(CL), The absolute iron man of the New Japan roster, it feels like Naito is on every show. They are routinely the most entertaining wrestlers on American TV, and no one delivers in a big match better than they do. A rebrand in March almost had the former WALTER share some history that, to be kind, would have been super problematic. (CL), Another wrestler that continues the theme of confidence separating the wheat from the chaff in modern wrestling. (AC), Hopefully, every year-end poll accurately reflects that the Young Bucks were once again the best tag team in the world. The 2018 World Wrestling Championship will be held in Budapest, Hungary from October 22 - 28. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes only once or twice per year. 1. (AC). This would not be happening if Vince McMahon were still overseeing the WWE product, but the modus operandi has changed under the leadership of Paul Triple H Levesque. (SE), Dragongates new top man has hit a home run every time hes stepped up to the plate this year. From a battle in the rain against Johnny Mundo, to a five-way in Tijuana, to a state-of-the-art TripleMania match with Fenix, to a battle (nearly) to the death against his closest ally Laredo Kid, Vikingo came through big whenever he had the chance. Last weeks Dynamite featured a scintillating Jamie Hayter-Hikaru Shida main event, the caliber of match that instantly raised the stature of the AEW womens championship. Chances are if you watched Will Ospreay at any point in the year 2022, you saw a great match. November 19, 2022. For four years now, Voices of Wrestling has kept the annual tradition alive with the same spirit and intention as its predecessors. If you prefer some of the more established stars from prior generations, there is ECW icon Bubba Dudleywho did a marvelous job rebranding himself as Bully Rayback in Impact Wrestling, cutting his distinct brand of promos and further elevating Josh Alexander. 56 Ricochet Please log in again. Posted by Alan4L | Jan 9, 2023 | The FSM 50. However, with the new regime behind him and a new slimmed-down frame, Gunther produced his typical great in-ring, highlighted by the violent Clash at the Castle win over Sheamus. And without a doubt, the undisputed best wrestler of 2022 has to go to Seth 'Freakin' Rollins. He brings significant in-ring value, and he is an athletic marvel that has no limitations in between the ropes. Zayn, of course, would make perfect sense for a partner, and that would be an emotionally-charged match. His dominant Olympic performance and legendary last-second takedown finish in the gold-medal match solidified Steveson's position as the most exciting collegiate wrestler to watch this upcoming . 3. Bianca had a good wrestling year in 2021, and it is believed that she will continue with good performances in 2022. Chris Jericho is a Canadian-American professional wrestler and musician who is best known for his appearances in WWE between 1999 and 2018. Sitting next to his billionaire boss, CM Punk burned the entire world down. Top 10 Wealthiest/Richest Wrestlers And Their Networth In The World. Since his release from WWE developmental in 2011, he has been a consistent name in the UK wrestling scene. The one knock against Aoyagi is that the company seemed to have nothing for him during the second half of the year. Outside of AEWs walls, running the BOLA bracket in impressive fashion before winning the PWG title from Bandido, and then delivering great defenses against the likes of Konosuke Takeshita, shows this is just the start for Daniel Garcia, and Ive no doubt well see him jump up many places on this list in 2023. Vikingos skills remained a cut above everyone else even in a time of amazing highflyers; it never felt safe to blink during his matches. Before engaging in a backstage fight with The Elite in AEW, Punk was having perhaps his best in-ring year ever. Match Of The Year: Men's WarGames Match, Survivor Series. Tag team of the year: The Usos - 50% The Usos established themselves as the best duo in all of wrestling in 2022. 