Welcome to the seventh annual Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year Poll.
ORIGINS
The brainchild of VOW co-owner Rich Kraetsch, it all started in 2012 with a modest four-person panel of myself (Joe Lanza), Rich, VOW’s then-PWG reviewer Larry, and Billy Carpenter of 4 Corners Radio. We each selected our ten best matches of the year, wrote short blurbs on why each match was selected and combined the lists to come up with a collaborative top ten.
We produced a fine list of matches, but a list that was the product of four voters who for the most part had very similar tastes in wrestling. There was a ton of crossover on the four lists, and while an impressive variety of five different promotions ultimately ended up being represented in our collaborative top ten, we were dealing with a tiny sample size of voters who essentially watched and enjoyed the same pool of matches over the course of the year.
For 2013, I approached Rich about expanding upon his original idea by extending invites to dozens of other wrestling critics. Each year in the world of film, there are media/critic polls ranking the top films of the year. There was nothing like those critic polls that we see in film that had ever existed for wrestling matches. With that template in mind, we sent ballots to dozens of journalists, bloggers, radio hosts, podcasters, historians, reporters, and critics who we knew loved wrestling, had a reputation for having a solid base of knowledge and strong opinions and had quality endeavors that we could help expose to our readers in exchange for participating. We knew not everybody would respond, but we were quite pleased with who did, and we feel like the results did bear out the variety of matches and wrestling styles that we were seeking. 25 total voters responded by voting for over 90 matches from 23 different promotions.
The growth continued with the 2014 poll, with 67 voters voting for 156 different matches, from 35 different promotions. The 2015 poll featured 97 voters voting for 199 different matches from 42 different promotions. We once again shattered all previous records for the fourth consecutive year in 2016. An utterly ridiculous 117 voters checked in and accounted for the widest variety yet, with 239 matches emanating from 49 different worldwide promotions. The 2017 poll saw the diversity grow again, with 54 different promotions represented. This year, we have 68 different promotions represented across 282 total matches. Our voter base grew to 122 with voters representing 25 different US states and 16 countries.
For a full archive of our past Match of the Year countdowns, visit voicesofwrestling.com/match-of-the-year/archive/.
We’ll get to the matches in a bit. But first, here is your panel of voters for the 2018 Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year Poll, followed by an explanation of how the results are tabulated (note – some voters chose to not include websites/affiliations and/or Twitter handles):
| Name | Twitter Username | Website/Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bentley | aaronlikethecar / EverythingAEW | audioboom.com/channel/everything-evolves |
| aguakun | aguakun | aguacasas.blogspot.com/ |
| Alan Counihan | Alan4L | PW Torch / FSM |
| Alex Giménez | AlexGimenezBCN | Solowrestling.com |
| Andrew Rich | AndrewTRich | Voices of Wrestling / Music of the Mat |
| Andrew Sinclair | AMSinclair97 | Voices of Wrestling/Fighting Spirit Magazine |
| Andy LaBarre | trillyrobinson | VOW |
| Apolo Valdés | apolovaldes | Mediotiempo.com |
| Aqeel Khalid | AqeelKhalid | RearViewReviews.com, TheBPlus.com |
| Arnold Furious | ArnoldFurious | RearViewReviews.com |
| August Baker | augustaker12 | voicesofwrestling.com |
| Aussie Greg | AnswerTheTen | Answering the Ten Count podcast |
| Barry Murphy | TheBarrylad | Fighting Spirit Magazine |
| Benno | BensonRichardE | POST Wrestling / The Indy Corner |
| Billy Carpenter | BillyCarpenter_ | twitter.com/4CRadio |
| Boxing Robes aka Larry | N/A | N/A |
| Brad Garoon | garoongate | insidepulse.com/wrestling bradgaroon.com/400 amzn.to/2MlfCvI |
| Brennan Patrick | fightfriends | Fighting Network FRIENDS |
| Brent Welch | welchy05 ontheturnbuckle | On The Turnbuckle Podcast |
| Brian1zvx (Brian Arthur) | Brian1zvx | |
| Brian Elliott | FSM_Editor | Fighting Spirit Magazine |
| Bryan Rose | br26 | Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline |
| Case Lowe | _InYourCase | Voices of Wrestling |
| Cewsh | CewshReviews | Rajah.com (The Lawcast) |
| Chad Campbell | Bigboysplaywcw | Wrestling War Zone Podcast |
| Daniel DeMarco | DanielRDeMarco | The Indy Corner |
| Dann Lennard | dannlennard | What Would Gorilla Monsoon Do? |
| Danny Kuchler | DJDKooksWrestle | Daily DDT dailyddt.com Meet The Press Slam Podcast shoutengine.com/MeetThePressSlamVolume2/ |
| Dave Musgrave | puropotsy | Placetobenation.com |
| David Dunn | david_dunn | NZPWI.co.nz |
| Dean Buckley | deanfbuckley | Diva Dirt |
| Derek Tillotson | PrivateEyeball | PrivateEyeball.com |
| Devon Hales | kingmotivatorh | wrestlingvirtues.blogspot.com |
| Doug Fowler (Skeach101) | skeach101 | Wreddit /r/SquaredCircle |
| Dylan Fox | DylanZeroSky | MLW Eastern Lariat / Lucha Talk / wrestlingclique.com |
| Dylan Hales | DylanWaco | PWPonderings, IndependentWrestling.TV |
| Ed Mills | WrestlingClique | WrestlingClique.com |
| Eric Mutter | AAMS CultIcon | Lucha Central |
| Eric Ritz | segundacaida | segundacaida.blogspot.com |
| Ewan Cameron | gaoblai | VOW contributor |
| Garrett Kidney | garrettkidney | Voices of Wrestling |
| Gin Malkâvar | PuroTalk | Solowrestling.com / A Ras de Lona Podcast - Purotalk |
| Greg Parks | gregmparks | Pro Wrestling Torch/pwtorch.com |
| Greg Unchained | GregUnchained | The B Plus podcast and thebplus.com |
| Griffin Peltier | Hollywd12 | VOICES OF WRESTLING |
