Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns has been voted the best WWE match of 2023.
The tournament, which began earlier this month, has been taking place on WWE's YouTube channel. It featured some of the top bouts of 2023. You can check out the full list of matches that featured in the tournament below.
- SummerSlam: Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar
- WrestleMania 39: Rey Mysterio vs Dominik Mysterio
- Payback: Trish Stratus vs Becky Lynch
- WrestleMania 39: Fatal Four Way Men's Tag Team Match
- Monday Night RAW: Chad Gable vs Gunther
- WrestleMania 39: Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair
- Money In The Bank: The Usos vs Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns
- WrestleMania 39: Drew McIntyre vs Gunther vs Sheamus
- Backlash: Bad Bunny vs Damian Priest
- NXT Deadline: Men's Iron Survivor Match
- WrestleMania 39: Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes
- Crown Jewel: Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre
- Backlash: IYO Sky vs Bianca Belair
- Elimination Chamber: Sami Zayn vs Roman Reigns
- WrestleMania 39: The Usos vs Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens
- NXT No Mercy: Carmelo Hayes vs Ilja Dragunov
In the end, the two matches that would reach the finals both featured "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, as his bout with Brock Lesnar and his WrestleMania 39 match with Roman Reigns would meet in the finals. Rhodes vs Reigns would be voted the superior match, crowning it as the 2023 Match Of The Year in WWE. Notable early results included The Bloodline Civil War beating out the Intercontinental Championship triple threat match from WrestleMania 39 in the first round, while Gunther vs Chad Gable beat out Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley's classic on night one of WrestleMania 39.
In the main event of WrestleMania 39, Cody looked to finish his story when he battled Roman Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship. Despite looking to have the match won at one point, Solo Sikoa would interfere in the matchup wile the referee's back was turned, landing a Samoan Spike to Cody's throat. This would provide an opening for Roman to hit a spear and pin Rhodes to retain his championship.
Fightful Select reported new information on Cody Rhodes' WWE contract on Friday. ou can read more here.
