The Best Wrestling Matches of 2018

2017 was here.

You'll see 2 lists.  Every 4 1/2+ match, the best 4 star WWE matches of the year. The 2017 wrestling year starts in December, 2016. In past years I've recorded all the 4 star matches I've seen around the world, but that task is now too much for me.  

MOTY

1. Ibushi v. Naito (NJPW, Aug) 5
2. Omega v. Okada (NJPW, June) 5
3. Omega v. Ishii (NJPW, Aug) 5
4. Golden Lovers v. Young Bucks (NJPW, Feb) 5
5. Ospreay v. Hiromu (NJPW, Feb) 5

6. Almas v. Gargano (WWE, Jan) 5

7. Sugiura v. Marufuji (NOAH, May) 4 3/4
8. Omega v. Ibushi (NJPW, Aug) 4 3/4
9. Hiromu v. Ishimori (NJPW, May) 4 3/4
10. Omega v. Fenix (Northeast, Nov) 4 3/4

11. Golden Lovers v. Ishii/Okada (NJPW, Sep) 4 3/4
12. Ciampa v. Gargano (WWE, Aug) 4 3/4
13. Ricochet v. Cole (WWE, Aug) 4 3/4
14. Cole v. Ricochet/Dream/Sullivan/Dain/EC3/Dream (WWE, Apr) 4 3/4
15. Ospreay v. Scurll (NJPW, Apr) 4 3/4

16. Omega v. Ishii (NJPW, Sep) 4 1/2
17. Ibushi v. Ishii (NJPW, Jul) 4 1/2
18. Ospreay v. Kushida (NJPW, May) 4 1/2
19. Hiromu v. Dragon Lee (NJPW, July) 4 1/2
20. Sabre v. A-Kid (White Wolf, Apr) 4 1/2

21. Walter v. Ospreay (OTT, Oct) 4 1/2
22. Ishii v. Elgin (NJPW, Mar) 4 1/2
23. Sabre v. Ibushi (NJPW, Mar) 4 1/2
24. Hiromu v. Ospreay (NJPW, June) 4 1/2
25. Ospreay v. Riddle (OTT, May) 4 1/2
26. Okada v. Naito (NJPW, Jan) 4 1/2
27. Sho v. Dragon Lee (NJPW, May) 4 1/2
28. Okada v. Tanahashi (NJPW, Sep) 4 1/2
29. Walter v. Klinger v. Dragunov (WXW, Mar) 4 1/2
30. Gargano v. Ciampa (WWE, Apr) 4 1/2

31. Riddle v. Strickland (MLW, Apr) 4 1/2
32. Naito v. Jericho (NJPW, June) 4 1/2 

33. Omega v. Jericho (NJPW, Jan) 4 1/2
34. Sugiura v. Nakajima (NOAH, Oct) 4 1/2 
35. Gargano v. Ciampa (WWE, June) 4 1/2 
36. Moustache Mountain v. Undisputed Era (WWE, July) 4 1/ 2
37. Briscoes d. Bucks (ROH, June) 4 1/2
38. Omega v. Naito (NJPW, July) 4 1/2
39. Omega v. Goto (NJPW, Aug) 4 1/2
40. Moustache Mountain v Undisputed Era (WWE, Aug( 4 1/2)

41. Ciampa v. Dream (WWE, Nov) 4 1/2

42. Mochizuki v. Saito (DG, Dec 2017) 4 1/2
43. Ospreay v. Brooks (PWG, Mar) 4 1/2 
44. Ospreay v. Scurll (NJPW, Sep) 4 1/2
45. Suwama/Ishikawa v. Hashimoto/Kamitani (AJPW, Dec 2017) 4 1/2
46. Omega/Bucks v. Romero/Baretta/Taylor (ROH, Dec 2017) 4 1/2
47. Suzuki/Sabre d. Ishii/Okada (RPW, June) 4 1/2 
48. Okada v. Suzuki (NJPW, July) 4 1/2
49. Ishii v. Sanada (NJPW, Aug) 4 1/2
50. Sanada v. Omega (NJPW, July) 4 1/2

51. Cobb v. Shingo v. Bandido (PWG, Sep) 4 1/2
52. Zeus v. Miyahara (AJPW, Oct) 4 1/2
53. Harada v. Kotaro (NOAH, Nov) 4 1/2 

WWE
1. Almas v. Gargano (NXT, Jan) 5
2. Ciampa v. Gargano (NXT, Aug) 4 3/4 
3. Ricochet v. Cole (NXT, Aug) 4 3/4
4. Cole v. Ricochet/Dream/Sullivan/Dain/EC3/Dream (NXT, Apr) 4 3/4
5. Gargano v. Ciampa (NXT, Apr) 4 1/2
6. Gargano v. Ciampa (NXT, June) 4 1/2 
7. Moustache Mountain v. Undisputed Era (NXT, July) 4 1/ 2
8. Moustache Mountain v. Undisputed Era (NXT, Aug) 4 1/2
9. Ciampa v. Dream (NXT, Nov) 4 1/2 
10. Ricochet v. Dunne v. Cole (NXT, Oct) 4 1/4 