| Harley Duncan | N/A | Voices of Wrestling |
| Heikki Oinonen | NastyYaffa | yaffatakecakes.blogspot.com/ |
| Henry/HeadCheese | Blu_ReyMysterio | youtube.com/channel/UC2qMOSwytxwjeQgdF93SwNw |
| Hisame | Hi5ame | puroprogramtranslations.blogspot.com/ |
| Ian Hamilton | bigbackbodydrop | backbodydrop.com |
| Jack Beckmann | packerman120 | Voices of Wrestling |
| Jack Stevenson | stevensonj95 | FSM |
| Jahmale Hepburn | RealHero12089 | RealHero/Puroresu Dream |
| James "NuclearConvoy" Snelgrove | NuclearConvoy | nuclearconvoy.com |
| Jamie Apps | JamieAppsMedia | Jamie Apps Media, The B Plus, Last Word On Pro Wrestling |
| Jamie O'Doherty | JamieOD/DramaticDDT | DramaticDDT (dramaticddt.wordpress.com) |
| Jason Westhaver | njiska | VOW 2018 NJPW Year in Review |
| Jeff Martin | HEATcomic | hell.rentathugcomics.com/ and Voices of Wrestling |
| Jeremy Donovan | JeremyLDonovan | Social Suplex/Keepin' It Strong Style |
| Jeremy Sexton | jeremysexton | VoicesofWrestling.com |
| Jesse Collings | JesseCollings | WrestlingInc.com |
| Joe Anthony Myrick | WamBamItsJAM | DailyDDT/Diva Dirt |
| Joe Gagne | joegagne | 5 Star Match Game, Funtime Arcade, Joe vs the World |
| Joe Lanza | voiceswrestling | Voices Of Wrestling |
| Joel Abraham | joeljabraham | Super J-Cast |
| John Carroll | toshanshuinla | Wrestling Omakase/Voices of Wrestling |
| Jonathan Phillips | Weepingman | Voices of Wrestling |
| Josh, Dave and Redd from We Work Stiff | weworkstiff | Find our podcasts at weworkstiff.com or on iTunes/Spotify (just search We Work Stiff) |
| JR Goldberg | wrestlingbubble | PWO |
| Justin Poland | rnpuro | Real Neat Puro |
| Kelly Harrass | comicgeekelly | Voices of Wrestling, Panels on Pages |
| Kentucky210 | Kentucky2101 | Reddit.com/r/squaredcircle |
| Kevin Brown | darukinoi/badwrespodcast | Bad Wrestling Podcast |
| Kevin Chiat | kevinchiat | Voices of Wrestling |
| Kevin Hare | stan__hansen | VOW/Burning Sprits (RIP) |
| Kevin Pantoja | the_kevstaaa | 411mania.com |
| Lawson Leong | Lawsoncomedy89 | Lawsonleong.com, Talking Smark Podcast |
| Lee Malone | Malone_713 WCWThunderPod | Voices of Wrestling, Days of Thunder Podcast |
| Lee Mowatt | Mr_MC_Lee | wrestlingclique.com |
| leon noel | leontacocat | IndyCorner.com Lastwordonprowrestling.com |
| Lostinyourears | Lostinyourears | Lost In Lucha Blog/Twitter |
| LouZyHero | louzyhero219 | Super J-Cast / The SmarkCast |
| Markeem Graham | nightmareballa1 | podcasts.com/the-nightmare-effect-da68f322e |
| Martin Bentley | themib | Fighting Spirit Magazine |
| Matt "Swarles" Johnsen | tirwrestling | tIr Wrestling Podcast |
| Matt D. Wilson | SmarkPodcast | soundcloud.com/smarkofthebeast |
| Michael Levy | mclevy76 | Voices of Wrestling |
| Mike Daysley | mikedaysley | mcdreviews.blogspot.com |
| Mike Spears | fujiiheya | VOW - Open The Voice Gate/Everything Elite |
| Mo Yassin | _Mushkilah | mushkilah.com / @_Mushkilah |
| Mongo Underscore Ebooks | mongo_ebooks | spreaker.com/show/2674864 |
| Morten VH | brothermort | PuroresuDream |
| Nate @Epitasis | epitasis | Everything Elite |
| Nathan Neumann | Headliner5 | WrestlingHeads.com |
| Neil David | chubby_cthulhu | voicesofwrestling.com/davidneild |
| Noveliss | Thenoveliss | Noveliss.com |
| Paco Silva | pacosilva92 | VOW Contributor |
| Paul Völsch | N/A | VOW/Cagematch |
| Phil Schneider | philaschneider | segunda caida |
| Philip Lindsey | PhilDL616 | Diva Dirt |
| Ricardo Gallegos | TheUnderwally | Voices of Wrestling / Pólvora |
| Rich D Latta | richlatta32 | socialsuplex.com |
| Rich Laconi | Rich_Laconi | PWPonderings.com, ROHWorld.com, ARasDeLona.com |
| Richard E Kraetsch | VoicesWrestling | voicesofwrestling.com |
| Rob | RobViper | Highspots.com |
| Rob Reid | BritWresRound | Voices of Wrestling / BritWres Roundtable |
| Rodrigo García | UppercutSpanish | Spanish Uppercut Youtube |
| Ryan Cooke | wrestlecast_ssm | blogtalkradio.com/strongstylemedia |
| Ryan Glaspell | RyGenerico | Voices of Wrestling |
| Sarah Flannery | sarahflann | The 2 Sarahs |
| ScorpioCorp | TheScorpioCorp | Voices of Wrestling |
| Sean A Sedor | SASedor2994 | Voices Of Wrestling/The Wrestling HUB Reviews Blog |
| Steven Case | coachcase44 | Voices of Wrestling/Occasional Writer |
| Steven Graham | StevenGrahamTWS | Pro Wrestling Only |
| STRIGGA | STRIGGA | cagematch.net, MLW Radio & Purolove.com |
| Suit Williams | SuitWilliams | PWPonderings, Voices of Wrestling |
| Taylor Maimbourg | tamaimbo | Voices of Wrestling |
| thecubsfan | luchablog | luchablog.com |
| Tim Teresi | Tim_dawg_2 | Did the BOLA preview, Aussie/NZ year end review, and other articles. |
| TJ Folk | aspir_ | w1eng.wordpress.com/ |
| WH Park | whpark9 | postwrestling.com/ |
| Wrestling Guru | IshanKhanna4 | Sports Keeda |
HOW THE VOTING WORKS
Each voter was sent a ballot and asked to vote for ten best matches of the year, ranking them from 1-10. We use the same weighted balloting system used by Major League Baseball for their Most Valuable Player voting, with a first-place vote worth 14 points, and a descending 9-8-7… scale from there, a system which places heavy emphasis on each voter’s choice for best overall match of the year.
The points for each match are then totaled, with any ties broken in the following order:
- 1.) Most total votes
- 2.) Match which received the highest singular vote on any ballot
For example, if two matches are tied in total points, with one match appearing on more total ballots, it will not require the second step tiebreaker. The match appearing on more total ballots would place higher.
If two matches are tied in total points and remain tied by appearing on the same number of ballots, the match with the highest singular vote wins the tiebreaker.
Each voter was also encouraged to add short blurbs explaining why they voted for each match. These blurbs give our panel a voice to explain why they voted for each match, and as we move deeper into the results, give the reader multiple perspectives of why a given match was great.
