2018 is officially here, but if you didn’t have the opportunity to listen and/or read all of our 2017 pro wrestling and MMA year in review content, we got you covered with all the links:
Dave Meltzer’s Top-Rated Matches of 2017:
Omega vs. Okada 1 | 2 | 3
Omega vs. Naito
Naito vs. Elgin
Okada vs. Shibata
Naito vs. Tanahashi
Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA
WALTER vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Donovan Dijak vs. Keith Lee
The insane output of high-end matches New Japan Pro Wrestling had during the voting period will rightfully lead to a strong showing in the Observer awards Match of the Year category, but WWE’s in-ring year shouldn’t be forgotten. Though a full year of brand-exclusive pay-per-views and not having the Cruiserweight Classic may have led to a decline from 2016, WWE produced their fair share of matches that deserve to be in contention for best of the year.
Here’s a look at my top five WWE matches of the year:
1) Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship | NXT TakeOver: Chicago, May 20th
Despite not being regularly featured on WWE programming, Dunne and Bate produced two of the company’s best matches of the voting period. They started 2017 strong in the finals of the United Kingdom Championship tournament and managed to top themselves at NXT TakeOver: Chicago.
Their bout at the UK tournament finals was about establishing Bate as the top babyface and Dunne as the top heel for whatever is to come of WWE’s plans in the country. While Bate became the inaugural champion then, Dunne won the title from him in Chicago and may be champion when things get up and going. It felt like he and Bate were going all out on the biggest stage they’ve ever wrestled on, producing a highlight of their young careers.
The 24-year-old Dunne and 20-year-old Bate should both be future superstars in WWE. They’re good enough to lead WWE’s UK brand, to be top stars in NXT, or contribute on the main roster immediately if WWE needs them.
2) Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. Samoa Joe for the Universal Championship | SummerSlam, August 20th
Being there live in the building, this had the potential to be an all-time classic after only a few minutes. And while it didn’t quite reach that level, it still ended up being pretty great. The crowd went crazy for everything and reacted huge for every big move — even at the end of a really long show. Taking Lesnar out for a portion probably hurt things, but the story worked and helped to set up the eventual Lesnar vs. Reigns meeting.
If there was a match that embodied WWE’s 2017, this was it. Lesnar being champion for so much of the year kept him at the center of the storylines on Raw despite him not always being there. Reigns, Strowman, and Joe all vying to take the title from him produced stronger-than-usual episodes of Raw, leading to the show improving over its 2016 episodes.
3) Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles | Survivor Series, November 19th
Though the SummerSlam match is a spot higher, this was Lesnar’s best performance of the year and his best singles match in some time. His results were mixed prior to facing Styles, having had a great sprint with Goldberg at WrestleMania, a good match against Samoa Joe at Great Balls of Fire, and a disappointing showing against Braun Strowman at No Mercy.
Styles was a perfect opponent for Lesnar. He wrestled like he was trying to prove he’s the best in the world, and Lesnar made Styles’ offense look great. It’s impossible to put into words how much of an improvement this was over the planned Lesnar vs. Jinder Mahal matchup. And with it being something of a non-title exhibition, WWE could always come back to Lesnar vs. Styles down the line.
4) AJ Styles vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship | Royal Rumble, January 29th
January was a strong month for WWE. Both the Royal Rumble PPV and night two of the UK tournament were strong contenders for their best show of the year, and Styles vs. Cena and Kevin Owens vs. Reigns at the Rumble were two of WWE’s strongest title matches of 2017.
Styles and Cena probably topped their match from SummerSlam the year prior, but it was close and not remarkably different. Cena matches are too patterned to be anything groundbreaking, though they built on their previous meetings to produce something that will still be remembered. With his time in the ring getting more and more limited, hopefully Cena is able to be on these types of lists for years to come despite not wrestling as much.
5) Asuka vs. Ember Moon for the NXT Women’s Championship | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, August 19th
Asuka’s last match in NXT may have been her best since signing with WWE. The result of this may ultimately be what’s most remembered about it, but this was a joy to watch live. Asuka kicking out of The Eclipse was an incredible moment, and Moon earning the crowd’s respect as the match went on after being somewhat rejected by them at the start was great to see.
The decision to have Asuka leave NXT undefeated and without losing the title made plenty of sense. If the NXT women’s division had to take a momentary hit to get her more over on the main roster, it was a small price to pay. Asuka came off as above the division even when she was there, but Moon still has a lot to prove after winning the vacant title.
