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Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
The time has come for another "best of" tournament. After wracking my brain over the past few months, I figured out the parameters: the greatest wrestling match since January 1st, 2019, when All Elite Wrestling was formed. This tournament will not be AEW-exclusive; any match in the time frame is eligible.

AUTOMATIC ENTRANTS (matches given 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer)
Kenny Omega vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - January 4, 2019 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13)
Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA - March 24, 2019 (New Japan Cup Final)
Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano - April 5, 2019 (WWE NXT TakeOver: New York)
Bandido vs. Will Ospreay - May 23, 2019 (NJPW Best of the Super Juniors, Night 8)
Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes - May 25, 2019 (AEW Double or Nothing)
Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano - June 1, 2019 (WWE NXT TakeOver: XXV)
Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - June 5, 2019 (NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Final)
Dragon Lee vs. Will Ospreay - June 9, 2019 (NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall)
Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay - July 18, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 5)
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley - July 19, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 6)
Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay - July 20, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 7)
Bandido, Flamita, & Rey Horus vs. Black Taurus, Laredo Kid, & Puma King - July 26, 2019 (PWG Sixteen)
Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA - August 3, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 13)
Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi - August 4, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 14)
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi - August 8, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 16)
Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada - August 10, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29, Night 17)
Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White - August 12, 2019 (NJPW G1 Climax 29 Final)
Tyler Bate vs. Walter - August 31, 2019 (WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff)
The Lucha Brothers vs. the Young Bucks - August 31, 2019 (AEW All Out)
Bandido vs. Dragon Lee - September 22, 2019 (PWG Battle of Los Angeles, Night 3)
Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi - January 4, 2020 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 1)
Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada - January 4, 2020 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 1)
Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada - January 5, 2020 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2)
Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - February 14, 2020 (RevPro High Stakes)
Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page vs. the Young Bucks - February 29, 2020 (AEW Revolution)
Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz - September 16, 2020 (AEW Dynamite)
Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - September 27, 2020 (NJPW G1 Climax 30, Night 5)
Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki - October 10, 2020 (NJPW G1 Climax 30, Night 13)
Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi - October 10, 2020 (NJPW G1 Climax 30, Night 13)
Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter - October 29, 2020 (WWE NXT UK)
FTR vs. the Young Bucks - November 7, 2020 (AEW Full Gear)
Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura - December 6, 2020 (Pro Wrestling Noah The BEST ~Final Chronicle 2020~)
Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay - January 4, 2021 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, Night 1)
Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito - January 4, 2021 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, Night 1)
Jeff Cobb vs. Shingo Takagi - January 5, 2021 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, Night 2)
Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White - January 5, 2021 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15, Night 2)
Rey Fenix vs. Kenny Omega - January 6, 2021 (AEW Dynamite)
Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - January 30, 2021 (NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya)
Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - March 14, 2021 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 8)
Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - March 21, 2021 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 13)
Death Triangle vs. the Young Bucks - April 14, 2021 (AEW Dynamite)
Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - May 4, 2021 (NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021, Night 2)
Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri - June 12, 2021 (Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella)
Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - July 25, 2021 (NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome)
Ilja Dragonov vs. Walter - August 22, 2021 (WWE NXT TakeOver 36)
The Lucha Brothers vs. the Young Bucks - September 5, 2021 (AEW All Out)
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi - September 18, 2021 (NJPW G1 Climax 31, Night 1)
Bryan Danielson vs. Kenny Omega - September 22, 2021 (AEW Dynamite)
Jinetes del Aire vs. the Lucha Brothers - October 9, 2021 (AAA Héroes Inmortales XIV)
Christian Cage & Jurassic Express vs. Superkliq - November 13, 2021 (AEW Full Gear)
Kenny Omega vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - November 13, 2021 (AEW Full Gear)
Bryan Danielson vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - December 15, 2021 (AEW Dynamite)
Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay - January 5, 2022 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16, Night 2)
Sammy Guevara vs. Cody Rhodes - January 26, 2022 (AEW Dynamite)
Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay - January 29, 2022 (RevPro High Stakes)
Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - March 21, 2022 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 13)
Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi - March 26, 2022 (NJPW New Japan Cup, Night 14)
The Briscoe Brothers vs. FTR - April 1, 2022 (ROH Supercard of Honor XV)
The Blackpool Combat Club, Eddie Kingston, Santana, & Ortiz vs. the Jericho Appreciation Society - May 29, 2022 (AEW Double or Nothing)
The Lucha Brothers vs. the Young Bucks - June 3, 2022 (AEW Rampage)
Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins - June 5, 2022 (WWE Hell in a Cell)
The Briscoe Brothers vs. FTR - July 23, 2022 (ROH Death Before Dishonor)
Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - August 6, 2022 (NJPW G1 Climax 32, Night 12)
Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay - August 18, 2022 (NJPW G1 Climax 32, Night 20)
Ricky Knight, Jr. vs. Will Ospreay - August 21, 2022 (RevPro Tenth Anniversary, Night 2)
Death Triangle vs. United Empire - August 24, 2022 (AEW Dynamite)
Gunther vs. Sheamus - September 3, 2022 (WWE Clash at the Castle)
Aussie Open vs. FTR - October 2, 2022 (NJPW Royal Quest II, Day 1)
Rey Fenix vs. El Hijo del Vikingo - October 15, 2022 (AAA Triplemanía XXX)
El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Laredo Kid - October 23, 2022 (AAA Showcenter Championship Final Round)
Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay - November 5, 2022 (NJPW Battle Autumn '22)
The Briscoe Brothers vs. FTR - December 10, 2022 (ROH Final Battle)
Taichi vs. Shingo Takagi - December 19, 2022 (JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together)
Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay - January 4, 2023 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Night 1)
Death Triangle vs. the Elite - January 11, 2023 (AEW Dynamite)
Jon Moxley vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - March 5, 2023 (AEW Revolution)
Bryan Danielson vs. MJF - March 5, 2023 (AEW Revolution)
El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Kenny Omega - March 22, 2023 (AEW Dynamite)
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. the Usos - April 1, 2023 (WWE WrestleMania 39, Night 1)
Aaron Henare vs. Shingo Takagi - April 2, 2023 (NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis)
Gunther vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus - April 2, 2023 (WWE WrestleMania 39, Night 2)
Titán vs. Master Wato - May 28, 2023 (NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Final)
The Blackpool Combat Club vs. the Elite - May 28, 2023 (AEW Double or Nothing)
The Blackpool Combat Club & Shota Umino vs. Chaos & Hiroshi Tanahashi - June 4, 2023 (NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall)
Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay - June 25, 2023 (AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door)
Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kento Miyahara - July 15, 2023 (Pro Wrestling Noah One Night Dream)
Bullet Club Gold vs. FTR - July 15, 2023 (AEW Collision)
Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay - August 12, 2023 (NJPW G1 Climax 33, Night 18)
Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada - August 13, 2023 (NJPW G1 Climax 33, Night 19)
Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - August 26, 2023 (RevPro 11th Anniversary)
Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks - September 3, 2023 (AEW All Out)
Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita - September 3, 2023 (AEW All Out)
Will Ospreay vs. Yota Tsuji - September 24, 2023 (NJPW Destruction in Kobe)
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - October 1, 2023 (AEW WrestleDream)
Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - October 14, 2023 (NJPW Royal Quest III)
"Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Will Ospreay - October 21, 2023 (Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory)
Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino - November 4, 2023 (NJPW Power Struggle)
Yuma Aoyagi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima - November 5, 2023 (AJPW Giant Series 2023: Hokkaido Edition - Day 6, Evening Show)
"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland - November 18, 2023 (AEW Full Gear)
Kento Miyahara vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima - December 31, 2023 (AJPW ManiaX)
Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada - January 4, 2024 (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18)
Templario vs. Máscara Dorada 2.0 - January 5, 2024 (CMLL Super Viernes)
Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi - January 13, 2024 (NJPW Battle in the Valley)
Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay - January 13, 2024 (NJPW Battle in the Valley)
Josh Alexander vs. Will Ospreay - January 18, 2024 (TNA Impact)
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. - February 11, 2024 (NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka)