Our panel was free to vote for any worked match in the world that took place between January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018.
Our long term goal is to become the most comprehensive and respected MOTY poll in all of wrestling while continuing to cross-promote the great ventures of our voter pool and exposing fans to matches that they otherwise never would have discovered. Please note that in cases of taped matches, some dates may reflect air dates while others may reflect the day the match was taped. We apologize for this inconvenience.
We’ll begin today with a look at the honorable mentions (dubbed “Sadness Village” by current staff member John Carroll ), with a new chunk of matches released each day until we reveal the Top 10 on Friday, February 1 (with a sneak preview of the Top 10 to be released to our Patreon subscribers).
1 Point
| Place | Match | Date | Promotion | Overall Points | Total Votes | % of ballots | Highest Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | Hijo del Vikingo, Laredo Kid, Myzteziz Jr. vs. Australian Suicide, Jack Evans, Taurus | 12/18 | AAA | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | AC Mack vs Austin Theory | 8/17 | ACTION Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Soberano Jr. vs Cavernario | 3/27 | CMLL | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Shuji Ishikawa vs Kazsusada Higuchi | 1/14 | DDT | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | HARASHIMA vs. KUDO | 5/13 | DDT | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | WALTER vs. Will Ospreay | 8/26 | Defiant | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Jason Lee, Masato Yoshino, Naruki Doi vs. Genki Horiguchi, Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka | 5/6 | Dragon Gate | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Mikoto Shindo vs. Mei Hoshizuki | 12/17 | Marvelous | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Will Ospreay vs Gino Gambino | 2/24 | MCW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Will Ospreay vs Stevie Filip | 7/21 | MCW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Aramis vs Latigo vs Moria vs Septimo Dragon vs Toxin | 3/24 | Mexa Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Bearded Lady GAINA (GAINA), Daisy Hilton 1 (Yapper Man 1), LGBTaro (Taro Nohashi), Shogun Chibikuso Pretty (Pretty Ota) & Violet Hilton 2 (Yapper Man 2) & Yapper Man 3 vs. Muno Taiyo (Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu & The Great Sasuke), Gorgeous Matsuno & Ultraman Robin. (12/21 - Michinoku Pro) | 12/21 | Michinoku Pro | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Minoru Suzuki vs Kazuchika Okada | 6/23 | Minoru Suzuki Produce | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Dragon Lee vs. SHO | 5/19 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Micheal Elgin vs. Hirooki Goto | 6/17 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll | 9/30 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Daisuke Harada vs Hajime Ohara | 1/27 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Go Shiozaki & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. The Aggression | 5/29 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs Bandido & Flamita | 3/23 | PWG | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Lucha Bros vs Rascalz | 9/16 | PWG | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs CCK (Chris Brookes & Jonathan Gresham) | 8/17 | RevPro | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Nanae Takahashi | 10/3 | SEAdLINNNG | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Miyu Yamashita vs Rika Tatsumi | 5/3 | Tokyo Joshi Pro | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman, & Gao Jingjia vs. Jun Tonsho, Kaz Hayashi, Masayuki Kono, & Shuji Kondo | 7/18 | W1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | ASUKA vs. Hana Kimura | 9/2 | W1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Robbie Eagles vs Nick Golfis | 12/1 | Wrestle Rampage | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Women's Royal Rumble Match | 1/28 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan | 4/10 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Akira Tozawa & Hideo Itami vs. Lucha House Party | 4/17 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy | 5/29 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Meiko Satomura vs. Toni Storm | 9/8 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Jack Gallagher vs. Drew Gulak | 5/10 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne | 8/23 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Ringkampf vs. Lucha Brothers | 10/6 | wXw | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | CCK vs. Lucha Bros | 10/7 | wXw | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
“Imagine, less than six months into your wrestling career, your boss tells you and a fellow rookie that you’re going one-on-one in the main event. Now, picture the same thing, except the two of you are 17 & 16 years old. This was the scenario at Marvelous’s December 17 show. In the main event, we got two teenage girls attacking each other like it was a long-running blood feud. From the moment the match started until the final bell, both wrestlers seemingly threw out every hold, technique, attack, and ounce of energy they had in order to win this spotlight match and prove that they were better. It was a match that drew emotion out of the crowd, and of every single person who has watched it since. If you’re curious about the future of pro wrestling, watch this match, because Shindo and Hoshizuki are set up to become future stars.” –Derek Tillotson on Mikoto Shindo vs. Mei Hoshizuki
