2020's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

frankenfreak posted:

HM: Liger's retirement match, Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 1/4
HM: Moxley vs Archer, Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 1/4
MOTYC: Ospreay vs Hiromu, Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 1/4
HM: White vs Naito, Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 1/4
MOTYC: Okada vs Ibushi, Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 1/4

Nth all these.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 13:55

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 01:33

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

HM: Effy (c) v Dan the Dad - Freelance Wrestling 1/11

All I wanted and more... :allears:

# ¿ Jan 11, 2020 07:33

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Jerusalem posted:

I know I shouldn't be surprised since it's the Indies, but did Effy work two different shows for different promotions in the same day?

Also for Freelance Wrestling Effy is labeled as the Champion, what was the belt?

It was the 11th when I posted it, I was tired...

The clarification:

HM: Effy (c) v Dan the Dad - Freelance Wrestling 1/10 - Freelance Legacy Championship

# ¿ Jan 12, 2020 05:56

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Deathlove posted:

HM: Kylie Rae vs WARHORSE, Black Label Pro Nobody Puts BLP In The Corner, 1/18/2020

Nth. DO THE MOVE WARHORSE :argh:

# ¿ Jan 19, 2020 01:51

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

blast0rama posted:

MOTYC: The Butcher & The Blade and Lucha Bros (Pentagon & Fenix) vs. Kenny Omega, Hangman Page and the Young Bucks - AEW Dynamite, February 5, 2020.

Nth

# ¿ Feb 6, 2020 03:14

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Hiromu Takahashi (C) vs. Ryu Lee for the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship - The New Beginning in Osaka - 2/9

This THWAK match THWAK absolutely THWAK ruled THWAK and THWAK these THWAK two THWAK are THWAK just THWAK perfect THWAK against THWAK each THWAK other.

NTH GO DJEJFJCJEJEJEJEOGORNDJDDNDNDNX DJDJCJDJEJDJR DWWKKDVJFJEJS

# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 10:44

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. Minoru Suzuki, NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka, 09/02

Mox and MiSu are the two craziest bastards in all of wrestling

OH gently caress YES

# ¿ Feb 9, 2020 11:49

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Riho (C) vs. Nyla Rose for the AEW Women's Championship - AEW Dynamite 2/12

Absolutely incredible match, even with the stream going down for several minutes in the middle I was still absolutely floored by how good this was.

gently caress YES

# ¿ Feb 13, 2020 03:35

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. Lucha Bros, AEW Dynamite 2/19

My thoughts on this match:

Seriously though, this passed Okada/Ibushi as MOTY for me. And it was on free TV

That was insane.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2020 03:30

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Chris James 2 posted:

MOTYC: PAC vs Kenny Omega, half-hour ironman match, AEW Dynamite 2/26

Oh gently caress yes.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2020 02:44

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

ShallNoiseUpon posted:

HM: Big Swole vs Hikaru Shida vs Yuka Sakazaki vs Shanna - AEW Dynamite 2/26

AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY

# ¿ Feb 27, 2020 04:03

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Darby vs Jericho and Guevara

Nth.

# ¿ Mar 5, 2020 04:04

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Dango Bango posted:

HM: Kris Statlander vs. Riho vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Penelope Ford - AEW Dynamite 3/18

They busted their asses for this one. Still think it's worth an HM despite the botch.

Nth.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2020 01:46

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Blake Christian vs. Benjamin Carter, GCW Acid Cup 2, 3/19

Fun match.

Nth

# ¿ Mar 20, 2020 01:40

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Lance Archer vs. Marko Stunt, AEW Dynamite 4/1

I'm not kidding with this nomination.

Nth

# ¿ Apr 2, 2020 02:12

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Rarity posted:

HM: Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara, AEW Dynamite, 22/04

A bit too short for me to go MOTYC but still real good

Agreed on the HM.

# ¿ Apr 23, 2020 15:58

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Cody vs. Joey Janela, AEW Dynamite 5/6

Nth

# ¿ May 7, 2020 01:41

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

NienNunb posted:

MOTYC: Omega/Hardy vs Le Sex Gods, AEW 5/6

gently caress YES

# ¿ May 7, 2020 03:11

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: FTR vs. The Butcher & The Blade, Dynamite 6/10

Nth

# ¿ Jun 11, 2020 01:32

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

sportsgenius86 posted:

This

Also, HM: Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida vs. Penelope Ford & Nyla Rose, AEW Dynamite 6/10

Nth

# ¿ Jun 11, 2020 01:47

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Benne posted:

HM: Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus, AEW Dynamite 6/24

Exactly the kind of dumb fun and dumber spots you want from a lumberjack match

Nth

# ¿ Jun 25, 2020 01:16

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

MassRafTer posted:

HM: Paco Loco vs KC Kwik, GCW Back Yard Wrestling 2: July 4th, 2020

The funniest match of the year.

