It was pretty easy to pick 2018's match of the year. Omega vs. Okada have delivered incredible matches one after another for the last two years, and shockingly, they seem to keep getting better, even when their very first match was noted by many as being the best match they had ever seen. They only wrestled once in 2018 and it was an hour and ten minute, 2 out of 3 falls match for the title that Omega finally won. This not only gave Omega his first heavyweight championship in New Japan, it also ended Okada's amazing two year run as champion. And added on top of those historic moments was a stellar in-ring match as always. The drama, the big moves, the emotion; this had it all and then some. I suppose the big question now is...can they even attempt to top this somehow when they eventually face off in a fifth match?
Other Notable Matches:
Andrade "Cien" Almas vs. Johnny Gargano NXT Takeover: Philadelphia 1/27
Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2/9
Adam Cole vs. Ricochet vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Velveteen Dream
"Ladder Match" NXT Takeover: New Orleans 4/7
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa NXT Takeover: New Orleans 4/7
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori NJPW Best of the Super Jr.'s (Final) 6/4
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi NJPW G-1 Climax (Day 10) 7/28
Kota Ibushi vs. Kenny Omega NJPW G-1 Climax (Day 18) 8/11
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi NJPW G-1 Climax (Final) 8/12
Will Ospreay & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 12/15
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