1. Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns - Wrestlemania - *****
2. Danielson vs. Osprey -AEW Dynasty - *****
3. Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles - Backlash - ****3/4
4. Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - New Beginning- ****1/2
5. The Bloodline vs. Orton and Owens- Backlash ****1/2
6. Sheamus vs. Gunther - Wrestlemania ****1/2
7. Danielson vs. Okada - Wrestle Kingdom - ****1/2
8. Becky vs. Rhea - Wrestlemania- ****1/2
9. Bayley vs. Iyo Sky - ****1/4
10. Rock and Roman vs. Rhodes and Rollins - ****1/4

RT's Top 50 Matches of 2024

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1A. Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson
AEW Dynasty

1B. Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
WWE Universal Championship
Wrestlemania 40

2. Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
Continental Crown Championship
AEW Revolution

3. Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita
AEW Revolution

4. Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Bryan Danielson
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka

5. GUNTHER (c) vs. Sami Zayn
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Wrestlemania 40

6. Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Mark Briscoe
ROH World Championship
ROH Supercard of Honor

7. Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson
ROH Television Championship
ROH Supercard of Honor

8. The Rock & Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins
Wrestlemania 40

9. Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Wrestlemania 40

10. Sting & Darby Allin (c) vs. Matthew & Nicholas Jackson
AEW Tag Team Championship
AEW Revolution

11. "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland III
AEW Dynamite Feb 7th

12. Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Women's World Championship
Wrestlemania 40

13. Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson II
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

14. Will Ospreay vs. Josh Alexander II
TNA Impact Jan 18th

15. Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Dynamite Apr 17th

16. Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley
WWE Women's Championship
Wrestlemania 40

17. Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong
AEW International Championship
AEW Revolution

18. United Empire vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka

19. Billie Starkz vs. Queen Aminata
ROH Women's Television Championship Finals
ROH Supercard of Honor

20. Roderick Strong (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly
AEW International Championship
AEW Dynasty

21. The Elite (Kazuchika Okada, Jack Perry & The Young Bucks) vs. Team AEW (Bryan Danielson, Darby Allin & FTR)
Anarchy In The Arena
AEW Double Or Nothing

22. Ricky Starks & Big Bill (c) vs. Sting & Darby Allin
AEW Tag Team Championship
AEW Dynamite Feb 7th

23. Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland
AEW World Championship
AEW Dynasty

24. FTR vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli)
AEW Revolution

25. Logan Paul (c) vs. Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton
WWE United States Championship
Wrestlemania 40

26. Women's Royal Rumble
WWE Royal Rumble 2024

27. FTR & Daniel Garcia vs. The House of Black
Steel Cage Eliminator Match
AEW Collision Jan 27th

28. Men's Elimination Chamber
WWE Elimination Chamber

29. Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher
AEW Dynamite March 6th

30. Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Tony D'Angelo
NXT Championship
NXT Stand & Deliver

31. Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Yota Tsuji
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
NJPW Sakura Genesis

32. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka

33. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Darby Allin
AEW Dynamite Jan 3rd

34. A-Town Down Under vs. The Awesome Truth vs. The Judgment Day vs. #DIY vs. The New Day vs. New Catch Republic
WWE Raw & Smackdown Tag Team Championships - Ladder Match
Wrestlemania 40

35. Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Dax Harwood
AEW Continental Championship
AEW Dynamite May 15th

36. Bryan Danielson vs. Shane Taylor w/Lee Moriarty
AEW Collision March 9th

37. SANADA (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

38. Bryan Danielson vs. Hechicero
AEW Collision Feb 3rd

39. Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Trick Williams
NXT Championship
NXT Vengeance Day 2024

40. FTR vs. The Kings of the Black Throne
AEW Collision Jan 6th

41. Roderick Strong (c) vs. Will Ospreay
AEW International Championship
AEW Double Or Nothing

42. Forbidden Door Gauntlet Match
AEW Dynamite May 29th

43. Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly & Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita & Roderick Strong
AEW Dynamite June 12th

44. Adam Copeland (c) vs. Brody King
TNT Championship
AEW Dynamite May 8th

45. Ilja Dragunov vs. Jey Uso
King of the Ring Round 2
WWE Raw May 13th

46. "Timeless" Toni Storm vs. Serena Deeb
AEW Women's Championship
AEW Double Or Nothing

Honourable Mentions

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Gunther vs. Randy Orton
King of the Ring 2024 Finals
WWE King & Queen of The Ring

Swerve Strickland vs. Brian Cage
AEW World Championship Eliminator Match
AEW Dynamite May 15th

