It’s a new year – and a fresh list of our Match of the Year Contenders. All of these matches either got ****¼ and above in our reviews, our would have (if we reviewed it, for shows we don’t fully cover).
- Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 15 – Night One, January 04, 2021)
- Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 15 – Night One, January 04, 2021)
- Jeff Cobb vs. Shingo Takagi (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 15 – Night Two, January 05, 2021)
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 15 – Night Two, January 05, 2021)
- Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi (New Japan, WrestleKingdom 15 – Night Two, January 05, 2021)
- Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku vs. Anthony Henry & JD Drake (ACTION Wrestling, Matt The Mouth’s Mysteriously Meaty 29th Birthday Bash Extravaganza, January 08, 2021)
- Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Suzu Suzuki (Ice Ribbon, New Ice Ribbon #1095 ~ Winter Story, January 23, 2021)
- Will Ospreay vs. Satoshi Kojima (New Japan, The New Beginning in Nagoya, January 30, 2021)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shingo Takagi (New Japan, The New Beginning in Nagoya, January 30, 2021)
- SHO vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan, The New Beginning in Hiroshima – Night One, February 10, 2021)
- SANADA vs. Tomohiro Ishii (New Japan, New Japan Cup 2021 – Night Four, March 09, 2021)
- Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (New Japan, New Japan Cup 2021 – Night Eight, March 14, 2021)
- Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker (AEW, Dynamite, March 17, 2021)
- Chris Dickinson vs. Wheeler Yuta (Beyond Wrestling, Signature Series #4, March 18, 2021)
- Chris Dickinson vs. Matt Makowski (Beyond Wrestling, Signature Series #6, April 01, 2021)
- Tommaso Ciampa vs. WALTER (WWE, NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver – Night One, April 07, 2021)
- Rampage Brown vs. WALTER (WWE, NXT UK Prelude, April 08, 2021)
- Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett (GCW, Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6, April 08, 2021)
