10 Best Wrestlers Of 2024 | Tables, Lists & Chairs

[@thechunkydrummer]

As someone that regularly listens to these rather than watches… THANK YOU for reading the cards each time! ❤😊

[@IWearTimepants]

Echoing this. Much appreciated!

[@blablablaa14]

Yes please do that in the future too

[@andrewnrbarnes]

Yeah it’s so annoying that they haven’t done this before, how can I listen while also doing work 😂

[@firstpersonwinner7404]

It is actually why I don't watch every one of these because I can't always look at my screen the whole time

[@tommyatwell380]

SAY IT LOUDER!!!

[@boyism1389]

Sat, Tempest, and Sully should make a dang ol list of best comedic wrestlers

[@CulEdz]

R-Truth Santino Chelsea Green Orange Cassidy Who else? Val Venis? Beaver Cleavage?

[@Snake-i8x]

Idk if tempest would be into that, maybe Luke

[@SxnhsV2]

@@CulEdzthe rock & william regal are two good ones

[@Ellococrazy1]

1. Santino 2. Golddust 3. R-Truth 4. Danhausen 5. Booker T 6. Kikutaro 7. Hurricane 8. William Regal (he had moments) 9.Grado 10. Stardust

[@baggieboydan82]

​@@Snake-i8x TEGAN

[@AnthonyAutomatic145]

Shoutout to this crew for actually reading the names out loud instead of relying on, out of frame, shiny glare white board, in between multiple camera cuts. Made watching this much more enjoyable without having to rewind or freeze frame 😂

[@MrMrMrprofessor]

They thankfully started doing that with the last few TLCs because it was a pain in the ass to have them reveal the boards, not be able to read them for the glare, and to just hear them go "Ooo interesting choice" when we can't read anything lol

[@gamingwithali9579]

Idc, IYO to me was the best TV wrestler of the year. I hope HHH gives her plenty ple matches next year.

[@industructible9]

Underrated pick for this list: Roxanne Perez. She has held that NXT Women’s division on LOCK even with the arrival of Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, and Zaria.

[@diabeticman2194]

@@industructible9 I’m liking her heel character as well, she’s been consistently good all year

[@rus-sapps2u]

They don’t watch or care about NXT, unfortunately

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

They have made it clear that because NXT was bad for a few months in 2021-2022, they hate it forever now.

[@michaelsinger4638]

The tiny Chief.

[@justincastillo2569]

@@rus-sapps2uthey been saying all year that nxt has been better💀

[@masterrserch3971]

Drew is the most believable guy who I feel is pulling off being a 'tweener rather than just a heel or villain, better than anyone I've seen in a lonnnng time... People like calling guys that when they're really not. But McIntyre REALLY is. He's friggin awesome, he's the man

[@jakesapir]

Drew is one of my favorite guys in WWE right now, no question.

[@haydenkitson8161]

Think Drew makes it into my top 3 for the year, listen to every word he says in every promo and is fantastic in the ring

[@shortesnameofalltime]

@@haydenkitson8161Drew is by far my 1 on the list, we’re talking about more than arguably the best promo artist of the year a guy who wasn’t even supposed to feud with punk and not only did he carry the feud by almost himself but had one of the best wrestling feuds of the last 10 years and has my match of the year with an old ass cm punk who still deserves credit though tbh

[@adude1187]

He's mid

[@haydenkitson8161]

@@adude1187 tell me you’re an idiot without telling me you’re an idiot

[@frado_c5908]

Unrelated to THIS TLC ep, but if we don’t get Tegan back for the end of year best matches (to see if she wins again) I’ll be distraught

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Going from the podcast I'm going to guess it was supposed to be these three. Sat and Luke mentioned that Sat missed the best and worst match lists with Tempest messaging him that day to try and work out where he was. So it sounds like those three were supposed to do all the lists, so either those two episodes will be just Luke and Tempest or the third will be whoever was in the office and free that day.

