WWE's 10 Greatest Matches From the 2010s Review (Part 1)

With WWE being at a very odd state, they uploaded an interesting video on their WWE Network that details the very best matches of the 2010s. I figured it would be pretty interesting to go back and take a look at some of these matches. What did you guys think? How accurate did they get this list down?

#10. WWE WrestleMania 35 - WWE Championship - Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi Kingston (Taken from WWE's Top 10 Matches of 2019 Review - Part 2)
If I had to choose the best feud for the year of 2019, it would probably have to be the one between Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston. We all know the story of Kingston's long journey to finally getting a shot at the WWE Championship and the WWE did an amazing job of Kingston scratching and clawing his way to getting an opportunity. Bryan was the perfect opponent for Kingston, someone who had a very similar story to Kingston and ironically stands as the one in the way of Kingston realizing his dreams. Great match here from the start, Bryan fantastic in his role as a heel and giving Kingston some nasty kicks in front of Kingston's New Day partners and using his speed to divert Kingston into harming himself. The rest of The New Day didn't get too involved in the match here until needed when both Big E and Xavier Woods took out Erick Rowan at ringside. With Bryan having nobody by his side, he fell right into a Trouble in Paradise to end the match. Kofi Kingston is a WWE Champion for the first time in his long career in the WWE. What a moment. Big E and Woods reveal the original WWE Championship belt before Bryan redesigned it as they then brought it to Kofi who then celebrated in the ring. Beautiful moment to see Kingston celebrate the win with his kids in the middle of the ring. Incredible story and an incredible match.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
Rating: ****1/2

#9. WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 - The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family (Taken from WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 Review)
The two biggest factions in the industry in one ring going at it for the very first time. This is going to be awesome. As a matter of fact, the crowd is even chanting that before the match even begins. This all began on an edition of Raw when The Wyatts interfered in a match with The Shield that cost them their entry into the Elimination Chamber match. They built the match around two guys, Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt. They teased them getting tagged in but it was mainly the other four for the better part of the match. WWE always does a great job when it comes to production values and this was no different, they captured perfect facial reactions from Reigns and Wyatt so nicely that you just felt the urgency for them to get in the ring. You just knew something was going down when they would get tagged in. But that's not discounting what was going on in the ring between the other four at all. Because they tore the house down. A frenzy from start to finish with the crowd being behind them every single step of the way. So many unique spots and close finishes that even saw The Wyatts slam Seth Rollins hard through the announcers table as Bray watched with a stoic face. The only member of The Shield left to handle was the juggernaut of the group, Roman Reigns. They surrounded the ring the same way The Shield does and went to work. Wyatt looked to end Reigns before Reigns powers out of Bray's finisher and took out The Wyatts on his own! He looked like an animal and the crowd loved it! Superman Punches for everyone! However, Bray Wyatt got the better of the exchange and scored the big win. What a match. No slowing down from the start and I loved it. Definitely one of the best matches in recent WWE history and hopefully, for a long time to come. However, it did feel like they pulled the trigger too early on this match which makes me question how long these two teams will be together for. Either way, awesome stuff.
Winners: The Wyatt Family
Rating: ****1/2

