Rolling Stone has named Kevin Owens ‘Best Wrestler of the Half Year.’ They had strong praise for the current NXT Champion saying the following:
“Forget Seth Rollins’ cowardly connivances or Bray Wyatt’s boogeyman shtick: You want to see some real heel heat? Tune in to Raw whenever Kevin Owens’ music hits and he moseys down the ramp to cut a promo or powerbomb your hero off the ring apron. Since his high-profile debut in NXT late last year, KO has become a phenomenon, jumping to the big leagues and turning the clock back to a pre-Attitude Era by committing himself to being a great, straight bad guy – with no chaser or chance of confusing him for an anti-hero.”
The rest of the list looks like this:
Best of the Rest of the Half-Year
Runner-Up Wrestler: Roman Reigns
Second-Best Heels: New Day
Most Unavoidable Face Turn: Brock Lesnar
Most Welcome Heel Turn: Tie: Sheamus/Naomi
Least Exciting Heel Turn: Adam Rose
Most Improved Wrestler: Nikki Bella
Silliest Promos: Bray Wyatt
Best Promos: Tie: John Cena/Kevin Owens
Most Improved Promos: Ryback
Worst Entrance Gimmick on Great New Main-Roster Wrestler: Neville
Most Puzzling New Finisher: Seth Rollins, Pedigree
Most Jaw-Dropping Finisher: Neville, Red Arrow
Most Deserved Push: Prime Time Players
Least Compelling Title Challenger: Big Show
Most Stagnated Storyline: Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler/Lana
Best Briefly Resuscitated Storyline: Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins
Most Unfortunate Injury: Tie: Daniel Bryan/Tyson Kidd
Best PPV/WWE Network-Exclusive Event: WrestleMania
Worst PPV/WWE Network-Exclusive Event: Tie: Payback/Royal Rumble
Most Gratefully Non-Future-Endeavored: Woo woo woo! Zack Ryder
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