[@GazJones1987]

I kind of like the idea of Oli, Sully and Tegan doing a rival, NWOesque version for the reeeeaalll Wrestletalk Best of 2024

[@joshhale9355]

Immediately Sat made my day.I hope Sat never has a bad day.

[@astro.girl720]

What can I say about Sat that hasn't been said already?

[@SatNextTo]

Thank you Josh. I wish you always have an incredible day! :)

[@MrSamBerrett1]

Think I'd have to pick Drew as number 1. He's been so much fun to watch this year

[@TacereMortem]

Will and Takeshita deserve the world. I was at Revolution in the nose bleeds and a guy sitting near us spent the whole show until then complaining that no one was a star, that no one was as good as his old favorites from WCW/JCP, etc until their match. He hut up a little bit into it and was cheering like a little kid by the end, saying it was the best match he'd ever seen and both were stars. I can't think of a better endorsement for either of them

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

I mean Ricky Stemboat and Ric Flair were backstages and praised it so if they definitely got the WcW/JCP approval xD

[@lwazithesyne4675]

Swerve Strickland: The perfect example for why wrestling NEEDS AEW to exist. Argue with the wall

[@3ampremiere782]

Swerve is my number 1 because of how he carried AEW in a way no one else put a company on their shoulders like him

[@westnile21]

@@3ampremiere782- Moxley also falls into this category

[@998576999]

The company that makes losers their world champion

[@3ampremiere782]

@ it’s giving tribalism

[@frankunodostres473]

you should say that to tony who is slowly killing aew. no need to argue with the wall when he is driving it into the wall

[@3vilTeddybear]

Luke talks Drew up all year then doesn't put him on his best wrestler of the year list. Shame, sir, shame!

[@KiroQC]

I really think that Oba Femi should have been on this. He has almost every best match on every show he is on for a guy who just started wrestling for about 2 years, should of gotten a mention

[@Ruger34]

Drew not in the top 3 is crazy

[@TinkSalsa]

thank you for reading the names out for each entry!

[@MrMario-tc8sl]

A big thank you to Tempest doing more to help out the visually impaired with announcing who has which pics on their list. I've been asking for it for a while and I genuinely appreciate it

[@Brodysseus]

That's a weird thing they do with Bron. They also interrupted his NXT Championship run to give Dolph Ziggler the title.

[@Ellococrazy1]

Yeet

[@diabeticman2194]

I remember that; was gobsmacked when he didn’t regain the belt at Stand and Deliver 2022, but they did do it on Raw instead. Shout out to the Wolf Dogs as well, if it wasn’t for Fraxiom they’d be the tag team of the year. Bron and Corbin were awesome together

[@PleaseNerfGod]

Lose, Learn, win. It’s simple but gives him depth and makes him a monster in a lot of ways without making him unbeatable.

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

From the looks of it the plan was for him to turn face and go after Gunther, but they threw those plans out the window with them having nothing else other than go back to what he was doing before

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

No it told the story of him learning. Also, as with LA Knight, Jey HAD to win *something* at that point otherwise he would have just become a perpetual loser a la Dolph.

[@trosinesss]

Did Luke put Jeff Jarret on the top stop ?

[@SupportEachOther4ever]

Yes even if he didn't you know he's number one in his heart

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

MY WORRRRRRRRLD

[@thambidave]

I know they all love each other but the way Tempest only looks at one person when speaking is crazy to me

[@Hartfurzen]

Is this mostly based of in ring work? Because overall, how can neither have punk in their list. Even though he was injured, he is imo the most exciting thing in wrestling today. Most interesting storylines and his promo duels were elevating everyone he worked with (Drew, Seth, Cody, Roman etc). If it's pure in ring work, i get it. But you can't deny that punks stuff overall is the most exciting.

