Matt’s Top 25 Matches of 2021

Updated: 12/31/2021 (*added or moved matches) It is that time of year again. The warm glow of Christmas lights wraps itself around around trees and drapes effortlessly off homes. The comforting scent of apple cider and hot chocolate fills the air. The palpable stress of friends and family who waited til mid December to Christmas…

Some Long-Winded Thoughts On and TakeAways From AEW All Out

By Matt I woke up yesterday in a weird place mentally. I went to bed late and woke up early, leaving me with not nearly enough sleep. I have also been going through some family-health related stuff and traveling a lot so I have been eating poorly and drinking too much for the past two…

Why Shinobu Kandori is One of The Best Wrestlers Ever

By: Matt I recently wrote up a long argument as to why I think Shinobu Kandori is one of the greatest wrestlers ever for the… wait for it… Greatest Wrestler Ever Project over at PWO. I thought since I spent a fair amount of time on it I would go ahead and use it for…

Matt’s Top 25 Matches of 2020

2020 was a rough year… to say the least. The (seeming) end of the world shaped pro wrestling in a way that changed my watching habits a bit. I wound up watching a lot more old stuff (which was awesome – have you seen 80s joshi? holy shit, that is some good stuff), but I…

I Will Miss Brodie Lee: Some Brief and Imperfect Thoughts on Loss in Wresting

By: Matt Last night Jonathan Huber – that’s Brodie Lee or Luke Harper to the likes of you and me – passed away. I didn’t know him. I’ve never met him. I never spoke a word to him nor him to me. All the same I was filled with sadness. I felt a loss. I…

Walter vs Ilja Dragunov: The Walter Match I have Been Waiting For

– By Matt Walter vs Ilja Dragunov from NXT UK on Oct. 29th, 2020 is the Walter match I have been waiting for. Now, don’t hear what I’m not saying. This isn’t to take a thing away from Ilja Dragunov. In fact, I think he is the only wrestler on earth that could achieve this…

Matt’s top 100 Matches of All Time – 2020 Update

From the annual Greatest Match Ever Project over at https://gweproject.freeforums.net/, my top 100 matches updated for this year’s ballot. This list and commentary come from a post on that board, so there are some references to last year’s list and members, conversations, etc. 100. Super Dragon vs Necro Butcher (PWG – 9/2/2006)It dropped off the…

Matt’s Top 20 Matches of the Decade

20. Cody vs Dustin (AEW – 5/25/2019) I went back and forth between a few different matches at this spot. I had Canis Lupus vs Trauma I from 9/5/2016 penned in here for a while. I then had Shirai vs Iwatani from 12/22/2016 more or less locked in. I considered some of Walter’s best from…

Matt’s Top 10 Matches of 2019

10. Chris Dickenson vs Daisuke Sekimoto (7/28) You know who had a great 2019? Chris Fuckin Dickenson had a great 2019.  It still sort of baffles me that he isn’t getting bags of cash thrown at him by the biggest promotions. He is talented, charismatic and boy does he love wrestling.  This match proves it,…

Who is Better?: Daniel Bryan vs Stan Hansen

By Matt Daniel Bryan or Stan Hansen? Despite wrestling fans’ love of lists and capricious comparisons, I have never really run into this conundrum. However, recently, a friend posed the question over at the Greatest Match Ever forum and my little dork brain nearly blew up. This is a wrestling Sophie’s choice to me, two…