Get Me Back Into The Loop [MATCH SUGGESTIONS]

[The Gurricane]

I've been out of the loop of consistently watching wrestling since 2018. I mostly kept tabs on NJPW's main event scene and WWE's PPVs. I'll still watch the Rumble and Mania, but besides that? Notta. Think the last three matches I've watched were from Punk's AEW runs. What're some suggestions to get back into the swing of watching wrestling, what promotions are easy to drop in and follow along? What've I missed since I stopped?

Feel free too drop match suggestions below and I'll get too watching them with some comments. You also like me, a lot, and want my undivided attention. Thank you in advance.

 

[Hoss]

I'm surprised more people aren't jumping on this fuck it then, I'll just give a few major highlights from AEW and Impact that could be starting points.


AEW

• Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes - Double or Nothing 2019
• Hangman and Omega vs. Young Bucks - Revolution 2020
• Hangman Page vs. Kenny Omega - Full Gear 2021
• MJF vs. Bryan Danielson - Revolution 2023
• Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay - Forbidden Door 2023

Impact

• Josh Alexander vs. TJP - Impact Wrestling 3/6/2021
• Josh Alexander vs. Christian Cage - Bound For Glory 2021
• Josh Alexander vs. Moose - Rebellion 2022
• Josh Alexander vs. Alex Shelley - Emergence 2022
• Alex Shelley vs. Steve Maclin - Against All Odds 2023

These are just jumping off points really. It would be overwhelming to post all the recommended matches from this time period between just these two companies, much less all the great shit happening in other companies.

Impact has to be the easiest of the major companies to get into, I'd say. Mostly because they don't pump out the insane amount of content that WWE and AEW do. And they have a subscription service on YouTube where for $5 you can watch all the weekly TV and specials, then you just have to find a way to watch the 4 yearly full-priced PPVs which are always worth their money.

But then again if @Booters can pick up AEW out of the blue, then I guess anyone can.

 

[King Kota]

• Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes - Double or Nothing 2019- probably least amount of storyline you need to know as well. The Hangman ones the storyline is important.

CR vs. DR is really good history that you know and tells a hell of a story in ring. I fucking teared up watching it.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

recent matches for AEW -
Danielson vs Zack Sabre Jr - WrestleDream
Hangman Page vs Swerve Strickland - WrestleDream
Ricky Starks vs Danielson - Strap Match - All Out 2023
FTR vs Jay White and Juice Robinson - Collision July 17th 2023
El Vikingo vs Kenny Omega - March 22nd 2023 Dynamite
Eddie Kingston vs Claudio Castagnoli - AEW Grand Slam Dynamite 2023

 

[Canadian Dragon]

honestly just watch WrestleDream

 

[Hoss]

Might as well just work your way through AEW's entire PPV catalog if you can. Could probably knock it out in a week tbh and there's not a single miss in the entire existence of the company so far.