Welcome to our Pro Wrestling Match of the Year countdown. Please feel free to chime in with matches we missed (Indy/NOAH/AJPW/DDT recommendations for example), general feedback, or directions to yer mum’s house on Twitter @SNMERadio, or @mattederer.
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OFF THE POST
(aka The Hardest Cuts, 50 4* Matches presented in chronological order)
Suwama v. Yuma Aoyagi – AJPW Triple Crown Championship – AJPW New Year Wars 2021 Night 2 01/03/2021 – 4* 80% A
Finn Balor v. Kyle O’Reilly – NXT Men’s Title – NXT New Years Evil – 01/06/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Dragon Lee v. Rey Horus – RoH TV Title – RoH TV 01/15/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Last Man Standing Match: Kevin Owens v. Roman Reigns – WWE Universal Title – Royal Rumble 01/31/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Lance Archer v. Rey Fenix – AEW Dynamite 02/24/2021 – 4* 80% A –
El Desperado v. Kota Ibushi – IWGP World Heavyweight Title – NJPW 49th Anniversary Show – 03/04/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Gabriel Kidd v. Zack Sabre Jr – NJPW Cup Rd 1 Night 3 03/07/21 – 4* 80% A –
KENTA v. Minoru Suzuki – NJPW Cup Sweet 16 Night 7 03/13/21 – 4* 80% A –
David Finlay v. Will Ospreay – NJPW Cup Final Four Night 12 03/20/21 – 4* 80% A-
Daniel Bryan v. Roman Reigns – WWE Title – WWE Fastlane 03/21/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Trios Match: Brandon Cutler & The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) v. Laredo Kid & The Lucha Bros (Pentagon & Rey Fenix) – AEW Dynamite 03/24/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Darby Allin v. John Silver – TNT Title – AEW Dynamite 03/24/2021– 4* 80% A–
Maya Yukihi v. Tsukasa Fujimoto – Ice Ribbon ICE x Infinity Title – ICE RIBBON 03/27/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Arcade Anarchy Match: Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy) v. Kip Sabian & Miro – AEW Dynamite 03/31/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Gauntlet Eliminator Match: Bronson Reed v. Cameron Grimes v. Dexter Lumis v. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott v. LA Knight v. Leon Ruff – WWE NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver Night 1 04/07/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Noam Dar v. Tyler Bate – Heritage Cup Rules – WWE NXT UK: Takeover Prelude 04/08/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Cesaro v. Seth Rollins – WWE Wrestlemania 37 Night 1 04/10/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Riddle v. Sheamus – Wrestlemania 37 Night 2 04/11/2021 – 4* 80% A –
KUSHIDA v. Santos Escobar – WWE Cruiserweight Title – NXT TV 04/13/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Darby Allin v. Jungle Boy – TNT Title – AEW Dynamite 04/21/2021– 4* 80% A–
Trios Match: KUSHIDA & MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) v. Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) – NXT TV 04/27/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Jay White – NEVER Openweight Title – NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Night 1 05/03/2021 – 4* 80% A-
KUSHIDA v. Santos Escobar – 2/3 Falls – WWE Cruiserweight Title – NXT TV 05/11/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Matt Riddle v. Xavier Woods – WWE Raw 05/24/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Riho v. Serena Deeb – NWA Women’s Title – AEW Double or Nothing Buy-In 05/30/2021 – 4* 80% A –
“Hangman” Adam Page v. “The Machine” Brian Cage – AEW Double or Nothing 05/30/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Tag Match: Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley v. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Tag Team Titles – AEW Double or Nothing 2021 05/30/2021 – 4* 80% A-
(note: This Mox/King/Bucks match is prob my most “controversial” cut, not that anybody gives a tin shit what I think. But some people thought this match was an all-time classic and would strongly disagree that it’s not in the top 121 this year. Some thought it was, shall we say, self-indulgent? Maybe a little bit boring? 15 minutes too long? I am obv in the latter camp. Still great though.)
