Match Of The Year Podcast

A look at one of the best matches in the history of SmackDonw! and what it means to be a match that has actual impact. 

As is usually the case, the NXT Take Over show was amazing, and the Gargano vs. Ricochet match was not only the best match on the show, but the best match so far this year!

I look at the 4 main candidates for Wrestler of the Year, and why the Psychokiller is the easy choice!

THe best opening match of all-time? The best Brother v. Brother match ever? The last example of great and smart WWF booking? Is Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart all of those things? Let's find out!

5 Star Match from the Tokyo Dome!

The best match ever in San Jose? Big statement, but it might be true, as these three main evented a hot PPV and put in a match that might have won Match of the Year in another day and place. Becky is the hottest thing in wrestling, Charlotte proves what a great athlete she is, and Asuka is awesome! 

We look at an amazing Ring of Honor match between Takeshi Morishima and Bryan Danielson which completely shows how brawling can fit into the context of a traditional wrestling. Also, how awesome was 2007 for Bryan Danielson!

We look at the November 2006 SmakDown brawl between Finlay and Chris Benoit. We discuss the way in which Finlay is basically Stan Hansen for the early 2000's WWE, why I still talk about Benoit after he murdered his family and killed himself, and how 2006 was a very interesting time!

The first of the Money in the Bank matches and one that really shows what the WWE was in 2005, what they were shooting for, how the Ladder match progressed, and especially how they could go from Attitude to PG-13

What does blood mean in wrestling? Eddie and JBL had a match that is an excellent example of what it can mean.

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!

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!

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

A look at the most violent tag team of the 1990s, bar none, and their classic feud with Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett!

A Cage Match, a Stretcher Match, and a Falls Count Anywhere match, all in one night, all absolutely insane. One of the great brawls, and two guys who would change the business forever, even if only one of them seems to get any credit for it...