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Top 5 Matches: Week Ending 11/29/2020

Last official Top 5 voting week before the MoTY pool breakdowns and the bigger votes commence! Come and see what made the list this week!

Published

3 years ago

November 30, 2020

Andrew Balaz

We had a some fun matches last week; whereas this week, there is one that stands head and shoulders above the other. It still might not win the votes since the tournaments in NJPW aren’t exactly interesting or consistent. So who really knows.

Last week, the right match won the vote, but it should be interesting to see if it can pull off the full upset for the month of November, NOAH the Chronicle vol 4: GHC Heavyweight Championship: Go Shiozaki (c) vs Katsuhiko Nakajima, will have an uphill battle.

Now let’s see which match will be the last to qualify for possible MoTY via Top 5 vote!

Quick Top 5:

NJPW BOSJ 27: Robbie Eagles vs Hiromu Takahashi
Rating: **** 1/2
WWE Raw: Matt Riddle vs Sheamus
Rating: *** 3/4
NJPW WTL: Dangerous Tekkers vs Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan
Rating: *** 3/4
NXT UK: Heritage Cup: Trent Seven vs A-Kid
Rating: *** 3/4
NJPW WTL: SANADA & Shingo Takagi vs YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto
Rating: *** 3/4

Honorable Mentions:

NJPW BOSJ 27: Master Wato vs SHO
Rating: *** 1/2
NJPW WTL: SANADA & Shingo Takagi vs FinJuice
Rating: *** 1/2
WWE Raw: Bobby Lashley vs Keith Lee
Rating: *** 1/2
WWE Raw: Tag Team Championship: The New Day vs Hurt Business
Rating: *** 1/2
NJPW BOSJ 27: Ryusuke Taguchi vs Yuya Uemura
Rating: *** 1/2
NXT: Ladder Match: Pete Dunne vs Kyle O’Reilly
Rating: *** 1/4
NJPW BOSJ 27: Taiji Ishimori vs BUSHI
Rating: *** 1/4
IMPACT!: Impact World Championship: Ken Shamrock w/Sami Callihan vs Rich Swann (c)
Rating; ***
AEW Dynamite: SCU vs Jericho & Hager
Rating: ***
NXT: Candice LeRae vs Ember Moon
Rating: ***

2t. NJPW WTL: SANADA & Shingo Takagi vs YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto

From Mitchell’s Coverage:

Takagi drags Goto out to bump him off the apron. Sanada scoops Hashi for a backbreaker! Sanada goes up top, MOONSAULT, but Hashi dodges! Goto sends Takagi into railing, Sanada runs in but Hashi boots him. Hashi runs at Sanada but Sanada spins him for SHIRANUI, to DRAGON SLEEPER! Hashi endures but Goto gets in to dragon sleeper Sanada! Hashi picks Sanada up, Takagi stops that! Goto and Hashi are shoved into each other, DOUBLE LARIATS! Takagi PUMPING BOMBERS Goto out of the ring! Sanada EuroUppers Hashi, Takagi PUMPING BOMBERS, but Hashi stays up!? Hashi shoves Takagi into Sanada then SUPERKICKS!

Hashi runs, Takagi clotheslines him at ropes! Takagi keeps moving, PUMPING BOMBER!! Sanada drags Hashi up, T K O! Cover, TWO!! Hashi survives but Sanada says he’ll end it! Takagi sends GOto into railing for good measure while Sanada dragon sleepers. But Hashi spins through to cradle! TWO, Hashi scoops but Sanada slips out to dragon sleeper, but Hashi victory rolls! TWO!! Hashi swings into an O’Conner roll, but he switches to roll Sanada! TWO!!! Sanada is in a corner, he elbows Hashi then QUEBRADA, to dragon sleeper! Hashi endures, Takagi and Goto still brawl as the SKULL SWING becomes SKULL END!! Hashi flails and kicks while Takagi and Goto brawl, HASHI TAPS! LIJ WINS!

