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Post by vampiroporvida on Jan 19, 2020 18:04:34 GMT -5
How high will Mox vs Omega be....top 10?
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 19, 2020 18:42:17 GMT -5
How high will Mox vs Omega be....top 10? It's not on the list.
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Post by cordless2016 on Jan 19, 2020 20:14:40 GMT -5
How high will Mox vs Omega be....top 10? It's not on the list. Should be. I know it’s a personal list but I can’t see 100 matches from 2019 being better than that.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Jan 19, 2020 20:39:13 GMT -5
Should be. I know it’s a personal list but I can’t see 100 matches from 2019 being better than that. There’s already been 84 Kev thought was better so
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 19, 2020 21:01:02 GMT -5
15. WWE Championship Elimination Chamber: Daniel Bryan [c] vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe – WWE Elimination Chamber
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| The formula to create a great Elimination Chamber match is simple enough. Just make sure to do one important thing. Utilize everyone to the best of their abilities. That’s what this match did. Samoa Joe was eliminated first but he got to shine. He brutalized everyone and is always at his best in short bursts. Jeff Hardy had one of the biggest spots of the match with a ridiculous Swanton Bomb, doing what he does best before getting eliminated. AJ Styles sold well for everyone and bumped like crazy. The RKO he took to get eliminated was fantastic and helped build towards their WrestleMania encounter. Also, who didn’t love seeing Kofi Kingston eliminate Randy Orton, getting some revenge for 2009? That left the match down to Kingston and Daniel Bryan. It was such a great role reversal for Bryan, who was the fan favorite underdog in a great Chamber back in 2014. This whole segment was wonderfully done. From Bryan’s shock at Kofi not staying down to the near falls picked up by Kofi to the crowd’s reaction to every bit of it. It was special. You seriously won’t find much better than the Trouble in Paradise pop and shock at Bryan’s inside cradle counter of the pin. Kofi fought valiantly but tapped to the LeBelle Lock after missing a splash off of a pod in 36:51. Probably the third best Chamber in history. [****½] |
*This is the final appearance of AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, and Samoa Joe. *It is the last match from Elimination Chamber. *There are no more Elimination Chamber matches.
2018 Match #15: WWE Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins [c] vs. The Miz – WWE Backlash 5/6/18 2017 Match #15: NXT Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: The Authors of Pain [c] vs. #DIY – NXT TakeOver: Chicago 5/20/17 2016 Match #15: IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. AJ Styles – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 1/4/16 2015 Match #15: Open the Dream Gate Championship: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Shingo Takagi – Dragon Gate The Gate of Destiny 11/1/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 19, 2020 21:01:33 GMT -5
Should be. I know it’s a personal list but I can’t see 100 matches from 2019 being better than that. It made my honorable mentions section. It got **** but didn't rank.
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Post by LK3 on Jan 19, 2020 23:41:27 GMT -5
Should be. I know it’s a personal list but I can’t see 100 matches from 2019 being better than that. He also apparently has something against Will Ospreay, but yeah it's a personal list so it'll be hard to agree with everything. There's a lot of matches that he's ranked a lot higher than I would have ever expected. It's fun to follow regardless.
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Post by McBlake on Jan 20, 2020 7:39:54 GMT -5
Kofi/Bryan will be top 3 I'm guessing.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 20, 2020 9:33:41 GMT -5
14. NXT Championship Two Out Of Three Falls Match: Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano – NXT TakeOver: New York
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| This was supposed to the final chapter for Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa. An injury to Ciampa halted that and this was what we got instead. The top heel against the top babyface, Two out of Three Falls, with the NXT Championship on the line. The first fall featured some stellar wrestling. Hold for hold, crisp exchanges, counters, etc. That sort of thing. There was a lot of well-crafted drama as they went for flash pins and came close to stealing a 1-0 lead. It was cool because a lot of these matches opt for the quick first fall and work from there. After Cole won that fall, he came out swinging in the next. He could smell the victory and it showed. Gargano had to play on the defensive. It looked like he made the ultimate mistake of pride by breaking out the chance to tie it up via countout. However, he managed to pull Cole into the Gargano Escape to even the score. That final fall was just two desperate men throwing bombs at each other. Cole was willing to win by countout but Johnny survived that and interference from the Undisputed Era. He eventually used Gargano Escape to finally capture the title after a grueling 38:10. When this happened live, I was moved by Gargano’s win but felt it went overboard on the late kickouts. I do still feel that way but I’ve grown to like the match more. It felt like an epic title fight culminating in a wonderful moment. Their follow up matches couldn’t touch it. [****½] |
*This is the final NXT Championship match. *It is the last Two out of Three Falls match.