Editor’s Note: Every day this week, we’ll take you back to one of Dave Meltzer’s top-rated matches of the past year, starting with No. 10 and going through No. 1. What follows is an edited version of Dave’s writeup of that match from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter with the context relatively intact.
Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega
Wrestle Kingdom 11 | January 4
******
Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada may have put on the greatest match in pro wrestling history in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 11 on January 4th at the Tokyo Dome.
The 46:45 classic, coming at the end of a show that lasted five hours and 40 minutes, set New Japan’s all-time record for live foreign streaming viewers, peaking at about 7:30 AM EST. A Jim Ross/Josh Barnett commentated version of the match will air on January 13th on AXS TV, which very well could be the best one hour pro wrestling television show ever, given one match shows (Jack Brisco vs. Dory Funk Jr. from CWF in 1972; Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich in Dallas; Flair vs. Von Erich in Honolulu; Flair vs. Barry Windham in Fayetteville; Midnight Express vs. Fantastics in Chattanooga; Tanahashi vs. Okada from 2013; Tanahashi vs. Styles from 2015) have been among the best.
As great as the aforementioned matches were, this had most of the elements that all of those matches had, but elements they didn’t and really combined the elements they did better.
Okada retained the IWGP heavyweight title after a spinning jumping tombstone piledriver and a fourth Rainmaker. This featured nearly every element of a classic match from intensity to crowd heat to tremendous psychology to off the charts athleticism to hard hits to timing to innovation and to high risk, dangerous moves. The keys to the story is that Omega never once got to hit the One Winged Angel, and even in defeat, he came out of the show being almost clearly the best big match wrestler on the planet.
While watching the show, it felt like the time and place to do the title change, but the argument was that was too early in the Okada reign. Still, based on the performance and the performance of Omega in the build to the show, by all rights, he should win the championship at some point this year. Part of it is that if they are going to expand internationally, Omega is the best face of the company because he can talk different languages, is ridiculously good athletically, and has so much charisma. But losing this way was almost better, because it’ll mean more when he wins it, particularly if it’s in June in Osaka, which will be a hot crowd and right before the U.S. push.
Another key is his future. If I’m WWE, I would not just want him, but he could be that elusive special star that they’ve been unable to make. There is the issue that he can’t wrestle matches like this nightly, or even monthly, without having a short life span on his career. But he’s got the presence, charisma, cockiness and acting ability, as well as the look that WWE is afraid to push someone who doesn’t have.
Plus with the world a smaller place and mainstream U.S. sports websites giving him media exposure, he could walk in with a hardcore base he could build from. Plus, he’s turned into a tremendous promo, although he’s got the huge advantage of being able to use his own voice and use reality for his promos like he did to build the Okada match.
Then again, from a WWE standpoint, having him have a couple of years as the face of New Japan will only elevate him and he’d be able to walk in like A.J. Styles did this past year.
Kazuchika Okada pinned Kenny Omega in 46:45 to retain the IWGP heavyweight title
There was a great video feature on Omega before the match and the videos made this feel like the biggest match of the year. It started slow, but it had to given how long it was going and what it was following. They opened with Omega doing the bridge and backslide spot that Flair used to do in his classic matches. Okada did a draping DDT off the barricade and a sprint on the floor, diving over the barricade with a crossbody. Omega did a Frankensteiner out of nowhere for a near fall, and did a running flip dive over the top while the Young Bucks played the theme from “The Terminator”.
Omega did this ridiculous missile dropkick to the back of the head that looked like it nearly kicked Okada’s head off his shoulders. I have no idea how Okada’s neck could be in decent shape after this match. Omega worked over the neck with the camel clutch. Okada came back working on Omega’s neck with the Red Ink and the neckbreaker over the knee. Okada came off the top with the Randy Savage elbow but Omega got his knees up. He used a backbreaker and a sliding dropkick to knock Okada over the guardrail. He motioned for the announcers to move the tables out of the way and cleared things out. Omega then did a moonsault off the top rope to the floor, over the guardrail, and onto Okada in the first of the memorable spots. Omega followed with a run along with apron into a double foot stomp onto a table that Okada was underneath.
