The AEW Revolution tag match of The Young Bucks vs Hangman Page & Kenny Omega tops the VOW 2020 Match of the Year list.
2020 MATCH OF THE YEAR ARCHIVES
- Introduction & Honorable Mentions: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/25/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-introduction-sadness-village/
- Matches 100-76: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/26/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-100-76/
- Matches 75-51: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/26/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-75-51/
- Matches 50-26: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/27/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-50-26/
- Matches: 25-11: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/28/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-25-11/
- Top 10 Audio Reveal & Analysis: patreon.com/voicesofwrestling ($5)
- 10: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-10-kenny-omega-vs-pac/
- 9: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-9-red-vs-toryumon-generation/
- 8: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-8-katsuhiko-nakajima-vs-go-shiozaki/
- 7: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-7-hiromu-takahashi-vs-el-desperado/
- 6: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-6-go-shiozaki-vs-takashi-sugiura/
- 5: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-5-will-ospreay-vs-hiromu-takahashi/
- 4: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-4-walter-vs-ilja-dragunov/
- 3: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-3-kazuchika-okada-vs-kota-ibushi/
- 2: voicesofwrestling.com/2021/01/29/vow-2020-match-of-the-year-2-kazuchika-okada-vs-tetsuya-naito/
VOICES OF WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR ARCHIVES
- 2019: voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2019-match-of-the-year/
- 2018: voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2018-match-of-the-year/
- 2017: voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2017-match-of-the-year/
- 2016: voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2016-match-of-the-year/
- 2015: voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2015-match-of-the-year/
- 2014: voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2014-match-of-the-year/
- 2013: voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2013-match-of-the-year/
- 2012: voicesofwrestling.com/2012/12/20/top-10-matches-of-2012/
#1
Hangman Page & Kenny Omega vs. The Young Bucks
2/29
AEW
Overall Points: 1069
Total Votes: 122
% of Ballots: 72.2%
28 First-Place Votes
“One of the great tag team matches of all time.” -Mike Gilbert
“I’ve never experienced anything quite like this match live in my life. By far the best thing I’ve ever seen in person, and something that helped anchor AEW’s belief in tag team wrestling fairly early in their television run.” -Sean Ross Sapp
“Simply put: the best tag team match I’ve ever seen.” -Jarrett Seidler
“The most exciting match of the year with an absolutely electric crowd.” -Mongo Underscore Ebooks
“One of the best tag team matches I’ve probably seen in my 31 years as a fan.” -Bill Bodkin
“It really shouldn’t have come as a surprise that this happened to be the best tag match I have ever seen. After all, look at the pieces. The greatest tag team ever (Go back and read that VoW article by Case Lowe by the way) , one of the greatest singles wrestlers of all time and lastly the greatest character in pro wrestling today all squared off in one of the hottest cities for pro wrestling. Yet somehow the match was even greater then you would have thought on paper. The kick out at 1 from the golden v-trigger is still the hardest I’ve freaked out at home over a match. It’s almost fitting this was right before the pandemic because I’m not sure if any other match in front of normal circumstances could have come close.” -Kentucky210
“Great storytelling. Not just one of the best tag matches I’ve ever seen. One of the best matches I’ve ever seen. Period.” -Matt Carlins
“At AEW Revolution, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page defended the AEW Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks in an incredible contest. The build leading up to the match along with the story telling throughout the match make this the match of the year. Non stop action from all four competitors for 30 minutes. INCREDIBLE.” -Luis Perez
“My immediate thought after this match ended was “that might be the best tag team match I’ve ever seen.” A few hours later, and as I write this, my thought is “that WAS the best tag team match I’ve ever seen.” It brought to mind some of my favourite tag bouts, like The Steiner Bros vs. Sting and Luger in ’91, The Steiner Bros vs. Bret and Owen in ’94 (…and The Steiner Bros vs. most teams come to think of it).
Compared to the early 90s WCW and WWF matches I grew up on though, this match is really at another level. The storytelling, the pace, the sheer intensity that was maintained for the entire 30 minutes.
It combined the best elements of traditional storytelling with jaw-dropping set-pieces and relentless action and near-falls. I felt genuinely exhausted after this match, and I was watching at 10am in the morning.” -Joe Towner
“People often say, “I prefer story and psychology to moves and highspots”. Some people just want high-impact pro wrestling with death-defying moves.
Well this match gave you everything; Investment, callbacks, emotion, a hot crowd, storytelling and incredible in-ring action. The post-match tease takes it over the edge as an all-timer.
Not only a surefire MOTY candidate, but also a very compelling argument for the greatest North American tag match of all time.” -Shane
“Just a masterpiece of tag team wrestling that wove together so many nuanced elements of these four participants storied careers together. One of the most exciting Tag matches I’ve ever seen.” -James Snelgrove
“Just a barn-burner of tag team wrestling” -Cristoff
“Quite simply the best tag team match I’ve seen in my lifetime of watching wrestling with a masterclass in story telling, psychology and athletism. I’ve watched it half a dozen times since and it gets better with every viewing.” -Mark Robinson
“A flawless match that had everything that makes a classic from stellar buildup, molten hot crowd, outstanding workrate, amazing drama and storytelling.” -Sid Pullar III
“Along with Cody vs. Dustin; this match is the truest realization of everything AEW can be. Incredible athleticism, a slowly built story, great pacing, and a molten hot crowd. It was the Young Bucks once again, after all these years and every plaudit imaginable, raising the bar for tag team wrestling in the US. It was Omega proving that he was still very much a guy in his prime, and perhaps most importantly, it was Hangman Page cementing himself as the future star AEW should bet the house on.” -Barry Murphy
When The Elite fights, no one hits personal issues out of the park like them. I’ve never seen a greater tag team match. Call backs, athletics, story beats, false finishes, a MOLTEN LAVA LEVEL hot crowd and 4 men authoring a classic filled with confidence, doubt, and one’s desire to not be seen as less than. AEW Revolution is going to be a lot of people’s show of the year in 2020 and this match is why. The other week I came across the clip of Kenny Omega kicking out of the Bucks version of the Golden Trigger on Twitter and it immediately dropped me back into the moment where I was storming around my friends apartment, fired up for my favorite wrestler not going out to his own move from these two dickheads, The Bucks. However, this was Hangman’s night from the moment he entered the arena until he scored the winning fall for his team. This is another match The Bucks can use to tell naysayers to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine. This gave AEW the untouchable match it needed in its young history, and the best match of 2020.” -Rich Latta
“I’ve always had a soft spot for tag team wrestling. I think it’s because hot tags tap into that part of your psyche that loves wrestling as a child. That belief that good can triumph over evil. While as you get older you very quickly learnt that evil can do, and normally does, whatever it wants, occasionally the good guys still win and it’s that hope that makes me love tag team wrestling.
This was the best tag team match in 2020. No doubt about that. Omega and Page, while not a tandem I’d have ever put together, were superb and there’s not much more to be said about The Young Bucks. In addition to incredible in-ring action you had some great storytelling with the growing dissension in The Elite and Hangman Page breaking out on his own.