Winner: SANADA via Skull End

2t. NXT UK: Heritage Cup: Trent Seven vs A-Kid

From Mitchell’s Coverage:

Seven drags himself up first at 2. The count reaches 5 before Seven stands. BT Sports Studio is buzzing as AK flounders around at 7! Seven is in, AK hears 9 and bolts into the ring! AK is in at 9.9!! Seven grits his teeth in frustration as he sits up. A-Kid is in a daze as Seven stalks up behind him. Seven drags AK up by an arm, and has a half straitjacket! Ripcord to SEVEN STAR LARIAT!!! But Seven says that’s not enough!? Seven drags him back up, AK flounders but Seven torture racks! BIRMING- NO! AK lands and SUPERKICKS!! Seven is against ropes, DYNAMIC DROPKICK hits again!! AK has to crawl to a cover now, but Seven drags HIM into the omoplata!

Seven fights against his own bad arm to get AK’s other arm but AK uses his own leg to block! AK turns things around to omoplata Seven! Seven resists, AK chinbars him into the crossface! Seven elbows back and reaches out, AK grabs at the arm more! AK catches Seven to the RINGS OF SATURN!! Seven endures, refuses to quit but AK uses his leg to hook the arm!! Seven quits, AK WINS!!

Winner: A-Kid 2-1

2t. NJPW WTL: Dangerous Tekkers vs Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan

From Mitchell’s Coverage:
Khan puts ZSJ up top to Mongolian CHOP! Khan puts ZSJ in the Tree of Woe and digs his boot in! Red Shoes counts, Khan stomps, then runs corner to corner. Taichi gets in as Khan returns, for a sobat and ROUNDHOUSE! Taichi DECKS Cobb, frees ZSJ and the Tekkers go after Khan, PENALTY KICK! Cover but Cobb breaks it! Cobb fires forearms on the Tekkers then whips ZSJ for a TOUR- Tilt-o-whirl! ZSJ has a sleeper, then spins him around! Taichi aims, but ZSJ can’t suplex Cobb! ZSJ EuroUppers Cobb into Taichi’s BOOT! ZSJ scoops but Cobb topples him over! Khan CLOBBERS Taichi, Cobb dead lifts and pops ZSJ up for a suplex!

Fans cheer the incredible strength and Khan looks to finish this! Eliminator claw, but ZSJ armbar counters! ZSJ drags Khan into a triangle hold, but Khan dead lifts! Cobb and Taichi brawl on the outside as Khan claws ZSJ’s face! Khan hands ZSJ off to Cobb but ZSJ slips out to shove Cobb into TENSHO JUJIHOU SUPERKICK! Khan returns and CLAWS Taichi’s face! Taichi drops to a knee, but Khan brings him up, only for Taichi to CHOKE Khan! It’s a choke versus the iron claw! But ZSJ wrenches and PELES, Taichi ROUNDHOUSES! EuroUpper, ZACK MEPHISTO!! Cover, the Tekkers win!!

Winner: Tekkers via Zack Mephisto

2t. WWE Raw: Matt Riddle vs Sheamus

From Mitchell’s Coverage:
Riddle endures, CHOPS and forearms Sheamus, but Sheamus clubs him back! Sheamus cranks on the leg, Riddle is down, TWO as Riddle sits up. Riddle kicks and kicks with his free leg, and kicks and kicks, until he is free! And he still kicks! Cover, TWO! Riddle grits his teeth again as Sheamus sits up, but Sheamus ducks the PK, only to get a FINAL FLASH!! Cover, TWO!?! Sheamus survives and shocks Riddle! Riddle fires himself up, foams at the mouth a bit, and he drags Sheamus to a drop zone. Riddle goes up top but Sheamus clubs him down! Sheamus clubs Riddle more, then climbs up behind him. Sheamus brings Riddle up but Riddle hits back.