[@kristo2037]

Even in ring he was good. One of the best matches of the year vs Drew

[@Hartfurzen]

@kristo2037 for sure. But i would get that based of in ring work he still wouldn't be top 10 cause He was sidelined for many months and maybe had like 5 matches in total. But overall he's definetly one of the absolute best draws in the Business today

[@reddeath5791]

Other than the Drew feud and a few other things he hasn’t gotten to do much due to injury. I won’t deny he’s great but this year wasn’t really his year. I imagine 2025 is gonna be the one though

[@jxirocxmpos]

Make your own list bruh, you out here complaining about OPINIONS

[@Hartfurzen]

@@reddeath5791 Fair enough. Was just my spontaneous opion on this Video. Can totally understand if someone has a different one

[@adammiller9905]

The line at the end of "We'll see how (Kyle Fletcher's) 2025 goes" made me think you guys should do a "People to watch out for" top 10 at the end of the year. Like a list of explicitly people who aren't on your top 10 list or who are lower on it, but who you think/hope will be on it at the end of next year. I like the prediction style lists and videos you guys do and think that could be a fun idea for the future.

[@AbdelouahedBoufous]

Drew McIntyre is the MVP of 2024 In my opinion

[@A-Oh-Trey]

I pray we all find someone we're as in-sync with as Sat and Tempest 😄 Loved the dynamic with them and Luke from the very start of the vid haha

[@sprice2344]

I'm glad Sat has put some respect on Toni's name. She's had a run this year I think will go down in history. She's a true megastar and one of the years top talents.

[@cdtnplyr]

Drew is number one. Even after hell in a cell especially online

[@joshuaaparicio3085]

How dare yall leave out STEVEN FLOWE on this list. He is the wrestler of the century

[@lugubriousnate8014]

🎶Steven Flooo-oooh🎶

[@warrenwallsjr.2564]

Honestly that would be a great triple threat match too! Cody vs Swerve vs Ospreay😎

[@Jhakri_]

You could feel the buzz in wembley when Will was making his entrance. The Ospreay chants shook the building

[@Gbearguy89]

One of the worst business decisions WWE have ever made is releasing Swerve Strickland in my opinion. Accidentally giving AEW one of their biggest stars.

[@MiyagiiiYung]

I can agree, but I also believe that swerve getting so big physically and having his new mentality kind of came from getting cut. Some things are needed to make things happen, definitely worked out better for swerve which I’m happy for!

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

I would agree with that and then add: Not only was WWE's decision with Swerve terrible...AEW pivoting the world title scene away from Swerve will become more and more clearly one of the worst business decisions AEW have made in the last year.

[@sebastianbruckwilder5720]

Yeah but that’s a bit much…AEW is no competition at all and Swerve would be no top guy in WWE right now, so…

[@donovanvazquez2992]

wwe couldn't find a place for him and what he wanted. It was very lucky that aew at the time, was what it was and Swerve found a place in that.

[@calvinfelder3145]

Sullivan should always be on these videos

[@RetroBailey]

Swerve easily my favourite off the year. Never lived to see i guy i love and support get his win and the title reign live up to that hype. Everytime i saw him with that belt it just felt right to the point i still miss him with it. A man so good a i didnt want to see Bryan win. He elevates every feud he has

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Notice how bloody mad WWE stans are in the comments that this was about who three blokes enjoyed watching the most.

[@hbkhhhdx99]

Not having Punk on any list is a shame. Like they said, it takes two to tango, Drew and Punk had Feud of the Year and Match of the year

[@CapLives]

I gotta agree with some of the comments here. Roxanne Perez should absolutely be on this list. Champion for most of the year, probably the 2nd best reign in all of WWE this year. Getting the best out of and elevating Lola Vice, Jaida Parker, and Thea Hale. Having fantastic tag matches as well. Iyo had a middling title run that ended with a great match, and then months later had a good match with Bianca. Most of her year was pretty mid.

[@davidoreilly7328]

NXT was the best women’s division of the year

[@joshuadirim5143]

A TLC with SAT EEEEEEEEEEE !!!! Oh that's what I've been needing to close the year !! Thanks guys !!

[@redviper5s150]

As someone who listens while working, announcing the picks is very much appreciated! Please keep doing this for all TLC episodes!

