10 Most Unforgettable Wrestling Spots Of 2023 (So Far)
7. The Mentors' Finisher Sequence During The AEW Four Pillars Battle
While it may not quite rank as the greatest AEW World Championship match of the year, there was still one particular sequence in the middle of the Four Pillars Double or Nothing battle that sits as one of 2023's most breathtaking.
As each of the young sensations did everything they could to walk out of Las Vegas as AEW's top champ, MJF, Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy, and Darby Allin briefly decided to take a leaf out of each of their on-screen mentor's books.
Sure, the constant teaming up on 'The Salt of the Earth', out of this world flips, dives, and Canadian Destroyers, and a gnarly Spanish Fly fall onto the rest of the lads were all wonderful moments of four-way havoc in their own right.
But watching Darby pull out a massive Scorpion Death Drop, 'The Spanish God' go full Codebreaker, Jack Perry steal his teacher-turned-enemy's Killswitch, and Maxwell salute 'The American Nightmare' was an entirely different, strangely rewarding spot for those who had invested in each of the stars' journeys so far.
For all of the death-defying bumps each man opted to put themselves through during this thrilling 27-minute spectacle, it was the unexpected and perfectly executed callbacks to the blokes who helped influence their AEW careers that will arguably live longest in the memory.