2016 WWE Matches

[Psycho666Soldier]

For posterity, here is the thread for this year's match voting. I'm not sure anything on RAW quite made anyone's cut, but I know Neville/Owens came damn close. Becky/Charlotte was also a pretty good outing.

For those that don't know the rules: it's pretty simple. Any one of us nominates a match that has taken place this year. Feel free to back up your nomination with reasons why you liked it, why you think it's one of the standout matches of the year, grades, etc., but you're not required to do any of that. It just helps your(and the match's) case. Once a match has been nominated, any poster can come in here and vote YES or NO as to whether they think it's worth making the list. I'll keep a running tally. Matches with 5+ points are italicized, and those with 10+ are bold. At the end of the year, we'll use the list as a reference for a Top 25 list.

And do not forget to send your Top 25 lists in the thread for 2015 -->
https://forums.rajah.com/showthread.php?150431-WWE-s-Best-Matches-of-201


January
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (24 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (5 Yes, 4 No)
Royal Rumble Match, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (6 Yes, 8 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 4 No)
Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus & Rusev, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
Neville vs. Kalisto, Smackdown (1/28) - (4 Yes, 3 No)

February
Finn Balor vs. Apollo Crews, NXT (2/3) - (4 Yes, 3 No)
Bayley vs. Carmella, NXT (2/10) - (2 Yes, 5 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Smackdown (2/11) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler, Fast Lane (2/21) - (2 Yes, 2 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Fast Lane (2/21) - (2 Yes, 2 No)
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose, Fast Lane (2/21) - (10 Yes, 0 No)

March
Finn Balor vs. Neville, NXT (3/2) - (10 Yes, 1 No)
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens, Smackdown (3/3) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
The New Day vs. Y2AJ, RAW (3/7) - (12 Yes, 0 No)
Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe, NXT (3/9) - (13 Yes, 0 No)
The Revival vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Roadblock (3/12) - (6 Yes, 1 No)
Charlotte vs. Natalya, Roadblock (3/12) - (4 Yes, 2 No)
Triple H vs. Dean Ambrose, Roadblock (3/12) -(14 Yes, 0 No)
Triple H vs. Dolph Ziggler, RAW (3/14) - (5 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles, RAW (3/21) - (6 Yes, 0 No)

April
The Revival vs. American Alpha, NXT Takeover: Dallas (4/1) - (16 Yes, 5 No)
Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT Takeover: Dallas (4/1) - (24 Yes, 0 No)
Bayley vs. Asuka, NXT Takeover: Dallas (4/1) - (15 Yes, 5 No)
Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe, NXT Takeover: Dallas (4/1) - (13 Yes, 5 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz vs. Stardust vs. Zack Ryder vs. Sin Cara, WRESTLEMANIA 32 (4/3) - (11 Yes, 6 No)
Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles, WRESTLEMANIA 32 (4/3) - (4 Yes, 8 No)
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks, WRESTLEMANIA 32 (4/3) - (16 Yes, 1 No)
The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon, WRESTLEMANIA 32 (4/3) - (5 Yes, 8 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro, RAW (4/4) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro, RAW (4/11) - (4 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Natalya, RAW (4/11) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn, RAW (4/11) - (4 Yes, 0 No)

May
Kalisto vs. Ryback, Payback (5/1) - (3 Yes, 1 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn, Payback (5/1) - (13 Yes, 0 No)
The Miz vs. Cesaro, Payback (5/1) - (5 Yes, 1 No)
Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles, Payback (5/1) - (14 Yes, 0 No)
Bayley vs. Nia Jax, NXT (5/18) - (2 Yes, 1 No)
The Miz vs. Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens, Extreme Rules (5/22) - (16 Yes, 0 No)
Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles, Extreme Rules (5/22) - (13 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles, RAW (5/23) - (8 Yes, 0 No)

June
Andrade Almas vs. Tye Dillinger, NXT Takeover: The End (6/8) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
American Alpha vs. The Revival, NXT Takeover: The End (6/8) - (11 Yes, 0 No)
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Austin Aries, NXT Takeover: The End (6/8) - (9 Yes, 0 No)
Asuka vs. Nia Jax, NXT Takeover: The End (6/8) - (3 Yes, 1 No)
Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor, NXT Takeover: The End (6/8) - (7 Yes, 1 No)
John Cena vs. AJ Styles, Money in the Bank (6/19) - (10 Yes, 0 No)
MITB Ladder Match, Money in the Bank (6/19) - (5 Yes, 6 No)
Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins, Money in the Bank (6/19) - (11 Yes, 0 No)

