Your Top NJPW matches of 2017

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Needless to say, they've had one of their most exciting in-ring years in a while, and the roster is becoming more charismatic and colorful and they go.


1) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega- G1

2) Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi- Dominion

3) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega- WK11

4) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kenny Omega- G1 Special in USA

5) Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki- G1

6) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi- G1

7) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito- WK11

8) Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA- WK11

9) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega- G1 Finals

10) KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay- BOSJ Finals

Honorable mentions go to Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. at the G1 and Suzuki vs. Yano at the G1. I liked the Okada/Omega Dominion match too, but it's my least favorite of their trilogy. Not to say I don't enjoy watching it, it's more that the first and third matches thrilled me more.

[The Kevstaaa]

1) Kenny Omega vs. Testuya Naito - G1 Climax
2) IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada [c] vs. Katsuyori Shibata - Sakura Genesis
3) Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito - G1 Climax
4) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega - G1 Climax
5) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito - G1 Climax
6) IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi [c] vs. KUSHIDA - Dominion
7) IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Tetsuya Naito [c] vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - Wrestle Kingdom
8) IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Tetsuya Naito [c] vs. Michael Elgin - New Beginning
9) IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi [c] vs. Dragon Lee - New Beginning
10) Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii - Wrestling Dontaku

[BRAINFADE]

1. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega- Wrestle Kingdom 11

2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata- Sakura Genesis

3. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega- G1 Climax

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito- G1 Climax

5. Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii- Wrestling Dontaku

6. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay- BoSJ Final

7. Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega- G1 Climax Final

8. Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito- G1 Climax

9. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto- Wrestle Kingdom 11

10. Kota Ibushi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi- Power Struggle

[Starshine]

The worst match on my list is probably Okada/Omega from Wrestle Kingdom.





















Cause that's the only match I've seen, WAKKA WAKKA WAKKA. But seriously, I thought the match was awesome.

[corndog]

1. Naito/Omega G1 final
2. Okada/Shibata Sakura Genesis
3. Omega/Okada WK11
4. Omega/Okada G1
5. Omega/Okada Dominion
6. Tanahashi/Naito WK11
7. Hiromu/KUSHIDA WK11
8. Shibata/Goto WK11
9. Omega/Ishii Wrestling Dontaku
10 Nagata/Tanahashi G1

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Ibushi/Tanahashi from Power Struggle is my MOTY. Nothing in wrestling excited me quite as much this year as that awesome striking exchange where Kota visibly decides to stop being impressed his hero and beat the daylights out of him.