Ilya Dragunov v. Noam Dar – NXT UK TV 06/03/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Trios Match: “The Colossal” Bronson Reed & MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) v. Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) – WINNER TAKE ALL, NXT Tag Team & North American Titles – WWE NXT Takeover: In Your House II 06/13/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Ladder Match: Cameron Grimes v. LA Knight – Million Dollar Title – NXT Takeover: In Your House II 06/13/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Fatal 5-Way Match: Adam Cole v. Karrion Kross v. Kyle O’Reilly v. Johnny Gargano v. Pete Dunne – Men’s NXT Title – WWE NXT Takeover: In Your House II 06/13/2021– 4* 80% A –
A-Kid v. Jordan Deviln – NXT UK TV 07/01/2021 – 4* 80% A –
Dragon Lee v. Tony Deppen – RoH TV Title – ROH Best in the World 07/11/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Pure Rules Match: Jonathan Gresham v. Mike Bennett – RoH Pure Title – ROH Best in the World 07/11/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Edge v. Roman Reigns – WWE Universal Title – WWE Money in the Bank 07/18/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Sammy Guevara v. Shawn Spears – AEW Dynamite 08/18/2021 – 4* 80% A-
John Cena v. Roman Reigns – WWE Universal Title – WWE Summerslam 08/21/2021 – 4* 80% A-
BUTLER DE APUESTES: Cameron Grimes v. LA Knight – Million Dollar Title – NXT Takeover: 36 08/22/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Jungle Boy v. Kenny Omega – AEW World Title – AEW Saturday Night Dynamite 08/26/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Brawl in the Lou: Crimson v. Tim Storm v. Thom Latimer – NWA 73 08/29/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Dr. Britt Baker, DMD v. Kris Statlander – AEW Women’s Title – AEW All Out 09/05/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Tetsuya Naito v. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 1 09/18/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Kota Ibushi v. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 3 09/23/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Tomohiro Ishii v. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 9 10/03/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Bryan Danielson v. Dustin Rhodes – AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Rd. 1 – Saturday Night Dynamite 10/23/2021 – 4* 80% A-
8-Man Tag Match: Colt Cabana, Evil Uno, John Silver & Stu Grayson v. Adam Cole, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson – AEW Dynamite 10/27/2021 – 4* 80% A–
Bryan Danielson v. Miro – AEW World Title Tournament Eliminator Final – AEW Full Gear 11/13/2021 – 4* 80% A-
AEW World Title: “Hangman” Adam Page v. Kenny Omega – AEW Full Gear 11/13/2021 – 4* 80% A-
Becky Lynch v. Charlotte Flair – WWE Survivor Series 11/21/2021 – 4* 80% A–
War Games: Team 2.0 (Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller & Tony D’Angelo) v. Team Black and Gold (Johnny Gargano, LA Knight, Pete Dunne & Tomasso Ciampa) – WWE NXT War Games 12/05/2021 – 4* 80% A-
THE LIST
121 – Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match, AEW World Title: Jon Moxley v. Kenny Omega – AEW Revolution 2021 03/07/2021 – 4* 80% A –
120 – Men’s Royal Rumble Match – WWE Royal Rumble 2021 01/31/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
119 – Tag Match: Bad Bunny & Damien Priest v. The Miz & John Morrison – WWE Wrestlemania 37 Night 1 04/10/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
118 – Tag Match: Darby Allin & Sting v. “All Ego” Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky – AEW Double or Nothing 05/30/2021 – 4.25* 80% A
117 – Unsanctioned Match: Adam Cole v. Kyle O’Reilly – WWE NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver Night 2 04/08/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
116 – Triple Threat Tag Match, (vacant) NXT Men’s Tag Titles: Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) v. Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) v. MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) – WWE NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver Night 2 04/08/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
115 – Last Woman Standing Match: Raquel Gonzalez v. Rhea Ripley – WWE NXT New Years Evil – 01/06/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
114 – Tag Match, NXT UK Tag Titles: Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) v. Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker) – NXT UK TV 12/09/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
