10 Wrestlers Who Worked The Most WWE Matches In 2020
While the world stood still, these wrestlers ran the ropes more than anybody else...
2020 was a bizarre year for everybody. However, as the world shut down, wrestling continued. While many have criticized the wrestling industry's "Business as Usual" attitude, with Vince McMahon bearing the brunt of the criticism, wrestling has been a major source of entertainment and escapism. It's nice for fans to worry about Alexa Bliss' demonic possession rather than that slight tickle at the back of their throat.
With current circumstances, it is important for fans to acknowledge the sacrifices that wrestlers make just to keep us entertained for another week. As fans, we should be grateful and show our appreciation for everyone, from in-ring performers to backstage personnel, who has kept the wrestling industry going.
However, the number of matches worked is an interesting indication of the year that a performer has had and deserves to be acknowledged, whether they had a championship run or showed up, stacked the mid-card, and put fellow talent over. Naturally, the overall totals are significantly less than those of 2019 – the most active wrestler performed in 94 more matches than 2020’s top star - but the figures are both surprising and impressive nonetheless
(Note: All statistics from Cagematch.net)
10. King Corbin
Matches Worked: 49
Wins: 7
Losses: 41
Draws: 1
King Corbin is a controversial character and has caused much online debate about the role of a heel in wrestling. Some fans detest him and saddle him with the “go away heat” label, while his supporters see the frustration expressed as proof that Corbin is doing his job.
In 2020, Corbin began the year feuding with Roman Reigns. Despite Corbin’s heat, he couldn’t get 'The Big Dog' over as a face. However, their feud produced some objectively decent matches. He was also a competitor in what will go down as the most bizarre Money in the Bank match of all time, brawling on the roof of WWE’s Stamford Headquarters. Corbin made a losing appearance as a member of SmackDown’s Survivor Series team, and ended the year somewhat lost in the shuffle.
As the above statistics show, Corbin lost 83.7% of his matches. However, in terms of his position as a midcard heel, this is not too surprising as the role functions to put faces over and build their momentum.