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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 29, 2018 16:40:32 GMT -5
For the fourth year in a row, my annual year end list of the best matches is complete. Things are a bit different this time around. For one, I had to scale back on what I watched. With my personal life, school, and work ramping up, there was no time for a lot of wrestling. I cut the number of promotions I watched from 15 down to about four, with three of them being represented on this list (sorry Lucha Underground). I've also gone back to 100 matches. It was fun doing 130+ but now, anything past 100 that got at least **** will be an honorable mention.
I will also be including a way to compare previous years. For each match I post, I'll include the matches that finished in that slot in prior years. This way you can decide for yourself what the best #100 is, or what the best #72 is, or the best #1, etc.
So settle in for a look back at a really fun year for wrestling. Disagree, agree, do whatever you must, but hopefully, you enjoy.
Of course, if there's any issue with this list being on this board, I will gladly move it or you can find it elsewhere online if need be.
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Post by Evil Abed on Dec 29, 2018 16:44:52 GMT -5
Looking forward to it!
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Post by hammer on Dec 29, 2018 17:55:51 GMT -5
bookmarked. this year was the most wrestling ive watched in... years, and years. definitely in my adult life. so seeing your list for comparison, and even more for the stuff i missed, is always awesome.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 29, 2018 18:23:55 GMT -5
Honorable Mentions Part One *These are the notable matches I gave at least ***3/4, but weren't quite as good as the Top 100. They're listed in chronological order.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Roman Reigns [c] vs. Samoa Joe - WWE Raw 1/1/18 - ***3/4 NEVER Openweight Championship Hair vs. Hair Death Match: Minoru Suzuki [c] vs. Hirooki Goto - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 - ***3/4 IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Marty Scurll [c] vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 - **** IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship No Disqualifications Match: Kenny Omega [c] vs. Chris Jericho - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 - ***3/4 NXT Tag Team Championship: The Undisputed Era [c] vs. The Authors of Pain - NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia - ***3/4 Women's Royal Rumble Match - WWE Royal Rumble - **** IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks [c] vs. Roppongi 3K- NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo - ***3/4 IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega [c] vs. Jay White - NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo - ***3/4 WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament First Round: Kalisto vs. Lince Dorado - WWE 205 Live 2/6/18 - ***3/4 David Starr and Matt Riddle vs. Pete Dunne and Trent Seven - PROGRESS Chapter 63 - **** WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament First Round: Jack Gallagher vs. Mustafa Ali - WWE 205 Live 2/20/18 - ***3/4 AJ Styles vs. John Cena - WWE Smackdown Live 2/27/18 - ***3/4 New Japan Cup First Round: Kota Ibushi vs. YOSHI-HASHI - NJPW New Japan Cup - ***3/4 New Japan Cup First Round: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW New Japan Cup - **** Rusev vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Fastlane - ***3/4 New Japan Cup Semi-Finals: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW New Japan Cup - ***3/4 WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Drew Gulak vs. Mustafa Ali - WWE 205 Live 3/20/18 - ***3/4 No Disqualifications Match: Chris Brookes vs. TK Cooper - PROGRESS Chapter 65 - ***3/4 Number One Contender's Match: Akira Tozawa vs. Buddy Murphy vs. Kalisto vs. TJP - WWE 205 Live 3/27/18 - ***3/4 Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins - WWE Raw 4/2/18 - **** Buddy Murphy vs. Kalisto - WWE 205 Live 4/3/18 - ***3/4 Deonna Purrazzo vs. Madison Eagles - SHIMMER Vol. 100 - ***3/4 WWE Smackdown Women's Championship: Charlotte [c] vs. Asuka - WWE WrestleMania - ***3/4 Toa Henare vs. Tomohiro Ishiii - NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 4/23/18 - ***3/4 John Cena vs. Triple H - WWE Greatest Royal Rumble - ***3/4 WWE Championship: AJ Styles [c] vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Greatest Royal Rumble - ***3/4 WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins [c] vs. Finn Balor - WWE Raw 4/30/18 - ***3/4 Super Strong Style 16 Finals: Kassius Ohno vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - PROGRESS Chapter 68 - **** Buddy Murphy vs. Mustafa Ali - WWE 205 Live 5/8/18 - ***3/4 Dragon Lee vs. SHO - NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 5/19/18 - **** Dragon Lee vs. KUSHIDA - NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 5/19/18 - ***3/4 Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA - NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 5/19/18 - **** IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Tetsuya Naito [c] vs. Chris Jericho - NJPW Dominion - ***3/4 WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins [c] vs. Elias - WWE Money in the Bank - ***3/4 Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte vs. Ember Moon vs. Lana vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Sasha Banks - WWE Money in the Bank - **** WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match: AJ Styles [c] vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Money in the Bank - ***3/4 Number One Contender's Gauntlet Match: Big E vs. Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz vs. Rusev vs. Samoa Joe - WWE Smackdown Live 6/19/18 - **** Buddy Murphy vs. Hideo Itami vs. Mustafa Ali - WWE 205 Live 6/19/18 - ***3/4 Jordan Devlin vs. Will Ospreay - PROGRESS Chapter 72 - ***3/4 WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Jack Gallagher vs. Zack Gibson - WWE UK Championship Tournament - ***3/4 WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Finals: Travis Banks vs. Zack Gibson - WWE UK Championship Tournament - **** Three Way To The Grave Match: Fenix vs. Jeremiah Crane vs. Mil Muertes - Lucha Underground 6/27/18 - ***3/4 The Golden Lovers vs. Hiromu Takahashi and Tetsuya Naito - NJPW When Worlds Collide - ***3/4
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 29, 2018 18:31:10 GMT -5
Looking forward to the list as always homie
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 19:12:42 GMT -5
HELL YEAH!
