As 2019 nears its end, a review of the last decade worth of exceptionally thrilling bouts indicate that this has been a truly unique time in the pro-wrestling industry. Honestly, just reflecting on the last two years worth of storylines and developments, including the birth of a major promotion, the growth of the independent circuit, and the resurgence of foreign wrestling to fans in North America have made these last ten years feel as important to the history of the sport as the Boom of the 1980s or the popularity of the Monday Night Wars.
When looking back on these matches, it’s hard to separate any of them as the best of the bunch, with each containing a moment that will last the test of time. Like most of the wrestling-universe, I can recall how each of these gems, whether popular or underrated, gifted me a feeling of euphoric bliss that only pro-wrestling can provide. As an easier way to chronicle this timeline, I’ve separated my choices for best matches of the decade by promotion, none of which are listed in any ranking order, but by year. I hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as I have.
Up first: Best WWE/NXT matches from 2010-2019
-Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels WrestleMania 26 (2010)
-CM Punk versus John Cena MITB (2011)
-Undertaker versus Triple H WrestleMania 28 (2012)
-The Shield versus Team Hell No & Ryback TLC (2012)
-CM Punk versus Daniel Bryan Over The Limit (2012)
-Undertaker versus CM Punk WrestleMania 29 (2013)
-Daniel Bryan versus John Cena SummerSlam (2013)
-CM Punk versus Brock Lesnar SummerSlam (2013)
-Cesaro versus Sami Zayn NXT Arrival (2014)
-Sami Zayn versus Adrian Neville NXT Takeover R Evolution (2014)
-The Shield versus The Wyatt Family Elimination Chamber (2014)
-Daniel Bryan versus Triple H WrestleMania 30 (2014)
-Roman Reigns versus Randy Orton SummerSlam (2014)
-Team Cena versus The Authority Survivor Series (2014)
-Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar WrestleMania 31 (2015)
-Becky Lynch versus Sasha Banks NXT Takeover Unstoppable (2015)
-Kevin Owens versus John Cena Elimination Chamber (2015)
-Cesaro versus John Cena Monday Night Raw in Chicago (2015)
-Sasha Banks versus Bayley NXT Takeover Brooklyn I (2015)
-Sasha Banks versus Bayley NXT Takeover Respect (2015)
-Finn Balor versus Samoa Joe NXT Takeover London (2015)
-Shinsuke Nakamura versus Sami Zayn NXT Takeover Dallas (2016)
-The Miz versus Sami Zayn versus Kevin Owens versus Cesaro Extreme Rules (2016)
-AJ Styles versus Roman Reigns Extreme Rules (2016)
-DIY versus The Revival 2-out-of-3 falls NXT Takeover Toronto (2016)
-Sasha Banks versus Charlotte Flair Falls Count Anywhere Monday Night Raw in Charlotte (2016)
-Kevin Owens versus Sami Zayn Battleground (2016)
-John Cena versus AJ Styles Royal Rumble (2017)
-DIY versus The Revival versus Authors of Pain NXT Takeover Orlando (2017)
-Pete Dunne versus Tyler Bate NXT Takeover Chicago (2017)
-Asuka versus Ember Moon NXT Takeover Brooklyn III (2017)
-Roman Reigns versus Samoa Joe versus Braun Strowman versus Brock Lesnar SummerSlam (2017)
-Johnny Gargano versus Andrade NXT Takeover Philadelphia (2018)
-Adam Cole versus Lars Sullivan versus Ricochet versus Killian Dain versus EC3 versus Velveteen Dream Ladder Match NXT Takeover New Orleans (2018)
-Johnny Gargano versus Tommaso Ciampa NXT Takeover New Orleans (2018)
-Aleister Black versus Tommasco Ciampa NXT Television (2018)
-Mercedes Martinez versus Meiko Satomura Mae Young Classic Round 2 (2018)
-Undisputed Era versus Moustache Mountain NXT Takeover Brooklyn IV (2018)
-Johnny Gargano versus Aleister Black NXT Takeover WarGames II (2018)
-Becky Lynch versus Charlotte Flair Last Woman Standing (2018)
-Undisputed Era versus War Raiders NXT Takeover Phoenix (2019)
-Asuka versus Becky Lynch Royal Rumble (2019)
-War Raiders versus Aleister Black/Ricochet NXT Takeover New York (2019)
-WALTER versus Pete Dunne NXT Takeover New York (2019)
-Johnny Gargano versus Adam Cole 2-out-of-3 falls NXT Takeover New York (2019)
-Kofi Kingston versus Daniel Bryan WrestleMania 35 (2019)
-WALTER versus Tyler Bate NXT UK Takeover Cardiff (2019)
-Io Shirai versus Candice LeRae NXT Takeover Toronto II (2019)
-Team Rhea Ripley versus Team Shayna Baszler NXT Takeover WarGames (2019)
-Undisputed Era versus Team Ciampa NXT Takeover WarGames (2019)
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