113 – Tag Match: The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) v. Timothy Thatcher v. Tomasso Ciampa – Tornado Tag Team – WWE NXT TV 06/15/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
112 – KUSHIDA v. Kyle O’Reilly – WWE NXT TV 06/23/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
111 – Ilja Dragunov v. Pete Dunne – WWE NXT TV 08/10/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
110 – Heritage Rules Match: Teoman v. Nathan Frazier – Heritage Cup #1 Contender’s Tournament Rd 1 – WWE NXT UK TV 09/02/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
109 – Triple Threat Match: Ilya Dragunov v. Joe Coffey v. Rampage Brown – WWE NXT UK TV 06/24/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
108 – Adam Cole v. Kyle O’Reilly – WWE NXT Great American Bash 07/06/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
107 – Triple Threat Tag Match: Brian Cage & Taurus v. El Hijo del Vikingo & Laredo Kid v. The Lucha Bros (Pentagon & Rey Fenix) – AAA Tag Team Titles – AAA Triplemania XXIX 8/14/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
106 – Kota Ibushi v. Shingo Takagi. – NJPW G-1 Climax 31 Night 9 10/03/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
105 – Kota Ibushi v. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G-1 Climax 31 Night 5 09/26/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
104 – Kazuchika Okada v. Yoshi-Hashi – NJPW G-1 Climax 31 Night 6 09/29/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
103 – KENTA v. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 13 10/09/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
102 – Giulia v. Maya Iwatani – STARDOM 5 STAR GRAND PRIX NIGHT 2 08/01/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
101 – Tam Nakano v. Utami Hayashashita – STARDOM 5 STAR GRAND PRIX NIGHT FINAL 09/25/21 – 4.25* 85% A
100 – Syuri v. Utami Hayashashita II – STARDOM 5 STAR GRAND PRIX NIGHT 9 09/04/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
99 – Saya Kamitana v. Utami Hayashishita – World of Stardom Title – STARDOM All-Star Dream Cinderella (10th Anniversary Show) – 03/03/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
98 – Suzu Suzuki v. Tsukasa Fujimoto – Ice Ribbon ICE Infinity Title – ICE RIBBON WINTER STORY 01/23/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
97 – Moose v. Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW Resurgence 08/14/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
96 – Pure Rules: Dak Draper v. Jonathan Gresham – RoH Pure Wrestling Title – RoH 19th Anniversary 03/26/2021– 4.25* 85% A
95 – Kevin Owens v. Sami Zayn – WWE Wrestlemania 37 Night 2 04/11/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
94 – Matt Jackson v. Rey Fenix – AEW Dynamite 03/10/2021– 4.25* 85% A
93 – Tag Match: Rey Fenix & PAC v. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Tag Titles – AEW Dynamite 04/14/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
92 – 8-Man Tag Match: Andrade El Idolo, FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) & Malakai Black v. Cody Rhodes & Death Triangle (“The Bastard” PAC, Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) – AEW Dynamite Thanksgiving Eve 11/24/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
91 – Andrade “El Idolo” v. “The Bastard” PAC I – AEW Rampage 09/10/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
90 – Tag Match: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) v. Proud and Powerful (Ortiz & Santana) – AEW Rampage 12/10/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
89 – Trios Match: The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) v. Dante Martin, Matt Sydal & Mike Sydal – AEW Dynamite 08/11/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
88 – Trios Match: The Superkliq (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) v. Christian, Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus – AEW Grand Slam Rampage 09/24/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
87 – Tag Match: Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) v. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Tag Titles – AEW Dynamite 08/18/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
86 – Tag Match: Eddie Kingston & Pentagon Jr v. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Dynamite Farewell To Daily’s Place 06/30/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
85 – Dax Harwood v. Jungle Boy – AEW Dynamite 01/27/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
84 – Adam Cole v. Jungle Boy – AEW Dynamite 09/29/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
83 – Christian v. Kenny Omega – TNA/Impact World Titles – AEW Rampage Episode 1 08/13/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
82 – Jake Lee v. Kento Miyahara – AJPW Champion Carnival Final 05/03/2021 – 4.25* 85% A (AJPW Match of the Year)
81 – Cesaro v. Daniel Bryan – WWE Smackdown 01/15/2020 – 4.25* 85% A (WWE Smackdown Match of the Year)
80 – A-Kid v. WALTER – NXT UK Men’s Title – WWE NXT UK TV – 01/14/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
79 – A-Kid v. Tyler Bate – NXT UK Heritage Cup – WWE NXT UK TV – 05/20/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
78 – Triple Threat Match: A-Kid v. Nathan Frazier v. Rampage Brown – #1 Contender, NXT UK Men’s Title – WWE NXT UK TV 09/23/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
77 – Triple Threat Match: Bandido v. Flamita v. Rey Horus – RoH 19th Anniversary 03/26/2021- 4.25* 85% A
76 – No D.Q. Match – Drew McIntyre v. Sheamus – WWE Raw 03/08/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
75 – Drew McIntyre v. Sheamus – WWE Raw 03/01/2021 – 4.25* 85% (WWE Raw Match of the Year)
74 – Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match: Jon Moxley & Lance Archer v. Kenny Omega & KENTA – AEW Dynamite 02/10/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
73 – Falls Count Anywhere Match: Isaiah “Swerve” Scott v. Leon Ruff – WWE NXT TV 05/04/2021– 4.25* 85% A (NXT TV Match of the Year)
72 – No D.Q. Match – Satoshi Kojima v. Will Ospreay – NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya 01/30/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
71 – Drew McIntyre v. Sheamus – No Holds Barred- WWE Fastlane 03/21/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
70 – Stadium Stampede II: The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hagar, Sammy Guevara, Santana & Ortiz) v. The Pinnacle (MJF, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) – AEW Double or Nothing 05/30/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
69 – Blood & Guts Match: The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana & Ortiz) v. The Pinnacle (MJF, Shawn Spears, Wardlow, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) – AEW Dynamite 05/05/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
68 – No D.Q. Match: Kenny Omega v. Sami Callihan – IMPACT World Title – Impact Slammiversary 07/17/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
67 – Kenny Omega v. Rich Swann – AEW World Title vs. IMPACT World Title – IMPACT Wrestling Rebellion 04/25/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
66 – Triple Threat Match: Daniel Bryan v. Edge v. Roman Reigns – WWE Universal Title – WWE Wrestlemania 37 Night 2 04/11/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
65 – Casino Ladder Match: Andrade El Idolo v. “Hangman” Adam Page v. Jon Moxley v. Lance Archer v. Orange Cassidy v. Matt Hardy v. PAC – AEW Dynamite 2nd Anniversary 10/06/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
64 – Ultimate-X Match: “Inevitable” Ace Austin v. Chris Bey v. Josh Alexander v. Petey Williams v. Rohit Raju v. Trey Miguel – X-Division Title – Impact Slammiversary 07/17/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
63 – FIGHT ON THE FARM: Jay Briscoe v. Mark Briscoe – RoH TV 07/05/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
62 – Triple Threat Match: Kenny Omega v. Orange Cassidy v. PAC – AEW World Title – AEW Double or Nothing 05/30/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
61 – Jon Moxley v. Josh Barnett – GCW Bloodsport VI 04/08/2021– 4.25* 85% A
60 – Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Kazuchika Okada XIV – NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 2 09/19/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
59 – Kota Ibushi v. Will Ospreay – IWGP World Heavyweight Title – NJPW Sakura Genesis 04/04/21 – 4.25* 85% A
58 – Kazuchika Okada v. Shingo Takagi – NJPW Cup Round 1 – NJPW Cup Night 2 03/06/21 – 4.25* 85% A
57 – Tag Match: MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) v. Timothy Thatcher & Tomasso Ciampa – WWE NXT Tag Titles – NXT Great American Bash 07/06/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
56 – Johnny Gargano v. KUSHIDA – NXT North American Title – WWE NXT Takeover Vengeance Day – 02/14/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
55 – KUSHIDA v. Pete Dunne – WWE NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver Night 1 04/07/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
