The best matches of 2023 so far for WWE have already been talked about and now it is time to talk about the Top 5 Matches of AEW so far this year. In the short history for the company which is 4 years , they have had their best in ring year this time around and there have been some matches that can be considered as the best matches in all of wrestling this year. They have a diverse and a very talented Roster so that helps as well.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Matches in AEW this year so far
1) Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega at Forbidden Door
There is absolutely no doubt as to which match has been the best AEW Match this year and it is the recently concluded Will Osperay vs Kenny Omega Match at Forbidden Door. This match is the only match in the past few years to get a 6 out of 5 stars rating from Dave Meltzer. This match will probably be the best AEW Match of this whole year and it is surely among the Top 3 Matches in company history. Both these wrestlers wanted to go out there and they wanted to have a wrestling match that the fans will never forget and that is exactly what happened in the 40 minutes they wrestled and the match was for the IWGP United States Championship. All the young wrestlers should look at this match to learn how to have a great long match.
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2) MJF vs Bryan Danielson at AEW Revolution 2023
The second best match of this year was a clash of generations as MJF who is the best of the current generation went against Bryan Danielson who is one of the best of all time. This was an Iron Man Match and the fans were extremely excuse for this match and this was a 60 minute Iron Man Match meaning they wrestled for 1 hour and the quality of the match went up as the time went along and MJF proved that he can hang with the best in the world and Bryan Danielson showed that he is one of the greatest of all time and he even got injured in this match. Ultimately MJF retained his AEW World Championship. This was also one of the best wrestling Matches of the year In any company.
3) Bryan Danielson vs Kazuchika Okada at Forbidden Door
The Third match on this list is from the same show as the first match on this list and that match was the best AEW Match of all time and they had to match the quality and although they were not at the same level but it was great enough to be the 3rd best AEW Match of all time. The fans were excited because it pitted 2 of the greatest of all time against each other and these 2 delivered and then some and Bryan Danielson was injured throughout this match and still he put on the Matches of the year. The finish of the match was surprising as Bryan Danielson made Okada tap out. They wrestled for 28 minutes and still it felt like they could have gone for 10 minutes more.
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4) Adam Page vs Jon Moxley at AEW Revolution 2023
This was one of the most disturbing matches of the year yet it was one of the best matches of this year and it was only possible because it was Adam Page vs Jon Moxley and these 2 are two of the best wrestlers in AEW and this was a Texas Death Match and it was a brutal match which involved every weapon and the finish of this match was hard to watch as Adam Page locked a rope across the neck of Jon Moxley until he tapped and gave the match to Adam Page.
5) El Hijo Del Vikingo vs Kenny Omega at AEW Dynamite
The 5th best match for AEW this year also received 5 star rating from Dave Meltzer and this was a true dream match for all fans and the match did not disappoint at all as they wrestled for 30 minutes and this match was truly one of the best TV Matches of the past few years and it would be difficult to have a better match on TV for the rest of the year. AEW All In is coming and it can be hoped that some of the best matches will also take place at that show as well and this list will be updated at the end of the year.