#match recs

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Oh, hello there! So you've just watched CM Punk wrestle for the first time and you're enchanted with the way he suffers on his knees?

Check out these matches if you want to see more of that.

1. CM Punk vs MJF Dog Collar Match at AEW Revolution 2022 [link]

2. CM Punk vs Samoa Joe III at ROH All Star Extravaganza II 2004 [link]

3. CM Punk vs Brock Lesnar No DQ at WWE Summerslam 2013 [link]

4. CM Punk vs Mystery Opponent (it's William Regal) on WWE RAW #792 [link 40:45]

5. CM Punk vs Jimmy Rave Dog Collar Match at ROH Manhattan Mayhem 2005 [link] [link 1:49:30]

6. CM Punk vs Eddie Kingston at AEW Full Gear 2021 [link]

7. CM Punk vs Jon Moxley at AEW All Out 2022 [link]

8. CM Punk vs Wardlow on AEW Dynamite 01/12/2022 [link 10:40]

9. CM Punk vs Raven Dog Collar Match at ROH Death Before Dishonor 2003 [link] [link 2:32:45] <- 2nd link has more of the post match angle

10. CM Punk vs Curtis Axel (ft. Paul Heyman) on WWE RAW #1057 [link] <- this is a post match angle, I lied to you

11. CM Punk vs Luke Harper on WWE RAW #1067 [link 0:30]

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DDT recently put El Desperado vs Sasaki Daisuke from last year's Wrestle Peter Pan show up for free on their youtube channel!

It's an outstanding match that would make a great introduction to DDT for anyone who is familiar with Desperado but has never given DDT a try. Desperado and Sasaki are old and close friends who have great chemistry together, and I feel like if you enjoy Desperado's work (especially his older heel work) you will probably love Sasaki's as well.

Anyway, go watch this match while it's still there, because I'm sure DDT will take it down again before this year's Wrestle Peter Pan.

And if you enjoy it, consider watching DDT's biggest show of the year, Wrestle Peter Pan, on July 21! Chris Brookes vs El Desperado is sure to be a great match, but the whole card for this year's show looks outstanding.

[fang-revives]

taking everyone here by the hand and passionately recommending Minoru Suzuki vs. Konosuke Takeshita from this past week. Just...wow, like everything you would want in a pro wrestling match. I think MiSu is a great study in how to use props in an evil way that doesn't come across as "I need to CHEAT to win". I never feel like when he pulls out a chair that he's doing it out of desperation. it's always like "i deserve a chair. for the lulz. and for more evil :3 ". Anyways they both go so hard. There's a spot with a top rope jump that transitions into a submission hold that made me yell. just excellent stuff.

[naomichimarufuji]

Overall rating: 4.5 stars

Notes:

This match starts out slow but when it gets going, it's really going. It's a good showcase at two legends and innovators.

While I don't understand the language, the story of Marufuji having to save the title from peak SZG Minoru Suzuki comes through plain and clear. It's very clear he was tasked with the job and had to succeed.

While there was interference, it didn't distract from the match and didn't overshadow it.

I highly recommend watching this match if you have the time.

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short little chris brookes match rec list for @debbiechanclub and @elphantasmo ~

i'm gonna be linking the shows/matches to wrestle universe. if you don't have access to that, i'm sure you could find alternative means to watch but as i'm too lazy to seek those out rn i'll leave it up to you.

CHRIS BROOKES V YUKI UENO @ ULTIMATE PARTY 2023 - watched this hungover after a wedding at 5am and i was shaking bc it was so good. like..so good.

chris v saki akai @ who's gonna top 2023 - another banger that left me unable to think about anything else for days

chris, yukio naya, & jun akiyama v yuki ueno, takeshi masada, & kazusada higuchi @ fighting beer garden 2023 - gear swap match!!! super fun.

chris v jun akiyama & chris v kazusada higuchi @ king of ddt 2023 final - both matches rule but chris and higuchi.. whew

chris & masa v mao & veny @ audience 2022

chris v konosuke takeshita @ who's gonna top 2021

chris v pokotan - and of course..a classic

[debbiechanclub]

bestie…. i fear i need finlay match recommendations 😗

Bestie. I have loaded you up with 20 matches. I told you if you give me an inch where Finlay is concerned, I will take a mile.

