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Post by Cap on Nov 26, 2022 18:31:25 GMT -5
I'm thinking I'll use any free wrestling watching time I have in December to go back through my top 25 MOTY list and to catch up on anything well hyped that I missed. So I thought I'd open up a convo about the 2022 MOTY. Anyone got any good under-the-radar recs or lists they want to share?
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Post by microstatistics on Nov 27, 2022 11:09:37 GMT -5
Neat list, I need to check out V4 vs. Pentagon Jr.
No Zayn vs. Knoxville though? That's probably in the Top 3 for me.
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Post by Cap on Nov 27, 2022 12:46:54 GMT -5
It was on my list for a while and got knocked out when I added V4 v Pentagon. I liked it a lot. I totally get why some folks are a lot higher on it than I am. I have a lot of time for that take. But it just doesn't top a lot of the stuff that might be more "conventionally" great for 2022. I'll probably put it on my to watch again list though because it is just outside my top 25 right now, so it might find its way back on.
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Post by [Darren] on Nov 27, 2022 12:57:40 GMT -5
You couldn’t probably stretch it out to a top 35 comfortably.
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Post by elliott on Nov 27, 2022 13:27:49 GMT -5
Anarchy in the Arena
Briscoe Bros vs FTR #1
Moxley vs Busick
Moxley vs Yuta
Nothing else I saw approached those 4
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Post by Cap on Nov 27, 2022 16:03:24 GMT -5
I'm lower on Mox v Biff than a lot of folks, though it is very much a me match. Have you seen Page v Dragon? To me it is undeniable, but I think I might be the high guy on it.
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Post by Cap on Nov 27, 2022 16:03:43 GMT -5
You couldn’t probably stretch it out to a top 35 comfortably. Last year my honorable mention list was like 10 matches long haha |
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Post by elliott on Nov 27, 2022 16:13:05 GMT -5
I'm lower on Mox v Biff than a lot of folks, though it is very much a me match. Have you seen Page v Dragon? To me it is undeniable, but I think I might be the high guy on it. Not a fan of the Bryan vs Page matches. |
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Post by microstatistics on Nov 27, 2022 16:22:21 GMT -5
I was gonna say, Danielson vs. Page really does not seem like an elliott match, aside from maybe Bryan's punches.
Anyway, 2022 feels like slight step down from 2021 while still being a decent wrestling year. Not sure what others think.
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Post by Cap on Nov 27, 2022 16:34:28 GMT -5
I think it was a step up because I think the highs are higher. I would say at least my top 3 would beat out anything from last year. I haven't done a side by side, so I suspect 2021 catches up after at least the 10-25 range. Regardless, to me, Anarchy in the Arena and Page/Dragon 2 blow anything over the past two years out of the water. V v Penta comfortably tops anything from 2021. After that it gets messy. 2021 was probably a more versatile match-centric year, but that might be my own watching habits.
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Post by [Darren] on Nov 27, 2022 16:50:48 GMT -5
Anarchy in the Arena Briscoe Bros vs FTR #1 Moxley vs Busick Moxley vs Yuta Nothing else I saw approached those 4 The two Mox matches weren’t for me. That first FTR/Briscoes tag was really good but didn’t strike me. Anarchy in The Arena is generationally great. I was moved by that match like few others I’ve seen live. The two Punk/MJF matches, Punk/Moxley and Sami/Knoxville could all be my MOTY if that match didn’t exist. |
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Post by [Darren] on Nov 27, 2022 16:52:18 GMT -5
I feel like I won’t be as high on the Hangman/Bryan matches a year later.
Both guy’s disappointed me the rest of the year so maybe that’s why I’ve soured.
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Post by gramsci on Nov 27, 2022 17:13:24 GMT -5
I'm high on both 2021 and 2022, and one of the two Hangman vs. Danielson matches is a Top 20 GMEc for me. I need to rewatch those matches but right now I'm watching as much as I can in chronological order for next's years ballot and I have to admit that I'm appreciating how much better some of the modern day matches are than the highly regarded stuff from the 80s and some of the 90s.
I don't think Mox vs Busck is one of the best matches of the year either, I was really disappointed with the matwork, a step back from last year's all time classic Mox vs Barnett.
My picks for the best matches of 2022 are the Anarchy in the Arena, Mox vs Punk, Danielson vs Page, FTR vs Briscoes and Villano vs Penta.
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Post by [Darren] on Nov 27, 2022 17:23:30 GMT -5
MJF v. Wardlow is one of the best matches of the year, especially with knowledge of the whole build and having watched Wardlow v. Shawn Spears. Professional wrestling is seldom that simple and fun.
Neither Danielson/Page match is on that level for me
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Post by kas on Nov 28, 2022 14:36:03 GMT -5
For an under-the-radar pick, I think Ishii vs Clark Connors is a top 3 NJPW MOTY. It's wonderful because of how Connors adds his own flair to the Ishii formula - he's not out here doing fighting spirit spots and no-selling suplexes, he just tries to destroy Ishii on his own terms.
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