{"id":134807,"date":"2022-11-29T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=134807"},"modified":"2022-11-29T17:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:29:52","slug":"radicans-2022-show-match-of-the-year-contenders-list-ongoing-rankings-of-show-and-match-of-the-year-updated-throughout-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/11\/29\/radicans-2022-show-match-of-the-year-contenders-list-ongoing-rankings-of-show-and-match-of-the-year-updated-throughout-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"RADICAN&#8217;S 2022 Show &amp; Match of the Year Contenders list: Ongoing rankings of show and match of the year updated throughout 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-805583300\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>Radican Note: This page will be where I list my rankings for Show and Match of the Year for 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To qualify for the MOTYC list, a match has to get ****\u00bd or higher. To qualify for the Show of the Year rankings, a show has to be given a score of 8.0 or higher.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LAST UPDATE:<\/strong> Nov. 29, 2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>RADICAN\u2019S 2022 SHOW OF THE YEAR RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) WWE &#8220;WrestleMania 38: Night 1,&#8221; April 2, 2022. (9.0)<\/p>\n<p>(2) NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax 32 Final,&#8221; Aug. 18 2022. (9.0)<\/p>\n<p>(3) AEW \u201cRevolution,&#8221; March 6, 2022. (9.0)<\/p>\n<p>(4) AEW &#8220;All Out,&#8221; Sept. 4, 2022. (9.0)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-465970935\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(5) NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax 32: Night 18,&#8221; Aug. 16, 2022. (9.0)<\/p>\n<p>(6) NJPW &#8220;Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2,&#8221; Jan. 5, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(7) Beyond Wrestling \u201cDay 91\u201d PPV, Feb. 4, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(8) WWE &#8220;Survivor Series: War Games,&#8221; Nov. 26, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(9) WWE &#8220;SummerSlam,&#8221; July 30, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(10) Impact Wrestling \u201cHard To Kill 2022\u201d PPV, Jan. 8 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(11) NJPW \u201cWrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1,\u201d Jan. 4, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(12) GCW &#8220;Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 6: Part 1,&#8221; March 31, 2022. (8.5)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1677199782\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(13) NJPW &#8220;Capital Collision,&#8221; May 14, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(14) ROH &#8220;Death Before Dishonor,&#8221; July 23, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(15) NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax 32: Night 19,&#8221; Aug. 17, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(16) WWE &#8220;Clash at the Castle,&#8221; Sept. 3, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(17) NJPW &#8220;Declaration of Power,&#8221; Oct. 10, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(18) NJPW &#8220;Rumble on 44th Street,&#8221; Oct. 28, 2022. (8.5)<\/p>\n<p>(19) ROH &#8220;Supercard of Honor,&#8221; April 1, 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p>(20) NJPW x AEW, &#8220;Forbidden Door,&#8221; June 26, 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p>(21) NJPW &#8220;Windy City Riot,&#8221; April 16, 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p>(22) PWG \u201cIt\u2019s A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll)\u201d Blu-ray release, taped Nov. 21, 2021 and released in 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p>(23) NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax 32: Night 4,&#8221; July 23, 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p>(24) NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax 32: Night 13,&#8221; Aug. 7, 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p>(25) NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax 32: Night 17,&#8221; Aug. 14, 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p>(26) NJPW &#8220;The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street,&#8221;Oct. 27, 2022. (8.0)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RADICAN\u2019S 2022 MATCH OF THE YEAR RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) C.M. Punk vs. MJF &#8211; Dog Collar match, AEW \u201cRevolution\u201d 2022, March. 6, 2022. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(2) Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada &#8211; G1 Climax 32 Final, NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax Finals,&#8221; Aug. 18, 2022. (******)<\/p>\n<p>(3) FTR (Dax Harwood &amp; Cash Wheeler) vs. The Briscoes (Mark &amp; Jay Briscoe) &#8211; 2\/3 Falls ROH World Tag Team Championship match, &#8220;Death Before Dishonor,&#8221; July 23, 2022. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(4) ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoes (Mark &amp; Jay Briscoe) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood &amp; Cash Wheeler), ROH &#8220;Supercard of Honor,&#8221; April 1, 2022. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(5) Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar -Last Man Standing WWE Unified Championship match, &#8220;WWE Summerslam,&#8221; July 31, 2022. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(6) Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho &amp; Angelo Parker &amp; Matt Mendard &amp; Daniel Garcia &amp; Jake Hager &amp; Sammy Guevara w\/Tay Conti) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley &amp; Eddie Kingston &amp; Wheeler Yuta &amp; Claudio Castagnoli &amp; Ortiz &amp; Santana) \u2013 Blood &amp; Guts double-cage match, AEW &#8220;Dynamite: Blood &amp; Guts,&#8221; June 29, 2022. