10 Best Wrestlers Of 2018
8. Seth Rollins
Though it'd be unfair to suggest that Seth Rollins only truly lived up to his potential this last twelve months, 2018 was the year 'The Architect' built a new reputation as the workhorse of the entire organisation.
A versatile and varied performer that remained largely immune to the company's creative malaise with his character, Rollins was often tasked as much with wrestling audiences for their attention as he was his opponents for awards. Left without significant storylines at times, Seth nonetheless shone under the smallest of spotlights.
Matches against The Miz and Dolph Ziggler stole shows against obvious odds, whilst a 'Monday Night Rollins' nickname finally became about the man rather than the t-shirt when he put in an astonishing 65 minute shift during a February gauntlet match. The contest saw him score falls over John Cena and Roman Reigns in what proved to be a nod of acknowledgment for his hard labour rather than any tease of a longer push back to a headliner role.
Rollins was a top title away from being the best working champion since the Shawn Michaels/Bret Hart era, but it's telling that WWE were content to have AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan perform similar duties on SmackDown Live instead. His task in 2019 is to remind them why he was once considered a main eventer instead of merely making up the numbers.