Let's hope we get a Noam Dar match over here, his matches on NXT UK with Dunne and Gibson are bangers. Although knowing your opinion on that lad, I doubt it.
Also PCO vs WALTER from Joey Janela's Spring Break II is my MOTY, I reccomend everyone watch that.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 29, 2018 19:22:28 GMT -5
HELL YEAH! Let's hope we get a Noam Dar match over here, his matches on NXT UK with Dunne and Gibson are bangers. Although knowing your opinion on that lad, I doubt it. Also PCO vs WALTER from Joey Janela's Spring Break II is my MOTY, I reccomend everyone watch that. Dar doesn't appear on the list but I've turned around him a bit. He was much better in 2018.
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 29, 2018 19:51:02 GMT -5
HELL YEAH! Let's hope we get a Noam Dar match over here, his matches on NXT UK with Dunne and Gibson are bangers. Although knowing your opinion on that lad, I doubt it. Also PCO vs WALTER from Joey Janela's Spring Break II is my MOTY, I reccomend everyone watch that. that match was good. PCO baffles me at his age
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Post by marino13 on Dec 29, 2018 19:56:56 GMT -5
Glad to hear you're back for another round. It's a breathe of fresh air to focus on the good, instead of harping on the bad.
Hopefully people can be respectful this year. In other words, if you're not interested, you don't have to tell us on every page.
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Post by LK3 on Dec 29, 2018 20:39:24 GMT -5
You’ve got some crazy standards I guess. Omega/Jericho and Charlotte/Asuka aren’t even in a top one hundred list? Sheesh.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 30, 2018 0:47:16 GMT -5
Honorable Mentions Part Two
Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW Strong Style Evolved UK - ***3/4 RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship: Tomohiro ishii [c] vs. Minoru Suzuki - NJPW Strong Style Evolved UK - ***3/4 IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi [c] vs. Dragon Lee - NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco - **** Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada - NJPW G1 Climax 7/14/18 - ***3/4 WWE Championship: AJ Styles [c] vs. Rusev - WWE Extreme Rules - **** Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White - NJPW G1 Climax 7/16/18 - ***3/4 Juice Robinson vs. Kota Ibushi - NJPW G1 Climax 7/19/18 - **** Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax 7/19/18 - **** Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax 7/21/18 - **** PROGRESS World Championship: Travis Banks [c] vs. WALTER - PROGRESS Chapter 74 - ***3/4 Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW G1 Climax 7/26/18 - **** Kenny Omega vs. SANADA - NJPW G1 Climax 7/28/18 - ***3/4 Juice Robinson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW G1 Climax 8/4/18 - ***3/4 EVIL vs. Kazuchika Okada - NJPW G1 Climax 8/5/18 - ***3/4 Matt Riddle vs. Tyler Bate - PROGRESS Coast to Coast - ***3/4 Juice Robinson vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax 8/8/18 - ***3/4 PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Thunderbastard Tag Team Series: CCK [c] vs. Sexy Starr - PROGRESS Coast to Coast - ***3/4 SANADA vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax 8/11/18 - ***3/4 WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship: Carmella [c] vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte - WWE SummerSlam- ***3/4 WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship No Disqualifications Match: The Bludgeon Brothers [c] vs. The New Day - WWE Smackdown Live 8/21/18 - ***3/4 WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins [c] vs. Kevin Owens - WWE Raw 8/27/18 - **** NWA Championship: Nick Aldis [c] vs. Cody Rhodes - All In - ***3/4 Mae Young Classic First Round: Killer Kelly vs. Meiko Satomura - WWE Mae Young Classic - ***3/4 IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega [c] vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima - **** WWE Championship: AJ Styles [c] vs. Samoa Joe - WWE Hell in a Cell - ***3/4 AJ Styles vs. Andrade Almas - WWE Smackdown Live 9/18/18 - ***3/4 WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander [c] vs. Drew Gulak - WWE 205 Live 9/18/18 - **** G1 Climax Briefcase: Hiroshi Tanahashi [c] vs. Kazuchika Okada - NJPW Destruction in Kobe - ***3/4 Mark Haskins vs. Matt Riddle - PROGRESS: Hello Wembley - ***3/4 The Golden Lovers vs. Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed - **** Mae Young Classic Second Round: Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Toni Storm - WWE Mae Young Classic - ***3/4 Mae Young Classic Second Round: Mercedes Martinez vs. Meiko Satomura - WWE Mae Young Classic - ***3/4 IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega [c] vs. Cody vs. Kota Ibushi - NJPW King of Pro Wrestling - ***3/4 BUSHI and Shingo Takagi vs. Roppongi 3K - NJPW Road to Power Struggle - ***3/4 Cedric Alexander vs. Gran Metalik vs. Lio Rush vs. TJP vs. Tony Nese - WWE 205 Live 10/17/18 - **** Mae Young Classic Quarterfinals: Mia Yim vs. Toni Storm - WWE Mae Young Classic - ***3/4 WWE Raw Tag Team Championship: Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre [c] vs. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins - WWE Raw 10/22/18 - ***3/4 WWE Mae Young Classic Finals: Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm - WWE Evolution - ***3/4 NXT Women's Championship: Kairi Sane [c] vs. Shayna Baszler - WWE Evoluion - ***3/4 WWE Championship: AJ Styles [c] vs. Daniel Bryan - WWE Smackdown Live 10/30/18 - **** Noam Dar vs. Zack Gibson - NXT UK 10/31/18 - ***3/4 Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW Power Struggle - ***3/4 Andrade Almas vs. Rey Mysterio - WWE Smackdown Live 11/6/18 - ***3/4 WWE United Kingdom Championship: Pete Dunne [c] vs. Danny Burch - NXT UK 11/7/18 - ***3/4 PROGRESS Tag Team Championship: Aussie Open [c] vs. Calamari Thatch Kings - PROGRESS Chapter 78 - ***3/4 PROGRESS World Championship: WALTER [c] vs. Mark Haskins - PROGRESS Chapter 78 - **** NXT Women's Championship Two Out of Three Falls Match: Shayna Baszler [c] vs. Kairi Sane - NXT TakeOver: War Games II - ***3/4 War Games: Pete Dunne, Ricochet and The War Raiders vs. The Undisputed Era - NXT TakeOver: War Games II - **** WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Buddy Murphy [c] vs. Mustafa Ali - WWE Survivor Series - ***3/4 WWE United Kingdom Championship: Pete Dunne [c] vs. Jordan Devlin - NXT UK 11/23/18 - **** Ilja Dragunov vs. Tyler Bate - PROGRESS Chapter 80 - ***3/4 Number One Contender’s Match: #CCK vs. LAX - PROGRESS Chapter 80 - ***3/4 NEVER Openweight Championship: Hirooki Goto [c] vs. Kota Ibushi - NJPW World Tag League Finals - ***3/4 Buddy Murphy vs. Gran Metalik - WWE 205 Live 12/12/18 - **** WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship: The Bar [c] vs. The New Day vs. The Usos - WWE TLC - **** AJ Styles and Mustafa Ali vs. Andrade Almas and Daniel Bryan - WWE Smackdown Live 12/18/18 - ***3/4 Steel Cage Match: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano - NXT 12/19/18 - ***3/4 WWE United States Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura [c] vs. Rusev - WWE Smackdown Live 12/25/18 - ***3/4
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 30, 2018 9:06:06 GMT -5
100. WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Seth Rollins [c] vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Samoa Joe – WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 4/27/18
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| At WrestleMania, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, and The Miz delivered a fantastic match. A few weeks later, they got the chance to do it again. The difference? Throw in Samoa Joe and a bunch of ladders to up the ante. With four talents of this caliber, you just know you’ll be treated to some great moments. Everyone was given an opportunity to shine. Joe was the bruising brute. Balor showcased his athleticism. Miz used his cunningness. Seth was willing to go the extra mile to prove himself as Intercontinental champion. Everyone played their roles to perfection. There were some great, creative ladder spots. For example, usually someone would just hit their finisher off a ladder. Here, Miz hit Joe with a sick looking Skull Crushing Finale onto the edge of a ladder. It was a small change, but it made all the difference. Everyone was game to take bumps, making for a match where they all came across as being on a level playing field. And it never went over the top with the spots like some ladder matches suffer from. Balor came extremely close to winning, only for Seth to springboard onto the ladder and unhook the title right in his face at 14:34. A great finish to a great match. [****] |
*This is the final match from the Greatest Royal Rumble. *It is the final appearance of Samoa Joe.
