Further evidence of Zayns rising status is apparent in last years PWI rankings. The list, published by US-based magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, assembles perhaps the most reliable list of the top wrestlers on the planet, given that its based on readers votes. And Zayn, despite being consigned to WWEs developmental territory, came in at a very respectable 44th on the list for 2014. That puts him ahead of some pretty huge names, including the likes of Chris Jericho, Dolph Ziggler and a whole host of other more established full-roster stars. To be recognised so highly, despite the reduced publicity, is quite the achievement for the NXT champion. That being said, he did rank behind a number of fellow NXT colleagues, including Adrian Neville, Finn Balor, Hideo Itami and Kevin Owens, so maybe we were getting a little ahead of ourselves with some of the Zayn-praise
