Each year I look to record every 4 star match and up I see.
You'll see 3 lists. Every 4 1/2+ match, the best WWE matches of the year, and then every other 4 star match, those will be unranked, just listed as I see them.
The final tally was 41 matches at 4 1/2 stars or better, but no 5 star matches. WWE had a great year, probably it's best ever year in terms of number of 4 star matches. I've got a total of 29 4 star and up WWE matches.
The besat wrestler in 2016 was Will Ospreay.
Here are the best wrestling matches of 2016.
MOTY
1. Scurll v. Ospreay (Rev Pro, Jan) 4 3/4
2. Tanahashi v. Okada (NJPW, Jan) 4 3/4
3. Bucks v. Addiction v. MCMG (ROH, Oct) 4 3/4
4. Akiyama v. Suwama (AJPW, Jan) 4 1/2
5. Shibata v. Ishii (NJPW, Feb) 4 1/2
6. Ishii v. Okada (NJPW, Aug) 4 1/2
7. Bucks/Cole v. Ricochet/Sydal/Ospreay (PWG, Sep) 4 1/2
8. Omega v. Naito (NJPW, Aug) 4 1/2
9. Hero v. Sabre (Evolve, May) 4 1/2
10. Nakamura v. AJ (NJPW, Jan) 4 1/2
11. Naito v. Ishii (NJPW, May) 4 1/2
12. Tozawa v. Susumu (DG, May) 4 1/2
13. Ospreay v. Taguchi (NJPW, June) 4 1/2
14. Ospreay v. Ricochet (NJPW, May) 4 1/2
15. Ospreay v. Sabre (Evolve, Apr) 4 1/2
16. Ospreay v. Ricochet (Evolve, Apr) 4 1/2
17. Okada v. Marufuji (NJPW, Oct) 4 1/2
18. Goto v. Omega (NJPW, Oct) 4 1/2
19. Strong v. Sydal (PWG, Dec 2015) 4 1/2
20. Hero v. Sabre (WWN, Apr) 4 1/2
21. Strong v. Sabre (PWG, Mar) 4 1/2
22. Kushida v. O'Reilly (NJPW, May) 4 1/2
23. Miyahara v. Sai (AJPW, Aug) 4 1/2
24. Nakamura v. Zayn (NXT, Apr) 4 1/2
25. Revival v. DIY (Nov, NXT) 4 1/2
26. Ospreay v. Strickland (WXW, Mar) 4 1/2
27. Dragon Lee v Kamaitachi (CMLL, Mar) 4 1/2
28. Dragon Lee v Kamaitachi (CMLL, Apr) 4 1/2
29. Killshot v. Marty the Moth (LU, Sep) 4 1/2
30. Shingo v. CIMA (DG, Dec 2015) 4 1/2
31. Okada v. Tanahashi (NJPW, Aug) 4 1/2
32. Okada v. Naito (NJPW, June) 4 1/2
33. Go/Okabayashi v. Hino/Sekimoto (Fortune Dream, June) 4 1/2
34. Bucks/Omega v. Kushida/ACH/Sydal (ROH, Feb) 4 1/2
35. Lethal/Strong v. Cole/MJackson v. Okada/Ishii (ROH, May) 4 1/2
36. End/Hero v. Pentagon/Fenix (PWG, Sep) 4 1/2
37. End/Hero v. Sabre/Callihan (Evolve, Jan) 4 1/2
38. Dragon Lee v Kamaitachi (CMLL, Jan) 4 1/2
39. Volador v. Kushida (CMLL, July) 4 1/2
40. Daisuke Sasaki v. Takeshita (DDT, May) 4 1/2
41. Shibata v. Naito (NJPW, July) 4 1/2
Best WWE Matches of the Year
1. Nakamura v. Zayn (NXT, Apr) 4 1/2
2. Revival v. DIY (NXT, Nov) 4 1/2
3. Ibushi v. Alexander (CWC, Aug) 4 1/4
4. Styles v. Cena (Summerslam, Aug) 4 1/4
5. Zayn v. Owens (Battleground, July) 4 1/4
6. Tozawa v. Metalik (CWC, Aug) 4 1/4
7. Miz v. Owens v. Zayn v. Cesaro (Extreme Rules, May) 4 1/4
8. Ibushi v. Kendrick (CWC, Aug) 4 1/4
9. New Day v. Lucha Dragons v. Usos (TLC Dec, 2015) 4 1/4
10. Nakamura v. Joe (NXT, Nov) 4 1/4
11. Ibushi v. Perkins (CWC, Sep) 4 1/4
12. Ambrose v. Styles (Backlash, Sep) 4 1/4
13. Ambrose v. Steen (Royal Rumble, Jan) 4 1/4
14. Metalik v. Sabre (CWC, Sep) 4
15. Revival v. Ciampa/Gargano (NXT, Aug) 4
16. Perkins v. Metalik (CWC, Sep) 4
