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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 8, 2021 19:35:35 GMT -5
70. Taichi vs. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW G1 Climax 10/5/20
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| Their G1 Climax match last year was outstanding so I had high hopes for this one. At first, it seemed like Taichi would take the Jay White route and just kick back and relax for a while. Then, he came out with a kick that angered Ishii and let you know that this would be something of a war. It reminded me a lot of what they did last year and I mean that in the best possible way. I wanted more action like that and they gave it to me. It felt like Taichi was again out to prove that he was tougher and better than Ishii. It was only when they started to fail that he opted to go a different route. He hid behind the referee and hit a low blow but that was mostly it for his cheating. Ishii’s determination to never back down or go down remains incredible. Taichi doing what he could to match that was great. In the end, they traded big blows with Ishii finally scoring the win with the Brainbuster after 18:42. That proved to be great. A notch below last year’s outing but still one of the better tourney bouts. [****] |
2019 Match #70: AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho [c] vs. Cody – AEW Full Gear 2018 Match #70: PROGRESS World Championship: Travis Banks [c] vs. Matt Riddle – PROGRESS Chapter 64: Thunderbastards Are Go 2/25/18 2017 Match #70: War Games: The Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong vs. SAnitY vs. The Undisputed Era – NXT TakeOver: War Games 11/18/17 2016 Match #70: Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Katsuyori Shibata, Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata vs. Go Shiozaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Kitamiya & Maybach Taniguchi – NJPW G1 Climax 8/14/16 2015 Match #70: Kyle O’Reilly vs. Roderick Strong – ROH Winter Warriors Tour 2/21/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 9, 2021 0:37:28 GMT -5
69. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori – NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 11/15/20
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| A rematch from the finals in 2018 and Summer Struggle in Jingu, where Taiji Ishimori evened the score and won the title. That finals match two years ago was an all-timer. As expected from these two, it started with a bang as Ishimori immediately charged and went for Bloody Cross early. You got the sense that he was dying to end this early, probably knowing that matches with Hiromu feature a high risk. Speaking of high risk, the insane wrestler that Hiromu is, he took a piledriver on the apron despite having a severely broken neck a while back. That’s nuts. They kept up their usual frantic pace from start to finish, delivering a match in the same vein of what I’ve come to expect from them. It’s what makes these two work so well together. Ishimori is one of the few guys who can keep up with Hiromu. The former champion survived a ton down the stretch before pulling out the victory with Time Bomb at the 20:06 mark. Their worst match together but still a great one. Lots of back and forth action at a wild pace. [****] |
2019 Match #69: WWE Raw Women's Championship: Ronda Rousey [c] vs. Sasha Banks – WWE Royal Rumble 2018 Match #69: Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi – NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 5/25/18 2017 Match #69: Number One Contender’s Match: Big R Shimizu vs. Masaaki Mochizuki – Dragon Gate Scandal Gate 9/5/17 2016 Match #69: Weapons of Mass Destruction Match: Killshot vs. Marty Martinez – Lucha Underground 9/14/16 2015 Match #69: Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins – WWE WrestleMania 3/29/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 9, 2021 8:56:23 GMT -5
68. Women's Royal Rumble – WWE Royal Rumble
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| The women of WWE have now had three Royal Rumble matches. Each of them has been spectacular. This year was once again in the conversation for being the best. It didn’t have the nostalgia of the first or the iconic moment of Becky Lynch winning like the second. However, it had a great blend of action and impressive performances. Bianca Belair looked like a star by lasting over 30 minutes and eliminating a ton of people. There was the fun Otis appearance. NXT girls like Dakota Kai, Tegan Nox, and Toni Storm got to have solid runs. There was Shayna Baszler showing up at the end and turning everything on its head. She dominated by tossing out nearly a third of the field in just about five minutes. Things were dampened at the 54:17 mark when Charlotte Flair was announced as the winner since the crowd didn’t dig it and it didn’t lead to anything of real interest. However, the action before it was top notch. [****] |
*This is the final appearance of Alexa Bliss, Bianca Belair, Mighty Molly, Nikki Cross, Lana, Mercedes Martinez, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Dana Brooke, Tamina, Chelsea Green, Naomi, Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, Sarah Logan, Natalya, Xia Li, Zelina Vega, Carmella, Santina Marella, and Shayna Baszler.
