Welcome everyone, to the final issue of the PWM top 100 wrestlers of the year. This issue will finally reveal who my wrestler of the year is. Before we begin I’d like to give one more thanks to our contributors The guests: Amy (@amyhay__) Joe Hulbert of the Late Night Grin (@JoeHulbert) Raion (@Raion74_) Foos of Club Lucha (@elClubLucha) Floke of the Moonsault Collective (@FHisntReal) Charlie of WrestlePurists (@chx_rliex) Scott Edwards (@ScottEWrestling) Peps of WrestlePuris

Welcome to the fourth edition of the PWM top 100 wrestlers of the year. If you missed any of the previous issues you can check them out here: 100-81 - https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/pwm-top-100-wrestlers-of-the-year-part-1-100-81 80-61 - https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/pwm-top-100-wrestlers-of-the-year-part-2-80-61 60-41 - https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/pwm-top-100-wrestlers-of-the-year-part-3-60-41 Remember the criteria for the list was as follow

Welcome to the third issue of the PWM top 100 wrestlers of the year. If you missed the previous issues you can check them out here: 100-81 - https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/pwm-top-100-wrestlers-of-the-year-part-1-100-81 80-61 - https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/pwm-top-100-wrestlers-of-the-year-part-2-80-61 Remember the criteria for the list was as follows: Matches - quality and quantity of matches in the year 2024 Kayfabe accomplishments - Title wins, defenc

Welcome to the second issue of the PWM top 100 wrestler of the year series. If you missed the previous issue you can view it here: 100-81 https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/pwm-top-100-wrestlers-of-the-year-part-1-100-81 Remember the criteria for the list was as follows: Matches - quality and quantity of matches in the year 2024 Kayfabe accomplishments - Title wins, defences, days held, tournament performances, major event wins, feud wins etc. Intangibles - Charisma, pr

Hello everyone and welcome to the Pro Wrestling Musings top 100 wrestlers of the year. This is the first installment of 5 that will reveal my top 100 wrestlers of the year over the next few days. While there were many excellent guests who played a crucial part in putting this series together it was me alone who was responsible for deciding who made it where on the list so if you get angry at the placement (or absence) of someone you can direct all that anger at me alone. The

Daniel Bryan A lot of great things have been said about Daniel Bryan this year and quite rightly so however there are never enough good things that can be said about this wrestler. The best feel-good moment of the year in WWE this year came with heavy involvement from Daniel Bryan. The best heel-character in years was portrayed by Daniel Bryan in late 2018 and early 2019. The warrior vegan champion was an incredibly compelling and challenging character the type of which

Shingo Takagi Shingo spent a large portion of 2019 undefeated in NJPW. He ran through the group stage of the Super Juniors with a 100% record. He then competed in the G1 and transitioned into the heavyweight division. He has had many critically acclaimed matches this year with notable encounters with Ospreay, Goto and Ishii. Fans have been taken by the speed with which he moves around the ring and the heaviness of his striking ability. The intensity of his performance

Tessa Blanchard The WWE are determined to push the idea that they are driving forward women's wrestling. To say that they're not is untrue. The way the WWE has promoted women's wrestling over the last few years in undeniable. However, it is also undeniable that Tessa Blanchard if the woman in all of wrestling that is breaking down the most barriers for women in the business. Following in the footsteps of China, Stratus, Lita, AJ Lee, pre-WWE Candace LeRae and the four h

Jon Moxley A break out year for Jon Moxley! He cast off the restrictive chains of the WWE and tore through Japan, the independent scene and the fledgling AEW promotion. An incredible performance in the G1 where he proved himself in the ultra competitive world of NJPW. His G1 story of becoming a master strategist that was totally unpredictable whilst getting over Shota Umino in interviews captured the hearts of many. His promo work and ferocious in ring work in the ea

Cody Rhodes The other AEW wrestler on this list who has had a momentous year. Cody has transformed himself into this big-feel performer. Additionally, now many would have predicted Cody would be the most popular member of the AEW roster. The crowd reactions for Cody have been a major feature of the fledgling company. Alongside some excellent in ring performances, Cody's promos in AEW have been a highlight of the whole show. Not many performers can build anticipation for

Chris Jericho What a year for the 49 year old, current and first AEW World champion! Chris Jericho is a man reborn, yet again, in AEW. He has taken the top spot in the company, become a kingpin-esque villain and has elevated those around him. His matches are good even at his advanced age. The match against Cody was an incredibly compelling and tense affair. Jericho's promo work and character have few peers in the current wrestling landscape and this is one of AEW's most preci

Adam Cole The prophecy was fulfilled and the Undisputed Era have become draped in gold in 2019. Led by Adam Cole (Bay Bay), the Undisputed Era rule NXT and have dominated the main event scene. Adam Cole has competed in every NXT TakeOver main event and has made an impact on the main roster as well. Cole's rivalry with Gargano was the highlight of NXT in early 2019 and was critically acclaimed with two matches over five stars. Late 2019 as seen him be as impressive in an

Kento Miyahara Kento Miyahara is not a man known to the wider wrestling audience. However, more learned wrestling fans will wax lyrical about Miyahara's skills in the ring. 2019 has seen AJPW's Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion go from strength to strength. Miyahara's fourth title reign is now over a year long and has had 7 successful title defenses. He is now only behind the legendary Mitsuhara Misawa for combined Triple Crown reigns and his 2019 does fuel the idea tha

Kazuchika Okada Another year, another wrestler of the year candidate-ship from Kazuchika Okada. He started the year by continuing his reabilitation from his kayfabe breakdown the previous year and followed through by winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the fifth time. The rest of the year was more typical of Okada. He put on great match after great match against a whole host of opponents. He led the continued NJPW expansion into North America, winning the cham

Will Ospreay Will Ospreay has had an incredible year. He has competed in every NJPW tournament except World Tag League. He won Best of the Super Juniors then captured the NJPW Junior Heavyweight Championship, competed in the G1 as a junior heavyweight and competed in the Super Juniors Tag League with Robbie Eagles. He started the year winning the NEVER Openweight Championship by defeating Kota Ibushi at Wrestle Kingdom 13 and now ends the year with a match against the r