July
The Revival vs. American Alpha, NXT (7/6) - (3 Yes, 0 No)
Cesaro vs Kevin Owens, RAW (7/11) - (2 Yes, 0 No)
Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT (7/13) - (12 Yes, 0 No)
Kota Ibushi vs. Sean Maluta, Cruiserweight Classic (7/13) - (2 Yes, 0 No)
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins, RAW (7/18) - (5 Yes, 0 No)
Akira Tozawa vs. Kenneth Johnson, Cruiserweight Classic (7/20) - (3 Yes, 1 No)
The New Day vs. The Wyatt Family, Battleground (7/24) - (4 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn, Battleground (7/24) - (11 Yes, 0 No)
The Club vs. John Cena, Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Battleground (7/24) - (8 Yes, 0 No)
Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins, Battleground (7/24) - (6 Yes, 1 No)
Rusev vs. Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor, RAW (7/25) - (4 Yes, 0 No)
Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus vs. Sami Zayn vs. Chris Jericho, RAW (7/25) - (4 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks, RAW (7/25) - (5 Yes, 0 No)
Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns, RAW (7/25) - (3 Yes, 0 No)

August
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa, Cruiserweight Classic (8/3) - (20 Yes, 0 No)
Tajiri vs. Gran Metalik, Cruiserweight Classic (8/10) - (3 Yes, 1 No)
Kota Ibushi vs. Cedric Alexander, Cruiserweight Classic (8/10) - (13 Yes, 0 No)
Jack Gallagher vs. Akira Tozawa, Cruiserweight Classic (8/17) - (2 Yes, 0 No)
Brian Kendrick vs. Tony Nese, Cruiserweight Classic (8/17) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
The Revival vs. Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa, NXT Takeover: Brookyn II (8/20) - (12 Yes, 0 No)
Bobby Roode vs. Andrade "Cien" Almas, NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II (8/20) - (2 Yes, 2 No)
Asuka vs. Bayley, NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II (8/20) - (9 Yes, 2 No)
Samoa Joe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II (8/20) - (9 Yes, 2 No)
Cesaro vs. Sheamus, SummerSlam (8/21) - (1 Yes, 4 No)
Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte, SummerSlam (8/21) - (2 Yes, 2 No)
John Cena vs. AJ Styles, SummerSlam (8/21) - (14 Yes, 0 No)
Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins, SummerSlam (8/21) - (4 Yes, 3 No)
Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn, RAW (8/22) - (2 Yes, 0 No)
AJ Styles vs. Dolph Ziggler, Smackdown (8/23) - (12 Yes, 0 No)
Drew Gulak vs. Zack Sabre, Jr., Cruiserweight Classic (8/24) - (10 Yes, 0 No)
TJ Perkins vs. Johnny Gargano, Cruiserweight Classic (8/24) - (11 Yes, 1 No)
Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Big Cass vs. Roman Reigns, RAW (8/28) - (10 Yes, 0 No)
Akira Tozawa vs. Gran Metalik, Cruiserweight Classic (8/31) - (4 Yes, 1 No)
Kota Ibushi vs. Brian Kendrick, Cruiserweight Classic (8/31) - (8 Yes, 0 No)

September
Chris Jericho vs. Seth Rollins, RAW (9/5) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn, RAW (9/5) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Noam Dar, Cruiserweight Classic (9/7) - (2 Yes, 3 No)
Rich Swann vs. TJ Perkins, Cruiserweight Classic (9/7) - (3 Yes, 0 No)
The Usos vs. Hype Bros., Backlash (9/11) - (1 Yes, 2 No)
The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, Backlash (9/11) - (7 Yes, 0 No)
Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles, Backlash (9/11) - (12 Yes, 0 No)
Gran Metalik vs. Zack Sabre, Jr., Cruiserweight Classic (9/14) - (7 Yes, 1 No)
Kota Ibushi vs. TJ Perkins, Cruiserweight Classic (9/14) - (10 Yes, 0 No)
DIY vs. Noam Dar & Cedric Alexander, Cruiserweight Classic (9/14) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
TJ Perkins vs. Gran Metalik, Cruiserweight Classic (9/14) - (10 Yes, 0 No)
Andrade Almas vs. Cedric Alexander, NXT (9/21) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, Clash of Champions (9/25) - (5 Yes, 3 No)
Sheamus vs. Cesaro, Clash of Champions (9/25) - (2 Yes, 4 No)
TJ Perkins vs. Brian Kendrick, Clash of Champions (9/25) - (1 Yes, 4 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins, Clash of Champions (9/25) - (2 Yes, 3 No)