2019 Match #68: WWE Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar [c] vs. Seth Rollins – WWE SummerSlam 2018 Match #68: PROGRESS World Championship: WALTER [c] vs. Tyler Bate – PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello, Wembley! 9/30/18 2017 Match #68: RPW British Heavyweight Championship: Katsuyori Shibata [c] vs. Matt Riddle – RevPro High Stakes 1/21/17 2016 Match #68: Chris Hero vs. Matt Riddle – Evolve 71 10/16/16 2015 Match #68: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: reDRagon (c) vs. The Time Splitters – NJPW Destruction in Kobe 9/27/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 9, 2021 12:56:21 GMT -5
67. WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Bayley and Sasha Banks [c] vs. The Kabuki Warriors – WWE Raw 7/13/20
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| It’s no secret that the Women’s Tag Team Titles have been a mixed bag since they debuted in early 2019. However, 2020 saw one of the high points during the rivalry between The Kabuki Warriors and Bayley and Sasha Banks. They had a handful of very good matches, including singles bouts, before this main event encounter. The four ladies went at it for 18:13 and put on one of the best matches on Raw all year long. This had all sorts of great back and forth action involving four of the best female wrestlers in the world. Kairi Sane was on the verge of getting ready to leave WWE, so she put in a strong performance. Banks was on a tear all year long, while Bayley and Asuka were strong throughout as well. Banks scored the win for her team, gaining momentum heading into Extreme Rules, by making Sane tap out to the Bank Statement. [****] |
*This is the last appearance of Kairi Sane. *It is the final match from Monday Night Raw.
2019 Match #67: NXT North American Championship: Roderick Strong [c] vs. Dominik Dijakovic vs. Keith Lee - WWE NXT 10/23/19 2018 Match #67: Falls Count Anywhere Match: Hideo Itami vs. Mustafa Ali – WWE 205 Live 10/24/18 2017 Match #67: New Japan Cup First Round: Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW New Japan Cup 3/12/17 2016 Match #67: AJ Styles vs. John Cena – WWE Money in the Bank 6/19/16 2015 Match #67: Pentagon Jr. vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – PWG Battle of Los Angeles 8/30/15
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Post by DIESEL on Jan 9, 2021 13:52:11 GMT -5
awesome stuff great work
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 9, 2021 16:29:37 GMT -5
66. New Japan Cup First Round: El Desperado vs. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW New Japan Cup 6/16/20
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| I was really excited about this. El Desperado has long been an underrated junior heavyweight (his matches with Hiromu are spectacular) and Tomohiro Ishii is in the conversation for the best in the world. Desperado quickly realized that he was outmatched in terms of size and strength so he opted to go after the leg. It’s smart work and the way he went after it made sense. It was all stuff that fit his character, including exposing the turnbuckle after wearing it down. Of course, Ishii responded by battering him at every opportunity. I liked Ishii firing up because he’s tough but then still getting kicked in the leg and having to take a breather. Desperado escaped some of Ishii’s best offense and hit Guitarra de Angel for an actual great near fall. Ishii blocked Pinche Loco twice, survived a big forearm, and hit a Brainbuster. Desperado shockingly survived that and got a rollup but then Ishii hit a lariat and Brainbuster to win in 20:17. That ruled. It wasn’t spectacular but it was great. They did a great job in making me believe Desperado might sneak out with the upset (early tourney nights are known for that), Ishii sold like crazy, and the late drama was superb. [****] |
2019 Match #68: WWE Raw Tag Team Championship: The Revival [c] vs. Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable – WWE Fastlane 2018 Match #68: Super Strong Style 16 Quarterfinals: David Starr vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 5/6/18 2017 Match #68: Donovan Dijak vs. Keith Lee – PWG Battle of Los Angeles 9/3/17 2016 Match #68: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA – NJPW Power Struggle 11/5/16 2015 Match #68: AJ Styles and the Young Bucks vs. Kazuchika Okada and Roppongi Vice – ROH Global Wars 5/16/15
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Jan 9, 2021 18:08:48 GMT -5
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 9, 2021 19:04:18 GMT -5
65. Gauntlet Eliminator: Bronson Reed vs. Cameron Grimes vs. KUSHIDA vs. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Timothy Thatcher – NXT 9/23/20