#8. WWE Money in the Bank 2011 - WWE Championship - John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk (Taken from WWE Money in the Bank 2011 Review)
It's not time for what might just be the most anticipated main event match in recent WWE history. CM Punk challenges John Cena for the WWE Championship. Let's also not forget to mention that this is CM Punk's last WWE match and that if Cena loses, he will be fired. Oh, and we're in Chicago, CM Punk's homeland. With that being said, CM Punk arrives to a huge crowd reaction. Probably one of the loudest crowd reactions ever! After, Cena comes out to a reaction that can be compared to his one at ECW: One Night Stand back in 2006. The bell tolls and the match has officially begun. Things start off at a good back and forth pace with great chain wrestling which kept the crowd enthralled throughout. Punk gave Cena his best and Cena fired right back and held up his own right against him. Really good interactions with the loud crowd from both men including Punk copying Cena's signature taunts as well as Cena going for a Five Knuckle Shuffle to the crowd's dismay. Once the dust settled and the chain wrestling ended, there was still no clear cut favorite here as both men managed to keep the match flowing at a nice and unpredictable pace. From then on, they turn the notch up with near fall after near fall and submission after submission. Punk manages to kick out of two Attitude Adjustments and also managed to reverse the STF into an Anaconda Vice. The crowd is going nuts for all of this! Cena manages to fire back and reverse Punk's GTS into the STF but Punk managed to dramatically crawl his way out by grabbing onto the bottom rope. However, Punk was able to hit Cena with a GTS later on the latter of the match but unfortunately for him, Cena falls through the second rope and out of the ring! Punk has no other option but to carry Cena's sandbagged body back into the ring but Cena fought back into the match and eventually puts Punk back into the STF once again. As Cena does this, Vince McMahon & John Laurinaitis try to pull another Montreal Screwjob but Cena punches Laurinaitis and tells McMahon that he wants to win fairly. As soon as Cena gets back in the ring, Punk hoists Cena up and nails him with the GTS! Punk covers and gets the win as the crowd goes into a frenzy! Shocked, McMahon calls for Alberto Del Rio to cash in his briefcase but gets drilled in the head with a kick by Punk! Punk blows a kiss to McMahon and leaves the arena with the WWE Championship. Phenomenal main event that is very reminiscent to John Cena vs. Triple H a few years ago in the same building at WrestleMania 22 with a hot crowd and marquee attraction. The involvement of McMahon made things more dramatic and I didn't feel like it took anything away from the match. This match perfectly closes out a great night of wrestling and will definitely be remembered for a long time coming.
Winner: CM Punk
Rating: ****1/2

#7. WWE WrestleMania XXVIII - Hell in a Cell - The Undertaker vs. Triple H (Taken from WWE WrestleMania XXVIII Review)The epilogue after the series of matches between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels continues here as Triple H gets another opportunity at conquering The Undertaker and The Streak. With Shawn Michaels as the guest referee and the contest being battled inside Hell in a Cell, this is easily one of the most anticipated matches of all time. Just the matches between Michaels and Undertaker, I don’t know where to begin with this one. Just a definite masterpiece in its own right. The ambiance, the production, the lowering of the cage, everything was done masterfully and the match already had its pace set before the bell even rang. Good action from the first few minutes before Hunter seemingly had his grasp on the match. He began to take The Undertaker out with a series of nasty chair shots to the dismay of Shawn who tried to stop the match to Undertaker’s refusal. Hunter calls back to WrestleMania XXVI by telling Undertaker to stay down. Shawn tries to get himself involved until Undertaker takes him out before being saved by Triple H. Good psychology and smart wrestling from the first half until the second half takes off with The Undertaker getting back into the thick of things and gives Triple H chair shots. Plenty of great spacing, kicking out, and spots from the match so far with Michaels dropping Undertaker with Sweet Chin Music in revenge. However, Triple H can’t capitalize and that even after bringing out the sledgehammer, The Undertaker and his streak is safe. After a grueling battle, Triple H tries to hit The Undertaker with one last shot through the sledgehammer to which The Undertaker catches the shot and caps off the match with a Tombstone. Everything worked, this match had so much hype that I didn’t think it would live up to it. However, I was wrong. Amazing action, Shawn was great in his role, and the whole match consisted of smart wrestling psychology. One for the ages. A definite end of an era.
Winner: The Undertaker
Rating: *****

#6. WWE Battleground 2016 - Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens (Review from WWE Battleground 2016 Review)
If anyone has ever seen these two go at it in Ring of Honor back in the day, then you know what to expect. More specifically, this match reminded me of their match at Death Before Dishonor in 2010. If you have never seen it, then I highly recommend you do so before watching them here. It was their first match against each other in their personal feud that year and very similar to the animosity that was building here. As usual, incredible chemistry between the two with some incredible displays of athleticism that had the crowd reeling. After hitting two consecutive Helluva Kicks, Zayn pins Owens to score one of the biggest wins of his career. Remarkable performance as usual from these two with a very sweet ending as Zayn stared down Owens after the first Helluva Kick and following it up with another second nasty kick to the face. These two truly are destined to fight each other forever.
Winner: Sami Zayn
Rating: ****1/4