Before we get into the top 10 of this year’s 2025 I want to thank some people. Thank you Orchid for volunteering to do the graphics on this year’s list, which is my least-favorite part of everything and something I straight up forget about most years. Thank you to everyone who submitted blurbs to help […]
20. Blue Panther (43 ballots, 2698 points)Last Year’s Rank: 19High Vote: Cal S. (1) Recommended Matches “We are all affected by the passing of time. Unless your name is Blue Panther who at the age of 65 in the year of your lord 2025 is still one of the best wrestlers going. The obvious thing […]
30. Samoa Joe (38 ballots, 1894 points)Last Year’s Rank: 63High Vote: HD (13) Recommended Matches “We probably don’t have that many years of Joe left, so let’s appreciate what we get. And what we got is the great work we’ve come to expect from AEW Joe, just the perfect upper midcard guy you can slot […]
40. Mike Bailey (30 ballots, 1599 points)Last Year’s Rank: 79High Vote: Alice S. (5) Recommended Matches “Someone who I have been watching on and off for a long time. Speedball Mike Bailey feels like someone who instantly clicked on AEW tv. One half of the probably my tag team of the year teaming in JetSpeed […]
50. Demus/Mini Abismo Negro (26 ballots, 1451 points)Last Year’s Rank: 24High Vote: TyPls, Cal S. (7) Recommended Matches “Demus is on a two year streak of having match of the year in 2024 Him vs Mad Dog Connelly and this year vs El Hijo De Fishman. I look forward to 2026 when Demus vs Yuni […]
60. Atlantis Jr. (26 ballots, 1264 points)Last Year’s Rank: 39High Vote: Stevan S., FUJIWARASMIRK (13) Recommended Matches “The most rock-solid tecnico in the world. He doesn’t have the aura of Mistico or the dazzling high-flying of Mascara Dorada or Neon, but there’s nobody I trust more on that side of the alignment to keep me […]
70. Gabe Kidd (19 ballots, 1059 points)Last Year’s Rank: 60High Vote: TayKZY (7) Recommended Matches “After turning in (or being dragged to) a career performance with Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom, Gabe Kidd proceeded to turn in one of the most incomprehensive years I have ever seen. He lost spectacularly in the New Japan Cup, […]
80. Dominic Garrini (23 ballots, 963 points)Last Year’s Rank: 95High Vote: Dan Rice, MC (17) Recommended Matches “Dom for a wrestler who essentially has never fully broken out on his own has been on a few different paths where you could think “He might be the next thing”. First you had the young jiu-jitsu guy […]
90. Orange Cassidy (21 ballots, 845 points)Last Year’s Rank: 20High Vote: Charles F. (9) Recommended Matches “Don’t believe anyone with “OC Fatigue”. TV is just better when he’s around. “ ~ Stevan S. “The miles seemed to finally be catching up to Orange Cassidy in 2025. The man who’s been maybe the biggest fixture of […]
100. Thomas Shire (17 ballots, 686 points)Last Year’s Rank: 370High Vote: Sam D (19) Recommended Matches “The best member of Cowboy Way, 1 Called Manders you have been surpassed. Shire put in great work for promotions such as WXW, GCW and DPW with his masterpiece being the relaxed rules match he had with Mad Dog […]