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| After Finn Bálor became NXT Champion and set himself up at the top of the brand again like it was 2015, he needed a new challenger. NXT has a loaded roster, so there were many options. Some fresh potential challengers were lined up for a Gauntlet Eliminator match. Two competitors began and every four minutes, a new one entered. Whoever was the last man standing would earn the shot. Kyle O’Reilly and KUSHIDA started, reliving their classic BOSJ matches from NJPW. Each other guy added something unique from Bronson Reed’s size to Cameron Grimes’ cunningness, and Timothy Thatcher’s technical skills. They laid this match out to move along briskly and never have any slowdown throughout the 27:50 runtime. KUSHIDA was protected, only losing because of a Velveteen Dream run-in and then there was O’Reilly. He was finally given the chance to shine on his own and went the entire length of the match before winning in the end to earn his first shot at the NXT Championship. One of the better TV matches all year long. [****] |
*This is the last Gauntlet match on the list. *It marks the final appearance of Bronson Reed, Cameron Grimes, KUSHIDA, and Timothy Thatcher.
2019 Match #65: Gauntlet Match: AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe – WWE Smackdown 2/12/19 2018 Match #65: WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander [c] vs. Buddy Murphy – WWE Super Showdown 10/6/18 2017 Match #65: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G1 Climax 7/17/17 2016 Match #65: Eita vs. Jimmy Susumu – Dragon Gate King of Gate 6/2/16 2015 Match #65: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. KUSHIDA – NJPW Dominion 7/5/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2021 0:23:35 GMT -5
64. AEW Women's Championship: Hikaru Shida [c] vs. Thunder Rosa – AEW All Out
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| The women of AEW are talented but the booking team is ATROCIOUS at giving them the shine they deserve. Hikaru Shida is awesome, while Thunder Rosa was a treat in NWA. Props to Excalibur (and Schiavone. Really, AEW’s only bad commentator is JR) for saying that Shida spoke with CIMA for advice on facing lucha-style wrestlers. Those little things matter. The idea here was that Rosa did her homework. She had counters and answers for most of Shida’s signature stuff. She actually dominated a bit of this and was vicious throughout. The leaping shot off a chair and the ring post wrenching on Shida’s back looked great. The same goes for the apron DVD. Playing off of the CIMA reference earlier, Shida even hit one of his signature moves. Rosa kicked out of the Falcon Arrow at one, which should’ve been sold better by commentary. Only Excalibur hyped it. Rosa’s smile after was great. Shida had to find something new and dig deep to win. She did by hitting Tomashi at the 16:57 mark. It’s almost as if AEW would be a much better company if they actually used their women well. Give them time, book them as stars, and reap the benefits. I loved that. It was hard-hitting, both women looked fantastic, and they told a great story. [****] |
*This is the last AEW Women's Title match. *It is the final appearance of Hikaru Shida and Thunder Rosa. *There are no more matches from All Out.
2019 Match #64: WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship: The Usos [c] vs. Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. The Bar vs. Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura – WWE WrestleMania 2018 Match #64: Hell in a Cell: Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton – WWE Hell in a Cell 9/16/18 2017 Match #64: JML vs. The South Pacific Power Trip – PROGRESS: Orlando 3/31/17 2016 Match #64: New Japan Cup Quarterfinals: Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW New Japan Cup 3/4/16 2015 Match #64: Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly – ROH Final Battle 12/18/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2021 8:42:15 GMT -5
63. WWE Raw Women's Championship: Asuka [c] vs. Sasha Banks – WWE Extreme Rules
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| Their match on Raw the night after Royal Rumble 2018 was great (****). Almost immediately, they played off of it. Sasha countered a signature Asuka knee that wrecked her in 2018 and rolled through into the Bank Statement. Asuka pivoted and found a new way to hit that knee just a few minutes later. That was the trend as this match was just filled with smart wrestling and really cool spots from both. I dug the German suplex off the apron attempt and how it backfired on Sasha, only to then work out well for her. Sasha bumped impressively on some German suplexes, getting completely folded up and making Asuka look like a beast. They were a few flubs, like Sasha falling when trying a move off the top, though it played into the story as she had just landed on her knees to survive an avalanche German suplex. Kairi stopped an intervening Bayley but took a Bayley to Belly for it. Asuka and Sasha had a fantastic exchange before Bayley tried interfering again in a spot that just looked totally phony and goofy. It led to Asuka going for the mist and Sasha moving, only to catch the referee. That looked much better for a spot. Bayley hit Asuka from behind and put on the blinded referee’s shirt to count three. She demanded they ring the bell, which happened at the 20:10 mark. Confusing finish but the match before it was spectacular. I could watch these two wrestle all day. [****] |
*This is the final appearance of Asuka. *It is the last match from Extreme Rules. *There will be no more Raw Women's Title matches.
