My favourite wrestling matches of 2021

The shortlist

• Tetsuya Naito vs Kota Ibushi, January 4 2021, Wrestle Kingdom 15 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Sasha Banks vs Bianca Bel Air, April 10 2021, WrestleMania 37 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri, June 12 2021, Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella Special Edition - ★ ★ ★ ★
• The Lucha Brothers vs The Young Bucks, September 5 2021, AEW All Out 2021 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Bryan Danielson vs. Kenny Omega, September 22 2021, AEW Dynamite #103 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The longlist

• Shingo Takagi vs Jeff Cobb, January 5 2021, Wrestle kingdom 15 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Raquel Gonzalez vs Rhea Ripley, January 6 2021, NXT #437 - New Year’s Evil - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble Match - Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Alicia Fox, Bayley, Billie Kay, Carmella, Charlotte Flair, Dakota Kai, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Jillian Hall, Lacey Evans, Lana, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Naomi, Natalya, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce, Rhea Ripley, Ruby Riott, Santana Garrett, Shayna Baszler, Shotzi Blackheart, Tamina, Toni Storm, Torrie Wilson, Victoria, January 31 2021, WWE Royal Rumble 2021 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Finn Balor vs Pete Dunne, February 14 2021, TakeOver: Vengeance Day - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Io Shirai vs Mercedes Martinez vs Toni Storm, February 14 2021, TakeOver: Vengeance Day - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Ryo Mizunami vs Maki Ito, February 15 2021, AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Riho vs Serena Deeb, February 17 2021, AEW Dynamite 73 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Io Shirai vs Zoey Stark, February 24 2021, NXT 444 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Ryo Mizunami vs Nyla Rose, March 3 2021, AEW Dynamite 75 - The Crossroads - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Darby Allin & Sting vs Team Taz, March 7 2021, AEW Revolution - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Miro vs Darby Allin, May 12 2021, AEW Dynamite #85 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Kenny Omega vs Orange Cassidy vs PAC, May 30 2021, AEW Double or Nothing 2021 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Io Shirai & Zoey Stark vs Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez vs Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart, June 29 2021, NXT #461 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• The Elite vs Adam Page & The Dark Order, July 28 2021, AEW  Dynamite #96 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Christian Cage vs Kenny Omega, August 13 2021, AEW Rampage #1 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Giulia & Syuri vs. Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani, September 5 2021, NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome - ★ ★ ★ ★
• CM Punk vs Darby Allin, September 5 2021, AEW All Out 2021 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Yujiro Takahashi vs Kota Ibushi, September 18 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• KENTA vs Yujiro Takahashi, September 23 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Shingo Takagi vs Zack Sabre Jr., September 23 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair, September 26 2021, WWE Extreme Rules 2021 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Shingo Takagi vs Kota Ibushi, October 3 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Zack Sabre Jr. vs KENTA, October 9 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki, October 15 2021, AEW Rampage #10 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Taichi, October 20 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Kazuchika Okada vs Jeff Cobb, October 20 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Katsuyori Shibata vs Zack Sabre Jr., October 21 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi, October 21 2021, NJPW G1 Climax 31 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Hikaru Shida vs Serena Deeb, October 27 2021, AEW Dynamite #108 - ★ ★ ★ ★
• Bryan Danielson vs Eddie Kingston, October 29 2021, AEW Rampage #12 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page, November 13 2021, AEW Full Gear 2021 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• Adam Page vs Bryan Danielson, December 15 2021, AEW Dynamite #115 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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