October
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks, RAW (10/3) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose vs. John Cena, No Mercy (10/9) - (5 Yes, 0 No)
The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, No Mercy (10/9) - (8 Yes, 0 No)
Seth Rollins vs. Chris Jericho, RAW (10/17) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi, Smackdown (10/18) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Roman Reigns vs. Rusev, Hell In A Cell (10/30) - (2 Yes, 1 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins, Hell In A Cell (10/30) - (8 Yes, 0 No)
Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte, Hell In A Cell (10/30) - (5 Yes, 1 No)

November
Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss, Smackdown (11/8) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Tye Dillinger vs. Bobby Roode, NXT Takeover: Toronto (11/19) - (7 Yes, 3 No)
The Revival vs. DIY, NXT Takeover: Toronto (11/19) - (14 Yes, 0 No)
Asuka vs. Mickie James, NXT Takeover: Toronto (11/19) - (11 Yes, 0 No)
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe, NXT Takeover: Toronto (11/19) - (13 Yes, 0 No)
Jeri-KO, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns & Braun Strowman vs. AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, & Shane McMahon, Survivor Series (11/20) - (13 Yes, 0 No)
Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar, Survivor Series (11/20) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins, RAW (11/21) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks, RAW (11/28) - (4 Yes, 0 No)

December
The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, TLC (12/4) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose, TLC (12/4) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
The New Day vs. Jeri-KO vs. Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins, RAW (12/12) - (3 Yes, 0 No)
Randy Orton & Luke Harper vs. American Alpha vs. The Usos vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno, Smackdown (12/) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler, Smackdown (12/) - (3 Yes, 0 No)
Rich Swann vs. Neville, 205 Live (12/) - (4 Yes, 0 No)
DIY vs. Tajiri & Akira Tozawa, NXT (12/) (1 Yes, 0 No)

[Andy]

Nominating Ambrose/Owens from the Rumble. I thought it was paced very well with nice spots, good psychology and great facial expressions. I just wish they could've gone five to eight minutes longer with a couple more big spots. I think it probably would've moved into classic territory with that.

I need to rewatch the rest but my initial instinct is that the rest of the undercard was good but not quite worth a nomination.

1. Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens (Royal Rumble)

[Kdestiny]

I will agree, it was good and I'll add a yes.

Also nominating Charlotte/Becky. Told a good story and worked their asses off. Charlotte is great as a heel and Becky as the plucky face is great.

[Rancid_Planet]

Ambrose/Owens gets a big yes.

[mr sabu]

i enjoyed the match expected more but i enjoyed it

yes from me

[Sasori]

Ambrose/Owens gets a yes from me.

[TimeSplitter]

Hell Yes to Amborse/Owens!

[Clive Plasma]

Yes to that match from me

[Hero!]

Yes to Ambrose/Owens
Yes to Charlotte/Becky
Nominating the Rumble match itself. Best Rumble in years.

[Andy]

No to the Rumble. Some bits were good - Styles, Owens, Ambrose. But most was meandering and illogical.

[Hero!]

You are meandering and illogical.

[chatty]

yes on Owens v Ambrose
Need to watch Becky/Charlotte again tbh
No on the Rumble

I thought New Day v Uso's was good enough for a nomination tbh - I thought it was the second best match of the night.

[PurePlayer]

Yes to Ambrose vs Owens-Last Man standing.

I am going to yes the Royal Rumble match. I think it was the best one since 2008.

[Andy]

You know it's true. Stuff with Reigns, Bray, Zayn, Lesnar, Owens and bits of Trips' involvement ranged from confusing to downright stupid.

