Best AEW Matches Ever.

[Curt McGirt]

I'd love to see that again. There really should be a DVD or BluRay called The Bloody Best of All Elite Wrestling with all of these https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1076670/the-10-most-brutal-aew-matches-in-the-promotions-short-history/ on it. And this should probably be on the cover.

Spoiler

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[stuntmanc]

I am going to need to do a new list, but recency bias be damned, Swerve/Hangman is going near the top.

[The Natural]

Post AEW Worlds End 2023, AEW Revolution 2024 and AEW Dynasty 2024 update:

30. Minoru Suzuki vs. Samoa Joe. AEW Dynamite, 13th April 2022.

29. Sting/Darby Allin/Shingo Takagi vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson/El Phantasmo. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, 26th June 2022.

28. Jon Moxley vs. Mr. Brodie Lee. AEW Double or Nothing, 23rd May 2020.

27. MJF vs. Darby Allin. AEW Full Gear, 13th November 2021.

26. Trent/Chuck Taylor vs. Santana/Ortiz. AEW Dynamite, 16th September 2020.

25. Anna Jay/Tay Conti vs. The Bunny/Penelope Ford. AEW Rampage, 31st December 2021.

24. Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter. AEW Full Gear, 19th November 2022.

23. Kazuchika Okada vs. PAC. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024.

22. Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, 25th June 2023.

21. Cody vs. Mr Brodie Lee. AEW Dynamite, 22nd August 2020.

20. Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Revolution, 6th March 2022.

19. Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley. AEW Revolution, 5th March 2023. *****.

18. Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Cody. AEW Dynamite, 7th October 2020. *****.

17. Kenny Omega/Adam Page vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson. AEW Revolution, 29th February 2020. *****.

16. Dax Harwood/Cash Wheeler vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson. AEW Dynamite, 6th April 2022. *****.

15. Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki. AEW The Buy In: Rampage, 15th October 2021. *****.

14. Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes. AEW Double or Nothing, 25th May 2019. *****. 

13. CM Punk vs. MJF. AEW Revolution, 6th March 2022. *****.

12. MJF vs. CM Punk. AEW Dynamite, 2nd February 2022. *****.

11. Thunder Rosa vs. Dr. Britt Baker. AEW St. Patrick's Day Slam Dynamite, 17th March 2021. *****.

10. Sting/Darby Allin vs. Matthew Jackson/Nicholas Jackson. AEW Revolution, 3rd March 2024. *****.

9. Dax Harwood/Cash Wheeler vs. Jay White/Juice Robinson. AEW Collison, 15th July 2023. *****.

8. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynamite, 6th January 2022. *****.

7. Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks. AEW All Out, 3rd September 2023. *****.

6. MJF vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Revolution, 5th March 2023. *****.

5. Adam Page/John Silver/Alex Reynolds vs. MJF/Santana/Ortiz. AEW Dynamite, 30th December 2020.

4. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Winter is Coming Dynamite, 15th December 2021. *****.

3. Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024. *****.

2. Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Grand Slam Dynamite, 22nd September 2021. *****.

1. Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. AEW WrestleDream, 1st October 2023. *****.

Edited April 28, 2024 by The Natural

[The Natural]

AEW Double or Nothing 2019 was the first AEW show and five years later AEW Double or Nothing 2024 next weekend will celebrate that in the same building. To mark this milestone, my updated best AEW matches ever:

30. Sting/Darby Allin/Shingo Takagi vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson/El Phantasmo. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, 26th June 2022.

29. Jon Moxley vs. Mr. Brodie Lee. AEW Double or Nothing, 23rd May 2020.

28. MJF vs. Darby Allin. AEW Full Gear, 13th November 2021.

27. Trent/Chuck Taylor vs. Santana/Ortiz. AEW Dynamite, 16th September 2020.

26. Anna Jay/Tay Conti vs. The Bunny/Penelope Ford. AEW Rampage, 31st December 2021.

25. Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter. AEW Full Gear, 19th November 2022.

24. Kazuchika Okada vs. PAC. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024.

23. Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, 25th June 2023.

22. Cody vs. Mr Brodie Lee. AEW Dynamite, 22nd August 2020.

21. Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Revolution, 6th March 2022.

20. Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley. AEW Revolution, 5th March 2023. *****.

19. Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Cody. AEW Dynamite, 7th October 2020. *****.

18. Dax Harwood/Cash Wheeler vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson. AEW Dynamite, 6th April 2022. *****.

17. Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki. AEW The Buy In: Rampage, 15th October 2021. *****.

16. Kenny Omega/Adam Page vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson. AEW Revolution, 29th February 2020. *****.

15. Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes. AEW Double or Nothing, 25th May 2019. *****.

14. Chris Jericho/Daniel Garcia/Jake Hager/Angelo Parker/Matt Menard vs. Bryan Danielson/Eddie Kingston/Jon Moxley/Santana/Ortiz. AEW Double or Nothing, 29th May 2022. *****.

13. CM Punk vs. MJF. AEW Revolution, 6th March 2022. *****.

12. MJF vs. CM Punk. AEW Dynamite, 2nd February 2022. *****.

11. Thunder Rosa vs. Dr. Britt Baker. AEW St. Patrick's Day Slam Dynamite, 17th March 2021. *****.

10. Sting/Darby Allin vs. Matthew Jackson/Nicholas Jackson. AEW Revolution, 3rd March 2024. *****.

9. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynamite, 6th January 2022. *****.

8. Dax Harwood/Cash Wheeler vs. Jay White/Juice Robinson. AEW Collison, 15th July 2023. *****.

7. Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks. AEW All Out, 3rd September 2023. *****.

6. Adam Page/John Silver/Alex Reynolds vs. MJF/Santana/Ortiz. AEW Dynamite, 30th December 2020.

5. MJF vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Revolution, 5th March 2023. *****.

4. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Winter is Coming Dynamite, 15th December 2021. *****.

3. Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024. *****.

2. Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Grand Slam Dynamite, 22nd September 2021. *****.

1. Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. AEW WrestleDream, 1st October 2023. *****.

Edited May 19, 2024 by The Natural

[The Natural]

On 11/19/2023 at 12:48 PM, StuntmanCrowley said:

I am going to need to do a new list, but recency bias be damned, Swerve/Hangman is going near the top.

Please do. I need company.

[The Natural]

Tony Khan:

“I would say three great matches to watch in this company that I think are must-watch matches, there are so many great ones…

I think the Bryan Danielson-MJF Iron Man match at Revolution (2023) would be among the very, very top. I also think that the Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega & Hangman Page at Revolution 2020 would be among the top.

There are so many great, bloody brawls, Lights Out matches… I think Dr. Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa is certainly a fantastic one from the St. Patrick’s Day Slam 2021.

But honestly, it’s so hard to pick three.”

Khan went on to give honorable mention status to two more bouts:

“I think Sting’s retirement match would probably be my greatest moment, greatest show that I think we’ve had here, personally, so that would have to be near the top.

You know, MJF and Will Ospreay maybe just had the best television match I’ve ever seen last week.”

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Interesting picks.

Edited July 24, 2024 by The Natural

[stuntmanc]

I'm so overwhelmed with the match quality of AEW, I've resisted even trying to make a new list as of late.  But I really want to, the sheer quantity of incredible matches is astounding.

[The Natural]

8 minutes ago, StuntmanCrowley said:

I'm so overwhelmed with the match quality of AEW, I've resisted even trying to make a new list as of late.  But I really want to, the sheer quantity of incredible matches is astounding.

I hope you do. AEW's quantity of marvelous matches is something else.

[Log]

In another thread, I pined a bit for the days of the jobber squash, but really I love how much amazing free wrestling we get these days. I was just trying to explain to my son how, when I was his age, I never got to see the top stars face off on tv. Maybe occasionally on SNME or a Clash, but that was it. It can be overwhelming to keep up with, but it's a great problem to have.

[zendragon]

Sometimes I wish more more of a middle ground between the long epics and the squashes. More 6-8 minute competitive matches (or 10-12 minute matches if you need to go through a PIP)

[Zimbra]

Yeah, throwing in the odd 7-minute sprint with no break would be great.

[AxB]

It took them 5 years to have a match end during PinP, and that was by accident.

[Octopus]

6 hours ago, AxB said:

It took them 5 years to have a match end during PinP, and that was by accident.

They should have a PinP squash. 

[The Natural]

Be interesting to see where y'all have Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland. AEW All In, 25th August 2024. Right now it's in my top three.

Edited August 28, 2024 by The Natural

[The Natural]

On 8/28/2024 at 4:21 PM, The Natural said:

Be interesting to see where y'all have Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland. AEW All In, 25th August 2024. Right now it's in my top three.

Biggest update in three months with new entries, matches moving up, down or out.

30. Anna Jay/Tay Conti vs. The Bunny/Penelope Ford. AEW Rampage, 31st December 2021.

29. Timeless Toni Storm vs. Mariah May. AEW All In, 25th August 2024.

28. Kazuchika Okada vs. PAC. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024.

27. Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, 25th June 2023.

26. Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Jay White vs. PAC vs. Shota Umino vs. Hechicero vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Mistico vs. Lio Rush. AEW Dynamite, 29th May 2024.

25. Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter. AEW Full Gear, 19th November 2022.

24. Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Revolution, 6th March 2022.

23. Cody vs. Mr Brodie Lee. AEW Dynamite, 22nd August 2020.

22. Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley. AEW Revolution, 5th March 2023. *****.

21. Will Ospreay vs. MJF. AEW Dynamite, 17th July 2024. *****.

20. Dax Harwood/Cash Wheeler vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson. AEW Dynamite, 6th April 2022. *****.

19. Kenny Omega/Adam Page vs. Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson. AEW Revolution, 29th February 2020. *****.

18. Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Cody. AEW Dynamite, 7th October 2020. *****.

17. Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki. AEW The Buy In: Rampage, 15th October 2021. *****.

16. Chris Jericho/Daniel Garcia/Jake Hager/Angelo Parker/Matt Menard vs. Bryan Danielson/Eddie Kingston/Jon Moxley/Santana/Ortiz. AEW Double or Nothing, 29th May 2022. *****.

15. Thunder Rosa vs. Dr. Britt Baker. AEW St. Patrick's Day Slam Dynamite, 17th March 2021. *****.

14. Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes. AEW Double or Nothing, 25th May 2019. *****.

13. CM Punk vs. MJF. AEW Revolution, 6th March 2022. *****.

12. MJF vs. CM Punk. AEW Dynamite, 2nd February 2022. *****.

11. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynamite, 6th January 2022. *****.

10. Dax Harwood/Cash Wheeler vs. Jay White/Juice Robinson. AEW Collison, 15th July 2023. *****.

9. MJF vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Revolution, 5th March 2023. *****.

8. Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks. AEW All Out, 3rd September 2023. *****.

7. Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024. *****.

6. Adam Page/John Silver/Alex Reynolds vs. MJF/Santana/Ortiz. AEW Dynamite, 30th December 2020.

5. Sting/Darby Allin vs. Matthew Jackson/Nicholas Jackson. AEW Revolution, 3rd March 2024. *****.

4. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Winter is Coming Dynamite, 15th December 2021. *****.

3. Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Grand Slam Dynamite, 22nd September 2021. *****.

2. Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. AEW WrestleDream, 1st October 2023. *****.

1. Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland. AEW All In, 25th August 2024. *****.

Edited August 31, 2024 by The Natural

[The Natural]

Cheers, Gramsci!

[The Natural]

Thought I'd do my updated best match for every AEW Championship and best match on every AEW PPV/TV:

AEW Championships.

AEW World Championship: Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Winter is Coming Dynamite, 15th December 2021. *****.

AEW TNT Championship: Mr. Brodie Lee vs. Cody. AEW Dynamite, 7th October 2020. *****.

AEW World Tag Team Championship: Sting/Darby Allin vs. Matthew Jackson/Nicholas Jackson. AEW Revolution, 3rd March 2024. *****.

AEW International Championship: Will Ospreay vs. MJF. AEW Dynamite, 17th July 2024. *****.

AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada vs. PAC. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024.

AEW World Trios Championship: The Elite vs. Death Triangle. AEW Dynamite, 11th January 2023.

AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter. AEW Full Gear, 19th November 2022.

AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone vs. Stephanie Vaquer. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, 30th June 2024.

AEW PPV/TV.

AEW Revolution: Sting/Darby Allin vs. Matthew Jackson/Nicholas Jackson. AEW Revolution, 3rd March 2024. *****.

AEW Dynasty: Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Dynasty, 21st April 2024. *****.

AEW Double or Nothing: Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes. AEW Double or Nothing, 25th May 2019. *****.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door: Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada. AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, 25th June 2023.

AEW All In: Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland. AEW All In, 25th August 2024. *****.

AEW All Out: Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks. AEW All Out, 3rd September 2023. *****.

AEW WrestleDream: Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. AEW WrestleDream, 1st October 2023. *****.

AEW Full Gear: Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter. AEW Full Gear, 19th November 2022.

AEW World's End: Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley. AEW World's End, 30th December 2023.

AEW Dynamite: Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson. AEW Grand Slam Dynamite, 22nd September 2021. *****.

AEW Rampage: Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki. AEW The Buy In: Rampage, 15th October 2021. *****.

AEW Collison: Dax Harwood/Cash Wheeler vs. Jay White/Juice Robinson. AEW Collison, 15th July 2023. *****.

[stuntmanc]

I'll be honest, i want to update mine but the sheer quantity of amazing matches is overwhelming and intimidating.  For all of it's faults, ill be the biggest AEW fanboy ever in saying that they just DELIVER on match quality.