10 Things That Made Us Proud To Be Wrestling Fans In 2018

10. PAC Breaks Free

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Spending much of the past year on WWE's bench can't have been easy for PAC, but the former Neville shot himself back to prominence in 2018's fourth and final quarter, returning to Dragon Gate with aplomb.

PAC has since revived his old Japanese home's ailing fortunes. With business down and creativity stifled followed CIMA's departure, the promotion needed a shot in the arm, and they got it in the shape of an ex-WWE hostage, who aligned with DG's top heel faction, R.E.D., on night one. He has since rediscovered his footing between the ropes, debuted the new 'Bastard PAC,' character, and captured the company's top belt - the Open the Dream Gate Championship - in a blistering Korakuen Hall encounter with Masato Yoshino, one of Japan's biggest non-NJPW stars. He's 'The Guy,' and a far cry from where he was a few months ago.

Standing up for yourself is never easy in a company like WWE (more on that later), but good on PAC for valuing himself higher than the neglected Cruiserweight division. It took a long time, but he's finally back doing the thing he loves, in a promotion that loves him. Wrestling doesn't get much better than that.