10 Most Improved Wrestlers Of 2018

8. Baron Corbin

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As a wrestler, Baron Corbin is largely the same as he was this time last year, but Raw's 'General Manager-Elect' is in a different league as a character.

Shaving his head and becoming an authority figure has revived Corbin. No longer a loathsome Raw presence, he's now one of the flagship show's most delightfully detestable pieces of sh*t. So effective is he as a scummy corporate weasel that it's astonishing WWE didn't think of it sooner, and while Baron's in-ring output remains a level below 2018's general working standards, he's now a credit to WWE programming rather than a detriment.

The concussed Alexa Bliss' arrival on the scene puts his position in jeopardy, and it'd be a shame to see Stephanie McMahon's right-hand scumbag jettisoned from the position entirely. 'The Goddess Of WWE' will do a similarly excellent job in the role, but playing awful boss has finally given Corbin a spot he can flourish in, and it feels like he has only just found his feed as a performer over the past few months. Regardless, he's a glorious d*ckhead at the moment. Let's enjoy it while it lasts.

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