10 Most Controversial Wrestlers Of 2017

4. Kenny Omega

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For:

Either the 1 or A best wrestler on the entire planet, transcending athletic imitations with engineer precision and employing the psychology of a master in exhaustive, legendary matches with Kazuchika Okada (the A or 1 best wrestler on the planet). Adoption of the 1980s aesthetic is both cool and timely. Didn't merely wrestle the best main events of 2017; also elevated Beretta in what was a cracking induction into the heavyweight ranks. No transparent, incredulous 50/50 affair, Omega, in a performance of incredible balance, showed just enough ass to make the whole thing credible, as well as dramatic.

Against:

Those with an inability to see the inherent daftness of the Irish whip and the worked punch still refuse to accept the Cleaner, lambasting his style as both dangerous, and impossible to buy into as an emulation of a fight. They might have a point, insofar as the danger element: the top-rope dragon suplex spot at Wrestle Kingdom generated more anxiety than awe, as did the final stretch of an otherwise blinding G1 Final opposite Tetsuya Naito. G1 match with comedy jobber Toru Yano was probably too silly.

Author Verdict:

He's Kenny Omega.

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