10 Wrestling Matches You Won't Believe Happened In 2017

For those who keep an eye on the happenings outside the WWE empire, Will Ospreay taking on Rey Mysterio was a dream match in a similar sort of way to CM Punk versus Stone Cold, in the sense that the youngster embodies many of the characteristics that once made the veteran so revered.

We as fans love that sort of thing. Apart from the chance to watch two like-minded technicians put on a wrestling clinic, it's also symbolic in the sense of seeing a legend of the squared circle put over - and therefore, in a sense, endorse - the work of an up-and-coming star.

The passing of this particular torch looked like a long shot on paper, but the dream became reality back in the summer, when the duo met in a pulsating round of 16 tie during Defiant Wrestling's stellar Wrestling World Cup.

Considering that Rey Mysterio has been, for most of his career, an employee of the big two promotions across the Atlantic, you simply have to file all of his precious few UK dates this year in the category of things you never thought you'd see.