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WrestleMania 29 was the most hyped wrestling card of the year, and I believe it delivered in a BIG way. Three of the matches were great (Undertaker/Punk, HHH/Lesnar, and Shield/Superfriends), three were merely very good (Cena/Rock, Fandango/Jericho, and Hell No/Ziggler & Big E), one was fair (Del Rio/Swagger) and even the worst match on the card (Henry/Ryback) featured some impressive feats of strength and was somewhat entertaining.
But enough talk, it's time for the scores and if you still don't know how Wrestler Wrankings works, read this.
Wrestlemania 29 (3x point bonus already included)
John Cena -- 15 points (WWE title bout, win)
Rock -- 9 points (WWE title bout, no win)
Alberto Del Rio -- 15 points (World Heavyweight Championship bout, win)
Jack Swagger -- 9 points (World Heavyweight Championship bout, no win)
Miz -- 9 points (Intercontinental Title bout, win)
Wade Barrett -- 3 points (Intercontinental Title bout, no win)
Mark Henry -- 6 points (win)
Fandango -- 6 points (win)
Triple H -- 6 points (win)
Undertaker -- 6 points (win)
And now, after a long and generally entertaining year of professional wrestling, I am proud to present the final 2012-13 Wrestler Wrankings, conveniently categorized for your reading pleasure.
The Jabronis and One Match Wonders
53. Drew McIntyre -- 2/3 of a point
52. Sgt. Slaughter -- 1 point
T41. Bo Dallas, Hunico, David Otunga, Vader, Sid, Primo, Michael Cole, Rikishi, Road Warrior Animal, Titus O'Neil, Alex Riley -- 2 points
40. Jinder Mahal -- 2 2/3 points
T38. Ricardo Rodriguez, John Laurinaitis -- 3 points
T36. Brock Lesnar, Darren Young -- 4 points
35. Justin Gabriel -- 5.5 points
T31. Fandango, Undertaker, Triple H, Tyson Kidd -- 6 points
30. Heath Slater -- 8 2/3 points
29. Rey Mysterio -- 13.5 points
28. Zack Ryder -- 16.5 points
27. Lord Tensai/Sweet T -- 17 points
26. Great Khali -- 19 points
25. Sin Cara -- 24.5 points
The Walking Wounded, Part Timers, and Tag Specialists
T23. Christian, Cody Rhodes -- 26 points
T21. R Truth, Rock -- 26.5 points
20. Chris Jericho - 28 points
19. Santino -- 34.5 points
18. Brodus Clay -- 36 points
17. Damien Sandow -- 39 points
16. Jack Swagger -- 40 points
15. Kofi Kingston -- 41 points
14. Daniel Bryan -- 43 points
13. Mark Henry -- 44 points
12. Kane -- 44.5 points
Poised for a Breakout
11. Wade Barrett -- 56.5 points
10. Dolph Ziggler -- 59 points
9. Randy Orton -- 73.5 points
8. Miz -- 74 points
The Best in the World
7. John Cena -- 89.5 points
6. Antonio Cesaro -- 94 points
5. Big Show -- 102 points
4. CM Punk -- 116.5 points
3. Ryback -- 130.5 points
2. Alberto Del Rio -- 146 points
2012-13 Wrestler Wrankings CHAMPION!!!
1. Sheamus -- 165.5 points
In a year punctuated by the return of multiple legends of the squared circle at Wrestlemania and plagued by the incessant braying of CM Punk about how great he was, the true constant of the season was the dominance of Sheamus. The year was not without adversity though, as The Great White took on all comers, including losing his World Heavyweight Championship after a brutal series of matches with Big Show and later becoming embroiled in a feud with The Shield. Neither of these things helped his point total, but both proved how tough the Celtic Warrior truly is. Congratulations on your career season, Sheamus! We appreciate your hard work.