The Best WWE Matches of 2012

The Best WWE Matches of 2012

Hello everyone,

First of all, thank you for your continued support of my website. I really appreciate each and everytime you stop by and I hope my posts can meet your expectations. It's been quite the year for me and this site, spanning two different countries.

As 2012 comes to a close, it is time to take a look at some of the best of 2012. Due to requests and due to the sheer amount of wrestling I've seen, which is well over 200-300 shows and most likely over 1,000 matches, I will be doing lists of the best of WWE and the best of all wrestling together.

This post will cover the best of WWE from 2012. Before I do this, I would like to note a few things:

- I have seen 95% of everything WWE has put out since August. However,  I did not see anywhere near as much before August. Therefore, this list will heavily feature matches from the last 2/3 of the year.

- What I thought was the best of 2012 may not be what you thought was the best of 2012. It doesn't mean either of us is wrong or right. It is strictly based on opinion.

- If I missed something, feel free to let me know what and if you can provide a link to it, I would appreciate it. I cannot rewatch everything but I can make some time for a few matches.

If you are interested in seeing reviews on some of these matches please use the side and search by month. They are all in order.

The list:

January 2012 - June 2012 - 4 matches
CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan - Over the Limit - Rating:***3/4
Triple H vs The Undertaker - Wrestlemania 28 4/1/2012 - Rating:****1/4
Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus - Extreme Rules - ***3/4
Brock Lesnar vs John Cena - Extreme Rules - Rating:****3/4
Beth Phoenix vs Alicia Fox - Superstars 5/31/2012 - Rating:***
Drew McIntyre vs Christian - Superstars 5/31/2012 - Rating:***1/2

July 2012 - 3 matches
Miz vs Christian - Smackdown 7/27/2012 - Rating:**3/4
Drew McIntyre vs Sin Cara - Superstars 7/26/2012 Rating:***1/2
Daniel Bryan vs Kane vs Alberto Del Rio vs Rey Mysterio - Smackdown 7/24/2012 Rating:***

August 2012 - 5 matches
Seth Rollins vs Jinder Mahal - NXT 8/29/2012 - Rating:***3/4
Michael McGillicutty and Johnny Curtis vs Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel - NXT 8/22/2012 - Rating:***1/2
Johnny Curtis and Michael McGillicutty vs The Uso Brothers - Superstars 8/16/2012 - Rating:***1/2
Michael McGillicutty vs Seth Rollins - NXT 8/15/2012 - Rating:***
Christian vs Antonio Cesaro - Smackdown 8/10/2012 - Rating:**1/2

September 2012 - 8 matches
Beth Phoenix vs Natalya - Smackdown 9/28/2012 Rating:**1/2
The Big Show vs Randy Orton - Smackdown 9/28/2012 Rating:***3/4
Kassius Ohno vs Richie Steamboat - 9/26/2012 Rating: Really Good
Trent Barretta vs Johnny Curtis - NXT 9/19/2012 Rating:**3/4
Natalya vs Alicia Fox - Superstars 9/13/2012 - Rating: Strong Match
Antonio Cesaro vs Justin Gabriel - Superstars 9/6/2012 Rating: **3/4
Natalya vs Layla - Superstars 9/6/2012 Rating:**1/2
Honorable Mention - Kane vs Daniel Bryan - HUG IT OUT Raw 9/3/2012

October 2012 - 14 matches
Antonio Cesaro vs Tyson Kidd - NXT 10/31/2012 - Rating:***
Big Show vs Sheamus - Hell in A Cell 10/28/2012 - Rating:***1/2
The Prime Time Players vs The Uso's - Superstars 10/24/2012 Rating:***
Dolph Ziggler vs Daniel Bryan - Raw 10/22/2012 Rating:****
Antonio Cesaro vs Justin Gabriel - Raw 10/22/2012 Rating:***
Tyson Kidd vs Daniel Bryan - Saturday Morning Slam 10/20/2012 Rating:***1/4
The Miz vs Kofi Kingston - Main Event 10/17/2012 Rating:***
Wade Barrett vs Tyson Kidd - Superstars 10/11/2012 Rating:***1/2
Antonio Cesaro vs Justin Gabriel - Superstars 10/11/2012 Rating:***
Sheamus vs Tensai - Smackdown 10/12/2012 Rating:**1/2
Seth Rollins vs Michael McGillicutty - NXT 10/10/2012 Rating:**1/2
Vince McMahon vs CM Punk - Raw 10/8/2012
Wade Barrett vs Tyson Kidd - Superstars 10/4/2012 Rating:***
Yoshi Tatsu vs Tensai - Superstars 10/4/2012 Rating:**
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs The Prime Time Players - Smackdown 10/4/2012 Rating:**1/2