NOMINATED ENTRANTS
The Invisible Man vs. Invisible Stan - March 19, 2019 (GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3, Part 1)
Akito vs. ASUKA - July 15, 2019 (DDT Wrestle Peter Pan)
Takumi Iroha vs. Mayu Iwatani - February 8, 2020 (Stardom The Way to Major League)
Aereo vs. Villano III, Jr. - March 1, 2020 (AAA Lucha Juarez)
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Go Shiozaki - March 29, 2020 (Pro Wrestling Noah 20th Anniversary ~ NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 2)
The Elite & Matt Hardy vs. the Inner Circle - May 23, 2020 (AEW Double or Nothing)
"Hangman" Adam Page & the Dark Order vs. the Inner Circle - December 30, 2020 (AEW Dynamite)
Orange Cassidy vs. Kenny Omega vs. PAC - May 30, 2021 (AEW Double or Nothing)
Chris Brookes vs. Lulu Pencil - July 22, 2021 (Gatoh Move ChocoPro)
Matt Cardona vs. Nick Gage - July 24, 2021 (GCW Homecoming Weekend, Night 1)
Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki - October 15, 2021 (AEW Rampage)
HARASHIMA vs. Yuji Okabayashi - November 11, 2021 (DDT D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II, Night 7)
Kenoh vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima - November 28, 2021 (Pro Wrestling Noah The Best)
Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta - April 6, 2022 (AEW Rampage)
Astronauts vs. Strong BJ - July 9, 2022 (BJW Bloody Musou Tournament Opening Round)
Atlantis, Jr., Mistico, Soberano, Jr., Stuka, Jr., Templario, Titan, Ultimo Guerrero, & Volador Jr. vs. El Mesias, Kenny King, Lince Dorado, Matt Taven, Oraculo, Robbie Eagles, Rocky Romero, & Tiger Mask IV - August 19, 2022 (CMLL Grand Prix Internacional)
Josh Alexander vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey - December 8, 2022 (Impact on AXS)
El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai - December 9, 2022 (JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary ~ TAKATaichiDespeMania)
Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida - December 21, 2022 (AEW Dynamite)
"Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Daniel Garcia - August 13, 2023 (PWG TWENTY: Mystery Vortex)
"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland - October 1, 2023 (AEW WrestleDream)
Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura - October 12, 2023 (Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura Produce Kakuto Tanteidan ~ Bokura Wa Kakuto Tanteidan)
Daisy Monkey, Yuki Arai, Moka Miyamoto, & Miu Watanabe vs. Magical Sugar Rabbits, Shoko Nakajima, Rika Tatsumi, & Miyu Yamashita - December 1, 2023 (TJPW 10th Anniversary Show "We Are TJPW")

Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 06:01 on Apr 28, 2024

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fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
Nomination: Lulu Pencil vs Chris Brookes - June 22, 2021 (ChocoPro #137)

Live Thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3974082

The Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qm5zEWZqRY

An Appreciation From A Sceptical Reviewer
https://tapemachinesarerolling.wordpress.com/2023/05/24/lulu-pencil-vs-chris-brookes-gatoh-move-7-22-2021/

fez_machine fucked around with this message at 22:53 on Jan 29, 2024

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

Nomination: Akito vs ASUKA - July 15, 2019 (DDT Wrestle Peter Pan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSrH4TuKq1I

--

Nomination: HARASHIMA vs. Yuji Okabayashi - November 21, 2021 (DDT D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFTeG18u-kI

Kvantum
Feb 5, 2006
Skee-entist

Going by ProFightDB.com, there were 187 different 4.75 star matches in the same time period.

I nominate the Swerve/Hangman match from WrestleDream 2023, the insane bloodfest that it was.

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
Jun Kasai vs. El Desperado (JTO TakaTaichiDespeMania - December 9th, 2022) (https://archive.org/details/jto-taka-taichi-despe-mania-12-09-22)
Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta (AEW Rampage - April 6th, 2022) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmFKx4oWuZk)
Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter (AEW Dynamite - December 21, 2022) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vMRPLZ2fhM)
Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki (AEW Rampage - October 15th, 2021) (https://www.youtube.com/live/ipHzmucwYtc?si=43WASWbW6DlCIoSU&t=1712)
Kenoh vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH the Best 2021 - November 28th, 2021) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXvzh9y3oz8)

super macho dude
Aug 9, 2014


Go Shiozaki vs Kazuyuki Fujita (NOAH 3-29-20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qr1Dapd1_w

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

super macho dude posted:

Go Shiozaki vs Kazuyuki Fujita (NOAH 3-29-20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qr1Dapd1_w

Hell yeah!