[@brennan9785]

Sat with the new kid in school energy love it. Hard to say my personal top 10 but I only watched PLEs so hard to give a fair opinion for the whole year.

[@NoneoyObidness-j8s]

I would like to see more of this trio on TLC. Please and thank you.

[@beejay271]

The only thing I'd change about Willow is her generic Arsenio Hall (look it up kids) theme song.

[@JeremyHomicki]

It's really nice to see Nat in one of these videos. Look forward to seeing him in more.

[@RobertJW]

Good list, lads.

[@davidyoung6649]

Top 3 picks make a ton of sense, even if some people don't like it. I agree with this list.

[@998576999]

Jobber Swerve and 2014-peak Daniel Bryan, yeah, your top wrestlers in 2024

[@RobertJW]

Okay, numbers.

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

There is literally no sense in 2 of the two 3 picks being from the organisation that is absolutely ice cold.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

WWE stans big mad lol

[@wesleywendorf4769]

Thank you so much for saying out loud each of your picks. I listen to this as I drive and it helps a lot!

[@Sparkster007]

This has got to be the new intro 😂 (tables, Lists, CHAIRS!)

[@z3n_z]

14:09 Luke: "So Close" (Had him next and couldn't react) After watching Tables Lists and Chairs for so long, I finally understand how it feels when someone has the same answer in the next entry!! 🍿👌🤣

[@mitchellima7548]

Some of these comments are pathetic. Coming from somebody who hasn’t watch much of aew at all in the last like two years, why does it matter if they had aew guys and girls on the list. Not only is everyone on their a good performer, not only does the struggling show not dismiss the talent of the wrestlers, but it’s also their list, their opinion. You people are why people hate wrestling fans. Tribalist wierdos who act like if you don’t like the exact things they do your the enemy. Just grow up already

[@saifalghareeb8645]

Personally i think Drew should've been number 1. going by match quality, storylines, promos, heck even his social media shtick is gold. Swerve 2nd and Bryan 3rd

[@starscreammtfan]

Drew is a good choice. But to me Will not being in the top 2 of anyones list this year to me is wild.

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

@@starscreammtfan I mean...any list that doesn't prioritise in-ring work and/or who prioritises the evolution of careers wouldn't include Will Ospreay near the top. And I say that as someone who had him as WOTY last year. If he had shifted fully to the main event and was feuding for the title with Swerve, Hangman and others in meaningful storylines - as he should be instead of the inexplicable pivot to Ice Cold Jon Moxley and his AmDram Emo troupe - I'd agree. Just as I love Willow and Takeshita but wouldn't have them on the list. Because at this point there is simply no trust in AEW/Tony picking the right talent for the right job.

[@christianhanel2129]

Wow, Miz #1 across the board, hardly a surprise with Luke and Tempest, those Mizfits

[@Homerstar]

Here are 10 of my favourites in no particular order. Drew McIntyre Swerve Strickland Cody Rhodes Will Ospreay Willow Nightingale Toni Storm Oba Femi Kevin Owens Gunther Bryan Danielson

[@thevoicelesswriter]

Oba Femi deserves to be in the top 10. People, including the three in the video, keep overlooking NXT.

[@Homerstar]

@ I mean to tell you the truth I haven’t seen much of NXT this year, but the bits I have seen have included Oba Femi. I seriously believe that he is WWE’s next big star.

[@LordBarros]

Rhea Ripley should have been there.

[@RedClaw87]

Dominic Mysterio would have been high up on my list.

[@donovanvazquez2992]

According to their reasons? For sure. Dom was consistent on his work, mantaining character, clean in-ring performance. WT are just kids playing on their backyard with their own rules. You can't take seriously any of the wrestling media at this moment, because it's almost none existent.

