2023's Best and Worst Pro-Wrestling Matches of the Year (plus Recommended)

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Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Samoa Joe (C) vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Title - AEW Dynamite 1/4

Holy poo poo this was even better than their first match, aided by an absolutely electric crowd.

Nth, just what you wanted from the Man Who Refuses to Die vs the Man Who Refuses to Stop Killing

# ¿ Jan 5, 2023 04:05

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 14:14

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Ivypls posted:

moty: hangman adam page vs jon moxley, texas death, aew revolution 2023 3/5

Seconding. The story of it, that Moxley is this seemingly inexhaustible hurt elemental but Hangman finally finds his limit, is beautiful and makes both of them look like big loving deals

# ¿ Mar 6, 2023 04:05

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

MassRafTer posted:

Folks what if I told you there is a match that is as bad or worse on the same show, and it is not the EC3 match!

WMOTYC: Gaagz The Gimp vs Sal The Pal (Mask vs Hair)

Imagine 2007 Abyss vs 2007 Abyss, except worse workers and NXT Shawn Michaels is the agent, but 2007 Vince Russo is still booking the finish.

Okay yeah nthing this

How do you do a mask vs hair match where nothing changes? They found a way!

# ¿ Mar 9, 2023 09:44

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Rarity posted:

HM: Powerhouse Hobbs (c) vs. Rey Fenix, AEW Rampage, 17/03

Nth, both guys looked great and it set up that Hobbs is just that hard to keep down.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2023 09:10

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 4/5

MOTYC: Jamie Hayter vs. Riho

Nth

# ¿ Apr 6, 2023 03:51

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

HM: Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir vs Hikaru Shida and Dr. Britt Baker, DMD on AEW Rampage 5/26/23

Just a fun brutal tag match highlighted by Shida straight up murdering her opponents.

# ¿ May 27, 2023 03:42

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Blackjack Battle Royal - AEW Double or Nothing 5/28

Battle Royals tend to be okay at best, sometimes a little chaotic but mostly going through the motions before the finish. Then you have THIS match, which was a wild loving ride from start to finish, progressed multiple storylines, set up new angles, and had an incredible final two with a PERFECT finish.

Nth.

# ¿ May 29, 2023 01:27

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Toni vs. Willow

poo poo rocked

Nth, abrupt finish but still fun and brutal.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2023 04:03

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Pylons posted:

AEW Rampage 6/30

HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Komander
HM: Hikaru Shida vs. Taya Valkyrie

Nth.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2023 04:03

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Captain Foo posted:

HM: ruby soho vs willow nightingale, owen hart final. Being a compelling match in its own right after the previous match

Nth. A bit short but that Pounce.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2023 03:10

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: AR Fox vs. Orange Cassidy, Dynamite 7/26

Nth

# ¿ Jul 27, 2023 01:22

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Shaman Tank Spec posted:

2nd.

Also

MOTY: Golden Elite + Hangman Page vs. Bullet Club Gold + Takeshita, All In 27.8.

Second.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2023 18:57

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

MOTYC: FTR vs The Young Bucks, All In, 8/27

# ¿ Aug 27, 2023 19:20

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Punch McLightning posted:

MOTYC: Stadium Stampede

https://twitter.com/TrevorDame/status/1695869608316854745?t=qto26KKBUNus1x9nPTDwWA&s=19

You know what, he�s right. Nth.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2023 20:06

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: the legendary All In women's four way

2nd

# ¿ Aug 27, 2023 20:09

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Shaman Tank Spec posted:

MOTYC: Adam Cole vs MJF (c), AEW World Championship, All In 28.8.

Second.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2023 21:54

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Taffy Torpedo posted:

HM: Kris Statlander vs Ruby Soho - AEW All Out 9/3

Kris Stat hossing it up is extremely my poo poo.

Nth, they both laid it in hard.

# ¿ Sep 4, 2023 02:48

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Orange Cassidy (C) vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW International Title - AEW All Out 9/3

If there was any doubt it's now dead and buried: Orange Cassidy is a star and a main eventer. Incredible performance, with Mox of course as always just being incredible. The two workhorses of AEW giving their all for this beautiful, weird unicorn of a wrestling promotion.

Nth, just the perfect ending to this story

# ¿ Sep 4, 2023 04:48

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Kris Statlander vs. Jade Cargill - AEW Dynamite 9/15

Great hoss battle

Nth

# ¿ Sep 16, 2023 04:03

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

MOTYC: Britt Baker vs Kris Statlander(c), TBS Championship Match, AEW Collision 9/16

Like you didn�t bite multiple times

# ¿ Sep 17, 2023 03:06

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 9/20

HM: Saraya vs. Toni Storm
MOTYC: Samoa Joe vs. MJF

Nth to both of these

# ¿ Sep 21, 2023 03:03

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Switchblade Jay White vs. Andrade El Idolo - AEW Collision 9/23

I expected this to be good but for Andrade's quasi-face status to not work that well, but boy was I wrong. Bang Bang Gang at ringside was hilarious, the match was great, Switchblade is legit one of the best wrestlers in the world, and Andrade did some loving crazy stuff and had the crowd fully behind him, and the ending was perfection.

Nth I�m just catching up and that was a war

# ¿ Sep 24, 2023 02:22

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks in Texas Death - AEW Collision 9/23

You sick gently caress?

No.

THESE sick fucks.

Nth

# ¿ Sep 24, 2023 03:02

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - AEW WrestleDream 10/1

My WrestleDream came WrestleTrue

Nth

# ¿ Oct 2, 2023 03:18

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Samoa Joe (C) vs. Willie Mack for the ROH Television Title - AEW Collision 10/14

Holy poo poo, I went into this expecting a fun but short match, these dudes went hard and it absolutely loving ruled.

Nth, good meat fight

# ¿ Oct 15, 2023 01:35

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

MOTYC: Christian Cage (C) vs. Bryan Danielson for the TNT Title - AEW Collision 10/14

Holy poo poo this was loving amazing. Incredible chemistry between these two, and the commentary was the icing on the cake.

Nth this match hosed

# ¿ Oct 15, 2023 03:01

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

HM: Hikaru Shida vs Emi Sakura, AEW Dynamite 10/18/23

# ¿ Oct 19, 2023 01:39

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

HM: Bryan Danielson vs. Andrade El Idolo - AEW Collision 10/21
Wrestling is at its finest when two magnificent athletic specimens demonstrate skill, talent, a diverse moveset and an ability to transition and shift with the ebbs and flows of a match to draw the crowd into a frenzy.

HM: Eddie Kingston vs. Jeff Jarrett in a Memphis Street Fight - AEW Collision 10/21
Assault by hot dogs! A complete clusterfuck, just wild poo poo going crazy all the time! Wrestling at its finest!

Nth to both

# ¿ Oct 22, 2023 01:58

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

HM: Hikaru Shida (c) vs Willow Nightingale, AEW Women�s Championship, AEW Dynamite 11/1/23

# ¿ Nov 2, 2023 02:38

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

HM: Julia Hart v Red Velvet, AEW Dynamite 11/8/23

# ¿ Nov 9, 2023 03:37

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Punch McLightning posted:

Dynamite 11/15 noms

HM: Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta
HM: Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Bucks
MOTYC: Brian Cage & The Family vs. Jeri-Show & Golden Lovers

Nth

# ¿ Nov 16, 2023 03:54

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Punch McLightning posted:

HM: Buddy Matthew vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Full Gear Pre-Show 11/18

Nth

# ¿ Nov 19, 2023 01:45

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

MOTYC: OC vs Jon Moxley, AEW International Championship, AEW Full Gear 11/18

# ¿ Nov 19, 2023 02:55

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

I refuse to believe that�s the worst match either of you have seen this year.

# ¿ Nov 19, 2023 03:26

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Pylons posted:

AEW Collision 12/9

MOTYC: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston
HM: Penta El Zero Miedo & Komander vs. 2.0 ("Daddy Magic" Matt Menard & "Cool Hand Ang" Angelo Parker)
HM: Bryan Danielson vs. Andrade el Idolo

Nth

# ¿ Dec 10, 2023 05:07

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 14:14

Maxwell Lord: Dec 12, 2008; I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.; Grimey Drawer

Gonna put out:

HM: Thunder Rosa and Abadon vs. Skye Blue and Julia Hart, AEW Collision 12/23

A really fun return match for Rosa, but everyone gets to do cool stuff.

# ¿ Dec 25, 2023 05:03

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