Post by dead sarcastic on Jan 23, 2019 1:30:10 GMT
This list is only from the early half of 2018. I barely watched highlights after July (sadly). These however were the ones that I would most often go back to watch again, and they were just very fun to watch.
Wish I could have made the Wrestling Highlight Awards of 2018, but I didn't have the time. However, if you guys want me to make it with all of your opinions and lists, then I would love to make it with all of your help.
Honorable Mentions: P1 - Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Highlights, Tranquilo - [5★Match]: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito G1 Climax 27 Highlights, Charismatic - Golden Lovers vs Young Bucks - MV, Charismatic - Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito G1 Climax 2017 Highlights, Soulfrost - Aleister Black vs Andrade "Cien" Almas NXT Takeover New Orleans Highlights, SFG - Ospreay vs KUSHIDA Highlights - NJPW Invasion Attack
Top 5:
5. PK - Buddy Murphy vs Kalisto 205 Live Highlights: Deleted Video
Sadly, this highlight was deleted. I remember him using a song from Jaden Smith, and I thought that it wouldn't work at all, but like always you make everything work. I felt like the songs lyrics not only matched the two guys in the match, but the whole 205 roster. It was kind of telling the viewers to watch how incredible the guys are. There was also some amazing transitions, such as some zoom ins and spins. And they looked so smooth too. Wish I could watch it again.
4. P1 - Royal Rumble Match 2018 Highlights:
What I'm guessing was one of the first videos made for 2018 by P1- is in my opinion one of the best Royal Rumble highlights I've seen. It's about 7 minutes, and it's very enjoyable and I never once got bored. What I love about this is that you added a lot of voice overs, and you focused on almost every participant in the royal rumble. There are also some great clip selections and some good syncing going on. The loop of the song was also unnoticeable. This was a great start for an editor who was probably the best highlight editor of 2018.
3. Charismatic - Kushida vs Kyle O’Reilly - MV:
I feel like I might regret putting this on third, and not putting it in second or even first. I love everything about this - from the beautiful colorful CC/overlay to the star effect mixed with the "Say It" text. That colorful CC he had going on there was IMO genius, because it added to the cheerish and happy feeling that was going on. The white flare on the sides was also very nice to look at, and it felt right that he put it in there. One of the many things that I love from his style of editing is that he knows what to do on the right parts, such as when to add flashbacks, or fast forwarding. This might be the highlight that I watched the most from last year.
2. Charismatic - Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi New Beginning 2018 Highlights:
This might honestly be my number one. I still think Chari is very underrated when it comes to highlights. He barely adds a bunch of effects in this highlight. You do see some Black & White CC on some clips and some flashes throughout the video. They're there of course to match the beats and mood of the song, which is the same reason why there's a lot of slow mo going on. Also, I believe that this is the first time that he used SERBIA, which has become my favorite band since then. This would lead to a bunch of incredible highlights with SERBIA songs. We even have an inside joke about his obsession with using the bands songs in his edits. I remember seeing this a bunch of times and it would always motivate me and pump me up before working out. I still think Chari would have had a better 2018 if he had released more highlights in latter half of the year, but his first half is still memorable.
!. xecwpowerx - The Wrestler Vs The Rainmaker Highlights:
Speaking of underrated editors, Brandon might just be the most underrated editor of all time. I'm always happy when he releases something new, because his edits are always awesome. Just like most of his edits, this highlight barely does anything too over the top, and it's a very old school type of style of editing. The first time I watched this I was like "woah". I'm so used to seeing him edit with a very alternative/punk rock song, that I was a little surprised when I heard a song like this. Which of course I didn't mind. It starts with some very slow paced editing, but as soon as the song starts picking up, so does the pace of the editing. Then it starts getting pretty dramatic by the 4 minute mark. He even added like a white overlay at times, which was a little flare of new school editing I guess. The pace slowly goes down, and the viewer is able to realize it when Okada hits a rainmaker on Shibata, which leads to his downfall. This was 6 minutes of beautiful pure editing.
