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

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Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

TJPW 2023 - 1/04
MOTYC: Hyper Misao vs Shoko Nakajima
HM: Maki Itoh vs Mizuki vs Rika Tatsumi vs Suzume vs Hikari Noa vs Yuki Kamifuku - No. 1 Contender Decision Battle Royale
HM: Miu Watanabe (c) vs Trish Adora - International Princess Championship
HM: Reiwa AA Cannon (Saki Akai & Yuki Arai) (c) vs Max the Impaler & Heidi Howitzer - Princess Tag Team Championships
MOTYC: Yuka Sakazaki (c) vs Miyu Yamashita - Princess of Princess Championship

# ¿ Jan 4, 2023 06:43

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 23:36

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Barry Bluejeans posted:

AEW Dark - January 3rd, 2023

HM: Top Flight vs. The Workhorsemen

nth

# ¿ Jan 5, 2023 06:39

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

AEW Rampage 1/6

HM: Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson)
HM: The Killer and the Pillar (Jamie Hayter & Dr. Britt Baker) vs. The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn Renegade)
HM: Darby Allin vs. Mike Bennett

AEW Battle of the Belts 1/6

MOTYC: The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) vs. Team Slapnuts (Jeff Jarett & Jay Lethal)
HM: Jade Cargill vs. Skye Blue
HM: Kip Sabian vs. Orange Cassidy

nth

# ¿ Jan 7, 2023 06:04

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

MassRafTer posted:

AEW Dark Elevation 1/9

HM: Schaff vs Brian Cage

Two dudes just doing tons of big moves to each other and kicking out of big moves to our delight.

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark Elevation 1/9

HM: The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra & Harv Sihra)
HM: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Woods
HM: Christopher Daniels vs. Bandido

nth

# ¿ Jan 10, 2023 04:30

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

MassRafTer posted:

AEW Dark 1/10

HM: Athena vs Marina Shafir

That kicked rear end and I love Athena doing all sorts of corny heel stuff on top of being an rear end kicking heel.

nth

# ¿ Jan 11, 2023 08:06

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

forkboy84 posted:

HM
7th January
TJPW City Circuit Winter Night 1
Hakuchumu (Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi) & Pom Harajuku vs Wasteland War Party (Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler) & Trish Adora
Watch this here

Truly the greatest skill of Max has been making me enjoy Pom matches, a major turn around. Also Trish vs Rika would be a good singles clash.

nth

# ¿ Jan 14, 2023 00:55

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

forkboy84 posted:

HM
7th January
TJPW City Circuit Winter Night 1
Daisy Monkey (Arisu Endo & Suzume) vs Moka Miyamoto & Mizuki
Watch this here

yeah yeah this one too, nth

# ¿ Jan 14, 2023 01:20

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

graph posted:

AEW Rampage 1/13

HM: Eddie Kingston & Ortiz vs. Kings of the Black Throne
MOTYC: Tay Melo & Anna Jay vs. Willow Nightingale & Ruby Soho

nth

# ¿ Jan 14, 2023 05:08

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

AEW Dark Elevation 1/16
HM: Brandon Cutler & Hardy Party (Ethan Page, Isiah Kassidy & Matt Hardy) vs Spanish Announce Project (Luther & Serpentico) & The Wingmen (Peter Avalon & The Hollywood Hunk Ryan Nemeth)
HM: Brian Cage vs Willie Mack
HM: Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castignoli & Wheeler Yuta) vs Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs The Butcher & The Blade

# ¿ Jan 17, 2023 16:04

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

SG Bamboo posted:

TJPW Max Heart Tournament Night 2 January 19th
HM
Daisy Monkey (Arisu Endo and Suzume) vs Karate Girls (Moka Miyamoto and Juria Nagano)
Reiwa Ban AA Cannon (Saki Akai and Yuki Arai) vs DayDream (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi)

nth

# ¿ Jan 19, 2023 12:59

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

AEW Dark 1/24
HM: Britt Baker vs Billie Starkz
HM: Serpentico vs Tony Deppen

# ¿ Jan 25, 2023 02:00

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dynamite 1/25

HM: Action Andretti & Ricky Starks vs. Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara
HM: Darby Allin vs. Buddy Matthews
HM: Bryan Danielson vs. Brian Cage
MOTYC: Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal

nth

# ¿ Jan 26, 2023 04:26

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Dango Bango posted:

