Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 11:44:34 GMT -5
Anyone who's seen this on the LP over the last several years knows I always do a top 40 matches list. I like doing lists like this because it's fun to look back in a few years and see if my opinions of the top matches from that year still hold up, see what stuff I would take off the list if I were to do it now, etc. Also I like seeing/hearing what other people have to say about the year in wrestling.
Also just as a bit of a disclaimer, I don't do this list as some way of shoving down anyone's throats what I think is good or not. If you disagree with the placement of matches that is absolutely fine. Hell, feel free to post your own MOTY lists if you want and we can have an actual discussion about what the best stuff this year has been.
With that said, here's the list. If I put it in the wrong board, move it to wherever you think it fits best.
1.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata; NJPW 8/4
2.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi; NJPW 8/2
3.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; NJPW 4/7
4.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 6/22
5.) CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar, No Disqualification Match; WWE 8/18
6.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; NJPW 8/10
7.) Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena; WWE 8/18
8.) John Cena vs. CM Punk; WWE 2/25
9.) Davey Richards vs. Kyle O'Reilly; ROH 4/6
10.) Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim, Last Knockout Standing; TNA 6/2
11.) Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Shinsuke Nakamura; NJPW 1/4
12.) Takashi Suguira vs. KENTA; NOAH 5/12
13.) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi; NJPW 8/4
14.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito; NJPW 8/11
15.) Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim, Ladder Match; TNA 6/28
16.) Jun Akiyama and Go Shiozaki vs. Takao Omori and Manabu Soya; AJPW 3/17
17.) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 8/2
18.) Antonio Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn; NXT 5/23
19.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki, NJPW 7/20
20.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi; NJPW 8/11
21.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 3/17
22.) Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe; NJPW 6/22
23.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Satoshi Kojima; NJPW 8/2
24.) Kazuchika Okada vs. Prince Devitt; NJPW 7/20
25.) Katsuyori Shibata and Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi; NJPW 3/17
26.) Davey Richards vs. Kyle O'Reilly; ROH 1/19
27.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 5/3
28.) Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Yuji Nagata; NJPW 7/20
29.) Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish; ROH 4/5
30.) Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 8/1
31.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Togi Makabe; NJPW 1/4
32.) Jay and Mark Briscoe vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly; ROH 3/2
33.) Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton, Street Fight; WWE 6/24
34.) Jay Briscoe vs. Kevin Steen; ROH 4/5
35.) Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong vs. Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin; ROH 2/2
36.) Michael Elgin vs. Jay Lethal; ROH 4/5
37.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; NJPW 1/4
38.) Antonio Cesaro vs. Adrian Neville; NXT 3/21
39.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 7/20
40.) Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka vs. Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki; AJPW 3/17
Honorable Mentions:
- AJ Styles vs. Austin Aries; TNA 8/1
- CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho; WWE 6/16
- Daniel Bryan vs. Ryback; WWE 4/30
- Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards vs. Tadarius Thomas and ACH; ROH 6/22
- Prince Devitt vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi; NJPW 6/22
- Kenta Kobashi, Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki and Jun Akiyama vs. KENTA, MAYBACH Taniguchi, Go Shiozaki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru; NOAH 5/11
- Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan; WWE 6/10
- Cibernetico vs. Perro Aguayo Jr, Hair vs. Hair Match; AAA 6/16
- Matt Taven vs. Adam Cole; ROH 3/2
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 5/3
- Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns vs. Kane, Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston; WWE 5/20
- Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H, Steel Cage Match; WWE 5/19
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.; NJPW 4/7
- Kassius Ohno vs. William Regal; NXT 3/21
- Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata and Hirooki Goto; NJPW 4/7
- Daniel Bryan vs. Ryback; WWE 6/3
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 3/23
- The Undertaker vs. CM Punk; WWE 4/7
- Davey Richards vs. Paul London; ROH 5/4
- Ryback vs. John Cena, Last Man Standing Match; WWE 5/19
- ACH and Tadarius Thomas vs. Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander; ROH 5/4
- Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Masato Tanaka; NJPW 4/7
- The Rock vs. CM Punk; WWE 1/27
- Taiji Ishimori vs. Eddie Edwards; ROH 5/4
- Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 1/4
- Sting, Samoa Joe, James Storm, Magnus and Eric Young vs. Devon, D.O.C, Mike Knox, Mr. Anderson and Garret Bischoff, Lethal Lockdown; TNA 3/10
- Low Ki vs. Prince Devitt vs. Kota Ibushi; NJPW 1/4
- Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. Bobby Roode and Austin Aries vs. Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez; TNA 3/10
- The Rock vs. John Cena; WWE 4/7
Also just as a bit of a disclaimer, I don't do this list as some way of shoving down anyone's throats what I think is good or not. If you disagree with the placement of matches that is absolutely fine. Hell, feel free to post your own MOTY lists if you want and we can have an actual discussion about what the best stuff this year has been.