Watching this back the other day made me feel very strange – it’s a product of a different era, somehow incredibly alien from the lives we’re living now in the shadow of a raging pandemic. Yet, it’s that difference that made it more beautiful. Five shimmering stars for tag team perfection.” -Andrew Sinclair
“This match was the best of pro wrestling, to me. Fast-paced, with exciting and innovative moves, a raucous crowd, and most importantly of all; a good, simple story being told throughout the match that helped to enhance all those other things I mentioned.” -Liam Renner
“An incredible story this match told. This match had years of build up and backstory from their days in ROH, NJPW and now in AEW. This match rewarded old and new viewers alike. This match is with no doubts the best tag team match of all time and once again another great argument for why The Young Bucks are the greatest tag team of all time.” -Juan Carlos Reneo
“The Bucks and Omega/ Page had one of the best tag matches I have seen in the US full of great yearlong storytelling and a great back and forth action. This match was so amazing and important that it spawned off to stories that are still going on today in 2021, including the elevation of Page, AEW uniting with Impact, and Omega getting his shine at the top.” -Abraham Delgado
“One of the best tag matches of all time. There’s very few epic tag matches with that level of storytelling and action. Not to mention the excellent pacing and escalation. It was Hangman Page’s coming out party. The crowd was hooked on his every move. And when he went wild and cleaned house, the crowd came unglued. Omega and The Bucks played their parts to a tee as well as their love/hate dynamic with Hangman added a ton of drama to this. Flawless pro wrestling.” -ScorpioCorp
“What some fans consider the greatest tag team match in the history of wrestling; the clash between The Young Bucks and the makeshift team of Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page is the peak of what AEW’s style of wrestling can deliver. Yes, this is a very spot-heavy match with a ton of dives and high-impact moves; but it’s also a match that tells an effective and easy to digest story. The Young Bucks are frustrated by their lack of tag team success in a division they were expected to dominate, and the thrown-together team of Omega and Page actually beat them to the titles. Page for his part, is frustrated by his position in the company and does not feel like him and Omega are a real team, which further incenses The Young Bucks.
What ensues is a match that combines incredible action with smart, simple storytelling. The Young Bucks are extremely aggressive with Page, which eventually leads to Page firing up and basically single-handedly beating The Young Bucks. The key spot in the match was when Omega, with his back injured, could not hit the One-Winged Angel, so Page hit the move instead. By the end of this match, Page went from having doubts about himself, to being a star on equal ground with the other three performers. It is that kind of combination of action and storytelling that makes professional wrestling unique, and why we as fans love it so much.” -Jesse Collings
“The best tag team match of the year with a story of four friends battling for the biggest prize the division made this an exciting, compelling encounter between four men at their best. The show had one of the last great US crowds before the pandemic slowed the world.” -J.D. Oliva
“I had lofty expectations for this match going in. The build for Revolution was absolutely fantastic. Young Bucks and Golden Lovers is one of my favorite Tag Matches of all the time. I wasn’t sure how they could have possibly topped it. But this surpassed anything I expected. From the story telling to the pacing to the big moments everything was on point. I legit lost myself to the match forgetting about time and marking out for each near fall. What gets me most is the subtle things in the match. All four are capable of some of the most breath-taking sequences but a stare can mean so much with the right moment and intention. If you can not only entertain but engage emotionally and make me forget about everything else, that is where perfection lies for me. Absolute perfection.” -Christopher Durate
“To me, the Young Bucks were the best tag team of 2020, with Kenny and Hangman coming in second place, so it’s no shock that their match at Revolution is one of the three best matches I’ve seen all year. Incredible action, high stakes drama, easter eggs for longtime Elite fans that improve the match if you get them, but take away nothing if you don’t; it’s just awesome, there’s no other way to describe it. The fact that we were able to get it with a full, hot crowd mere weeks before those went away is a real blessing.” -Andrew Rich
“In 2018, The Young Bucks faced off against The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) in a dream tag team bout that was lauded as one of the best matches of that year. Two years later (and in a different promotion), we got to see a sequel of sorts, only with Adam Page in place of Kota Ibushi. Everyone knew that it had a ton of potential on paper, but then the dust ultimately settled, they blew away everyone’s expectations. From start to finish, the action in this one was off the charts, and the red hot crowd in Chicago took it to an even higher level. If you combine all of that with bits of storytelling that were sprinkled throughout, you have a tag team contest that proved to be an instant classic. Another excellent match in the incredible Hall Of Fame careers of The Young Bucks, while Omega and Page put forth an incredible effort as well, adding to their Tag Team Of The Year resume in the process.” -Sean Sedor
“Everything people said about Bucks vs. Golden Lovers is actually true about this match. This was a standing and pacing kind of match that had so many little nuances and big moves. It is one of two matches the Young Bucks had this year on the big stage that proved that a “story match” doesn’t have to be 20 minutes of staring at your hands in disbelief.” -Jeremy Sexton
“Just excellent tag-team melodrama. Adam Page felt like the biggest star in the industry coming out of this.” -Kevin Chiat
“An absolutely spectacular tag team match. Played perfectly into the build-up and delivered: insane spots, incredible pace, and logical psychology. The simmering dislike between Adam Page and Matt Jackson made the whole thing feel even more visceral. Page is impossibly over with the crowd. Brilliant work from bell to bell and will clearly be remembered as one of the greatest matches of all time.” -Warren Hayes
“We’ve all seen the Matt sells his back match before from these two, but it takes on a new meaning when Hangman is deliberately going for it after spitting on him, that’s how bad the issues between them are getting that he’s not playing, he’s putting the titles above the Elite and he’ll put Matt out of action if he has to to remain champion. Bucks are also better as heels and they were clearly the heels in the storyline so I loved the heat they were getting, especially Matt. And then Kenny was so good in the match from his storytelling to his selling of the shoulder and how he couldn’t land the one winged angel because of the damage done in the Ironman match. Comparing this to Gargano level melodrama is an insult, I thought they walked the line perfectly on facial expressions and telling the story of frayed friendships and the competition and glory comes first before being friends. I did feel they went a little too far and could of shaved 4-5 minutes off, but I actually think this is better in retrospect when the other two big matches on the night fell a little flat and were angle heavy more than big moves heavy. On a Takeover, you’d get every match on the show be this crazy 5-10 minute closing stretch and the whole show becomes exhausting, but in AEW they save it for just the one match to make the biggest impact. It was Bucks vs. Kenny and Hangman, it was always going to be that crazy at the end. And then at the end, you know you’re telling a great story when you’re excited over a non-turn rather than just going the shock route of doing a turn even though it’s the wrong call. I loved this.” -Ed Mills
“Is it the greatest tag team match of all time? No. Is it up there? Absolutely. First of all, nobody was sure if Hangman was going to stab Omega in the back or vice versa. Secondly, it was preposterous that The Young Bucks had yet to be Tag Team Champions, so they were due. As usual, the Elite were on top of their game, hitting all kinds of wacky combinations and daredevil stunts plus, some good, ol’ fashioned cowboy shit. Foreshadowing the rest of the year, the Jacksons went heel and isolated Omega in a desperate attempt to strike gold. However, Hangman refused to stay down and unleashed the buckshot on both brothers to keep the gold. A half hour of brilliant storytelling that kept you on the edge of your seat.” -John Corrigan
“Maybe the best tag team match I’ve ever seen” -Paul Fontaine
“I absolutely loved this match! What an emotional rollercoaster this was! The story and build going into this match were great. It reminded me of the story that was told in the great feud between Golden Lovers and the Young Bucks. This time Omega was stuck between the Bucks and Hangman Page. Long time Elite fans like myself were rewarded with callbacks, classic signature moves, and references. The match was well-paced and had the fans in attendance sitting on the edge of their seat. This was a star-making performance for Hangman which helped him break out from the shadow of the Elite. This was an instant classic and one of the greatest tag team matches of all time.” -Jeremy Donovan
“We all watch so much pro wrestling and after a year of watching hundreds upon hundreds of matches the majority of them tend to blend into one another. What remains though are crystalised moments in time that are as clear as day: the AEW crowd exploding as ‘Hangman’ Adam Page marched to the ring, Matt Jackson going face to face with Hangman and their tag partners needing to cool them down, Page’s growing desperation as the match went on culminating in hitting Omega’s One-Winged Angel, The Young Bucks stooping to hitting the Golden Trigger and Kenny kicking out at one in response and finally Page deciding between friendship and betrayal while standing on the edge of the ring.