“The Japanese equivalent to the Moustache Mountain vs. O’Reilly/Strong match. The Aggression works like an old-school Southern tag team filtered through a puroresu lens. You see them cutting of the ring, isolating an opponent and working a body part in all their matches along with Nakajima and Kitamiya hitting the ever-loving snot out of them at the same time. This feud between GoKai and The Aggression is up there with great modern tag feuds like The Revival vs. American Alpha, #DiY vs. Authors of Pain, The Usos vs. The New Day and LAX vs. The Lucha Bros. It helped make NOAH a must-see for discerning puroresu fans and you should watch all their matches in order saving this one for last.” -WH Park on Go Shiozaki & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. The Aggression
“One of my favourite things in all of wrestling in 2018 was Natural Vibes’ terrific Triangle Gate championship reign in Dragon Gate. It was a turbulent year for the company, and at times it felt vaguely gloomy to be following them, but Kzy, Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka could always be relied upon the lift the mood. I would sincerely recommend basically every single one of their defences, but the match where they won the title in the first place was the pick of the bunch, featuring some of the most extraordinary, gripping near falls of the year; even though I watched the match with the result spoiled, there were still moments where I got completely sucked in by the drama of them.” -Jack Stevenson on Jason Lee, Masato Yoshino, Naruki Doi vs. Genki Horiguchi, Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka
2 Points
| Place | Match | Date | Promotion | Overall Points | Total Votes | % of ballots | Highest Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 7/19 | NJPW | 2 | 2 | 0.7% | 10th |
| 222 | Bandido, Flamita and Rey Horus vs. CIMA, Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier | 9/15 | PWG | 2 | 2 | 0.7% | 10th |
| 224 | Dick Togo vs. Takuya Nomura | 2/18 | BJW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Leyenda de Plata 2018 | 11/16 | CMLL | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Flamita & Bandido vs. Doi & Yoshino vs. Kagetora & YAMATO vs. Big R & Ben K | 12/23 | Dragon Gate | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Emi Sakura vs. Suruga Mei | 10/7 | Gatoh Move | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Masashi Takeda vs. Alex Colon | 9/8 | GCW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Los Tortugas Ninja vs. Capo Del Norte, Dragon Bane, Rokambole Jr., and Villano V Jr. | 2/23 | IWRG | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Daga vs. Hechicero | 9/18 | Lucha Memes | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Travis Banks vs Elliot Sexton vs JXT | 4/20 | MCW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Niebla Roja vs. Gran Guerrero | 1/19 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Jay White vs. Hangman Page | 3/25 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA | 8/11 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | CIMA/Gao Jingjia/Wulijimuren vs. Dezmond Xavier/Zachary Wentz/Shingo Takagi | 2/2 | OWE | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Yoshiko vs. Mayumi Ozaki | 3/17 | OZ Academy | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Naomichi Marufuji & Akitoshi Saito vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Kenoh | 9/9 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada | 7/1 | RevPro | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Jay Lethal & Ultimo Guerrero vs. Dalton Castle & Volador Jr. | 3/2 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Dalton Castle vs. Jay Lethal | 3/9 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Young Bucks and Flip Gordon vs. Scorpio Sky and Bad Influence | 4/7 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Hangman Page vs. Kota Ibushi | 4/7 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Erika Reid vs Avary | 6/15 | Underworld Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe | 9/16 | WWE | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair | 9/16 | WWE | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Ricochet vs. Adam Cole | 8/18 | WWE (NXT) | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
“De los mejores exponentes en su estilo, una gran mezcla de Strong Style y lucha a ras de lona.” –Apolo Valdés on Daga vs. Hechicero
“Strong veteran vs. rookie storytelling, with innovative offense and some of the best counterwork I’ve seen this year.” –aguakun on Emi Sakura vs. Suruga Mei
“This match is not the most finely crafted match, nor does it have the best psychology. It is, however, a stunning spectacle of athleticism that announced to the world that Chinese-styled pro wrestling is going to be here to stay. It was the first time we witnessed Gao Jingjia’s leap from the floor to the inside of the ring, and capped off the narrative of the whole show very well. I’ve seen some matches that I can consider technically better matches in 2018, but not many quite as memorable.as memorable” –James “NuclearConvoy” Snelgrove on CIMA/Gao Jingjia/Wulijimuren vs. Dezmond Xavier/Zachary Wentz/Shingo Takagi
3 Points
| Place | Match | Date | Promotion | Overall Points | Total Votes | % of ballots | Highest Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | Tim Storm vs. Jocephus | 1/14 | NWA | 3 | 2 | 0.7% | 9th |
| 206 | Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler | 10/28 | WWE | 3 | 2 | 0.7% | 9th |
| 206 | Tyler Bate & Trent Seven vs. Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly | 6/19 | WWE (NXT UK) | 3 | 2 | 0.7% | 9th |