With that said, here's the list. If I put it in the wrong board, move it to wherever you think it fits best.
1.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata; NJPW 8/4
2.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi; NJPW 8/2
3.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; NJPW 4/7
4.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 6/22
5.) CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar, No Disqualification Match; WWE 8/18
6.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; NJPW 8/10
7.) Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena; WWE 8/18
8.) John Cena vs. CM Punk; WWE 2/25
9.) Davey Richards vs. Kyle O'Reilly; ROH 4/6
10.) Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim, Last Knockout Standing; TNA 6/2
11.) Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Shinsuke Nakamura; NJPW 1/4
12.) Takashi Suguira vs. KENTA; NOAH 5/12
13.) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi; NJPW 8/4
14.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito; NJPW 8/11
15.) Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim, Ladder Match; TNA 6/28
16.) Jun Akiyama and Go Shiozaki vs. Takao Omori and Manabu Soya; AJPW 3/17
17.) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 8/2
18.) Antonio Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn; NXT 5/23
19.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki, NJPW 7/20
20.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi; NJPW 8/11
21.) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 3/17
22.) Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe; NJPW 6/22
23.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Satoshi Kojima; NJPW 8/2
24.) Kazuchika Okada vs. Prince Devitt; NJPW 7/20
25.) Katsuyori Shibata and Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi; NJPW 3/17
26.) Davey Richards vs. Kyle O'Reilly; ROH 1/19
27.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 5/3
28.) Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Yuji Nagata; NJPW 7/20
29.) Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish; ROH 4/5
30.) Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 8/1
31.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Togi Makabe; NJPW 1/4
32.) Jay and Mark Briscoe vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly; ROH 3/2
33.) Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton, Street Fight; WWE 6/24
34.) Jay Briscoe vs. Kevin Steen; ROH 4/5
35.) Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong vs. Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin; ROH 2/2
36.) Michael Elgin vs. Jay Lethal; ROH 4/5
37.) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; NJPW 1/4
38.) Antonio Cesaro vs. Adrian Neville; NXT 3/21
39.) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 7/20
40.) Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka vs. Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki; AJPW 3/17
Honorable Mentions:
- AJ Styles vs. Austin Aries; TNA 8/1
- CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho; WWE 6/16
- Daniel Bryan vs. Ryback; WWE 4/30
- Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards vs. Tadarius Thomas and ACH; ROH 6/22
- Prince Devitt vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi; NJPW 6/22
- Kenta Kobashi, Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki and Jun Akiyama vs. KENTA, MAYBACH Taniguchi, Go Shiozaki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru; NOAH 5/11
- Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan; WWE 6/10
- Cibernetico vs. Perro Aguayo Jr, Hair vs. Hair Match; AAA 6/16
- Matt Taven vs. Adam Cole; ROH 3/2
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 5/3
- Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns vs. Kane, Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston; WWE 5/20
- Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H, Steel Cage Match; WWE 5/19
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.; NJPW 4/7
- Kassius Ohno vs. William Regal; NXT 3/21
- Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata and Hirooki Goto; NJPW 4/7
- Daniel Bryan vs. Ryback; WWE 6/3
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto; NJPW 3/23
- The Undertaker vs. CM Punk; WWE 4/7
- Davey Richards vs. Paul London; ROH 5/4
- Ryback vs. John Cena, Last Man Standing Match; WWE 5/19
- ACH and Tadarius Thomas vs. Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander; ROH 5/4
- Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Masato Tanaka; NJPW 4/7
- The Rock vs. CM Punk; WWE 1/27
- Taiji Ishimori vs. Eddie Edwards; ROH 5/4
- Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki; NJPW 1/4
- Sting, Samoa Joe, James Storm, Magnus and Eric Young vs. Devon, D.O.C, Mike Knox, Mr. Anderson and Garret Bischoff, Lethal Lockdown; TNA 3/10
- Low Ki vs. Prince Devitt vs. Kota Ibushi; NJPW 1/4
- Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. Bobby Roode and Austin Aries vs. Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez; TNA 3/10
- The Rock vs. John Cena; WWE 4/7