10 Best WWE Wrestlers Of 2017 (So Far)

6. Shinsuke Nakamura

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Start licking your lips, because things are only going to get better for Shinsuke Nakamura now he's on the WWE main roster. Nakamura never needed NXT, he (much like old foe Bobby Roode) was only there to provide star power when others moved on. Now, it's Shinsuke's time to shine.

Aforementioned bouts with Roode at NXT TakeOver shows were a fine parting gift from Nakamura to the developmental brand. His WWE pay-per-view debut against Dolph Ziggler at Backlash was a slow-burner that may get more recognition later, but it wasn't quite the incendiary intro some expected. Even so, the unique charisma of Nakamura made it unmissable.

Those killer singles matches on the main roster will come, and Nakamura has worked wonders with everything written for him. He's hardly a talker, but when one is blessed with such physical charisma, words seem unnecessary.

There isn't anybody else in WWE you can say that for, which is why Shinsuke is one of the best.

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