2019 Match #63: Two Out Of Three Falls Match: Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Smackdown 1/22/19 2018 Match #63: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay [c] vs. Hiromu Takahashi – NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2/10/18 2017 Match #63: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi – NJPW G1 Climax 8/1/17 2016 Match #63: WWE Intercontinental Championship Last Man Standing Match: Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Kevin Owens – WWE Royal Rumble 1/24/16 2015 Match #63: WWE Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns – WWE Payback 5/17/15
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Post by McBlake on Jan 10, 2021 11:00:00 GMT -5
Surprised that's Thatcher's last appearance.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2021 11:43:05 GMT -5
62. Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi – NJPW G1 Climax 9/23/20
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| Jay White feels different and has great heel character work which is the variety that this company DESPERATELY needs. Too many guys, despite being great wrestlers in NJPW, feel like copies of copies. He started this by dissing the crowd for not chanting and only clapping, getting major heat. That played into the match as White continued to mock the audience and talk trash to Ibushi. He came across like the cunning heel that I loved from the early Switchblade days. Not the Bullet Club leader who has his matches ruined by overbooking and interference. Instead, he had the upper hand by being cunning and smart. Of course, similar to their Finals meeting last year, it hit a point where Ibushi just manned up. White leveled him and he no sold it before firing off kicks and strikes of his own that floored White. The work White did on the knee helped set up a submission and even though that didn’t get him the win, it still managed to slow down Ibushi some. Gedo hopped on the apron and faked throwing in the towel but they didn’t overdo his involvement. After Ibushi knocked him off the apron, White scored with Blade Runner to win in 20:28. I really dug that. White is such a good jerk heel and Ibushi brought what was needed for the babyface role, all while never going too long or being overbooked. I might’ve liked that more than the G1 2019 Finals. [****] |
2019 Match #62: NXT North American Championship: Velveteen Dream [c] vs. Pete Dunne vs. Roderick Strong – NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2018 Match #62: Chris Ridgeway vs. Jordan Devlin – PROGRESS Chapter 78: 24 Hour PROGRESS People 11/11/18 2017 Match #62: Ben-K, Big R Shimizu and Kotoka vs. Eita, Kaito Ishida and Takehiro Yamamura – Dragon Gate Scandal Gate 8/8/17 2016 Match #62: Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay – Evolve 59 4/2/16 2015 Match #62: ROH World Television Championship: Jay Lethal (c) vs. Roderick Strong – ROH Glory by Honor XIV 10/23/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2021 14:20:20 GMT -5
61. NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi [c] vs. Minoru Suzuki – NJPW Summer Struggle in Jingu
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| Oh, baby. This is right up my alley. We go from a fun match to one where two tough dudes are gonna beat the crap out of each other. Right on cue, they came out and went to war. I honestly don’t have a ton to say about the match because that sums it up. This was a war. Suzuki was doing his signature things to wear down the champion, like the sleeper hold and attacks outside. Shingo seemed to be in more trouble than usual and he started throwing out his best offensive moves seemingly out of desperation. Suzuki avoided the Last of the Dragon and Shingo didn’t have an answer. He fought hard and hit back and as hard as he was getting but Suzuki was seemingly on another level here. Suzuki hit the Gotch Style Piledriver to win the title in 14:56. That was a banger but the booking is confusing. Shingo shouldn’t have dropped the title here and there’s not much to gain out of a Suzuki reign unless it’s like the Nagata/Shibata NEVER Title situation from 2016. Hard-hitting stuff like I wanted, though. [****] |
2019 Match #61: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Dragon Lee [c] vs. Taiji Ishimori – NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 Match #61: The Golden Lovers vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay – NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 12/15/18 2017 Match #61: AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Survivor Series 11/19/17 2016 Match #61: Michael Elgin vs. Tetsuya Naito – NJPW G1 Climax 7/24/16 2015 Match #61: RPW Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay – RPW Uprising 10/2/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2021 15:25:42 GMT -5
60. NXT Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair [c] vs. Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley – NXT TakeOver: In Your House