2017 Match #14: NXT Tag Team Championship: Mustache Mountain [c] vs. The Undisputed Era – NXT 7/11/18 2017 Match #14: WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Finals: Pete Dunne vs. Tyler Bate – WWE UK Championship Tournament 1/15/17 2016 Match #14: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW G1 Climax 8/6/16 2015 Match #14: IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 1/4/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 20, 2020 9:34:19 GMT -5
Should be. I know it’s a personal list but I can’t see 100 matches from 2019 being better than that. He also apparently has something against Will Ospreay, but yeah it's a personal list so it'll be hard to agree with everything. There's a lot of matches that he's ranked a lot higher than I would have ever expected. It's fun to follow regardless. I do openly admit that I dislike Will Ospreay, yet the guy has appeared all over this list.
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Post by vampiroporvida on Jan 20, 2020 11:32:50 GMT -5
Should be. I know it’s a personal list but I can’t see 100 matches from 2019 being better than that. It made my honorable mentions section. It got **** but didn't rank. Sorry, I didn't realize it was there. Didn't mean to cause any strife. I like your list.
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Jan 20, 2020 14:19:03 GMT -5
These last few spots have fired off numerous matches I expected to see in the top 10.....I LOVE that.
It makes me feel like I have no idea what’s coming and that’s why I love this list every year. The only assumption I can even make at this point is that Bate/WALTER is up there on the list. Other than that I have no idea what to expect with the remaining spots. I thought for sure Cody/Dustin and Dunne/WALTER would be top ten matches. Also ridiculously surprised to see Ibushi and Ospreay both gone from the list with so much left to go.
Man I love this.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 20, 2020 14:29:59 GMT -5
It made my honorable mentions section. It got **** but didn't rank. Sorry, I didn't realize it was there. Didn't mean to cause any strife. I like your list. No strife! Just giving out information. I know people will disagree with the list. It's all good. I'm up for positive discussions about wrestling.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 20, 2020 14:31:05 GMT -5
13. WWE Championship: Daniel Bryan [c] vs. Kevin Owens vs. Mustafa Ali – WWE Fastlane
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| You know those times when something is announced for a match and it seems like a disaster? That was nearly the case here. Scheduled to be Kevin Owens vs. Daniel Bryan, this was announced to be a Triple Threat match at the last minute. Following the events of Elimination Chamber, the fans wanted Kofi Kingston to be the third man. Mustafa Ali getting the spot was a great idea, especially since he never got his chance at the chamber. However, the fans greeted him with “we want Kofi” chants. It had all the makings of a debacle where the crowd turns on a match and gives them nothing. They booed loudly as soon as the bell rang. I appreciated how commentary didn’t try to act like things were good. They pointed out how Ali usually got energy from the crowd but that wasn’t the case here. At least, not early on. After a few minutes, that negative reaction was gone. Ali, Owens, and Bryan put on a match that was too engaging to ignore. For 18:39, we were captivated by these three having one of the greatest Triple Threat matches in history. In the end, Ali had a moonsault countered into the Busaiku Knee. An incredible match. Ali showed how great he was with a stellar performance that brought the crowd back from the dead. Owens showed babyface fire that helped propel his later face run and Bryan was perfect in his role. [****½] |
*This is the final appearance of Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali. *It is the last match from Fastlane.
2018 Match #13: Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi – NJPW G1 Climax 8/11/18 2017 Match #13: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi [c] vs. KUSHIDA – NJPW Dominion 6/11/17 2016 Match #13: Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – Evolve 58 4/1/16 2015 Match #13: Roderick Strong vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – Evolve 45 7/10/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 20, 2020 16:36:14 GMT -5
12. Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Smackdown 1/15/19
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| This kind of came from out of nowhere. There wasn’t much in the way of an existing rivalry or anything. It was just a case of two great wrestlers being pitted against each other on a weekly TV show. In fact, these two had a very good match back in November under similar circumstances. But this was different. This was special. They did things that still baffle me. The sitout powerbomb on the outside, Rey Mysterio’s snap rana off the apron, and the countless exchanges they crafted during this 20:36 encounter were all great. They worked through several commercial breaks and I’m just sad we don’t get to see it all when rewatching on the WWE Network. In the end, it ultimately took a little bit of help from Zelina Vega, but Andrade hit a draping variation of the hammerlock DDT to score the victory. It was easily the high point of their awesome rivalry. Their 2 Out of 3 Falls rematch was great, as was their match on Raw later in the year, and it was Rey who Andrade won the United States Title from. However, none of those matches could top what they did here. The best TV match since Punk/Cena in 2013. [****½] |
*This is the final appearance of Andrade and Rey Mysterio. *It is the last match from Smackdown.
