Power Slam Magazine's Top 50 Wrestlers for 2011

[Fuji Vice]

For the eighteenth year, Power Slam magazine presents The PS 50, which ranks the 50 best-performing wrestlers in the industry. Rankings in The PS 50 are basted on grapplers’ in-ring showings over a 12-month period (December 1, 2010 through November 30, 2011).

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. Randy Orton
3. Davey Richards
4. Prince Devitt
5. Shingo Takagi
6. Christian
7. Kurt Angle
8. C.M. Punk
9. Kota Ibush
10. Takashi Sugiura
11. KENTA
12. Go Shiozaki
13. PAC
14. Akira Tozawa
15. Hirooki Goto
16. Eddie Edwards
17. BxB Hulk
18. Tetsuya Naito
19. AJ Styles
20. Shinsuke Nakamura
21. Masaaki Mochizuki
22. Bobby Roode
23. Rey Mysterio
24. Kenny Omega
25. Sheamus
26. Antonio Cesaro
27. CIMA
28. Katsuhiko Nakajima
29. Masato Yoshino
30. Chris Hero
31. Dragon Kid
32. Jay Briscoe
33. Ricochet
34. Mark Briscoe
35. Kevin Steen
36. Yuji Nagata
37. James Storm
38. Dolph Ziggler
39. Daniel Bryan
40. El Generico
41. Alberto Del Rio
42. Ryusuke Taguchi
43. Austin Aries
44. Jeff Jarrett
45. Kofi Kingston
46. Bully Ray
47. Christopher Daniels
48. The Miz
49. John Morrison
50. Kenny King

Keeping in mind that this is from last year at this time until the end of November this year, I have a couple of issues with this list. One, there is no way El Generico should be ranked that low. The dude had one of the best years of anybody in the business and just because he works in smaller promotions shouldn't count against him. Mysterio did well but he missed half the year with injury and really shouldn't be ranked that high. I'd also rank Steen and Tozawa higher on this list because both had great years. Finally, I am really impressed with Christian being ranked so high considering he missed some time at the beginning and end of the voting period. I totally agree with that and think he had one of his best years in 2011.

 

[Postman Dave]

LOL at Cena not even making the top 50.

 

[Sabretooth]

Who the fuck is Hiroshi tanahashi

 

[Gentleman Jake]

you are so uneducated

 

[Sabretooth]

I don't pay attention to Japanese wrestling.

 

[The Viper]

I only watch WWE, TNA, ROH and PWG and I know who Hiroshi Tanahashi is.

 

[Gentleman Jake]

I don't pay attention to Japanese wrestling.

then why ask who the fuck he was if you knew he was Japanese?

 

[Sabretooth]

His name is Hiroshi tanahashi. I can figure out he's japenese. But Ive never heard of him

 

[The Viper]

RACIST!!! RACIST!! RACIST!!!

The man is originally from Nebraska. Good for you and your racism.

 

[Gentleman Jake]

but there are tons of Japenese wrestlers in other feds...SOOOOOO

 

[Postman Dave]

To answer the question, Tanahashi is the New Japan Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. He's appeared in TNA a couple of times, the most significant being a match against AJ Styles in 2006. He came back for an excursion in 2009 but was treated pretty much as a jobber.

 

[Sabretooth]

How am I racist for saying I think he's japenese. I hate people who think that any thing that has to do with race is racist. Racist is saying I think japenese people are bad. I didn't say that. I just said I thought he was japenese from his name. And just because he's from Nebraska, if his parents are japenese then he's japenese.

 

[Gentleman Jake]

he wasn't being serious...his statement was laced with sarcasm...hence the Nebraska part....

 

[The Viper]

he wasn't being serious...his statement was laced with sarcasm...hence the Nebraska part....

Thank you for letting him know.

I was sure most people on the internet would recognize some sarcasm from time to time. Oh well.

 

[Castiel]

I hate how these lists are always filled with Puro wrestlers on top, to me it just seems like they're there not because they're good, but because they want to make the list seem like it has more a range. Not to say Tanahashi isn't awesome though, I watch very little Puro but I've read upon on what he's done this year and he's apparently he's been IWGP champ all year and has a record of title defenses?