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| Charlotte was more than happy to let the other two handle the action early. Once she got involved, she kind of took charge and proved why she’s at the top of the division. That was followed by Io getting a segment to shine and then one for Rhea. They kept things moving along at a good pace. I thought it was over when Io got hit with Natural Selection but she ultimately kicked out. I loved how they started using the set to their advantage. Charlotte threw Io through a window and Rhea threw a plant at Charlotte. Io climbed to the top of the IYH set and dove off with a cross body. Rhea hit the avalanche Riptide that won her the title but Io broke up that pin. Realizing she was in trouble, Charlotte just got a kendo stick and wailed on both ladies. As she put the Figure Eight on Rhea, Io came off the top with a moonsault and pinned Rhea to win the title in 17:34. I popped hard for that because Io absolutely deserves the championship. She has been incredible since her gimmick change. The match itself was very good, though that finish kind of fell flat. [****] |
*This is the final match from TakeOver: In Your House.
2019 Match #60: Jeff Cobb vs. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW G1 Climax 7/13/19 2018 Match #60: Johnny Gargano vs. The Velveteen Dream – NXT 9/5/18 2017 Match #60: New Japan Cup Semi-Finals: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW New Japan Cup 3/17/17 2016 Match #60: Number One Contender’s Two Out of Three Falls Match: Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe – NXT 3/9/16 2015 Match #60: IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. AJ Styles – NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 10/12/15
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Post by LK3 on Jan 10, 2021 17:50:32 GMT -5
Waiting for that first 4.25 star match lol.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2021 19:30:48 GMT -5
59. NXT Women's Championship Number One Contender's Elimination Match: Candice LeRae vs. Dakota Kai vs. Mia Yim vs. Tegan Nox – NXT Great American Bash 7/1/20
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| It’s a really simple formula. Take four of the most talented ladies in the world’s best women’s division and let them do their thing. An opportunity at Io Shirai and the NXT Women’s Title was on the line and the elimination rules made this unique. Candice LeRae was still relatively fresh into her heel run and was feuding with Mia Yim, while Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox had their own rivalry. I loved how Candice and Dakota took powders to start, letting the babyface fighters go at it instead. However, Candice was the first one eliminated in this 20:31 encounter after taking a flurry of offense. Yim and Nox had a very good exchange before Dakota snuck in to rollup Yim. That left the former best friends to clash. That was the high point of the match, with the two delivering a fantastic effort. It was a dramatic conclusion, with Nox hitting the Shiniest Wizard to win and gain a measure of revenge on Kai in one of the year’s best feel good moments. [****] |
*This is the final appearance of Mia Yim.
2019 Match #59: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G1 Climax 7/18/19 2018 Match #59: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G1 Climax 8/11/18 2017 Match #59: WWN Championship: Matt Riddle [c] vs. Keith Lee vs. Tracy Williams vs. WALTER – Evolve 91 8/12/17 2016 Match #59: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada – NJPW G1 Climax 8/12/16 2015 Match #59: NEVER Openweight Championship: Togi Makabe (c) vs. Kota Ibushi – NJPW Destruction in Okayama 9/23/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2021 22:51:20 GMT -5
58. WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre [c] vs. Seth Rollins – WWE Money in the Bank
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| Seth’s promo stuff leading up to this was tremendous. I liked how this started. Seth could talk all he wanted but once in the ring, Drew was too much for him. That’s when Seth used his brains and went after Drew’s knees. Since he’s really good, his heat segment was mostly entertaining. A miscalculation by Seth led him to crash into the table and set up McIntyre getting back on the offensive. I really liked Seth working on the knee to neutralize the Claymore and I dug Drew busting out Future Shock. Drew survived a Curb Stomp and avoided a second by hitting the Glasgow Kick. He took a superkick and bounced off the ropes with a Claymore to retain in 19:23. That was a hell of a match and the best thing on the show to this point. The whole thing was smartly wrestled, entertaining through, and had some great. The spider German suplex was the high point for sure. [****] |
*This is the final **** match. *It is the last match from Money in the Bank.
