Things may become clearer next year, but for now, if only to give RAW and SmackDown half a chance, consider this a celebratory goodbye to an old era. For as big and intimidating as Walter is, he bumps like hell for smaller guys.

It was one big move after another, that finally ended when Walter decapitated Bate with a simple clothesline. ", 16) John Cena vs CM Punk - Monday Night Raw 2013, 15) Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels - Hell in a Cell - Bad Blood 1997, "This match simply must be ranked higher.

Maybe the lead up was going to be too good to be true, but Rhea Ripley has been monster hunting as of late. This one was the second-best match of the entire month and anyone that claims to be a fan of professional wrestling should go back and watch it. She has been on a roll since turning heel some months ago and we are fortunate as fans to be getting a rematch of LeRae and Io Shirai’s encounter at TakeOver two weeks ago as a result of LeRae’s victory.

Thankfully, some are not as long as others, making this not as difficult a task as some might think. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 21), 4. The first match was particularly great because the audience hadn’t yet come to know what to expect from a MITB contest—all they knew was that it featured some of the company’s best overall performing talent who weren’t in the main event scene: Edge, Chris Jericho, Christian, Kane, Chris Benoit and Shelton Benjamin, who provided the match’s iconic moment when he ran up a diagonal ladder to clothesline Jericho back to the canvas and receive a standing ovation. May the Power of Positivity forever bless you all. ", 12) Edge and Christian vs The Dudley Boyz vs The Hardy Boyz - TLC Tag Team Championship match - WrestleMania 17, "Utter masterclass mixed with a demolition derby. It’s hard to watch today, but at the time the end of WrestleMania XX felt like vindication for the diehard wrestling fans who were frustrated by great wrestlers like Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero being kept out of the main event picture in favor of older, less-talented stars.

Dare I say this was one of the best matches of the year?

The matches will include ones you may not think about as well as one’s you hear about on social media as soon as they finish. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Bret Hart vs. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (13) The greatest match in WrestleMania history is a prime … RELATED: WWE: The 10 Worst Wrestling Matches Ever (According To Dave Meltzer). What may have been the most memorable moment, though, was when the Undertaker—who was already in his 40s at the time—dove full speed over the top rope only for Michaels to evade by pulling the cameraman into harm’s way at the last second.

We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. ", 2) CM Punk vs John Cena - Money in the Bank 2011, "The only match I've ever watched that made me scream at the television. It ended with the unforgettable image of Steve Austin, his face coated in his own blood, struggling to escape from Hart’s signature submission hold, the Sharpshooter. Indi Hartwell’s assist to LeRae was a surprising twist and interesting end to a great match. It all culminated in a WWE Championship match against John Cena at Money In The Bank 2011. Lumis’s commitment to the thousand-yard-stare is greatly appreciated, staring through the soul of whoever his opponent may be. This was pure awesomeness! The Dudley Boyz vs. the Hardy Boyz vs. But the story told in the match was far superior to anything leading up to it, proving how good it was. With one PPV and no NXT TakeOver, that is even more impressive looking back. Dragunov hit Walter with the Russian Torpedo and pinned him dead in the center of the ring. And what made this match worthy of this list was the performance of Kyle O’Reilly, who eventually won the match by eliminating three of the other four competitors and showing that he can be and should be a singles star moving forward. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Your privacy is safe with us.

You’ll get a greater understanding of my taste and preferences for wrestling as I progress through these weekly columns, so I apologize in advance if I didn’t show love to your favorite matches of the week.

Prior to NXT UK‘s shutdown in March, Ilja Dragunov had become one of the brand’s best, Wolfe was having a career resurgence after joining Imperium, while both Dunne and Walter were world-class already. The idea first pitched by Chris Jericho, wherein a briefcase with a contact for a title match was hung high above the ring, is one of the best single match concepts for providing an entertaining match and a macguffin in the form of the briefcase that can bring unpredictability to the show for months to come. A third added: "Sasha Banks and Bayley just put on the best women's HIAC match in WWE … Even if they deliver the best match the two men possibly could, it's probably not going to instantly rank as the best ever. By Peter Sotiriou May 16, 2020. It’s so damn good. 4 in the WWE’s “Big Four.”. And that he did as he attempted to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Sami Zayn and AJ Styles.

