2024 MOTYC/Notable

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I finally caught up on G1!

8/14 G1 Tsuji Vs Jeff Cobb
8/18 G1 Finals Sabre Jr Vs Tsuji
6/16 Gabe Kidd Vs Kiyomiya
6/29 Minoru Suzuki Vs Sanshiro Takagi (with many guests, on a train)

Tsuji is still rough around the edges but has so much potential. Sabre finally getting his big win is fantastic. Gabe Kidd has grown so much and the blood in this match really added to it. MiSu/Takagi doing a big comedy match on a train was really funny although this went too long.

 

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7/13 AJ Stles Vs Marufuji

Finally watched this and I liked it a lot but I think it's a bit overrated just for being "AJ back in Japan".

 

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Yuma Anzai Vs Ryuki Honda, 7/20/24
DKid/Doi Vs Kamei/Mante Vs Flamita/Kzy Vs JasonLee/Shun, 7/21/24

Two big guys throwing Bombs! A crazy dragon gate multiman!

 

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9/25 Nigel Vs Danielson
9/25 Moxley Vs Darby

 

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10/2 Okada Vs Danielson

 

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9/21 Channing Thomas vs. Desmond Cole (Limitless - "Nine Lives")

Desmond did something I've never seen, and that's nail a perfect floating kip up after landing a picture-perfect vertical suplex.

 

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10/12 Ricochet Vs Ospreay Vs Takeshita
10/12 Mortos Vs Hologram
10/12 Adam Page Vs Jay White
10/12 Darby Vs Brody King
10/12 Danielson Vs Moxley

 

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SHINGO Vs Henare, 9/29/24
YOSHIHASHI Vs David Finlay, 9/29/24

 

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10/14 SHINGO VS Ryohei Oiwa
10/14 David Finlay Vs Hirooki Goto
10/14 Sabre Vs Naito

Oiwa has a lot of star potential but Shingo isn't going to just let him walk back in and make a name on his watch. Finley's run with his belt has been a lot of fun and Goto is the perfect face for him to work with. Goto's kids are at ringside for his title shot which makes it even better. Naito works very hard to give Zack his big moment and thankfully Zack's style covers up his problems wonderfully.

 

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10/30 Bucks Vs Private Party

For all my complaints about the Bucks (so very many), they did a great job at putting PP over here and making their big title win seem really special.

 

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Flamita/Kzy Vs DragonKid/Doi, 11/3/24
Ren Ayabe Vs Ryuki Honda, 9/22/24 Royal Road Final

I need to finish a couple more power struggle matches still before I add anything but i t was a really good show

 

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KoseiFujita/RobbieEagles Vs FrancescoAkira/TJP, 11/4/24
DOUKI vs Master Wato, 11/4/24
David Finlay Vs Taichi, 11/4/24
Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Shingo Takagi, 11/4/24

The Jr tag is probably the best they've done in a few years that I can think of. Fujita should be a star. Douki has been on a great run. Finlay is still hard to take seriously as a top heel but he's improved a ton in ring and the SANADA heel turn was executed really well. Sabre/Shingo is always going to be great.