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The 2012 MOTYC thread

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Well, finally watched Naito Vs. Okada.

One of the best matches I've seen all year and, despite the hype, one of the most surprising. Okada Vs. Tanahashi didn't do much for me, and whenever Naito has wrestled someone other than Nakamura he hasn't seemed very special either. Somehow these two made each other seem like the biggest stars of a generation. I loved the leg work, I loved Okada getting spurts of offense back but then returning to weakness in the leg, and all the damage he did on Naito's head/neck was great. All the technical wrestling and counters were way above average for a non-Nagata NJPW match. I'm still having trouble buying that Rainmaker Clothesline as a finisher, but all of Naito's evasions and the parallels to his German Suplex attempts really elevated its feeling. What an awesome match.
 
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Antonio Cesaro vs. Tyson Kidd, WWE Superstars (5/24)

Definitely falls more into the "match I enjoyed" category as opposed to the "true MOTYC" category, but I felt the need to mention it all the same. Cesaro looks as at home in WWE as any indy guy they've ever brought in, and for my money, there is no wrestler in the world today whose position within his home promotion is as disproportionate to his talent (at least in terms of being much lower on the card than someone of his ability should be) as Kidd. I really hope he and Justin Gabriel are able to get their tag team off the ground once Gabriel returns to action, and that said team leads to bigger things for both guys. To my absolute lack of surprise, he and Cesaro seem made for each other as opponents. Definitely worth a watch.
 
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Caponex75's review of HHH/Taker might actually be better than the match itself.

Noting that I have some free time again (not enough to troll through the previous pages I've missed, however) are there any specific matches I should be on the look out for (from roughly the start of April)? So far I've got:
* Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena (Extreme Rules)
* Sheamus Vs Daniel Bryan (Extreme Rules)
* CM Punk Vs Daniel Bryan (Over The Limit)

There doesn't seem anything worthwhile in Lucha or Puro, sadly, nor on the American Indy circuit. PWG included in this? I haven't found anything to do with them.
 
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Just watched Davey Richards vs. Harry Smith from WrestleReunion. That match was insanely good. I didn't want it to end. Why isn't Harry working for ROH? They could really use him.
 
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He always seemed technically sound but exceedingly bland. I'm not familiar with the majority of his indy run, but I'm not going to beat myself up about that. He gave me no reason to give a damn while he was shoved down my throat on WWE TV.

Not like I watch RoH, either, but (going by my current impression of him) that'd be the reason why I wouldn't want him on my TV. Just another Lance Storm knock-off.*


*(somewhat exaggerated comment)
 
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His style is totally different from what you saw him do in the WWE. He and Davey put on a clinic and I would encourage anyone to watch their match. Give it a chance and you may enjoy it.
 
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Got a link to it?
 
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I personally wouldn't say the Smith/Richards match wasn't anything too special. It's relatively short for Davey Richards match and it suffers from the flaws you've come to expect out of any Richards match, but it's still pretty fun and has a really cool ending. Not a MOTYC but still worth the watch if you can find it. ***1/2
 
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You can download the torrent of the whole show, which is a very fun show main evented by Generico/Great Sasuke vs. The Young Bucks. That's how I got it.
 
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Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga vs Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW 2012/05/27
The only MOTYC that has Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Tama fuckin' Tonga in it, I can guarantee you that. Two thirds of this weren't anything too great (aside from the stuff with Tanahashi and Naito), but the finishing stretch was where the match really shined. Think of your typical NJPW main event multi-man tag match just going that extra level. Really looking forward to Tanahashi/Okada II now.
Rating: ****
 
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Ishii and Tonga are really good. Ishii had a MOTYC with Nagata last year btw too.

Rock/Cena was in no way a MOTYC either. Control segments in the middle looked horrible and dragged really badly. Chemistry didn't seem to be there. Went longer than it needed to. Wasn't a fan of the final 5 minutes either with the generic "I kick out of your finisher and return the favour" that nearly every major WWE match ends up being these days. Wouldn't say the crowd was bad for it but because of the open arena it didn't come across very well at all on TV. They seemed really quiet while they were working holds in the middle though.
 
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Rock/Cena was agiant let down, ZERO tension or agression or anything that should of made this match great, just felt like another match, not one that was over a year in the making.

Lame.

Sasaki/Callihan is the match I watched afterwards and that brought the hate WAAAAAAY more than Rock/Cena did. Very underwhelming.
 
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Rock/Cena had amazing atmosphere, rare big time fight feel, 80k with a huge roar for the opening bell, says it all. The match was an iconic WM main event, exactly what it needs to be, full of drama, plenty of believable nearfalls, memorable spots, typical awesome Rock selling that made Cena look like a million bucks and a perfect finish with one of the biggest pops of all time. Awesome spectacle, perfect payoff for a year of promotion. Overall match? MOTY along with Taker/HBK/HHH and Lesnar/Cena.
 
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