Omega got near falls after two power bombs. Okada was selling great and the crowd started strongly getting behind him. Omega used a middle rope moonsault for a near fall. Okada’s back was sliced up, probably from hitting a table when he flew over the barricade before the moonsault. Omega was on the top rope and Okada dropkicked him to the floor. Omega tried the One Winged Angel off the apron through a table but Okada got away. Then came the second crazy spot, which was Okada’s high backdrop where Omega flew over the top rope and crashed through the table. Don’t try this at home. If he had landed just a foot to the left, he could have been impaled.
Okada hit a missile dropkick for a near fall and an elbow off the top rope. Omega kicked out and slapped Okada in the face. Then came the next crazy spot which was Omega’s dragon superplex off the top rope. Omega continued to work on the neck with a neckbreaker over the knee. Okada used a high angle German suplex, and when he finally hit the dropkick, the place exploded. The key was everyone knows in a long Okada match, the dropkick means they are working toward the finish, but they went several minutes after it this time. Omega started doing the jumping knees and a reverse Frankensteiner, and then hit another running knee. Omega again went for the One Winged Angel, but Okada not only got out of it, he landed on his feet.
Okada used a tombstone piledriver and the Rainmaker, but Omega kicked out. Okada used a running dropkick and went for another tombstone piledriver, but Omega reversed and did the tombstone to Okada. The two traded elbows until Omega did a fast dragon suplex and a series of running knees. He went for the One-Winged Angel again, but Okada was holding the wrist, got out and hit a desperation Rainmaker. Omega recovered with kicks and knees over and over until Okada did another Rainmaker. Both were selling the effects of the match.
They got up and Omega hit a dropkick and a hard jumping knee. Omega went for the One-Winged Angel again, but Okada got out of it, used a jumping and spinning tombstone piledriver, and then a fourth Rainmaker, finally getting the pin.
A number of people after the match stated that it was the greatest they’d ever seen. Personally, I’d say the same thing. As people were leaving the Tokyo Dome, the murmur in the crowd was that it was the greatest pro wrestling match ever, and at restaurants in the area and on the subway, that was the main topic of conversation. The talk backstage was also that it was the greatest match anyone had ever seen.
The match didn’t rely on crazy moves, and more relied on psychology. However, it had the few memorable spots built up that will be remembered. The scariest spot, and one I hope doesn’t get copied, saw Omega do a top rope dragon superplex. Okada landed off the top rope almost on the top of his head. While he seemed fine, announcer Steve Corino noted that when, not if, Okada has neck fusion surgery, he’ll always remember that spot. The 90s All Japan stars, as great as they were, should be the example of why taking suplexes at high angles nearly on top of your head should be avoided at all costs. This wasn’t just a suplex but it was him nearly being spiked falling backwards at a high angle off the top rope.
Okada will likely defend his title next in Sapporo or Osaka. The winner of the New Japan Cup single elimination tournament will get the title shot at Sakura Genesis and while it’s possible for Omega to win the tournament and get the shot, I’d do the rematch at Dominion from a timing standpoint.
The Dome show drew 26,192 paid and there was in the neighborhood of 35,000 to 37,000 in the building. It was well up as far as total in the building from last year, although paid was only up about 1100. Still, that is considered a major success because it’s the first time since 2010 that Hiroshi Tanahashi wasn’t in the Tokyo Dome main event, and Omega was unproven as far as headlining a show of this caliber. Going in, the crowd saw Okada vs. Omega as that epic championship match, and both came out of it having transformed from two of the best wrestlers in the industry to bonafide big card draws.
Editor’s Note: Every day this week, we’ll take you back to one of Dave Meltzer’s top-rated matches of the past year, starting with No. 10 and going through No. 1. What follows is an edited version of Dave’s writeup of that match from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter with the context relatively intact.
Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada
G1 Climax B Block Finals | August 12
******
The highest caliber G-1 Climax tournament in history had perhaps the most predictable ending. We had 37 of the 91 matches rated **** or better, and that was a low figure since the consensus I’ve seen was 40. The A block with the ridiculous depth had 23 of 45, while the B block had 13 of 45, with the championship match being the 37th. That’s far beyond any other tournament of its type in history. There have been tournaments with a lot of great matches, but not with this level of depth.
Kenny Omega pinned Kazuchika Okada in 24:40 to win the B block
This match was just off the charts and easily one of the most spectacular matches there’s ever been. Once again, they did a different match and told a different story. The key was that Omega (6-2) had to win in under 30:00 or Okada (6-1-1) would go to the finals, and Okada only needed the draw. But in the story, Okada made it clear he wasn’t looking to coast for the draw, and he was about to get the win after their previous draw.