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(7) Swerve Strickland vs. Nick Wayne, DEFY \u201cDEFY 50,\u201d Feb. 26, 2022. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(8) Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins, WWE &#8220;Hell in a Cell,&#8221; June 5, 2022. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(9) Swerve In Our Glory vs. The Accliamed &#8211; AEW World Tag Team Championship match, AEW &#8220;All Out,&#8221; Sept. 4, 2022. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(10) X-Pac vs. Joey Janela, GCW &#8220;Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 6: Part 1,&#8221; March 31, 2022. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(11) Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito &#8211; G1 Climax 32 Semi-Final match, NJPW &#8220;G1 Climax 32: Night 19.&#8221; Aug. 17, 2022. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(12) Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy &#8211; IWGP U.S. Hvt. Championship match, AEW &#8220;Forbidden Door,&#8221; June 26, 2022. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(13) Jon Moxley vs. C.M. Punk &#8211; AEW World Hvt. Championship match, AEW &#8220;All Out,&#8221; Sept. 4, 2022.)<\/p>\n<p>(14) Gunther vs. Sheamus &#8211; WWE IC Championship match,&#8221; WWE &#8220;Clash at the Castle,&#8221; Sept. 3, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(15) Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta, AEW &#8220;Rampage,&#8221; taped April 6, 2022 and aired April 8, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(16) AAA &amp; ROH World Tag Team Champions (Dax Harwood &amp; Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson), AEW &#8220;Dynamite,&#8221; April 6, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(17) Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins, WWE &#8220;WrestleMania 38: Night 1,&#8221; April 2, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(18) Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre, WWE &#8220;Clash at the Castle,&#8221; Sept. 3, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(19) Jungle Boy vs. Luchasaurus &#8211; Cage match, AEW &#8220;Full Gear,&#8221; Nov. 18, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(20) IWGP World Hvt. Champion Shingo Takagi vs. Kazuchika Okada, \u201cWrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1,\u201d Jan. 4, 2022. (****\u00bd)<\/p>\n<p>(21) IWGP World Hvt. Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay, \u201cWrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2,\u201d Jan. 5, 2022. (****\u00bd)<\/p>\n<p>(22) IWGP U.S. Hvt. Champion Kenta vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, \u201cWrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2,\u201d Jan. 5, 2022. (****\u00bd)<\/p>\n<p>(23) Chris Jericho &amp; Matt Mendard &amp; Angelo Parker &amp; Jake Hager &amp; Daniel Garcia vs. Jon Moxley &amp; Bryan Danielson &amp; Eddie Kingston &amp; Santana &amp; Ortiz &#8211; Anarchy in the Arena, AEW &#8220;Double or Nothing,&#8221; May 29, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(24) Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley, NJPW &#8220;Windy City Riot,&#8221; April 16, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(25) AEW Tag Team Champions Luchasaurus &amp; Jungle Boy vs. Matt &amp; Nick Jackson vs. Kyle O\u2019Reilly &amp; Bobby Fish, AEW \u201cRevolution\u201d 2022, March 6, 2022. (****\u00bd)<\/p>\n<p>(26) Jon Moxley vs. Biff Busick, GCW &#8220;Bloodsport 8,&#8221; March 31, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(27) Biff Busick vs. Slade, Beyond Wrestling \u201cDay 91,&#8221; Feb. 4, 2022. (****\u00bd)<\/p>\n<p>(28) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Juice Robinson vs. Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay, NJPW &#8220;Capital Collision,&#8221; May 14, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(29) Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita, AEW &#8220;Battle of the Belts III,&#8221; Aug. 6, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(30) The Young Bucks (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. The Lucha Bros (Kenta Oscuro &amp; Rey Fenix), AEW &#8220;Rampage,&#8221; June 3, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(31) Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW Capital Collision PPV,&#8221; May 14, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(32) Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins vs. Madcap Moss vs. Sheamus vs. Omos (w\/MVP) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Riddle vs. Theory \u2013 Men\u2019s Money in the Bank match, WWE &#8220;Money in the Bank,&#8221; July 2, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(33) Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Flamita, AAA \u201cShow Center Championship,\u201d March 12, 2022. (****\u00bd)<\/p>\n<p>(34) Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr, &#8220;NJPW Cup 2022,&#8221; March 21, 20222. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(35) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito, &#8220;NJPW Cup 2022 Finals,&#8221; March 27, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(36) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada, &#8220;NJPW Cup 2022,&#8221; March 26, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(37) Jay White vs. Tama Tonga &#8211; IWGP World Hvt. Championship match, NJPW &#8220;Declaration of Power,&#8221; Oct. 10, 2022. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact Sean at pwtorchsean@gmail.com. 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