The 10 Best WWE Matches of 2017

#7 AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon (WrestleMania 33)

A surprisingly great match that proved superior to everything else at the biggest show of the year.

In a twist of sorts, this time the boss was the hero and his antagonist, AJ Styles, the villain, even though the crowd was completely on AJ's side.

The bout began surprisingly, with Shane McMahon putting on something of a technical show, while AJ Styles threw strikes, only to find himself outclassed in that area. AJ responded with a baseball slide that sent Shane McMahon tumbling over the announcer's table. Taking his boss back inside the ring, AJ then went to work, with Shane McMahon rallying after countering a Phenomenal Forearm attempt.

Shane's rally looked to be stopped when AJ put him into the Calf Crusher, but it was countered into a rear naked choke, then an armbar, then another hold that looked like but wasn't quite the Rings of Saturn. When both men got to their feet, they took each other down with clotheslines. AJ seemed to recover faster and tried a 450 splash, but it was countered into a triangle choke, which was really cool to see. It followed with another awesome counter when AJ somehow got the Styles Clash, but it was only with one arm, so it was only good for a two count!

After Shane got the better of an exchange of blows when the competitors got to their feet, AJ accidentally took the referee out with an enziguri. Taking advantage of the situation, he brought a couple of trash cans into the ring and attempted a Coast to Coast on Shane with one in front of his face, but the SmackDown commissioner countered by hitting AJ in the face when he was coming in for landing! Shane would then show his nemesis how it was done by doing the move properly, just as the referee was stirring.

And yet, AJ kicked out at two! The crowd was going crazy! Shane wasn't about to stop there, as he put AJ on the announcer's table and went for an elbow drop from the turnbuckle, only for AJ to move away, leaving him with nothing but the table collapsing underneath him.

Once both men returned to the ring, AJ would attempt a Phenomenal Forearm, only to be countered into a DDT, but Shane's Shooting Star Press failed, which left him wide open to another Phenomenal Forearm, leaving AJ with the victory.

By far the best match at this year's WrestleMania, what made it even more incredible is that it was put on by a 40 year old and a 47 year old.