[Peter Griffin]

Yes to Ambrose/Owens, no to rumble match, only because of the ridiculous Reigns going to the back for a rest bollocks otherwise it would of been yes.

[Hero!]

You know it's true. Stuff with Reigns, Bray, Zayn, Lesnar, Owens and bits of Trips' involvement ranged from confusing to downright stupid.

Andy stahp.

[PurePlayer]

What was illogical about Owens and Zayn? Zayn eliminated Owens and Zayn got eliminated by the Wyatts right?

[Andy]

They have Zayn come in, which is great and they have him eliminate Owens, which is great. EVERYTHING about Owens' character says he should've come back in and eliminated Zayn. Instead Zayn is a nothing elimination for The Wyatts which isn't a bad thing, but it's bit of a waste.

Wyatt was the worst elimination. I thought his elimination of Lesnar was a bit underwhelming because Lesnar didn't come back in and destroy. But why on earth have Trips eliminate Wyatt? He didn't make the final four and it's an elimination that is going to lead absolutely nowhere. Call back to a previous feud and have him eliminated by Reignsor Ambrose - fine. But why Trips? That'll lead nowhere. Why not do the logical thing and extent the story with Lesnar?

The Roman thing is unforgivable booking. Gotta make Roman look strong but up against a crowd who hates him already they decide to book him like an ultimate heel. Baffling.

[chatty]

They should have had The Wyatts beat down Brock further outside the ring and carry him to the back. They all left at the same time so no reason not too.

Instead they did a close up on Lesnar who looked like he wanted to go after Bray then thought fuck it, Im done. The complete opposite of his character.

[PurePlayer]

They have Zayn come in, which is great and they have him eliminate Owens, which is great. EVERYTHING about Owens' character says he should've come back in and eliminated Zayn. Instead Zayn is a nothing elimination for The Wyatts which isn't a bad thing, but it's bit of a waste.

Wyatt was the worst elimination. I thought his elimination of Lesnar was a bit underwhelming because Lesnar didn't come back in and destroy. But why on earth have Trips eliminate Wyatt? He didn't make the final four and it's an elimination that is going to lead absolutely nowhere. Call back to a previous feud and have him eliminated by Reignsor Ambrose - fine. But why Trips? That'll lead nowhere. Why not do the logical thing and extent the story with Lesnar?

The Roman thing is unforgivable booking. Gotta make Roman look strong but up against a crowd who hates him already they decide to book him like an ultimate heel. Baffling.

I don't agree with you about the Owens and Zayn elimination. I do agree about Wyatt getting eliminated by HHH. It didn't make much sense there. The Reigns thing was baffling as well by having him leave the match for like 30 minutes. It doesn't make much sense.

[mth]

YES to Charlotte/Becky.
YES to Ambrose/Owens.
Annndd....hmmm....YES to the Rumble. It weren't perfect but it was memorable, unpredictable at times, and fun as hell to watch.

[The Rick]

Yes to Owens v Ambrose
Yes to Charlotte v Becky
Yes to the Rumble

[Honey_Badger]

Huge YES to Ambrose/Owens.

[Chris Scott]

YES to Ambrose/Owens
YES to Charlotte/Becky Lynch

NO to the Rumble match

[Kdestiny]

No to the Rumble and tag match.

They were fine, just not on par with how I see top matches of the year go

Edit: Actually going to rewatch the tag match and see about a different rating.

[Kdestiny]

I'm gonna nominate Styles/Jericho as well as Dean/Roman vs. Sheamus/Rusev.

The former for some selfish reasons, but I loved the pacing of it and it put over AJ well, the latter because it was a pretty well done tag match to keep Dean and Roman on a roll

[Honey_Badger]

NO to Styles/Jericho. It was a fine match that made perfect sense for AJ in his debut. The pacing was a tad slower and they saved his explosive offensive for another day, without giving too much away all in one night. That said, I felt the match had a nice beginning, good middle but no end. It felt like it was finally getting ready to take off then ended with a reverse pin. He will have much, much better WWE matches.

[Murphy]

Yes to Owens/Dean for reasons already listed. Not quite able to say yes to Becky/Charlotte or the Rumble match.

Not seen Raw yet...

