Fourth on the list is WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER, who reigned for nearly the entirety of the qualification period as champion, recently breaking the record for longest reign in the title’s history, previously held by The Honky Tonk Man. At number five is AAA Mega Champion El Hijo Del Vikingo, who has had standout performances in AEW, while also defending his title in Mexico. Number six went to AEW World Champion MJF, who like Reigns, was omnipresent on television, but seemingly not as active as many others on the roster, putting him behind the likes of Moxley and Vikingo.

Number seven is former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and G1 Climax 33 runner-up Kazuchika Okada, who made the list despite G1 Climax winner Tetsuya Naito being erroneously left off of this year’s list entirely. Number eight is former AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy, who spent much of the qualification period defending the title in a record 32 defenses over the course of his reign. Number nine is former Impact World Champion Josh Alexander, who was the face of the promotion until an injury put an end to his historic, record-breaking reign as champion.

Closing out the top ten is 2023 men’s Royal Rumble match winner Cody Rhodes, an impressive feat considering he spent the first six months of the qualification period sidelined with an injury. Rhodes more than made up for lost time by winning the Rumble, main-eventing WrestleMania, and defeating Brock Lesnar at Backlash and SummerSlam.