Best of 2014

A short recap of the 2014 Pro Wrestling Truth Year End Awards.

The Full Articles can be found at the links below:
2014 WWE Year in Review
2014 TNA Year in Review
2014 Independent Wrestling & New Japan Year in Review

Top 10 WWE Stars of 2014:

1) Brock Lesnar
Previous rankings: N/R in 2013.
2) John Cena
Previous Rankings: #2 in 2013, #4 in 2012, #2 in 2011, #1 in 2010
3) Seth Rollins
Previous Rankings: #7 in 2013
4) Dolph Ziggler
Previous Rankings: #6 in 2013, #3 in 2012
5) Dean Ambrose
Previous Rankings: #9 in 2013
6) Randy Orton
Previous Rankings: #4 in 2013, N/R in 2012, #6 in 2011, #2 in 2010
7) Daniel Bryan
Previous Rankings: #1 in 2013, #2 in 2012, #8 in 2011
8) Cesaro
Previous Rankings: #10 in 2013
9) Roman Reigns
Previous Rankings: #8 in 2013
10) Bray Wyatt
Previous Rankings: N/R

Top 10 WWE PPV Matches of 2014:

1) The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family - Elimination Chamber
2) Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze - NXT Takeover 2
3) Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn - NXT R Evolution
4) Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H - WrestleMania XXX
5) Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn - NXT Arrival
6) The Shield vs. Evolution - Extreme Rules
7) Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt - Royal Rumble
8) Luke Harper vs. Dolph Ziggler - Ladder Match - TLC
9) Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose - Hell In A Cell
10) The Usos vs. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan - 2/3 Falls Match - Battleground

Top 15 WWE TV Matches of 2014:
1) Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins - Raw - August 18th, 2014 - ****1/2
2) John Cena vs. Cesaro - Raw - February 10th, 2014 - ****1/4
3) The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family - Raw/Main Event - All Three Matches - ****1/4
4) Dolph Ziggler vs. Cesaro vs. Tyson Kidd - Smackdown - November 14th - ****
5) Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro - Smackdown - ****
6) Sheamus vs. Christian - Raw - Street Fight - March 10th - ****
7) Dolph Ziggler vs. Cesaro - Smackdown - October 24th, 2014 - ****
8) Dean Ambrose vs. Cesaro - Smackdown - No DQ Match - ****
9) Bad News Barrett vs. Dolph Ziggler - Raw - June 24th - ***3/4
10) The Usos vs. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan - Raw - July 7th - ***3/4
11) The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler - Raw - July 21st - ***3/412) Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton - Raw - No DQ Match - March 17th - ***3/4
13) Batista vs. Dolph Ziggler - Smackdown - No DQ Match - May 25th - ***3/4
14) Sheamus vs. Christian vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio - Raw - March 24th
15) Sheamus & Christian vs. Cesaro & Jack Swagger - Raw - February 10th, 2014

Top 10 TNA Stars of the Year:
1) Bobby Roode
Previous Rankings: #5 in 2013, #1 in 2012
2) Bobby Lashley
Previous Rankings: N/R
3) Bully Ray
Previous Rankings: #1 in 2013
4) EC3
Previous Rankings: N/R
5) Eric Young
Previous Rankings: N/R
6) Samoa Joe
Previous Rankings:
7) Austin Aries
Previous Rankings: #6 in 2013, #2 in 2012
8) James Storm
Previous Rankings: #7 in 2013
9) Magnus
Previous Rankings: #4 in 2013
10) Low Ki
Previous Rankings: N/R

Top 10 Tag Teams Of The Year (Overall - WWE, TNA, NJPW, Indies):