54 – Kevin Owens v. Sami Zayn – WWE Hell in a Cell 06/20/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
53 – Street Fight: Eddie Kingston & Pentagon Jr v. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Tag Titles- AEW Dynamite Road Rager 07/07/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
52 – 8-Man Tag Match: Bryan Danielson, Christian, Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus v. The Elite (Adam Cole, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Dynamite 2nd Anniversary 10/06/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
51 – Syuri v. Takumi Iroha – STARDOM 5 STAR GRAND PRIX NIGHT FINAL 09/25/21 – 4.25* 85% A
50 – Maya Iwatani v. Momo Watanabe – STARDOM 5 STAR GRAND PRIX NIGHT 1 07/31/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
49 – Katsuhiko Nakajima v. Kenoh – GHC Heavyweight Title v. GHC National Title Match – PRO WRESTLING NOAH THE BEST 11/28/2021 – 4.25* 85% A (Pro Wrestling NOAH Match of the Year)
48 – Davey Richards v. TJP – MLW Opera Cup Final 12/01/2021 – 4.25* 85% A (MLW Match of the Year)
47 – Bandido v. Volador Jr. – 2/3 Falls – NWA Welterweight Title – CMLL Copa Junior 03/26/2021 – 4.25* 85% A (CMLL Match of the Year)
46 – Bandido v. RUSH – RoH World Title – ROH Best in the World 07/11/2021 – 4.25* 85% A (Lucha Match of the Year)
45 – Kota Ibushi v. Tetsuya Naito – IWGP Intercontinental & Heavyweight Title – Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1 – 01/04/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
44 – Kota Ibushi v. Tetsuya Naito – IWGP Intercontinental & Heavyweight Title – IWGP Castle Attack Night 2 – 02/28/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
43 – Kazuchika Okada v. Shingo Takagi – NJPW Dominion 06/06/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
42 – Kazuchika Okada v. Will Ospreay – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1 – 01/04/2021 – 4.25* 85% A +
41 – Hiromu Takahashi v. Taiji Ishimori – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 2 – 4.25* 85% A
40 – Hiromu Takahashi v. SHO – IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title – NJPW New Beginning in Hiroshima 02/10/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
39 – CM Punk v. Eddie Kingston – AEW Full Gear 11/13/2021 – 4.25* 85% A
38 – Bianca Belair v. Sasha Banks – WWE Smackdown Women’s Title – WWE Wrestlemania 37 Night 1 04/10/2021 – 4.25* 85% A (Best Match on Wrestlemania)
37 – Kay Lee Ray v. Meiko Satomura – NXT UK Women’s Title – WWE NXT UK TV 06/10/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
36 – A-Kid v. Ilja Dragunov – WWE NXT UK Men’s Title – WWE NXT TV 10/14/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
35 – World of STARDOM Title: Syuri v. Utami Hayashishita III – STARDOM Dream Queendom 12/29/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
34 – Momo Watanabe v. Syuri – STARDOM 5* GRAND PRIX FINALS (The actual final of the tournament) 09/25/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (STARDOM 5* Grand Prix Match of the Year)
33 – Hair v. Hair Match: Giulia v. Tam Nakano – Wonder of Stardom Title – STARDOM All-Star Dream Cinderella (10th Anniversary Show) – 03/03/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
32 – Will Ospreay v. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW Cup Sweet 16 Night 8 03/14/21 – 4.5* 90% A +
31 – Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Shingo Takagi – NEVER Openweight Title – NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya 01/30/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
30 – Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Shingo Takagi – IWGP World Heavyweight Title – NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome 07/25/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
29 – Tomohiro Ishii v. Shingo Takagi – NJPW G1 Climax Night 1 09/18/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
28 – Finn Balor v. Pete Dunne – NXT Men’s Title – WWE NXT Takeover Vengeance Day – 02/14/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
27 – Hell in a Cell Match: Edge v. Seth Rollins – WWE Crown Jewel 10/21/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (Best wrestling match ever held in Saudi Arabia)
26 – Tag Match, RoH Tag Titles: The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) v. The OGK (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) – RoH Final Battle 12/11/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (RoH Match of the Year)
