10 Best WWE Win/Loss Records Of 2017

7. Shinsuke Nakamura (W17 - L9 - D0) (Win Rate: 65.38%)

Shinsuke Nakamura
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'The King Of Strong Style' hasn't had an easy time of it on the main roster, but you'd never tell that from looking at his raw numbers. Only a handful of SmackDown performers won more bouts than Shinsuke Nakamura in 2017, and the Japanese star didn't even arrive until April, making his 'wins' column all the more impressive.

There's more to Nakamura's record than meets the eye, though. Much, much more.

These stats look credible on paper, but Shinsuke's losses were critical. A special attraction like him must be protected at all costs, because if he loses cleanly on a regular basis, he becomes 'just another guy.' That's precisely what happened in 2017, with Nakamura's two clean 12-minute losses to Jinder Mahal particularly damaging, though the falls he ate against Kevin Owens and at Survivor Series didn't help either.

WWE's inability to present Nakamura as a star supersedes his relatively impressive record. He wins often, but rarely does so in a convincing manner, and it's hard to see him ever becoming the attraction he was in NJPW (and even NXT) on Tuesday nights.

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