Now, first things first. All but three of my recs are on NJPW World (and two are free to watch without an account). If you don't have an account, I'm more than willing to share my login with you in the name of spreading the gospel of Debbie Chan.

That being said, if you think you might want to sign up for an account, now is a GREAT time to do it because they're actually launching a brand new website this Thursday (11/9), complete with apps for Android and iOS, which they didn't previously have. It's only $9 USD/month, so I think it's well worth it. However, you won't be able to sign up until Friday, after the new site is live. Additionally, as part of the overhaul, they're upgrading a massive portion of the archive footage, and, unfortunately, nothing from prior to 2021 will be available to watch until they put it back up. (All my recs except for one on YouTube are from 2021 on.)

Again though, I will absolutely share my login with you (and you'd be able to log in right away and watch as mine is an existing account). Just let me know!

Okay, now that that's out of the way, onto the recs! And my apologies because this... is long.

FYI: I've listed these in chronological order, and they're best viewed in that order as it really helps to tell the story of how Finlay became who he is today :)

FinJuice vs. G.o.D (YouTube) - YouTube comes in clutch for a pre-2021 match! This is good viewing because 1) FinJuice was a well established and fairly successful tag team, and don't even get me started on all the messiness of Juice running around with Jay in Bullet Club Gold while Finlay is literally leading real Bullet Club now; and 2) Since overtaking Bullet Club in March, Finlay has almost exclusively feuded with G.o.D. (he finally put an end to it this past weekend at Power Struggle). And it's crazy seeing Finlay's evolution from then to now.

2021 New Japan Cup Quarter Final vs. Jay White (3/18 show) - This was a HUGE win for our boy because, going into this match, Finlay was on an 0-12 losing streak against Jay. And he and Jay will be forever intertwined because they came up in the NJPW dojo together and were roommates and best friends and everyone constantly compared Finlay to Jay (they still do now), and that created a MASSIVE chip on his shoulder that lead to him clocking Jay over the head and subsequently taking control of Bullet Club. So yeah. V. important match in the lore of Finlay.

2021 New Japan Cup Semi-Final vs. Will Ospreay (3/20 show) - I hope you're ready for a lot of Ospreay, because he and Finlay have history. Back in 2021, Ospreay defeated Finlay in the semi-final of the NJ Cup and then went on to win the tournament and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. This plays into why Finlay is gunning for Ospreay now.

Resurgence 2021 vs. Jay White - This match was for the NEVER Openweight Title. Jay retained... but Finlay eventually went on to win that title after taking over Bullet Club, which also used to be Jay's.

G1 Climax 32 vs. Juice Robinson (7/26), Will Ospreay (8/2), and El Phantasmo (8/10) - Finlay returned to Japan for the first time in over a year for the G1 Climax 32, and he had a really strong showing. This was when I first started to get the brainrot for him. I really recommend watching all his matches from that tournament... but these three are the most important to Finlay's character because of his history with Juice and Will and what would come later with ELP and Bullet Club.

Burning Spirit 2022 vs. Will Ospreay (9/25 show) - This match was for the IWGP United States Championship, the very one and same that Ospreay currently holds and that Finlay destroyed with a giant mallet at Power Struggle this weekend. Ospreay retained back then. But I have a feeling (and sincerely fucking hope) that there's a new title in Finlay's future.