25 – Shingo Takagi v. Zack Sabre Jr. – NJPW G1 Climax 31 Night 3 09/23/2021 – 4.5* 90% A + (NJPW G-1 Climax Match of the Year)
24 – Jeff Cobb v. Shingo Takagi – NEVER Openweight Title – Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 2 – 01/05/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
23 – Jay White v. Kota Ibushi – IWGP Intercontinental & Heavyweight Title – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Night 2 – 01/05/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
22 – Bryan Danielson v. Minoru Suzuki – AEW Rampage BUY-IN on Youtube 10/15/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
21 – Darby Allin v. Maxwell Jacob Friedman – AEW Full Gear 11/13/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
20 – Colby Corino v. Steve Corino – Premier Wrestling Federation Crystal Coast Oceanic Title (!) – PWF Colby Corino 25th Anniversary Show 08/27/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
19 – 60-Minute Iron-Man Match: Josh Alexander v. TJ Perkins – X-Division Title – Impact TV 06/03/2021 – 4.5* 90% A + (IMPACT Match of the Year)
18 – 30-Minute Iron Man Match: A-Kid v. Jordan Devlin – WWE NXT UK 08/05/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (NXT UK TV Match of the Year)
17 – Andrade El Idolo v. “The Bastard” PAC II – AEW Rampage 10/22/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+
16 – Kenny Omega v. Rey Fenix – AEW World Title – AEW Dynamite: New Year’s Smash Night 1 – 01/06/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
15 – Texas Death Match: Jon Moxley v. Lance Archer – IWGP United States Title – AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest Night 2 – 07/21/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
14 – 10-Man Elimination Tag Match: The Dark Order (“Hangman” Adam Page, Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno, John Silver & Stu Grayson) v. The Elite (Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Dynamite Fight for the Fallen 07/28/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (Multi-man Tag Match of the Year)
13 – Maxwell Jacob Friedman v. Sammy Guevara – AEW Dynamite Farewell To Daily’s Place 06/30/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
12 – Tag Match: M.S.K. (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) v. The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) – Men’s Dusty Rhodes Classic Final – WWE NXT Takeover Vengeance Day – 02/14/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
11 – Tommaso Ciampa v. WALTER – NXT UK Title – WWE NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver Night 1 04/07/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
10 – Shingo Takagi v. Will Ospreay – NJPW Cup Final 03/21/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
9 – Shingo Takagi v. Will Ospreay – IWGP World Heavyweight Title – NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Night 2 05/04/2021 – 4.5* 90% A + (NJPW Match of the Year)
8 – Bryan Danielson v. Eddie Kingston – AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Rd. 2 – AEW Rampage 10/29/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (AEW Rampage Match of the Year)
7 – Lights Out, Unsanctioned Match: Dr. Britt Baker, DMD v. Thunder Rosa – AEW Dynamite: St. Patrick’s Day Slam – 03/17/2021 – 4.5* 90% A +
6 – Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Big E v. Drew McIntyre v. John Morrison v. Kevin Owens v. Matt Riddle v. Seth Rollins v. Shinsuke Nakamura v. Ricochet – WWE Money in the Bank 07/18/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (WWE Main Roster Match of the Year, WWE PPV Match of the Year)
5 – Steel Cage Match: The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Pentagon Jr.) v. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW Tag Titles – AEW All Out 09/05/2021 – 4.5* 90% A+ (AEW PPV Match of the Year, 2v2 Tag Team Match of the Year, Gimmick Match of the Year)
4 – Bryan Danielson v. Kenny Omega – AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Night 1 09/22/2021 – 5* 100% A++
3 – AEW World Title: “Hangman” Adam Page v. Bryan Danielson – AEW Dynamite Winter is Coming 12/15/2021 – 5* 100% A++ (AEW Match of the Year, AEW Dynamite Match of the Year)
2 – Ilja Dragunov v. WALTER II – NXT UK Title – WWE NXT Takeover: 36 08/22/2021 – 5* 100% A++ (WWE Match of the Year, NXT Match of the Year, NXT UK Match of the Year, NXT Takeover Match of the Year, Men’s Match of the year)
1 – World of Stardom Title: Syuri v. Utami Hayashishita I – STARDOM Tokyo Dream Cinderella 06/12/2021 – 5* 100% A++ (1v1 Match of the Year, Women’s Match of the Year, STARDOM Match of the Year)