| 209 | Australian Suicide vs. Laredo Kid | 12/5 | AAA | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | ACH vs. Eddie Kingston | 10/12 | AAW | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Arik Royal vs. Tracy Williams | 6/29 | ACTION Wrestling | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Boomer Hatfield, Fire Ant, Mike Quackenbush, Solo Darling vs Merlok, The Whisper, Travis Huckabee, Volgar | 7/29 | Beyond Wrestling | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | David Starr vs. Matt Angel | 3/17 | C*4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Los Ingobernobles vs. El Sky Team | 7/13 | CMLL | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi | 5/22 | NJPW | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Atsushi Aoki & Jun Akiyama vs. Takashi Sugiura & Daisuke Harada | 9/1 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Dragón Lee vs. Titán | 2/24 | Pro Wrestling Revolution | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyler Bate | 2/11 | PROGRESS | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Jeff Cobb vs. Hangman Page | 12/14 | ROH | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Reika Saiki vs. Miyu Yamashita | 1/4 | Tokyo Joshi Pro | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Jiro Kuroshio vs. Seigo Tachibana | 5/6 | W1 | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
“Chikara Atomicos matches are everything that is good about wrestling. When this match was surprised announced everyone knew they are in for a treat. Plus who doesn’t want to watch Mike Quakenbush be flung out the ring and onto 6 of his students” -Leon Noel on Boomer Hatfield, Fire Ant, Mike Quackenbush, Solo Darling vs Merlok, The Whisper, Travis Huckabee, Volgar
“This is the best professional wrestling match I have ever seen live. Featuring a beautiful sequence where Starr nearly decapitated Angel in the ring with a superkick, this match is by far the C*4 Match of the Year for good reason. It was fantastic to watch live and it was fantastic to rewatch after the fact. Absolutely great, eh!” -Griffin Peltier on David Starr vs. Matt Angel
“In my opinion, this clearly was the match of the night at Marufuji’s anniversary show because it truly felt like an old school Japanese interpromotional match and you know what? It actually was one! The background of Akiyama & Aoki having left NOAH years ago and finding a new home in All Japan made this even more special. Unlike any other match NOAH was able to put on last year this one had the benefit of a big and hot crowd. A crowd that maybe heard the name Daisuke Harada for the first time, but they certainly didn’t forget him. He was the one that really stepped up in defending his promotion against All Japan and him standing up to the much bigger Akiyama made for some great sequences.” -STRIGGA on Atsushi Aoki & Jun Akiyama vs. Takashi Sugiura & Daisuke Harada
4 Points
| Place | Match | Date | Promotion | Overall Points | Total Votes | % of ballots | Highest Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito | 6/9 | NJPW | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 173 | Shayna Baszler vs Kairi Sane | 8/18 | WWE (NXT) | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 173 | Ilja Dragunov vs. Bobby Gunns | 10/6 | wXw | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 176 | Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella | 10/28 | WWE | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 177 | Lucha Bros. vs Flamita and Bandido | 8/30 | AAW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Eddie Kingston vs. Fred Yehi | 5/25 | AAW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Violent Giants vs. Joe Doering & Dylan James | 12/11 | AJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Takuya Nomura vs. Fuminori Abe | 1/17 | BJW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Solo Darling vs. Juan Francisco de Coronado | 7/28 | CHIKARA | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Los Revolucionarios del Terror & Hechihero vs. Los Divinos Laguneros | 6/22 | CMLL | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Rush & Terrible vs. Volador Jr & Ultimo Guerrero | 2/23 | CMLL | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Maya Yukihi | 12/31 | Ice Ribbon | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Hiiragi Kurumi vs. Miyako Matsumoto | 3/25 | Ice Ribbon | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Kay Lee Ray vs Viper | 12/2 | ICW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Ricky Marvin vs. Dr Cerebro | 3/25 | IWRG | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Pentagon Dark vs. Reklusa | 10/10 | Lucha Underground | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Robbie Eagles vs Gino Gambino | 10/5 | MCW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr | 7/25 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Golden Lovers vs Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay | 9/7 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Hiromu Takahashi vs. Will Ospreay | 6/9 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Darren Kearney, LJ Cleary & Nathan Martin vs. Meiko Satomura, Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz | 9/30 | OTT | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | The Aggression vs Takuya Nomura & Hideyoshi Kamitani | 7/10 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Starr | 5/6 | PROGRESS | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Bandido vs Fenix | 10/19 | PWG | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis | 11/9 | RevPro | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | BORDERLESS vs. Nanae Takahashi & Tsukasa Fujimoto | 7/25 | SEAdLINNNG | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Aiden Rex, The Statement, & Trexxus vs. Mark Davis, Pete Dunne, & Wolfgang | 6/2 | SPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Kagetsu vs Mayu Iwatani | 8/12 | STARDOM | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Arisa Nakajima vs. Ayako Hamada vs. Misaki Ohata | 4/22 | WAVE | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Men's Royal Rumble Match | 1/28 | WWE | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Jordan Devlin vs Pete Dunne | 8/26 | WWE (NXT UK) | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream | 6/16 | WWE (NXT) | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Jake Parnell vs Gary Jay | 1/27 | Zero1USA | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
