Match of the Month returns and while November features the lowest amount of matches up for contention, it may be one of the more complete lists we’ve had yet. While New Japan Pro Wrestling dominates the list, matches from Dragon Gate, Ring of Honor, EVOLVE, Pro Wrestling NOAH and Tenryu Project also made the final cut.
When it was all said and done, yet another NJPW match emerged on top with Tomoaki Honma and Tomohiro Ishii repeating their feat from February, taking home the Match of the Month crown. The win, of course, gives Honma and Ishii their second Match of the Month title but adds to NJPW’s total which now sits at an unbelievable eight. A full list of winners as well as the Match of the Month posts can be found below:
Previous Winners (2015)
- January: Kota Ibushi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- February: Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- March: Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins
- April: AJ Styles vs Kota Ibushi
- May: Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch
- June: KUSHIDA vs. Kyle O’Reilly
- July:Â Kazuchika Okada vs. A.J. Styles
- August:Â Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- September:Â Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hirooki Goto
- October: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
Before we show the results, a quick recap on the goal of the project as we wind down the year. The primary intention is to prepare people for Voices of Wrestling’s Match of the Year poll at the end of the year but more importantly that nobody is left out in the dark on the best pro wrestling, no matter where in the world it happened.
The basic process is matches are nominated by VOW staff members and fans of the site. All of these matches are then entered into a database for use in H2H voting done again by VOW staff, fans and anyone else who finds the link. This back-end process is done entirely by @JoshEngleman so give him a follow or give him your thanks, he’s one of the unsung heroes of this website.
Anyway, this voting system gives you two matches at a time to vote on. You choose which match you thought was better or pass if you aren’t familiar with the matches. (The goal here is to make yourself familiar with both matches if you aren’t already).
Once you’re done voting for that H2H matchup, two other matches are selected at random. When it’s all said and done, matches are ranked by how many H2H matchups they won.
With that out of the way, it’s time for the results. If you’re interested in seeing how each match performed in H2H matchups please click the drop-down arrow to the left of the header H2H Analysis.
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma
New Japan Pro Wrestling
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,42,7,4,86%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,33,6,3,86%
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,35,7,4,83%
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,29,6,6,83%
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,30,6,5,82%
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,29,8,5,78%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,32,14,4,70%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,14,19,4,42%
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Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki
Dragon Gate
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,31,7,5,81%
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,30,8,6,80%
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,29,12,5,70%
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,26,11,4,70%
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,28,13,3,68%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,22,11,3,67%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,24,13,3,65%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,19,14,4,58%
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Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal
Ring of Honor
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,28,8,7,78%
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,21,11,8,66%
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,25,15,5,62%
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,22,14,6,61%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,24,16,4,60%
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,17,13,7,57%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,11,22,3,33%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,14,32,4,30%
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Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
New Japan Pro Wrestling
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,27,8,7,78%
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,26,9,4,74%
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,21,17,4,55%
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,22,20,3,52%
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,17,17,6,50%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,16,24,4,40%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,13,24,3,35%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,6,33,3,14%
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Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet
New Japan Pro Wrestling
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,25,15,7,63%
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,24,15,5,62%
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,22,14,6,61%
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,21,17,6,55%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,20,22,3,48%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,15,25,5,38%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,13,28,3,32%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,7,42,4,14%
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Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano
EVOLVE
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,21,11,10,66%
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,19,14,9,58%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,17,17,6,50%
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,14,15,6,48%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,13,17,7,43%
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,14,22,6,39%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,8,29,5,22%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,7,31,5,19%
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Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tenryu
Tenryu Project
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,18,13,9,59%
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,21,19,8,53%
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,15,14,6,52%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,17,21,4,45%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,14,22,6,39%
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,15,24,5,38%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,12,29,5,30%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,7,35,4,17%
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Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin
Pro Wrestling NOAH
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
9,EVOLVE: Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano,15,8,11,65%
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,17,21,6,45%
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,14,19,9,42%
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,13,18,9,41%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,11,21,8,34%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,11,26,4,30%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,8,27,7,22%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,6,29,6,17%
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Drew Gulak vs. Johnny Gargano
EVOLVE
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Overall,H2H Opponent,W,L,Pass,Win%[attr sort=”desc”]
7,Tenryu Project: Kazuchika Okada vs. Genichiro Tentryu,19,21,8,47%
5,NJPW: Roppongi Vice vs. Matt Sydal & Ricochet,15,25,7,38%
8,NOAH: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shelton Benjamin,8,15,11,35%
6,EVOLVE: Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano,11,21,10,34%
4,NJPW: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura,9,26,4,26%
3,ROH: Roderick Strong vs. Jay Lethal,8,28,7,22%
2,DG: Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki,8,30,6,20%
1,NJPW: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma,6,30,5,18%
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