PowerSlam's top 50 2013

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PowerSlam magazine in the UK does an annual top 50 based on performances in the ring and here is 2013’s:

1. Kazuchika Okada

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi

3. Daniel Bryan

4. Shinsuke Nakamura

5. Tomohiro Ishii

6. Randy Orton

7. CM Punk

8. Prince Devitt

9. Katsuyori Shibata

10. Kota Ibushi

11. Austin Aries

12. Shingo Takagi

13. Hirooki Goto

14. Bully Ray

15. Ricochet

16. Kurt Angle

17. Akira Tozawa

18. Masato Yoshino

19. CIMA

20. Seth Rollins

21. Minoru Suzuki

22. Tetsuya Naito

23. Naruki Doi

24. Bobby Roode

25. Matt Jackson

26. Nick Jackson

27. Kevin Steen

28. Dean Ambrose

29. Masato Tanaka

30. Antonio Cesaro

31. AJ Styles

32. Roman Reigns

33. Yuji Nagata

34. BxB Hulk

35. KENTA

36. Karl Anderson

37. Dolph Ziggler

38. Jeff Hardy

39. Alberto Del Rio

40. Michael Elgin

41. Brock Lesnar

42. Adam Cole

43. Davey Richards

44. Kenny Omega

45. Kris Travis

46. Jay Briscoe

47. El Ligero

48. Christopher Daniels

49. Sami Zayn

50. Cody Rhodes.

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Great list, really shows who delivered in the ring.

 

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Additional note, this list is a lot more balanced than the annual PWI lists as it does not take kayfabe as seriously. For example, if Randy Orton only faced enhancement talent all year, he would rank highly in the PWI lists for having 300 wins. But PS would acknowledge that he had only faced "low quality" opponents.

Another example is how Brock Lesnar cracked this list with only 3 matches this year. He only faced top-ranking opponents, put on great matches and the fan response was huge.

Not always credited, wrestlers Magnus, Lance Storm, Alex Shane and Stone Cold Steve Austin help compile the list. However, Magnus does not critique TNA talent or OVW talent during this process.