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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 22, 2015 21:11:22 GMT -5
Okay, so I know that is a Match of the Year thread but I thought this could be a fun thread. I've compiled a lengthy Top 100 Matches of 2015 list, spanning the WWE, NJPW, ROH, TNA, PWG, Evolve, LU, RPW, Dragon Gate and Pro Wrestling NOAH. There will be write ups for each match and, when applicable, I will post a link to the match so you can check it out if you're interested. There's something for almost everyone here. marino13: New Day makes the list twice. punksnotdead: Finn Balor(3) and Adam Cole (2) show up. RybackV1: Tyson Kidd and Adrian Neville are both on the list. @drizzyboi: Prince Puma/Ricochet and Roman Reigns both make 5 appearances. Planktung: Becky Lynch (2) and Stardust show up. Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion: Kyle O'Reilly is on here five times, twice with reDRagon. @monoxide23: Shinsuke Nakamura appears a whopping 9 times. Rule 30: Bayley shows up twice and there's a Bray Wyatt sighting. Chip: Cesaro shows up three times. To whoever I left out, I'm sorry. With basically all major shows out of the way, I'll get this started now. I'll be posting two matches per day (I may up it to five per day) to allow for discussion. Normally, I wouldn't make a list this large, but, after focusing on mainly WWE only the past few years, I made it a point to watch as much wrestling as possible in 2015. This year just so happened to have TONS of great matches and enough that I could make a Top 100, featuring so much greatness. I'll be posting match number 100 in about an hour. |
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Post by marino13 on Dec 22, 2015 21:18:38 GMT -5
Looking forward to it.
Thanks for posting something that can get a positive response from everyone. Instead of being like some people who start threads for the sake of ticking everyone off.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2015 21:28:33 GMT -5
Roman and Ricochet better be in the top 5!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2015 21:30:15 GMT -5
Only 9 times for Nakamura?
I'm disappointed.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 22, 2015 21:32:39 GMT -5
Only 9 times for Nakamura? I'm disappointed. Second most ain't bad. He also had a few that just barely missed the cut (him and Ishii vs. AJ and Takahashi and vs. Goto in the G1 Climax) |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2015 22:01:35 GMT -5
Only 9 times for Nakamura? I'm disappointed. Second most ain't bad. He also had a few that just barely missed the cut (him and Ishii vs. AJ and Takahashi and vs. Goto in the G1 Climax) You can never get enough Nakamura! |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 22, 2015 22:16:11 GMT -5
| 100. WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match – WWE WrestleMania 3/29/15 | | We open with the most randomly, and poorly, booked match on this list. Instead of trying to build an Intercontinental Title match with some intrigue, the WWE chose to throw seven guys into a match simply because they had nothing for them though still felt they were above the Andre the Giant Battle Royal. R-Truth, Stardust, the champion Bad News Barrett and Luke Harper joined the three most popular faces not named John Cena at the time, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler. While the lead into this was a cluster in a bad way, the actual match was a cluster in a good way. Everybody got at least one moment to shine, even if it was small like Truth’s spot. There some nice little personal moments in like Stardust getting out his own personal ladder only for Barrett to break it. We saw some big spots, namely Ambrose taking a powerbomb through a ladder, but they didn’t overdo it. It came down to Bryan and Ziggler, both very hot with the fans at the time, as they battled with right hands and headbutts atop the ladder. Bryan won out and pulled down the belt at 13:47 to become Intercontinental Champion one year after winning the WWE Title. ***¾ |
*This is the last appearance on the list for Bad News Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth and Stardust |
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Post by cmiller79 on Dec 22, 2015 22:17:16 GMT -5
let's see it!
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Dec 22, 2015 22:19:38 GMT -5
I am so damn excited for this list. Haha. Good way to kick it off too, the ladder match at Mania was really fun it's just a shame Bryan wasn't able to stick around to capitalize and springboard the IC title like he hoped to do.
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Post by cmiller79 on Dec 22, 2015 22:22:19 GMT -5
i like that match at 100 it was a solid opener for mania and allowed Daniel Bryan to have his moment after being out hurt
knowing what we know now seeing the head butt spot with Dolph is cringe worthy
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Post by c-scope on Dec 22, 2015 22:28:17 GMT -5
So thats what you gonna do to us kev? One match at a time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2015 22:29:47 GMT -5
So thats what you gonna do to us kev? One match at a time. Looks it. |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 22, 2015 22:41:11 GMT -5
So thats what you gonna do to us kev? One match at a time. I am working on some of the writeups now. I may just drop five today since I have most of the bottom half set. |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 22, 2015 22:45:04 GMT -5
| 99. Jay Lethal and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. reDRagon – ROH Field of Honor 8/22/15 | 
| | Here we have a tag team main event from Ring of Honor’s Field of Honor show, which took place in a baseball stadium. The event featured top talent from both ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling, headlined by this tag team match. ROH World and Television Champion Jay Lethal teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura to face, in my opinion, the best tag team in pro wrestling, reDRagon. Lethal and Nakamura played opposites, which made things fun. Lethal was being a dick, so Nakamura let him get his ass kicked, before hilariously hugging him as a form of an apology. There was some great back and forth here from everyone. With Kyle O’Reilly set for a World Title shot against Lethal, they did a good job in showing that he was a legit threat. A highlight came when Nakamura countered Kyle’s rebound lariat into a gorgeous armbar. Lethal won for his team with Lethal Injection on Bobby Fish at 21:28 in a match that I would certainly describe as fun. ***¾ |
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Post by marino13 on Dec 22, 2015 23:14:46 GMT -5
Loving the set up Kev. Keep em coming.
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 22, 2015 23:29:55 GMT -5
Awesome!!!
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 23, 2015 7:47:47 GMT -5
| 98. Michael Elgin vs. Tomoaki Honma – NJPW G1 Climax 8/1/15 | | | When Michael Elgin was announced for the G1 Climax, myself and a lot of others groaned. I remember hearing rumors of Roderick Strong being in and I like him a lot more than Elgin. However, Elgin seemed to love working in Japan. Not only that, but the G1 style works very well for him. It allows him to work 10-15 minute bursts where he can do the things that he does well instead of tryign to go for a 25 minute classic and getting lost. Tomoaki Honma has also had some great 10-15 minute matches in the past two years in the G1. That made for a very good pairing in this one. Since its Honma, the crowd was very into everything that happened in this one. For those unaware, Honma competed in the G1 last year and went completely winless, but won over the fans with his efforts and performances. At this point, he was still winless this year. From cheering for him to being wowed by some of Elgin’s feats of strengths, they reacted to everything as they should have. Honma is so good at playing the underdog, which was perfect here since Elgin came off looking like a beast in the G1. There were some close calls but Honma would have to wait a little longer before getting his first G1 win, losing to a flurry of powerbombs from Elgin after 9:55. ***¾ |
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Dec 23, 2015 8:01:37 GMT -5
The G1 tournament is solely responsible for completely changing my opinion on Elgin. He is such a blast to watch in the ring now that he seems to have found some rekindled motivation.
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Post by J12 on Dec 23, 2015 11:00:09 GMT -5
What an undertaking. I applaud you, and look forward to it.
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Post by tiny04 on Dec 23, 2015 11:12:13 GMT -5
Looking forward to this list. As I only watch WWE and NXT, there will be loads of matches on here I haven't seen. As you've put such a great effort into constructing the list, I feel the least I can do is watch the matches I haven't seen.
Edit: You said above Bayley appears twice on the list. Surely three times I would think?
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