There will be many more matches for me as a wrestling fan but those moments dripping in story, character and explosive action will remain perfect in my memory forever.” -Sam Brown
“The last great match of the before times. This entire show was the peak of AEW to date, a sentiment shared by owner Tony Khan himself. The build to this show was historically great television, making for an especially electric atmosphere in Chicago. And my god, did these men tear the house down here. You have the greatest tag team of all time in the Young Bucks, and one of the best wrestlers in the world in Kenny Omega. But the star of this match was Hangman Adam Page. This was designed to make him look like the biggest star in pro wrestling, and he lived up to the billing by the end of this match. Add in years of Elite lore, callbacks to the Bucks/Golden Lovers feud, and one of the most definitive finishes I’ve ever seen, and you’ve got the best tag team match in years.” -Suit Williams
“I probably rewatched this match more than any other match in 2020. The Chicago crowd did their job in making the atmosphere for this incredible. Easily the best tag match I’ve ever seen in my life.” -Doug Fowler (Skeach101)
“One of the great tag matches ever, and in my view, the best tag match I’ve ever seen emanating out of the United States. Superbly laid out and executed. After a relatively subdued 2019, Kenny showed he still had it- and Page entered the biggest performance of his career to boot.” -Mo Chatra
“This match is chock full of story fright from the very start, with fidelity to ongoing stories for all of the wrestlers involved, which gives the match itself a satisfying richness for long-term fans. With the reaction of a full crowd, this is the first real taste that Hangman Page may become a breakout star of the year – if only the pandemic hadn’t happened. The match features callouts to previous allies and adversaries that helps up the importance of this match, punctuated by several intense nearfalls. The tag-team coordination in this match with the sheer depth of storyline implications makes this match the best Tag Team outing of 2020.” -Reuel Castillo
“Standing and pacing. While this term may not have been invented by Voices of Wrestling’s own Joe Lanza, at least to me and the internet wrestling circles I am in he has popularized it. It has become shorthand for a match becoming incredible. So incredible in fact, that one can’t just sit and watch it. So amazing in fact that even after they get up, they have to move. The action and the drama has found its way from the screen and imbued itself into you.
This is one of the few matches this year where I found myself standing and pacing in my bedroom while I watched. All the references to other wrestlers, to friends and foes of the four men involved. The no selling, the high spots. The righteous anger. And best of all, it had the thing we ended up missing most of all in 2020 – the perfect interplay being crowd and performers. Right from the jump the crowd began to boo the Young Bucks and they leaned right into it. We say the asshole Bucks that we all knew, and deep down inside really loved. And we saw the babyface superstar that Hangman Page could one day be. Maybe when those amazing crowds are back again.” -S. Dakota Jones
“I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the biggest Young Bucks or Kenny Omega fan, but this tag team match contained everything a wrestling fan needs: story, in-ring emotion, non-stop energy, gnarly move sequences, and evoked reactions from the crowd that can rarely be seen.” -Kristen Ashly
“It has become a meme almost to discuss the ways that The Elite has “fallen” since leaving Japan and forming AEW, but this night in Chicago, these 4 men gave a match which took the drama and storytelling of the 2018 Golden Lovers vs. Bucks match, and used it to enhance a star in the making, in Hangman Adam Page. If you didn’t swear at your TV when the Jacksons hit the Golden Trigger, you’re doing wrestling wrong.” -Marty Day
“The work rate match of the year. A tag team spectacle filled to the brim with nuance and storytelling.” -Liam Wyatt
“The Road To The AEW Tag Team Titles Was Not A Easy one For The Bucks When They Did Get There First Shot At The Titles At Revolution, There Was Some Ongoing Dissention Within The Elite, And There Was Even Questions Of Whether The Champion Duo Of Omega And Page Would Even Be On The Same Page NO PUN INTEDED. The Bucks Wanted To Be The Gentleman’s In This Match, But All Respect Went Out Of The Window, With The Hot Head Page Spitting On Matt Jackson, As The Bucks Would Go Little Aggressive On both of them but have regret on there actions through out the match. Omega Looked Great When He Got The Tag, putting on yet another great performance, after a iron man match with PAC. just Like The FTR Match, We Would See Some Callbacks Of The Wrestlers That Where Close To All 4 Guys, Like Page applying The Marty Scrull Chicken Wing, And The Bucks Hitting a kamigoye On Omega, which is a finisher of his best friend mind you And as Omega Kicked Out at 1 As A Form Of Anger. Page even Hit A One Winged Angel Of His Own But That Couldn’t Get The Job Done. The Bucks Would Take Out Page For A While. As Omega Barely Survived The 2 On 1 Assault Until Page Finally Came Back and got rid of the bucks, but it was one last Attempt From The Bucks To Stay Alive. And Finally A Buckshot Lariat Would Seal The Deal For Omega and Page In Arguably The Greatest Tag team Match Ever.” -suprit ramnathkar
“They built this up almost feeling like Bucks vs. Golden Lovers and I think this managed to surpass that instant classic. I could not count the number of callbacks. it was a star-making performance for Page.” -Salih Arandi
“It can be really difficult to one up anything you have done in the past when you are Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks. Considering their phenomenal careers on the independent circuit and in NJPW, it’s almost impossible to do so. But they were able to tell one of the best stories they ever told at Revolution when they opposed each other for the AEW Tag Team Championships. Hangman Page’s anger leading up the match created a story throughout as he and the Bucks were not at all on the same page despite being in The Elite together while Omega tried to play mediator as tensions continuously arose between the three men. This tag team match was the modern version of what tag team wrestling can be and should be well telling a beautiful story from beginning to end. It was the best tag team match of the year and helped make Hangman Page the certified star that he was long destined to be. The unbelievable action from beginning to end made this AEW’s best match in his brief history.” -Scott Edwards
“The Elite are never short on storytelling. Which can be to their advantage or detriment depending on execution. The story work perfectly here and the crowd gets it every step of the way. Even somebody walking in a room can pick up on this story. But… it’s in the details that they really start to lose that focus.
