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In 2018, we have seen wrestlers that are giving us the best fights of the career and wrestlers that are on the verge of ending their wrestling career. While some of the wrestlers are just buried by its employers due to their focus being on other talents [ Read this article for a detailed idea: 5 Wrestlers buried in 2018 so far ], some are having the time of their life by being at the top of the ladder. They have got great storylines and opponents throughout the year to build their characters around.
So, let's look at 5 wrestlers who are having a great year. But keep in mind that I have not picked wrestlers that were not there on the show for a significant part of the year due to any reason like Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, or Samoa Joe.
#5 Alexa Bliss
Alexa is regarded the next Trish Stratus. Her heel work throughout the year has been incredible and fans genuinely hate her, which is the whole job of playing a heel character. She may still need some improvement in her in-ring ability but she more than makes up for it in her promos and the way she sells her matches.
Even WWE thinks in the same way, that is why in her career in the main roster that spans just over 3 years, she has been able to hold the Raw women's champion 3 times and Smackdown women's champion 2 times.
In 2018, she managed to win the first women's Elimination Chambers match and Money in the Bank Ladder match. She became the first woman to cash-in the Money in the Bank contract the same night after winning it. She has been in the title picture of the Raw Women's Championship throughout the year. She will now face Ronda Rousey at Hell in a Cell and Trish Stratus at WWE Evolution.
#4 Roman Reigns
WWE has continued to push Roman Reigns throughout the year despite many fans opposing it, which has resulted in him having another great year. His dialogue delivery has improved significantly and he has continued to have exceptional matches regularly. He was involved in more matches than anyone else this year including Raw, all house shows, and pay-per-views.
In 2018, he won the Elimination Chamber match, managed to be among the last two wrestlers in the Royal Rumble along with Nakamura, headlined another WrestleMania and, finally won the Universal Title at Summerslam defeating Brock Lesnar.
He headlined 3 pay-per-view events this year and will probably do it for the fourth time at Hell in a Cell. He has defeated wrestlers such as Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley, Samoa Joe, and Brock Lesnar. So, with this long list of achievements, I think it is safe to include him in this list.
#3 AJ Styles
AJ Styles will always be regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time because of all the things he has achieved in his wrestling career so far. 2018 was no different. He has managed to carry the WWE Championship for almost a year now.
He has defended it in all the pay-per-views and sometimes in multi-man matches like at Royal Rumble, he defended it in a handicapped match against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owns, and then at Fastlane, in a 6 pack challenge. He was involved in a feud with Nakamura throughout the summer, and though the storyline seemed a bit repetitive, they had great matches at Greatest Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank.
He has lost only two matches clean in a one-on-one competition this year and both were on Smackdown against John Cena and Shinsuke Nakamura Respectively.
His ongoing feud with Samoa Joe is also working out beautifully and is keeping all the fans engaged.
#2 Charlotte Flair
Charlotte is having the best year in the whole women's roster, the highlight of which was her match against Asuka at WrestleMania 34, in which she ended Asuka's 914 days streak.
Currently, she is the best in-ring wrestler among all the women and capable of having brilliant matches with almost anybody. She is the first woman to hold the NXT, Divas, Raw, and Smackdown Women's Championship.
She defended her Smackdown Women's Championship at Fastlane against Ruby Riott. She was also part of the Money in the Bank Ladder Match this year after she defeated Peyton Royce to qualify for that.
She took a break from WWE after that and after undergoing surgery, she returned post Extreme Rules and was involved in a match with Becky Lynch and Carmella for the Smackdown Women's championship at Summerslam which she won.
She is now involved in a feud with Becky Lynch.
#1 Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins is having the time of his life with the Intercontinental title. His dream run started in February in the gauntlet match on Raw where he impressed everybody with his performance.
He has not looked back ever since. At WrestleMania 34, he won the Intercontinental title and his career just took off.
He defended his title against The Miz at Backlash which is a 'match of the year' candidate. He then had great feuds with Elias, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew Mcintyre throughout the summer.
He made that title more prestigious than it was before. He may not have held the Raw's top title this year, but because of his consistent great matches, he is having the best year among all the WWE superstars and it is not looking to stop anytime soon.
