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2019 WWE Matches of the Year.


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Just now, The Natural said:

We've the same #1.

I thought it was incredible. Brock tossing Jr.'s working main event title matches and letting them beat the crap out of him in exchange has been pretty great. Worked with AJ, worked with Bryan and now it worked with Bálor, too.

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  1. Gauntlet Match: Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston vs Jeff Hardy vs Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles vs Randy Orton (SmackDown, Feb 12)
  2. Rey Mysterio vs Andrade (SmackDown, Jan 15)
  3. Rey Mysterio vs Andrade, 2 out of 3 Falls (SmacKDown, Jan 22)
  4. Moustache Mountain vs Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel (NXT UK, Jan 30)
  5. British Strong Style vs Gallus (NXT UK, Jan 9)
  6. Moustache Mountain vs Grizzled Young Veterans (NXT TakeOver: Blackpool)
  7. Finn Balor vs Brock Lesnar (Royal Rumble)

That's a decent start. 

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  1. Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks - Royal Rumble 1/27
  2. Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar - Royal Rumble - 1/27
  3. Asuka vs. Becky Lynch - Royal Rumble 1/27
  4. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade Cien Almas -  SDL 1/15
  5. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade Cien Almas - SDL 1/22 
  6. Mustache Mountain vs. Gibson/Drake - Takeover: Blackpool 1/12
  7. War Raiders vs. Strong/O'Reilly - Takerover Phoenix 1/26
  8. Revival vs. Boody Roode & Chad Gable - Raw 2/11
  9. Kofi Kingston vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton - SDL 2/12
  10. Dream/Ricochet/Black vs. Ciampa/Gargano/Cole - Halftime Heat 2/3
  11. Velveteen Dream vs. Johnny Gargano - NXT 2/20
  12. Drew Gulak vs. Matt Riddle - NXT 2/6
  13. Women's Royal Rumble - 1/28
  14. Pete Dunne vs. Joe Coffey - Takeover: Blackpool 1/12
  15. Fabian Aichner/Marcel Barthel vs. Mark Andrews/Flash Morgan Webster 1/17
  16. Shayna Bazsler vs. Bianca Blair - Takeover Phoenix 1/26
  17. Charlotte/Becky/Carmella - SDL 1/8  

Right now 1-5 are still interchangeable for me right now. 7-11 are in the same situation.

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I'm tossing Adam Cole vs. Ricochet from tonight on the list. No one will remember this match come December. But this was such a great, simple story told magically well. The high-flying Ricochet hurt his knee early in the match and that jerk Adam Cole viciously attacked it non-stop. Ricochet had to cleverly find ways to use his instant offense. Cole kept on going back to the well. But Ricochet's resilience overcame Cole's guile at the end as he gutted out the big win after dodging a few of Cole's killshots. Great selling by Ricochet throughout. Adam Cole was exceptionally smarmy in this, too. Great stuff from two really great pro wrestlers and something I'm sure they're showing recent NXT signees.

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Update before the Elimination Chamber event this Sunday.

1. Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor. WWE Royal Rumble, 27th January. 

2. Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles. WWE Smackdown Live, 12th February.

3. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade. WWE Smackdown Live, 22nd January.

4. Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks. WWE Royal Rumble, 27th January.

5. Velveteen Dream/Ricochet/Aleister Black vs. Tomasso Ciampa/Johnny Gargano/Adam Cole. WWE Halftime Heat, 3rd February.

6. Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio. WWE Smackdown Live, 15th January.

7. Asuka vs. Becky Lynch. WWE Royal Rumble, 27th January. 

8. Roderick Strong/Kyle O'Reilly vs. Hanson/Rowe. WWE NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, 26th January.

9. Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano. WWE NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, 26th January. 

10. Women's Royal Rumble match. WWE Royal Rumble, 27th January.

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1. Kofi Kingston vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton - SDL 2/12

2. Balor/Lesnar Royal Rumble

3.  Rey/Andrade 2/3 Falls 1/22

4.  Velveteen Dream/Ricochet/Aleister Black vs. Tomasso Ciampa/Johnny Gargano/Adam Cole. WWE Halftime Heat, 3rd February

5. Ricochet/Gargano NXT Takeover

6. Riddle/Gulak NXT 2/6

7.  Rey/Andrade SDL 1/15 

8.  Rousey/Banks Royal Rumble

9.  Dunne/Coffey NXT Takeover UK

10.  Roode/Gable v Revival 2/11

11. War Raiders v Strong and O'Reilly-NXT Takeover

 

EDIT:  Misnumbered, then decided I needed 11, lol

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10 hours ago, Go2Sleep said:

No one's talking about Drew Gulak vs. Matt Riddle?

BROOOOOOOOOO

1. Matt Riddle vs Drew Gulak - NXT 2/6

2. Asuka vs Becky Lynch - Royal Rumble 1/27

3. Johnny Gargano vs Ricochet - NXT TakeOver: Phoenix 1/26

4. Andrade vs Rey Mysterio - SDL 1/15

5. Hanson/Rowe vs Kyle O’ Reilly/Roderick Strong - NXT TakeOver: Phoenix 1/26

6. Randy Orton vs Kofi Kingston vs Daniel Bryan vs Jeff Hardy vs Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles - SDL 2/12

7. Velveteen Dream/Ricochet/Aleister Black vs Adam Cole/Tomasso Ciampa/Johnny Gargano - Halftime Heat 2/3

8. Zack Gibson/James Drake vs Tyler Bate/Trent Seven NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool 1/12

9. Ronda Rousey vs Sasha Banks - Royal Rumble 1/27

10. Rey Mysterio vs Andrade - SDL 1/22

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Update after the Elimination Chamber event.

1. Daniel Bryan vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton. Elimination Chamber, 17th February.

2. Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor. Royal Rumble, 27th January. 

3. Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles. Smackdown Live, 12th February.

4. Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks. Royal Rumble, 27th January.

5. Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade. Smackdown Live, 22nd January.

6. Velveteen Dream/Ricochet/Aleister Black vs. Tomasso Ciampa/Johnny Gargano/Adam Cole. Halftime Heat, 3rd February.

7. Sasha Banks/Bayley vs. Liv Morgan/Sarah Logan vs. Sonya Deville/Mandy Rose vs. Carmella/Naomi vs. Nia Jax/Tamina vs. Billie Kay/Peyton Royce. Elimination Chamber, 17th February. 

8. Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio. Smackdown Live, 15th January.

9. Asuka vs. Becky Lynch. Royal Rumble, 27th January. 

10. Roderick Strong/Kyle O'Reilly vs. Hanson/Rowe. NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, 26th January.

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I just edited my list from the first page to NXT and NXT UK matches as I don't really care for the main roster matches. 

I still need to watch Velveteen/Bate from When Worlds Collide as I heard it was good, Ricochet/Cole and Velveteen/Gargano as I haven't seen them on tape, but I dug Velveteen/Gargano live.

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I think I prefer the 1/15 Rey/Andrade match to the 1/22 2 out of 3 falls. The falls in the second match were aces, two non-finishers that absolutely should get a 3 count, but the botch and non-finish took me out of it. The 1/15 match was like a late 90s WCW cruiserweight match slipped through a wormhole to 2019. The pacing was great, and the spots were mind-blowing. Until the finish, it felt very not-WWE-like. Still my easy #2, behind Gulak/Riddle.

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I won't number these matches yet because I have only watched everything on this list once. The next time I have a day off work I'm going to rewatch all this stuff and give a proper ranking. If it turns out I'm not just riding the post-match high, Elimination Chamber main will be hard to beat. Still need to watch Riddle vs. Gulak and I have not watched any NXT UK except the Takeover and the two episodes after. Same with 205 Live.

(I also C&P from other people's lists for the formatting will have to be corrected down the road but I just got off work and am feeling lazy, so sue me!)

--Men's Elimination Chamber (Feb. 17)

--Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade Cien Almas -  SDL 1/15

--War Raiders vs. Strong/O'Reilly - Takerover Phoenix 1/26

--Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno (WWE NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, 1/26)

--Halftime Heat

 

 

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quick list while killing time on a Saturday. Def more Gargano than I'd imagine I'd have in the first few months and I still need to watch most of NXT UK, but here we are.

1. Johnny Gargano vs. Ricochet, 1/26
2. Sasha Banks vs. Ronda Rousey, 1/27
3. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Andrade Cien Almas, 1/15
4. Velveteen Dream, Aleister Black, & Ricochet vs. Adam Cole, Tomasso Ciampa, & Johnny Gargano, 2/3
5. Matt Riddle vs. Drew Gulak, 2/6
6. Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar, 1/27
7. Velveteen Dream vs. Johnny Gargano, 2/20
8. War Machine vs. The Undisputed Era, 1/26
9. Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Bate, 2/6
10. Men's Smackdown Title Elimination Chamber, 2/17
11. Mustache Mountain vs. the Grizzled Young Vets, 1/12
12. Women's Tag Title Elimination Chamber, 2/17

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On ‎2‎/‎22‎/‎2019 at 8:40 PM, West Newbury Bad Boy said:

When I revise my list, Dar vs Nese No DQ is going to be high. 

For a match I literally expected nothing out of, this match was GREAT. They clearly gave no fucks about their own well being or the other guys and beat the shit out of each other. Just an angry violent hate filled match and I loved every second of it

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It started great, and the finishing stretch was off the charts, but I thought it bogged down a lot from when Joe went out until the rapid fire AJ and Orton eliminations.

I still think Ricochet/Gargano is way the fuck out ahead of everything else this year to date.

 

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10 hours ago, Phil4126 said:

For a match I literally expected nothing out of, this match was GREAT. They clearly gave no fucks about their own well being or the other guys and beat the shit out of each other. Just an angry violent hate filled match and I loved every second of it

People sleep on 205 and then it drops one of those on ya. It's great like that.

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1 hour ago, Edwin said:

How about that Ricochet & Black/EU Dusty Rhodes Classic match, huh?

I second that. Not exactly sure where it places at the moment but definitely worth checking-out. Aichner & Barthel are just on fire right now.

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