This is a frustrating match though; midway through Page and Omega are double teaming one of the Bucks for what feels like an eternity, the ref stands there and does nothing while the other Buck is on the outside waiting for a tag. JR even has to chime-in that one of them needs to get out of the damn ring. They lose me in this moment. They lose me with the unnecessary work on the outside ramp, and they lose me with the weird Marty Scurll reference. But in the end I’m back aboard and I feel like I just watched wrestling storytelling at its best.
This is a 5 star 20-25 minute match that goes too long, tries too many tricks, and makes enough off-putting decisions that keep it from hitting that level. The Elite are like an auteur film director that has a specific vision for their art but in this case The Director’s Cut is not the definitive version of this story. This is an undeniably great match that serves as a coming-out-party to a fiery babyface that could potentially lead this company into great heights. But on this night it’s not even the best at doing that.
Bonus points for Kenny Omega going 30 minutes without pissing me off too much.” -Darren
“Best tag team match I’ve seen in years. Four stars who are amongst the flagships of the AEW brand telling a story years in the making. Nobody outshined anybody, all four came across as stars here. I am glad that this match happened before COVID, as the crowd being into it took it to another level. Everyone there knew the significance of the match and they were all invested in adding to its importance.” -Nick Davidson
“Four members of the Elite squared off in this one, in front of an energetic Chicago crowd, which added to this cauldron of wrestling excellence. I don’t think it would be a mischaracterisation to call this match one of the best tag team matches of all time – it’s that good. The tantalising story surrounding tension between “Hangman” Adam Page and his Elite stablemates fueled the crowd into an absolute frenzy, connecting to every moment the match offered. The superb story, incredible action and a finishing sequence on par with some of the best in tag team history made this match deserving of a high spot on my list, as well as its place in wrestling’s history books.” -Jamie Johnson
“This was all four guys at their best putting in an effort to showcase Page as capable of being a future world champion and of hanging in this grouping. This feels like it was influenced by every previous great tag team scene, whether it is Crockett Promotions, AJPW and NJPW in the 90s, PWG or even WWE in 2000.” -Dave Musgrave
“One of, if not the greatest Tag Team match of all time. Sometimes I think the Young Bucks and Omega can slip into overdoing the literal vocal dramatic story telling in their matches against each other. But they found great balance here. Awesome match.” -Noveliss
“Felt special. The lore. Great Action. Wild bumps. Great pacing” -Franky DeJesus
“Perfect chemistry and timing as you’d expect. Hit most of the greatest hits with a few nods to others. Could’ve felt like an exhibition but didn’t because of the Hangman storyline adding aggression, conflict and intrigue. Awesome Chicago crowd adding to this in a big way.” -Gareth Hodgson
“If Adam Page wasn’t a star prior to this match, he was a made man afterwards. Callbacks, finishing moves, kickouts and highspots all interlaced with great storytelling and a bond between the wrestlers made for an enthralling affair. The Young Bucks always deliver on this level and Kenny Omega showed he could still be the best bout machine.” -Sarah Flannery
“Easily and without question to me the best tag team match of the year, and potentially a top five all time for me. The bar was high, and they all cleared it with room to spare. Just pure and utter greatness in athleticism, chemistry, story, crowd excitement, everything just clicked between four men who know each other well and put on, dare I say, a tag team wrestling clinic. I love tag team wrestling and this was damn near perfection. Hell, maybe it achieved it.” -Jeri L. Evans
“The best tag team ever vs. one of the best wrestlers in the world and an up and coming great. These 4 delivered a classic beyond words. Drama, high spots, false finishes and impeccable storytelling.” -Tyler Forness
“The best tag team match to happen in years. The Young Bucks gave us their usual fluid, fun, and fast action. Hangman Page had himself a career-defining performance. Everyone involved told a tremendous story, one where we didn’t know if Page and Omega’s alliance would collapse right in front of us, if Omega could overcome the aftereffects of his Iron Man match versus PAC, if Page could prove that he belonged in there with the tag team of the decade.” -Ryan Dilbert
“Another great chapter in the Page/Omega story. They weaved the story throughout the match fantastically. The post-match tease of an attack by Page was great as well. And of course the match itself was on another level.” -Greg Parks
“Hugely entertaining – a spotfest with real drama and storytelling worked in” -Ben Fox
“I liked the FTR match slightly more, but man was this fun to watch. I think people will have this higher on their lists than me, but who cares? This was a tremendous match that deserves all the praise that it got.” -Bryan Rose
“This was AEW’s best match to date and one of the best tag team matches of recent years. Each of the participants were working to the full extent of their ability and nothing was left on the table. The Young Bucks solidified their status as the greatest tag team of all time with slick spots and selling that is, somehow, still underrated. Omega proved he is just as good as he ever was, rising to the big match occasion and playing the conflicted man in the middle of the conflict expertly. However, the star of the match was clearly Page. The match used his insecurity over being the least successful and celebrated member of the Elite to fuel his rage and give him energy that struck a cord with fans. The hot crowd illustrates how he has lost as much momentum as any wrestler due to COVID. The great pacing and echoes of the Bucks vs. Golden Lovers from 2018 made this one that will be remembered for a long time.” -Jack Groom
“It was pretty easy to tell early in the match that this would be something special, and it definitely was. The Young Bucks, if they hadn’t already, proved themselves to be the best tag team in the world, and Omega and Page also proved that they could work well as a tag team as well. Combine all that together and you get modern tag team wrestling at its peak delivering an epic tag team match.” -Jason Oun
“It’s a big dumb sprawling epic, but as always with the best of these, it’s one that has something to say. About teamwork vs. superteams, about friendship, and most importantly, about the elevation of Hangman Page in spite of his own insecurity, which realistically doesn’t just vanish after one win. The ultimate testament to the match is the stunningly low number of times watching it that I wound up shouting at the screen, which usually happens at least once or twice minimum during any Kenny Omega match.” -Simon F.
