MOTY by Year
Dec 3, 2019 22:18:19 GMT -5
Post by bossrock on Dec 3, 2019 22:18:19 GMT -5
There's a similar thread on PWO, but thought it might be fun to talk about post-2019 ballot and what are current standings are. Feel free to go as early or as recent as you want. Bold matches are my picks for MOTD.
1981: Stan Hansen vs. Andre the Giant (NJPW - 9/23/1981)
1982: Stan Hansen vs. Terry Funk (AJPW - 9/11/1982)
1983: Greg Valentine vs. Roddy Piper (NWA Starrcade - 11/24/1983)
1984: El Satanico vs. Shiro Koshinaka (EMLL - 7/30/1984)
1985: Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan (MSW - 3/22/1985)
1986: Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW - 1/28/1986)
1987: Stan Hansen vs. Carlos Colon (WWC - 1/10/1987)
1988: Terry Gordy and Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW - 12/16/1988)
1989: Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (WCW Great American Bash - 7/23/1989)
1990: Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue, and Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW - 10/19/1990)
1991: Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue, and Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW - 4/20/1991)
1992: Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas (AJPW - 5/25/1992)
1993: Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 7/29/1993)
1994: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 6/3/1994)
1995: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 6/9/1995)
1996: Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 12/6/1996)
1997: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 1/20/1997)
1998: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 10/31/1998)
1999: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 6/11/1999)
2000: Atlantis vs. Villano 3 (CMLL - 3/17/2000)
2001: LA Park vs. El Hijo del Santo (Super Libre - 12/23/2001)
2002: Bryan Danielson vs. Low Ki (ROH - 3/30/2002)
2003: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Pro Wrestling Noah - 3/1/2003)
2004: Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi (Pro Wrestling Noah - 7/10/2004)
2005: Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher (IWA: Mid-South - 6/11/2005)
2006: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (ROH Unified - 8/12/2006)
2007: John Cena vs. Umaga (WWE Royal Rumble - 1/28/2007)
2008: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (ROH Sixth Anniversary Show - 2/23/2008)
2009: Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush (Chikara Hiding in Plain Sight - 9/13/2009)
2010: Daisuke Ikeda and Takahiro Oba vs. Kengo Mashimo and Makoto Hashi (FUTEN - 10/24/2010)
2011: Antonio Honda vs. Dick Togo (DDT Sweet Dreams - 1/30/2011)
2012: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW King of Pro Wrestling - 10/8/2012)
2013: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii (NJPW - 8/4/2013)
2014: A.J. Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW - 8/1/2014)
2015: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 - 1/4/2015)
2016: Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito (NJPW - 8/13/2016)
2017: Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata (NJPW Sakura Genesis - 4/9/2017)
2018: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW Dominion - 6/9/2018)
2019: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW Royal Quest - 8/31/2019)
2020: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito (Wrestle Kingdom 14 night 2 - 1/5/2020)
2021: Bryan Danielson vs. "Hangman" Adam Page (AEW Winter is Coming - 12/25/2021)
2022: Bryan Danielson vs. "Hangman" Adam Page (AEW Dynamite - 1/5/2022)
2023: Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega (AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door - 6/25/2023)
1981: Stan Hansen vs. Andre the Giant (NJPW - 9/23/1981)
1982: Stan Hansen vs. Terry Funk (AJPW - 9/11/1982)
1983: Greg Valentine vs. Roddy Piper (NWA Starrcade - 11/24/1983)
1984: El Satanico vs. Shiro Koshinaka (EMLL - 7/30/1984)
1985: Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan (MSW - 3/22/1985)
1986: Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW - 1/28/1986)
1987: Stan Hansen vs. Carlos Colon (WWC - 1/10/1987)
1988: Terry Gordy and Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Genichiro Tenryu (AJPW - 12/16/1988)
1989: Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (WCW Great American Bash - 7/23/1989)
1990: Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue, and Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW - 10/19/1990)
1991: Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue, and Masanobu Fuchi (AJPW - 4/20/1991)
1992: Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas (AJPW - 5/25/1992)
1993: Stan Hansen vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 7/29/1993)
1994: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 6/3/1994)
1995: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 6/9/1995)
1996: Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW - 12/6/1996)
1997: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 1/20/1997)
1998: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 10/31/1998)
1999: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW - 6/11/1999)
2000: Atlantis vs. Villano 3 (CMLL - 3/17/2000)
2001: LA Park vs. El Hijo del Santo (Super Libre - 12/23/2001)
2002: Bryan Danielson vs. Low Ki (ROH - 3/30/2002)
2003: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (Pro Wrestling Noah - 3/1/2003)
2004: Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi (Pro Wrestling Noah - 7/10/2004)
2005: Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher (IWA: Mid-South - 6/11/2005)
2006: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (ROH Unified - 8/12/2006)
2007: John Cena vs. Umaga (WWE Royal Rumble - 1/28/2007)
2008: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (ROH Sixth Anniversary Show - 2/23/2008)
2009: Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush (Chikara Hiding in Plain Sight - 9/13/2009)
2010: Daisuke Ikeda and Takahiro Oba vs. Kengo Mashimo and Makoto Hashi (FUTEN - 10/24/2010)
2011: Antonio Honda vs. Dick Togo (DDT Sweet Dreams - 1/30/2011)
2012: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW King of Pro Wrestling - 10/8/2012)
2013: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii (NJPW - 8/4/2013)
2014: A.J. Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW - 8/1/2014)
2015: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 - 1/4/2015)
2016: Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito (NJPW - 8/13/2016)
2017: Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata (NJPW Sakura Genesis - 4/9/2017)
2018: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW Dominion - 6/9/2018)
2019: Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW Royal Quest - 8/31/2019)
2020: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito (Wrestle Kingdom 14 night 2 - 1/5/2020)
2021: Bryan Danielson vs. "Hangman" Adam Page (AEW Winter is Coming - 12/25/2021)
2022: Bryan Danielson vs. "Hangman" Adam Page (AEW Dynamite - 1/5/2022)
2023: Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega (AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door - 6/25/2023)