Cody
Wrestling's hottest free agent had a stellar -- some might say Stardust studded -- 2017, garnering wins, gold, and attention all over the globe.
Cody was a bit held back, as he had to wait for his no-compete clause to expire and wasn't able to keep his father's famous last name. Nonetheless, he persevered and earned over seven figures on his own merits, proving that wrestlers don't need WWE to be successful.
A top AEW star just called one of his colleagues 'spoiled' and 'narcissistic' HERE.
On the win/loss front, Cody had 31 wins and 15 losses. Not bad for a late start.
Win/Loss Grade: B
Cody won the ROH title in June from Christopher Daniels and held it until just recently. Spending half the year as the representative of pure wrestling is definitely a stellar performance.
Championship Grade: A
Cody is good friends with Arrow actor Stephen Amell, and the latter even joined Bullet Club in November, appearing in ring with Cody. Due to his turns on the CW superhero drama, Cody is known to a fair amount of people who have never watched wrestling.