November 2012 - 12 matches
Alberto Del Rio vs John Cena - Smackdown 11/30/2012 - Rating:***
Team Hell No and Kofi Kingston vs Wade Barrett and The Prime Time Players - Smackdown 11/30/2012 - Rating:**3/4
Zack Ryder vs Antonio Cesaro - Main Event 11/28/2012 - Rating:**3/4
Rey Mysterio vs Daniel Bryan -  Raw 11/26/2012 - Rating:***1/4
Sheamus vs Antonio Cesaro - Raw 11/26/2012 - Rating:***
Alberto Del Rio vs Sin Cara - Smackdown 11/23/2012 - Rating:**3/4
Justin Gabriel vs Darren Young - Superstars 11/23/2012 - Rating:**
Miz vs Dolph Ziggler - Main Event 11/21/2012 - Rating:***
Brodus Clay, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio vs Tensai, Primo, Epico and The Primetime Players - Survivor Series 2012 11/18/2012 - Rating:***
Antonio Cesaro vs Sin Cara - Smackdown 11/16/2012 - Rating:***
Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs The Primetime Players, Primo and Epico - Raw 11/12/2012 - Rating:***1/4
El Local vs Sin Cara - Saturday Morning Slam 11/3/2012 - Rating:**

December 2012 - 15 matches
The Uso Brothers vs Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd - Saturday Morning Slam 12/1/2012 - Rating:***
Antonio Cesaro vs Kofi Kingston vs R-Truth vs Wade Barrett - Raw 12/3/2012 - Rating:***3/4
Antonio Cesaro vs Michael McGillicutty - NXT 12/5/2012 - Rating:***1/4
Antonio Cesaro and Wade Barrett vs Kofi Kingston and R-Truth - Main Event 12/5/2012 - Rating:***
Antonio Cesaro vs Kofi Kingston - Raw 12/10/2012 - Rating:***1/4
Seth Rollins vs Jinder Mahal - NXT 12/12/2012 - Rating:**3/4
3MB vs Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd - Superstars 12/13/2012 - Rating:***1/2
The Prime Time Players vs Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd - Saturday Morning Slam 12/16/2012 - Rating:**1/2
Wade Barrett vs Kofi Kingston - TLC 12/16/2012 - Rating:**1/2
Eve vs Naomi - TLC 12/16/2012 - Rating:**1/2
TLC Match - The Shield vs Ryback and Team Hell No - TLC 12/16/2012 - Rating:****1/4
Chairs Match - Big Show vs Sheamus - TLC 12/16/2012 - Rating:***1/4
Ladder Match - John Cena vs Dolph Ziggler - TLC 12/16/2012 - Rating:***1/2
Wade Barrett and The Prime Time Players vs Kofi Kingston and Team Hell No - Smackdown 12/18/2012 - Rating:**3/4
Team Hell No vs The Rhodes Scholars - Main Event 12/19/2012 - Rating:***

My personal favorite WWE matches of the year:
1 - Brock Lesnar vs John Cena - Extreme Rules - Rating:****3/4
2 - Dolph Ziggler vs Daniel Bryan - Raw 10/22/2012 Rating:****
3- Tyson Kidd vs Daniel Bryan - Saturday Morning Slam 10/20/2012 Rating:***1/4
4 - Rey Mysterio vs Daniel Bryan - Raw 11/26/2012 - Rating:***1/4
5 - Antonio Cesaro vs Kofi Kingston vs R-Truth vs Wade Barrett - Raw 12/3/2012 - Rating:***3/4
6 - Wade Barrett vs Tyson Kidd - Superstars 10/4/2012 Rating:***
7 - Antonio Cesaro vs Justin Gabriel - Superstars 10/11/2012 Rating:***
8 - Sheamus vs Tensai - Smackdown 10/12/2012 Rating:**1/2
9 - Yoshi Tatsu vs Tensai - Superstars 10/4/2012 Rating:**
10 - El Local vs Sin Cara - Saturday Morning Slam 11/3/2012 - Rating:**

Observations:
- Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd get my vote for tag team of the year. They were brilliant every time they were paired together and they are so beyond underrated that it isn't even funny. These two are a great high-flying face tag team that I've never heard anyone speak a word of at all. These two were involved(as singles or as tag partners) in 14 of the best 59 matches from WWE that I watched this year. I really hope that they get a chance to shine in 2012 and I hope someone actually recognizes how good they are.

- Antonio Cesaro is the man. He was involved in 12 different matches that I loved and you have to give credit where credit is due. He hasn't even gotten a chance to show his full skillset yet in WWE which is scary. He is the complete package and next to a select few like Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler and Gabriel/Kidd is keeping WWE entertaining.

- Michael McGillicutty is really good, but nobody knows it. He did well early on in my list but he really doesn't appear much on TV. I used to absolutely hate this guy but his loud mouth and goofball style have caught on with me. He's never going to main event but there is no reason he cannot continue to be mid-card fodder for the heels and continue with his poor-man's Arn Anderson style.

- If you aren't watching the B-shows like Main Event, NXT, Superstars and Saturday Morning Slam, you should. None of these are over an hour long and the quality is always there. I've heard people say that you can judge WWE by Raw alone, but if you skip Raw and Smackdown, WWE looks like a completely different company.