1. In every emergency, Jon Moxley was there, and he delivered. In constant pursuit of a legendary legacy, Rollins constantly pushed pro wrestling to be at its best in 2022. Top three matches of 2022: Royal Rumble vs. Seth Rollins; SummerSlam vs. Brock Lesnar; Crown Jewel vs. Logan Paul. It just feels right to have John Cena back in WWE. Feb. 2023 1 Bryan Danielson + More Championship Rate Fenix had perhaps the best Lucha match of the year against El Hijo del Vikingo at TripleMania: Mexico City, a tremendous singles match against Andrade El Idolo, and several great multi-man matches in AAA and on the Ric Flair retirement show for the revived Jim Crockett Promotions. Ian Hamilton: Writer for 411Mania and BackBodyDrop.com and an expert in European wrestling to complement a well-rounded knowledge of the wrestling world. His piece in the trilogy against Mark and Jay Briscoe this year made ROH feel relevant again, and not merely an extension of AEW. The match will co-main event the show, along with what has the potential to be a superb Kaito Kiyomiya-Kenoh GHC heavyweight championship bout, at Tokyos historic Nippon Budokan venue. 00:00. Dax Harwood plays a vital role in FTR, but his singles work is also solid. The professional wrestler made his debut in 2000 and is among the best-known WWE stars. Ospreay looked like a star, which he undoubtedly is, and he also made Finlay look like a beast (which he is). He made a loud and resounding sound in 2022. Braun Strowman - $1.2 million WWE . Most of his matches were excellent, even though he bled too much. At first, he was a heel, but later turned face, . Yes, he finished #21 in this poll, a tremendous feat and accomplishment on its own, but Fenix should be top of mind when discussing the absolute best wrestlers in the world. Higuchi also delivered in tag performances too, alongside new tag partner Naomi Yoshimura (who he also had an outstanding match against in the King of DDT finals, which not only crowned Higuchi king, but also KO-D Champion). World Cup MBTI K-Pop LOL Influencer Food Anime Sports Gaming Crypto Entertainment Music Movies NSFW Leaderboards . Top three matches of 2022: Forbidden Door vs. Orange Cassidy; G1 Climax vs. Kazuchika Okada; NJPW Burning Spirit vs. David Finlay. Last weeks Jamie Hayter-Hikaru Shida bout was hard-hitting, violent, and an incredible display of the craft. Ospreay will continue to be tested on the mic in the coming year, but there is absolutely no doubt about his performance in the ring. Now more than ever, there is endless reason for optimism. But if she is given the chance, she can be one, a very big one. 23. (SE), Quite possibly the most confident and self-assured wrestler in the world, and with good reason. On one of the few shows All Japan has had this year with cheering crowds, his fan reactions rivaled that of All Japan ace Kento Miyahara. Also whilst stateside he was one of the stars of the U.S. indie circuit, with his match against Lee Moriarty at Prestige Wrestling a must-watch, as was his battle for the PWG title against Daniel Garcia. 10. (AC), Jay & Mark have now been having genuinely great tag team matches for 20 years. Kaori Icho. Her skills, performance, and her attitude are pure beauty. Tonights Dynamite features the sixth matchup between The Elite and Death Triangle, which will be a Falls Count Anywhere bout. Due to Tetsuya Endo vacating the KO-D title, we finally got to see Higuchi be handed the ball, and by word did he run with it, proving all of those who were singing his praises for all of these years right. Open the Voice Gate: Looking Ahead to Champion Gate, Rey De Parejas & More! He accumulated his net worth thanks to his professional wrestling, podcasts, rock concerts. Okada winning the G1 set up a rematch with White at the Tokyo Dome that will perhaps see Okada start 2023 the way he started 2022, as champion, which would symbolically end New Japans 50th anniversary year the same way it began, with Okada on top. At first, he was a heel, but later turned face, around WrestleMania VIII (1992). Like us on Facebook to see similar stories Please give an overall site rating . There are still so many directions to go with one of wrestlings true greats, so heres to hoping 2023 is yet another year of greatness, much like 2022. Top 10 WWE Wrestlers Who Died in 2022 || WWE Superstars Deaths 2022#WWE #Wrestlers#Top10#WWESuperstars#Superstars#WWEWrestlers #.Matilda The Hun Died: Janua. Newark, NJ. Best British Wrestlers in the world. A post shared by Undertaker (@undertaker) When Rhodes was severely limited in their Hell in a Cell bout inside the cage, Rollins made viewers forget about limitations and instead focus on all Rhodes was capable of in spite of the gruesome injury. Even if you took away every match Ishii wrestled in Japan in 2022, hed still easily be a Top 50 worldwide wrestler based on his AEW, Impact, and U.S.