WWE.com: Top 25 Matches of the Year

[CH Punk]

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{Spoiler}#25 The Miz vs. Wade Barrett - Intercontinental Championship Match (Raw; April 8)
#24 Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro - U.S. Championship Match (WWE Main Event; May 1)
#23 The Shield vs. The Usos - WWE Tag Team Championship Match (WWE Money in the Bank 2013 Kickoff)
#22 John Cena vs. Damien Sandow - World Heavyweight Championship Match (Raw; Oct. 28)
#21 CM Punk vs. Dean Ambrose (Raw; Dec. 9)
#20 Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk (Raw; Feb. 4)
#19 Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho (Raw; July 15)
#18 Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton - Street Fight (Raw; June 24)
#17 John Cena vs. Randy Orton - Champion of Champions Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match (WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs)
#16 Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar - No Holds Barred Match (WrestleMania 29)
#15 Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian - World Heavyweight Championship Match (SummerSlam 2013)
#14 The Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose (SmackDown; April 26)
#13 Kaitlyn vs. AJ Lee - Divas Championship Match (WWE Payback)
#12 Goldust vs. Randy Orton (Raw; Sept. 9)
#11 Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship Contract (WWE Money in the Bank)
#10 Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. The Usos vs. The Shield - Six Man WWE Tag Team Championship Match (WWE Hell in a Cell)
#9 Team Hell No & Randy Orton vs. The Shield (SmackDown; June 14)
#8 Dolph Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio - World Heavyweight Championship Match (WWE Payback)
#7 The Undertaker & Team Hell No vs. The Shield (Raw; April 22)
#6 John Cena vs. CM Punk - No. 1 Contender's Match (Raw; Feb. 25)
#5 Daniel Bryan vs. Antonio Cesaro (Raw; July 22)
#4 Cody Rhodes & Goldust (w/Dusty Rhodes) vs. Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns (w/Dean Ambrose) (WWE Battleground)
#3 The Undertaker vs. CM Punk (WrestleMania 29)
#2 John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan - WWE Championship Match (SummerSlam 2013)
#1 CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar - No Disqualification Match (SummerSlam 2013)

Apart from 17 and 16, the list seems right, although I would change the rankings.

[Deleted]

Much better choices than WWE's Slammy picks. It's telling that two of the Slammy nominees aren't even on a list of 25.

[Instant Classic]

Glad Punk/Lesnar is #1. Only match I would have added was a Seth Rollins vs Daniel Bryan match. Probably instead of Punk/Ambrose.

[wallabylikeyou]

I don't know that I'd put the Taker/Ambrose match on there. I know Undertaker wrestling on tv is a novelty these days but there wasn't much to the match, most of the memorable stuff came after the match technically ended. Good list though.

[paywindah]

Punk or Bryan in 6 of the top 7 matches. Not surprising.

[The Ichi]

Was this list compiled before mondays main event? Because that's easily in the top 5.

[Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal]

I wish they included Cesaro/Zayn as a nice plug to NXT.

[BK From WV]

I honestly didn't think Punk/Lesnar was that great. It was a good match and it deserves to be on this list but I just don't get the love for it that a lot of people have. Personally, I would have it in the 10 - 20 range. Like I said, I thought it was good but it wasn't a top 10 match for me. I also would have had the Bryan/Rollins match on this list somewhere. Just my opinions though.

[Instant Classic]

Dec 20, 2013 13:15:02 GMT -5 BK From WV said:

I honestly didn't think Punk/Lesnar was that great. It was a good match and it deserves to be on this list but I just don't get the love for it that a lot of people have. Personally, I would have it in the 10 - 20 range. Like I said, I thought it was good but it wasn't a top 10 match for me. I also would have had the Bryan/Rollins match on this list somewhere. Just my opinions though.

I feel the same way you do with Brock/Punk but instead for Punk/Taker.

[Germansuplex]

That's a pretty good list, they even got Shield/Usos and Orton/Goldust, which are often overlooked. And no stinkers except HHH/Lesnar.

[Dave the Dave]

The Orton and Hell No vs. Shield was fine.

The one with Kofi was even better. Hell they could have a top 10 6 man tag matches. Those were always amazing.

[Kayfabe FAN don't want none]

Nice list.

[CM Parish]

Cena Vs Punk is still MOTY for me, but the sole fact that a list has 5 matches that other experts think are better than that just shows how ridiculous the quality of matches this year has been.

[Steveweiser]

You can make an argument for a Top 20 full of Shield trios matches alone.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Cena/Punk not even in the Top 5? That's just false.

Seriously though, with the exception of Orton/Cena and Brock/HHH, I don't disagree with anything on there.

["American Cream" Dusty Loads]

Someone's getting fired for not putting Rock/Cena on there.

[The Portable Stove]

The Slammy winner didn't even make the list!

[carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army)]

Dec 20, 2013 13:11:08 GMT -5 Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal said:

I wish they included Cesaro/Zayn as a nice plug to NXT.

Yeah, Cesaro/Zayn was SO good, but honestly, I prefer their second match to the best-of-three-falls one.

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Shield/Uso's should be way higher, that match was amazing. I'd rank Orton/Goldie higher as well.

Pretty good list overall though, even if I don't remember the Miz/Barrett match at all.

[Abdullah]

Dec 20, 2013 14:11:55 GMT -5 The Portable Stove said:

The Slammy winner didn't even make the list!

WWE.com is kind of directed to the 'smarks' these days.

Glad AJ versus Kaitlyn made the list. It's weird how match quality isn't so subjective. Most would have the same list, give or take.