Voices of Wrestling 2020 Match of the Year
(Final List)
Place | Match | Date | Promotion | Overall Points | Total Votes | % of ballots | Highest Vote |
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1 | Hangman Page & Kenny Omega vs. The Young Bucks | 2/29 | AEW | 1069 | 122 | 72.2% | 1st |
2 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada | 1/5 | NJPW | 936 | 106 | 62.7% | 1st |
3 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi | 1/4 | NJPW | 831 | 99 | 58.6% | 1st |
4 | WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov | 10/29 | WWE (NXT UK) | 565 | 83 | 49.1% | 1st |
5 | Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi | 1/4 | NJPW | 508 | 78 | 46.2% | 1st |
6 | Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura | 12/6 | NOAH | 434 | 56 | 33.1% | 1st |
7 | Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado | 12/11 | NJPW | 340 | 55 | 32.5% | 1st |
8 | Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Go Shiozaki | 11/22 | NOAH | 307 | 42 | 24.9% | 1st |
9 | RED vs. Toryumon Gen | 12/20 | Dragongate | 276 | 37 | 21.9% | 1st |
10 | Kenny Omega vs. PAC | 2/26 | AEW | 171 | 34 | 20.1% | 1st |
11 | Stadium Stampede | 5/23 | AEW | 166 | 28 | 16.6% | 1st |
12 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi | 10/10 | NJPW | 146 | 35 | 20.7% | 2nd |
13 | Villano III Jr. vs. Aéreo | 3/1 | AAA | 145 | 24 | 14.2% | 1st |
14 | Santana/Ortiz vs. Best Friends | 9/16 | AEW | 142 | 29 | 17.2% | 1st |
15 | Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki | 10/10 | NJPW | 123 | 22 | 13.0% | 1st |
16 | Jon Moxley vs. Minoru Suzuki | 2/9 | NJPW | 115 | 28 | 16.6% | 1st |
17 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha | 2/8 | Stardom | 114 | 21 | 12.4% | 2nd |
18 | Mizuki vs. Yuka Sakazaki | 11/7 | TJPW | 111 | 19 | 11.2% | 1st |
19 | FTR vs. The Young Bucks | 11/7 | AEW | 109 | 25 | 14.8% | 2nd |
20 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi | 9/20 | NJPW | 103 | 22 | 13.0% | 2nd |
21 | Go Shiozaki vs. Kazuyuki Fujita | 3/29 | NOAH | 91 | 13 | 7.7% | 1st |
22 | Kento Miyahara vs. Zeus | 10/5 | AJPW | 81 | 18 | 10.7% | 2nd |
23 | Yuki Ishikawa vs. Daisuke Ikeda | 3/7 | wXw | 80 | 11 | 6.5% | 1st |
24 | Adam Page, Alex Reynolds & John Silver vs. MJF, Ortiz & Santana | 12/30 | AEW | 77 | 18 | 10.7% | 1st |
25 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha | 10/18 | Stardom | 75 | 11 | 6.5% | 1st |
26 | Sasha Banks vs. Bayley | 10/25 | WWE | 66 | 10 | 5.9% | 1st |
27 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay | 2/14 | RevPro | 61 | 15 | 8.9% | 2nd |
28 | Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Go Shiozaki | 1/4 | NOAH | 59 | 11 | 6.5% | 3rd |
29 | Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryu Lee | 2/9 | NJPW | 58 | 11 | 6.5% | 2nd |
30 | Kenny Omega vs. Laredo Kid | 12/12 | AAA | 51 | 10 | 5.9% | 2nd |
31 | Mike Bailey vs. Bandido | 3/7 | wXw | 50 | 7 | 4.1% | 1st |
32 | Brodie Lee vs. Cody | 10/7 | AEW | 49 | 15 | 8.9% | 6th |
33 | Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay | 9/27 | NJPW | 49 | 11 | 6.5% | 5th |
34 | Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak | 3/8 | WWE | 49 | 7 | 4.1% | 1st |
35 | Finn Balor vs. Kyle O'Reilly | 10/4 | WWE (NXT) | 47 | 11 | 6.5% | 3rd |
36 | PAC vs. Orange Cassidy | 2/29 | AEW | 46 | 9 | 5.3% | 1st |
37 | Fred Yehi vs. Jeremy Wyatt | 6/27 | St. Louis Anarchy | 44 | 10 | 5.9% | 2nd |
38 | Matt Tremont vs. Rickey Shane Page | 10/30 | H20 | 42 | 7 | 4.1% | 1st |
39 | Kento Miyahara vs. Suwama | 3/23 | AJPW | 38 | 9 | 5.3% | 1st |
40 | Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 9/27 | NJPW | 38 | 8 | 4.7% | 4th |
41 | Kota Ibushi vs. Taichi | 10/16 | NJPW | 38 | 8 | 4.7% | 5th |
42 | Butcher & Blade vs. Natural Nightmares | 11/11 | AEW | 37 | 7 | 4.1% | 1st |
43 | Kaito Ishida vs. Keisuke Okuda | 11/3 | Dragongate | 37 | 6 | 3.6% | 1st |
44 | Eita vs. Naruki Doi | 8/2 | Dragongate | 36 | 7 | 4.1% | 2nd |
45 | Hideki Suzuki vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima | 2/16 | NOAH | 36 | 7 | 4.1% | 4th |
46 | Go Shiozaki vs. Kenoh | 8/10 | NOAH | 36 | 5 | 3.0% | 2nd |
47 | Chessman vs. Pagano | 12/12 | AAA | 34 | 5 | 3.0% | 1st |
48 | Hangman Page & Kenny Omega vs. The Lucha Brothers | 2/19 | AEW | 31 | 9 | 5.3% | 4th |
49 | Kagetsu & Mayu Iwatani vs. Jungle Kyona & Momo Watanabe | 1/26 | Stardom | 31 | 5 | 3.0% | 4th |
50 | Jake Lee vs. Kento Miyahara | 1/3 | AJPW | 29 | 7 | 4.1% | 5th |
51 | Tetsuya Endo vs. Daisuke Sasaki | 11/3 | DDT | 29 | 4 | 2.4% | 1st |
52 | Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White | 10/16 | NJPW | 27 | 8 | 4.7% | 4th |
53 | Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kaito Kiyomiya | 10/11 | NOAH | 27 | 4 | 2.4% | 1st |
54 | Cody vs. Eddie Kingston | 7/22 | AEW | 27 | 4 | 2.4% | 3rd |
55 | Wotan & Mascara Sagrada Jr. vs. El Hijo de Fishman & Mr. Condor | 2/15 | Lucha Strong | 27 | 3 | 1.8% | 1st |
56 | Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay | 2/2 | NJPW | 26 | 7 | 4.1% | 4th |
57 | Will Ospreay vs. Dowie James | 1/11 | MCW | 26 | 4 | 2.4% | 1st |
58 | Kzy vs. Naruki Doi | 2/7 | Dragongate | 26 | 4 | 2.4% | 2nd |
59 | Rickey Shane Page vs. Nick Gage | 2/15 | GCW | 25 | 8 | 4.7% | 3rd |
60 | AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan | 6/8 | WWE | 25 | 7 | 4.1% | 2nd |
61 | Shingo Takagi vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 9/30 | NJPW | 25 | 5 | 3.0% | 1st |
62 | Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong vs. Alexander Wolfe, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel & WALTER | 1/25 | WWE (NXT) | 25 | 4 | 2.4% | 2nd |
63 | Minoru Suzuki vs. Yuji Nagata | 6/17 | NJPW | 24 | 8 | 4.7% | 4th |
64 | Brodie Lee vs. Cody | 8/22 | AEW | 23 | 7 | 4.1% | 5th |
65 | Arisa Nakajima vs. Yoshiko | 7/13 | SEAdLINNNG | 22 | 6 | 3.6% | 6th |
66 | Yuya Aoki vs. Fumenori Abe | 2/11 | BJW | 22 | 5 | 3.0% | 4th |
67 | Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso | 9/27 | WWE | 20 | 5 | 3.0% | 5th |
68 | Emi Sakura vs. Yuna Mizumori | 6/30 | Gatoh Move | 20 | 2 | 1.2% | 1st |
69 | Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki | 9/19 | NJPW | 19 | 5 | 3.0% | 4th |
70 | Jun Akiyama vs. Konosuke Takeshita | 11/3 | DDT | 19 | 4 | 2.4% | 3rd |
71 | Hiromu Takahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 7/2 | NJPW | 18 | 4 | 2.4% | 4th |
72 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Jungle Kyona | 7/24 | Stardom | 18 | 2 | 1.2% | 1st |
72 | Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak | 5/11 | WWE | 18 | 2 | 1.2% | 1st |
74 | Lee Moriarty vs. Jonathan Gresham | 10/10 | GCW | 17 | 4 | 2.4% | 5th |
75 | Mayumi Ozaki vs. Saori Anou | 8/28 | OZ Academy | 17 | 3 | 1.8% | 3rd |
76 | Jake Lee, Shuji Ishikawa & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Kento Miyahara, Suwama & Zeus | 4/6 | AJPW | 16 | 3 | 1.8% | 1st |
