September is in the books which means another roundup for Matches of the Month! Some really fantastic matches both from current shows as well as ones I dug through my archives to find and watch.
Enjoy the read!
Roxanne Perez vs. Jaida Parker - NXT No Mercy - 09/02/2024
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Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy - AEW All Out - 09/03/2023
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Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland - AEW WrestleDream - 10-01-2023
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Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland - Texas Death - AEW Full Gear - 11/18/2023
One of the most violent, bloody matches to happen on american soil in years and years. I couldn't get this match out of my head for weeks afterwards. It was full speed against oncoming traffic the entire ride. This is one of my favourite matches ever. Period.
Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum TA - Steel Cage I Quit - NWA Starrcade 1985 - 11/28/1985
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Will Ospreay vs. PAC - AEW All Out - 09/07/2024
Its easy to forget that PAC is one of the best wrestlers going. Injuries, stop start pushes, time away and bad booking has hampered him for years but this match felt like the PAC that people were raving about when he first signed with AEW. Ospreay is innovating an entirely new style before our very eyes and PAC is more than ready to keep the pace.
Willow Nightingale vs. Kris Statlander - Chicago Street Fight - AEW All Out - 09/07/2024
A match that had the unfortunate position of following PAC/Ospreay but delivered in ways nobody expected. Violence, gnarly and insane spot after spot, light tubes, stage dives, and a splits into thumb tacks. Willow and Stat set out on a mission this night to prove, once again, women are deserving of the same spot the men are. This delivered and then gave a little bit more.
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Randy Savage - WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit - 04/13/1990
A year before Macho Man was put behind the commentary desk because he was "too old," he makes the trip to Japan along with the rest of the WWF roster and puts on an incredibly good match against (at that time) a stalwart of AJPW. Savage is as intense as ever and is ready to kill, Tenryu is ready to take it to Savage and they don't let up.
Savannah Evans vs. Kaitlyn Marie - DPW vs. Elevation Pro: Standing Room Only - 05/20/2023
A really solid match between two lesser known names in the independent scene. Both ladies come out of the gate swinging and make each other work for everything they want. Despite being the shortest match on the card (by a wide margin considering what followed) they packed a lot in and made something memorable.
Zachary Wentz vs. Mike Bailey - TNA Victory Road - 09/13/2024
I was conflicted going into this match, considering how I rated recent matches these two had at recent PPV events. Bailey quite highly, Wentz rather poorly. They both had an exceptional match with dozens and dozens of exciting and insane looking high spots, with some genuinely close near falls that could have easily put the other guy away. A real standout match.
Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind - WWF In Your House: Mind Games - 09/22/1996
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Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Super Vader - UWF-I Pro Wrestling World Tournament Semi-Finals - 06/10/1994
Ridiculously good for how short this match is. Tamura looks to have the match won but Vader dispatches him in only a few quick, devastating moves. Really impressive stuff. Selling, striking, drama and excitement. This match packs a lot in in 7 minutes.
Nobuhiko Takada vs. Super Vader - UWF-I Pro Wrestling World Tournament: Finals - 08/18/1994
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Myron Reed vs. Jay Malachi - DPW No Pressure - 05/21/2023
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That does it for this month! See you guys at the the end of October!
Cliff Morgan
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