NJPW World TV Championship Tournament vs. ZSJ (YouTube) - After coming up short in the G1 Climax 32 and against Ospreay (again), Finlay still had a chance to win the newly created NJPW World TV Title; and then ZSJ eliminated him in the second round. I really think this loss was the straw that broke the camel's back and really set the stage for Finlay's frustration and his comeback as the leader of Bullet Club.

2023 New Japan Cup vs. Tomohiro Ishii (3/6 Anniversary Event, free to watch without an account!), Tama Tonga (3/19), and Sanada (3/21) - And we've reached Bullet Club Finlay! Finlay's match against Ishii was the first match of the tournament, and no one―absolutely no one―expected him to come out in Bullet Club gear with Gedo, of all people, in his corner. And not only that, but he handily disposed of Ishii. He made it all the way to the final where he lost against Sanada, but he sent a loud and clear message during the entire tournament that this was a new David Finlay (and I was a goner).

Capital Collision 2023 vs. AR Fox (YouTube) - I think you've seen this one? But including it because it's a good match and also the night Finlay recruited Clark Connors, the first member of what would become Bullet Club War Dogs (and I was there!).

Wrestling Dontaku 2023 vs. Tama Tonga (5/3 show) - Remember how I said that Finlay eventually won the NEVER Openweight Title after taking over Bullet Club? This was when he did it.

Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-Jo Hall vs. El Phantasmo - This. This is the match and night that ruined me forever. After kicking ELP out of Bullet Club (basically because he was and is close with Jay and didn't respect Finlay), Finlay defended the NEVER Openweight Title against him and proved that he could back up all the shit he was talking. But besides that, this was the night the War Dogs were formed. I highly recommend also checking out the end of the IWGP Junior Tag Title match just so you can see Drilla Moloney turn on United Empire and join Bullet Club. It quite honestly altered me forever.

G1 Climax 33 vs. Tama Tonga (7/26), Eddie Kingston (8/8), and Will Ospreay (8/10) - Did I mention that Finlay has spent most of this year feuding with Tama/G.o.D? They tried to kill each other in this year's G1, and it was fantastic. He and Eddie also tried to kill each other. But Ospreay beat him in the quarter-finals. Just more fuel for why he's going after Ospreay now.

12-Man Elimination Match: Bullet Club vs. G.o.D. and Intergalactic Jetsetters (10/1 show, free to watch without an account) - Because I would be remiss not to rec a match with all the War Dogs (and Chase is there, too). This is a fun one, if not a bit of a clusterfuck. (And shout-out to Kevin Knight, who I also adore.)

Destruction in Ryogoku 2023 vs. Tama Tonga (10/9 show) - This is the last of Finlay's singles matches against Tama, and unfortunately he lost the NEVER Openweight Title back to him (which I don't think anyone expected). But it's a good match and Finlay looked strong despite his loss. And now that I know he likely (hopefully?) has a new belt coming to him after the start of the year, I'm honestly okay that he lost. (Because Tama doesn't even have the title anymore, believe it or not).

So there are my Finlay match recs. I'm well aware this is overkill lmao, but I really am excited that you want to know more about him, and I want to do him justice. Because he really is my favorite guy, and he deserves to be recognized as his own wrestler and person not just in relation to Jay or Juice or anyone else.

But I won't blame you if you don't watch all of these, because I know I went insane 😂

[pepperstreak]

Match rec

Cara Noir vs Fabio Ferrari

There's an in-video add right after both entrances have finished that's really loud so volume warning for that. (I'm very sleepy while watching so it really startled me)

Fabio is an evil badminton player I think, very old school lol. He's a good heel for the match and he puts cara in an elevated bridge that is absolutely gorgeous and painful looking. He also tries to hit him with the badminton racket (cause he's the birdie get it? Haha!)

Cara starts barking towards the end calm down

Short match but a fun one 👍

(also commentary is in Italian, if commentary is important to you {I like it sometimes})

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Hey I saw your post about matches! If anything I think you should check out OVW and Enjoy Wrestling. Enjoy wrestling is a queer league that posts their stuff of YouTube and Wremix! If I could suggest any enjoy match it would be their latest Battle Royale (it’s like a Royal rumble and it is AWESOME!)