20189Match #58: Drew Gulak vs. Isaiah Scott – WWE 205 Live 7/23/19 2018 Match #58: NXT Championship Last Man Standing Match: Tommaso Ciampa [c] vs. Johnny Gargano – NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 8/18/18 2017 Match #58: IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Tetsuya Naito [c] vs. Juice Robinson – NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 4/29/17 2016 Match #58: High Speed Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Evie – Stardom vs. The World 2/21/16 2015 Match #58: John Cena vs. Kevin Owens – WWE Money in the Bank 6/14/15
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Post by LK3 on Jan 10, 2021 23:08:25 GMT -5
Heyyy **** 😎👉🏻
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 11, 2021 9:41:49 GMT -5
57. New Japan Cup First Round: Minoru Suzuki vs. Yuji Nagata – NJPW New Japan Cup 6/17/20
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| When these two face off, you just know it’s going to be two men beating the tar out of each other. That’s just what they delivered and it’s all I ever ask for from them. Coming into this, their record against each other in singles action was apparently 5-5. You got the sense that it played a part as their pride wasn’t about to let either of them come up short. There were some absurd forearm exchanges and some vicious strikes delivered by both men. Meanwhile, Suzuki going nuts in an empty arena came off really well. They ultimately progressed into their bigger offense and it remained as snug and violent as ever. Suzuki made a crucial mistake near the end. He had the sleeper in but instead of getting the submission, he let got and went for a pin. Nagata kicked out and got his second wind, hitting the Backdrop Hold to secure an upset in 20:35. Hell yeah. Two warriors doing what they do best and putting on something must-see. [****¼] |
*This is the final appearance of Yuji Nagata.
2019 Match #57: Shingo Takagi vs. Tetsuya Naito – NJPW G1 Climax 8/4/19 2018 Match #57: WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander [c] vs. Buddy Murphy – WWE 205 Live 5/29/18 2017 Match #57: Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi – NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 5/17/17 2016 Match #57: Number One Contender’s Match: Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay – RPW High Stakes 1/16/16 2015 Match #57: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito – NJPW G1 Climax 7/24/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 11, 2021 13:59:04 GMT -5
56. NXT Women's Championship: Io Shirai [c] vs. Tegan Nox – NXT 7/15/20
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| At NXT’s presentation of The Great American Bash, Tegan Nox earned an opportunity at the NXT Women’s Championship. The talented lady had been through so much thanks to two knee surgeries since signing with WWE, including one that was incredibly heartbreaking. She took on Io Shirai in a huge NXT main event that was given 23:00 to really breathe and develop. There was also no BS or anything like that. Just a straight up match between two of the best in the world. Shirai threw everything at Nox from start to finish and the challenger had to showcase the resilience that got her through her two injuries. She survived everything thrown at her and came close to toppling an stoppable champion on several occasions. The Lady Kane Chokeslam and Molly Go Round spots were two of the best moments of the match. Alas, Shirai cut off the Shiniest Wizard with a perfectly sold Shotei and then hit the moonsault to retain.[****¼] |
2019 Match #56: New Japan Cup Semifinals: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA – NJPW New Japan Cup 3/23/19 2018 Match #56: Number One Contender’s Match: WALTER vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – PROGRESS Chapter 67: Bourbon Is Also A Biscuit 4/7/18 2017 Match #56: Hell in a Cell: Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon – WWE Hell in a Cell 10/8/17 2016 Match #56: Prince Puma vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. – Ultima Lucha Dos 7/20/16 2015 Match #56: Trios Championship: Angelico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc vs. The Crew – Lucha Underground 4/22/15
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