These are my top 5. Feel free to list yours below!
Wish I could have made the Wrestling Highlight Awards of 2018, but I didn't have the time. However, if you guys want me to make it with all of your opinions and lists, then I would love to make it with all of your help.
Honorable Mentions: P1 - Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Highlights, Tranquilo - [5★Match]: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito G1 Climax 27 Highlights, Charismatic - Golden Lovers vs Young Bucks - MV, Charismatic - Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito G1 Climax 2017 Highlights, Soulfrost - Aleister Black vs Andrade "Cien" Almas NXT Takeover New Orleans Highlights, SFG - Ospreay vs KUSHIDA Highlights - NJPW Invasion Attack
Top 5:
5. PK - Buddy Murphy vs Kalisto 205 Live Highlights: Deleted Video
Sadly, this highlight was deleted. I remember him using a song from Jaden Smith, and I thought that it wouldn't work at all, but like always you make everything work. I felt like the songs lyrics not only matched the two guys in the match, but the whole 205 roster. It was kind of telling the viewers to watch how incredible the guys are. There was also some amazing transitions, such as some zoom ins and spins. And they looked so smooth too. Wish I could watch it again.
4. P1 - Royal Rumble Match 2018 Highlights:
What I'm guessing was one of the first videos made for 2018 by P1- is in my opinion one of the best Royal Rumble highlights I've seen. It's about 7 minutes, and it's very enjoyable and I never once got bored. What I love about this is that you added a lot of voice overs, and you focused on almost every participant in the royal rumble. There are also some great clip selections and some good syncing going on. The loop of the song was also unnoticeable. This was a great start for an editor who was probably the best highlight editor of 2018.
3. Charismatic - Kushida vs Kyle O’Reilly - MV:
I feel like I might regret putting this on third, and not putting it in second or even first. I love everything about this - from the beautiful colorful CC/overlay to the star effect mixed with the "Say It" text. That colorful CC he had going on there was IMO genius, because it added to the cheerish and happy feeling that was going on. The white flare on the sides was also very nice to look at, and it felt right that he put it in there. One of the many things that I love from his style of editing is that he knows what to do on the right parts, such as when to add flashbacks, or fast forwarding. This might be the highlight that I watched the most from last year.
2. Charismatic - Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi New Beginning 2018 Highlights:
This might honestly be my number one. I still think Chari is very underrated when it comes to highlights. He barely adds a bunch of effects in this highlight. You do see some Black & White CC on some clips and some flashes throughout the video. They're there of course to match the beats and mood of the song, which is the same reason why there's a lot of slow mo going on. Also, I believe that this is the first time that he used SERBIA, which has become my favorite band since then. This would lead to a bunch of incredible highlights with SERBIA songs. We even have an inside joke about his obsession with using the bands songs in his edits. I remember seeing this a bunch of times and it would always motivate me and pump me up before working out. I still think Chari would have had a better 2018 if he had released more highlights in latter half of the year, but his first half is still memorable.
!. xecwpowerx - The Wrestler Vs The Rainmaker Highlights:
Speaking of underrated editors, Brandon might just be the most underrated editor of all time. I'm always happy when he releases something new, because his edits are always awesome. Just like most of his edits, this highlight barely does anything too over the top, and it's a very old school type of style of editing. The first time I watched this I was like "woah". I'm so used to seeing him edit with a very alternative/punk rock song, that I was a little surprised when I heard a song like this. Which of course I didn't mind. It starts with some very slow paced editing, but as soon as the song starts picking up, so does the pace of the editing. Then it starts getting pretty dramatic by the 4 minute mark. He even added like a white overlay at times, which was a little flare of new school editing I guess. The pace slowly goes down, and the viewer is able to realize it when Okada hits a rainmaker on Shibata, which leads to his downfall. This was 6 minutes of beautiful pure editing.
These are my top 5. Feel free to list yours below!
