The 20 Best Wrestling Matches of 2021
The 20 Best Wrestling Matches of 2021
Originally Written for ONE37PM
What a year it’s been for the headline-grabbing world of professional wrestling.
At the start of the year, the three biggest wrestling feds in the business maintained their safety measures via crowd-less shows. But even still, WWE, AEW, and Impact Wrestling still put on worthwhile shows full of incredible matches and jaw-dropping outcomes. And as the year rolled on, crowds were welcomed back into the buildings that played host to those aforementioned companies’ energetic TV tapings and PPVs.
And that’s where the most excitement was derived from thanks to shocking returns, major debuts, amazing promo battles, and so much more. Wrestlers made their way to other organizations thanks to the “Forbidden Door,” up & coming Superstars got their hands on major championships, and the overall match quality for the year stayed at an all-time high.
Speaking of match quality, it’s about time for yours truly and The Wrestling Classic to look back on the very best bouts of the year. There was so much in-ring greatness to reflect on, which is why both of us decided to break up our list into honorable mentions and 20 matches that deserve to make our official list.
So without further ado, let’s look back on the very best wrestling bouts of 2021!
Honorable Mentions
05/30 – AEW Double or Nothing
Adam Page vs. Brian Cage
07/18 – WWE Money in the Bank
Big E vs. Drew McIntyre vs. John Morrison vs. Kevin Owens vs. King Nakamura vs. Ricochet vs. Riddle vs. Seth Rollins (Money in the Bank Ladder Match)
06/03 – Impact Wrestling: Before The Impact
Josh Alexander vs. TJP (Ironman Match)
04/14 – AEW Dynamite
Young Bucks vs. Pac & Pentagon El Zero M
08/22 – NXT TakeOver 36
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’ Reilly
04/10 – WWE WrestleMania: Night 1
Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro
10/18 – WWE Raw
Charlotte Flair vs. Bianca Belair
02/14 – NXT Vengeance Day
Finn Bálor vs. Pete Dunne
05/16 – WWE WrestleMania Backlash
Bobby Lashley vs. Braun Strowman vs. Drew McIntyre
10/27 – AEW Dynamite
Serena Deeb vs. Hikaru Shida
04/30 – WWE Smackdown
Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan
01/05 – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2
Shingo Takagi vs. Jeff Cobb
05/05 – AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts
The Inner Circle vs. The Pinnacle
09/22 – AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam
1. Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Daneislon
04/10 – WWE Wrestlemania: Night 1
2. Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair
04/07 – NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver: Night 1
3. Walter vs. Tommaso Ciampa
09/05 – AEW All Out
4. CM Punk vs. Darby Allin
10/21 – WWE Crown Jewel
5. Edge vs. Seth Rollins – Hell in a Cell
04/11 – WWE Wrestlemania: Night 2
6. Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan
10/21 – WWE Crown Jewel
7. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair
01/06 – AEW New Year’s Smash: Night 1
8. Kenny Omega vs. Rey Fenix
05/30 – AEW Double or Nothing
9. Kenny Omega vs. Pac vs. Orange Cassidy
11/13 – AEW Full Gear
10. MJF vs. Darby Allin
11/13 – AEW Full Gear
11. CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston
11/13 – AEW Full Gear
12. Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page
09/05 – AEW All Out
13. Young Bucks vs. Lucha Brothers – Steel Cage Match
03/17 – AEW Dynamite
14. Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker – Lights Out Match
08/22 – NXT TakeOver 36
15. Walter vs. Ilja Dragunov
12/15 – AEW Dynamite
16. Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson
05/04 – NJPW Wrestling Dontaku: Day 2
17. Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi
10/15 – AEW Rampage
18. Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki
06/30 – AEW Dynamite
19. MJF vs. Sammy Guevara
01/04 – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
20. Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
And as always, make sure you hit up The Wrestling Classic on all his socials so you can let him know how you feel about his match picks. Ya dig? Oooh Yeah!
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