10 Best WWE Matches Of 2019 (So Far)
Kingston vs. Bryan was great, but can it top Styles vs. Rollins?
The one saving grace of WWE's inconsistent modern era is that no matter how bad creative gets, fans are always guaranteed a sizeable collection of awesome matches every single year. 2019 has been no different. Angles, feuds, and storylines have been more ridiculous than sublime, but a roster this talented can't help but deliver the goods between the ropes, even with the writers barfing out tripe like the ongoing Shane McMahon vs. Roman Reigns feud.
NXT matches weren't considered here. WWE's developmental and main roster products aren't calibrated the same way, so combining them is tricky. Delivering cutting edge in-ring action is a priority in NXT, and it'd be far, far too easy to populate this list with a bunch of TakeOver bouts.
Note, too, that these rankings are entirely subjective. There's no such thing as an objective measurement of quality when it comes to wrestling matches. These are opinions, not facts, and we encourage you to share your own list down in the comments section - particularly if you disagree.
Honourable mentions include Becky Lynch vs. Asuka, Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio II, and Kofi Kingston's 12 February SmackDown gauntlet.
On with the matches...
10. Daniel Bryan Vs. Kevin Owens Vs. Ali (Fastlane)
That this match was so successful in turning a nasty, baying crowd around marks it as one of the year's biggest in-ring successes in itself.
Vince McMahon pulled a major troll job at Fastlane. With Kofi Kingston campaigning for a WWE Title shot, the Chairman entertained adding him to the existing Kevin Owens vs. Daniel Bryan match early in the show, only to book him in a horrendous, unwinnable handicap bout with The Bar. Sheamus and Cesaro killed him in five minutes. Still, at least the WWE Championship clash had been made a three-way. At least Kofi would finally get his spot.
Nope! A third man did come out for the match, but it was Ali. A crowd praying for Kingston voiced their understandable discontent, and this left three talented, likeable performers with a Herculean task.
The trio won them over with slick, fast-paced action, and one of the best bouts of Bryan's awesome title run, with the defending champ, Ali, and KO working minor miracles to stave off the "Kofi!" chants. In the end, they produced a relentless title fight highlighted by Daniel's match-ending midair flying knee.