To end the year here is a list of awards from the year which outline some of my favorite and least favorite stuff from 2018
Match of the Year:
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- Kento Miyahara Vs Naomichi Marufuji AJPW champions carnival final ****3/4
- Kento Miyahara vs Zeus AJPW 21.10.2018 ****3/4
- Zeus Bodyguard Shingo Takagi Vs Jun Akiyama Yuji Hino Joe Doering AJPW cc finals day ****1/2
- Zeus Vs Joe Doering AJPW new years wars 02/01/2018 ****1/2
- Go Shiozaki Vs Takshi Suigura NOAH Kawasaki festival ****1/2
- Jun Akiyama Vs Naomichi marufuji AJPW cc B block final ****1/2
- Andrade Cien Almas Vs Johnny Gargano NXT title ****1/2
- Los Mercenarios (El Texano Jr., La Mascara & Rey Escorpion) vs Joe Lider, Murder Clown & Pagano AAA Triplemania ****1/4
- Kento Miyahara vs marufuji 2 ****1/4
- Jun Akiyama Daisuke Sekimoto vs Kento Miyahara Yoshi Tatsu RWTL 20.11.18 ****1/4
Wrestler of the year (overall, so matches, charisma, star power, importance to promotion etc):
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- Kento Miyahara (AJPW)
- Masashi Takeda (AJPW, BJW, FREEDOMS)
- Takashi Suguira (NOAH)
Wrestler of the year purely in ring:
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- Jun Akiyama (AJPW)
- Kento Miyahara (AJPW)
- Zeus (AJPW)
Best Promotion:
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- AJPW no surprise there
- NOAH
- BJW
Best show:
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- AJPW Champions Carnival Finals Day
Worst Match
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- Golden Lovers vs Young Bucks NJPW strong Style Evolved
Worst Wrestler
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- Kenny Omega
Overall it was a pretty good year, I watched less than I have compared to 2015,16,17 etc. I limited it down to stuff that I generally enjoy in AJPW, NOAH, BJW and then cherry pick other stuff. In 2019 I would like to add Wrestle-1 to a regular watch rather than just one or two matches a year.