Match actually had so much more than staring as well

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts
ill nominate Kenny Omega vs. PAC vs. Orange Cassidy - AEW Double or Nothing 2021 (May 30th)

first time ive watched a match and launched off the couch during

post hole digger
Mar 21, 2011

FTR vs. Briscoe Brothers ROH Final Battle 2022 is probably my favorite match since I got back into wrestling, and definitely the one I've re-watched the most.

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮

post hole digger posted:

FTR vs. Briscoe Brothers ROH Final Battle 2022 is probably my favorite match since I got back into wrestling, and definitely the one I've re-watched the most.

That's already an automatic entrant.

I only need 12 more matches to start the tournament!

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
Going to nominate a bunch that appear on here that didn't get rated by Dave
https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&view=statistics&page=15

Arisu Endo, Miu Watanabe, Moka Miyamoto, Suzume & Yuki Arai vs. Miyu Yamashita, Mizuki, Rika Tatsumi, Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki - December 1, 2023 (TJPW 10th Anniversary Show "We Are TJPW")

Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha - Feburary 8, 2020 (Stardom The Way To Major League)

Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Matt Hardy, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson vs. Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Ortiz , Sammy Guevara & Santana - May 23, 2020 (AEW Double Or Nothing 2020)

Atlantis Jr., Mistico, Soberano Jr., Stuka Jr., Templario , Titan , Ultimo Guerrero & Volador Jr. vs. El Mesias, Kenny King, Lince Dorado, Matt Taven, Oraculo, Robbie Eagles, Rocky Romero & Tiger Mask - August 19, 2022 (CMLL Grand Prix Internacional 2022)

Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura - June 27, 2022 (BJW Bloody Musou Tournament Opening Round)

Aereo vs. Villano III Jr. - January 3, 2020 (AAA [No Show Name])

Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura - December 12, 2023 (Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura Produce Kakuto Tanteidan ~ Bokura Wa Kakuto Tanteidan )

Adam Page, Alex Reynolds & John Silver vs. MJF, Ortiz & Santana - December 30, 2020 (AEW Dynamite #65 - A Celebration Of Mr. Brodie Lee's Life)

Josh Alexander vs. Mike Bailey - November 19, 2022 (Impact Wrestling #960)


Edit:

I can't believe I forgot

Invisible Stan vs. The Invisible Man - March 5, 2019 (GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3 Part 1)

fez_machine fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Jan 30, 2024

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
Two more matches needed!

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008
Nick Gage vs. Matt Cardona, 7/24/21

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮

C. Everett Koop posted:

Nick Gage vs. Matt Cardona, 7/24/21

Please give me more information - promotion, show name?

Glass Punkbull 141
Jan 9, 2008

This is the face of a winner. This is what winning looks like.
PWG Mystery Vortex 20

Daniel Garcia vs Mike Bailey 60 Minute Iron Man Match for the PWG Title

And

IWTV 100 08.08.2021

The Daniel Garcia Vs. Wheeler Yuta 60 Minute Iron Man Match for the IWTV Independent title.

Glass Punkbull 141 fucked around with this message at 01:51 on Jan 30, 2024

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts
someone should nominate anarchy in the arena imo

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

graph posted:

someone should nominate anarchy in the arena imo

Dave rated it five stars so it's already in

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008

Edward Mass posted:

Please give me more information - promotion, show name?

GCW Homecoming? I know it's GCW but the name I can't remember.

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

fez_machine posted:

Dave rated it five stars so it's already in

oh i searched for mox itt gotcha

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮

Glass Punkbull 141 posted:

PWG Mystery Vortex 20

Daniel Garcia vs Mike Bailey 60 Minute Iron Man Match for the PWG Title

And

IWTV 100 08.08.2021

The Daniel Garcia Vs. Wheeler Yuta 60 Minute Iron Man Match for the IWTV Independent title.

You edited in the second match, which means only the first match made it in because I only needed one more match.

THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS when I’m at my computer.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

It looks like I missed this thread until it was too late and a fair few of my picks have been said already, but just in case I'd like to nominate Kenoh vs Katsuhiko Nakajima from N1 Victory 2021 Finals, I thought it was far more focussed then their hour draw the following month which has also been nominated

e: lol, oh well. Still a ton of great matches included

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

if it's not too much trouble you could remove one of my nominations and replace it with the above match on the grounds that it probably deserves to be in the tournament more. if not no big deal

edit:

talking about Kenoh vs Katsuhiko Nakajima - October 3, 2021 (N1 Victory 2021 Finals)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXvzh9y3oz8

Cavauro fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Jan 30, 2024

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS WITH...

Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay from NJPW Battle Autumn '22 against the Blackpool Combat Club & Shota Umino vs. Chaos & Hiroshi Tanahashi from NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

What a way to start, voted for the 6-man if only because the opponent isn't my favourite Naito vs Ospreay match

Glass Punkbull 141
Jan 9, 2008

This is the face of a winner. This is what winning looks like.
For this tournament, I'm going to watch every single match featured in this tournament as they come up, and I advise everyone to fo the same.*

*Dunno about WWE. We'll see.

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

if anyone opens threads and reads the last post only then the voting has begun. look up a little bit

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


drat

I don't look at the forum for a few hours and I miss the nomination process, depriving me of a chance to shill more dope All Japan matches

bloodysabbath
May 1, 2004

OH NO!
Overall it’s the Omega/Ospreay matches from 2023. I give the edge to the first one just because I got to go to the Tokyo Dome for the first time and it was amazing and also holy poo poo they got the FF7 rights.

In my heart it’s Omega/Page at full gear because it was the climax of the greatest story AEW has ever told.

Glass Punkbull 141
Jan 9, 2008

This is the face of a winner. This is what winning looks like.
It was close but I gave it to BCC/Shota vs. CHAOS/Tanahashi. On one hand you have Ospreay's character work and the sheer brutality of the striking, but I was sold on the tag team match when Mox started bleeding for no reason. Still, very close.

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
really tight so far, I voted Ospreay/Naito and that made it 7 to 6

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
Match 1: Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay from NJPW Battle Autumn '22 against the Blackpool Combat Club & Shota Umino vs. Chaos & Hiroshi Tanahashi from NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall


Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay from NJPW Battle Autumn '22

What We Said

Rarity posted:

What the loving loving loving gently caress was this match

Jerusalem posted:

Holy gently caress what a match. Best match on an absolutely incredible show. The story of Ospreay's upper body being absolutely hosed by Naito early on and just getting worse was masterfully told.

forkboy84 posted:

Fantastic end to a really good show


What They Said

Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 9.26 based on 283 votes. Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 20 with 114 points from 21 Votes.

Voices Of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:

"Despite struggling to engage its fans for much of the pandemic, 2022 offered numerous examples of not only signs of life, but clues that New Japan Pro-Wrestling could be poised for a furious comeback in 2023. It’s important to remember that even among the concerns about clap-crowd atmospheres or inconsistent booking decisions, there’s still a staggering level of talent in this company. Get the right people together, and it becomes astonishingly easy to rekindle the magic that captured the hearts and minds of wrestling fans just a few years ago. Hey, speaking of a staggering level of talent, let’s talk about Tetsuya Naito and Will Ospreay! The former is already a Hall of Fame level performer, with the latter well on his way to eventually joining him. And when you look at the kind of year Will Ospreay had, a match that stands above his astonishing output of magnificent performances must occupy some truly rarefied air. The big key to my love for this match comes down to its handling of reversals. If you think about this match from a real world perspective, Tetsuya Naito haas been wrestling at a high level for a decade at this point — there’s plenty of tape out there on the guy you can use to prepare for him.
Ospreay used this kind of thinking to his advantage, and utilized numerous counters and reversals to shut down Naito’s signature spots. As a result, Naito had to work so much harder to get anything going. The sense of frustration and anticipation for the viewers in Osaka and watching at home built more and more, ultimately making it feel so much more rewarding when Naito finally broke through Ospreay’s defenses and landed a big move. Despite ultimately falling to Ospreay, Naito felt so much fresher and more reenergized than he had at any point since defeating Okada in the Tokyo Dome to begin 2020. For Ospreay, it was a signature win for both himself and the IWGP United States championship" -TDE

“Just when I thought they had a good match on the G1, these two men killed it in the main event of what I call the best NJPW show of 2022. Great back and forth, edge of your seat action where you wonder how the hell these two men don’t make mistakes while wrestling. This pairing is just incredible. This is the kind of high-end wrestling that makes me fall in love in New Japan all over again. After the match, there was the great debut of Shota Umino, which added to the moment. A can’t miss main event.” -Abraham Delgado

Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:

Mizzle Assault Ant - 2.0
I knew from the opening sequence, the go-go-go counter-fu where everybody moves real fast but nothing actually happens, that the crowd would love this and I would be left out in the cold once again. It's highly crowd pleasing so they did just the right thing for the situation, no doubt, it just really wasn't for me. No selling, weird Ospreay faces as always, highly questionable spots of every kind. I've seen worse but this was just not my kind of match at all.