77 | Abdullah Kobayashi vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda vs. Yuki Ishikawa | 6/21 | BJW | 16 | 3 | 1.8% | 3rd |
78 | Marcius Pitt vs. Davis Storm | 3/7 | EPW | 16 | 3 | 1.8% | 3rd |
79 | Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ueno | 10/25 | DDT | 16 | 3 | 1.8% | 5th |
80 | Lee Moriarty vs. ACH | 10/9 | GCW | 15 | 4 | 2.4% | 3rd |
81 | Men's Royal Rumble Match | 1/26 | WWE | 15 | 4 | 2.4% | 4th |
82 | Tyler Bate vs. Jordan Devlin | 1/12 | WWE (NXT UK) | 14 | 4 | 2.4% | 7th |
83 | Utami Hyashishita vs. Momo Watanabe | 12/20 | Stardom | 14 | 3 | 1.8% | 3rd |
84 | Giulia vs. Tam Nakano | 10/3 | Stardom | 14 | 3 | 1.8% | 5th |
85 | Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo | 7/18 | Impact Wrestling | 14 | 2 | 1.2% | 4th |
86 | Shotaro Ashino & Kuma Arashi vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Suwama | 11/18 | AJPW | 14 | 1 | 0.6% | 1st |
86 | Baliyan Akki & Mei Suruga vs. Riho & Yuna Mizumori | 7/5 | Gatoh Move | 14 | 1 | 0.6% | 1st |
86 | Mayu Iwatani, Tam Nakano, Starlight Kid & Saya Iida vs. Giulia, Syuri, Maika & Himeka | 6/21 | Stardom | 14 | 1 | 0.6% | 1st |
86 | Daniel Makabe vs. Kevin Ku | 1/5 | SUP | 14 | 1 | 0.6% | 1st |
86 | Jordan Oliver vs. Myron Reed | 7/25 | Synergy Pro Wrestling | 14 | 1 | 0.6% | 1st |
86 | Jack Tucker vs. Thirteen | 11/13 | United Pro Wrestling | 14 | 1 | 0.6% | 1st |
92 | John Cena vs. The Fiend | 4/5 | WWE | 13 | 4 | 2.4% | 3rd |
93 | Titan vs. Soberano Jr. | 9/25 | CMLL | 13 | 3 | 1.8% | 3rd |
94 | Suwama vs. Shotaro Ashino | 6/30 | AJPW | 13 | 2 | 1.2% | 3rd |
95 | Lee Moriarty vs. Daniel Makabe | 10/9 | SUP | 13 | 2 | 1.2% | 4th |
96 | Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page | 11/7 | AEW | 12 | 4 | 2.4% | 6th |
97 | Riho vs. Nyla Rose | 2/12 | AEW | 12 | 3 | 1.8% | 4th |
98 | Shingo Takagi vs. SHO | 6/22 | NJPW | 12 | 3 | 1.8% | 5th |
99 | DIY vs. Moustache Mountain | 1/25 | WWE (NXT) | 12 | 2 | 1.2% | 3rd |
100 | Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Yoshiko & Sareee | 11/27 | SEAdLINNNG | 11 | 3 | 1.8% | 3rd |
101 | Daisuke Harada vs. Dick Togo | 1/30 | NOAH | 11 | 3 | 1.8% | 5th |
102 | MAO vs. Masato Tanaka | 2/23 | DDT | 11 | 3 | 1.8% | 6th |
103 | Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA | 10/18 | NJPW | 11 | 3 | 1.8% | 6th |
104 | Giulia vs. Syuri | 12/20 | Stardom | 11 | 2 | 1.2% | 2nd |
105 | Rich Swann vs. Eric Young | 10/24 | Impact Wrestling | 11 | 2 | 1.2% | 3rd |
106 | Kagetsu vs. Meiko Satomura | 2/24 | Kagetsu Retirement Show | 11 | 2 | 1.2% | 4th |
107 | Wotan & Super Dragons vs. El Hijo de Fishman & Amatheus | 12/5 | LLPM | 11 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
108 | Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii vs. EVIL & Shingo Takagi | 1/6 | NJPW | 10 | 5 | 3.0% | 8th |
109 | Thunder Rosa vs. Priscilla Kelly | 9/22 | UWN | 10 | 4 | 2.4% | 7th |
110 | Wardlow vs. Cody Rhodes | 2/19 | AEW | 10 | 3 | 1.8% | 4th |
110 | Will Ospreay vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 9/23 | NJPW | 10 | 3 | 1.8% | 4th |
112 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Momo Watanabe | 1/19 | Stardom | 10 | 3 | 1.8% | 7th |
113 | Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura vs. T-Hawk & El Lindaman | 6/7 | DDT | 10 | 2 | 1.2% | 2nd |
114 | MJF vs. Jungle Boy | 5/23 | AEW | 10 | 2 | 1.2% | 6th |
114 | Butcher & The Blade & The Lucha Brothers vs. The Young Bucks & FTR | 7/8 | AEW | 10 | 2 | 1.2% | 6th |
116 | Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher | 5/27 | WWE (NXT) | 9 | 4 | 2.4% | 6th |
117 | Undisputed Era vs. Broserweights | 2/16 | WWE (NXT) | 9 | 3 | 1.8% | 4th |
118 | Chris Dickinson vs. Matt Makowski | 9/20 | Beyond Wrestling | 9 | 2 | 1.2% | 4th |
118 | Will Ospreay vs. Bea Priestley | 3/16 | WrestleTalk | 9 | 2 | 1.2% | 4th |
120 | Cody vs. Darby Allin | 11/7 | AEW | 9 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
120 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Syuri | 10/3 | Stardom | 9 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
122 | Mitch McCarthy vs. Rip Rielly | 2/29 | AWL | 9 | 1 | 0.6% | 2nd |
122 | Natsumi Maki vs. Sareee | 1/4 | TJPW | 9 | 1 | 0.6% | 2nd |
124 | Yuji Okabayashi vs. Daisuke Sekimoto | 11/23 | BJW | 8 | 3 | 1.8% | 7th |
125 | Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI | 10/23 | NJPW | 8 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
126 | LA Park vs. Eddie Kingston | 2/14 | RevPro | 8 | 2 | 1.2% | 6th |
127 | Minoru Suzuki vs. Shingo Takagi | 11/7 | NJPW | 8 | 2 | 1.2% | 7th |
128 | Jon Moxley vs. Brodie Lee | 5/23 | AEW | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
128 | Ace Perry vs. Lee Moriarty | 3/15 | Bizarro Lucha | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
128 | Tim Hayden vs. LFB | 8/15 | IPW Australia | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
128 | Mei Hoshizuki vs. Maria | 1/19 | Marvelous | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
128 | Dangerous Tekkers vs. Golden Aces | 7/12 | NJPW | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
128 | Giulia vs. Himeka | 10/29 | Stardom | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
128 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Utami Hayashishita | 11/15 | Stardom | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
128 | Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley | 4/5 | WWE | 8 | 1 | 0.6% | 3rd |
136 | Masato Tanaka vs. Tetsuya Endo | 6/7 | DDT | 7 | 3 | 1.8% | 7th |
136 | Minoru Suzuki vs. Shingo Takagi | 8/29 | NJPW | 7 | 3 | 1.8% | 7th |
138 | Jeff Cobb vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 10/10 | NJPW | 7 | 3 | 1.8% | 7th |
139 | AZM vs. Starlight Kid | 10/3 | Stardom | 7 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
139 | Men's War Games | 12/6 | WWE (NXT) | 7 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
141 | Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenoh | 9/18 | NOAH | 7 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
141 | Timothy Thatcher vs. Oney Lorcan | 7/1 | WWE (NXT) | 7 | 2 | 1.2% | 5th |
143 | Masashi Takeda vs. Toru Sugiura | 12/25 | FREEDOMS | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
143 | Mei Suruga vs. ASUKA | 5/23 | Gatoh Move | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
143 | Mei Suruga vs. Ryo Mizunami | 10/4 | Gatoh Move | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
143 | AZM & Kagetsu vs. Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid | 1/2 | Stardom | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
143 | Ivan Black vs. Ricky Rembrandt | 9/26 | United Pro Wrestling | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
143 | AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker | 4/4 | WWE | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
143 | The New Day vs. The Street Profits | 11/22 | WWE | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
