10 Wrestlers Who Broke Dave Meltzer's Rating System In 2017

10. Michael Elgin

Big Mike is no stranger to the 5 star club. In 2012, the former Ring of Honor world champion earned his first 5 star rating challenging then-champion Davey Richards. Since then, Elgin has made waves in PWG and especially New Japan, where he debuted in 2015. Elgin's career resurgence in Japan has seen him face off against world-class talent such as Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega, and Minoru Suzuki, and his matches have made him a crowd favorite overseas.

It took five years, but Elgin finally achieved his second 5 star rating, challenging Tetsuya Naito for his IWGP Intercontinental Championship at New Japan's New Beginning in Osaka in February. Don't let the quality of his opponent fool you; Elgin is legitimately one of the best big men in the world. His sheer strength and power is something to behold, even in a world with towering behemoths such as Braun Strowman and other giants. If WWE is Vince's land of big, sweaty men, New Japan and other companies are the land of Big, Sweaty Men who are arguably the best wrestlers in the world.