How high can you count? Contrary to what some people seem to think, wins and losses still matter in wrestling. Without wins and losses, it’s a bunch of people running around doing random moves to each other and hoping that it’s exciting enough to make fans watch. Since WWE does indeed keep track of them, we can know who was the most successful person this year, which is exactly what they’re doing here.
That’s a lot of winning. Check out WWE’s latest episode of List This, which focuses on something a little more specific than usual:
WWE has released a new episode of List This, looking at the 5 Superstars With The Most Wins In 2018. These wins are compiled from Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, Kickoff Shows and pay per views, meaning shows like NXT, Main Event and house shows aren’t included. It isn’t clear if tag matches are included or if this is just singles matches. The list contains three Monday Night Raw wrestlers and two from SmackDown Live, with the same person at #1 this year as last year.
Opinion: There’s something interesting about the fact that of the top two Monday Night Raw names on the list, which happen to be the top two names on the entire list, they’ve combined for one Universal Title match in the last two years. Anyway, that’s a heck of an accomplishment for Rollins and I’m rather surprised that Balor has come back that strong. You wouldn’t guess he was that much more successful than almost anyone else as he’s felt like he’s been on the midcard treadmill all year.
Which on this list surprises you most? Who do you expect to be on top next year? Let us know in the comments below.
Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 1997 Monday Night Raw Reviews.
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