WC Official MOTY Discussion Thread 2007

[KEJB]

mygreatesthour said:

Christian Cage vs Samoa Joe - TNA Destination X

That's right, NOT the epic match from Bound For Glory. This is a MOTYC for me more in the Batista/Edge vein. Christian pretty much displayed and put on a clinic on how to be a perfect slimy, chickens*** heel. Joe seemed to have the match won, and everytime you thought he did Christian would find a way to hold on. When Christian finally put Joe down (by cheating of course) I actually caught myself a little angry. Great match that I really should get around to watching again.

Oddly enough, I was more into the impact! rematch, then BFG encounter. I would put the impact! match in my top 5, for free tv matches this year. Christian and Joe have awesome chemistry. Now if only we could get a blood feud centered around the world title for these two.

[honsou]

invaderdave said:

FIST vs. Up in Smoke:
...Hey, I thought it was great...

Wow i was just about to post this, i really loved this match too.

[CuJ0 Will Keep Dancing]

Although probably not gonna beat out most of the choices on here, I really enjoyed the Marufuji vs Morishima match from 9/9/07. It was great for only 10 min and worth checking out.

[Unknown Thought]

Right now, my MOTY is between:

Briscoes vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Good Times, Great Memories)
Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (Driven)
Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer (Supercard of Honor II)

I still haven't seen Dragon-Morishima, Dragon-KENTA, Morishima-Claudio, or alot of WWE PPV matches that have gotten great praise, so I have some catching up to do.


I also wanna through out some worthy contenders that haven't been mentioned yet:

John Cena vs. Umaga (Royal Rumble) (My WWE MOTY so far)
The Hardyz vs. The World's Greatest Tag Team (One Night Stand)
Batista vs. Undertaker (Wrestlemania)
Takeshi Morishima vs. SHINGO (Good Times, Great Memories)
Briscoes vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Matt Sydal (Respect is Earned)

[WHATAMANOOOVER]

ROH Manhattan Mayhem II 8/25; Takeshi Morishima vs. Bryan Danielson

Saw it live (haven't seen the DVD yet) and it was an explosive atmosphere. Definitely the best ROH match of the year IMO. These two have tremendous chemistry.

[invaderdave]

I need to see a couple more ROH matches to pick my MOTY for my annual Davey Awards, but I think I have a good idea of what I'll be choosing.

I'd also like to throw in Team K-DOJO vs. Team FIST as a dark horse pick.

[slasher911]

Ones that I don't think have been listed yet...

John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels - WWE WrestleMania 23
Briscoe Brothers vs. Steenerico - ROH Death Before Dishonor V: Night One
Takeshi Morishima vs. Claudio Castagnoli - ROH Death Before Dishonor V: Night One

["Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat]

Kevin Steen & El Generico vs The Briscoes at Death Before Dishonor V Night 1.

Also Takeshi Morishima vs Claudio Castagnoli from the same night.

[invaderdave]

Sounds like DBD Night 1 is a real winner. How's the card on that?

[Mr. Mediocre]

invaderdave said:

Sounds like DBD Night 1 is a real winner. How's the card on that?

Spoiler Free:
1. Jack Evans v. Davey Richards
2. Daizee Haze v. Lacey
3. Pure Wrestling Rules: Nigel McGuinness v. Chris Hero
4. Six Man Mayhem: Brent Albright v. Matt Cross v. Delirious v. Eddie Edwards v. Jigsaw v. Pelle Primeau
5. Roderick Strong and Rocky Romero v. Austin Aries and Erick Stevens
6. Bryan Danielson v. Matt Sydal
7. ROH World Championship: Takeshi Morishima (c) v. Claudio Castagnoli
8. Jay and Mark Briscoe v. Kevin Steel and El Generico - Boston Street Fight

Oddly enough, night 2 might actually be better.

[thestinger]

Top five:

Christian Cage Vs. Samoa Joe Bound For Glory 07

Sting Vs. Kurt Angle Bound For Glory 07

Motor City Machineguns vs. Briscoe Brothers.

Wildcat Chris Harris Vs. Cowboy James Storm -Texas Death Match

LAX Vs. xXx -- Ultimate X number XIII

[HMARK Center]

I have tons of catching up to do, but I'll officially nominate:

Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima, Manhattan Mayhem II.

This match, and the subsequent rematch, define what a true "fight" should feel like. It would blend technical ability and highspots in some segments, and segue into pure brutality during other segments.

Morishima going after Danielson's eye did as much to make him a true monster as anything else he'd done up to that.

I feel like I want to nominate their rematch as well.

Eh, maybe I should save these two for "Feud of the Year" threads.

Also, from TNA, the Joe vs. Christian matches deserve a lot of praise. They really brought Joe back to his ass kicking roots, and Christian managed to simultaneously come off as chicken and unworthy of stepping toe-to-toe with Joe (as a chicken@#$% heel should), and yet it would still feel totally legitimate if he won. Kind of like old school Flair.

