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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Hammer House: Stinger Splash Zone > 2023's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)
 
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Rarity posted:

HM: Catch 2/2 (c) vs. Lio Rush/YOH, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, 04/01

Fun spotfest with some surprising colour

Nth

* # ¿ Jan 4, 2023 09:32
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay (C) vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP US Heavyweight Title - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 1/4

:stonklol:

Human beings should not be capable of what these two do in the ring.

I mean, yall already know... Wow.

* # ¿ Jan 4, 2023 12:25
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 1/11

MOTYC: "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley
HM: Big Bill & Lee Moriarty vs. JUNGLE HOOK (Jungle Boy Jack Perry & HOOK)
MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Konosuke Takeshita
MOTYC: The Elite (Kenny Omega, Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. Death Triangle (PAC & Fenix & Penta el Cero Miedo)

Nth.

* # ¿ Jan 12, 2023 04:05
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Kazuchika Okada & Togi Makabe vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura - Wrestle Kingdom 17: NJPW vs. NOAH 1/21

They very, very, very wisely made the decision to have Okada and Kiyomiya just lose their loving minds and try to kill each other in complete disregard for the actual match and it ruled so loving much.

Nth. This ruled so hard.

* # ¿ Jan 23, 2023 22:21
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

SG Bamboo posted:

DDT Into the Fight February 26th
MOTYC
37KAMIINA (Shunma Katsumata and MAO) vs Yukio Sakaguchi and Hikaru Machida - KO-D Tag Team Championships
- ShunMAO can do no wrong by me, had a blast watching them get their poo poo rocked by a couple of old badasses

HM
Yuya Koroku vs Takeshi Masada - D-Generations Cup FInal
HARASHIMA vs Yukio Naya

Nth

* # ¿ Feb 26, 2023 08:34
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Dimebags Brain posted:

Dragongate at Korakuen Hall, 3/2

HM: Don Fujii vs. Daiki Yanagiuchi
The Dragongate dojo can't be stopped. Great debut and entry to the "crusty old man beats up rookie" genre.

HM: YAMATO, Naruki Doi, Shuji Kondo, & Takashi Yoshida vs. Dragon Kid, Kagetora, Eita, & Dragon Dia
Very fun 8-man. Lots of character stuff with YAMATO being a dick and Eita Eitaing. Had a slight fever dream feel.

MOTYC: Rey de Parejas 2023 Semifinals - Shun Skywalker & KAI vs. Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta
Really solid match with an excellent finish that showcased the timing and precision that made Dragongate first stand out to me when I started watching.

MOTYC: Rey de Parejas 2023 Finals - Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda
Tag team wrestling at its finest.


Nth.

* # ¿ Mar 5, 2023 07:14
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Penguin Patrol posted:

AEW Revolution 3/05
HM: Lucha Bros & Mark Briscoe vs Varsity Athletes (Tony Nese, Josh Woods & Ari Daivari) (pre-show)
HM: Ricky Starks vs Chris Jericho
MOTYC: Jungle Boy vs Christian Cage - Casket Match
MOTYC: The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) (c) vs House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) - AEW Trios Championships
MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs Hangman Adam Page - Texas Death
HM: The Gunns (c) vs The Acclaimed vs Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs Orange Cassidy & Danhausen - AEW Tag Team Championships
MOTYC: MJF (c) vs Bryan Danielson - AEW World Championship Iron Man Match

Nth!!!!! Just an amazing show.

* # ¿ Mar 6, 2023 05:57
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

forkboy84 posted:

HM
18th March
All Japan Dream Power Series Night 3: AJPW vs GLEAT
AJPW (Black Menso-re, Rising HAYATO, Ryo Inoue, Takao Omori & Yoshitatsu) vs GLEAT (Kaz Hayashi, Keiichi Sato, Kommander, Michiko Miyagi & Yu Iizuka)

HM
18th March
All Japan Dream Power Series Night 3: AJPW vs GLEAT
Atsuski Aoyagi vs Kaito Ishida

MOTYC
18th March
All Japan Dream Power Series Night 3: AJPW vs GLEAT
AJPW (Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, Yuma Anzai & Yuma Aoyagi) vs GLEAT (CIMA, El Lindaman, T-Hawk & Tetsuya Izuchi)


Nth. Was a fun show front to back.

* # ¿ Mar 19, 2023 06:35
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Pylons posted:

NOAH Green Journey in Sendai 4/16

HM: Sumire Natsu vs. Maya Yukihi
HM: Jack Morris vs. El Hijo de Doctor Wagner Jr.
MOTYC: Takashi Sugiura & Shuhei Tanaguchi vs. Masa Kitamiya & Daisuke Inaba
MOTYC: Jake Lee vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima

Nth.