[Rancid_Planet]

Been meaning to stop back in here so I can yes the Rumble match. One of the best in a long time.

[Rancid_Planet]

Fuck I get high a lot.

[Saintevil]

yes to Ambrose/Owens
No to Charlotte/Becky- mainly because of too much Ric Flair. I'll be glad when he just makes a few appearances a year.
No to the Rumble

[Hero!]

Nominating: Neville vs Kalisto United States championship SD 1/28/16.

Everyone should make an effort to check it out. Great cruiserweight style match.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Nominating: Neville vs Kalisto United States championship SD 1/28/16.

Everyone should make an effort to check it out. Great cruiserweight style match.

Was kind of wrestling myself as to whether I should nominate this. It was great action, but felt too stilted and without a lot of build because of the commercial breaks. But it was definitely worth a watch, and it was great to see Neville and Kalisto get to do their thing a bit more.

Fuck it, for feeling so damn fresh, I'll say YES.

Gonna rewatch some of the Rumble eventually to give some proper votes to that PPV. Still trying to get some last-minute watching for the 2015 list in >.>;;

[Hero!]

I think I was just taken aback seeing that style of wrestling on TV again, especially for the US title. I'm really digging this Kalisto title run.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Wholly agree. The dude can go in the ring, and I feel like he could really bring the excitement level for US Title matches back to the level of the open challenges, which is what we need. Just have him wrestle frequent title matches, every PPV and on TV every couple weeks or something. Let him just go out there with someone and go all out.

[Rancid_Planet]

Yes for Neville/Kalisto on SD.

[MJH1986]

Yes - Ambrose/Owens LMS

[Andy]

No to Kalisto/Neville for me. I liked it, some cool spots and nice to see Neville using his strength as the bigger guy. But it was just too short and didn't have much time to build to anything due to length and adverts. Hopefully they go again soon.

[Beer-Belly]

YES to Ambrose/Owens - Last Man Standing

[The Law]

I'll vote yes on Ambrose Owens.

No on the Rumble.

No on Charlotte/Becky.

No on AJ/Jericho.

I fully intend to be the Grinch of this thread.

[Atty]

NO to Lesnar/Reigns/Ambrose from Fastlane.

[Rancid_Planet]

No to WrestleMania.

[Chris Scott]

No to AJ/Jericho

Yes to Kalisto/Neville

[Rancid_Planet]

Finn Balor vs Apollo Crews from the February 3rd episode of NXT gets a YES. Amazing match. The back and forth offense at the end was so much fun.

[Dr_Seldon]

Yes to Finn Balor vs Apollo Crews

[Karla Pilkington]

YES to Ambrose/Owens from the Rumble. Hands down the best match of the year so far.
YES to the Rumble match itself. It was the best one in years and despite it not being perfect a good Rumble is still one of the funnest and most talked about matches of the year.

NO to everything else. As much as enjoyed Charlotte/Becky, Neville/Kalisto, and Finn/Apollo, when the end of the year comes around nobody will be talking about them as among the best matches of the year.

Big NO to AJ/Jericho. I believe that the two of them have a great match in them but that was far from anything approaching a show stealer.

[TimeSplitter]

Yes to Balor/Crews

[Murphy]

No to Kalisto/Neville. Decent, and I hope they go again soon. Lack of build and adverts for me too. The latter really hurt it. Started at 100 miles an hour and then adverts. Frustrating.

[Rancid_Planet]

Yes to Bayley/Carmella from Feb 10th NXT.

Not the best women's match ever but definately a good match.

[Kdestiny]

Yes to Bayley/Carmella. Bayley stays on top, but Carmella looked pretty great in there. Nice work by both.

Yes to Crews/Finn as well. Very interesting story that was told and I did Finns new finish.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I'm gonna say NO to Bayley/Carmella. A really good match and Carmella's best showing, but didn't quite make the cut for me.

This weekend I'm gonna rewatch all the nominated matches and make a fully formed opinion. And then I'll finally get a list updated.

[Andy]

No to everything nominated this year apart from Dean/Owens. Slow start.

[Dr_Seldon]

NO to Bayley/Carmella, and I noticed I hadn't voted for Amborse/Owens yet, but that is an easy YES.

[PurePlayer]

I will yes Styles vs Jericho from Smackdown.