17. A.J. Styles & Dean Ambrose & Randy Orton & Bray Wyatt & Shane McMahon v. Kevin Owens & Chris Jericho & Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns & Braun Strowman (Survivor Series, Nov) 4
18. Nakamura v. Balor (NXT, July) 4
19. Balor v. Rollins (Summerslam, Aug) 4
20. Owens v. Zayn (Payback, May) 4
21. Styles v. Reigns (Extreme Rules, May) 4
22. Neville v. Balor (NXT, Feb) 4
23. Balor v. Joe (NXT, Dec 2015) 4
24. Styles v. Cena v. Ambrose (No Mercy, Oct) 4
25. Ladder Match (MITB, June) 4
26. American Alpha v. Revival (NXT, June) 4
27. Styles v. Zayn (RAW, Apr) 4
28. Miz v. Ziggler (No Mercy, Oct) 4
29. Sasha v. Charlotte (RAW, Nov) 4
Other 4 Star Matches (not ranked)
Tanahashi/Shibata v Okada/Ishii (NJPW, Dec 2015) 4
Cole v. O'Reilly (ROH, Dec 2015) 4 1/4
Lethal v. Styles (ROH, Dec 2015) 4
Marufuji v. Suzuki (NOAH, Dec 2015) 4
Bucks v. Fish/O'Reilly v. Sydal/Ricochet v. Barretta/Romero (NJPW, Jan) 4
Shibata v. Ishii (NJPW, Jan) 4 1/4
Bucks v. Kingdom v. ReDragon (ROH, Jan) 4
Sugiura v. Marufuji (NOAH, Jan) 4 1/4
Fenix v. Cuerno (LU, Feb) 4
Kodoka v. Takanashi (DDT, Jan) 4
Bucks v. ReDragon v. Sydal/Ricochet (NJPW, Feb) 4
Omega v. Tanahashi (NJPW, Feb) 4 1/4
Hero/End v. Barretta/Romero (Evolve, Jan) 4
Galloway/Gargano v. Hero/End (Evolve, Jan) 4
Riddle v. Williams (Evolve, Jan) 4
Fenix v. Cuerno (LU, Mar) 4 1/4
Cole v. O'Reilly v. Lethal (ROH, Feb) 4
Naito v. Ishii (NJPW, Mar) 4
Fenix v. Muertes (LU, Mar) 4
Naito v. Goto (NJPW, Mar) 4
Harashima v. Kodoka (DDT, Mar) 4
Battle Royal (LU, Mar) 4
Sugiura v. Nakajima (NOAH, Mar) 4 1/4
Ishii v. Strong (ROH, Feb) 4
Ohara/Kenou v. Kotoge/Harada (NOAH, Mar) 4 1/4
Omega v. Ospreay (PWG, Dec 2015) 4 1/4
Strong/Bucks/Cole v. Hero/Bailey/LeRae/Ryan (PWG, Dec 2015) 4
Hero v Trent (PWG, Feb) 4 1/4
Ospreay v. Kushida (NJPW, Apr) 4 1/4
Okada v. Naito (NJPW, Apr) 4
Trios Final (LU, Apr) 4
Miyahara v. Mashimo (AJPW, Apr) 4 1/4
Bucks/Tonga/Loa v. Sabin/Shelley/Kushida/Sydal (ROH, May) 4
Scurll d. Sabre (Evolve, May) 4
Gulak v. Williams (Evolve, May) 4
Shimizu/T-Hawk v. DKid/Eita (DGate, May) 4 1/4
Naito v. ACH (ROH, May) 4
Sydal v. O'Reilly (NJPW, May) 4 1/4
Kushida v. Taguchi (NJPW, May) 4
Kushida v. Sydal (NJPW, June) 4
Ospreay v. Fish (NJPW, June) 4
Eita v. Tozawa (DG, June) 4 1/4
Harada/Kotoge v. Kenoh/Ohara (NOAH, May) 4
Sugiura v. Go (NOAH, May) 4 1/4
Matt v. Jeff (TNA, June) 4
Lashley v. Galloway (TNA, June) 4
Thatcher v. Hero (Evolve, June) 4
Ospreay v. Bailey (RPW, June) 4 1/4
Bucks/Cole v. Moose/Rowe/Hanson (June, ROH) 4
Scurll v. O'Reilly (PWG, Mar) 4 1/4
Sekimoto/Hino v. Go/Okabayashi (Fortune, June) 4
Cima v. Tozawa (DG May) 4 1/4
Tozawa v. Eita (DG May) 4 1/4
Cole v. Sabre (PWG, Mar) 4 1/4
Scurll v. O'Reilly (PWG, Mar) 4
Hero/Dunn v. Sydal/Ricochet (PWG, Mar) 4 1/4
Bucks v. reDragon (PWG, Mar) 4
Andrews v. Scurll (PWG, May) 4
Nakajima v. Yuji (NJPW, July) 4
Shingo v. Fuji (DG, May) 4
Omega v. Elgin (NJPW, May) 4 1/4
Sanada v. Ishii (NJPW, Aug) 4
Lethal v. O'Reilly (ROH, Aug) 4
Ospreay v. Kushida (NJPW, June) 4 1/4
