Best of 2013 Pro Wrestling Tracker

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I like when Okada gives him the clean break in that "hey man, we're both heels, respect" kind of way, and Suzuki promptly kick him in the gut.

There was a ton of great stuff in that match. Toward the end, the ref had to deal with the action in the ring and the two outside fucking around with the crutch...and the ref is just like "fuck this, I'm paying attention to the shit in the ring..."

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WWE TV nominees...

British Ambition (Adrian Neville / Oliver Grey) v. Kassius Ohno / Leo Kruger
British Ambition v. The Wyatt Family

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John Cena v. CM Punk
RAW 2/25/2013

[FedEx227]

Hard pressed to come up with a better Raw match over the past 10 years or so.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Man, the KENTA/Morishima 1/27/13 title switch was a huge letdown. Not a very good match at all. Don't go out of your way to watch unless you want to see history.

They blew a key transition spot on the outside which was significant enough to take you out of things for a minute. They did way too many finishers. Two Go 2 Sleeps for two counts that got no heat. Then Morishima hits two backdrop drivers, and instead of a cover, goes for a third. While picking up the dead KENTA, KENTA miraculously wasnt dead anymore and locked in the Game Over (the finisher he uses on fat guys he cant lift, bascially the overused Labell/No Lock, STFU hold). Morishima tapped quickly to almost no pop. Absurd finish.

I get what they were trying to do, and technically the match structure was fine, but I didn't like the sheer amount of finishers they used (two Go 2 Sleeps, one failed Go 2 Sleep, two Game Overs, and two backdrop drivers). It would take three or four Tanahashi main events, if not more, to use that many finishers. And KENTA getting hit with two backdrop drivers and selling it like he was dead, only to reverse the third and crank in a sub, was goofy.

**3/4. *** if you want to be generous. Crowd was not into it either, which didn't help.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Tanahashi vs Devitt, 3/3.

May not be the best match of the year, but might end up being my favorite.

[FedEx227]

I'm assuming "THE SOURCE" has it?

[EmpireWF]

Tanahashi vs Devitt, 3/3.

May not be the best match of the year, but might end up being my favorite.

Finally caught it.

It was definitely fun and great action...but still beneath the top 2 matches on the 1/4 show for me. About to watch Tanahashi/Anderson, too.

The crowd chanting for Devitt early on caught me by surprise, then Tanahashi plays up the heel aspect and is a complete natural. The last 8 minutes or so of the match was non-stop awesomeness.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Alright, going to sum up my MOTYC from WrestleMania Weekend.

WWE

CM Punk v. The Undertaker
WrestleMania 29

Ring of Honor

Michael Elgin v. Jay Lethal
SuperCard of Honor VII

The American Wolves v. reDRagon
SuperCard of Honor VII

DragonGate USA

Johnny Gargano (c) v. SHINGO
Open the Ultimate Gate

Ricochet v. Akira Tozawa
Open the Ultimate Gate

CIMA/AR Fox (c) v. The Young Bucks
Open the Ultimate Gate

Akira Tozawa v. SHINGO
Mercury Rising

CHIKARA

Mike Quackenbush/Jushin Liger v. Jigsaw/Shard
CHIKARA 4/6/13

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) v. Kazuchika Okada
Invasion Attack 2013

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For archival purposes...some other very good matches from the weekend that could possibly move up or down after a rewatch on video.

Ring of Honor

Kevin Steen (c) v. Jay Briscoe
SuperCard of Honor VII

Evolve

AR Fox v. Ricochet
Evolve 19

DragonGateUSA

Ladder Fray Match
Mercury Rising

Chuck Taylor Invitational II
Open the Ultimate Gate

DragonGate 6-man
Mercury Rising

[Warner2BruceTD]

New Japan 'Invasion Attack' & DGUSA 'The Ultimate Gate' in contention for best show lists.

I still need to watch ROH.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Also, what I saw of CMLL 70th Anniversary was good.

I need to see the full match (started right before Punk/Taker started), but La Sombra vs Dragon Rojo had great action with an awesome finish.

[SuperKevin]

I thought the Jushin Liger vs Davey Richards vs Tony Nese match from PWS Night 1 was pretty good.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I thought the Jushin Liger vs Davey Richards vs Tony Nese match from PWS Night 1 was pretty good.

I was told it was great by somebody who was there. I want to see it.

Also heard the CZW 7-man opener was great.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Man, I really loved that Regal vs Ohno match. If it were 5 minutes longer it'd be a moty contender.