1) The Young Bucks - PWG, New Japan Pro Wrestling, ROH, Indies
Previous Rankings: #1 in 2013, #2 in 2012, #
2) ReDragon - ROH, New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWG
Previous Rankings: #6 in 2013
3) The Wolves - TNA Impact Wrestling
Previous Rankings:
4) The Usos - WWE
Previous Rankings: #2 in 2013
5) Timesplitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) - New Japan Pro Wrestling & Ring of Honor
Previous Rankings: #7 in 2013
6) World's Cutest Tag Team (Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) - PWG
Previous Rankings: N/R
7) Luke Harper & Erick Rowan - WWE
Previous Rankings: N/R
8) Juicy Product - CZW, WSU, Beyond Wrestling, Indies.
Previous Rankings: N/R
9) Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson - New Japan Pro Wrestling
Previous Rankings: N/R
10) Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent?) - PWG & Beyond Wrestling
Previous Rankings: N/R

Top 10 Women's Wrestlers Of 2014:

1) Candice LeRae
2) Ivelisse
3) Paige
4) Cheerleader Melissa
5) Havok
6) AJ Lee
7) Mia Yim
8) Gail Kim
9) LuFisto
10) Kimber Lee

Top 10 Independent Wrestlers of 2014:

1) Ricochet
2) AJ Styles
3) Kyle O'Reilly
4) Adam Cole
5) Michael Elgin
6) Jay Briscoe
7) Uhaa Nation
8) Biff Busick
9) Zack Sabre Jr
10) ACH
11) Drew Galloway
12) Kongo Kong
13) Caleb Konley
14) Ethan Page
15) Roderick Strong

Top 10 ROH Matches of the Year:
1) The Young Bucks vs. reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) - War of the Worlds
2) Jay Lethal vs. ACH - ROH TV - August 9th
3) reDRagon vs. The Young Bucks - Raising the Bar Night 2
4) AJ Styles vs. Kyle O'Reilly - Death Before Dishonor
5) reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) - Final Battle
6) Adam Cole vs. AJ Styles - All Star Extravaganza 6
7) reDRagon vs. The Young Bucks (2/3 Falls) - All Star Extravaganza 6
8) Kevin Steen vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - War of the Worlds
9) Adam Cole vs. Jay Briscoe (Ladder War) - Supercard of Honor
10) The Young Bucks & ACH vs. Cedric Alexander & The Addiction - Final Battle

Top 10 PWG Matches of the Year:
1) The Young Bucks vs. World's Cutest Tag Team (Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) - Guerrilla Warfare Match - ELEVEN
2) Kyle O'Reilly vs. Johnny Gargano - Mystery Vortex II
3) Ricochet & Rich Swann vs. AR Fox & ACH - DDT4 2014
4) Kyle O'Reilly vs. Zack Sabre Jr - 2014 Battle of Los Angeles Night Three
5) Ricochet vs. Kenny Omega - 2014 Battle of Los Angeles Night Three
6) Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly - Sold Our Soul For Rock N Roll
7) The Young Bucks & Adam Cole vs. Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr - 2014 Battle of Los Angeles Night One
8) ACH vs. Kenny Omega - Battle of Los Angeles Night Two
9) Cedric Alexander vs. Andrew Everett vs. Trevor Lee - Mystery Vortex II
10) Ricochet & Rich Swann vs. Michael Elgin & Brian Cage vs. AR Fox & ACH - Mystery Vortex II

Top 10 New Japan Pro Wrestling Matches of 2014:
1) Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - G1 Climax 24 - Day 12 Finals
2) AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki - G1 Climax 24 - Day 7
3) Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - Destruction in Kobe
4) Tetsuya Naito (c) vs Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW New Beginning in Osaka 5) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata - Power Struggle
6) The Young Bucks vs. Timesplitters - Dominion 6.21
7) Ricochet vs. KUSHIDA - NJPW Best of The Super Juniors Finals
8) AJ Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada - Back to Yokohama
9) Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 7
10) Kota Ibushi vs. Ricochet - Dominion

Top 10 CZW Matches of The Year:

