Various: SI’s Top 10 Wrestlers of 2017, WWE Poll, 2018 WWE DVD Schedule

Kenny Omega Tops Sports Illustrated’s Top 10 Wrestlers of 2017

Sports Illustrated recently announced Kenny Omega took the magazine’s top spot for 2017’s Best Wrestler award. WWE had the most wrestlers listed with five followed by New Japan Pro Wrestling with three wrestlers. AJ Styles was the highest WWE wrestler represented in the list at the number two spot.

The official reason given why Omega was ranked higher than Styles was due to them feeling Omega’s best three matches of 2017 were better than Styles best three matches and Omega not having a WWE-like machine to generate the buzz for him this year.

Sports Illustrated’s Top Ten List:
1) Kenny Omega
2) AJ Styles
3) Roman Reigns
4) John Cena
5) Braun Strowman
6) Kazuchika Okada
7) Kevin Owens
8) Matt Riddle
9) Cody Rhodes
10) Keith Lee

Newest WWE Poll Asks Which Veteran Star is Most Likely to Win WWE or Universal Title in 2018

WWE is currently holding a poll on their official website asking fans which veteran star is most likely to win either the WWE or Universal Championship in 2018. The choices available are Triple H, Kurt Angle, The Undertaker, or Bill Goldberg. At the time of this report, Kurt Angle leads with 35% of the fan vote followed by Triple H with 31% of the vote.

2018 WWE DVD Release Schedule – Confirmed and Tentative Sets

WWE recently confirmed the release schedule for the first set of DVD releases for next year. With the exception of February, every month till April will feature the release of two DVD sets each.

Confirmed list of 2018 WWE DVD releases:
* January 16 – WWE Tag Team Collection.
* January 23rd – WWE Clash of Champions 2017.
* February 6 – Best of RAW and Smackdown 2017.
* March 6 – 2018 WWE Royal Rumble.
* March 20 – Best of WWE NXT 2017.
* April 3 – RAW 25th Anniversary
* April 17 – WWE Elimination Chamber & RAW PPV (TBA)

Besides the confirmed list of releases, WWE is also planning at least nine more DVD sets for 2018, according to PWInsider. These include a SummerSlam 30th Anniversary set and new “Unreleased” collection sets for “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Shawn Michaels.

Tentative list of 2018 WWE DVD releases:
* Best of 2017 – PPV matches.
* 30th Anniversary of SummerSlam.
* The Shield DVD set.
* Best of the Hardy Boyz.
* “Unreleased” Collections for “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Shawn Michaels.
* AJ Styles documentary.
* Shane McMahon’s “Craziest Moments.”
* WWE 24 documentaries collection.

Source: PWInsider