[Karla Pilkington]

No to Bayley/Carmela. Bayley will never have a bad match and it was indeed Carmellas best showing but it was nt a very memorable encounter.

Yes to Styles/Jericho from Smackdown. While it won't finish in the top 15 at the end of the year, it was a fantastic match filled with great reversals and pacing.

[Dr_Seldon]

YES to Styles vs Jericho.

[Sasori]

I'll give a yes to AJ/Jericho on Smackdown. I would put it on the level of Bryan/Ziggler from RAW last year.

[PurePlayer]

As it stands now, I would say Styles vs Jericho from Smackdown is the second best match of the year behind Dean vs Owens. There hasn't been many great matches yet but then again there has only been 1 ppv and no NXT specials.

[Kdestiny]

Yes to AJ/Jericho 2. Incredible work.

[Kdestiny]

Nominating Owens/Ziggler, Styles/Jericho, and the Triple Threat match from Fast Lane. All really great.

[Rancid_Planet]

AJ Jericho 2 from SD gets a yes. Also yesing Brock/Ambrose/Reigns from Fastlane.

[Sasori]

Yes to the Fastlane Triple Threat.

[Honey_Badger]

Huge YES to Fastlane Triple Threat.

1. Roman Reigns v Brock Lesnar v Dean Ambrose - Fastlane, 2/21/2016
2. Dean Ambrose v Kevin Owens (Last Man Standing) - Royal Rumble, 1/24/2016

[PurePlayer]

Yes to Ambrose vs Reigns vs Lesnar.

[Kdestiny]

Nominating Balor/Neville from this weeks NXT. Heck of a contest, very nice story told in there. Felt really physical too. Well done.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Definite YES to Balor/Neville. Neville in top form and both guys getting the proper amount of time to put on a hell of a match in the ring. Seriously had me shocked at points, and Finn looked ace as well. Far better than any of their previous efforts. I knew they had it in them. One of my favorite matches of the year so far.

[Kdestiny]

I think it's at two or three for me so far. Excellent work

[Rancid_Planet]

Yes to Balor/Neville.

Holy shit what a match. Classic and brutal. Neville is beyond amazing and Finn may have just had his best ever NXT bout.

[mth]

Guess I didn't comment on the Fastlane matches but I'll throw a YES to the Triple Threat main event. I'll also give a NO to AJ/Jericho and Owens/Ziggler from that show. Good matches, though, but not particularly memorable for me. The IC match is closer to getting the nod, for what its' worth.

[PurePlayer]

Yes to Neville vs Balor.

[TimeSplitter]

Yes to Neville/Balor for sure. They've got to give Neville something to do for Wrestlemania.

[Hero!]

Yes to Neville/Balor

[Rancid_Planet]

All that match did was underscore just how badly they've wasted Neville on the main roster. He is an unbelievable talent.

[Dr_Seldon]

Yes to Balor vs Neville. And my, how much more awesome isn't confident and vicious Neville compared to happy-go-lucky underdog Neville.

[Ringo]

Don't think Psycho has tallied anything yet so thought I would as I wanted to catch up on the matches from the first two months of the year...

January
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (22 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (5 Yes, 3 No)
Royal Rumble Match, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (6 Yes, 7 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 4 No)
Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus & Rusev, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
Neville vs. Kalisto, Smackdown (1/28) - (4 Yes, 3 No)

February
Finn Balor vs. Apollo Crews, NXT (2/3) - (4 Yes, 2 No)
Bayley vs. Carmella, NXT (2/10) - (2 Yes, 4 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Smackdown (2/11) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler, Fast Lane (2/21) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Fast Lane (2/21) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose, Fast Lane (2/21) - (7 Yes, 0 No)

March
Finn Balor vs. Neville, NXT (3/2) - (7 Yes, 0 No)

My current list:
1. Lesnar/Reigns/Ambrose
2. Ambrose/Owens

So YES to those two matches.

[Honey_Badger]

Only 7 people said YES to the triple threat? Sounds like we need some more participation.

Also sounds like I need to watch the Balor/Neville match.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Don't think Psycho has tallied anything yet so thought I would as I wanted to catch up on the matches from the first two months of the year...