-based New Japan work alone. It wasnt all controversy. Rhodes was revealed to be the mystery opponent for Seth Rollins and defeated Rollins with Cross Rhodes in front of more than 70,000 fans inside AT&T Stadium. In September, he became the promotions first champion by defeating Flamita in one of the best world title matches of the year. . (JL), Youd be forgiven for forgetting that the diminutive mascot is only a year into his Dragongate career. Harwood and Wheeler capture the joy of pro wrestling, somehow bringing that figurative quality to life. Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Jon Moxley, Bianca Belair, MJF who wins Wrestler of the Year? Top three matches of 2021: SmackDown vs. Roman Reigns; Dynamite "Grand Slam" vs. Kenny Omega; Dynamite "Winter is Coming" vs. "Hangman" Adam Page. The Undertaker" Mark Calaway (Net worth: 15.5 Million Euros) View this post on Instagram. There is a certain mystique about Vikingo. And there is new life for Ring of Honor. (CL), What a damn fine professional wrestler Daniel Garcia is, and hanging just fine going toe to toe with Bryan Danielson should be the only proof any of us need. Gary Goodridge. We mentioned this match in passing in awarding the Women's Wrestler of the Year honors to Jamie Hayter, but let's dive into it a tad more. 60-51. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Age in 2022: 72: Height: 6ft 1in: Weight: 106kg: Country: United States: Status: Retired in 2018: Birth Name: . (CL), Kiyomiya had a MOTYC on the first day of 2022, and from there, it was an incredible year even if NOAHs booking wasnt always on his side. 8. (JL). Tootie Lynn. The goal of the list is to be as well-informed and wide-ranging as possible. PWI 500 2022 Top 128 Wrestlers Who is the best wrestler or 2022 ? The professional arm-wrestler has very strong muscles and a powerful arm that is enough to make the opponent down in competitions. Some feel the Ospreay match is a sleeper Match of the Year contender, and while Im personally not quite that high on it, Harwood repeatedly showed that he could hang with the absolute best in the world in singles while also putting together a legendary tag team year with Hair. He did everything within his bodily power to ensure that Cody Rhodes return at WrestleMania was viewed as a legitimately jaw-dropping, iconic moment, which it wasthen followed that up with an even better match with Rhodes at WrestleMania Backlash. Securing the top spot was Jon Moxley, who landed 3101 votes, Roman Reigns came in second with 2,216 votes and Will Ospreay came third with 1,591 votes. Seth has undergone a subtle career-run with his string of matches against Cody . Dave Chaffee. MJF spent some time off TV, but returned and became AEW World Champion after defeating Jon Moxley at Full Gear 2022. Whether that will ever fully manifest is a legitimate question, but he continued to give his opponents a brighter spotlight than they would see anywhere else. Best known as "The Undertaker" from World Wrestling Entertainment. He defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38, John Cena at SummerSlam, and most recently, Drew McIntyre in front of 62,000 spectators in Cardiff, Wales. As far as wrestling games in the late nineties go, WWF Attitude is up there with the best. Moxley carried AEW amid a tumultuous year. For whatever reason, MIRAI has gotten a baffling amount of derision since her jump from TJPW to STARDOM. (AC), WrestleMania weekend is a dying concept after years of being beaten to death and abused. But without looking too far ahead, it will be fun to see Cena back in a WWE ring. Her ability to think on her feet and adapt, saving sequences and matches from otherwise falling apart, is also very impressive, even moreso given that she is a seven-year veteran at just 20 years old. 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