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WWE Ranks Top 25 Matches Of The Year
As we finish up 2018, we leave behind a another year of great matches from the WWE. The staff at WWE.com have put together a list of their favorite matches of the year.
The list features matches from RAW and Smackdown, as well as 205 Live and NXT. It also features a match from the Mae Young Classic tournament.
Top 25 WWE Matches Of 2018
- 25. “Woken” Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt — The Ultimate Deletion (RAW, March 19)
- 24. Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura — Champion vs. Champion Match (Survivor Series)
- 23. Ricochet vs. The Velveteen Dream (NXT TakeOver: Chicago)
- 22. Kalisto vs. Buddy Murphy (205 Live, April 3)
- 21. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe — Intercontinental Championship Match (RAW, Jan. 1)
- 20. AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura — WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match (Money in the Bank)
- 19. Ricochet vs. Adam Cole vs. The Velveteen Dream vs. EC3 vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Killian Dain — NXT North American Championship Ladder Match (NXT TakeOver: New Orleans)
- 18. Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz (SummerSlam)
- 17. Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy — WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match (205 Live, May 29)
- 16. Meiko Satomura vs. Mercedes Martinez (Mae Young Classic, Round 2)
- 15. Roman Reigns vs. Finn Bálor — Universal Championship Match (RAW, Aug. 20)
- 14. Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy — No Disqualification Match (205 Live, July 3)
- 13. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka — SmackDown Women’s Championship Triple Threat Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match (WWE TLC)
- 12. Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane — NXT Women’s Championship Match (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn)
- 11. Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole —NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match (NXT, Oct. 10)
- 10. The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The New Day —SmackDown Tag Team Championship No Disqualification Match (SmackDown, Aug. 21)
- 9. Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H (WrestleMania 34)
- 8. John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. The Miz vs. Finn Bálor vs. Braun Strowman vs. Elias — Gauntlet Match (RAW, Feb. 19)
- 7. Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Johnny Gargano — NXT Championship Match (NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia)
- 6. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins — RAW Tag Team Championship Match (Hell in a Cell)
- 5. Seth Rollins vs. The Miz — Intercontinental Championship Match (Backlash)
- 4. Moustache Mountain vs. The Undisputed ERA — NXT Tag Team Championship Match (NXT, July 11)
- 3. Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan — Champion vs. Champion Match (Survivor Series)
- 2. Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa — Chicago Street Fight (NXT TakeOver: Chicago)
- 1. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair — SmackDown Women’s Championship Last Woman Standing Match (WWE Evolution