10 Most Underrated Wrestlers Of 2023
4. Braun Strowman
Much-missed since going down with injury in May, it speaks to how well Braun Strowman's 2023 was going that he could still feature in a list such as this as the calendar year comes to a close.
It wasn't just the instant chemistry in his big man/little man unit with Ricochet that helped the 'Monster Of All Monsters' find his footing again in the company he'd been surprisingly hoofed from in 2021, but a clear and earnest attempt to be his best self in the role away from the oppressive creative shackles placed on him by Vince McMahon. Everybody has great matches with Gunther, but it wasn't just yet another Intercontinental Title banger that secured Braun the critical acclaim that went AWOL for half a decade.
Strowman moved with a zip he'd not had since 2016, bumped with such zeal that it gave Angelo Dawkins a legitimate WrestleMania moment when he stood down the Strowman Express, and provided crucial literal grounding as a partner that 'The One & Only' had needed for years.