25 Best Wrestling Shows EVER

A near flawless pro wrestling show. 

Kenny Omega’s match-within-a-match against Malakai Black was incredible. The intent and realism behind every heart-stopping strike sparked palpitations. The Elite Vs. House of Black match itself was superb - Omega treated Brody King like an unstoppable skyscraper of a monster - and Buddy Matthews displayed awesome precision as he kneed Nick Jackson in the chin mid-somersault at the finish. 

Christian Cage underscored his credentials as a genius in an ultra-rare great casket match against Jack Perry. He barely even attempted much less executed an offensive move, performing instead as a scurrying rat trying desperately not to be flushed back into the sewer. 

Jon Moxley Vs. Hangman Page was a tour de force of pro wrestling violence that elevated AEW’s interpretation of Texas Death as the last truly scary gimmick match in modern wrestling. 

MJF Vs. Bryan Danielson was one of the best AEW matches ever. Even as a one-hour Iron Man match, it was overflowing with ideas, but not to a degree of excess. The standard of technical wrestling was superb, and Danielson made good on his promise - inspired by, of all people, Cormac McCarthy - to scatter statement moments throughout the match. The spot in which MJF spied a broken table and drove Bryan through the debris with a jumping Tombstone was exceptional - antithetical to the usual contrived arrangement of plunder. The finish was the next-level thought associated with AEW at its absolute best. MJF had taken multiple water breaks throughout, and after a spellbinding closing 10 minutes, had passed out through overhydration. How was he going to get away with it during the overtime period? 

By beating Danielson with a foreign object that, ingeniously, was only introduced after the hour had elapsed: an oxygen tank. 

AEW wasn’t exactly hot when Revolution ‘23 rolled around, which impacts its reputation somewhat - but it was a seminal night of action.