Match of the Year Podcast
The Greatest Matches in Modern History
Brawl of the Year 2003 - CM Punk vs. Raven

The feud that defined what RoH would become, that put Punk on the map, and that demonstrates how the rising quality of wrestling around the world led to far better gimmick matches!

Ciampa vs. Gargano at NXT TakeOver New Orleans

A look at what will compete for Match of the Year and one of the all-time most dramatic matches that ever took place in the US, or anywhere for that matter! A look at what it took to make it all into one of the best matches ever!

Brawl of the Year - Shawn Michaels vs. HHH at SummerSlam 02!

The Return of The Heartbreak Kid in an unsanctioned Streetfight leads to one of the best brawls of the decade!

Brawl of the Year 1999 - Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome in ECW

A look at a wonderful 1999 ECW brawl and what these guys meant to bringing FMW-style wrestling to the masses in the US. See table spots, and when a finisher still meant the finish was here.

Brawl of the Year 1998 - Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelowe

A classic spot, perfectly built-to, and brilliantly executed.

Match of the Year contender - Ember Moon vs. Asuka

NXT's best woman's match ever, and one of the best of th eyear! It's also Asuka's last NXT match and the best thing goin!

Brawl of the Year 1994 - Nakamaki/Ono vs. The Headhunters

This is IWA Japan, and while it's a company that had a lot of wildness (and will be a major part of 1995: The Year Brawling Broke) this was one of the craziest, with two teams that understood how to tell the story of a good brawl.

Brawl of the Year 1993 - Funk vs. Onita

Remember that match you saw back in the 1990s where Terry Funk was fighting a guy you didn't know and then the freakin' ring exploded? This is that match!