OVW is Al Snow’s wrestling company and they post on YouTube! the match I’d suggest is the luchador match in episode 1233 the match itself is around the 23:00 minute mark! These are just recent matches I’ve seen though and if there’s more I find and really like I’ll suggest em!!! I hope you like them!!

Thank you! I definitely try checking them out when I can, I’ll be saving them so I don’t lose them

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ren match recs?

I don't have links but all of these will be on njpwworld.

vs Juice Robinson Autumn Action 2022

This was his last match before coming back from excursion. Be warned there is a TON of blood. Like it got on the commentary team and everything

vs Zack Sabre Jr

This match is SUPER important to his current storyline and just fucks generally

vs ZSJ New Japan Cup 2024

Again, this match fucks

vs Shibata Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night 1

So he was still a young lion here and you can get an answer to "would either of them fuck their clone" in this match.

vs Shota Umino G1 33 Night 1

They were really LIKE THAT.

vs Takeshita G1 34

Holy shit what a fucking match. Just. Amazing.

vs elp G1 34

He's finally putting the pieces together as a heel in this match. It's fantastic

Hope this is good?

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Here are some matches I recently watched and enjoyed.

Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (wXw/NOAH Dead End VIII - Day 2) - Those damn smarks now hate Bryan for doing "the same old shit" and he feeds into it by doing the same old shit. He's so funny.

Walter vs. Timothy Thatcher (PROGRESS Chapter 62: Fear No More, Come To Dust) - One of my favorite genres of match: tag team partners beating each other up like only tag team partners can. Thatcher suffers beautifully and the camera work is actually amazing.

Shinobu Kandori vs. Yumiko Hotta (AJW/LLPW 10.03.1999) - The butches are grappling shoot style and the girls in the crowd are losing their minds.

Walter vs. Darby Allin (EVOLVE 106) - I feel like this is self-explanatory. Darby gets clapped and thrown around like a little baby.

Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolfe (TNA Turning Point 2009) - Well, whoever said Kurt Angle doesn't actually do any grappling should watch this match. Just some really nice technical work.

Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolfe (TNA Final Resolution 2009) - I genuinely love the concept of a best out of three pin/submission/cage escape match in particular because someones ends up trying to tap out of a submission and crying and dying because he just can't.

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DDT put another very good free match up on their youtube account recently!

In preparation for Wrestle Peter Pan's main event between Mao and champ Ueno Yuki, they recently fought a tag match against each other where they teamed up with two of their faction-mates, To-y and Shunma. The four of them went absolutely all-out in this match and I definitely recommend it, especially since it's free to watch.

This would be a good match to watch if you've only seen sillier DDT matches and want to get a broader idea of the promotion, or if you have any interest in watching this year's big DDT show, Wrestle Peter Pan, on July 21st.

It will only be available free for a limited time, so if you're interested, go watch it before they take it down again!

[fang-revives]

You should Watch This :)

[naomichimarufuji]

Overall rating: 4 stars

Notes:

This is a fantastic match with a lot of good back and forth. It's a bit slower and there are better matches out there between these two. It's still very hard hitting but you can see the difference from their older matches on how much they've aged and adjusted their style for their age.

It's still a fantastic match and I do suggest giving it a bit of a watch. I will say though, this is a clap crowd so it loses a bit of something special without the crowd.

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[debbiechanclub]

isn't anything recent or from ddt pro matches, but bss (pete dunne & tyler bate) vs cck (chris brookes & kid lykos) from progress chapter 55 is a pretty good one, it's available on youtube <- it's the first match of the show :] bss were heels at the time, and it's a ladder match for the tag titles

Ahhh, thanks so much, Sledge! I'll definitely be checking that one out!