Both came out trying to win right away, but missed their big moves. After Omega blocked the dropkick the first time, Okada hit it on Omega, who sitting on the top rope, knocking him to the floor. He whipped Omega into the barricade, knocked him over it, and did a running crossbody over the barricade which caused Omega to fly over the front row seats into the second row.
Okada was selling his neck which was all taped up, so Omega kept chopping it. Omega used a pescado and a missile dropkick to the back of Okada’s head, followed by a running Billy Robinson backbreaker. Omega got his knees up on a senton and Okada got his knees up on the You Can’t Escape/moonsault combo. Omega hit a Frankensteiner and teased the Terminator dive, but Okada jumped in the ring and hit a flapjack. Omega went for a springboard, but as he stood on the top rope, Okada dropkicked him to the floor. That was crazy timing. Then Omega did a reverse Frankensteiner on the floor on Okada, who landed on the top of his head. That played off more since the story of the match was working the neck and the doctor came out to tease stopping the match.
Omega used a snap dragon suplex on the apron and later hit two V triggers, causing Gedo to tease throwing in the towel. Omega continued to work on the neck but Okada blocked a V trigger. Omega came back and went for the One Winged Angel, but Okada reversed it into a tombstone piledriver. Okada followed with a missile dropkick and a Woo dropkick. He then hit one of the most amazing dropkicks you’ll ever seen, the photos of which are mind-blowing.
After a German suplex, Okada went for a Rainmaker. Omega ducked and dropped him on his neck with a uranage. He went for the One Winged Angel but Okada escaped and hit the Rainmaker. He went for another and Omega cradled him and also hit a backslide. Okada hit another Rainmaker, but Omega ducked the next one. Omega hit two German suplexes, the second a high angle one. Omega hit another reverse Frankensteiner for a near fall. Okada blocked a One Winged Angel but from that position of Okada escaping, Omega hit a German suplex, the Crunch Warp. Okada hit another dropkick, went for the Rainmaker, Omega ducked it, hit the V trigger, then followed by a Jay Driller, another V Trigger and the One Winged Angel for the pin.
Again, this tournament was the best in history, but there was nothing up to this point, not even Tanahashi vs. Naito, that was at the level this was.
Omega vs. Okada was the third match of what had been as good a first two matches as you’ll ever see. This is very much the modernized Flair vs. Steamboat 1989 program with the three national matches where people have debated which of the three was the best because all were classics and completely different. Because of the 30:00 time limit, it was faster paced with the Omega time limit/Okada draw storyline. I was told that Omega considered this the best of the three matches. To me, I felt this was every bit as good as their Tokyo Dome match, but there is a drama of building for 60 minutes that you can’t do in 24:40. But, it’s all taste. The match built off the first two, was faster paced, and was more dynamic.
If you’re not into the building of the match and drama of exhaustion and just want fast-paced explosive action, this was the best of the three for you.
Editor’s Note: With more monthly PPV-esque events available to watch than ever, an elite group rises to the top when it comes to total pageviews on our site — a good indication of what moved the meter in terms of general fan interest for both pro wrestling and MMA. This is a list of those ten, starting with 6-10. Interestingly enough, a boxing fight made the list.
First, 11-20 (aka the honorable mentions):
20: NXT TakeOver San Antonio
19: WWE Clash of Champions
18: WWE Backlash
17: WWE Battleground
16: WWE Extreme Rules
15: WWE Money In The Bank
14: NJPW Dominion
13: WWE Elimination Chamber
12: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
11: WWE TLC
10) WWE Hell in a Cell | October
The Smackdown branded-Hell in a Cell emanated from Detroit and featured two Cell matches: The New Day defending the tag titles against the Usos, and Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens. Jinder Mahal also defended the WWE title against Shinsuke Nakamura. Then-US Champion AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger, and Bobby Roode making his WWE PPV debut in a match with Dolph Ziggler rounded out the card.
The tag title match to end to Usos-New Day feud was a very stiff, well-worked match, continuing the string of quality matches between the four men. Corbin would get the pin on Dillinger to become the new US champion, while Roode defeated Dolph Ziggler. Much to the fans’ chagrin, Mahal successfully defended the WWE title against Nakamura with a little assistance from the Singh Brothers.