2017 Match #100: IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega [c] vs. Baretta – NJPW Power Struggle 11/5/17 2016 Match #100: Kyle O’Reilly vs. Marty Scurll – PWG All-Star Weekend 12 Night One 3/4/16 2015 Match #100: WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match – WWE WrestleMania 3/29/15
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 30, 2018 13:52:25 GMT -5
One of my favorite endings to any ladder match
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Post by marino13 on Dec 30, 2018 22:20:41 GMT -5
Hell of a start.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 30, 2018 22:27:42 GMT -5
99. David Starr vs. WALTER – PROGRESS Chapter 69: Be Here Now 5/20/18
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| Across three countries, WALTER entered this match with a spotless 9-0 record over David Starr. That became the story of this 13:43 contest. And even with that level of success, WALTER still had something to lose. He had just relinquished the Atlas Title in effort to get another World Title shot. If he did that and just lost right out of the gates, it was all kind of for nothing. Starr learned from the past and came in with the plan to attack WALTER’s legs. He looked to cut the big man down to size. For the most part, it worked. Starr dominated by suckering WALTER in, then wearing down the leg. Even when WALTER would get something going, his leg would give out and he couldn’t capitalize. The only thing WALTER could combat Starr with was a barrage of stiff shots. He hits hard enough that even without working legs, he had a legitimate chance to win. It was so interesting to see WALTER in this position. I loved how he would just use a brutal chop or something to escape a submission. When Starr went for a Sharpshooter, WALTER pulled him into a small package to win, basically stealing a match where he wasn’t the better man. The struggles continued for Starr, who couldn’t best WALTER even when he had a brilliant strategy. [****] |
*This is the final match from PROGRESS Chapter 69.
2017 Match #99: PROGRESS Atlas Championship: Matt Riddle [c] vs. Trent Seven – PROGRESS: Orlando 3/31/17 2016 Match #99: 10 on 10 Elimination Match: Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown – WWE Survivor Series 11/20/16 2015 Match #99: Jay Lethal and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. reDRagon – ROH Field of Honor 8/22/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 31, 2018 0:06:15 GMT -5
98. SANADA vs. Tetsuya Naito – NJPW G1 Climax 8/8/18
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| Whenever the G1 Climax blocks are announced, several matches catch the eye each year. Even in a G1 with an all-time great B Block, this match probably stood out as the most intriguing. Yes, more than Omega/Ibushi, anything involving Sabre, etc. Tetsuya Naito is the man of Los Ingobernables de Japon, but SANADA has always felt like the future. The guy who is “next.” EVIL beat SANADA last year and faced Naito two years ago, but he’s always been the enforcer of sorts, while SANADA is like a project to Naito. On the tags during the G1, SANADA kept avoiding the fist bump from Naito. He accepted here, only for Naito to pull him in and get the action started. From there, we were treated to 19:52 of great storytelling. They showcased their knowledge of one another with smart counters. SANADA wasn’t intimidated and returned the favor when Naito spat at him. There were mirror image moments that made it seem like Naito was wrestling his younger self. At one point, SANADA even hit his own Destino. He also had Naito’s Destino scouted, countering and avoiding it at every turn. Naito finally hit it to win. I loved the mentor/mentee dynamic and the action was top notch. The post-match promo with all the LIJ members and injured Hiromu Takahashi’s jacket was emotional and worth checking out. [****] |
2017 Match #98: WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Neville [c] vs. Austin Aries – WWE WrestleMania 33 4/2/17 2016 Match #98: No Holds Barred Match: Hangman Page vs. Jay Briscoe – ROH Death Before Dishonor XIV 8/19/16 2015 Match #98: Michael Elgin vs. Tomoaki Honma – NJPW G1 Climax 8/1/15
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Post by k5 on Dec 31, 2018 0:48:40 GMT -5
99. David Starr vs. WALTER – PROGRESS Chapter 69: Be Here Now 5/20/18
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| Across three countries, WALTER entered this match with a spotless 9-0 record over David Starr. That became the story of this 13:43 contest. And even with that level of success, WALTER still had something to lose. He had just relinquished the Atlas Title in effort to get another World Title shot. If he did that and just lost right out of the gates, it was all kind of for nothing. Starr learned from the past and came in with the plan to attack WALTER’s legs. He looked to cut the big man down to size. For the most part, it worked. Starr dominated by suckering WALTER in, then wearing down the leg. Even when WALTER would get something going, his leg would give out and he couldn’t capitalize. The only thing WALTER could combat Starr with was a barrage of stiff shots. He hits hard enough that even without working legs, he had a legitimate chance to win. It was so interesting to see WALTER in this position. I loved how he would just use a brutal chop or something to escape a submission. When Starr went for a Sharpshooter, WALTER pulled him into a small package to win, basically stealing a match where he wasn’t the better man. The struggles continued for Starr, who couldn’t best WALTER even when he had a brilliant strategy. [****] |
*This is the final match from PROGRESS Chapter 69.