[@Voldemort-r6w]

Having drew that low is a crime he is atleast top 3

[@blablablaa14]

I am amazed how low Hangman was ranked in a year the Swerve feud existed. I still think he's the best character in AEW

[@simztv5812]

10. Jey Uso 9. Bronson Reed 8. Cody Rhodes 7. Seth Rollins 6. Gunther 5. Drew Mcintyre 4. Kon Takeshita 3. CM Punk 2. Will Osperay 1. Swerve Strickland Honourable mentions Willow Nightengale - she would seriously be my 11 Hangman Adam Page - ICONIC STORY WITH SWERVE Kyle Fletcher - the protostar gimmick is just too new for me but has been amazing so far

[@warcrabs]

Sat is perfect for this series, would love to see him again

[@BlackWind-rx5il]

Seriously, how did so many people believe the crowd would have turned fast on Cody is beyond me. And I get the comparison with other babyfaces crowds turned on, but there's a lot of difference. First of all, if they're thinking about guys like Cena, Roman or Seth, those guys were never booked as good as Cody has been booked as a babyface by Triple H, mostly because Vince couldn't book a great babyface to save his life after Hulk Hogan. And one could argue he didn't really do a great job with Hogan either at times, Hogan was just so universally beloved that it would have been hard to f*** him up at his highest heights. Second, they were not really "universally" beloved to begin with. Cena and Reigns initially got great reactions, but there was a significant component of the crowd that didn't think they were ready to be top stars when they were pushed as such. Cody is much further ahead in his career when he comes back to WWE and starts getting that kind of reaction. He's seasoned, he's ready, he has developed a great character and he's at his peak as an in ring performer. Add to that that he had certain "x" factors nobody else has all in one: 1) He left as a guy who protested that Vince's system that most fans didn't like and even help creating an entire new company because of it, so he had that "renegade" feel to him which a lot of people like, but at the same time... 2) ...he left that company and came back, so he also had that "love for WWE" factor a lot of diehards appreaciate. 3) Months into his return, he had that absurd performance in Hell In A Cell with the injured pec. That's a level of passion ad guts nobody can easily forget or overlook. It's Mick Foley level of guts, the one that makes you appreciated and respected by all. 4) He had the "Daniel Bryan/Kofimania Effect" when he was almost screwed out of his main event by backstage politics after a lot of fans felt he was already due that moment the year before and that was taken away from him, which rallied the fans with tons of passion behind him. 5) He's the son of one of the most respected and beloved wrestlers to ever exist, somebody who the fans felt to be "one of their own", and one he shows (sometimes even too much) an incredible amount of love and reverence to. Cody Rhodes is not like anybody else before him, he's a generational babyface. Which doesn't mean people won't turn eventually, because every top, universally loved babyface act becomes stale after a while, but that is a considerably long while if played well. Because people might have a short memory. but true emotional involvement lasts much longer.

[@leaderofnoone9087]

Vince kept trying to make Steve Austin clones. And after a while, that stuff got old.

[@vta2265]

One of my biggest gripes with Roman and Cena back in the days was how they were booked to wrestle. They would get dominated for like 85% of the match, and then a comeback and bam, they win. Thing is, we all know that they can go in the ring if they are let to, that's why I think Cody has been much much better presented because he's also allowed to wrestle.

[@reddeath5791]

I don’t care what anybody says, that hell in a cell match put Cody over with me forever

[@BlackWind-rx5il]

@@leaderofnoone9087 I'd say The Rock more than Austin. Everybody had to crack jokes and act like didn't care about anything. But that's something that The Rock did well because 1) he was genuinely funny in his delivery, like ridiculously entertaining 2) he was over the top and his characte felt like a guy with a ridiculous sense of grandeur that he then back up. Cena and Reigns were not that over the top as character. Cena literally tried to act like "just a guy". But if you're just a guy and all you do is mocking people around you in a childish way, you'll look just like a school bully that never grew up, AS THE TOP BABYFACE. To many young adults and adults that just gets old and annoying fast. Reigns too clearly didn't have that sense of humor they asked him to portray. He has his own, he has shown plenty of it, but much more in a smugh, arrogant heelish way. Cody is serious most of the times, but he can crack jokes when the timing is right and be funny. Especially when he's "outside" the keyfabe bubble. Think about that Jey Uso-Cody press conference. Cody was funny as hell. But it wasn't forced and still felt somehow in character, despite they were really half in character, half shooting. But he can connect emotionally with crowds by being serious. It works much better for him than trying to be The Rock. And that's the thing. You need to book a babyface focusing on his strenghts. Austin wasn't a "tweener" either, he was always the hero of the story and that's who the babyface is. The hero, fighting against the villain. But with Austin, what worked was being the trash talking, mudhole stumping lone wolf. That's what Vince completely lost sight of.

