The best three matches of the year that I saw were the two Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay matches and the 'Hangman' Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland "Texas Death Match." In all three matches, the wrestlers went above and beyond to deliver something incredible, putting their bodies on the line and to the extreme to please the fans. But the best match of the year was definitely Omega vs. Ospreay from New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 17. Even just considering the fact that they exceeded expectations should give them enough props, but this ended up being a legendary encounter between two of the best wrestlers of all time. The creativity, the brutality, the speed, the drama, and the unbelievable amount of punishment the two put on each other's bodies was tantamount to greatness. And yet again, a match featuring Ospreay or Omega reaches a high water mark in pro-wrestling. To even fathom that they put on a match some considered better six months later is astounding. This match was superior, though, simply for the unbelievable top-rope DDT Omega delivered on Ospreay on the exposed turnbuckle. And that was simply only one moment in a match filled to the brim with excellent, unbelievable, shocking, entertaining, and wild moments. And now that both wrestlers are in AEW going forward, I'm guessing a 3rd go round will happen eventually and probably win match of the year in the future.
Other Notable Matches:
'Hangman' Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley "Texas Death Match" AEW Revolution 3/5
Bryan Danielson vs. MJF "Ironman Match" AEW Revolution 3/5
El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Kenny Omega AEW Dynamite 3/22
The Lucha Brothers vs. Aussie Open vs. The Kingdom vs. Top Flight vs. La Faccion Ingobernable "Ladder Match" ROH Supercard of Honor 3/31
Aussie Open vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) NJPW Sakura Genesis 4/8
Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay NJPW/AEW Forbidden Door 6/25
Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito NJPW G-1 Climax 33 (Night 18) 8/12
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. AEW WrestleDream 10/1
'Hangman' Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland "Texas Death Match" AEW Full Gear 11/18
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