The 15 Best AEW Matches So Far, According To Cagematch.net
All Elite Wrestling has been around for just over two years. Still, the company has quickly become the second biggest promotion in the United States, both in recognition and wrestling quality. With names like Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, The Lucha Brothers, and Young Bucks starting the company, the matches have been top-notch.
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The company has four PPV events a year and their weekly show on TNT that often has the best matches of any given week. Over the two years in existence, they have put on eight matches that rank at over a 9.00 on the Cagematch.net rankings system and two that were at the door knocking.
Updated on July 27, 2021, by Shawn S. Lealos: AEW quickly became the second biggest wrestling company in the world, continuing to put on quality matches between some of the best wrestlers in the business. While things have changed since the company first started, with AEW feeling more comfortable with angles and storytelling, the matches are still the best a fan will see in a North American wrestling ring. With more veteran talent coming in and the best young stars on the planet, All Elite Wrestling remains the elite choice for anyone who wants to see five-star matches week in and week out, whether watching on pay-per-view or on one of the company's TV or Internet shows.
15 * Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley Vs. The Young Bucks (Double Or Nothing 2021) - 8.62
At Double or Nothing 2021, The Young Bucks came in as the AEW World Tag Team Champions and put the belts on the line in a grudge match against former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and his close friend Eddie Kingston. This was a match where a live crowd got to see the action, and with "Wild Thing" playing before the match, Moxley and Kingston were easy fan-favorites.
What resulted was a hard-fought match with the newly turned heel Young Bucks giving Mox and Kingston all they could take and more. It ended with the Bucks shockingly pinning Moxley after multiple BTE triggers in one of the matches of the night.
14 * The Young Bucks Vs. Pac & Rey Fenix (Double Or Nothing 2019) - 8.65
Dave Meltzer gave the match between The Young Bucks and Pac & Rey Fenix five stars and it really deserved it. This was the Bucks in full heel mode taking on two members of Death Triangle, and it was exactly what fans expected with all four guys hitting the high spots and Pac bringing the intensity.
This was a real fight from start to finish and might be one of the best wrestling matches AEW ever put on. The end came when the Bucks played dirty and ripped off Fenix's mask to distract him long enough to eat the pin.
13 * Dr. Britt Baker Vs. Thunder Rosa (Dynamite 3.11.21) - 8.70
If there is one area that fans have discounted AEW, it is the women's division. However, the women have really turned things up lately, with former champion Hikaru Shida, the great Britt Baker, and NWA stalwarts Thunder Rosa and Serena Deeb bringing the goods. On an episode of Dynamite, Baker and Rosa had the best AEW women's match in the company's history.
This proved that the women could get as dirty as the men in a lights-out, uncensored match. Baker ended up bleeding heavily and then she brought in thumbtacks. By the end, it was Thunder Rosa who got the win, but Britt Baker proved she was the face of the AEW women's division.
12 * The Young Bucks Vs. The Lucha Bros (Double Or Nothing 2019) - 8.70
There was a special attraction match at the first AEW Double or Nothing PPV event. This saw the AAA World Tag Team Championship on the line as the Young Bucks took on the Lucha Bros. What AEW wanted to do here was to show that they took tag team wrestling seriously, and they proved their point with this match.
These two teams previously wrestled in AAA and PWG and it was time to prove they were two of the best teams in the world wrestling for AEW. With no AEW tag belts yet, they used the AAA titles and the Bucks beat the Lucha Bros and showed they meant business in AEW.
11 Kenny Omega Vs. Rey Fenix (Dynamite 1.6.21) - 8.82
The first AEW Dynamite of 2021 saw Kenny Omega putting his AEW World Championship on the line against Rey Fenix. This match had every chance to steal the show, with Omega one of the best wrestlers in the world and Fenix the most exciting high-flyer in AEW.
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The two men were neck-to-neck the entire match. The end came with Omega winning after the One-Winged Angel, and outside of Don Callis causing a distraction, this match was a clean one-on-one with little outside interference.
10 * Jon Moxley Vs. Kenny Omega (Full Gear 2019) - 8.84
After Chris Jericho beat Kenny Omega and won the first AEW World Championship, it was time for Omega to move on into his first major feud. This saw Omega battle the debuting Jon Moxley who attacked him after that Jericho match. The two fought all over the arena and that led to Full Gear 2019 and a non-sanctioned match between the men.
Moxley proved what he could do when he wasn't handcuffed by WWE booking, and he and Omega had a bloody match that included mouse traps, barbed wire, shattered glass, and broken wood. It was violent and Moxley won with the Paradigm Shift onto the wood.
