5 Reasons Why Seth Rollins Just Got Voted PWI's Top Wrestler Of 2015

That match with Randy Orton at 'Mania is seriously under-rated...

In 2012, Seth Rollins was placed #46 on the Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine's top 500 professional wrestlers of the year list. The following year, Rollins moved up to #35, before going as high as #12 in 2014. That marked improvement has been better tenfold by the man, who was announced as PWI's #1 wrestler in the world this week. That's a sign of how far the man has come since he was signed by WWE in 2010. A stand out in developmental, Rollins was called up as part of The Shield stable in 2012. Further impressing, he was nonetheless regarded as the member WWE would be least interested in pushing. Obviously, things haven't panned out that way, and he is both the United States and WWE World Heavyweight Champion today. An incredibly talented in-ring performer, Seth's one major drawback - according men like Jim Ross - has been his lack of mic skills. That's something the man can work on however, and he's not exactly awful when it comes to selling promos, feuds or matches. That aforementioned in-ring talent more than makes up for any mic-related shortcomings, Rollins is a dynamic performer. This article explores fully why Seth Rollins was ranked #1 on the annual PWI list. There can be no doubting that he deserves the acclaim, but what moments thus far in 2015 have stood out and enabled the guy to pick up such a distinguished reward for his efforts?

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