[@orangechekify]

Love seeing more Sat!!

[@fredericchristie3472]

I loved Drew's face turn. I was a massive mark for it. I loved the story of someone who had gotten all these opportunities coming out. I loved that he still had this bit of edge and how much you actually felt he could take down Brock. And I loved that he straight up hulked out. I actually understood the classic babyface appeal watching him, someone who could take damage and then come back from behind. As a result, my friend and I were struggling a bit to fully embrace his heel turn, even as much as I loved the cleverness of the writing and how much Drew always manages to be one of the best kinds of heels which is the heel with an *incredible* point. So many of these people in the bottom half of the three lists are so easy to forget about too, ironically because of how good they are. Like, I didn't even remember Seth versus Drew except for the finish, because I know somewhere in my head it just got sorted as "Drew and Seth have a good match; in other news, water is wet". The same with Chad: It's like, "Oh, Chad's having a match. Well, that'll be fine". It's so funny that people like that need to craft five star bangers to get people remembering them because if they deliver a four star performance we'll think, "Man, they're slipping".

[@MrKillacus]

Please keep reading g the cards out. So much easier to listen to instead of having to pause and watch

[@Sawert132]

Drew is best wrestler rn perfect mic skills amazing character work in facial expressions and in the ring he is beast professional agile. Mcintyre is a special one.

[@MetalheadSavior]

Im always delighted to get more Sat in the shows.

[@diabeticman2194]

It’s between Will Ospreay, Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre for wrestler of 2024 for me Edit: honourable mentions to Roxane Perez, Gunther and Jey Uso

[@YaBoyEdGames]

Roxanne is killing it for sure. Nxt overall deserves praise for their great consistent work. Despite hits and misses here and there I appreciate that effort all across the board exists. Also Oba Femi. I mean he could be on this list in 2025. The Gunther run in nxt as champion. A rumble appearance to be more bad ass.

[@diabeticman2194]

@ Oba’s a great shout, the triple threat he had with Dijak and Josh Briggs at Stand and Deliver had me on my feet with the stuff they did!

[@southweststrangla9591]

​@@YaBoyEdGames Oba Femi not only could but should be on a list and at top 5 at that, guy went from no one to one of the biggest future stars in wrestling. He didn't have single bad or even average match this year, triple threat at S&D is really strong contender for match of a year, great promo work, guy showed world he has it all despite having only 50 matches in his career.

[@kenzosrevenge8451]

Hi, from the future here. Last night, Ospreay had two match of the year contenders within the span of 2 hours. Dude is the literal definition of "Generational Talent" and is one of the greatest pick ups by AEW. If hes not World Champ this time next year I would be genuinely surprised.

[@ryansmith7850]

Only name I'll throw out that deserved a mention is Liv Morgan. Long run as women's champ and really came into her own as a heel

[@johnwilliams5680]

Being that he's from your neck of the woods, I knew this #1 would be Ospray. I'd expect that. But he's just not that guy for me and that's okay 🙂

[@jedshaffer5956]

You and me both. I do not get the unending love for William Fish Hawk.

[@lukehb]

I get why he’s popular. He’s probably the best in the world at what he does. I just don’t care for it as a style at all, and don’t think what he does is “wrestling” at least not in the fullest sense of that word. And it’s not even the “flippy” stuff I don’t really like - Lucha underground is, and probably always will be my favourite promotion. My issue is really, I have never felt invested in a single one of his matches, and have never brought what he’s selling. His promo work is mid, at best, his character is basically nonexistent, and his in ring storytelling is one-note. He can do moves like no-one else, and some of the sequences he puts together are mind blowing. But as matches, and even more as parts of a bigger story, what he does just doesn’t resonate.