Chaos & Hiroshi Tanahashi from NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

What We Said

Jerusalem posted:

Spectacular. Please put Claudio in New Japan again.

Lamuella posted:

my loving god, this match.

YourHumbleMessiah posted:

absolutely ruled

AlmightyPants posted:

this loving kicked rear end

What They Said

Meltzer Stars: ***** Cagematch Ratings: 8.92 based on 376 votes Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year Rank: 74 with 23 points from 6 votes

Voices of Wrestling Match of The Year posted:

“This was peak fun with great wrestling and building up Shota Umino’s future win over Kazuchika Okiada down the line. Plus, seeing Claudio Castangoli in New Japan was cool as hell, especially when you consider he nearly missed the booking.” -Tyler Forness

Lowest Cagematch Rating posted:

winkarningis - 6.0
"I liked it but not as much as everyone else. It is definitely not a 5 stars match but it was enjoyable due to the wrestlers participating. My favourite on the match was Claudio and it was surreal seeing him in a NJPW ring. Hopefully he will appear more in Japan in the future."

cutiemarshall - 6.0
"I don't understand the hype about this match to be honest. Of course, it was an okay bout, but there were no memorable sequences throughout the match. Ishii and Moxley had a few back and forth encounters that you have seen several times before from these two competitors. Tanahashi and Castagnoli didn't show much. The most memorable thing about the match was the ending sequence where Okada and Umino square off. The way Okada finished the match, it was a clear statement that his time is not over yet. Overall an okay match, but I expected a little more from this."

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

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今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル
Lol, I love this sort of post. I hope you'll keep it up for the others matches.

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
absolutely, that's a terrific post fez

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

Numero6 posted:

Lol, I love this sort of post. I hope you'll keep it up for the others matches.

I'll try. It's the type of post I enjoyed doing for the ChocoPro thread. Largely other people's words and a few minutes of copy and pasting from free sources.

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル

fez_machine posted:

I'll try. It's the type of post I enjoyed doing for the ChocoPro thread. Largely other people's words and a few minutes of copy and pasting from free sources.

Nice, thank you!

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

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Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
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fez_machine, thank you for your write-ups. If you want, I can determine the next few match-ups in advance.

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

Edward Mass posted:

fez_machine, thank you for your write-ups. If you want, I can determine the next few match-ups in advance.

Sure, that'd be helpful especially if there's a day where I can't spare half an hour or so during the voting period.

Edit:
What'd be really helpful would be the month, day and year for each match in the vote announcement. Really helps cut down the cagematch, MOTY thread and news site search time.

fez_machine fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Jan 31, 2024

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Yeah, nice job fez! (you too, Edward Mass!)

Though I voted for Naito/Ospreay, I loved that six man too, and nobody knowing if Claudio was actually going to make it or not did a great job of adding to the build-up to it.

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Just in case anyone was curious, here are the matches from the Voices of Wrestling year end top 10 matches poll that didn't make it:

Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura, We Are Fighting Detectives 10/12/23
Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson, AEW 1/5/22
Giulia vs. Syuri, Stardom 12/29/22
El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai, JTO 9/12/22
CM Punk vs. MJF, AEW 3/6/22
Dr Britt Baker DMD vs. Thunder Rosa, AEW 3/17/21
Kenny Omega vs. Pac, AEW 2/26/20
RED vs. Toryumon Generation, Dragongate 12/20/20
Go Shiozaki vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima, NOAH 11/22/20
El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi, NJPW 12/11/20
Blue Demon Jr. vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., AAA 8/3/19
Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston, WWE 4/7/19
David Starr vs. Jordan Devlin, OTT 10/26/19 (the nonce special)

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fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

Punch McLightning posted:

Just in case anyone was curious, here are the matches from the Voices of Wrestling year end top 10 matches poll that didn't make it:

Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura, We Are Fighting Detectives 10/12/23


This is listed in the poll as:

Fuminori Abe vs. Takuya Nomura - October 12, 2022 (Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura Produce Kakuto Tanteidan ~ Bokura Wa Kakuto Tanteidan)

I definitely got the date wrong when I nominated it

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