* # ¿ Apr 17, 2023 01:30
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston
BJW Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent 5/4

HM:
BJW Tag Team Title Match
Astronauts (Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura) (c) vs. Hiroyuki Suzuki & Takuho Kato

MOTYC:
BJW World Strong Heavyweight Title Match
Yuji Okabayashi (c) vs. Yuya Aoki

* # ¿ May 12, 2023 02:14
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Punch McLightning posted:

Dragongate Dead or Alive, May 5

HM: Dragon Dia vs. Jason Lee (c), Open the Brave Gate
HM: BIG BOSS Shimizu, Kzy & Strong Machine J vs. Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Kota Minoura (c), Open the Triangle Gate
HM: ISHIN & KAI vs. Kenoh & Shuji Kondo (c), Open the Twin Gate
MOTYC: Madoka Kikuta vs. Shun Skywalker (c), Open the Dream Gate
Nth

Dimebags Brain posted:

Dragongate: Hopeful Gate at Korakuen Hall, 5/11

HM: Dragon Dia & La Estrella vs. Kzy & Jason Lee
HM: Big Boss Shimizu, U-T, & Jacky "FUNKY" Kamei vs. Minorita, Kaito Nagano, & Daiki Yanagiuchi
HM: Don Fujii 26th Anniversary Celebration Match - Don Fujii & Masaaki Mochizuki vs YAMATO & BxB Hulk
MOTYC: Reiwa New Generation Leaders Special 6-Man Tag Match - Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, & Shun Skywalker vs. Ben-K, Yuki Yoshioka, & Strong Machine J

Really great Korakuen. Main event is worth going out of your way to see, IMO.

and Nth

* # ¿ May 12, 2023 03:41
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Burn Down Canberra posted:

Stardom 5 star opening night 23/7

HM : mariah May v azm
Hm : utami v Mina Shirakawa
Motyc: syuri v Suzu Suzuki
Motyc : hazuki v mayu iwatani
Motyc : giulia v saori anou (just two literal insane people going at it)

Really good show

Nth

* # ¿ Jul 26, 2023 04:51
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Rarity posted:

MOTYC: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji, NJPW Destruction in Kobe, 24/09

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Dear mother of god....NTH!

* # ¿ Sep 24, 2023 21:10
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: MJF (C) vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW World Title - AEW Collision 10/28

Yeah.

Yeah. :stare:

Nth! God drat.

* # ¿ Oct 29, 2023 06:21
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

SG Bamboo posted:

AJPW Giant Series November 5th (Evening Show)
MOTYC
Yuma Aoyagi (c) vs Katsuhiko Nakajima - Triple Crown
- loving hell, the tension here

HM
El Lindaman, Fuminori Abe and Atsuki Aoyagi vs Jonathan Gresham, Rising HAYATO and Dan Tamura
T-Hawk and Kento Miyahara vs Yuma Anzai and Ryuki Honda

Nth. I'm in love with AJPW this year.

* # ¿ Nov 6, 2023 03:32
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Brody King vs. Eddie Kingston - AEW Collision 11/25

This was drat good stuff, and that ending. Wow.

Nth

* # ¿ Nov 26, 2023 09:41
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Andrade El Idolo - AEW Collision 12/16
HM: Orange Cassidy (C) vs. Bryan Keith for the AEW International Title - AEW Collision 12/16
HM: Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Martinez & Diamante in a Street Fight - AEW Collision 12/16
HM: Eddie Kingston vs. Daniel Garcia - AEW Collision 12/16
HM: Bryan Danielson vs. Brody King - AEW Collision 12/16

What a loving Collision, holy poo poo. Hot crowd, great matches, absolute sicko poo poo from the street fight, every Continental Classic match ruled, the International Title match was nuts. Fantastic stuff. Plus THUNDER! ROSA! is back!

Nth. Show loving ruled.

* # ¿ Dec 17, 2023 07:56
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 12/20

HM: Swerve Strickland vs. RUSH
HM: Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal
HM: Komander vs. Roderick Strong
HM: Jon Moxley vs. Jay White

Nth

* # ¿ Dec 21, 2023 06:33
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Pylons posted:

AEW Rampage 12/22

HM: Black Taurus vs. El Hijo del Vikingo

Nth

* # ¿ Dec 23, 2023 08:11
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

forkboy84 posted:


MOTYC
1st December
Tokyo Joshi Pro 10th Anniversary We Are TJPW
Arisu Endo, Miu Watanabe, Moka Miyamoto, Suzume & Yuki Arai vs Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki, Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki
Watch this here



Nthing this. It was amazing.

* # ¿ Dec 28, 2023 06:50
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

Pylons posted:

AEW Worlds End 12/30

HM: Mark Briscoe, Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson & Daniel Garcia vs. Brody King, Jay Lethal, RUSH, and Jay White
MOTYC: Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston


This is all I got. This PPV just didn't do it for me.

* # ¿ Dec 31, 2023 07:25
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gripebomb
Dec 13, 2006

I wanted to fight the world.

- Eddie Kingston

SG Bamboo posted:

AJPW MANIAx December 31st
MOTYC
Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) vs Kento Miyahara - Triple Crown
- gently caress the hell yes. The crowd was far more behind Kento than their NOAH match which was more 50/50 which was great to hear. Dragged a little bit in the middle but once Nakajima started laying in the kicks to a seated Kento it reached the quality I was expecting from these two

HM
Shotaro Ashino and T-Hawk vs Seigo Tachibana and Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
Zennichi Shin Jidai (Rising HAYATO and Atsuki Aoyagi) vs 37KAMIINA (Yuki Ueno and Toi Kojima)
El Lindaman (c) vs Dan Tamura - PWF Jr Title

Very good show for the new viewers from FITE, the main was a bit below the NOAH match but that's no knock on it at all

NTH! Like I said in the Puro thread, Nakajima is such a loving prick and I love it.

* # ¿ Dec 31, 2023 09:55
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