Yuji v. Shibata (NJPW, June) 4 1/4
Tanahashi v. Sanada (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Marufuji v. Okada (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Marufuji v. Tanahashi (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Rey v. Puma (LU, July) 4 1/4
Nakajima v. Shibata (NJPW, July) 4
Naito v. Elgin (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Honma v. Omega (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Shibata v. Elgin (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Dorada v. Escorpion (CMLL, July) 4 1/4
Elgin v. Nakajima (NJPW, July) 4
Shibata v. Naito (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Shingo v. Yamato (DG, July) 4
Taguchi v. Harada (NJPW, July) 4
Kushida v. Ishimori (NJPW, July) 4
Honma v. Shibata (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Marufuji v. Ishii (NJPW, July) 4
Omega v. Elgin (NJPW, July) 4 1/4
Bucks v. Sabin/Shelley (Aug, NJPW) 4
End v. Riddle (Evolve, Aug) 4
Sabre v. Alexander (Evolve, Aug) 4
Omega v. Hashi (NJPW, Sep) 4
Nakajima v. Elgin (NJPW, Aug) 4 1/4
Tanahashi v. Ishii (NJPW, Aug) 4
Sabre v. Ospreay (Progress, Aug) 4 1/4
Cole v. Lethal (ROH, Aug) 4 1/4
Naito v. Elgin (NJPW, Sep) 4 1/4
Volador v. Cavernario (CMLL, Sep) 4
Sabre d. Ricochet (Evolve, Sep) 4
Shibata v. O'Reilly (NJPW, Oct) 4 1/4
Dragon Lee v. Kamaitachi (ROH, Oct) 4
Omega v. Goto (NJPW, Aug) 4 1/4
6 Man (CMLL, Sep) 4
Sydal v. Ospreay (NJPW, Aug) 4
Ricochet/Finlay/Kojima v. Cole/Bucks (NJPW, Sep) 4
Riddle v. Hero (Evolve, Oct) 4
Volador v. Valiente (CMLL, Oct) 4
Marufuji/Honma v. Makabe/Honma (NOAH, Oct) 4
Nakajima v. Sugiura (NOAH, Oct) 4 1/4
Ricochet v. Cobb (PWG, Sep) 4 1/4
Ospreay v. Fenix (PWG, Sep) 4 1/4
Sabre v. End (PWG, Sep) 4
Williams v. Hero (Evolve, Nov) 4
Hero v. Riddle (Evolve, Nov) 4
Andrews v. Dunne (PWG, Sep) 4 1/4
Haskins v. Alexander (PWG, Sep) 4
O'Reilly v. Riddle (PWG, Sep) 4
Bucks v. Fenix/Pentagon (PWG, Sep) 4
Ospreay v. Ricochet (PWG, Sep) 4
Go v. Shibata (NOAH, Oct) 4 1/4
Suwama v. Miyahara (AJPW, Nov) 4 1/4
Ishii v. Hero (RPW, Nov) 4
December, 2016 Athlete of the Month
November is here.
James Harden
Runners-up: Russell Westbrook, Le'Veon Bell, Malik Monk
That's it. Tomorrow is the 2016 Athlete of the Year. Here are the nominees.
January-Von Miller
February-Lionel Messi
March - Buddy Hield
April-Breanna Stewart
May - Klay Thompson
June - LeBron James
July-Serena Williams
August-Michael Phelps
September - Lamar Jackson
October - Corey Kluber
November - Ben Zobrist
December - James Harden
James Harden
Runners-up: Russell Westbrook, Le'Veon Bell, Malik Monk
That's it. Tomorrow is the 2016 Athlete of the Year. Here are the nominees.
January-Von Miller
February-Lionel Messi
March - Buddy Hield
April-Breanna Stewart
May - Klay Thompson
June - LeBron James
July-Serena Williams
August-Michael Phelps
September - Lamar Jackson
October - Corey Kluber
November - Ben Zobrist
December - James Harden
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