2021 Match of the Year

S. Dakota Jones brings his unique perspective to the VOW 2021 Match of the Year poll breaking down the list in cleverly-named tiers.

Analyzing the results of VOW’s 2021 Match of the Year poll looking at dominant matches, individual debuts, top individuals & more!

An emotional and physical rollercoaster of a cage match, The Lucha Brothers vs. The Young Bucks top our 2021 Match of the Year list. 

Kenny Omega welcomes “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson back to professional wrestling with an all-time classic TV wrestling match. 

A 60-minute masterclass in professional wrestling between “Hangman” Adam Page and Bryan Danielson. 

Two all-time greats in Will Ospreay and Shingo Takagi put together the best NJPW match of 2021. 

The highest-ranked Joshi match in the history of our poll is a well-deserved nod to incredible performances from Utami Hayashishita and Syuri. 

Two lifelong rivals—WALTER and Ilja Dragunov—hold nothing back in this brutal classic. 

One of the most emotionally charged matches of the year sees bitter rivals Kota Ibushi and Jay White face off in the Tokyo Dome. 

Four days into the year, Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay battle it out in one of 2021’s best matches.