We are finally into the new year and it's time to take a look at my personal favourite matches of 2012. It may not have been the most entertaining year in wrestling history on the whole but the match quality has been undisputably great. This year I've probably watched more wrestling than ever before. That being said I've neglected the indies a lot this year, even PWG who were so brilliant last year. Therefore I can't obviously rank those matches, I did see Threemendous III though so some of the matches from that card do feature. I'll be posting my 'End of the Year Awards' tomorrow so keep an eye out for that too. So with that said, lets have a look at the list:
1) Triple H vs. The Undertaker, Hell in a Cell (Special Guest Referee: Shawn Michaels) – Wrestlemania XXVIII
2) Kevin Steen vs. Michael Elgin, ROH World Championship – Glory By Honor XI
3) Davey Richards vs. Michael Elgin, ROH World Championship – Showdown in the Sun – Night Two
4) Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno and Player Dos) vs. Future Shock (Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), PWG World Tag Team Championships, Ladder Match – Threemendous III
5) Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan, World Heavyweight Championship, Best 2 out of 3 Falls – Extreme Rules
6) Ryback and Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins), TLC Match - TLC
7) Bobby Roode vs. James Storm, Street Fight – Bound For Glory
8) Kevin Steen vs. Davey Richards, ROH World Championship, Anything Goes – Best in the World
9) Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena, No Disqualification – Extreme Rules
10) Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries, TNA World Heavyweight Championship – Destination X
11) Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian vs. AJ Styles and Kurt Angle, TNA Tag Team Championships – Slammiversary X
12) CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan, WWE Championship – Over The Limit
13) Kevin Steen vs. El Generico, ROH World Championship, Ladder War IV – Final Battle 2012
14) AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe, 4-Way Ladder Bound For Glory Series Match – Hardcore Justice
15) Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley, X-Division Championship – Against All Odds
16) Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles – Sacrifice
17) Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe, X-Division Championship – Slammiversary X
18) CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho, WWE Championship, Chicago Street Fight – Extreme Rules
19) Dolph Ziggler vs. John Cena, Money In The Bank Contract, Ladder Match – TLC
20) CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan, WWE Championship, No Disqualification (Special Guest Referee: AJ Lee) – Money in the Bank
21) CM Punk vs. John Cena, WWE Championship – Night of Champions
22) Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode, World Heavyweight Championship – Hardcore Justice
23) Austin Aries vs. Bully Ray – Sacrifice
24) Bobby Roode vs. James Storm, TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Steel Cage Match – Lockdown
25) CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho – Wrestlemania XXVIII
26) AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels, Last Man Standing – Destination X
27) El Generico vs. Kevin Steen, Last Man Standing – Showdown in the Sun - Night One
28) #WTTCOTW (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) vs. AJ Styles and Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez, TNA World Tag Team Championships, Triple Threat Match – Bound For Glory
29) AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode vs. James Storm, Triple Threat – Turning Point
30) AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels – Final Resolution
31) Kevin Steen vs. Willie Mack, PWG World Championship – Threemendous III
32) Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries, TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Ladder Match – Turning Point
33) Jimmy Jacobs vs. Kevin Steen, No Holds Barred – 10th Anniversary Show
34) Michael Elgin vs. Roderick Strong, Final Battle 2012
35) Davey Richards vs. Kevin Steen, ROH World Championship – Border Wars
36) The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly – Final Battle 2012
37) Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton – Night of Champions
38) Austin Aries vs. Jeff Hardy, TNA World Heavyweight Championship – Bound For Glory
39) Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly, Hybrid Fighting Rules – Best in the World
40) Samoa Joe vs. Magnus, Television Championship, No Disqualification – Turning Point
41) Amazing Red and TJ Perkins vs. The House of Truth (Michael Elgin and Roderick Strong) – 10th Anniversary Show
42) Kevin Steen vs. Rhino, ROH World Championship, Anything Goes – Death Before Dishonor X
43) CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler, WWE Championship (Special Guest Referee: John Laurinaitis)– Royal Rumble
44) #WTTCOTW (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) vs. AJ Styles and Kurt Angle, TNA World Tag Team Championships – No Surrender
45) Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler, World Heavyweight Championship - No Way Out
46) CM Punk vs. Mark Henry, WWE Championship, No Disqualification – RAW (16th April 2012)
47) Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe, Bound For Glory Series Match – Destination X
48) AJ Styles vs. Frankie Kazarian – Against All Odds
49) Roderick Strong vs. TJ Perkins – Threemendous III
50) BJ Whitmer and Rhett Titus vs. Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin), Street Fight – Final Battle 2012
As always, feel free to leave comments and thoughts below. Any feedback is appreciated. Lets all hope 2013 provides us with more fantastic matches and moments. Happy New Year everyone!
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