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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 4, 2016 15:31:53 GMT -5
Since last year's thread worked out so well I figured we could have one for this year too. Obviously we are only a few days into the year, but if we can update the thread like we did last year, it can make it until next January. It's a great reference point to have when thinking about what your Match of the Year for 2016 will be. So far, I have three contenders already.
1) NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****½ 2) IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. AJ Styles - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****½ 3) IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****
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Post by A-Rob on Jan 4, 2016 16:20:53 GMT -5
The year is 4 days old when i post this but i have seen a strong contender for MOTY and some fantastic matches so far.
1. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii ***** 2. AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 4, 2016 16:47:51 GMT -5
The year is 4 days old when i post this but i have seen a strong contender for MOTY and some fantastic matches so far. 1. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii ***** 2. AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada I'm gonna rewatch Shibata/Ishii later and see if my view changes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2016 16:59:56 GMT -5
Probably going to be Nakamura/Styles and Ishii/Shibata in my top 5 for the rest of the year.
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Jan 5, 2016 6:18:42 GMT -5
Yeah I can't imagine a situation that makes Nakamura/Styles or Okada/Tanahashi fall out of my Top 5... Certainly not gonna exit my top 10. Maybe I just don't get it but I think there are a lot of people overrating Shibata/Ishii... Stiff hard hitting match which was fun but literally zero psychology or selling. I would give it ***3/4 maaaaybe **** if I watched it again and maybe saw something I missed.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 8, 2016 10:08:46 GMT -5
After rewatching the end of WK10, I've changed two ratings. Bumped Shibata/Ishii up and took Okada/Tanahashi off the list. Can't wait to add more throughout the year. Hopefully we get as many great matches as we did in 2015.
1) NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****¾ 2) IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. AJ Styles - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****½
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Post by tiny04 on Jan 8, 2016 12:43:39 GMT -5
After rewatching the end of WK10, I've changed two ratings. Bumped Shibata/Ishii up and took Okada/Tanahashi off the list. Can't wait to add more throughout the year. Hopefully we get as many great matches as we did in 2015. 1) NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****¾ 2) IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. AJ Styles - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****½ It's funny how people rate matches completely different. I see things similar to you and I had Ishii/Shibata as my favourite match from WK, followed by AJ/Nakamura then Tanahashi/Okada a distance behind. Meltzer gave Tanahashi/Okada 5 stars. I don't get that.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 8, 2016 13:12:33 GMT -5
After rewatching the end of WK10, I've changed two ratings. Bumped Shibata/Ishii up and took Okada/Tanahashi off the list. Can't wait to add more throughout the year. Hopefully we get as many great matches as we did in 2015. 1) NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****¾ 2) IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. AJ Styles - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****½ It's funny how people rate matches completely different. I see things similar to you and I had Ishii/Shibata as my favourite match from WK, followed by AJ/Nakamura then Tanahashi/Okada a distance behind. Meltzer gave Tanahashi/Okada 5 stars. I don't get that. It was my least favorite Tana/Okada match. Meltzer is predictable. I knew he would five star that. I knew Naka/AJ would get ****3/4 from him and I knew he'd have Ishii/Shibata last of the three top matches. I also knew he'd give the opener around 4 stars.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 23, 2016 0:14:07 GMT -5
My top matches so far this year.
1) NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****¾ 2) IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. AJ Styles - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ****½ 3) Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay - RPW High Stakes - ****¼ 4) RPW British Heavyweight Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - RPW High Stakes - ***¾ 5) Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata and reDRagon vs. Kazuchika Okada, Roppongi Vice and Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW New Year Dash - ***¾ 6) Toby Farley vs. Tristen Ramsey - NWA Smoky Mountain TV - ***¾ 7) WWE Divas Championship: Charlotte [c] vs. Becky Lynch - WWE Smackdown 1/7/16 - ***½ 8) WWE United States Championship: Alberto Del Rio [c] vs. Kalisto - WWE Raw 1/11/16 - ***½ 9) IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada [c] vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 - ***¼ 10) TNA World Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing: Ethan Carter III [c] vs. Matt Hardy - TNA Impact 1/20/16 ***¼
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 0:17:13 GMT -5
AJ vs Nakamura is the only one I've watched so far that has wowed me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 5:13:57 GMT -5
1. Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata - NEVER Openweight Championship - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 (****3/4) 2. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. AJ Styles - IWGP Intercontinental Championship - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 (****½) 3. Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - IWGP Heavyweight Championship - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 (****) 4. Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay - RPW High Stakes - **** 5. Hirooki Goto vs Tetsuya Naito - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 (***3/4) 6. Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows (c) vs Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe - IWGP Tag Team Championships - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 (***1/2) 7. Charlotte (c) vs. Becky Lynch - WWE Diva's Championship - WWE Smackdown 1/7/16 (***1/2) 8) Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Kalisto - United States Championship - WWE Raw 1/11/16 (***1/2)
I haven't seen enough other matches to make 10. I will check out Sabre vs Styles and Farley vs Ramsey though.
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Post by Sleazyness on Jan 23, 2016 12:13:45 GMT -5
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada at WK10 (****1/2)
Tomohiro Ishii vs Katsuyori Shibata at WK10 (*****)
AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura at WK10 (****)
Definitely got to look out for more matches though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 15:51:15 GMT -5
Why are you and everyone else posting non-WWE match of the year candidates on the WWE board?
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 23, 2016 20:35:59 GMT -5
Why are you and everyone else posting non-WWE match of the year candidates on the WWE board? Because, as noted in last year's thread, this is the pro-wrestling board that gets the most traffic. So, we post all companies in here. It allows us to show WWE love, while also showcasing other companies. It's better than having a separate thread in each board for each company. marino13 is cool with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 21:04:01 GMT -5
Why are you and everyone else posting non-WWE match of the year candidates on the WWE board? Because, as noted in last year's thread, this is the pro-wrestling board that gets the most traffic. So, we post all companies in here. It allows us to show WWE love, while also showcasing other companies. It's better than having a separate thread in each board for each company. marino13 is cool with it. Has separate board, uses the WWE's. Are you boycotting the Oscars this year by chance? And I see a WHOLE lot of non-Roman Reigns matches in here. I'm starting to think this place doesn't know what wrestling is. I mean Nakamura and AJ over Roman? I don't think so. I mean they were pretty much brought in because Roman has destroyed the entire roster, and they can't just have him fight the turnbuckle every week. Though it'd likely be a whole lot tougher than any mere mortal human being.
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Post by marino13 on Jan 23, 2016 23:43:24 GMT -5
Why are you and everyone else posting non-WWE match of the year candidates on the WWE board? Because, as noted in last year's thread, this is the pro-wrestling board that gets the most traffic. So, we post all companies in here. It allows us to show WWE love, while also showcasing other companies. It's better than having a separate thread in each board for each company. marino13 is cool with it. Yeah... I'm cool.
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Post by Joey Cush on Jan 24, 2016 1:39:33 GMT -5
Because, as noted in last year's thread, this is the pro-wrestling board that gets the most traffic. So, we post all companies in here. It allows us to show WWE love, while also showcasing other companies. It's better than having a separate thread in each board for each company. marino13 is cool with it. Yeah... I'm cool. Kev said you were cool with it, not cool yourself. And to contribute, Styles Vs Nakamura was such a good match. Some crazy stiff shots in that match.
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Post by Red Dragon on Jan 24, 2016 9:38:20 GMT -5
Just watched Scurll/Ospreay, that's my favourite so far. Just an epic bout. 1) Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay - RPW High Stakes 2) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 3) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 4) AJ Styles vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - RPW High Stakes 5) Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 Credit to Toby Farley vs. Tristen Ramsey - NWA Smoky Mountain TV. After The Kevstaaa mentioned it, I checked it out. A diamond in the rough.
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Post by Gone. on Jan 24, 2016 9:44:10 GMT -5
Just sitting here, waiting for the Lemmy DVD...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 1:27:13 GMT -5
Would like to start my list off With this match.
1.Royal Rumble-Kevin Owens vs Dean Ambrose
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