Nth.

# ¿ Jul 4, 2020 21:49

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Super No Vacancy posted:

hm yunamon & riho vs baliyan akki & mei suruga
chocopro 29 7/4/2020

2nd

# ¿ Jul 5, 2020 03:03

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Deathlove posted:

MOTYC: Eddie Kingston v Cody, AEW Dynamite 7/22.

Eddie Kingston gave this match a perfect setup in the perfect four minute primo and then they have the best singles match of Cody's life.

I'm going MOTYC because of the promo.

SIGN KING

# ¿ Jul 23, 2020 01:21

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Akileese posted:

MOTYC: Joey Janela vs Yoshihiko, GCW Homecoming 7/25

Nuff said.

Nth

# ¿ Jul 26, 2020 01:06

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

flashy_mcflash posted:

HM: Moriarty vs Tony Deppen - GCW Homecoming - 07/27

Would I be remiss to nominate two Moriarty matches in a row? It was pretty different from the YUTA match but just as good.

Nth

# ¿ Jul 26, 2020 22:26

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Procrastinator posted:

also want to nominate HM: ACH vs KTB - GCW Homecoming - 07/27, glad ach is back also thought KTB busted out some fun offense, just had fun with it all around

Suplex Liberace posted:

Moty Alex colon vs Zach wentz gcw homecoming 2

Holy fuckkkkkk

Nth both

# ¿ Jul 26, 2020 23:36

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Elite & Carolina Boys vs. Dark Order, AEW Dynamite 8/5

gently caress yes.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2020 01:26

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Serena Deeb vs. Thunder Rosa - AEW Dynamite 9/2

I thoroughly enjoyed this match

Nth

# ¿ Sep 3, 2020 02:36

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Rarity posted:

WMOTYC: Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy, AEW All Out, 05/09

This is the grossest I have ever felt watching a wrestling match. That Ibushi/Naito match doesn't even come close.

Absolutely.

# ¿ Sep 6, 2020 02:12

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

This will catch up all of my other noms for All Out:

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Dark Order (Silver & Reynolds) vs. Private Party - AEW All Out Buy-In Show 9/5:

I was really, really pleasantly surprised at how good this match was, and particularly how good Silver and Reynolds were.

karmicknight posted:

MOTYC: Tooth and Nail Match: Dr. Britt Baker vs. Big Swole, AEW ALL OUT 2020

SalTheBard posted:

MOTYC Hikaru Shida vs. Thunder Rosa - All Out 2020 - 9/5/2000 - Holy loving poo poo. What a loving match.

Rarity posted:

HM: FTR vs. Kenny Omega and Hangman Page, AEW All Out, 05/09

I wanna go MOTYC but the dead crowd stopped it from getting that far

Aye Doc posted:

MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. MJF, AEW All Out

I didn't ever believe Dean Ambrose was capable of this kind of match. before tonight, I didn't think MJF could either. dang that was great poo poo. what a killer night from AEW

# ¿ Sep 6, 2020 05:48

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

HM: WARHORSE v Joey Janella - Warrior Wrestling: Stadium Series - 9/12/20

# ¿ Sep 13, 2020 02:11

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

KungFu Grip posted:

HM Dark Sheik vs still life with apricots and pears gcw presents Effys big gay Bash 10/10
Hm Cassandrp vs Sonny Kiss gcw presents Effys big gay bash 1010

HMOTYC The Twink Gauntlet and Effy vs Marko Stunt

The H stands for Horny

Nth. Effy/Marko was... something. I don't know if it's good but it's worth watching.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2020 22:14

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Jerusalem posted:

Yeah sorry if it forces explaining the joke, but I was about to ask if you were actually making a MOTYC vote for them. I'll put you down as an HM on both of them, but others who quoted you will need to post to clarify what they're actually voting for too since I don't know if people were joking or legit making MOTYC votes.

Put me down as HM for both Effy/Marko and the Twink Gauntlet.

Meanwhile, on Joey Janella's Spring Break Part 4 (10-10-20):

HM - Orange Cassidy vs Rickey Shane Page
HM - KTB/Shane Mercer v The Rascalz
MOTYC - Lee Moriarty v Jonathan Gresham omg

# ¿ Oct 11, 2020 01:08

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

More from JJSB4 - 10/10/20

MOTYC - Alex Shelly vs. Tony Deppen
MOTYC - ACH vs. Lio Rush
HM - Joey Janella vs. Ricky Morton
HM - The Clusterfuck

# ¿ Oct 11, 2020 05:28

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

NienNunb posted:

Hm: Serena deeb vs. layla hirsch, aew 10/28

Nth

# ¿ Oct 29, 2020 02:31

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 01:33

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

Rarity posted:

HM: Serena Deeb vs. Allysin Kay, AEW Full Gear, 07/11

Serena's awesome

Nth

# ¿ Nov 8, 2020 01:56

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