10 Best Wrestlers Of 2022 (So Far)

3. Syuri

Syuri Stardom
STARDOM

That Syuri has been able to maintain her impeccable 2021 standards in 2022 is no mean feat, given her blistering run of stock-raising performances atop the best in-ring promotion in the world, but the reigning World of STARDOM Champion still rules the joshi world from its biggest company.

While perhaps Syuri's 2022 has lacked a series the calibre of 2021's with Utami Hayashishita, she has nonetheless adapted to the role of figurehead incredibly well. A great chaser and champion, she has looked indomitable in high-level bouts with Mayu Iwatani, Giulia, and Momo Watanabe, gave the incoming MIRAI the perfect singles debut in STARDOM, helped freelancer Risa Sera to the best singles match of her career, and more.

Those paying attention to what Syuri was doing last year would have seen this coming. A mixed martial arts ass-kicker who has successfully imparted her experience in that realm into professional wrestling, giving her a unique sense of legitimacy in STARDOM, she is a fierce, rangy workhorse whose lofty position has grown organically through consistently great work.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.