January
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (22 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (5 Yes, 3 No)
Royal Rumble Match, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (6 Yes, 7 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 4 No)
Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus & Rusev, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
Neville vs. Kalisto, Smackdown (1/28) - (4 Yes, 3 No)

February
Finn Balor vs. Apollo Crews, NXT (2/3) - (4 Yes, 2 No)
Bayley vs. Carmella, NXT (2/10) - (2 Yes, 4 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Smackdown (2/11) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler, Fast Lane (2/21) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Fast Lane (2/21) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose, Fast Lane (2/21) - (7 Yes, 0 No)

March
Finn Balor vs. Neville, NXT (3/2) - (7 Yes, 0 No)

My current list:
1. Lesnar/Reigns/Ambrose
2. Ambrose/Owens

So YES to those two matches.

Much appreciated, Ring-a-Ding! Was actually gonna get to it once I finished the countdown, but this'll make it much easier to keep up.

[PurePlayer]

I am going to yes Ambrose vs Owens from smackdown.

[Chris Scott]

Yes to Neville vs Balor.

[Andy]

I don't know if it's because we're going through the top 25 from last year at the moment, but there really hasn't been much that's impressed me this year. Sucks that we've not had an NXT special yet. Anyway, caught up with everything apart from the Fast Lane triple threat which I'll get to tonight.

Owens/Ziggler - NO. It was good but not great - tough when they've faced off so many times recently.
Jericho/AJ - NO. It was really slow for most of it. Just wasn't very into it at all, even though AJ is very impressive.
Neville/Balor - NO. Close one but I felt like it wasn't the most compelling story and it wasn't helped by the crowd being so quiet.

[PurePlayer]

I don't know if it's because we're going through the top 25 from last year at the moment, but there really hasn't been much that's impressed me this year. Sucks that we've not had an NXT special yet. Anyway, caught up with everything apart from the Fast Lane triple threat which I'll get to tonight.

Neville/Balor - NO. Close one but I felt like it wasn't the most compelling story and it wasn't helped by the crowd being so quiet.

The crowd seemed fine to me.

[Ringo]

Absolutely loved the Fast Lane triple threat, unsurprisingly. Brock was the best in the world as usual and Ambrose was terrific too. Brock going mental on Ambrose with those knees after Ambrose slapped(? - I think) him was incredible. Was like a less good version of the Rumble triple threat from last year.

[Tainted Eclipse]

i think i liked it more than the rumble triple threat.

[Kdestiny]

i think i liked it more than the rumble triple threat.

Its close for me. Brock going crazy on Ambrose was absolutely my favorite moment

[Ringo]

I liked the beginning and end of the Rumble one more probably. Both are still really clear in my mind even though I haven't seen the match in a year. It's not far behind though.

[Andy]

Big YES to the triple threat. Really really liked it. I thought it was really well paced and made everyone look strong. Brock was as good as ever and I think Ambrose showed throughout this match what his character should be - the aggression, the desire, the facial expressions,the selling, the offence - it was all on point. Really strong showing for Reigns too I thought. Him and Brock have great chemistry and it really made it feel like a huge fight.

It wasn't quite as mad as the triple threat from the Rumble last year but I thought the three big spots were built to really well - the tables, Dean slapping Brock and Brock suplexing both of them. My only criticism is the last five seconds. It was great to see Dean taking out Roman with the chair too but if that's where you're doing the finish, don't hit him. Or just hit him once. Roman recovering instantly from the chairs AND the Kimura and to completely no sell them AND for the Spear to put Dean away when the other two got a kick out of a finisher each...that left a bit of a bad taste. Really frustrating as I thought it was near flawless up to that point.

[Andy]

1. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns vs Dean Ambrose (Fast Lane)
2. Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens (Royal Rumble)

[Andy]

Was like a less good version of the Rumble triple threat from last year.

Yeah, this. I think where it lacked the jaw dropping Rollins stuff, it made up for it with a more coherent story. A few minutes more and a better finish and it'd be right up there.

Ambrose is having a stellar year so far. Great match at the Rumble, good Rumble match showing, good TV match with Owens, MOTY candidate at Fast Lane. Looking promising with matches against Trips and Brock to come too.