2017 Match #99: PROGRESS Atlas Championship: Matt Riddle [c] vs. Trent Seven – PROGRESS: Orlando 3/31/17 2016 Match #99: 10 on 10 Elimination Match: Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown – WWE Survivor Series 11/20/16 2015 Match #99: Jay Lethal and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. reDRagon – ROH Field of Honor 8/22/15
haven’t seen this one...I’ll look into it now. thanks for sharing Kevsta, very neatly presented and a great resource for those wanting to see a great match or just review the year in top in ring moments.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 31, 2018 19:05:26 GMT -5
97. Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns – WWE Raw 7/16/18
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| With the question of Brock Lesnar’s SummerSlam opponent hanging in the air, the July 16th episode of Raw gave us something interesting. Six men would compete in two triple threat matches, with the winners of each meeting the following week to determine Brock’s challenger. Three of those men met in this Raw opener and it was a certified banger. Though Drew McIntyre was still relatively new to Raw, he got to dominate the early stages. He threw Finn Balor around with ease and even launched Roman Reigns more than once like he weighed nothing. It felt like the kind of breakout performance you want from a guy like Drew. Even when Finn and Roman got going, Drew still came across like the biggest star. He busted out an incredible dive that stole the show. I appreciated Drew bringing a chair into play. These matches don’t have disqualifications, so more people should do that. The same goes for Finn returning the favor a few minutes later. Finn had Roman beat with the Coup de Grace, only for Drew to interrupt the pin. Roman came back to win via Spear on Finn in a wild 22:02. Great battle between three of the best. I wish it parlayed into a Finn/Drew feud for the summer, but we got one at the end of the year. [****] |
2017 Match #97: PROGRESS World Championship: Travis Banks [c] vs. Keith Lee – PROGRESS Chapter 56: La Danse Macabre 10/29/17 2016 Match #97: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. ACH – ROH Conquest Tour 3/12/16 2015 Match #97: Taiji Ishimori vs. Zack Sabre Jr. –NOAH Global League Finals 11/8/15
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 31, 2018 19:33:00 GMT -5
Nice. Hope to see a lot more of Drew on the list
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 31, 2018 21:07:18 GMT -5
96. Mark Davis vs. WALTER – PROGRESS Chapter 63: Take Me Underground 2/11/18
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| WALTER is the best BIG BOY in all of wrestling. That’s undisputed by this point. However, Mark Davis of Aussie Open feels like one of the more unheralded big lads in the business. PROGRESS’s Atlas Championship is for these kinds of wrestlers, but WALTER’s title wasn’t on the line here. Instead, it was just a chance for Davis to show that he could hang with the best. Early on, it seemed like he couldn’t. WALTER destroyed his chest. We’re talking about four chops and Davis’ chest was legitimately bleeding. Each chop and strike to the chest after felt more brutal than the last, knowing how damaged the skin already was. It became such a dominating performance that the simple act of Davis knocking WALTER down was met with a huge ovation. Each time Davis got a rally going, WALTER had a chop prepared and it felt like Davis was right back on the verge of death. He survived a ton and dished out a solid amount back. However, once he got put in the rear naked choke, he had no choice but to tap out. 11:54 of Mark Davis getting tortured, yet still delivering a star making performance. [****] |
*This is the final appearance of Mark Davis
2017 Match #96:IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Tetsuya Naito [c] vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – NJPW Dominion 6/11/17 2016 Match #96:WWE Cruiserweight Classic Qualifying Match: Fred Yehi vs. TJ Perkins – Evolve 61 5/7/16 2015 Match #96:IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Ricochet – G1 Climax Finale 8/16/15
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