Friday, February 3, 2023

The Top 100 Matches of 2022 - Pro Wrestling Truth Year End Awards


  1. Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Matt Menard, & Angelo Parker - AEW 5/29 - *****
  2. “Hangman” Adam Page (c) vs. Bryan Danielson - AEW Title Match - AEW 1/5 - *****
  3. El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai - JTO: TakaTaichiDespeMania 9/12 - *****
  4. FTR (c) vs. The Briscoes - Dog Collar Match - ROH 12/11 - *****
  5. FTR (c) vs. The Briscoes - ROH World Tag Title Match - ROH 7/23 - ****3/4
  6. Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta - AEW 4/8 - ****3/4
  7. The Briscoes (c) vs. FTR - ROH Tag Title Match - ROH 4/1 - ****3/4
  8. Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. Death Triangle - AEW 11/18 - ****3/4
  9. CM Punk vs. MJF - Dog Collar Match - AEW 3/6 - ****3/4
  10. Kazuchika Okada vs. JONAH - NJPW 8/7 - ****3/4
  11. FTR (c) vs. The Young Bucks - ROH & AAA Tag Title Match - AEW 4/6 - ****3/4
  12. Kazusada Higuchi (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita - KO-D Title Match - DDT: Who’s Gonna Top? 9/25 - ****1/2
  13. Jon Moxley (c) vs. CM Punk - AEW World Title Match - AEW 9/4 - ****1/2
  14. Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia - AEW 7/27 - ****1/2
  15. Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed - AEW 9/4 - ****1/2
  16. Eddie Kingston vs. Chris Jericho - AEW 3/6 - ****1/2
  17. Jon Moxley vs. Biff Busick - GCW 3/31 - ****1/2
  18. Chris Jericho vs. Tomohiro Ishii - AEW 11/23 - ****1/2
  19. The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds - AEW 9/4 - ****1/2
  20. Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay - NJPW 8/18 - ****1/2
  21. FTR vs. The Briscoes - ROH 12/10 - ****1/2
  22. The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay & Aussie Open - AEW 8/31 - ****1/2
  23. The Briscoes (c) vs. John Wayne Murdoch & Alex Colon vs. Los Macizos vs. Effy & Allie Katch vs. Second Gear Crew - War Games - GCW 9/3 - ****1/2
  24. Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia - 2/3 Falls Match - AEW 8/17 - ****1/2
  25. Hangman Page vs. CM Punk - AEW 5/29 - ****1/2
  26. Shingo Takagi vs. Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW 3/26 - ****1/2
  27. Kazusada Higuchi vs. Naomi Yoshimura - King of DDT Finals - DDT 7/2 - ****1/2
  28. Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley - AEW 3/6 - ****1/2 
  29. Jon Moxley (c) vs. Chris Jericho - AEW 8/10 - ****1/2
  30. Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Santana & Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Sammy Guevara, Angelo Parker, & Matt Menard - Blood & Guts Match - AEW 6/29 - ****1/2
  31. Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay - NJPW 4/16 - ****1/2
  32. Mike Bailey vs. Masha Slamovich - GCW 5/21 - ****1/2
  33. Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Jay White - IWGP Title Match - NJPW 6/12 - ****1/2
  34. Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada - IWGP Title Match - NJPW 1/4 - ****1/2
  35. Jungle Boy vs. Luchasaurus - Steel Cage Match - AEW 11/18 - ****1/4
  36. CM Punk & Jon Moxley vs. FTR - AEW 2/9 - ****1/4
  37. Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter - AEW 11/18 - ****1/4
  38. CM Punk vs. MJF - AEW 2/2 - ****1/4
  39. Zack Sabre Jr vs. KENTA - NJPW 7/17 - ****1/4
  40. Dax Harwood vs. Will Ospreay - AEW 6/15 - ****1/4
  41. Jon Moxley vs. Daniel Garcia - AEW 6/1 - ****1/4
  42. The Acclaimed (c) vs. FTR - AEW 12/7 - ****1/4
  43. Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. Death Triangle - AEW 11/23 - ****1/4
  44. Bryan Danielson vs. Sammy Guevara - AEW 11/9 - ****1/4
  45. Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita - AEW 7/13 - ****1/4
  46. Jon Moxley vs. El Desperado - NJPW 7/30 - ****1/4
  47. Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Top Flight - AEW 12/28 - ****1/4 
  48. Minoru Suzuki & DOUKI vs. Jun Kasai & Tomoaki Honma - JTO 12/23 - ****1/4 