[Morrison]

Big YES to the triple threat. Really really liked it. I thought it was really well paced and made everyone look strong. Brock was as good as ever and I think Ambrose showed throughout this match what his character should be - the aggression, the desire, the facial expressions,the selling, the offence - it was all on point. Really strong showing for Reigns too I thought. Him and Brock have great chemistry and it really made it feel like a huge fight.

It wasn't quite as mad as the triple threat from the Rumble last year but I thought the three big spots were built to really well - the tables, Dean slapping Brock and Brock suplexing both of them. My only criticism is the last five seconds. It was great to see Dean taking out Roman with the chair too but if that's where you're doing the finish, don't hit him. Or just hit him once. Roman recovering instantly from the chairs AND the Kimura and to completely no sell them AND for the Spear to put Dean away when the other two got a kick out of a finisher each...that left a bit of a bad taste. Really frustrating as I thought it was near flawless up to that point.

he didnt recover from and no sell the chairs and kimura. what the fuck are you people watching.

[Andy]

He spent like a minute in the Kimura, then took some pretty brutal looking chair shots, then about five seconds later he just got up and speared Ambrose

[Sasori]

i think i liked it more than the rumble triple threat.

There was allot more story to the Fastlane Triple Threat which made it more intriguing.

[Andy]

YES to New Day vs Y2AJ from Raw. Super fun tag match and AJ's best showing so far IMO.

1. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns vs Dean Ambrose (Fast Lane)
2. Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens (Royal Rumble)
3. New Day vs Chris Jericho and AJ Styles (Raw, March 7)

[DDT]

Yes to New Day vs. Y2AJ; first match I've seen from WWE this year that got me pumped.

[Psycho666Soldier]

YES to New Day/Y2AJ. A really excellent tag match. Probably AJ's best match in WWE so far, and New Day looking better than ever. My thoughts lifted from the RAW thread:

The match itself, while off to a somewhat slow start, turned out to be a blast, and those last few minutes were about as perfect as you can get. AJ's possibly best Springboard Reverse DDT, Kofi trying to fight out of the Walls of Jericho with Xavier pushing the ropes in, with both AJ and after Big E making the save, and that beautiful counter into the Big Ending were some obvious highlights that made the match stand out. Spots I'll remember even next year.

Updated after Dr_Seldon

January
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (23 Yes, 0 No)
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (5 Yes, 3 No)
Royal Rumble Match, Royal Rumble (1/24) - (6 Yes, 7 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 4 No)
Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus & Rusev, Raw (1/25) - (1 Yes, 1 No)
Neville vs. Kalisto, Smackdown (1/28) - (4 Yes, 3 No)

February
Finn Balor vs. Apollo Crews, NXT (2/3) - (4 Yes, 2 No)
Bayley vs. Carmella, NXT (2/10) - (2 Yes, 4 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Smackdown (2/11) - (6 Yes, 0 No)
Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler, Fast Lane (2/21) - (1 Yes, 2 No)
AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho, Fast Lane (2/21) - (1 Yes, 2 No)
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose, Fast Lane (2/21) - (9 Yes, 0 No)

March
Finn Balor vs. Neville, NXT (3/2) - (10 Yes, 1 No)
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens, Smackdown (3/3) - (1 Yes, 0 No)
The New Day vs. Y2AJ, RAW (3/7) - (11 Yes, 0 No)
Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe, NXT (3/9) - (8 Yes, 0 No)

[Honey_Badger]

Big E is a beast. He gets better and better each week. Dude has got it.

YES to Tag Team match from Raw.

[PurePlayer]

Yes to New Day vs Y2AJ from RAW

[Dr_Seldon]

Yes to New Day cs Y2AJ. Of course.

[Chris Scott]

Absolutely yes to New Day vs Y2AJ, brilliant fast paced match.

[Morrison]

He spent like a minute in the Kimura, then took some pretty brutal looking chair shots, then about five seconds later he just got up and speared Ambrose

so? he was able to pull out a desperation finisher that didnt take any kind of convoluted set up. he sold his beatdown during and after the pin, only making it to his knees a minute and a half after the three count, selling the arm. when he finally ascends the turnbuckle to celebrate, he's got no energy and he only raises the arm that wasnt in the kimura.

[Rancid_Planet]

Yes to Y2AJ vs New Day from Raw. Tag match of the year thus far.