5 Pro wrestlers who had a great 2018 and 5 who didn't

Had a rough 2018: Todd Hanson

Hanson, left, with partner Raymond Rowe, has endured a rough transition to WWE.

Ten-year veteran Todd Smith, better known to the wrestling world as Hanson, was once over three hundred pounds and not the least bit graceful.

However, he suffered a knee injury which forced him into an aggressive rehab routine. As part of his routine, he started doing yoga, changed his diet and training methods, and came back to the squared circle leaner, meaner, and more determined than ever. He formed a top draw tag team with Raymond Rowe, War Machine, and captured gold all over the globe.

When War Machine were signed to NXT, fans were salivating in anticipation of their arrival. However, the duo had some missteps early on. Their War Raiders gimmick doesn't seem to have caught on as well as their War Machine gimmick did in ROH and New Japan. They have yet to gain solid wins over established teams like Undisputed Era, and are having a hard time filling the shoes left vacant by the Authors of Pain.

To add injury to insult, Hanson suffered several calamities at the War Games Takeover event and is now on the shelf indefinitely. Todd Hanson could have had a better 2018.

Will 2019 treat him any better?: Given that the fans are starting to warm up to War Raiders, and his injuries aren't career threatening, we believe that Hanson will wind up having a much better year in 2019.