143 | Mayumi Ozaki & Saori Anou vs. Aja Kong & Hiroyo Matsumoto | 2/24 | ZERO1 | 7 | 1 | 0.6% | 4th |
151 | Daniel Bryan vs. The Fiend | 1/26 | WWE | 6 | 3 | 1.8% | 7th |
152 | Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley - | 11/7 | AEW | 6 | 3 | 1.8% | 8th |
153 | Suzu Suzuki vs. Tsukushi | 9/20 | Ice Ribbon | 6 | 2 | 1.2% | 7th |
154 | Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Kaito Kiyomiya | 9/18 | NOAH | 6 | 2 | 1.2% | 8th |
154 | Takumi Iroha, Rin Kadokura & Mei Hoshizuki vs. Momo Watanabe, AZM & Utami Hayashishita | 9/28 | Stardom | 6 | 2 | 1.2% | 8th |
156 | CHANGO & Kaji Tomato vs. Kengo Mashimo & Kunio Toshima | 5/10 | 2AW | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Mei Suruga vs. Mitsuru Konno | 7/9 | Gatoh Move | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Emi Sakura & Riho vs. Mei Suruga & Yuna Mizumori | 9/26 | Gatoh Move | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Mei Suruga vs. Yuna Mizumori | 5/27 | Gatoh Move | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Trish Adora vs. Suge D | 10/9 | GCW | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Alex Colon vs. AKIRA | 10/17 | ICW | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Kota Ibushi vs. Shingo Takagi | 10/7 | NJPW | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Kenoh vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima | 8/4 | NOAH | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Lana Austin vs. Yuka Sakazaki | 1/11 | Pro Wrestling Eve | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Leon vs. Hanako Nakamori | 7/26 | PURE-J | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Jules Canan vs. Craven vs. Ritchie Taylor | 3/15 | Wide Bay Pro Wrestling | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Shotaro Ashino | 2/12 | Wrestle-1 | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
156 | Eddie Kingston vs. Daniel Makabe | 3/6 | wXw | 6 | 1 | 0.6% | 5th |
169 | Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe vs. Kohei Sato & Daisuke Sekimoto | 8/10 | BJW | 5 | 3 | 1.8% | 9th |
170 | Kaito Ishida vs. Keisuke Okuda | 11/15 | Dragongate | 5 | 2 | 1.2% | 7th |
171 | Mitsuru Konno vs. Mei Suruga | 7/19 | Gatoh Move | 5 | 2 | 1.2% | 8th |
172 | Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. The Young Bucks vs. Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz | 1/15 | AEW | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin | 8/5 | AEW | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Lee Moriarty vs. Alex Shelley | 2/7 | AIW | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | RED vs. Toryumon Generation | 12/6 | Dragongate | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | AJ Gray vs. ACH | 10/10 | Glory Pro | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Jay White vs. Tetsuya Naito | 1/4 | NJPW | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi | 9/23 | NJPW | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Shingo Takagi vs. Hirooki Goto | 2/1 | NJPW | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Arisa Nakajima vs. Yoshiko | 1/24 | SEAdLINNNG | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Arisa Nakajima vs. ASUKA | 6/13 | SEAdLINNNG | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Arisa Hoshiki vs. Utami Hayashishita | 1/19 | Stardom | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Jake Nova vs. Tim Kade vs. Jackson Cross | 2/22 | Venom Pro Wrestling | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
172 | Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso | 10/25 | WWE | 5 | 1 | 0.6% | 6th |
185 | TJP vs. Hijo del Vikingo | 2/4 | Impact Wrestling | 4 | 2 | 1.2% | 8th |
185 | Shingo Takagi vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 2/20 | NJPW | 4 | 2 | 1.2% | 8th |
187 | Ayato Yoshida & Tank Nagai vs. Kaji Tomato & CHANGO | 3/25 | 2AW | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Zac Reynolds & Renegade vs. Wacol's Most Wanted | 5/9 | 3 Count Wrestling Academy | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Daniel Makabe vs. Judas Icarus | 1/10 | 3-2-1 BATTLE! | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | The Young Bucks vs. The Butcher and The Blade | 7/22 | AEW | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley | 12/2 | AEW | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Tony Deppen vs. John Silver | 3/1 | Beyond Wrestling | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Kimber Lee vs. Joey Janela | 8/23 | Beyond Wrestling | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | KAI vs. BxB Hulk vs. YAMATO vs. Yoshino vs. EITA vs. Big R Shimizu | 9/21 | Dragongate | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Hagane Shinnou vs. Keisuke Ishii | 7/26 | Ganbare Pro | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Maya Yukihi vs. Suzu Suzuki | 8/9 | Ice Ribbon | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Low Ki vs. Masashi Takeda | 1/4 | ICW | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | The Great Space War | 12/11 | Michinoku Pro Wrestling | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | KENTA vs. Hirooki Goto | 1/5 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori | 12/2 | NJPW | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Edge vs. Randy Orton | 6/14 | WWE | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Johnny Gargano vs. Finn Balor | 2/16 | WWE (NXT) | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Timothy Thatcher vs. Oney Lorcan | 7/22 | WWE (NXT) | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Io Shirai vs. Candice LaRae | 10/28 | WWE (NXT) | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Strong BJ vs. Dangan Yankees | 3/1 | ZERO1 | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
187 | Yuji Hino vs. Kohei Sato | 3/1 | ZERO1 | 4 | 1 | 0.6% | 7th |
207 | Hiromu Takahashi vs. Toru Yano | 6/24 | NJPW | 3 | 3 | 1.8% | 10th |
207 | Thunder Rosa vs. Allysin Kay | 1/24 | NWA | 3 | 3 | 1.8% | 10th |
209 | Arez vs. Tromba | 11/6 | Lucha Madre | 3 | 2 | 1.2% | 9th |
210 | Daichi Hashimoto vs. Yuji Okabayashi | 1/2 | BJW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. Yuya Aoki | 3/21 | BJW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Masato Tanaka vs. MAO | 2/25 | DDT | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Naruki Doi vs. Susumu Yokosuka | 3/1 | Dragongate | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Davis Storm vs. Gavin McGavin | 12/5 | EPW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | ASUKA vs. Shota | 12/26 | Ganbare Pro | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Grizzly Kal Jak vs. Erik Hammer | 10/12 | GCW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Suzu Suzuki | 3/15 | Ice Ribbon | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL | 7/12 | NJPW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | 9/24 | NJPW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii | 10/13 | NJPW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi | 11/7 | NJPW | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Shane Taylor vs. Jay Briscoe | 12/18 | Ring of Honor | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Briscoes vs. Bandido & Flamita | 2/9 | Ring of Honor | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Jeremy Wyatt vs. Nick Gage | 1/10 | St. Louis Anarchy | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Tam Nakano vs. Giulia | 7/26 | Stardom | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Mayu Iwatani vs. Tam Nakano | 9/19 | Stardom | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Malibu vs. Jack Tucker | 9/12 | United Pro Wrestling | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | Asuka vs. Sasha Banks | 8/23 | WWE | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
