From: Jakyl25 | #246
Okay so I'm gonna back off my Aries prediction too.
Except in 1997 when they went with Malenko #1 as an experiment, and in 2002 when RVD got #1 by demolishing the midcard when the WWE main event scene was in constant flux and no competition existed (literally it hit the perfect timeframe between the death of WCW and birth of TNA), no one has sniffed that close to #1 without at least holding the top title in their company.
Here are my revised predictions for the Top Nine Wrestlers from American feds. History shows that there's always at least one Japanese guy (or Mexican in the case of Mistico) somewhere in the Top Ten (but no more than two!), so I'm leaving that spot open for people with more knowledge of that subject than me.
#1: CM Punk
Most days as a World Champ, most relevant wrestler of the last year, defended the title at Wrestlemania
#2: Bobby Roode
Longest World Title reign of the year, won BFG Series, Main Evented BFG
#3: Sheamus
Won World Title at Wrestlemania, won Royal Rumble, Can count losses on one hand
#4: Daniel Bryan
Won MitB Briefcase, Lengthy reign as Champion, poor first half of period
#5: Austin Aries
Longest X-Division Champion ever, status grew continuously throughout period, Can count losses on one hand
#6: Kurt Angle
Defended World Title in Main Event of Bound For Glory, 2 Tag Title wins, Lost feud with Storm
#7: Mark Henry
Dominated Randy Orton to win and retain Title, Hall of Pain became more than a marketing gimmick, Disappeared in Final Half
#8: Davey Richards
Longest title reign of any kind during the year, Carried company during corporate changeover, sparse amount of defenses for most of reign
#9: John Cena
3 quick stints as World Champ during the period, Main Evented Wrestlemania (and most PPVs in which he appeared), More losses than usual for him in a year
This looks ABOUT right, but I CANT take Punk over Roode. His reign just is too irrelevent to make it mean more than Roode's no matter WHAT the math is.
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