MOTYC: Emi Sakura vs. Jamie Hayter (c) - AEW Rampage 1/27

This match made me yell "motherfucker" at my TV.

nth for sure, but it looks like it's made it already!

also from AEW Rampage 1/27
HM: Hangman Adam Page vs Wheeler Yuta
HM: Best Friends & Danhausen vs Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh

# ¿ Jan 28, 2023 05:06

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

DDT Sweet Dreams! - Dark matches 1/29
HM: Bonno Dai Shacho Presents No Fee Rumble: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Fuminori Abe Vs (a bunch of indie jobbers) ASHUKA Vs Ariji Akinori Vs Shosaku Inoue Vs Kaijin Mukuro 696 Vs Kim Yocchan Vs Crusher Inoba Vs Great-CO-Khan Vs Great-GO-Khan Vs Gundan Hitori Vs Shinya Vs Tsutenkakuka Vs Dick Zlater Vs Tezuka awesome Ichiro Vs Dopyu♡McIntyre Vs Tadaki Toronomi Vs �Great Mother� Mazakon Kid Vs Big Bear Vs gently caress Takeda Vs Thick And Hard Kankuro Hoshino Vs BRA-VO Vs Hen China Vs Macho Gallows Vs Mori Haruomi Vs X
HM: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata vs MJ Paul & KANON vs Antonio Honda & Akito vs Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida

really fun rumble this year

# ¿ Jan 29, 2023 03:34

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

DDT Sweet Dreams 1/29
HM: Takeshi Masada vs Keigo Nakamura - D Generations Cup Match
HM: 37KAMIINA (Toi Kojima & Yuki Ueno) & Shinya Aoki vs Hikaru Machida, Thanomsak Toba & Yukio Sakaguchi
HM: 37KAMIINA (MAO & Shunma Katsumata) (c) vs Omega (Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi) - KO-D Tag Team Titles
MOTYC: Kazusada Higuchi (c) vs Yuji Hino - KO-D Openweight Title

# ¿ Jan 30, 2023 02:22

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark Elevation 1/30

HM: Red Velvet vs. Billie Starkz
HM: The Workhorsemen vs. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver)
HM: RUSH vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
HM: The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) vs. Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King)
HM: Claudio Castagnoli (c) vs. Blake Christian, ROH World Championship

nth

# ¿ Jan 31, 2023 06:56

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

graph posted:

HM: Best Friends vs. Chaos Project & Zack Clayton - AEW Dark Elevation - 2/6

Lamuella posted:

HM: Billie Starkz vs Yuka Sakazaki, AEW Dark Elevation, February 6.

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark 2/7

HM: Slim J vs. Mascara Dorada
HM: Baliyan Akki vs. Rico Gonzalez

nth

# ¿ Feb 8, 2023 19:45

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

TJPW Max Heart Princess Finals 2/11
HM: Moka Miyamoto vs Arisu Endo
HM: Yuki Arai vs Pom Harajuku
HM: Janai Kai & Hikari Noa vs Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino
HM: Miu Watanabe & Suzume vs Magical Sugar Rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki)
MOTYC: Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao vs 121000000 (Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh) - Max Heart Tag Team Tournament Finals

# ¿ Feb 11, 2023 06:28

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark Elevation 2/27

HM: Athena vs. Danielle Kamela
HM: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Lee Johnson

That second one was just short of a MOTYC for me.

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark 2/28

HM: The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) vs. Orangehausen (Orange Cassidy & Danhausen)

nth

# ¿ Mar 1, 2023 02:41

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

ROH Honor Club 3/2

MOTYC: ZSJ vs. Blake Christian
HM: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Josh Woods
HM: Willow Nightingale vs. Lady Frost
MOTYC: Claudio Castagnoli vs. AR Fox

nth, also:

HM: Mark Briscoe vs Slim J

# ¿ Mar 3, 2023 06:12

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

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

# ¿ Mar 6, 2023 05:49

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

fez_machine posted:

BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS VOL. 3 07/03/2023

HM: A bunch of comedy matches (Jerusalem ignore this, just wanted to indicate that they were a lot of fun and the whole show is worth watching)

MOTYC:

Chris Brookes vs. Yukihi Maya

You've never seen a match as high workrate or as stiff as this one in as small an area as this one. Got a This Is Awesome chant from Will Ospreay/Aussie Open manning the hardcam.

