Best Of 2020: Non-Wrestler Of The Year
These are the people who can do a lot of things that the wrestlers just can’t. Every now and then you have a talented wrestler who needs a little bit of help and that is where some kind of backup can come in. It might be a manager, a trainer, a coach or some combination of them all, but they can do a lot of good in a hurry. That is where we are going today as there has been a bit of a resurgence in the last few years. Let’s get to it.
As usual, in no particular order until the end.
MVP
Yeah I’m cheating a bit with this one as MVP does wrestle occasionally but mainly serves as a mouthpiece these days. I was never a big MVP fan back in his day but my goodness he has been a breath of fresh air these days. The Hurt Business has gone from being just another bunch of guys to one of the best things in all of wrestling and I could go for seeing them get a much larger push. MVP is the reason that works and he is well deserving of some notoriety.
Alexa Bliss
Given that she has had three matches since July, I think it’s fair to call her mainly a non-wrestler at this point. The amazing thing about Bliss is how much of a transformation she has made in recent months. To go from your run of the mill heel/face to the Harley Quinn inspired Fiend disciple is a heck of a change and there have been times where she is genuinely creepy. This is also going to be a lot better for her long term health as Bliss has never been able to stay off the injured list full time.
Paul Heyman
This is a weird one as Heyman is kind of the current king of this generation, but he really hasn’t done much this year. Other than standing behind Roman Reigns and the occasional promo, how many things do you remember from Heyman? Reigns has done most of the talking, but this is a case where Heyman’s reputation carries him forward. You don’t see Heyman doing the talking, but you know how much he is in Reigns’ ear behind the scenes, turning him into this monster. Throw in Heyman’s disturbed looks at Reigns’ carnage and he is the key to the greatness we are seeing on Smackdown.
Taz
We’re going back to the MVP mold here as Taz is absolutely the catalyst that makes everything work for his team. He has a reputation from his career and can work a microphone like few others these days. I buy into the idea of Team Taz as threats to anyone at any time and Taz does feel like the kind of person who could become one of the more important players in AEW at the drop of a hat.
And now for the winner, which is going to be a bit of cheating again but he’s worth it.
Pat McAfee
Again, yeah he wrestled but it was twice all year and he is far more known for his talking than what he does in the ring. McAfee debuted over the summer and became possibly the best heel in all of wrestling in the span of a few months. That is not something you see every day and he comes across as someone you want to see get hit in the mouth. McAfee was a highlight of NXT and the best at what he did all year against some stiff competition.
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