2017 Match of the Year Countdown: Intro & List of matches

Pro wrestling is good. I have been keeping a list of good wrestling matches I watched but the list is an all too accurate reflection of our human fallibility and likely has many omissions. Here are the top 20 matches I watched in 2017, are at least a close approximation to that. I will be adding longer reviews/reflections about (most of) these matches as the week goes on.

EDIT: I forgot to include the numbers so please know that Dragon Lee vs. Takahashi was my favorite match of 2017, with the rest descending from there. As I write about the matches below I will add a link to those posts on the name of the match. 

PROMOTION NAME	NAME OF SHOW	DATE OF SHOW	MATCH
NJPW		2/11/17	Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi
NXT		6/28/17	Asuka vs. Nikki Cross
WWE	Hell in a Cell	10/8/17	New Day vs. Usos
Bacaral	Gimnasio Olimpico Juan de la Barrera	3/11/17	Rush vs. LA Park	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kvhrNTEeOw&t=11s
Lucha Memes	Coliseo Coacalco	7/15/17	Virus vs. Xtreme Tiger	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPUrE6eMbkI
The Crash	Auditorio de Tijuana	10/5/17	Flamita vs. Rey Fenix	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCGnztz9O6k
CWF		3/25/17	Trevor Lee vs. Chip Day
RCH	Arena Naucalpan	6/2/17	Demus 3:16 vs. Impulso	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riv_hWqXSqQ
WWE	Royal Rumble	1/29/17	John Cena vs. AJ Styles
NXT	Barclays	8/19/17	Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade Almas
Chairo	Chairo 9	3/26/17	Black Terry, Negro Navarro vs. Hechicero, Virus	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO23oGSI5Uk
Lucha Memes MDA		4/28/17	Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Negro Navarro	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDXmDP4aHpM&index=38&list=WL&t=10s
Lucha Memes MDA	Arena Puebla	6/4/17	Hechicero vs. Satanico	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t538_VNDUc&feature=youtu.be&t=01h24m03s
WWE	Summerslam	8/20/17	Samoa Joe vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar
Glory Pro	Spaulding Hall	10/15/17	Penta el 0 M, Rey Fenix vs. Davey Vega, Mat Fitchett
	Arena Coliseo San Ramon	10/15/17	Tigre Rojo vs. Barbaro I	https://youtu.be/frz4KUMtZ0k
The Crash		5/5/17	Daga vs. Zack Sabre Jr.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR1a6LSVsvA
NXT	TakeOver: Chicago	5/20/17	Pete Dunne vs. Tyler Bate
NJPW		2/11/17	Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin
Lucha Memes	Coliseo Coacalco	6/18/17	Iron Kid vs. Demus	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdgmpP0D5WI&t=0s