Riddle sends Sheamus down, adjusts position but Sheamus hits him again! Sheamus climbs up, throws forearms, then fireman’s carries Riddle! He shifts Riddle around, SUPER WHITE NOISE!! Cover, TWO?!? Riddle survives and Sheamus is beside himself! Sheamus looks at Riddle from the corner, even more unsure how to put Riddle away. Sheamus beats his own chest, firing himself up. Riddle stands but then drops before the Brogue arrives! Sheamus laughs, he thinks Riddle is done. Sheamus brings Riddle up, “You’ll never be tough like me!” Riddle HEADBUTTS! ROUNDHOUSES! But Sheamus ducks the next, to Electric Chair lift! Riddle punches back, rolls through but Sheamus rolls it back! CLOVERLEAF!! Riddle endures, turns it back over, drags Sheamus down to a victory roll! RIDDLE WINS!!

Winner: Riddle via Victory Roll

1. NJPW BOSJ 27: Robbie Eagles vs Hiromu Takahashi

From Mitchell’s Coverage:
Fans rally up harder as Eagles dares Hiromu to stand. Hiromu does and Eagles back kicks, front kicks and dropkicks the leg! Eagles runs, into a LARIAT! But Eagles roars as he gets up! Hiromu roars, too, and the fans are thunderous again! Hiromu runs through the pain to LARIAT again! Cover, TWO!! Fans rally as hard as ever as both men are down. Hiromu grits his teeth as he gets up and gets the bad leg to move. Hiromu drags Eagles up and fireman’s carries, but Eagles slips out to dragon sleeper! Hiromu slips around, suplexes, but Eagles fights against it.

Hiromu shifts to a fireman’s carry, throws Eagles into a dragon sleeper, and inverted suplexes, but Eagles slips out of that to waistlock! Hiromu elbows but Eagles ROUNDHOUSES, HEEL KICKS and PELES! Eagles runs, into a pop-up, tries to huricanrana out of the bomb, but Hiromu double clutches. Eagles still fights back, but Hiromu powers through to VICTORIA! Fans fire up with Hiromu as he brings Eagles in, inverted suplex, TIME BOMB 2!! Cover, Hiromu wins!!

Winner: Hiromu via Time Bomb 2

Thoughts:

Well as I said at the start, this is really an easy vote in regards to match quality. Hiromu has had most of the marquee matches, and he’s also been the one helping the top end of the grading curve for this tournament. Eagles got eliminated after the loss, but he definitely showed a lot of skill and heart. Since this is his first tour back since quarantine, I like them establishing through losses, and it could also be a catalyst to lead him to joining The Empire since he and Ospreay were the Birds of Prey.

So there we go, Eagles vs Hiromu, gets my vote, and now we get to the finalizing Match of the Year pools and voting! Plus this means only one more year of 2020!

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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Fast forward to this year when Asuka has recently returned with her Japanese-inspired persona Kana. Kana is dangerous and ruthless and is heading into a championship with Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 39. The Empress has regained all her momentum and is highly favored to walk away with the Raw Women’s Championship. Let’s hope that Asuka and Belair can tear the house down and deliver an A+ grade match both women are fully capable of.

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On this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Rey Mysterio finally snapped and beat some sense into his disrespectful punk-ass kid Dominik. The member of the Judgement Day came out to push his father again for a match on the Grandest Stage of Them All, this time with his mother and sister at ringside. The ungrateful punk told his mom to “Shut Up,” as a father even I wanted to jump through the screen and whoop his ass.

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I know WWE might not want to go this route but, Dominik MUST come out to Eddie Guerrero’s theme at Mania. The disrespectful punk needs to come out in a lowrider to garner nuclear heat. It doesn’t matter if The Judgement Day comes out and causes interference for Dominik to get the win, all that matters is that both superstars get the biggest payoff of this nearly year-long feud. Just imagine the Roman Reigns heat after he defeated The Undertaker and multiply that by ten. Dominik portrays the perfect heel and he truly is the missing ingredient that The Judgement Day needed to grow and evolve into a top faction.