“ALL IN weekend saw 4 wrestling shows in Chicago. Two AAW shows, ALL IN, and Warrior Wrestling. The first of those 4 shows had the best match of the entire weekend. Lucha Bros. vs. Flamita and Bandido had a hot crowd that was ready to blow the roof off of Logan Square Auditorium. Throw in an incredible match and you get one of the most memorable wrestling matches in Chicago indy wrestling.” -Doug Fowler on Lucha Bros. vs Flamita & Bandido
“This was a fantastic example of telling a story in a match. Dream looked at Ricochet and thought, “I can do what this guy does,” and set out to prove it. He took to the air, stole Ricochet’s moves, even wore trunks inspired by Ricochet’s Prince Puma gimmick from Lucha Underground. He showed off a few new tricks, but came up short as Ricochet was just better. Ricochet then showed that he could not only out-do Dream with his own style, but that he could even best Dream at what Dream does best. Perhaps it’s because these subtle stories are so infrequently told in this company, but this match landed with me big time. I may be the high man on it, but I don’t care. I loved this match.” -Jeremy Sexton on Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream
“Perhaps best known for the insane reactions (dueling “Gunns, Bobby Gunns” “ILJA!” chants for over 15 minutes), this is a match that anyone who was inside the Turbinenhalle live perhaps couldn’t fail but be wrapped up in. I went the full 5* on the night, and while the match itself perhaps isn’t going to be too high up on this list, the entire package of the match and the atmosphere stands out in my mind).” -Ian Hamilton on Ilja Dragunov vs. Bobby Gunns
5 Points
| Place | Match | Date | Promotion | Overall Points | Total Votes | % of ballots | Highest Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Aramis vs Eterno | 10/21 | Lucha Memes | 5 | 3 | 1.1% | 9th |
| 161 | Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Marty Scurll | 1/4 | NJPW | 5 | 2 | 0.7% | 7th |
| 162 | Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi | 2/10 | NJPW | 5 | 2 | 0.7% | 7th |
| 163 | Ultimo Guerrero vs. Michael Elgin | 10/21 | CMLL | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | The Untouchables vs Street Gang Hooligans | 11/3 | EPW | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Ciclope vs. Joey Janela | 5/12 | GCW | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Brian Cage vs. Fenix | 8/30 | Impact Wrestling | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Ricky Marvin vs. Hechicero | 10/21 | Lucha Memes | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Takashi Sugiura vs Naomichi Marufuji | 5/29 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Yuruchara Brawl | 5/7 | Rampage Big Brawl | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Arisa Nakajima vs. Misaki Ohata | 1/14 | SEAdLINNNG | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Buddy Murphy vs Cedric Alexander | 11/5 | WWE | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Travis Banks vs Joe Coffey | 12/19 | WWE (NXT UK) | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
“A match that starts out with one man posing for photos and another man diving into him, leaving them both laying in the dirt and discarded bottle caps. Eterno is a great unheralded base in a country full of flyers, destined to be lost in meaningless matches for years at a time before finally getting something to make great. Aramis brings the flying and the energy. They deliver something that completely works as hometown heroes having their big match.” -thecubsfan on Aramis vs Eterno
“This match was all about the crowd reaction to hometown boy Buddy Murphy. From cutting his teeth in Melbourne City Wrestling to now wrestling in the country’s largest stadium, for the world’s biggest wrestling promotion it really was an emotional evening for everyone in attendance. Just watch the crowd reaction at the end of this match to understand how special this moment was.” -Jamie Apps on Buddy Murphy vs Cedric Alexander
“Jericho destroys Naito. The bell rings. Jericho continues to destroy Naito. Jericho wins the IC title. Who in the hell saw that coming? Surprising, brutal and the definitive proof that even as a nearly 50-year-old man, Chris Jericho can still reinvent himself and shock the world.” -Jason Westhaver on Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito
VOW 2018 Match of the Year
| Place | Match | Date | Promotion | Overall Points | Total Votes | % of ballots | Highest Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | Hijo del Vikingo, Laredo Kid, Myzteziz Jr. vs. Australian Suicide, Jack Evans, Taurus | 12/18 | AAA | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | AC Mack vs Austin Theory | 8/17 | ACTION Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Soberano Jr. vs Cavernario | 3/27 | CMLL | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Shuji Ishikawa vs Kazsusada Higuchi | 1/14 | DDT | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | HARASHIMA vs. KUDO | 5/13 | DDT | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | WALTER vs. Will Ospreay | 8/26 | Defiant | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Jason Lee, Masato Yoshino, Naruki Doi vs. Genki Horiguchi, Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka | 5/6 | Dragon Gate | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Mikoto Shindo vs. Mei Hoshizuki | 12/17 | Marvelous | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Will Ospreay vs Gino Gambino | 2/24 | MCW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Will Ospreay vs Stevie Filip | 7/21 | MCW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Aramis vs Latigo vs Moria vs Septimo Dragon vs Toxin | 3/24 | Mexa Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Bearded Lady GAINA (GAINA), Daisy Hilton 1 (Yapper Man 1), LGBTaro (Taro Nohashi), Shogun Chibikuso Pretty (Pretty Ota) & Violet Hilton 2 (Yapper Man 2) & Yapper Man 3 vs. Muno Taiyo (Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu & The Great Sasuke), Gorgeous Matsuno & Ultraman Robin. (12/21 - Michinoku Pro) | 12/21 | Michinoku Pro | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Minoru Suzuki vs Kazuchika Okada | 6/23 | Minoru Suzuki Produce | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Dragon Lee vs. SHO | 5/19 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Micheal Elgin vs. Hirooki Goto | 6/17 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll | 9/30 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Daisuke Harada vs Hajime Ohara | 1/27 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Go Shiozaki & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. The Aggression | 5/29 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs Bandido & Flamita | 3/23 | PWG | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Lucha Bros vs Rascalz | 9/16 | PWG | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs CCK (Chris Brookes & Jonathan Gresham) | 8/17 | RevPro | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Nanae Takahashi | 10/3 | SEAdLINNNG | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Miyu Yamashita vs Rika Tatsumi | 5/3 | Tokyo Joshi Pro | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman, & Gao Jingjia vs. Jun Tonsho, Kaz Hayashi, Masayuki Kono, & Shuji Kondo | 7/18 | W1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | ASUKA vs. Hana Kimura | 9/2 | W1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Robbie Eagles vs Nick Golfis | 12/1 | Wrestle Rampage | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Women's Royal Rumble Match | 1/28 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan | 4/10 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Akira Tozawa & Hideo Itami vs. Lucha House Party | 4/17 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy | 5/29 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Meiko Satomura vs. Toni Storm | 9/8 | WWE | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Jack Gallagher vs. Drew Gulak | 5/10 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne | 8/23 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | Ringkampf vs. Lucha Brothers | 10/6 | wXw | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 247 | CCK vs. Lucha Bros | 10/7 | wXw | 1 | 1 | 0.4% | 10th |
| 224 | Dick Togo vs. Takuya Nomura | 2/18 | BJW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Leyenda de Plata 2018 | 11/16 | CMLL | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Flamita & Bandido vs. Doi & Yoshino vs. Kagetora & YAMATO vs. Big R & Ben K | 12/23 | Dragon Gate | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Emi Sakura vs. Suruga Mei | 10/7 | Gatoh Move | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Masashi Takeda vs. Alex Colon | 9/8 | GCW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Los Tortugas Ninja vs. Capo Del Norte, Dragon Bane, Rokambole Jr., and Villano V Jr. | 2/23 | IWRG | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Daga vs. Hechicero | 9/18 | Lucha Memes | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Travis Banks vs Elliot Sexton vs JXT | 4/20 | MCW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Niebla Roja vs. Gran Guerrero | 1/19 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Jay White vs. Hangman Page | 3/25 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA | 8/11 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | CIMA/Gao Jingjia/Wulijimuren vs. Dezmond Xavier/Zachary Wentz/Shingo Takagi | 2/2 | OWE | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Yoshiko vs. Mayumi Ozaki | 3/17 | OZ Academy | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Naomichi Marufuji & Akitoshi Saito vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Kenoh | 9/9 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada | 7/1 | RevPro | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Jay Lethal & Ultimo Guerrero vs. Dalton Castle & Volador Jr. | 3/2 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Dalton Castle vs. Jay Lethal | 3/9 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Young Bucks and Flip Gordon vs. Scorpio Sky and Bad Influence | 4/7 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Hangman Page vs. Kota Ibushi | 4/7 | ROH | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Erika Reid vs Avary | 6/15 | Underworld Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe | 9/16 | WWE | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair | 9/16 | WWE | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 224 | Ricochet vs. Adam Cole | 8/18 | WWE (NXT) | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 9th |
| 222 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 7/19 | NJPW | 2 | 2 | 0.7% | 10th |
| 222 | Bandido, Flamita and Rey Horus vs. CIMA, Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier | 9/15 | PWG | 2 | 2 | 0.7% | 10th |
