2021'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

WMOTYC: New Japan Rambo, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, 04/01

# ¿ Jan 4, 2021 08:51

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 13:04

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

HM: Dangerous Tekkers vs. GOD - Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1 - 01/04/20

# ¿ Jan 4, 2021 10:04

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

MOTYC: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, 04/01

# ¿ Jan 4, 2021 11:58

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

MOTYC: Tetsuya Naito vs Kota Ibushi NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 04.01

# ¿ Jan 4, 2021 12:51

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

I'm not even looking, but just Nthing Shingo vs. Jeff Cobb

# ¿ Jan 5, 2021 10:14

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

MOTYC: Kota Ibushi vs Jay White NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 05.01

# ¿ Jan 5, 2021 12:35

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

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Jungle Boy vs. Dax Harwood - AEW Dynamite 1/27

Just a perfectly booked and executed match between two great wrestlers with a superb ending. Right on the cusp of MOTYC status.

Agree. I don't think it was quite MOTY, but loving great match none the less.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2021 03:19

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

motyc: Johnny Gargano vs KUSHIDA, NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day, 2/14/21

# ¿ Feb 15, 2021 02:02

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

HM Cesaro/Rollins
HM Miz/Morrison vs. Priest/Bad Bunny
MOTYC Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks

I liked Night 1 and I don't care what people say. WWE has been on a roll recently of decent PPVs.

# ¿ Apr 11, 2021 20:21

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

sportsgenius86 posted:

HM: Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro, WWE Wrestlemania Backlash, 5/16

Dango Bango posted:

HM: Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Braun Strowman - WWE WrestleMania Backlash 5/16

This was a real fun big guy match. Drew worked his rear end off.

Hell yeah to both of these!

# ¿ May 17, 2021 05:31

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

HM: Roman Reigns vs. Rey Mysterio - Hell in a Cell - Smackdown 6/18/21

# ¿ Jun 19, 2021 02:59

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

I'm sure it's already been nominated but MOTYC: Matt Cardona. vs Nick Gage - GCW Homecoming Night 1 - Jesus loving Christ what an amazing match

# ¿ Jul 27, 2021 03:13

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

DarkstarIV posted:

WMOTYC: Bianca Belair vs Becky Lynch, WWE Summerslam 2021.

Just...someone post the Triple H shovel gif. Bianca got buried so loving hard.

gently caress this match.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2021 02:38

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

MOTYC - G. Raver vs. Jimmy Lloyd - 9/3/21 - 3 Cups Stuffed

Holy loving poo poo what a match

# ¿ Sep 5, 2021 01:45

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

MOTYC - PBR Ladder 2 Ring Fuckfest - 9/4/21 - GCW Art of War Games

# ¿ Sep 5, 2021 03:10

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

MOTYC - The Art of War Games Match - 44Oh! vs. Team MDK - 9/4/21 - GCW The Art of Wargames

Holy poo poo even with the stupid "baby faces have the advantage" story telling through the first part, oh my God this match was loving cool as hell.

# ¿ Sep 5, 2021 04:40

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

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

MOTYC: Takayuki Ueki vs. Jun Kasai - FREEDOMS Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2021: Volume 2 (8/30)

MOTYC: Violento Jack (c) vs. Masashi Takeda for the King of FREEDOM Championship - FREEDOMS Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2021: Volume 2 (8/30)

2nd to both of these. I just watched the Freedoms show earlier and was blown away by both of these matches.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2021 01:42

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

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Moxley vs Suzuki, Dynamite 9/8

Not going to lie I was expecting a MOTYC, but will nth this nomination for HM

# ¿ Sep 9, 2021 05:05

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

Punch McLightning posted:

Same. Can't fathom them only doing 9 minutes with Minoru, including a commercial break.

and loving cut off Kaze Ni Nare.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2021 22:29

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

HM: Street Profits vs. the Uso - Supersized Smackdown - 10/15/21

# ¿ Oct 16, 2021 07:41

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

HM: Ilja Dragunov. vs A-Kid - NXT UK Title - NXT UK - 10/14/21

What a loving match between Dragunov and A-Kid. I haven't seen A-Kid since early 2019 but he's improved a lot in the last 2 years.

# ¿ Oct 18, 2021 06:57

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

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Katsuyori Shibata, NJPW G1 Climax Final, 21/10

If you've ever been a New Japan fan you need to see this match and you need to see it unspoiled

You didn't ruin it for me, but man I wish I had seen this unspoiled. I'm also Nthing this nomination.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2021 01:23

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

HM: Chris Dickenson vs. Minoru Suzuki - 10/22/22 - GCW Blodsport 7

Holy poo poo what a match. Not my favorite match of the year but yet another great Suzuki match from this tour of America

# ¿ Oct 23, 2021 06:36

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

Just came to Nth Miro vs. Danielson

# ¿ Nov 14, 2021 03:19

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

Edit NM.

SalTheBard fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Nov 14, 2021

# ¿ Nov 14, 2021 06:06

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

HM: Satu Jinn vs. Hoodfoot - ICW No Holds Barred 20 - 11/20/21

What the gently caress this match was insane.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2021 06:20

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

HM: Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair, WWE Survivor Series 11/22

Good match, terrible ending. WWE.txt

# ¿ Nov 22, 2021 17:34

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

Kevino07 posted:

HM: Bryan Danielson vs. Colt Cabana, Dynamite 11/24
HM: Jamie Hayter vs. Thunder Rosa, Dynamite, 11/24
MOTYC: Triangulo de la Muerta & Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black, Andrade El Idolo & FTR - AEW Dynamite 11/24

# ¿ Nov 25, 2021 05:53

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

sticklefifer posted:

I don't think we have a commentary category, but...

Worst Commentary of the Year:
Triplemania Regia 2021, English stream
Matt Striker & DJ Ocho

This was painful. Striker was barely interested, missed many of the calls (including pinfalls!) while spouting his usual flowery prose bullshit, and didn't bother to do any research about who anyone was or why the matches were happening. I'm pretty sure he was Googling details about people during the matches. Ocho was there to translate the Spanish promos but didn't even bother most of the time, sticking to basic stuff like "He's saying... uh, he's hyping up the crowd." If you can, watch the Spanish stream instead, even if you don't speak it. At least they get excited about the matches.

2nd. Terrible terrible commentary

# ¿ Dec 6, 2021 18:52

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 13:04

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

Testekill posted:

MOTY: Bryan Danielson vs Adam Page, AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming 12/15

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

# ¿ Dec 16, 2021 03:05

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