{"id":149052,"date":"2025-12-26T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=149052"},"modified":"2025-12-29T17:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:20:46","slug":"best-aew-roh-2025-wrestler-of-the-year-the-case-for-bandido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/26\/best-aew-roh-2025-wrestler-of-the-year-the-case-for-bandido\/","title":{"rendered":"Best AEW\/ROH 2025 Wrestler of the Year: The Case for Bandido"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When the December 24th edition of Dynamite went off the air,<\/a> Bandido defeated Ricochet for the AEW Diamond Gold Ring Battle Royale, which will get a title shot at the AEW World Championship. This capped off what was a fantastic year for the Mexican Luchador. Out of all of the wrestlers on the roster, and honestly, around the world, Bandido has had the best resume. He had the best matches and positioned himself as a crowd favorite.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Wrestler of the Year is always contentious and subjective. Depending on who you ask, the criteria for their best wrestler of the year will be different. Quantity of matches, quality of matches, storytelling, and “getting over” with the fans are all categories that wrestling fans will consider when determining their wrestler of the year. Even the promotion, as myopic as that might seem, is a big qualification for someone\u2019s vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

However, regardless of how you slice it, Bandido has a claim on anyone’s list for best wrestler of 2025.<\/p>\n