2010 is almost over, and it's time for everyone to chime in with their
'best of 2010' list. This Examiner watched hundreds, if not thousands of hours of Pro Wrestling action and drama this year. With all the bodyslams, big pops from the live crowds, and the shocking moments, it really comes down to who had stand out performances of the year with the best matches of the year.
Of course these matches are what this humble Examiner thinks. What is your pick for the best matches of 2010? Post them in the comment below. Think my Top 5 list is way off the mark, then let me know why with your comments below.
5. Daniel Bryan vs. Chris Jericho- NXT
On the first episode of NXT Season 1, the highly acclaimed Daniel Bryam (Bryan Danielson) made his mark in WWE right away with this hard-hitting match. Bryan went the distance and took risks like the show-stealing suicide dive through the ropes, colliding with the announcer's table, and regaining his strength only to be forced to submit to Jericho's back-wrenching Walls of Jericho submission hold. It was easily one of the most exciting televised matches that WWE has produced with two phenomional wrestlers upping the anty to give this new show some buzz.
4. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk - "Hair vs. S.E.S Pledge Match" WWE Over the Limit
This match properly brought to a close to one of the best feuds of the year, with Mysterio and Punk going back and forth with two big stipulations on the line. Rey won to the joy of his fans and the people who were sick of Punk's 'straight edge' preaching. Mysterio beat off Punk's Straight Edge Society interference, and finally got revenge on the Second City Saint. Punk got shaved bald after getting handcuffed to the ropes. It was a brutal match with a fun scene afterwards.
3. Davey Richards vs. Tylar Black - Ring of Honor Championship Match at Death Before Dishnor VII
Fans in Toronto got a real classic when ROH World Champion Tylar Black (who would soon exit the company for WWE) and the wrestling machine that is Davey Richards collided in this main event. With the title on the line, these two stars duked it out with bone-jarring strikes, powerbombs into turn buckles, and physical sacrifice. The final sequence of near falls had the ROH faithful gasping, but Black squeezed out of this fight.
2. Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler - WWE Bragging Rights
This Pay Per View was littered with letdown matches and little fanfare, except for this show-stealing last minute addition to the show. United States Champion Daniel Bryan and Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler proved they are worthy of their individual championships in this epic match up that earned the two young up and comers a standing ovation. The match impressed WWE management so much that they awarded this match the honor of being tied for #1 on it's official Top matches of 2010. The match it tied with...
1. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels - 'career vs. Streak' Match at Wrestlemania 26
In a breath-taking performance from two of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, one legendary career came to an end and one marched on with a unmatched streak. Undertaker's intriguing 'Wrestlemania undefeated' streak rolled on to 19-0. While a universally loved star, Shawn Michael's career came to a heart-breaking ending. The match was so important that it was positioned as the last match above two World title matches and had the intense pressure of outdoing the previous Michaels vs. Undertaker match from Wrestlemania 25. It was a really dramatic moment to see Michael's make the 'throat-cutting' taunt on his knees, beaten and battered, and fighting to the end. Undertaker tombstoned him one more time, and it was over. Nothing was better in 2010, nothing.
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