Go out of your way to see it.

Available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmlsiU4mlxY

if not I or Chris Brookes will bootleg it.

nth!

# ¿ Mar 8, 2023 05:28

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark 3/7
HM: Jack Cartwheel vs. Konosuke Takeshita

nth

# ¿ Mar 8, 2023 16:24

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

MassRafTer posted:

NWA Power 3/8

WMOTYC: Beast Mode vs Trevor Murdoch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI1yedgqi_4

The wrestler so incredible I had to create a thread, but he deserve the nomination here. This is the worst match you will see in TYOOL 2023 unless we get my dream match, Beast Mode vs Tyrus. Just click the video, you'll love it.

lmao nth

# ¿ Mar 9, 2023 05:48

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

ROH Honorclub 3/9

HM: Timothy Thatcher vs. Wheeler Yuta (c), ROH Pure Title
HM: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams & Rhett Titus
MOTYC: Athena(c) vs. Willow Nightingale, ROH Women's Championship

nth

# ¿ Mar 11, 2023 00:41

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark Elevation 3/13

HM: Brian Cage vs. Jack Cartwheel

AEW Dark 3/14

HM: Riho vs. Diamante
HM: Action Andretti vs. Lee Johnson

nth

# ¿ Mar 15, 2023 05:11

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Pylons posted:

AEW Dark 3/28

HM: AR Fox vs. Nick Comoroto
HM: Skye Blue vs. Queen Aminata

nth, skye vs aminata came out of nowhere

# ¿ Mar 29, 2023 03:35

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

SG Bamboo posted:

TJPW Princess Cup 10 Night 1 July 15th
HM
Miyu Yamashita vs Mizuki
- Very good match but far from either ladies' full power

SG Bamboo posted:

NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 1 July 15th
MOTYC
Ren Narita vs Shota Umino
- These two are going to be rivals for the next decade and I love it

Kaito Kiyomiya vs Yota Tsuji
- Welcome to the G1 kid

Will Ospreay vs Taichi
- Some questionable selling from Billy aside this loving rocked

HM
Kazuchika Okada vs Great O-Khan

Rarity posted:

HM: David Finlay vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 2, 16/07
MOTYC: Shingo Takagi vs. Eddie Kingston, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 2, 16/07
HM: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr., NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 2, 16/07
WMOTYC: EVIL vs. Tama Tonga, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 2, 16/07
HM: Jeff Cobb vs. Tetsuya Naito, NJPW G1 Climax 33 Night 2, 16/07

nth, i love tournament season

# ¿ Jul 17, 2023 01:46

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

SG Bamboo posted:

DDT Wrestle Peter Pan July 23rd
MOTYC
Yuji Hino (c) vs Chris Brookes - KO-D Openweight Championship
- Crowd favourite Brookes takes on the invincible champion in the main event of the biggest show of the year

HM
Harimao (Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ishida and Ryota Nakatsu) (c) vs Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai and Hideki Okatani) - KO-D 6 Man Championships
MAO vs TAKA Michinoku
Yukio Naya and HARASHIMA vs Jun Akiyama and Shigehiro Irie
Konosuke Takeshita vs Yuki Ueno
Daisuke Sasaki vs El Desperado

Takeshita vs Ueno could have absolutely been MOTYC with just one little change. A couple of dud matches and a couple that didn't hit the heights I hoped but still a very good show on the whole

nth

# ¿ Jul 26, 2023 03:02

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 23:36

Penguin Patrol: Mar 3, 2005; by Fluffdaddy

Punch McLightning posted:

RoH Death Before Dishonor on 7/21

HM: Gravity vs. Komander
MOTYC: Four-way tag
HM: Six man tag
HM: Daniel Garcia vs. Katsuyori Shibata (c), RoH Pure
MOTYC: Dark Order vs. Righteous Fight Without Honor
HM: PAC vs. Claudio Castagnoli (c), RoH World
MOTYC: Willow Nightingale vs. Athena (c), RoH Women's World

nth

# ¿ Jul 26, 2023 03:03

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