The Rock vs. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (WrestleMania X-Seven), 8. Just kidding about those last four, but damn, WWE has a ton of shows. Bret and Owen put on a wrestling clinic inside the nostalgic blue cage, with the stakes even higher as the WWE Championship was on the line. Gargano's reign as NXT Champion would be cut short, though, as Adam Cole won the match and the title. The match delivered in every single way; whether it was the in-ring work, the psychology, the story-telling, the brawling, the crimson mask, the ending, or the double turn, it truly earned its 5 Stars. And while that didn’t happen, it was one night only where they seemed to mesh the best. Wow. Everyone's personal enjoyment is obviously subjective, but if ever there was one person that most hardcore wrestling fans would agree is the most trusted, it's wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer. WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 Predictions: 5 Matches That Need To Be Added, WWE: 3 possible opponents for the new Carmella on SmackDown, WWE Raw Results, Grades: Braun Strowman, Keith Lee go to war, Cardinals' Kyler Murray: 'It's Special' for Me to Play at Cowboys' AT&T Stadium, WWE SmackDown: 3 dream feuds for Bianca Belair, WWE Hell in a Cell 2020: 3 things that need to happen, WWE SmackDown: 3 feuds for Daniel Bryan after his return this Fall. 10 Wrestlers Who Appeared In WWE, WCW, AEW And IMPACT! September proved to be one of WWE’s best months in all of 2020 and that is noticeable from the start as nine matches make the best of the month list here. The Undertaker would catch Michaels in mid-air and deliver another Tombstone piledriver, however, leading to the win that would put his streak at 17-0.

Don’t doubt Candice LeRae.

RELATED: The 10 Best NXT Takeover Matches Of All Time, Ranked. For a few weeks there, it seemed that Jey Uso and Universal Champion Roman Reigns would be on good terms heading into their match at Clash of Champions. There's a reason Bret Hart is the best there is, was, and ever will be. As mentioned, there were two incredibly strong matches on the WrestleMania X card. Two of the greatest in history showcasing an amazing story. And what she did was show the world that not only can she hang with the “Joshi Judas,” but that title should be hers someday. But that's hardly surprising, given the careers both men had in WWE and it's very hard to argue with their match at WrestleMania 25 being named the greatest of all-time. The Rock — WrestleMania X-Seven. WWE Hell in a Cell: Sasha Banks and Bayley have ‘the greatest women’s match of all-time’ – again. It’s top-notch.

The uniqueness of this match and the way Zayn won it makes it worthy in itself, but add in the physical toll it took on each man and you appreciate this as the best ladder match in some time. RELATED: The Best Match At Every WrestleMania Since 2010. The British Rounds Match is an historic concept and one the WWE has been experimenting with since the debut of the NXT UK brand. This was a captivating matchup thanks to their fluid movements paired with some super cool moves.

But at WrestleMania 21, we saw Michaels just three years returned from injury, and a Kurt Angle still in his prime—two of the best at their best—and it was truly magic.

They were forced to give the former champions, Bayley and Sasha Banks, a chance to regain those championships and delivered one of the best WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship matches since the titles were introduced. The Fiend and Naomi are the two Raw transfers I’m mostly amped for. Finn Balor and Adam Cole advanced via tie to one final match to determine who would be the NXT Champion. But it was the shock of Owen’s win that truly brought this match to the next level, perhaps topped only by his reaction at the end of the show, while he watched his brother hoisted high in the air after winning the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from Yokozuna. September proved to be one of WWE’s best months in all of 2020 and that is noticeable from the start as nine matches make the best of the month list here. There wasn’t a wasted second in this match, with every move contributing to the story of Steamboat getting vengeance for Savage’s vicious attack with a ring bell the previous year. Tyler Bate, at just 23-years-old, already has two 5-Star matches in his career; that's truly remarkable. Adam Cole replaced him, and he and Gargano fought in a 2-out-of-3 Falls matchup to crown the new NXT Champion. Eventually, Balor managed to squeak out the win as they showed respect to each other following the match. WWE. Money in the Bank (WrestleMania 21) To both recognize an amazing match and the start of one of the WWE’s most useful conventions, one … The year 2001 was a big one for WrestleMania. Pete Dunne returned to action for the first time since March and looked in tremendous shape and picked up where he left off. ", 8) Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels - Iron Man Match - WrestleMania 12, "Over an hour of nothing but pure technical wrestling and not a single spot repeated.



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