| 209 | Australian Suicide vs. Laredo Kid | 12/5 | AAA | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | ACH vs. Eddie Kingston | 10/12 | AAW | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Arik Royal vs. Tracy Williams | 6/29 | ACTION Wrestling | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Boomer Hatfield, Fire Ant, Mike Quackenbush, Solo Darling vs Merlok, The Whisper, Travis Huckabee, Volgar | 7/29 | Beyond Wrestling | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | David Starr vs. Matt Angel | 3/17 | C*4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Los Ingobernobles vs. El Sky Team | 7/13 | CMLL | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi | 5/22 | NJPW | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Atsushi Aoki & Jun Akiyama vs. Takashi Sugiura & Daisuke Harada | 9/1 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Dragón Lee vs. Titán | 2/24 | Pro Wrestling Revolution | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyler Bate | 2/11 | PROGRESS | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Jeff Cobb vs. Hangman Page | 12/14 | ROH | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Reika Saiki vs. Miyu Yamashita | 1/4 | Tokyo Joshi Pro | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 209 | Jiro Kuroshio vs. Seigo Tachibana | 5/6 | W1 | 3 | 1 | 0.4% | 8th |
| 206 | Tim Storm vs. Jocephus | 1/14 | NWA | 3 | 2 | 0.7% | 9th |
| 206 | Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler | 10/28 | WWE | 3 | 2 | 0.7% | 9th |
| 206 | Tyler Bate & Trent Seven vs. Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly | 6/19 | WWE (NXT UK) | 3 | 2 | 0.7% | 9th |
| 177 | Lucha Bros. vs Flamita and Bandido | 8/30 | AAW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Eddie Kingston vs. Fred Yehi | 5/25 | AAW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Violent Giants vs. Joe Doering & Dylan James | 12/11 | AJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Takuya Nomura vs. Fuminori Abe | 1/17 | BJW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Solo Darling vs. Juan Francisco de Coronado | 7/28 | CHIKARA | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Los Revolucionarios del Terror & Hechihero vs. Los Divinos Laguneros | 6/22 | CMLL | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Rush & Terrible vs. Volador Jr & Ultimo Guerrero | 2/23 | CMLL | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Maya Yukihi | 12/31 | Ice Ribbon | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Hiiragi Kurumi vs. Miyako Matsumoto | 3/25 | Ice Ribbon | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Kay Lee Ray vs Viper | 12/2 | ICW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Ricky Marvin vs. Dr Cerebro | 3/25 | IWRG | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Pentagon Dark vs. Reklusa | 10/10 | Lucha Underground | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Robbie Eagles vs Gino Gambino | 10/5 | MCW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr | 7/25 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Golden Lovers vs Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay | 9/7 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Hiromu Takahashi vs. Will Ospreay | 6/9 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Darren Kearney, LJ Cleary & Nathan Martin vs. Meiko Satomura, Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz | 9/30 | OTT | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | The Aggression vs Takuya Nomura & Hideyoshi Kamitani | 7/10 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. David Starr | 5/6 | PROGRESS | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Bandido vs Fenix | 10/19 | PWG | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis | 11/9 | RevPro | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | BORDERLESS vs. Nanae Takahashi & Tsukasa Fujimoto | 7/25 | SEAdLINNNG | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Aiden Rex, The Statement, & Trexxus vs. Mark Davis, Pete Dunne, & Wolfgang | 6/2 | SPW | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Kagetsu vs Mayu Iwatani | 8/12 | STARDOM | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Arisa Nakajima vs. Ayako Hamada vs. Misaki Ohata | 4/22 | WAVE | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Men's Royal Rumble Match | 1/28 | WWE | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Jordan Devlin vs Pete Dunne | 8/26 | WWE (NXT UK) | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream | 6/16 | WWE (NXT) | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 177 | Jake Parnell vs Gary Jay | 1/27 | Zero1USA | 4 | 1 | 0.4% | 7th |
| 176 | Ronda Rousey vs Nikki Bella | 10/28 | WWE | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 173 | Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito | 6/9 | NJPW | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 173 | Shayna Baszler vs Kairi Sane | 8/18 | WWE (NXT) | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 173 | Ilja Dragunov vs. Bobby Gunns | 10/6 | wXw | 4 | 2 | 0.7% | 8th |
| 163 | Ultimo Guerrero vs. Michael Elgin | 10/21 | CMLL | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | The Untouchables vs Street Gang Hooligans | 11/3 | EPW | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Ciclope vs. Joey Janela | 5/12 | GCW | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Brian Cage vs. Fenix | 8/30 | Impact Wrestling | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Ricky Marvin vs. Hechicero | 10/21 | Lucha Memes | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Takashi Sugiura vs Naomichi Marufuji | 5/29 | Pro Wrestling NOAH | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Yuruchara Brawl | 5/7 | Rampage Big Brawl | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Arisa Nakajima vs. Misaki Ohata | 1/14 | SEAdLINNNG | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Buddy Murphy vs Cedric Alexander | 11/5 | WWE | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 163 | Travis Banks vs Joe Coffey | 12/19 | WWE (NXT UK) | 5 | 1 | 0.4% | 6th |
| 162 | Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi | 2/10 | NJPW | 5 | 2 | 0.7% | 7th |
| 161 | Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Marty Scurll | 1/4 | NJPW | 5 | 2 | 0.7% | 7th |
| 160 | Aramis vs Eterno | 10/21 | Lucha Memes | 5 | 3 | 1.1% | 9th |
