A guide to AEW's top rated matches

[Comrade Khan]

adding something a little bit different to the OP but we're missing some Joshi

Hikaru Shida, Mei Suruga & Rin Kadokura vs. Emi Sakura, Veny & Maki Itoh
Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament: Japan Bracket
February 28th 2021
(starting contest)​

 

[Alexa]

This thread has given me an idea. Also, ASUKA/VENY is great

 

[Comrade Khan]

This thread has given me an idea. Also, ASUKA/VENY is great

have at her! And yes Veny was great that whole tournament

 

[Alexa]

have at her! And yes Veny was great that whole tournament

Yeah, they are a great talent. Too bad, many people don't know them since they always put good matches.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yeah, they are a great talent. Too bad, many people don't know them since they always put good matches.

So they are indeed a they! I had a feeling but never bothered to look further into it n just enjoyed their work. Cool shit

 

[PeepShow]

That parking lot brawl was the absolute best. THE BEST! THE BEST!

A couple more that deserve mention are Darby vs. Moxley for the title from July 30, 2020 of Dynamite and Pac vs. Orange Cassidy from Revolution 2020. Such good shit. I'll try and find the videos and edit this post with them in a sec.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I'll do more dives today. I def. Want to add sydal v omega too that one ruled

 

[Alexa]

So they are indeed a they! I had a feeling but never bothered to look further into it n just enjoyed their work. Cool shit

Veny is transgender and used she/her pronouns, but now I believe they use they/them. Though I am not quite sure, and their story is a good one. Also, they wrestle in SEAdLINNING, DDT-Pro, and a few other promotions in Japan.

 

[Comrade Khan]

0h missing Serena deeb v riho as well, I'll add that in a bit

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

Im still going through matches I haven’t seen but I heard PAC vs. OC from last year was really good too


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[Brandon Blaze]

Im still going through matches I haven’t seen but I heard PAC vs. OC from last year was really good too


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Oh yeah 100%. Should check it out!

 

[Chris]

Im still going through matches I haven’t seen but I heard PAC vs. OC from last year was really good too


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It was. The whole revolution 2020 PPV was pretty insane

 

[Marty McFourth]

So I just watched this Kenny vs Pac match on a whim and it absolutely ruled. I can't believe this wasn't at a PPV. Loving the chemistry between both guys.

 

[Marty McFourth]

I'm sure this has already been mentioned (I'm super late to the party!) but:

Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page vs The Young Bucks at Revolution 2020.



I'm losing my mind here. These matches I've watched today has just made me love AEW even more.

Okay, what the fuck. This is literally one of the best tag matches I've seen in a long ass time. The Bucks got to stop making me like them with these matches. Also I don't know if this is a common take, but I'm definitely liking Nick Jackson more. From everything I've seen he seems to be the stand-out, at least from my perspective. I think he's a bit more impressive of the two, looks and ring wise. There's an absolutely fantastic sequence about 14 minutes in where he's taking on both Page and Omega at the same time and the kicks are beautiful shit. Every move is just smooth as butter. Just glorious. Very agile and quick, and yeah, I just love it.

There's some great storytelling in this match, especially loved the tension and history between all men. Feel like you don't see enough of it in tag matches. Some great heat here and it shows. The finishing stretch of the match was pretty incredible.

I can see what the rave is about now with Hangman Page. Hadn't seen enough to really form an opinion. I liked his look/character but hadn't seen many matches by him, but this match really showed me a lot of what he can do. Just great stuff. Really couldn't find any faults with anybody in this match, they were firing on all cylinders. If it wasn't for me seeing the runtime of 40 minutes, there would have been many moments in this match where I thought it was over for sure. I knew this was going to be good when the entrances finished like four minutes in and seeing how long was left.

The video above has foreign commentary but I was too busy focusing on the match to care. I've actually realised I quite like not understanding what they are saying because it means I can tune it out easier and just focus on what is happening in the ring. Not that AEW's commentary is bad, mind you. I'd probably be better off with this in WWE matches as I can't stand the commentary.​

 

[Comrade Khan]

added: FTR v Bucks Revolution 2020 , FTR v Omega Hangman All out 2020