However, this show was all about the main event with McMahon taking on Owens. This match also was a falls count anywhere match which all but guaranteed that the match would not end in the ring. And, it didn’t. The finish saw yet another high risk move from McMahon going off the Cell to elbow drop Owens. However, Sami Zayn was hiding in a hoodie ringside to help Owens move out of the way, subsequently re-aligning the two former best friends. Owens got the pin to finish a 39-minute match and continue the problems between he and McMahon.
9) WWE No Mercy | September
The WWE did everything they could to make this “B show” an “A show” at Los Angeles’ Staples Center with a monster Universal title match between Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman as well as the first ever one-on-one meeting between Roman Reigns and John Cena. Enzo Amore, who had recently made the jump to 205 Live after the Big Cass injury, also took on Neville for the Cruiserweight championship in addition to former Shield partners Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins continuing their rivalry with The Bar.
Two champions retained as Lesnar succesfully defended the Universal title against Strowman after just one F-5 while Rollins and Ambrose also retained. However, Enzo surprised everyone by defeating Neville for the cruiserweight gold. Finally, it took 22 minutes but Reigns got a marquee win over Cena in his last match before another break.
8) Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather | August
This was the lone non-wrestling match to make the list and in a down year for the UFC, that’s not surprising. The fight generated over $600 million in total revenue that night, pretty good considering it featured one fighter who was retired and another fighter who had never boxed before. Still, that didn’t stop well over four million PPV buyers from plunking down $100 to to watch the spectacle unfold — a 10th round TKO win for Mayweather who is now attached to rumors of him entering the UFC. While unlikely, a year ago at this time, we thought Mayweather-McGregor was also unlikely too.
7) WWE Payback | April
As a result of the Superstar Shake-Up, this PPV featured RAW vs. SmackDown branded matches with title implications and history-making wins. This PPV also featured for the first (and hopefully last) time, a “House of Horrors” match between Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton that Wyatt won, if you can call it that. The recently returned Hardy Boyz also successfully defended the tag titles against The Bar while Chris Jericho challenged Kevin Owens for the US title as their friendship had truly become unfixable. Jericho would go on to beat Owens and take the title with him to SmackDown.
Also on the show, Alexa Bliss beat Bayley to win the RAW Women’s title to become the first women to ever win both the RAW and Smackdown women’s titles. Finally, the main event saw Braun Strowman defeat Roman Reigns as their rivalry continued.
6) WWE Great Balls of Fire | July
Once you got past the odd name for this event (named after a Jerry Lewis song from the 1950s) there was a ton to look forward to. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in an Ambulance match, The Hardy Boyz against The Bar in a thirty-minute IronMan match, and the first-ever meeting between Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe.
The Bar successfully defended their tag titles against the Hardys in a high scoring pinfall IronMan match (4-3) while Strowman defeated Reigns in an Ambulance match when Reigns dove into it trying to hit Strowman with a spear. After the match, Reigns took matters into his own hands by trying to end Strowman’s life by driving the ambulance through a semi-truck trailer. It took the jaws of life to pry open the smashed doors of the ambulance only to see Strowman climb out and stammer away under his own power.
In the main event, Lesnar retained the Universal title by defeating Joe in just six minutes in somewhat sudden fashion. It took just one F-5 to end the match which started the aforementioned trend of Lesnar winning his matches with just one F-5.
Tomorrow, we’ll finish up the top five with lots of potential candidates to go.
Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present the finale of the Best of 2017 audio. In this two-hour+ kickoff, we go through the top 10 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, and Wrestling Observer Live.
10. Misty Blue vs. Linda Dallas Was Porn – 26 Feb BVS 9. Randy Orton Commits Arson – 1 Mar FFD 8. The Worst Match Of The Year (I Thought Canek Was Dead) – 23 Nov BVS 7. Tom’s Christmas Songs/Tom is a Second-Class Citizen – 21 Dec 2016 FFD 6. The Wrestling Classic Review – 5 May BVS, 12 May BVS, 14 May BVS 5. The Music’s Too Loud/Bryan Tells on Granny – 10 Mar BVS 4. Did He Pull Out His D*ck Or Something? – 10 Oct WOR, 12 Oct WOL 3. Buddy Wayne Stories – 18 Jun WOL, 18 Jun BVS, 19 Jun WOL, 20 Jun BVS 2. Teaching Lana to Shotput – 3 Jan WOR 1. Dave Goes to Hot Topic/Dave’s Brother Learns a Wrestling Lesson – 28 Nov WOR
Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part two of the Best of 2017 audio. In this two-hour kickoff, we go through 31-50 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Dr. Keith Presents, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, Karl Stern, and Wrestling Observer Live.