9 Adam Page & Kenny Omega Vs. Lucha Bros (Dynamite 2.19.20) - 8.95
When 2020 started, Kenny Omega and Adam Page were working as the AEW World Tag Team Champions, and on an episode of AEW Dynamite in February, Omega and Page took on the Lucha Brothers. This tag team match had four of the best wrestlers in AEW in the ring together, and they delivered.
The match lasted for 15 minutes, and while it played a little into the fact that Omega and Page were not on the same page, they still won when Omega hit the V-Trigger on Fenix while Page hit his Buckshot, and they got the win.
8 Best Friends Vs. Santana & Ortiz (Dynamite 9.16.20) - 8.99
The Best Friends have come a long way since they started in AEW as a comedy tag team. This was on display when they battled Santana & Ortiz on a September 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite.
This match was the main event, and it was a Parking Lot Fight. These matches are hit and miss, but this match was pure fire. These two teams turned in a fantastic brawl that went 13 minutes and ended when Trent pinning Ortiz with The Crunchy.
7 Young Bucks Vs. Lucha Brothers (All Out 2019) - 9.06
At AEW All Out 2019, The Young Bucks took on the Lucha Brothers in an Escalera de la Muerte (Death Ladder) Match. This was part of the two teams' long-standing feud that actually started before AEW held its first show. This match was for the Lucha Brothers AAA World Tag Team Championship.
This match was a huge fight between the two teams, both using the ladders in creative and destructive ways. This lasted about 24 minutes and was crazy, with huge spots, and the Lucha Brothers shockingly took the win by climbing the ladders and winning the match.
6 FTR Vs. Young Bucks (Full Gear 2020) - 9.14
When The Revival worked in WWE, fans dreamed of a match between them and the Young Bucks. This was a callback to classic matches with Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson taking on teams like the Rock 'N Roll Express, and when The Revival left WWE and showed up in AEW as FTR, fans got that dream match.
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This happened at Full Gear 2020, with FTR coming in as the tag champions and putting them on the line against the Young Bucks. The match went 28 minutes, and the Bucks won the match and the titles.
5 Kenny Omega Vs. Pac (Dynamite, 2.26.20) - 9.19
On a February 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite, Kenny Omega opened the show with a 30-minute Iron Man Match against Pac. There was no title on the line here, and this was just a match for bragging rights. The two had fought before at the first All Out when Pac won by knockout.
This match went to the time limit, with the two men tied at one fall each. They ended up getting more time with sudden death rules, and it only took Omega one minute to his the One-Winged Angel for the win.
4 Stadium Stampede (Double Or Nothing 2020) - 9.20
It is an acquired taste, but the Elite and Inner Circle took part in the Stadium Stampede Match at Double or Nothing 2020. This was Kenny Omega, Adam Page, Matt Hardy, and the Young Bucks against the entire Inner Circle, and they fought all the way throughout the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium. There were comedy breaks, there was violence, and there were some high-flying spots, and it was the Elite that came out of the match as the winners.
3 Adam Page, Alex Reynolds, John Silver Vs. MJF, Santana, Ortiz (Dynamite, 12.30.20) - 9.20
The final episode of AEW Dynamite was a special show. This was the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life, and it was the late Brodie Lee's son who created the card lineup. This match saw MJF, Santana & Ortiz against Hangman Adam Page, John Silver & Alex Reynolds.
This match had the best heel in the company, one of the best tag teams in AEW, and a major star in Adam Page. However, it also had John Silver, who is a star on the rise, and these guys tore down the roof. It was Silver who got the win with Brodie Lee's spinning discus clothesline for the win. After the match, there wasn't a dry eye in the ring.
2 Cody Vs. Dustin Rhodes (Double Or Nothing 2019) - 9.33
The first AEW event ever was Double or Nothing 2019, and the wrestlers here had a lot to prove. That was especially true for Cody Rhodes. He finally got his chance to have the massive fight with his brother Dustin Rhodes that the two wanted in WWE and never got. What resulted was the best match of Cody's career, as the two brothers told the perfect story in the ring, and they ended up going all out for 22 minutes, and both men were a bloody mess by the end when Cody won the match.
1 Adam Page & Kenny Omega Vs. Young Bucks (Revolution 2020) - 9.60
The best-rated match in AEW history, according to Cagematch.net, occurred at AEW Revolution 2020 and saw Adam Page and Kenny Omega defend their AEW Tag Team Championship against The Young Bucks in a battle of The Elite.
This was a very long match, with the two teams going to war for over 30 minutes. The two teams played off each other perfectly, and this was one of the best matches of 2020 and easily the best tag team match of the year. Page ended up getting the win after hitting the buckshot on both Bucks.
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