Terzo appuntamento con gli Award del 2020. Zona Wrestling torna puntuale ancora per stabilire quale sia stato il miglior Match di quest’anno che sta per finire. Come sempre categoria combattutissima, e anche se quest’anno il livello si è probabilmente abbassato, in tutti i lidi può nascere un vero e proprio gioiello. Buona lettura a tutti.

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ZONA WRESTLING AWARD – MATCH OF THE YEAR

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GiovYJPitz: Jay White vs Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW G1 Climax Day 17

Luca Grandi: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Night 1

Danilo: Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship – AEW Revolution

Corey: Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship – AEW Revolution

Giuseppe Calò: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1

Claudio Contu: Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship – AEW Revolution

Ysmsc: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1

Matteo Iadarola: Tetsuya Naito vs Kazuchika Okada for the IGWP Heavyweight Championship – Wrestle Kingdom Night 2

Nino de Maio: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1

Desil: Ilja Dragunov vs Walter for the NXT UK Championship – WWE NXT UK Tv Show 29/10/2020

Girolamo de Nicolò: Adam Cole vs Tommaso Ciampa vs Finn Balor in an 60 Minutes Iron Man Match for the NXT Championship – WWE NXT Super Tuesday

Leonardo “El Gianni” Natale: John Cena vs “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Fun House – WWE Wrestlemania 36

Dorian: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1

Taigerman: Jon Moxley vs MJF for the AEW World Championship – AEW All Out

Marsupilami: Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship – WWE NXT Takeover 31

Max Heenan: Sasha Banks vs Bayley in a Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship – WWE Hell in a Cell

Angelo Martino: Edge vs Randy Orton – WWE Backlash

Marco Eugeni: Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship – AEW Revolution

Mauro Cambus: John Cena vs “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Fun House – WWE Wrestlemania 36

Andrea Di Noi: Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship – WWE NXT Takeover 31

Giammarco Ibba: Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship – AEW Revolution

Marco D. Salgarollo: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1

Domenico Didonna: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1

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2020 Match of the Year Award WINNER: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1

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Quando si parla di Match, la New Japan Pro Wrestling non manca mai. Dopo un anno nel quale Adam Cole e Johnny Gargano gli hanno rubato il primato, la compagnia giapponese torna in testa, ancora una volta con Kazuchika Okada, che con 7 voti si porta a casa, insieme a Kota Ibushi, il premio per la migliore contesa dell’anno. Dietro di loro con 5 voti il Tag Team Match per i titoli di coppia della AEW nel quale Omega e Page hanno difeso contro gli Young Bucks. Due voti per la Firefly Fun House e un voto soltanto per il resto, diviso fra NJPW, WWE e AEW.

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CLASSIFICA FINALE

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  • In prima posizione con 7 Voti: Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1
  • In seconda posizione con 5 Voti: Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship – AEW Revolution
  • In terza posizione a pari merito con 2 Voti: John Cena vs “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Fun House – WWE Wrestlemania 36 e Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship – WWE NXT Takeover 31
  • In quarta posizione a pari meritocon 1 Voto: Edge vs Randy Orton – WWE Backlash, Jay White vs Tomohiro Ishii – NJPW G1 Climax Day 17, Tetsuya Naito vs Kazuchika Okada for the IGWP Heavyweight Championship – Wrestle Kingdom Night 2, Dragunov vs Walter for the NXT UK Championship – WWE NXT UK Tv Show 29/10/2020, Adam Cole vs Tommaso Ciampa vs Finn Balor in an 60 Minutes Iron Man Match for the NXT Championship – WWE NXT Super Tuesday, Sasha Banks vs Bayley in a Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship – WWE Hell in a Cell e Jon Moxley vs MJF for the AEW World Championship – AEW All Out

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ECCO INFINE, LA LISTA DEGLI AWARD DEGLI ANNI PASSATI

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2019: Adam Cole vs Johnny Gargano in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match for the NXT Championship – WWE NXT Takeover New York (WWE)

2018: Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship  – NJPW Dominion

2017: Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11

2016: AJ Styles vs John Cena – WWE Summerslam

2015: Bayley vs Sasha Banks for the NXT Women’s Championship – WWE NXT Takeover Brooklyn I & NXT Champion Kevin Owens vs United States Champion John Cena – WWE Money in the Bank

2014: Sami Zayn vs Adrian Neville in a Title vs Career Match for the NXT Championship – WWE NXT Takeover R-Evolution & Shield vs Evolution in a No Holdes Barred Match – WWE Payback