PWI 500: Top Ten Wrestlers of 2018

Modified Dec 26, 2018 01:49 GMT

#5 Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins is one of the best in-ring performers that WWE has to offer. He has been consistently evolving over the years. 2018 was an exceptional year for ‘The Architect.’

In a test of endurance, Rollins wrestled for one hour and five minutes in a seven-man RAW gauntlet match.

He eliminated Roman Reigns and John Cena before being eliminated by Elias. This also set a new record as the longest performance in a match by any wrestler in RAW history.

Rollins went on to win the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 34 making him the twenty-ninth Triple Crown Champion and the eighteenth Grand Slam Champion in the process.

Rollins proved to be a fighting champion as he defended his Championship in several open challenges before finally losing the title against Dolph Ziggler on the June 18, 2018, edition of RAW thanks to Drew McIntyre.

Rollins feuded with Ziggler for a few more months and finally reclaimed the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam.

His year got better as he went on to win the RAW Tag Team Championships with Dean Ambrose before he was betrayed by Dean on the same night.

This meant that Rollins was left to defend the Tag Titles in a handicap match against the Authors of Pain resulting in him (Rollins) losing the belt. Rollins then went on to feud with Dean Ambrose and even lost the Intercontinental Championship to Dean at TLC.

About the author

Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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