[@luisaraiza3400]

Hot take: i think Swerve and Hangman were better wrestlers than Will this year.

[@Mrryn]

Bryan too tbh, but idk how hot a take that is

[@AzureRoxe]

Anyone notices that Luke is starting to have a habit of whining about and attacking fans now? Even backpedaling and insulting them when he got backlash recently by saying Seth Rollins was worse than Eddie Kingston.

[@DarkwingMcduck]

The top three couldn’t have been better.

[@BoDTalks-bj7kc]

10. LA Knight 9. Will Ospreay 8. Drew McIntyre 7. Swerve Strickland 6. Gunther 5. Jey Uso 4. Seth Rollins 3. MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman) 2. Roman Reigns 1. Cody Rhodes

[@jcroix6089]

There are more than two wrestling companies in the world, bruvs.

[@drewgoff652]

was shocked that Tempest didn't have more variety since he seems to watch a lot more stuff than the other british youtubers, shoutout ZSJ tho

[@100carlosfermin]

I mean they included ZSJ and Michael Oku

[@davidwikeley]

I went to a CMLL show in the summer. MJF and PAC were on the card but the guy in the crowd next to me was talking about how great Michael Oku was on the previous show. He left a huge impression on the diehard CMLL fan base.

[@lwazithesyne4675]

MY GOAT BRYAN DANIELSON

[@SapinskiMath]

First best of the year, and we start with a perfect score winner. Only 8 repeat names this go round, and one doesn't crack the Top 10 (poor Drew, but that's a testament to the names here). Furthermore, the top 4 dominate, with one midcard and then the surprising dropoff starting with Gunther of all people. 1) Will Ospreay (30) 2) Swerve Strickland (25) 3) Cody Rhodes (24) 4) Bryan Danielson (23) 5) Konosuke Takeshita (15) 6) Gunther (8) 7) Toni Storm (6) 7) Zack Sabre Jr (6) 7) Michael Oku (6) 10) Bron Breakker (4) 10) Willow Nightengale (4) 12) Drew McIntyre (3) 12) Iyo Sky (3) 12) Damian Priest (3)

[@abzhwt605]

KEVIN IS RIGHT

[@Ryan01224]

I thought this was a end of year best of TLC one can only hope

[@brianflores2380]

I know I should finish the video first , but would love to see the other guys(Oli, Pete, Sully, etc) list and tally all your guys points.

[@brennankane3585]

TLC videos without Pete still feels weird to me, but man I love Sat. Also Tempest getting to enjoy wrestling is such a treat.

[@randallmcdaniel3115]

I think Trick williams deserves a spot in the top 10

[@advogadocannabico]

That was the most accurate top 3 of all time in this channel

[@thesterlingstudies]

0:01 - No lie, I thought at comically botched it on purpose and said "lisps". xD That can be a video: Top 10 Best/Worst Wrestlers With A Lisp. 😅

[@rondabaldbastid3045]

Luke, Oli, Tempest, Sat. Please do avideo for those wrestlers we lost this year...In Memoriam

[@nayr8607]

I feel like CM Punk, Sami Zayn, Bo Dallas and Seth Rollins deserve a honorable mention, they've been part of what made this year so good.

[@ROSTAFA]

22:20 LOWER YOUR VOLUME!!!

[@sonic5993]

Thank you so much for giving Swerve his flowers. I know Cody is gonna dominate mainstream attention (rightfully so), but it makes me happy to see Swerve's work acknowledged like this. He put the company on his back and proved everyone wrong.

