PWI Top 500 Wrestlers Of 2018 - 10 Names REVEALED

8. Tetsuya Naito

Pwi 500 2018
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Tetsuya Naito was stuck in something of a slump until reminding everybody of his incredible aura in this year's G1 Climax. Pushing B Block winner Kota Ibushi into requiring a final night victory over Kenny Omega, Naito's matches throughout were among the very best in the tournament.

It did much to undo his difficult year after high profile losses to Kazuchika Okada, Zack Sabre Jr and Chris Jericho.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett