FSM 50 - Wrestler of the Year list

[Brian Elliott]

I thought I might release the FSM 50 list in the hope of generating some further discussion on Pro Wrestler of the Year. This list was chosen by contributors to Fighting Spirit Magazine.

 

 

The criteria for the FSM 50 states: “Quality of matches in the period November 2014 to December 2015 was the main criteria in considering FSM's Top 50 Pro Wrestlers of the Year. Such bouts, however, were not merely judged on workrate or technical skill, but also performance on the biggest stage, ability to work the crowd, and quality of storylines.”

 

The list was as follows:

 

1. AJ Styles

2. Kevin Owens

3. Kazuchika Okada

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi

5. John Cena

6. Sasha Banks

7. Roderick Strong

8. Zack Sabre Jr

9. Kota Ibushi

10. Matt Sydal

11. Brock Lesnar

12. Chris Hero

13. Shinsuke Nakamura

14. Seth Rollins

15. Yuji Okabayashi

16. Tomohiro Ishii

17. Cesaro

18. Daisuke Sekimoto

19. Masato Yoshino

20. Will Ospreay

21. Finn Bálor

22. Akira Tozawa

23. The Young Bucks

24. KUSHIDA

25. Timothy Thatcher

26. Shingo Takagi

27. Ricochet/Prince Puma

28. Kyle O’Reilly

29. Tommy End

30. Neville

31. Pentagón Jr.

32. Hirooki Goto

33. Fenix

34. HARASHIMA

35. Katsuyori Shibata

36. Michael Elgin

37. Drew Galloway

38. Roman Reigns

39. La Sombra

40. Meiko Satomura

41. "Speedball" Mike Bailey

42. Tomoaki Honma

43. Jay Lethal

44. Jun Akiyama

45. Bayley

46. Jay Briscoe

47. "The Villain" Marty Scurll

48. Dragon Lee

49. Mark Haskins

50. Volador Jr.

 

The complete article, with notes on each competitor and much more, is in Issue 127 of Fighting Spirit Magazine, available in print and online at www.tinyurl.com/FSM127 .