Thursday, July 9, 2015

Best Matches of the Year So Far

Here is a list of every match that I've seen so far in 2015 that I have given at least four stars, separated by promotion.


WWE
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins - Royal Rumble - ****3/4
NXT Women's Championship: Sasha Banks (c) vs. Becky Lynch - TakeOver: Unstoppable - ****1/2
John Cena vs. Kevin Owens - Elimination Chamber - ****1/2
NXT Championship: Kevin Owens (c) vs. Finn Balor - Beast in the East - ****1/4
NXT Women's Championship: Charlotte (c) vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks - TakeOver: Rival - ****1/4
Finn Balor vs. Adrian Neville - TakeOver: Rival - ****1/4
NXT Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Kevin Owens - TakeOver: Rival - ****1/4
Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns - FastLane - ****1/4
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns (vs. Seth Rollins) - WrestleMania 31 - ****1/4
WWE Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns - Payback - ****
WWE Championship Ladder Match: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose - Money in the Bank - ****
John Cena vs. Kevin Owens - Money in the Bank - ****
WWE United States Championship: John Cena (c) vs. Cesaro - Raw 7/6/15 - ****

NJPW
IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Kota Ibushii - Wrestle Kingdom 9 - *****
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada - Dominion - ****3/4
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahasi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada - Wrestle Kingdom 9 - ****1/4
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba - Dominion - ****1/4
NEVER Openweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Tomoaki Honma - New Beginnings - ****1/4
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. KUSHIDA - Dominion - ****
AJ Styles vs. Tetsuya Naito - Wrestle Kingdom 9 - ****

Lucha Underground
Grave Consequences - Fenix vs. Mil Muertes - ****1/2
Lucha Underground Championship: Prince Puma (c) vs. Johnny Mundo - ****1/4
Trios Tag Team Championship: Angelico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc vs. The Crew - ****

ROH
AJ Styles vs. Adam Cole - War of the Worlds - ****1/4
ROH World and Television Championship: Jay Briscoe (c) vs. Jay Lethal (c) - Best in the World - ****1/4
Roderick Strong vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - Global Wars - ****
ROH World Tag Team Championship: reDRagon (c) vs. The Young Bucks - 13th Anniversary - ****
The Bullet Club vs. The Kingdom - Best in the World - ****
The Bullet Club vs. Kazuchika Okada and Roppongi Vice - Global Wars - ****

Other
Hair vs. Hair: Ethan Carter III vs. Rockstar Spud - TNA Impact - ****1/4
PWG Championship: Roderick Strong (c) vs. Zach Sabre Jr. - Don't Sweat the Technique - ****1/4