[B'Cup x]

thestinger said:

Wildcat Chris Harris Vs. Cowboy James Storm -Texas Death Match

Quite possibly, its like they knew they f***ed up with the blindfold cage match and went all out to make up for it. Was never a fan of either before but this match one me over

[thestinger]

adam said:

Quite possibly, its like they knew they smurfed up with the blindfold cage match and went all out to make up for it. Was never a fan of either before but this match one me over

This was my once chance to say, "I told you so" to my friends.

After the Lockdown, I was telling everyone I knew, "Don't worry, they'll totally make up for it next match they have."

And time after time people said, "I don't care. I want this feud over now." All the major wrestling websites said "Drop this feud immediately."

But man did those guys go all out. That match was brutal.

[Chainsaw]

Danielson Vs. Morishima, MMII.

Not even going to bother posting any others.

[Zane]

tommymac1 said:

mygreatesthour said:

Jay Briscoe vs Mark Briscoe - ROH FYF: Finale

In an attempt to force each other to MAN UP!!!!!, the Briscoes decided to go one on one on the final night of ROH's Fifth Year Festival. What resulted was one of the most stiff and hard hitting matches of the year in ROH. Crowd was giving them a standing ovation after 30 minutes of war. And with the end being a double knockout with no winner, you know it had to be good to not have that ending crapped on. I've watched this many times this year, and it isn't old yet,

I will second this

I third this.

I'd like to nominate Jimmy Jacobs VS BJ Whitmere from Supercard of Honor 2.

Also from Supercard of Honor 2 SIX MAN TAG: CIMA & Shingo Takagi & Susumu Yokosuka defeated Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito & Masaaki Mochizuki. I honestly think it's getting five stars this year.

[rzombie1988]

. 3 Way 6 Man Tag: Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong vs. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Magnitude Kishiwada vs. Susumu Yokosuka, Ryo Saito, Dragon Kid
-Takagi & Doi (22:57 Pinfall) Susumu
*Susumu was thrown into the path of DKids' Ultra Hurricanrana
-Yoshino (33:10 Speed Star) Kong

6/3/2007 Koshigaya, Katsura Studio


This was on DG Infinity 65. A Non-stop action filled spotfest. Must have been near 15 dives, a top-rope german and every other move you could want. There was a ton of creativity, and of course the cornerstone multiman moves. More people need to see this, because I gurantee people would love it.

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Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling
"Senjo WAR Tournament ~ 1st Anniversary"
July 22, 2007
Sun Plaza
Sendai, Japan

Senjo WAR Tournament - Finals

Ayako Hamada vs. Meiko Satomura

This was also a really good match with lots of stiffness and neat stuff in it. Definitely reccomended, and it is on the net for free. I don't know if I'm allowed to post the link to it though.

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Takashi Sasaki vs Yuko Miyamoto - BJW Deathmatch Championship Scaffold Match 3/14/07

An unbelieveable match with two crazy bumps. Miyamoto refuses to stay down, and the crowd really backs him. Must see match.

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KENTA & Taiji Ishimori vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Kota Iifushi from 7/15 - NTV Cup Final

I really liked this and all, but it will be lucky to get in my top 5.
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Katushiko Nakajima vs Shuji Kondo - 2/17/07 AJPW Jr. title

A really good, dramatic match. Kondo is a beast in this in throwing around Nakajima, and Nakajima comes back at the right times. Probably will be in the top 3 for me.

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Umaga vs Cena - RR

Awesome, awesome match. Can't heap the praises of this enough.

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AAA Alas De Oro 7/27 - Aero Star Vs Extreme Tiger vs Rey Cometa vs Laredo Kid vs Super Fly vs Pegasso vs Escoria vs Hombre Sin Miedo

A great high-flying spectacle, that never drifts below the 100MPH mark.

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7-19-2007
5. JAM CUP~$10,000 Naniwa Elimination 3 Way 8 Man Tag
CIMA, Susumu Yokosuka, Dragon Kid, Matt Sydal vs. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Jimmy Rave, Muscle Gang vs. Cyber Kong, Jack Evans, El Generico, X

This was really fun too and I'm sure many would like it.

[Jeff]

Bryan Danielson v. Nigel McGuinness, ROH Driven

- Explosive and awesome as hell live

Kevin Steen & El generico vs The Briscoe Brothers, ROH FYF Philly

-Best tag Match i've ever seen


Does anyone have the list PWI put out for their ballot?

[Adam Pacman Khan (akkilla)]

Alrighty I'll go with some of my fav TNA stuff first

LAX vs xXx ultimate X

Sting vs Angle BFG

Joe Vs Christian BFG (actually my number 1 choice btw)

Now WWE

Lashley vs Cena GAB...o yes i'll go there

Jeff Hardy Kennedy the raw match before Jeff took that hiatous.

Jeff vs Shelton no1 contenders match

Chavo vs Rey SD I quit match.

[Error]

A few that I haven't seen listed:

New Breed vs. ECW Originals (Extreme Rules) ECW on SCI-FI 04/03

C.M. Punk vs. John Morrison (ECW Title Match) ECW on SCI-FI 09/04

Triple H vs. Randy Orton (Last Man Standing for the WWE Title) No Mercy 10/07

and one that has been said:

Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (RoH Driven PPV)