Recommended Matches Roundup #63: 2025’s Best Sub-10-Minute Matches Edition

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Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out. This is a special edition of the roundup where we’ll cover the best sub-10-minute matches of the year.

  • Michio Kageyama vs. Cosmo☆Soldier (Sportiva, 1/1)
  • Bobby Lashley vs. Mark Briscoe (AEW, 1/8)
  • Tsuyoshi Okada vs. Yujiro Yamamoto (MeriPro, 1/10)
  • Adam Priest vs. Timothy Thatcher (Prestige Wrestling, 1/11)
  • Hechicero vs. Valiente (CMLL, 1/24)
  • Atlantis vs. Blue Panther (CMLL, 2/7)
  • Neón vs. Max Star (CMLL, 2/14)
  • Takahiro Tababa vs. GAJO (Big Bear Produce, 2/22)
  • Max Star vs. Raider (NJPW & CMLL, 2/28)
  • Star Jr. vs. Valiente (CMLL, 3/15)
  • Jun Akiyama vs. Daiki Odashima (Kenta Kobashi Produce, 4/16)
  • Charlie Dempsey vs. Shinya Aoki (GCW, 4/17)
  • Aja Kong vs. Senka Akatsuki (Marvelous, 4/18)
  • Neón vs. Paul London (CMLL & MLW, 5/2)
  • HARASHIMA vs. Chris Brookes (DDT, 5/6)
  • Mad Dog Connelly vs. Thomas Shire (DPW, 5/18)
  • Adam Priest vs. Mad Dog Connelly (ACTION Wrestling & ROH, 5/24)
  • Akito vs. Yuya Koroku (DDT, 6/1)
  • Neón vs. Difunto (CMLL, 7/1)
  • Místico vs. Hechicero (CMLL, 7/25)
  • Virus vs. El Hijo del Pantera (CMLL, 7/29)
  • Atlantis Jr., Máscara Dorada II & Titán vs. El Hijo del Villano III, Villano III Jr. & Difunto (CMLL, 7/29)
  • Virus vs. Xelhua (ROH, Aired 7/31)
  • Yuki Ueno vs. Kazuki Hirata (DDT, 8/31)
  • Billie Starkz vs. Nicole Matthews (ACTION Wrestling & ROH, Aired 9/11)
  • Shinya Aoki vs. Yuya Koroku (DDT, 9/28)
  • Kosuke Sato vs. Ali Najima (Kakuto Tanteidan, 10/23)
  • LaBron Kozone vs. Trevor Lee (DPW, 12/12)
  • Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli (AEW, Aired 12/25)

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