PWI Match of the Year

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The PWI Match of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by professional wrestling magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the best match of the year as voted by readers of the magazine. Shawn Michaels has won the award a record eight times.

[edit] Award winners

Year	Date	Match	Championship	Event	Location	Match Type
1972	January 14	Bruno Sammartino wins battle royal		Battle Royal in Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Battle royal
1973	May 24	Dory Funk, Jr. vs. Harley Race	NWA World Heavyweight Championship		Kansas City, MO
1974	January 27	Jack Brisco vs. Dory Funk, Jr.	NWA World Heavyweight Championship		Tokyo, Japan
1975	March 17	Bruno Sammartino vs. Spiros Arion	WWWF Heavyweight Championship		New York, NY
1976	April 26	Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Hansen	WWF Heavyweight Championship		New York, NY
1977	April 30	Bruno Sammartino vs. Billy Graham	WWF Heavyweight Championship		Baltimore, MD
1978	February 20	Billy Graham vs. Bob Backlund	WWF Heavyweight Championship		New York, NY
1979	August 21	Harley Race vs. Dusty Rhodes	NWA World Heavyweight Championship		Tampa, FL
1980	August 9	Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko		Showdown at Shea	Flushing, NY	Steel cage match
1981	May 2	André the Giant vs. Killer Kahn			Rochester, NY
1982	June 28	Bob Backlund vs. Jimmy Snuka	WWF Heavyweight Championship		New York, NY	Steel cage match
1983	June 10	Ric Flair vs. Harley Race	NWA World Heavyweight Championship		St. Louis, MO
1984	May 6	Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich	NWA World Heavyweight Championship		Irving, TX
1985	March 31	Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff		WrestleMania	New York, NY
1986	July 26	Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes	NWA World Heavyweight Championship	The Great American Bash 1986	Greensboro, NC	Steel cage match
1987	March 29	Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat	WWF Intercontinental Championship	WrestleMania III	Pontiac, MI
1988	February 5	Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant	WWF Championship	The Main Event	Indianapolis, IN
1989	May 7	Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair	NWA World Heavyweight Championship	Wrestle War	Nashville, TN
1990	April 1	Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior	WWF Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship	WrestleMania VI	Toronto, Ontario
1991	May 19	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) vs. Lex Luger and Sting	WCW World Tag Team Championship	SuperBrawl	St. Petersburg, FL
1992	August 29	Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog	WWF Intercontinental Championship	SummerSlam 1992	London, England
1993	May 17	Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty	WWF Intercontinental Championship	Monday Night Raw	New York, NY
1994	March 20	Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels	WWF Intercontinental Championship	WrestleMania X	New York, NY	Ladder Match
1995	April 2	Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels	WWF Championship	WrestleMania XI	Hartford, CT
1996	March 31	Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels	WWF Championship	WrestleMania XII	Anaheim, CA	Iron Man Match
1997	March 23	Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin		WrestleMania 13	Chicago, IL	No Disqualification Submission Match
1998	June 28	The Undertaker vs. Mankind		King of the Ring 1998	Pittsburgh, PA	Hell in a Cell Match
1999	January 24	Mankind vs. The Rock	WWF Championship	Royal Rumble 1999	Anaheim, CA	"I Quit" match
2000	April 2	Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian	WWF Tag Team Championship	WrestleMania 2000	Anaheim, CA	Triangle Ladder Match
2001	April 1	Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian	WWF Tag Team Championship	WrestleMania X-Seven	Houston, TX	TLC Match
2002	March 17	The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan		WrestleMania X8	Toronto, Ontario
2003	September 16	Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar	WWE Championship	SmackDown!	Raleigh, NC	Iron Man Match
2004	March 14	Triple H vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels	World Heavyweight Championship	WrestleMania XX	New York, NY
2005	April 3	Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle		WrestleMania 21	Los Angeles, CA
2006	April 2	Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon		WrestleMania 22	Chicago, IL	No Holds Barred Match
2007	April 23	John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels		Raw	London, England

[edit] See also

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

v • d • e PWI Awards Current Awards Wrestler of the Year · Tag Team of the Year · Match of the Year · Feud of the Year · Most Popular Wrestler · Most Hated Wrestler · Most Improved Wrestler · Most Inspirational Wrestler · Rookie of the Year · Stanley Weston Award · Comeback of the Year · Woman of the Year Discontinued Awards Manager of the Year · Girl Wrestler of the Year · Midget Wrestler of the Year · Announcer of the Year