Top Matches of 2015 (WWE/NXT)

[M.C.G. 31]

TOP 50 MATCHES OF 2015

50-41...

50. BRAY WYATT vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER - Raw 02/02/15
49. SETH ROLLINS vs. NEVILLE - Raw 04/06/15
48. ROMAN REIGNS vs. BIG SHOW - Extreme Rules
47. ELIMINATION CHAMBER TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH - Elimination Chamber
46. CHRIS JERICHO vs. NEVILLE - Beast in the East
45. FINN BALOR vs. TYLER BREEZE - NXT Takeover: Unstoppable
44. DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. NEVILLE - Raw 04/13/15
43. SETH ROLLINS vs. JOHN CENA - Night of Champions
42. DEAN AMBROSE vs. SHEAMUS - Smackdown 05/13/15
41. BAD NEWS BARRETT vs. NEVILLE - Extreme Rules

40-31...

40. TRIPLE H vs. STING - Wrestlemania 31
39. DEAN AMBROSE vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER - Raw 11/16/15
38. DASH & DAWSON vs. ENZO AMORE & COLIN CASSADY - NXT Takeover: London
37. KEVIN OWENS vs. CESARO - Summerslam
36. KEVIN OWENS vs. NEVILLE - Raw 11/16/15
35. THE NEW DAY vs. CESARO & TYSON KIDD - Extreme Rules
34. KEVIN OWENS vs. DEAN AMBROSE - Survivor Series
33. RANDY ORTON vs. SETH ROLLINS - Wrestlemania 31
32. INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH - Wrestlemania 31
31. SASHA BANKS vs. CHARLOTTE vs. BECKY LYNCH vs. BAYLEY - NXT Takeover: Rival

30-21...

30. THE NEW DAY vs. CESARO & TYSON KIDD - Payback
29. ROMAN REIGNS vs. CESARO - Raw 11/16/15
28. KEVIN OWENS vs. JOHN CENA - Battleground
27. SETH ROLLINS vs. ROMAN REIGNS vs. DEAN AMBROSE vs. RANDY ORTON - Payback
26. THE WYATT FAMILY vs. TEAM ECW - Raw 12/14/15
25. DANIEL BRYAN vs. SETH ROLLINS - Raw 02/02/15
24. KEVIN OWENS vs. SAMI ZAYN - NXT Takeover: Rival
23. FINN BALOR vs. NEVILLE - NXT Takeover: Rival
22. JOHN CENA vs. NEVILLE - Raw 05/11/15
21. KEVIN OWENS vs. FINN BALOR - NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

20-11...

20. KEVIN OWENS vs. FINN BALOR - Beast in the East
19. CESARO vs. RANDY ORTON vs. KEVIN OWENS - Raw 08/10/15
18. SETH ROLLINS vs. JOHN CENA - Summerslam
17. SETH ROLLINS vs. NEVILLE - Raw 08/03/15
16. BROCK LESNAR vs. ROMAN REIGNS - Wrestlemania 31
15. JOHN CENA vs. CESARO - Raw 06/29/15
14. ASUKA vs. EMMA - NXT Takeover: London
13. THE NEW DAY vs. THE USOS vs. LUCHA DRAGONS - Tables, Ladders & Chairs
12. BROCK LESNAR vs. THE UNDERTAKER - Hell in a Cell
11. DEAN AMBROSE vs. SETH ROLLINS - Raw 05/04/15

10-1...

10. DEAN AMBROSE vs. SETH ROLLINS - Money in the Bank
9. KEVIN OWENS vs. JOHN CENA - Elimination Chamber
8. FINN BALOR vs. SAMOA JOE - NXT Takeover: London
7. SASHA BANKS vs. BECKY LYNCH - NXT Takeover: Unstoppable
6. SASHA BANKS vs. BAYLEY - NXT Takeover: Respect
5. KEVIN OWENS vs. JOHN CENA - Money in the Bank
4. CESARO vs. RUSEV vs. KEVIN OWENS - Raw 07/13/15
3. JOHN CENA vs. CESARO - Raw 07/06/15
2. BROCK LESNAR vs. JOHN CENA vs. SETH ROLLINS - Royal Rumble
1. SASHA BANKS vs. BAYLEY - NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

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Yes, Sasha Banks is in 3 of the top-10 matches of the year.

Kevin Owens has 11 of the top-50 matches and 3 of the top-10 and 5 of the top-20.
Seth Rollins has 10 of the top-50 matches and 5 of the top-20.
Cesaro has 9 of the top-50 matches and 4 of the top-20.
John Cena has 9 of the top-50 matches and 3 of the top-10 and 4 of the top-20.
Neville has 8 of the top-50 matches.
Dean Ambrose has 7 of the top-50 matches.
Finn Balor has 5 of the top-50 matches.
Sasha Banks has 4 of the top-50 matches, but 3 of the top-10.
Roman Reigns has 4 of the top-50 matches.
Brock Lesnar has 3 of the top-50 matches, but only wrestled 5 real matches (squashes on Network exclusives not included). All 3 matches are in the top-20.

NXT represents 12 of the top-50 matches.​

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[The Shockmaster]

Well done, but I think you can go ahead and make a thread for something like this

Agreed, it could generate enough discussion to warrant a separate thread.

 

[S A W F T*]

Well done, but I think you can go ahead and make a thread for something like this

Agreed, it could generate enough discussion to warrant a separate thread.

Agreed.

 

[GKJ]

Agreed, it could generate enough discussion to warrant a separate thread.

Agreed.

A man once said, "I'm going to give the people what they want."


Apart from the poll thread, here is the open forum on the top/best/favorite matches of the year, WWE, NXT or otherwise.

 

[S A W F T*]

Very good list, MCG... as always, thank you for your contributions here.

 

[S A W F T*]

I totally forgot Bray Wyatt and Dolph Ziggler even had a match, lol.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

This works, too. Thanks GKJ.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Personally I think Samoa Joe vs. Baron Corbin at NXT Brooklyn should be on the list. That match blew away my expectations. Not MOTY by any means, but it was everything you would want in a big man match. I thought it was going to be trash but it ended up being very enjoyable.

This was the match that really made me take notice of Corbin's improvement and I feel it was Joe's true arrival in WWE. Even the way they sold the ending. Joe made a freaking sleeper hold look like the most devastating submission move of all time. I feel like that match at least deserves a mention.

That's my only real gripe about the list. You did an excellent job.

 

[The Gongshow]

I"m going to have to rematch Finn vs Joe. It was a great match, but I want to re-live it and then rate it.

Off the top of my head right now there was a Jordan & Gable match that should be on this list as well....I'll have to go back and check. Not match of the year, but could be on the top 50 list, those two have improved so much.

 

[GKJ]

Of the Finn Balor matches, I'd say both matches vs. Kevin Owens were his two best. Ladder match first, then Japan

 

[ColePens]

I was just thinking... take away NXT from 2015 and yikes. I wonder just how bad 2015 would be.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler had a couple of pretty good matches sandwiched around Wrestlemania on RAW that could have cracked this list.