{"id":3225,"date":"2015-11-15T15:38:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T21:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=3225"},"modified":"2015-11-17T16:44:59","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T22:44:59","slug":"radicans-latest-match-of-the-year-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/15\/radicans-latest-match-of-the-year-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Radican&#8217;s Latest Match of the Year List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-888056836\" 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>PWTorch columnist Sean Radican has updated his (almost) Top 50 Match of the Year List, containing matches from all over the world from WWE to the independents to New Japan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radican&#8217;s Ongoing\u00a02015 Match of the Year List<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) Biff Busick vs. Eddie Edwards, Beyond Wrestling, \u201cGreatest Rivals Round Robin,\u201d Sept. 26, 2015. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(2) Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW, &#8220;G1 Climax 25: Night 16&#8221;, Aug. 12, 2015. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(3) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, NJPW, &#8220;G1 Climax 25 Finals,&#8221; Aug. 16, 2015. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(4) Kota Ibushi vs. IWGP IC Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, NJPW, &#8220;Wrestle Kingdom 9,&#8221; Jan. 4, 2015. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(5) IWGP Hvt. champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, NJPW, &#8220;Wrestle Kingdom 9,&#8221; Jan. 4, 2014. (*****)<\/p>\n<p>(6) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. A.J. Styles, NJPW, &#8220;G1 Climax 25: Night 17,&#8221; Aug. 14, 2015. (*****)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1671011832\" 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>(7) Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Roderick Strong, EVOLVE, EVOLVE 45, July 10, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(8) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto, NJPW, &#8220;G1 Climax 25: Night 14, Aug. 9, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(9) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW, G1 Climax 25: Night 7, July 29, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(10) NEVER Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma, NJPW, \u201cPower Struggle 2015,\u201d Nov. 7 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(11) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi, NJPW, \u201cG1 Climax 25: Night 1,\u201d July 20, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(12) EVOLVE Champion Timothy Thatcher vs. Johnny Gargano, EVOLVE, \u201cEVOLVE 51,\u201d Nov. 6, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(13) British Cruiserweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. Matt Sydal, RPW, &#8220;Summer Sizzler 2015,&#8221; June 14, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(14) IWGP Hvt. Champion A.J. Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada, NJPW, &#8220;Dominion,&#8221; July 5, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2855958855\" 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>(15) Chris Hero vs. Timothy Thatcher, &#8220;WWN SuperShow: Mercury Rising 2015,&#8221; March 28, 2015 (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(16) NEVER Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii vs. Togi Makabe, NJPW, &#8220;Wrestling Hinokoko,&#8221; April 29, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(17) EVOLVE Champion Drew Galloway vs. DGUSA Champion Johnny Gargano in a Title vs. Tile match, &#8220;WWN SuperShow: Mercury Rising 2015,&#8221; March 28, 2015 (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(18) WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Rollins vs. Cena, WWE, &#8220;Royal Rumble 2014,&#8221; Jan. 25, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(19) The Bullet Club (A.J. Styles &amp; Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. ROH (ACH &amp; Cedric Alexander &amp; Matt Sydal, ROH, ROH TV, aired Feb. 15, 2015. (****3\/4)<\/p>\n<p>(20) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay, Progress Wrestling, \u201cChapter 19: SSS 16 (Day 2),\u201d May 25, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(21) NXT Women\u2019s Champions Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, NXT, \u201cNXT Takeover,\u201d Aug. 22, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(22) Kevin Owens vs. John Cena, WWE, &#8220;Money in the Bank,&#8221; June 14, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(23) Kevin Owens vs. John Cena, WWE, &#8220;Elimination Chamber,&#8221; May 31, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(24) ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe vs. ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal, ROH, &#8220;Best in the World 2015,&#8221; June 19, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(25) Adam Thornstowe vs. Willie Mack, King of the Indies 2015 Finals, &#8220;King of the Indies 2015: Night 2,&#8221; March 28, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(26) PWG World Champion Kyle O\u2019Reilly vs. Roderick Strong in a Guerrilla Warfare match, PWG, \u201cBlack Cole Sun,\u201d Dec. 12, 2014. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(27) IWGP Hvt. Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. A.J. Styles, NJPW, \u201cKing of Pro Wrestling,\u201d Oct. 12, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(28) Chris Hero vs. Trevor Lee, EVOLVE, &#8220;EVOLVE 43,&#8221; May 30, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(29) WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (vs. Seth Rollins) WWE, &#8220;WrestleMania 31,&#8221; March 29, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(30) IWGP Hvt. Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Roderick Strong in a Non-Title match, ROH, \u201cField of Honor 2015,\u201d Aug. 22, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(31) Team AAA (Drago &amp; Fenix &amp; Aerostar) vs. Bullet Club (A.J. Styles &amp; Nick Jackson &amp; Matt Jackson), CHIKARA, \u201cKing of Trios 2015,\u201d Sept. 6, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(32) WWE World Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose, WWE, &#8220;Elimination Chamber,&#8221; May 31, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(33) EVOLVE Champion Timothy Thatcher vs. Zack Sabre Jr., EVOLVE, \u201cEVOLVE 47,\u201d Aug. 15, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(34) Eddie Edwards vs. Drew Gulak, Beyond Wrestling, \u201cGreatest Rivals Round Robin Challenge,\u201d Sept. 26, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(35) Bullet Club (A.J. Styles &amp; Doc Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson &amp; Nick Jackson &amp; Matt Jackson) vs. ROH All-Stars (Jay Briscoe &amp; Mark Briscoe &amp; Hanson &amp; Raymond Rowe &amp; Roderick Strong) in a 10 Man Tag match, ROH, &#8220;Global Wars 2015: Night 1, May 15, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(36) IWGP IC Champion Hirooki Goto vs. IWGP Hvt. Champion Okada, NJPW, &#8220;G1 Climax 25: Night 8,&#8221;Aug. 1, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(37) Kota Ibushi vs. A.J. Styles, NJPW, &#8220;G1 Climax 25: Night 5,&#8221; July 26, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(38) Mike Bailey vs. Chris Hero, EVOLVE, \u201cEVOLVE 47,\u201d Aug. 15, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(39) Never Openweight Champion Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii, NJPW, &#8220;Wrestle Kingdom 9,&#8221; Jan. 4, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(40) WWE World Hvt. Champion Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns, WWE, &#8220;Payback,&#8221; May 17, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(41) IWGP IC Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hirooki Goto, NJPW, &#8220;Wrestling Donkatu 2015,&#8221; May 3, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(42) A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole, ROH, &#8220;War of the Worlds 2015: Night 1,&#8221; May 12, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(43) The Bullet Club (A.J. Styles &amp; Matt Jackson &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom (Adam Cole &amp; Michael Bennett &amp; Matt Taven), ROH, &#8220;Best in the World 2015,&#8221; June 19, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(44) Finn Balor vs. Adrian Neville, NXT, &#8220;Takeover Rival,&#8221; Feb. 11, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(45) ROH World Tag Team Champions ReDRagon vs. The Young Bucks, ROH, &#8220;13th Ann,&#8221; March 1, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(46) Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito, &#8220;NJPW Cup 2015 Final,&#8221; NJPW, March 15, 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(47) A.J. Styles vs. Will Ospreay, &#8220;High Stakes 2015,&#8221; RPW, Feb. 15 2015. (****1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>Please click and click \u201clike\u201d to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeanRadicanRWC\" target=\"_blank\">Radican\u2019s Wrestling Community Facebook fan page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Sean on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/seanradican\" target=\"_blank\">@SeanRadican<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Email Sean at PWTorchSean@Gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-118392988\"><div id=\"pwtor-4293998255\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PWTorch columnist Sean Radican has updated his (almost) Top 50 Match of the Year List, containing matches from all over the world from WWE to the independents to New Japan&#8230; Radican&#8217;s Ongoing\u00a02015 Match of the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/15\/radicans-latest-match-of-the-year-list\/\" title=\"Radican&#8217;s Latest Match of the Year List\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[971,122],"class_list":["post-3225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take_radican","tag-match-of-the-year","tag-sean-radican"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/StylesAJhood_3x2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3225"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3391,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3225\/revisions\/3391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}