30. Ryan’s Fake Names – 27 Aug WOL, 1 Sep WOL, 10 Oct WOL 29. Jericho Buries Bryan (Stupid Idiot) – 6 Sep WOR 28. Psycho Women (I’m Dead, Huh?) – 17 Jan WOR 27. Granny Doesn’t Like Dragon King Dark – 12 Jul DK 26. Johnny K-9 – 23 Feb WOR 25. Dusty Finish At The Oscars – 26 Feb BVS, 27 Feb WOR 24. Bryan Arrives In Vegas (The Airplane/The Elevator) 3 May FFD 23. What If La Luchadora Is Becky Lynch/I Was Like, Dude, That’s Alexa. I’d Know That Ass Anywhere – 4 Jan WOL, 4 Jan FFD 22. Todd Chrisley’s Opponent At Wrestlemania – 15 Mar WOR 21. Vladimir Petrov Is Horrible – 5 Feb BVS 20. Granny Gets Shot At/Who The Fuck Is Johnny Ocean? – 16 Apr BVS 19. Paisley invades WOL – 23 Aug WOL 18. Why Do You Watch Wrestling? – 19 Aug WOR 17. Granny Reads & Laughs At Knock Knock Jokes/Who Or What? – 3 Feb BVS, 25 May BVS 16. Craig’s Dusty Impersonation – 25 Jul BVS 15. Bryan Is A Size Queen/Cena’s Physique 8 Feb FFD, 15 Feb FFD 14. I Hate Wrestling/Face Finish – 25 May BVS 13. Dave Talks About Russo, Dixie & TNA – 21 Jun WOR 12. Bryan Superkicks Tom/Vegas Shenanigans with John From Memphis & Ed From San Antonio – 21 Aug WOR 22 Aug, 24 Aug BVS, 25 Aug FFD 11. Ric Flair’s Throne – 15 Aug WOR
Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part one of the Best of 2017 audio. In this two-hour kickoff, we go through 31-50 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Dr. Keith Presents, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, Karl Stern, and Wrestling Observer Live.
50. Bryan vs. Breadmakers /Venezuelia – 13 Jan BVS, 20 Jan BVS, 13 Oct BVS, 17 Oct BVS 49. Porn Doesn’t Do It for Tom – 2 Feb FFD 48. Mark From Newfoundland Talks Royal Rumble Betting Odds – 16 Jan WOL 47. The Christmas Show Karaoke Contest – 25 Dec 2016 BVS 46. A Call From The Dentist’s Office – 6 Feb WOL 45. Have You Ever Kissed A Boy? – 25 Apr WOR 44. This Isn’t A Phone Booth – WOL 8 May WOL, 9 May WOL, 10 May WOL 43. Dave’s New Year’s Party Experience – 1 Jan WOR 42. Bryan Interviews Triple H – 18 Jan WOL 41. Bryan’s Foley And Stephanie Joke – 28 Feb WOR 40. Baron Corbin’s Failed Cash-In – 16 Aug FFD 39. The Porn Section At The Video Store – 22 Jan BVS 38. The Canadian Kodiaks – 11 Dec BVS 37. What Did You Guys Do While You Were Waiting For Me To Finish? – 25 Dec 2016 DKP 36. Our Scottish Friend – 3 Jul WOL, 4 Jul WOL, 5 Jul WOL, 7 Jul WOL, 1 Aug WOL 35. Cena’s Wedding Proposal – 3 Apr WOR 34. I Just About Died When They Let That Wimp Win/He Started With Pudding – 9 Feb BVS 33. Bryan’s Fastlane Rant/Whittled Away – 5 Mar BVS 32. The Definition Of Bad Ass – 25 Jul DK 31. Val Venis Is Coming/Large-Cocked Man/There’s A Lot Of Holes In This Storyline/John Wayne Bobbitt/Cockless – 28 Mar BVS, 4 Apr BVS, 4 Jul BVS, 5 Jul FFD, 6 Jul BVS, 25 Jul BVS, 8 Aug BVS, 31 Oct BVS