  49. Mike Bailey (c) vs. Trey Miguel - Impact 7/1 - ****1/4
  50. John Wayne Murdoch vs. Matt Tremont - GCW 8/13 - ****1/4
  51. El Lindaman (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie - GLEAT 5/18 - ****1/4
  52. Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Page - AEW 9/7 - ****1/4
  53. Alex Colon (c) vs. Rina Yamashita - Ultraviolent Title Match - GCW 8/13 - ****1/4
  54. El Desperado & DOUKI vs. Tomoaki Honma & Jun Kasai - JTO 5/6 - ****1/4
  55. Rina Yamashita & Toru Suguira vs. Los Macizos - GCW 6/5 - ****1/4
  56. El Lindaman (c) vs. DOUKI - GLEAT 8/24 - ****1/4
  57. Z-brats vs. Kung Fu Masters - Dragon Gate 7/30 - ****1/4
  58. Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW 5/14 - ****1/4
  59. Jon Moxley vs. Tom Lawlor - Defy 4/30 - ****1/4
  60. Jon Moxley vs. Tony Deppen - GCW 6/18 - ****1/4
  61. The Young Bucks (c) vs. Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs - AEW 7/13 - ****1/4
  62. Drew Parker vs. Cole Radrick - GCW 6/4 - ****1/4
  63. Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW 8/17 - ****1/4
  64. Britt Baker (c) vs. Thunder Rosa - Steel Cage Match for AEW Women’s Title - AEW 3/16 - ****1/4
  65. Hangman Page vs. Konosuke Takeshita - AEW 5/18 - ****1/4 
  66. Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews vs. PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo, & Erick Redbeard - AEW 3/6 - ****1/4
  67. The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Andrade El Idolo, Dragon Lee, & RUSH - AEW 8/17 - ****1/4
  68. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (c) vs. The Young Bucks vs. ReDragon - AEW 3/6 - ****1/4
  69. Shingo Takagi vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW 3/7 - ****1/4
  70. Kazuchika Okada vs. El Desperado - NJPW 3/2 - ****1/4
  71. Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado - NJPW 6/3 - ****1/4
  72. Zack Sabre Jr vs. Will Ospreay - NJPW 3/21 - ****1/4
  73. Eddie Kingston vs. Jun Akiyama - AEW 11/18 - ****
  74. Rey Fenix vs. Dante Martin - AEW 5/4 - ****
  75. Gringo Loco, Abismo Negro Jr, & Flamita vs. Laredo Kid, Rey Horus, & ASF - GCW 4/1 - ****
  76. Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii - AEW 9/4 - ****
  77. Kazusada Higuchi (c) vs. Yukio Sakaguchi - DDT 10/22 - ****
  78. Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - AEW 6/26 - ****
  79. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, & Shota Umino vs. Minoru Suzuki, Chris Jericho, & Sammy Guevara - AEW/NJPW 6/26 - ****
  80. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta vs. Best Friends - AEW 7/20 - ****
  81. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW 5/14 - ****
  82. Wheeler Yuta (c) vs. Daniel Garcia - ROH Pure Title Match - ROH 7/23 - ****
  83. Minoru Suzuki vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW 4/16 - ****
  84. Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly - AEW 6/8 - ****
  85. Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Sammy Guevara (c) - Ladder Match for TNT Title - AEW 1/26 - ****
  86. Brody King vs. Darby Allin - AEW 7/20 - ****
  87. Dragon Lee vs. RUSH - ROH 7/23 - ****
  88. Jon Moxley (c) vs. CM Punk (c) - AEW 8/24 - ****
  89. T-Hawk vs. El Lindaman - GLEAT 2/22 - ****
  90. Cole Radrick (c) vs. Mike Bailey - Unsanctioned Pro 4/3 - ****
  91. CM Punk vs. Dustin Rhodes - AEW 4/20 - ****
  92. Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy - AEW 6/26 - ****
  93. Cole Radrick (c) vs. Colby Corino - GCW 8/19
  94. Sawyer Wreck vs. Joey Janela - GCW 6/5 - ****
  95. The Young Bucks vs. Rey Fenix & Penta Oscuro - AEW 6/3 - ****
  96. Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Adam Page - AEW 9/7 - ****
  97. David Finlay vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW 7/26 - ****
  98. AJ Gray vs. Mike Bailey vs. Cole Radrick vs. Nick Wayne vs. Jordan Oliver vs. Jimmy Lloyd - GCW 6/5 - ****
  99. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Rey Fenix - AEW 5/18 - ****
  100. Eddie Kingston vs. SLADE - Beyond 8/21 - ****