{"id":6385,"date":"2018-01-04T13:11:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T13:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/?page_id=6385"},"modified":"2019-01-08T16:53:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:53:45","slug":"2018-contenders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/2018-contenders\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new year means another ever-growing list of matches that you should go out of your way to watch.<\/p>\n<p>These are all matches we&#8217;ve given more than **** to, for anyone wondering what our criteria is&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 12, January 4, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 12, January 4, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 12, January 4, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 12, January 4, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Wild Boar vs. Will Ospreay (ATTACK! Dear Maria, Tag Me In, January 12, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Darby Allin vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (EVOLVE 98, January 13, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (EVOLVE 99, January 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Adam Brooks vs. Will Ospreay (PROGRESS Chapter 61: Don&#8217;t Touch Me&#8230; Don&#8217;t&#8230; Don&#8217;t Touch Me, January 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Dezmond Xavier &amp; Zachary Wentz vs. Bandido &amp; Flamita (Dragon Gate, Open The New Year Gate &#8211; Night Three, January 16, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Will Ospreay vs. Mark Andrews (Rev Pro, High Stakes 2018, January 20, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki &amp; Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven &amp; Tyler Bate)\u00a0(Rev Pro, High Stakes 2018, January 20, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Wild Boar vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (ATTACK!, Failure&#8217;s Not Flattering (Where&#8217;s The Passion?), January 21, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Minoru Suzuki vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan, The New Beginning in Sapporo &#8211; Night One, January 27, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade &#8220;Cien&#8221; Almas (NXT Takeover: Philadelphia, January 27, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Roppongi 3K (SHO &amp; YOH) vs. Young Bucks (Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson) (New Japan, The New Beginning in Sapporo &#8211; Night Two, January 28, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Jay White vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, The New Beginning in Sapporo &#8211; Night Two, January 28, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Timothy Thatcher vs. WALTER (PROGRESS, Chapter 62: Fear No More, Come to Dust, January 28, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Travis Banks vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (OTT The Homecoming, February 03, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Mike Bailey vs. Keith Lee (OTT The Homecoming, February 03, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Timothy Thatcher vs. Jordan Devlin (OTT The Homecoming, February 03, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiromu Takahashi vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan, The New Beginning in Osaka, February 10, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>SANADA vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, The New Beginning in Osaka, February 10, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyler Bate (PROGRESS, Chapter 63: Take Me Underground, February 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>James Drake vs. Matt Riddle (EVOLVE 100, February 17, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>AR Fox vs. Keith Lee (EVOLVE 100, February 17, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Austin Theory vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (EVOLVE 100, February 17, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. WALTER (Fight Club: Pro, A Tribute to Francois Trebec, February 23, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Bullet Club (Cody &amp; Marty Scurll) vs. Golden\u2606Lovers (Kenny Omega &amp; Kota Ibushi) (New Japan,\u00a0Honor Rising: Japan 2018 &#8211; Night Two, February 24, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, 46th Anniversary Show, March 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>LAX (Ortiz &amp; Santana) vs. Lucha Brothers (Fenix &amp; Penta el Zero M) (Bar Wrestling, March of the Pigs, March 8, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Michael Elgin (New Japan, New Japan Cup 2018 &#8211; Night One, March 9, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Timothy Thatcher vs. Lucky Kid (wXw, 16 Carat Gold 2018 &#8211; Night Two, March 10, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. John Klinger vs. Ilja Dragunov (wXw, 16 Carat Gold 2018 &#8211; Night Two, March 10, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kota Ibushi vs. YOSHI-HASHI (New Japan, New Japan Cup 2018 &#8211; Night Three, March 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito (New Japan, New Japan Cup 2018 &#8211; Night Three, March 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Absolute Andy vs. David Starr (wXw, 16 Carat Gold 2018 &#8211; Night Three, March 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kota Ibushi (New Japan, New Japan Cup 2018 &#8211; Night Six, March 15, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Ashley Dunn vs. Will Ospreay (Rising Sun,\u00a0The New House Of The Rising Sun &#8211; Stage 2, March 17, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. WALTER (Defiant, Lights Out 2018, March 19, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan, New Japan Cup 2018 &#8211; Night Nine, March 21, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hunter Brothers (Jim Hunter &amp; Lee Hunter) vs. Aussie Open (wXw, We Love Wrestling: London, March 24, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. Travis Banks vs. WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov\u00a0(wXw, We Love Wrestling: London, March 24, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. &amp; Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazuchika Okada &amp; Tomohiro Ishii (New Japan, Strong Style Evolve, March 25, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Young Bucks (Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. Golden\u2606Lovers (Kenny Omega &amp; Kota Ibushi) (New Japan, Strong Style Evolve, March 25, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan, Sakura Genesis, April 1, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, Sakura Genesis, April 1, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tom Lawlor vs. WALTER (GCW, Matt Riddle&#8217;s Bloodsport, April 5, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>RINGKAMPF (WALTER &amp; Timothy Thatcher) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto &amp; Munenori Sawa (EVOLVE 102, April 5, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (EVOLVE 102, April 5, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Flamita &amp; Bandido vs. Rey Fenix &amp; Rey Horus (Wrestlecon, Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow, April 5, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>RINGKAMPF (WALTER &amp; Timothy Thatcher) vs. David Starr &amp; Keith Lee (PROGRESS, Chapter 66, Mardi Graps, April 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Rocky Romero, Chuckie T &amp; Will Ospreay vs. Shane Strickland, Flip Gordon &amp; Kota Ibushi (Rev Pro, Live in New Orleans, April 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Rev Pro, Live in New Orleans, April 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Munenori Sawa vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (WWN Mercury Rising 2018, April 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Will Ospreay vs. Matt Riddle (WWN Mercury Rising 2018, April 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>PCO vs. WALTER (GCW, Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 2, April 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. Mike Quackenbush (GCW, Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 2, April 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (PROGRESS, Chapter 67, Bourbon is Also a Biscuit, April 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet (NXT, Takeover: New Orleans, April 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT, Takeover: New Orleans, April 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hangman Page vs. Kota Ibushi (ROH, Supercard of Honor XII, April 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Young Bucks (Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson) &amp; Flip Gordon vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian &amp; Scorpio Sky) (ROH, Supercard of Honor XII, April 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka (WWE, WrestleMania 34, April 8, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Triple H &amp; Stephanie McMahon vs. Kurt Angle &amp; Ronda Rousey (WWE, WrestleMania 34, April 8, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>A-Kid vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Whitewolf Wrestling, Total Rumble 8, April 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Jay FK (Francis Kaspin &amp; Jay Skillet) vs. LAX (Santana &amp; Ortiz) vs. Monster Consulting (Avalanche &amp; Julian Nero) (wXw, True Colors 2018, April 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>TLC: Absolute Andy vs. Marius al-Ani (wXw, True Colors 2018, April 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov (wXw, True Colors 2018, April 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (wXw, Shotgun #353, taped April 22, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Juice Robinson vs. Hirooki Goto (New Japan,\u00a0Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2018 &#8211; Night Twelve, April 27, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan, Wrestling Dontaku 2018 &#8211; Night Two, May 4, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, Wrestling Dontaku 2018 &#8211; Night Two, May 4, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov (wXw, Superstars of Wrestling 2018, May 5, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kay Lee Ray vs. Meiko Satomura (Pro Wrestling: EVE, WrestleQueendom, May 5, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. Zack Sabre Jr.\u00a0(PROGRESS, Chapter 68, Super Strong Style 16 &#8211; Night Two, May 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kassius Ohno vs. Tyler Bate (PROGRESS, Chapter 68, Super Strong Style 16 &#8211; Night Two, May 6, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Keith Lee (PROGRESS, Chapter 68, Super Strong Style 16 &#8211; Night Three, May 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kassius Ohno (PROGRESS, Chapter 68, Super Strong Style 16 &#8211; Night Three, May 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Aussie Open (Mark Davis &amp; Kyle Fletcher) vs. Chozen Bros (Matt Riddle &amp; Jeff Cobb) (Rev Pro, Epic Encounter 2018, May 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>El Phantasmo vs. Will Ospreay (Rev Pro, Epic Encounter 2018, May 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Rev Pro, Epic Encounter 2018, May 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle vs. Will Ospreay (OTT, ScrapperMania 4, May 12, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jordan Devlin (OTT, ScrapperMania 4, May 12, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Flip Gordon vs. ACH (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night One, May 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Taiji Ishimori vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night One, May 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>SHO vs. Dragon Lee (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Two, May 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Marty Scurll vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Two, May 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. WALTER (wXw, We Love Wrestling: Hamburg &#8211; Das 20. Mal, May 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Shane Strickland vs. Matt Riddle (EVOLVE 104, May 19, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Andrews vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (PROGRESS, Chapter 69: Be Here Now, May 20, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. WALTER (PROGRESS, Chapter 69: Be Here Now, May 20, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>James Drake &amp; Anthony Henry vs. Chris Dickinson &amp; Jaka (EVOLVE 105, May 20, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee vs. Matt Riddle (EVOLVE 105, May 20, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Marty Scurll vs. KUSHIDA (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Four, May 22, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Four, May 22, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiromu Takahashi vs. Dragon Lee (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Six, May 25, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Six, May 27, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Travis Banks (Defiant, Road to Destruction, May 29, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>More Than Hype (Nathan Martin &amp; Darren Kearney) vs. Club Rock Shandy (Clayton Long &amp; Martin Steers) (Fight Factory Pro Wrestling, Episode 5: Irish Underground Style, June 01, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiromu Takahashi vs. SHO (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Twelve, June 02, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Lee vs. KUSHIDA (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Twelve, June 02, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER &amp; Low Ki vs. Jordan Devlin &amp; David Starr (OTT, A Haven for Monsters, June 02, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Flip Gordon vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Thirteen, June 03, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Thirteen, June 03, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan, Best of the Super Juniors 25 &#8211; Night Fourteen, June 04, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Young Bucks (Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. EVIL &amp; SANADA (New Japan, Dominion, June 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hiromu Takahashi vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan, Dominion, June 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito (New Japan, Dominion, June 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, Dominion, June 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hirooki Goto vs. Michael Elgin (New Japan, Kizuna Road 2018 &#8211; Night Two, June 17, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan, Kizuna Road 2018 &#8211; Night Three, June 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate &amp; Trent Seven) vs. Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O&#8217;Reilly &amp; Roderick Strong) (WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament 2018 &#8211; Night One, June 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Travis Banks vs. Zack Gibson (WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament 2018 &#8211; Night One, June 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Gibson vs. Pete Dunne (WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament 2018 &#8211; Night Two, June 19, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Darby Allin vs. WALTER (EVOLVE 106, June 23, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Jordan Devlin vs. Will Ospreay (PROGRESS, Chapter 72: Got Got Need, June 24, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>AR Fox vs. Matt Riddle (EVOLVE 107, June 24, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. &amp; Minoru Suzuki vs. Tomohiro Ishii &amp; Kazuchika Okada (Rev Pro, Strong Style Evolved UK &#8211; Night One, June 30, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada (Rev Pro, Strong Style Evolved UK &#8211; Night Two, July 01, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Minoru Suzuki vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Rev Pro, Strong Style Evolved UK &#8211; Night Two, July 01, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Sean Guinness vs. WALTER (OTT That Ring Really Tied The Room Together, July 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan, G1 Special in San Francisco, July 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Juice Robinson vs. Jay White (New Japan, G1 Special in San Francisco, July 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Minoru Suzuki vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night One, July 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Killer Kelly vs. Kay Lee Ray (Pro Wrestling: EVE, Slayers in Spandex, July 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kota Ibushi (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Two, July 15, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Two, July 15, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Four, July 19, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Hirooki Goto vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Four, July 19, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Jay White vs. Michael Elgin (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Five, July 20, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. SANADA (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Six, July 21, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tetsuya Naito vs. Juice Robinson (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Six, July 21, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Six, July 21, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Gresham vs. Jay Lethal (ROH, TV # 364, (taped) July 21, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Pete Dunne (wXw, Shotgun 365, (taped) July 22, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tomohiro Ishii (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Eight, July 26, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Eight, July 26, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii\u00a0 (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Ten, July 28, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>SANADA vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Ten, July 28, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Twelve, August 01, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Fourteen, August 04, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Fourteen, August 04, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Shane Strickland vs. Matt Riddle (EVOLVE 108, August 04, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>EVIL vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Fifteen, August 05, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Aussie Open (Mark Davis &amp; Kyle Fletcher) vs. Hunter Brothers (Lee Hunter &amp; Jim Hunter) (Rev Pro, Live at the Cockpit 31, August 05, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela (EVOLVE 109, August 05, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle vs. Tyler Bate (PROGRESS, Coast to Coast: Boston, August 05, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>LAX (Santana &amp; Ortiz) vs. CCK (Chris Brookes &amp; Jonathan Gresham) (PROGRESS, Coast to Coast: New York, August 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>SANADA vs. Tetsuya Naito (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Sixteen, August 08, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Toni Storm vs. Meiko Satomura (WWE, Mae Young Classic 2018, Semi-Finals, taped August 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Sexy Starr (David Starr &amp; Jack Sexsmith)\u00a0 vs. CCK (Chris Brookes &amp; Jonathan Gresham) (PROGRESS, Coast to Coast: Seattle, August 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Seventeen, August 10, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>SANADA vs. Tomohiro Ishii (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Eighteen, August 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Eighteen, August 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kota Ibushi vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Eighteen, August 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kota Ibushi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan, G1 Climax 28 &#8211; Night Nineteen, August 12, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Henry vs. WALTER (EVOLVE 111, August 12, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>JD Drake vs. Matt Riddle (EVOLVE 111, August 12, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>CCK (Chris Brookes &amp; Jonathan Gresham) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis &amp; Kyle Fletcher) (Rev Pro, Summer Sizzler 2018, August 17, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Rev Pro, Summer Sizzler 2018, August 17, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Juice Robinson (OTT, Wrestlerama 2, August 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>WALTER vs. Jordan Devlin (OTT, Wrestlerama 2, August 18, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Will Ospreay vs. WALTER (Defiant, Stacked 2018, August 26, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>RINGKAMPF (WALTER &amp; Timothy Thatcher) vs. David Starr &amp; Ilja Dragunov (wXw, Fan Appreciation Night: Hamburg, August 31, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Absolute Andy (wXw, Fan Appreciation Night: Hamburg, August 31, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>RINGKAMPF (Timothy Thatcher &amp; WALTER) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis &amp; Kyle Fletcher) vs. Monster Consulting (Avalanche &amp; Julian Nero) (wXw, Fan Appreciation Night: Oberhausen, September 01, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Penta el Zero M vs. Kenny Omega (ALL IN, September 01, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Ridgeway vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Rev Pro, Live at the Cockpit 32, September 02, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii &amp; Will Ospreay vs. Golden\u2606Lovers (Kenny Omega &amp; Kota Ibushi) (New Japan, Road to Destruction &#8211; Night Two, September 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Bandido vs. Flamita (Rev Pro, Brawl at the Guildhall, September 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>RINGKAMPF (WALTER &amp; Timothy Thatcher) vs. CCK (Chris Brookes &amp; Jonathan Gresham) (Rev Bro, British J Cup 2018 &#8211; Night One, September 08, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kenny Omega (New Japan, Destruction in Hiroshima, September 15, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan, Destruction in Kobe, September 23, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Bate vs. WALTER (PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley, September 30, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay (New Japan, Fighting Spirit Unleashed, September 30, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Kazuchika Okada &amp; Tomohiro Ishii vs. Golden\u2606Lovers (Kenny Omega &amp; Kota Ibushi) (New Japan, Fighting Spirit Unleashed, September 30, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>CCK (Chris Brookes &amp; Jonathan Gresham) vs. RINGKAMPF (WALTER &amp; Timothy Thatcher) (wXw, World Tag Team League 2018 &#8211; Night One, October 05, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Jurn Simmons vs. David Starr (wXw, World Tag Team League 2018 &#8211; Night One, October 05, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Lucha Bros (Penta el Zero M &amp; Rey Fenix) vs. RINGKAMPF (WALTER &amp; Timothy Thatcher) (wXw, World Tag Team League 2018 &#8211; Night Two, October 06, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Gunns vs. Ilja Dragunov (wXw, World Tag Team League 2018 &#8211; Night Two, October 06, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>RINGKAMPF (WALTER &amp; Timothy Thatcher) vs. Okami (Daichi Hashimoto &amp; Hideyoshi Kamitani) (wXw, World Tag Team League 2018 &#8211; Night Three, October 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>CCK (Chris Brookes &amp; Jonathan Gresham) vs. Lucha Bros (Penta el Zero M &amp; Rey Fenix) (wXw, World Tag Team League 2018 &#8211; Night Three, October 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>MK McKinnan vs. David Starr (Rev Pro, Live at the Cockpit 33, October 07, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Jay White vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan, King of Pro Wrestling, October 08, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Timothy Thatcher vs. Minoru Suzuki (OTT Fourth Anniversary Show, October 13, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Will Ospreay vs. WALTER (OTT Fourth Anniversary Show, October 13, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki (Rev Pro, Global Wars UK 2018, October 14, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Brookes &amp; Timothy Thatcher vs. WALTER &amp; Ilja Dragunov (wXw, Road to Broken Rules 2018, October 27, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr. vs. WALTER (PROGRESS, Chapter 77, Pumpkin Spice PROGRESS, October 28, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Minoru Suzuki vs. Tomohiro Ishii (New Japan, Power Struggle, November 03, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Ridgeway vs. Mike Bailey (Rev Pro, Live at the Cockpit 34, November 04, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>David Starr vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Rev Pro, Uprising 2018, November 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Rey Fenix vs. Kenny Omega (North East Wrestling, Redemption, November 09, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Ridgeway vs. Jordan Devlin (PROGRESS, Chapter 79, 24 Hour PROGRESS People, November 11, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Calamari Thatch Kings (Chris Brookes &amp; 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