Top 5 WWE matches from January 2020

The first month of 2020 has come and gone and WWE has already had two special events and twelve weekly shows on cable. With all the shows that have happened, there have also been tons of matches on each show and some matches stand out more than others.

The list will contain title matches, multiple champions and matches from both WWE and NXT. Becky and Asuka was a very good match, as was Kay Lee Ray and Rhea Ripley from this past month, however, niether in my opinion cracked the top five. This list however does feature one match from NXT specifically from the When World's Collide event.

In this list, I'll be taking a look at what I believe to be the top five matches thus far in 2020 in the WWE and NXT. I urge you to let us know your thoughts on the list as well as, give us your top five matches in the comment section thus far in 2020.

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#5 Viking Raiders vs. Street Profits vs. The Club

For so long the tag team division on Monday Night Raw was given minimal time and was often just a squash match to get the champions on the show. However, on the January 6th episode of Raw, there was a triple threat for the WWE Tag Team Championships with The Viking Raiders defending their titles against both Gallows & Anderson and The Street Profits.

The Profits would get a fantastic entrance to give this match an even bigger feel. This match showcased all the best of each of the talents in this match, Gallows had spots to show off his size and strength, Anderson to show his technical prowess, the Viking Raiders to show off their athletic ability despite their size and the same goes for the Street Profits.

The match went nearly twenty minutes and had action both inside and outside the ring and ended in a fantastic way. The match would end with the Viking Raiders picking up the pinfall victory and retaining their championships. The Viking Raiders wouldn't keep their titles too much longer as they would eventually lose them to Murphy and Rollins.

#4 Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. Drew McIntyre

The January 13th episode of Monday Night Raw was going to feature a match with AJ Styles and Randy Orton who had been at odds for a few weeks. This would, however, turn into a triple threat match with Drew McIntyre involving himself into the match and the crowd was extremely excited about the addition.

The three men have never worked with each other before at the same time, and they seemed to put together a masterfully fluid match. There was very little wasted movement between the three stars with each getting their own moment to feel like they would win the match. The match was also very hard hitting and there was plenty of intensity brought to the match.

Ultimately McIntyre would connect with a Claymore Kick just after Styles was dropped by Orton and would pin the former World Champion in the middle of the ring. This big win would catipult him later in the month to becoming a favorite to win and eventually winning the Royal Rumble match and challenging Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania.

#3 Daniel Bryan vs. The Fiend

For the entire month of January, the most intriguing storyline on Smackdown Live was the continuing story of Daniel Bryan and The Fiend. From Bryan getting beaten all the way to him finally getting a lock of Wyatt's hair on the go-home show for the Royal Rumble.

That would set us up for the number three match on this list, and the two men vying for the Universal Championship in a strap match at the Royal Rumble. This match would be absolutely brutal and would feature Bryan being repeatedly whipped with the strap.

There wasn't alot of technical work to be done in this match instead the story, intensity and the crowd is what elevated this match past many of the others in January. The crowd was fully behind the bearded hero and they wanted to see The Fiend lose his title and chant "Yes" all the way to WrestleMania.

Instead, The Fiend would get the win in a very exciting ending to the match and would dissapear after the match ended, while Bryan needed help out of the ring.

#2 DIY vs. Mustache Mountain

The only match that shows up on this list from the Wednesday brand is an absolute instant tag team classic from NXT. The emotion of the reunion of DIY and the absolute fantastic pacing and work of the four men were nearly flawless.

At World's Collide DIY and Mustache Mountain put together quite the show which featured the absolute best of these two teams. The crowd loved every moment of this match and added so much value to the match with the adoration they had for the former NXT tag team champions now that they were back together.

This was a match that would somehow steal the show on the same night that Imperium and The Undisputed Era would absolutely deliver in the main event of that show. While it's likely we will see DIY back together again, we are uncertain of when that will happen again.

So if this is somehow the last time we see them together, then they can say they went out on top in a high quality match with a victory.

#1 The Men's Royal Rumble Match

Everything about the Men's 2020 Royal Rumble seemed to fit perfectly into the overall layout of the match. From the early dominance of Brock Lesnar who would have to go through rivals like The New Day and Rey Mysterio, to him having to go face to face with Keith Lee and finally getting eliminated by Drew McIntyre.

Lesnar's performance has been called by John Cena absolutely fantastic and made the first half of the Rumble match different and special. The second half of the match was much different and featured the shocking return of Edge. He wouldn't be the only former champion that would enter in the final half of the match.

The final four of the Rumble would be Edge, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns and the eventual winner Drew McIntyre. Many believe this rivals the 1992 Royal Rumble as the greatest Rumble match of all time and I would concur with that.

Between the brilliance of Lesnar in the Rumble, the shocking return of Edge and the satisfying conclusion of McIntyre it would be hard to put any other match in this spot.