11. Black v. Gargano (NXT, Nov) 4 1/4
12. Ali v. Murphy (205 Live, June) 4 1/4 
13. British Strong Style v. Undisputed Era (UK, June) 4 1/4
14. Itami v. Ali (205 Live, Oct) 4 1/4 
15. Alexander v. Gulak (205 Live, Sep) 4 1/4
16. O'Reilly/Strong v. Lorcan/Burch (NXT, June) 4 1/4
17. Bryan v. Lesnar (Survivor Series, Nov) 4 1/4
18. Ricochet v. Dunne (NXT, Sep) 4 1/4
19. Dunne v. Gibson (UK, June) 4 1/4
20. Alexander v. Murphy (205 Live, May) 4 1/4

21. Joe v. Styles (Supershow, Oct) 4 1/4 
22. Charlotte v. Becky (Evolution, Oct) 4 1/4
23. Strong v. Itami (205 Live, Feb) 4 1/4
24. Ali v. Itami (205 Live, Aug) 4 1/4 
25. Ziggler/McIntyre v. Rollins/Ambrose (Hell in a Cell, Sep) 4 1/4
26. Dunne v. Bate (NXT, Dec 2017) 4 1/4
27. Dunne v. Gibson (NXY UK, Nov) 4 1/4
28. Joe v. Styles (Hell in a Cell, Sep) 4 1/4
29. Cole v. Black (NXT, Jan) 4 1/4
30. Murphy v. Ali (Survivor Series, Nov) 4

31. War Games Match (NXT, Nov) 4
32. Dunne v. Burch (NXT UK, Nov) 4
33. Nese v. Metallik, Alexander, Rush, TJP (205 Live, Oct) 4
34. Gargano v. Dream (NXT, Sep) 4
35. Murphy/Nese v. Metalik/Dorado (205 Live, Aug) 4
36. Bate/Dunne v. O'Reilly/Strong (UK, June) 4
37. New Day v. The Bar (Smackdown, Aug) 4
38. Kalisto v. Murphy (205 Live, Aug) 4
39. Satomura v. Storm (Mae Young, Oct) 4
40. Nakamura v. Styles (MITB, June) 4

41. Ciampa v. Black (NXT, Jul) 4
42. Miz v. Bryan (Summer Slam, Aug) 4
43. Gauntlet Match (205 Live, Apr) 4
44. Gauntlet Match (Smackdown, June) 4
45. 6 Man Match (Fastlane, Mar) 4
46. Men's Rumble Match (Royal Rumble, Jan) 4
47. Black v. Almas (NXT, Apr) 4
48. Alexander v. Strong (205 Live, Mar) 4
49. Murphy v. Ali (205 Live, May) 4
50. Rollins v. Owens (RAW, Aug) 4

51. AJ v. Joe (Summer Slam, Aug) 4 
52. Rollins v. Balor v. Miz (WM34, Apr) 4
53. Rollins v. Balor (RAW, Apr) 4
54. Gargano v. Almas 4 (NXT, Feb) 4
55. Sane v. Baszler (NXT, Aug) 4
56. Asuka v. Sasha (RAW, Jan) 4

57. Gargano v. Ohno (NXT, Dec 2017) 4

58. Gauntlet Match (RAW, Feb) 4

The 20 Best Wrestling Matches of 2017

Here's the source material for this list - my running list of the best wrestling matches of 2017.

These are the 20 best professional wrestling matches of the year.

1. Okada v. Omega NJPW - Jan

2. Okada v. Shibata NJPW - Apr

3. Omega v. Naito NJPW - Aug

4. Kushida v. Ospreay NJPW - June

5. Okada v. Omega NJPW - June

6. Ospreay v. Ricochet NJPW - May

7. Ospreay v. Sabre Rev Pro - Nov

8. Takahashi v. Dragon Lee NJPW - Feb

9. Ishii v. Omega NJPW - Mar

10. Nakajima v. Sugiura NOAH Jan

11. Ibushi v. Naito NJPW - July

12. Miyahara v. Ishikawa AJPW - Aug

13. Ishii v. Naito NJPW - Oct

14. Okada v. Omega NJPW - Aug

15. Takahashi v. Dragon Lee NJPW - May

16. Takeshita v. Endo DDT - Aug

17. Ospreay v. Eagles PWA - Aug

18. Naito v. Elgin NJPW - Feb

19. Hero v. Sabre Evolve - Jan

20. Ishii v. Ibushi - July