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 do full-show reviews on).
- Peter Tihanyi vs. Elijah Blum (wXw, Back to the Roots 2025, January 18, 2025)
- Leon Cage vs. Leon Slater (Rev Pro, Live in London 92, February 02, 2025)
- Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura vs. 1 Called Manders & Thomas Shire (wXw, Inner Circle 17, March 06, 2025)
- Aigle Blanc vs. Leon Slater (wXw, 16 Carat Gold 2025 – Night One, March 07, 2025)
Takuya Nomura vs. Fuminori Abe (wXw, AMBITION 16, March 08, 2025) - 1 Called Manders vs. Michael Oku (Rev Pro, Epic Encounter 2025, March 16, 2025)
- Michael Oku vs. Luke Jacobs (PROGRESS, Chapter 179: Las Vegas, April 17, 2025)
- Ahura vs. Elijah Blum (wXw, Pro Wrestling Grand Prix – Show 4, September 28, 2025)