Voting is now live for July 2016’s Match of the Month at voicesofwrestling.com/matchofthemonth. If you’re interested in checking out our previous Match of the Month countdowns as well as details on the project’s origins, how matches get nominated and more visit voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/match-of-the-month.
Below you’ll find a list of matches eligible to win this month. Remember the goal of the project isn’t simply to name a Match of the Month but to expose people to the best wrestling in any given month. If you haven’t seen any of the matches on this list, please go out of your way and try to check them out before voting. Anyway, here are July 2016’s Best:
July 2016 Contenders:
| Kento Miyahara vs. Kengo Mashimo | AJPW | Dynamite Series 2016 – Night 1 | 6/15/2016 |
| Trevor Lee vs. Andrew Everett | CWF Mid-Atlantic | CWF Mid-Atlantic Worldwide | 6/18/2016 |
| Michael Elgin vs. Volador Jr. | LLE | Campeonato Mundial Elite 2016 – Night 2 | 6/25/2016 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani, & Ryota Hama vs. Yuji Okabayashi, Kohei Sato, & Shuji Ishikawa | BJW | Road to Ryogokutan 2016 | 6/29/2016 |
| Meiko Satomura vs. Io Shirai | SGPW | Sendai Girls 10th Anniversary Show | 7/2/2016 |
| Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuko Miyamoto | DDT | Super Star Lane 2016 | 7/3/2016 |
| Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy | TNA | IMPACT on Pop | 7/5/2016 |
| American Alpha vs. The Revival | NXT | NXT TV | 7/6/2016 |
| KUSHIDA vs. Volador Jr. | CMLL | CMLL Super Viernes | 7/8/2016 |
| Lio Rush vs. Jay White | ROH | ROH Aftershock 2016 | 7/8/2016 |
| Will Ospreay vs. Pete Dunne | RevPro UK | Summer Sizzler | 7/10/2016 |
| Katsuyori Shibata vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | RevPro UK | Summer Sizzler | 7/10/2016 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor | NXT | NXT TV | 7/13/2016 |
| Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards (Six Sides of Steel) | TNA | IMPACT on Pop | 7/13/2016 |
| LA Park vs. Rush | LLE | LLE Jueves Elite | 7/14/2016 |
| Cedric Alexander vs. Johnny Gargano | EVOLVE | EVOLVE 64 | 7/16/2016 |
| Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tetsuya Endo | DDT | Road to Ryogokutan 2016 | 7/17/2016 |
| Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan | NJPW | G1 Climax 26 – Night 1 | 7/18/2016 |
| Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji | NJPW | G1 Climax 26 – Night 1 | 7/18/2016 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA | NJPW | G1 Climax 26 – Night 1 | 7/18/2016 |
| Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins | WWE | WWE Raw | 7/18/2016 |
| Rey Mysterio vs. Prince Puma | Lucha Underground | Ultima Lucha Dos – Part 3 | 7/20/2016 |
| KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori | NJPW | Super J Cup 2016 – Round 1 | 7/20/2016 |
| Kento Miyahara vs. Jun Akiyama | AJPW | Summer Action Series – Night 5 | 7/23/2016 |
| Yuji Okabayashi vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani | BJW | Ryogokutan 2016 | 7/24/2016 |
| Akira Tozawa, Masato Yoshino, & T-Hawk vs. CIMA, Dragon Kid, & Peter Kaasa vs. BxB Hulk, Flamita, & Kzy | Dragon Gate | Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2016 | 7/24/2016 |
| Shingo Takagi vs. YAMATO | Dragon Gate | Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2016 | 7/24/2016 |
| Michael Elgin vs. Tetsuya Naito | NJPW | G1 Climax 26 – Night 4 | 7/24/2016 |
| Katsuyori Shibata vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima | NJPW | G1 Climax 26 – Night 4 | 7/24/2016 |
| Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens | WWE | Battleground 2016 | 7/24/2016 |
| Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns | WWE | Battleground 2016 | 7/24/2016 |
| Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro vs. Rusev | WWE | WWE Raw | 7/25/2016 |
| Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte | WWE | WWE Raw | 7/25/2016 |
| Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima | NJPW | G1 Climax 26 – Night 8 | 7/30/2016 |
| Michael Elgin vs. Kenny Omega | NJPW | G1 Climax 26 – Night 8 | 7/30/2016 |
