2022 WWE Matches of the Year.

[The Natural]

From the little WWE I've seen this year.

1. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

2. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

3. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania Backlash, 8th May.

4. Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

5. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins. WWW Royal Rumble, 29th January.

[The Natural]

Update after Hell in a Cell 2022 in the early hours of today GMT:

1. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

2. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

3. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Asuka. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June.

4. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June.

5. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania Backlash, 8th May.

[StuntmanCrowley]

So I'll admit that my WWE viewings have been minimal and sporadic at that, but here is my attempt at a top 5.  I'm 100% sure I'm missing something, but here goes.

 

1.  Bianca Belair v Becky Lynch, Wrestlemania.  This is far and away the match of the year for me personally in WWE/NXT

2.  Cody Rhodes v Seth Rollins, Hell in A Cell

*I'm putting an asterisk here because this is a REAL tough match to rank so soon after viewing.  The injury to Cody put an emotional investment in the match that I guarantee wouldn;t have been there otherwise.  Stupid, insane, tough, but holy shit was I engrossed from opening bell to final pinfall.

3. Asuka/Lynch/Belair Hell In A Cell.

4. Cody v Rollins, Wrestlemania

5.  Austin/Owens, Wrestlemania.

I know from an in-ring perspective, this might not appear as a "Best of the year" candidate, but the sheer spectacle, the nostalgia of Austin coming back, how good it actually was.  It just clicked a lot of boxes for me.

 

Honorable mention to Pretty Deadly v The Creed Bros from SAturday night and Rollins/Rhodes, Wrestlemania Backlash.

[The Natural]

10 minutes ago, StuntmanCrowley said:

So I'll admit that my WWE viewings have been minimal and sporadic at that, but here is my attempt at a top 5.  I'm 100% sure I'm missing something, but here goes.

 

1.  Bianca Belair v Becky Lynch, Wrestlemania.  This is far and away the match of the year for me personally in WWE/NXT

2.  Cody Rhodes v Seth Rollins, Hell in A Cell

*I'm putting an asterisk here because this is a REAL tough match to rank so soon after viewing.  The injury to Cody put an emotional investment in the match that I guarantee wouldn;t have been there otherwise.  Stupid, insane, tough, but holy shit was I engrossed from opening bell to final pinfall.

3. Asuka/Lynch/Belair Hell In A Cell.

4. Cody v Rollins, Wrestlemania

5.  Austin/Owens, Wrestlemania.

I know from an in-ring perspective, this might not appear as a "Best of the year" candidate, but the sheer spectacle, the nostalgia of Austin coming back, how good it actually was.  It just clicked a lot of boxes for me.

 

Honorable mention to Pretty Deadly v The Creed Bros from SAturday night and Rollins/Rhodes, Wrestlemania Backlash.

Cheers, @StuntmanCrowley. We've the same #1 and 4/5 matches. With you on Rhodes/Rollins inside Hell in a Cell finding it a tough watch. Austin/Owens at WrestleMania narrowly missed my list but may make it back for spectacle/surreal sight with Austin wrestling again.

[The Natural]

Update time. Going from the traditional top five to the traditional top ten:

1. GUNTHER vs. Sheamus. WWE Clash at the Castle, 10th September. *****.

2. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June. *****.

3. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

4. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

5. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Asuka. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June.

6. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania Backlash, 8th May.

7. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch. WWE SummerSlam, 30th July.

8. Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

9. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar. WWE SummerSlam, 30th July.

10. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins. WWE Royal Rumble, 29th January.

Edited September 7, 2022 by The Natural

[The Natural]

What's your updated list, @StuntmanCrowley having talked about GUNTHER vs. Sheamus from Clash at the Castle in the AEW - SEPTEMBER 2022 thread for our 2022 MOTY.

Edited September 7, 2022 by The Natural

[The Natural]

1. GUNTHER vs. Sheamus. WWE Clash at the Castle, 10th September. *****.

2. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June. *****.

3. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

4. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

5. Sheamus/Butch/Ridge Holland vs. GUNTHER/Ludwig Kaiser/Giovanni Vinci. WWE Extreme Rules, 8th October.

6. GUNTHER vs. Sheamus. WWE SmackDown, 7th October.

7. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania Backlash, 8th May.

8. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Asuka. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June.

9. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch. WWE SummerSlam, 30th July.

10. Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

[The Natural]

For the final time this year:

1. GUNTHER vs. Sheamus. WWE Clash at the Castle, 10th September. *****.

2. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June. *****.

3. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

4. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

5. GUNTHER vs. Ricochet. WWE Smackdown, 16th December.

6. Roman Reigns/Sami Zayn/Jimmy Uso/Jey Uso/Solo Sikoa vs. Sheamus/Butch/Ridge Holland/Kevin Owens/Drew McIntyre. WWE Survivor Series WarGames. 26th November.

7. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins. WWE WrestleMania Backlash, 8th May.

8. Sheamus/Butch/Ridge Holland vs. GUNTHER/Ludwig Kaiser/Giovanni Vinci. WWE Extreme Rules, 8th October.

9. Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Asuka. WWE Hell in a Cell, 5th June.

10. Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens. WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Night 1, 2nd April.

[The Natural]

@DreamBroken: Please can you post WWE's on wwe.com as you kindly do yearly? Thanks.

[Eivion]

• GUNTHER vs. Sheamus - Clash at the Castle
• Imperium vs. Brawling Brutes - Extreme Rules
• Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair - Summerslam
• Bloodline vs. Owens/McIntyre/Sheamus/Butch/Holland - WarGames
• Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins - Hell in A Cell
• GUNTHER vs. Ricochet - Smackdown 12/16
• GUNTHER vs. Rey Mysterio - Smackdown 11/4
• Bron Breakker vs. Tyler Bate - WWC
• Bron Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. JD McDonough - Halloween Havoc 
• Roman Reign vs. Matt Riddle - Smackdown 6/17

No order. Been a good year, particular for Smackdown due to GUNTHER, the Bloodline, & the Brutes. The NXT has been good as well for the UK guys coming over. 

[DreamBroken]

18 hours ago, The Natural said:

@DreamBroken: Please can you post WWE's on wwe.com as you kindly do yearly? Thanks.

Will do! Assuming they will be putting it out sometime soon. 

[The Natural]

1 hour ago, DreamBroken said:

Will do! Assuming they will be putting it out sometime soon. 

Cheers, mate!

[Greggulator]

I think my WWE MOTY is Usos vs New Day with the streak on the line. That match was something only the WWE could pull off. A textbook tag team match with almost a decade of animosity between the two teams and real stakes to see who between them has the right to call themselves the best of all time. 

What I also loved about the match was it was well done but there was nothing too complicated about it. It was something an 8-year-old somewhere watched and became a lifelong fan.