2018 Match #12: Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz – WWE SummerSlam 8/19/18 2017 Match #12: Aleister Black vs. The Velveteen Dream – NXT TakeOver: War Games 11/18/17 2016 Match #12: Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito – NJPW G1 Climax 8/13/16 2015 Match #12: Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura – NJPW G1 Climax 8/15/15
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Post by marino13 on Jan 20, 2020 18:00:52 GMT -5
Jack Gallagher vs Chad Gable is number one. Go home folks.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 21, 2020 8:48:26 GMT -5
11. Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Aleister Black, Ricochet & Velveteen Dream – WWE Halftime Heat
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| This is such an absurd match on paper. Basically, NXT took their top six guys at the time and let them do their thing in the Performance Center during halftime of the Super Bowl. It was an unexpected announcement but I’m so glad they did it. This was arguably the most fun match of the entire year. Simply put, it was six stellar wrestlers doing what they do best and putting on a show. You had interactions that called back to old feuds like Aleister Black/Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole/Ricochet, and Velveteen Dream/Tommaso Ciampa. There were new interactions that had us salivating at the possibility of singles matches in the future. Everything moved along at a brisk pace, meaning there was never any slow down during the 16:15 runtime. Ricochet had one of the best hot tags you’ll ever see and it started an insane run of excitement going forward. The moment where Black, Ricochet, and Dream all posed together was awesome and it was just one of many. The finishing stretch is one of the wildest I can recall. Adam Cole got hit with pretty much everything his opponents could dish out, resulting in him eating the pin to cap something incredible. [****½] |
*This is the last appearance of Velveteen Dream, Adam Cole, and Tommaso Ciampa. *This is the final six man tag.
2018 Match #11: NXT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa [c] vs. The Velveteen Dream – NXT TakeOver: War Games 11/17/18 2017 Match #11: WWE Championship: AJ Styles [c] vs. John Cena – WWE Royal Rumble 1/29/17 2016 Match #11: Cedric Alexander vs. Kota Ibushi – WWE Cruiserweight Classic 8/10/16 2015 Match #11: IWGP Heavyweight Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada – NJPW Dominion 7/5/15
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 21, 2020 13:37:33 GMT -5
10. War Games: Team Rhea vs. Team Shayna – NXT TakeOver: War Games 11/23/19
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| By this point, the women of WWE have competed in almost every gimmick match. Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, Money in the Bank, etc. This year, they added War Games to the mix. And as usual, they outclassed the men. Team Shayna comprised of Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and Kay Lee Ray. Team Rhea was Rhea Ripley, Tegan Nox, Candice LeRae, and Dakota Kai, who replaced Mia Yim after she was attacked earlier in the night. The match got off to a hot start. Shirai and LeRae renewed their incredible rivalry before Ripley and KLR brought the weapons into play. The match took a wild turn when Dakota entered, only to turn around and brutally attack her best friend, Tegan Nox. It was one of the best heel turns in recent memory. That left Rhea and Candice in a 4-on-2 situation. No help came either. They had to do it alone. And it was done in a way that made total sense. They never looked like they got “superman” booking. Their hope spots felt realistic. Shayna trapped Rhea in the Kirifuda Clutch and it looked like the end. But Rhea found a way to counter by handcuffing herself to Shayna. From there, she hit Riptide onto a pile of chairs to win in 29:37. One of the best finishes all year ending one of the best matches. [****½] |
*This is the final appearance of Rhea Ripley, Shayna Baszler, Bianca Belair, Dakota Kai, Tegan Nox, and Kay Lee Ray. *It is the last match from TakeOver: War Games.
2018 Match #10: PROGRESS World Championship: WALTER [c] vs. Zack Sabre Jr. – PROGRESS Chapter 77: Pumpkin Spice Progress 10/28/18 2017 Match #10: Death Match: Jimmy Havoc vs. Mark Haskins – PROGRESS Chapter 55: Chase The Sun 9/10/17 2016 Match #10: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Will Ospreay – NJPW Invasion Attack 4/10/16 2015 Match #10: AJ Styles vs. Kota Ibushi – NJPW G1 Climax 7/26/15
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Post by Sting a Ling on Jan 21, 2020 13:46:47 GMT -5
The women’s War games match was easily one of the best matches for me in 2019! Shirai vs LeRae must be at least top 7!
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Post by RybackV1 on Jan 21, 2020 15:22:14 GMT -5
Loving the list so far as I do every year , top 10 should be fun
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