AEW Match of the Year

[eJm]

Dec 20, 2022 9:13:17 GMT -5 clifford said:

Hmm;

Pure wrestling match? Hangman vs Danielson 2
The perfect end to a perfect feud, and best in ring storytelling? MJF vs. Punk, Dog Collar Match
The best spectacle of the year? Anarchy in the Arena
Biggest and best surprise, and best crowd interaction? Acclaimed/SoiG, All Out

Those are the 4 for me. I could put them in any order 1-4 and make a strong case for it, but those are the cream of the crop.

Yeah, that's a damn good selection for me.

[simplydurhamcalling]

Eddie/Jericho at the PPV was great too yeah, Jericho was in that phase where he got into fantastic shape and Eddie was still red hot.

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Punk, Steel, and Larry the Dog vs. Omega & The Young Bunks

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On a personal level…

Jericho vs. Castle

Mox vs. Warner

[Mid-Carder]

Actually think Hayter/Shida from Dynamite would be in serious consideration. Just everything that's fun about pro wrestling

[Numero Dos]

Dec 22, 2022 4:46:11 GMT -5 Mid-Carder said:

Actually think Hayter/Shida from Dynamite would be in serious consideration. Just everything that's fun about pro wrestling

Came here to say pretty much the same. A lot of people (me included) thought Jamie vs Toni at Full Gear was possibly the best non-gimmick match in the history of the AEW women’s division but on first viewing I though the match last night was better.

[Cyno]

One of Shida's main goals in AEW was to main event a Dynamite. Glad she got that with a really solid match to boot. Hayter has been a revelation this year, too.

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If ROH counts, FTR/Briscoes 1. I loved the dog collar match, but it didn't really need to be a dog collar match for any reason so it was harder for me to get into.

If we're talking strictly AEW, I'd go with MJF/Punk. It felt like a modern take on an NWA match or something.

[flowercity]

Danielson/Page 2 as well as MJF/Punk 1, which I personally preferred to the dog collar match (which would be top 5).

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gonna go left field and say OC vs bruv as an entire package after the match included

[Dub H]

My own enjoyment which is the only metric that matters says its it's first Acclaimed vs swerve in our glory

[Dub H]

Dec 19, 2022 13:55:28 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Even though I wanted the Acclaimed to win, SIOG vs Acclaimed I at All Out was an amazing match. The sequel match wasn't quite as good, though the result more than made up for it.

Say what you will about the way the company's handled booking and angles this year, and I'd agree that it's a pretty big step down from last year. But they almost always deliver on the big match execution. The only one I can think of that disappointed was CM Punk vs Hangman Page at DoN, and there were probably future muffin-related reasons for that.

How you expected Punk to perform well? He ws fearing for his live that Hangman would pull up a gun and literally shoot him

[clifford]

Dec 22, 2022 15:06:06 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

If ROH counts, FTR/Briscoes 1. I loved the dog collar match, but it didn't really need to be a dog collar match for any reason so it was harder for me to get into.

If we're talking strictly AEW, I'd go with MJF/Punk. It felt like a modern take on an NWA match or something.

The first Briscoes/FTR was my favourite of the 3 as well.

[repomark]

Punk and MJF. The be my Valentine build was also out of this world great.