Top 20 Series Presents: Top WWE Matches Of 2009

Unfortunately I need to start this thread off with an announcement. I said a few months ago if you recall that participation had been steadily dropping here for some time, and that if it didn't pick up I'd probably put an end to these lists sooner than later. Well things were looking very much up after the first two year in review lists. I received over sixty for Wrestler of the Year, and was on pace for at least 50 in Feud of the Year, but then the move to this section of the board happened. I want to thank everyone who joined me in pimping out the links to these threads in their sigs trying to get the word out. When I started doing these lists I wasn't sure what the reception would be and how it would pan out, but it really caught on and became a hit at its peak. I 100% appreciate everyone who ever sent a list in, and most definitely appreciate the die hards who almost never miss a list, helped promote these lists, probably did as much work with them as I did. Thanks to all of you for making these the success they were.

Sadly now though, as evidenced by the Moments/Segments of the year list, the move to this section of the board has been a death sentence to these lists and even with the die hards still sending in their lists week after week, it's just not up to a level where it makes sense for me to continue on with them. So here's where it stands now:

As much as I was looking forward to them, the Best of the Decade lists aren't worth it if 10-15 people are sending lists alone, so I regret to inform everyone I'm canceling them. At least as they were advertised last month. What I am going to do is do the 2009 MOTY list now, then for what will be at this point the grand finale, one big ultimate decade list. Consider it "The Best Thing Of The Decade" list. Wrestlers, Matches, Feuds, Moments, Segments, all will be eligible. I haven't decided on a list minimum for voting, but maybe 25? If I do that, the Countdown will be a Top 50. Consider it a final gift for everyone who stuck with these lists through the delays, participation slippages, section moves, etc. If participation were to shoot up for these final two lists, I might reconsider, but even then I've seen how the pattern goes and probably won't go back on it unless this section eventually gets reconsidered and we can go back to WWE-Current where all the traffic is.

So I guess for now, consider these next two lists the series finales.




Now, with all that being said, we do still have these lists left, so let's make them count. This will be just like a year ago, a Top 25 countdown of the best matches in WWE's 2009 year. Still only send me 10 however. I suspect there will be enough diverse matches nominated to fill those slots and them some. So get to it! And have fun.