[@lorenzobellucci8458]

Honestly i'm very surprised that there's no Joe Hendry in any of your lists. I mean i get it, it's not the best in ring talent in the industry, but for the rise in popularity, and how good of a entertainer he is, i would have put him like on a 9/10 spot, obviously if we are talking about a wrestler as a hole, not only work rates🤷

[@vta2265]

I get where you're coming from, but I feel that TNA kinda squandered his momentum

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

I wouldn't say getting popular makes you the best wrestler of the year. He's had no truly great matches and his only real storyline all year lasted 5 minutes but felt like an eternity with Top Dolla and friends preventing him from really doing anything of substance. There's also the fact TNA's lack of audience has limited how viral he really is, we all know the song and how it apparently went viral. It has less than 6 million views on KZbin for context things despised and not in a so bad it's good or you need to watch kind of way from WWE like the dog food match with baron and roman or the great khalis debut have over 100mil. Put in that context being around a 20th as popular as angle that's straight up got fans to turn off the TV isn't exactly something you brag about. In terms of within kayfabe and impact he's had on the wider wrestling world, really it feels generous to even call it mid. Hell I'd say it was generous to call this year mid by Hendry's own standards in terms of creativity, what he's achieved and the amount he's been able to do.

[@ivenstorm]

I hope that next year Jacob Fatu makes the list. The stuff he was doing prior to WWE was amazing. He deserves a solo push with a proper manager. Maybe bring back in Armando Estrada or even someone like a Truth Martini.

[@richardculbertson8027]

Brian please get a new mask dude it's time as the current one is looking kinda grubby and no hate dude

[@davidmillar3299]

Before listening as a slightly above average wrestling watcher top 3 that immediately spring to mind are Cody, McIntyre and Swerve. Danielson, Ripley, Toni storm, reigns, punk (feud of the year) and osprey are the others that come to mind. Sure there will be many that I’ve missed and will be reminded of in here !

[@davidmillar3299]

Yep- Gunther and Damian priest come in instantly 😅 swerve my number one in the year just so cool. Weird enough to say but think osprey as a character just Dosent connect well with me cause he is British- find his promos very cringy some of the best matches ever seen though !

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

Massive red card for Luke and Sat not having ZSJ on their list

[@notactuallytesco]

LIIIIISTS!

[@tyrionlannister9917]

Of course it's Will. He's a fantastic babyface. He's excellent on promos and well he's on another level completely in the ring. I'm super happy to see Swerve 2nd. He was outstanding this year. His performance against Danielson at All In was masterful. I have Cody and Bryan tied at three. I can't choose.^^ Happy to see Takeshita in the top 10 too. He's so so good. His match against Will at Revolution is maybe my favorite this year. Drew should have been higher IMHO.

[@marquesmorgan7297]

I'm so glad Will Osprey got his flowers. To me he was by far the best wrestler in the business

[@nathanwarnes3681]

Drew got done so dirty

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

What's better than Christmas Eve? SAT E DAY!!!

[@savage751]

Thank you! Asked a while ago if you guys could read out the responses (and to boost my ego I'm gonna say it was all because of me)

[@Cyclonus743]

Disappointed with no mention of Sareee. She left WWE with a chip on her shoulder and went back to Japan and made it everyone's problem. Just banger after banger championship after championship. She's the best

[@RaptorGTA]

CHAIRS!

[@millenniumal5927]

Putting Drew below Will Osperey and ZSJ is criminal.

[@keithyboy2575]

It was never going to happen but was hoping hard for a cheeky Outrunners entry at #10 somewhere 😁

[@bobbob465]

First saw Will Ospreay in what, at first, seemed to be a semi-throwaway match against Martin Kirby for WCPW. Had no idea who this guy was or why the commentators were fawning over him. Didn't even know what the 'Best of the Super Juniors' was. About 15 minutes later, he jobs to Kirby (ultimately triggering Kirby's mega-push to the WCPW title), I'm DEEPLY impressed at his ability, and the match ends up in the conversation of their Top 10 all time matches. Kirby was a solid worker, but Ospreay made him look like a megastar. He makes EVERYBODY look like a megastar.