210 | AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Sami Zayn | 9/27 | WWE | 3 | 1 | 0.6% | 8th |
230 | Mei Suruga & Baliyan Akki vs. Emi Sakura & Kaori Yoneyama | 12/5 | Gatoh Move | 2 | 2 | 1.2% | 10th |
230 | Hiromu Takahashi vs. Robbie Eagles | 11/29 | NJPW | 2 | 2 | 1.2% | 10th |
230 | Yuji Hino vs. Yuji Okabayashi | 1/1 | ZERO1 | 2 | 2 | 1.2% | 10th |
233 | Yuji Okabayashi vs. Tank Nagai | 5/23 | 2AW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Penta El Zero M vs. Rey Fenix | 10/21 | AEW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara | 2/29 | AEW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley | 2/29 | AEW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Yuki Ishikawa vs. Raito Shimizu | 2/11 | BAP | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Daichi Hashimoto vs. Yuji Okabayashi | 10/21 | BJW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Toru Sugiura vs. Yuko Miyamoto | 2/10 | FREEDOMS | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Lulu Pencil vs. Kaori Yoneyama | 6/20 | Gatoh Move | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Dark Sheik vs. Still Life w/ Apricots & Pears | 10/10 | GCW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Tom Lawlor vs. Homicide | 10/11 | GCW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | John Wayne Murdoch vs. Orin Veidt | 8/30 | ICW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Chase Cooper vs. Reaper | 8/15 | Impact Pro Wrestling Australia | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Deonna Purrazzo vs. Su Yung | 11/14 | Impact Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Eric Young vs. Eddie Edwards | 10/3 | Impact Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard | 1/12 | Impact Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Shingo Takagi vs. SHO | 7/12 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Jay White vs. Shingo Takagi | 9/19 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Minoru Suzuki vs. Jay White | 10/13 | NJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Go Shiozaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Takashi Sugiura, Kazuyuki Fujita & Hideki Suzuki | 1/30 | NOAH | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Kenou vs. Kaito Kiyomia | 11/22 | NOAH | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Ricky Starks vs. Nick Aldis | 1/7 | NWA | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Jinny vs. Nina Samuels | 1/11 | Pro Wrestling Eve | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Masashi Takeda vs. Brandon Kirk | 1/8 | SAW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Yoshiko & Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto | 8/26 | SEAdLINNNG | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Maki Itoh vs. Hikari Noa | 1/4 | TJPW | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Yuji Okabayashi vs. Kuma Arashi | 3/15 | Wrestle-1 | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Keith Lee vs. Roderick Strong | 1/2 | WWE (NXT) | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
233 | Women's War Games | 12/6 | WWE (NXT) | 2 | 1 | 0.6% | 9th |
261 | Hikaru Shida vs. Thunder Rosa | 9/5 | AEW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Chris Jericho & Jake Hager vs. Luther & Serpentico | 10/7 | AEW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Naoya Nomura vs. Ayato Yoshida | 1/19 | AJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Jake Lee & Koji Iwamoto | 12/7 | AJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Fuminori Abe vs. Isami Kodaka | 7/14 | BASARA | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Nick Jackson vs. Matt Jackson | 4/20 | BTE | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Volador Jr. vs. Templario | 9/25 | CMLL | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Shinya Aoki vs. Sanshiro Takagi | 11/3 | DDT | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Kaoru Ito & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Miyuke Takase & Haruka Umesaki | 8/30 | DIANA | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Miyako Matsumoto vs. Cypress Ueno | 6/5 | Gake No Fuchi | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Anthony Greene vs. Ava Everett | 8/26 | Limitless Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Chigusa Nagayo & Takumi Iroha vs. Mei Hoshizuki & Masha Slamovich | 3/20 | Marvelous | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Yota Tsuji vs. Gabriel Kidd | 6/15 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | EVIL vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | 9/20 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Will Ospreay vs. Minoru Suzuki | 10/7 | NJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Kenou vs. Kazushi Sakuraba | 12/6 | NOAH | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Thunder Rosa vs. Allysin Kay | 2/4 | NWA | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Hoodfoot vs. Erick Stevens | 10/11 | Paradigm Pro | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Spike Trivet vs. Jordon Breaks | 3/14 | Riptide | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | DASH Chisako, Meiko Satomura & Syuri vs. Chihiro Hashimoto, Sakura Hirota & Yuu | 3/28 | Sendai Girls | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Giulia, Syuri, Maika & Himeka vs. Momo Watanabe, Utami Hayashishita, AZM & Saya Kamitani | 7/24 | Stardom | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Hikari Noa vs. Mirai Maiumi | 11/7 | TJPW | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Craven vs. Renegade | 2/22 | Venom Pro Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijacovik | 2/16 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Sasha Banks vs. Io Shirai | 7/1 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley | 11/18 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
261 | Timothy Thatcher vs. Tommaso Ciampa | 12/6 | WWE (NXT) | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10th |
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