2005: The MOTY and WOTY
Now, that I have finally caught all the offerings of 2005 (although FIP is way behind) and I haven’t gotten through OVW yet. So It’s possible I could be making changes later this year.
*This is NA exclusive as I’m still behind on Puro*
2005
The Top Twenty
20. Austin Aries Vs CM Punk (ROH-Death before Dishonor III)
19. James Gibson Vs Austin Aries (ROH-The Final Showdown)
18. Alex Shelley Vs Claudio Castagnoli (ROH-This Means War)
17. AJ Styles Vs Christopher Daniels (TNA-Bound for Glory)
16. Bryan Danielson Vs Spanky (ROH-BOASJ)
15. CM Punk Vs Jimmy Rave (ROH-Nowhere to Run)
14. Kurt Angle Vs Shelton Benjamin (WWE-Raw)
13. Samoa Joe Vs AJ Styles (TNA-Sacrifice)
12. Samoa Joe Vs Necro Butcher (IWA-Something to Prove)
11 Shelton Benjamin Vs Shawn Michaels (WWE-Raw)
10. CM Punk Vs Roderick Strong (ROH-Escape from New York)
9. Bryan Danielson Vs CM Punk (FIP-Bring the Pain)
8. Rey Mysterio Vs Eddie Guerrero (WWE-Smackdown. 6.23)
7. Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal Vs Low Ki and Homicide (ROH-Nowhere to Run)
6. Kurt Angle Vs Shawn Michaels (WWE-WM21)
5. Samoa Joe Vs AJ Styles Vs Christopher Daniels (TNA-Unbreakable)
4. Low Ki Vs KENTA (ROH-Final Battle 2005)
3. Bryan Danielson Vs Roderick Strong (ROH-Vendetta)
2. Samoa Joe Vs Kenta Kobashi (ROH-Joe Vs Kobashi)
1. Bryan Danielson Vs James Gibson (ROH-Glory by Honor IV)
Here’s the Worker Tally (repeat names only)
Bryan Danielson: 4 (#1, #3, #9 and #16)
James Gibson: 2 (#1 and #19)
CM Punk: 4 (#9, #10, #15 and #20)
Roderick Strong: 2 (#3 and # 10)
Low Ki: 2 (#4 and #7)
AJ Styles: 3 (#5, #13 and #17)
Christopher Daniels: 2 (#5 and #17)
Kurt Angle: 2 (#6 and #14)
Shawn Michaels: 2 (#6 and #11)
Samoa Joe: 5 (#2, #5, #7, #12 and #13)
*This indicates a really strong year for Joe, Punk and Dragon(which is impressive, as he missed 4 months of 2005 in NA) and that Shawn Michaels, despite being one of the oldest active members of the WWE roster is still putting on the top performences for the WWE. It is in my opinion though, that 2005 was the year of CM PUNK.
Establishing 4 top twenty matches, in addition to a handful of honorable mentions, he also captured the ROH World Title in a memorable fashion and had a excellent heel turn in the process. The storyline of Punk holding the ROH Title hostage in the summer, was easily a top five storyline in all of wrestling and don't forget his emotional farewell in Chicago against Colt Cabana in a 2/3 falls match. That show ranks #2 all-time best seller for ROH (behind Joe/Kobashi, and ahead of Joe-Punk II). CM Punk moved onto OVW, where he was an instant star and has had great matches and storyline with Brent Albright.
My Top 15 workers of 2005
1. Samoa Joe
2. Bryan Danielson
3. Kurt Angle
4. James Gibson
5. CM Punk
6. Eddie Guerrero
7. Christopher Daniels
8. AJ Styles
9. Shawn Michaels
10. Rey Mysterio
11. Shelton Benjamin
12. Low Ki
13. Roderick Strong
14. Austin Aries
15. Brian Kendrick
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