1) Biff Busick vs. Drew Gulak - Deja Vu
2) AR Fox vs Mike Bailey vs Andrew Everett - Best of the Best 2014
3) AR Fox & Rich Swann vs OI4K - Prelude to Violence 
4) Drake Younger vs BLK Jeez vs AR Fox vs Chris Dickinson - 15th Anniversary Show
5) Drew Gulak vs AR Fox - High Stakes 2014
6) Biff Busick vs Mike Bailey - New Heights
7) Masada vs Jun Kasai - Tournament of Death
8) Shane Strickland vs Devon Moore - Tangled Web 7
9) Juicy Product vs Beaver Boys - To Infinity
10) Drake Younger vs AR Fox - Best of the Best 2014
 

Top 10 IWA Mid South Matches of 2014:

1) Kongo Kong vs Danny Cannon - Derby Madness
2) Shane Mercer vs Hy Zaya - Steel Cage Match - Heartbreak
3) Kongo Kong vs Hy Zaya in the IWA Title Finals
4) Reed Bentley vs Chris Hero in a Knockout or Tap Out Match
5) John Wayne Murdoch vs Davey Richards
6) Mitch Page vs Suicide Kid - King of the Death Match Tournament
7) Jewells Malone vs Thunderkitt - Queen of the Death Match Tournament
8) Kyle O'Reilly vs Christian Rose vs B-Boy vs Drake Younger - Sunday Bloody Sunday
9) Michael Elgin vs Danny Cannon
10) The Hooligans vs Viking War Party - Street Fight

Top 10 Beyond Wrestling Matches of The Year:

1) Biff Busick vs Matt Tremont - Fans Bring The Weapons - Uncomfortable
2) Biff Busick vs Mike Bailey - Alive and Kicking
3) The Young Bucks vs Da Hoodz - Tournament For Tomorrow 3
4) The Young Bucks vs The Juicy Product (JT Dunn & David Starr) - Americanrana 2014
5) Drew Gulak vs Tommaso Ciampa - Submisson Match - Critical Acclaim
6) Chris Hero vs JT Dunn - Uncomfortable
7) Kimber Lee vs Drew Gulak - Unbreakable
8) Jay Freddie vs Brian Fury - Alive and Kicking
9) Anthony Stone vs Dave Cole - Alive and Kicking
10) Pinkie Sanchez vs Brian Cage - Tournament For Tomorrow 3

Top 10 Evolve Matches of The Year:
1) Zack Sabre Jr vs. Timothy Thatcher - Evolve 34
2) Johnny Gargano vs. Rich Swann - Evolve 33
3) Roderick Strong vs. Drew Galloway - Evolve 35
4) Ricochet vs. Uhaa Nation - Evolve 35
5) Drew Galloway vs. Rich Swann - Evolve 34
6) Uhaa Nation vs. Roderick Strong - Evolve 34
7) Zack Sabre Jr vs. Biff Busick - Evolve 35
8) Caleb Konley vs. Rich Swann - Evolve 29
9) Ricochet vs. Caleb Konley - Evolve 34
10) Matt Sydal vs. Johnny Gargano - Evolve 31

Breakout Star of The Year: Trevor Lee

Lists compiled by:

Ethan (@EthanPWT) - Owner of this blog. Helped compile the WWE, TNA, ROH, NJPW,  CZW & PWG lists.
Gavin (@LordRollins) - Helped compile the New Japan lists.
Brian (@BrianRichterTV) - Helped compile the New Japan lists.
Travis (@PhenomenalLTD) - Contributed the IWA-Mid South list and helped with the Top 10 Independent Wrestlers list.
Cory (xxVaughan247xx) & Nikki (Harley__Quinns) - Compiled the Top 10 Beyond Wrestling Matches of the Year list.
Thomas (@theTomRichards) - Compiled the CZW & AIW lists. Co-host of the Uncle Mike & Tom Show.
Tom (@Horse_bot3000) - Helped with compiling the ROH, WWE, & TNA lists.
Mark (@AnsoniiSan) - Compiled the Top 10 Evolve Matches of the Year list.