Mariah May vs. Harley Cameron w/Saraya
AEW Dynamite May 8th

The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Daniel Garcia, Penta El Zero Miedo & PAC
AEW Dynamite Apr 17th

EVIL (c) vs. Shingo Takagi
NEVER Openweight Championship
NJPW Sakura Genesis

The Beast Mortos vs. Blake Christian
ROH Supercard of Honor Zero Hour

Mei Seira & Empress Nexus Venus vs. Tam Nakano and Queen's Quest
ROH Supercard of Honor

Bullet Club Gold vs. Minoru Suzuki & Monster Sauce
ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship
ROH Supercard of Honor

Dalton Castle vs. Johnny TV w/Taya Valkyrie
Battle Without Honor
ROH Supercard of Honor

The House of Black vs. Mark Briscoe, Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett
Atlanta Street Fight
AEW Collision March 9th

"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) vs. Deonna Purrazzo
AEW Women's Championship
AEW Revolution

Christian Cage (c) vs. Daniel Garcia
TNT Championship
AEW Revolution

The Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs. Planet Jarrett
AEW Revolution Zero Hour

Will Ospreay (c) vs. Jon Moxley vs. Dave Finlay
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Dynamite: Homecoming Jan 10th

Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. El Desperado
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

Mariah May vs. Queen Aminata
AEW Dynamite Jan 3rd

Oh man, it's been a while since I've done this, after making it through all of 2023, I would hate to stop updating my favorite matches list, three months into the new year. Honestly though, I really haven't watched much wrestling the past two months, life has been hectic and wrestling hasn't been as high a priority though. With that said, I'm looking to change that, even if it's just catching up on all of the major wrestling shows of the past two months (IE PLE's/PPV's).

Favorite April Matches

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Six Women Tag Team Match
AZM, Saya Kamitani, & Tam Nakano vs. Maika, Mei Seira, & Mina Shirakawa
(ROH - Supercard of Honor, April 5th)

ROH Women's Championship
Singles Match
Athena(c) vs. Hikaru Shida
(ROH - Supercard of Honor, April 5th)

ROH World Heavyweight Championship
Singles Match
Eddie Kingston(c) vs. Mark Briscoe
(ROH - Supercard of Honor, April 5th)

NXT Women's Championship
Singles Match
Lyra Valkyria(c) vs. Roxanne Perez
(NXT - Stand & Deliver, April 6th)

NXT Championship
Singles Match
Ilja Dragunov(c) vs. Tony D'Angelo
(NXT - Stand & Deliver, April 6th)

AEW World Tag Team Championship (Tournament Semi Finals)
Tag Team Match
FTR vs. Top Flight
(AEW - Collision, April 6th)

WWE Raw Tag Team Championship/WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder Match
Judgement Day(c) vs. #DYI vs. A-Town Down Under vs. Awesome Truth vs. New Catch Republic vs. The New Day
(WWE - WrestleMania XL Night 1, April 6th)

WWE Intercontinental Championship
Singles Match
Gunther(c) vs. Sami Zayn
(WWE - WrestleMania XL Night 1, April 6th)

Tag Team Match
Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins vs. The Bloodline
(WWE - WrestleMania XL Night 1, April 6th)

WWE Women's Champioship
Singles Match
Iyo Sky(c) vs. Bayley
(WWE - WrestleMania XL Night 2, April 7th)

WWE Champioship/Universal Championship
Bloodline Rules Match
Roman Reigns(c) vs. Cody Rhodes
(WWE - WrestleMania XL Night 2, April 7th)

NJPW Strong Women's Championship
Singles Match
Stephanie Vaquer(c) vs. AZM
(NJPW - Windy City Riot, April 12th)

Singles Match
Jack Perry vs. Shota Umino
(NJPW - Windy City Riot, April 12th)

Last Man Standing
Hammerstone vs. Josh Alexander
(TNA - Rebellion, April 20th)

AEW Continental Championship
Singles Match
Kazuchika Okada(c) vs. Pac
(AEW - Dynasty, April 21st)

Singles Match
Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay
(AEW - Dynasty, April 21st)

AEW Tag Team Championship (Tournament Finals)
Tag Team Ladder Match
FTR vs. The Young Bucks
(AEW - Dynasty, April 21st)

I'll hopefully get my favourite matches, from May posted by next weekend, as I make my way through a few more shows.

I've got a lot of catching up to do but im gonna make this my first year doing this. My first take pre-list is Ospreay/Danielson >>>> The Cody/Roman Run-In Extravaganza.

Last time I felt this disconnected from the general consensus of a Mania match was probably "End of an Era". I'm happy Cody got his moment, but there were wayyyy too many cooks to get there.