Grading the 10 best wrestlers of 2017

Kazuchiku Okada

Okada became the talk of the town when he and Kenny Omega put on a barn burner at the beginning of the year.

The Rainmaker had 52 wins and 84 losses. Not terrible, but not really what you would expect of a world champion.

Win/Loss Grade: C

When it comes to championships, Okada is even more dominant than Lesnar. He spent the entire year as the IWGP champion.

Championship Grade: A

Okada is not really well known outside of wrestling circles in Japan, and that looks to stay the same as he continues to make wrestling a priority.

Cross-Media Appeal Grade: F

About the author

Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram