missing all these loving awesome matches

# ¿ May 23, 2019 19:45

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

I'm just going to cut and past Rarity because holy poo poo what a show.

HM: SCU vs. StrongHearts, Double Or Nothing, 25/05
HM: Britt Baker vs. Kylie Rae vs. Nyla Rose vs. MYSTERY OPPONENT (KAAAAAANE), Double Or Nothing, 25/05
HM: Best Friends vs. Angelico/Jack Evans, Double Or Nothing, 25/05
HM: Joshi Showcase, Double Or Nothing, 25/05
MOTYC: Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Double Or Nothing, 25/05
MOTYC: Young Bucks vs. Lucha Brothers, Double Or Nothing, 25/05
HM: Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, Double Or Nothing, 25/05

# ¿ May 26, 2019 22:32

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong, NXT Takeover 6/1

2nd

# ¿ Jun 2, 2019 00:24

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

sportsgenius86 posted:

MOTYC: Street Profits vs. Forgotten Sons vs. Burch and Lorcan vs. Undisputed Era, NXT Takeover 6/1

Holy gently caress this match was bananas

WHAT A MATCH (2nd)

# ¿ Jun 2, 2019 00:58

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

Nth on Cole vs Gargano

# ¿ Jun 2, 2019 06:00

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MassRafTer posted:

Goldberg got a concussion and the Undertaker sucks. It wasn't a lack of preparation, Goldberg works out really loving hard before his matches. It was a match between a concussed dude and a guy who sucks.

I swear to loving God, didn't Goldberg concuss himself just like a year and a half or so ago hitting his head on a locker? Like loving a man maybe cut that out of your repertoire.

# ¿ Jun 8, 2019 19:01

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MOTYC - Moxley vs Janella - Fyter Fest

HOLY loving poo poo loving awesome.

# ¿ Jun 30, 2019 04:01

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

Rarity posted:

HM: Lance Archer vs. Bad Luck Fale, G1 Night 3, 14/07
MOTYC: SANADA vs. Will Ospreay, G1 Night 3, 14/07

SANADA/Ospreay holy loving poo poo

I'm with Rarity here goddamn what match. Ospreay is the best Wrestler in the world right now.

# ¿ Jul 14, 2019 08:41

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

I thought I put this in the thread already, but I guess I didn't

HM - Shotzi Blackheart vs. Christian Rose - July 18th - Journey Pro Wrestling presents Cruel Summer - Intergender Street Fight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUVxu8M8Aro

# ¿ Aug 6, 2019 08:13

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Adam Cole (C) vs. Johnny Gargano in a 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NXT Championship - NXT Takeover Toronto 8/10

Just a little too overwrought/too much for a MOTYC for me, I enjoyed it but it relied a bit too heavily on gimmicks.

I thought it was a MOTY myself but I will 2nd a HM for the reasons you mentioned

# ¿ Aug 11, 2019 03:08

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

HM: GCW Tag Team Championship: Los Macizos (Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) vs. Hate Trash Disaster (SHLAK & Markus Crane) - GCW: New Face of War - August 24th 2019

# ¿ Aug 25, 2019 05:13

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

I know none of these will actually ever get nominated but I wanted to nominate 3 matches from my local indie (will be on IW.tv soon)

HM: Death Threat Army vs. Thumbs n' Buns vs. Enlightenment - Journey Pro Wrestling: Almost Famous - 9/26/2019 - Just a loving insane brawl between all 3 teams. Death Threat Army has quickly become one of my favorite tag teams on the midwest scene.

HM: Gary f'n Jay vs. Erick Stevens - Journey Pro Wrestling: Almost Famous - 9/26/2019 - Gary Jay continues to be one of my favorite Wrestlers in the midwest. Erick Stevens shows that his return to wrestling hasn't been a fluke. These 2 beat the poo poo out of each other. Amazing loving match.

HM: Riegel Twins vs. Curt Stallion and Jake Something - No DQ Tag Match - Journey Pro Wrestling: Almost Famous - 9/26/2019 - I wasn't aware that these 2 teams had been feuding (to my knowledge they haven't even interacted with each other in JPW). But this was a blood feud between the two teams. This match was loving INSANE. Big table spots, loving baseball bats, and an ending that had to be seen to be believed. When they put the show on IW.tv I will be linking it here for people to watch.

I don't know if we can nominate whole shows, but Show of the Year - Journey Pro Wrestling: Almost Famous. After a very disappointing Under Pressure event last month Journey Pro came out swinging for the fences. Top to bottom every match was great (with the three above being especially good). New storylines were put into place, a pretty "big" debut happened and one of the most insane matches I've ever seen live happened. I highly recommend checking this show out on IW.tv when it gets uploaded. I will link it here.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2019 07:04

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

njsykora posted:

MOTYC
Kenny Omega vs Joey Janala - AEW Dark October 15th

# ¿ Oct 16, 2019 05:22

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

super macho dude posted:

HM: Angel Garza vs Lio Rush (NXT 11/13)

2nd. Great match

# ¿ Nov 14, 2019 03:34

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MOTYC: Women's WarGames match - NXT Takeover: WarGames 3 - 11/23

# ¿ Nov 24, 2019 02:45

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 10:22

SalTheBard: Jan 26, 2005; I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!; Fallen Rib

MOTYC - Joey Ryan vs Buns of Steel JJ Fowler - Journey Pro Wrestling - 12/19/19 - Die Hard is a Christmas Movie

loving amazing match. Battle between dick and rear end with a really hot crowd.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2019 02:47

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