Coffey

Rey Misterio - Certainly not. It'd be laughable. He looks like a five year old when next to other cruisers. Christian - He wouldn't be the best wrestling champion but he has the charisma to do so. He just couldn't be booked as a serious "I never lose" champion. Edge - I don't see why not. Shelton Benjamin - Same as Edge. Chris Benoit - Sure. He just can't talk. Chris Jericho - Oh yeah. Eddy Guerrero - Yes, and it hits a demographic. Kane - No. He can't talk, work or draw. Big Show - Certainly, especially if booked to be dominant like early Andre or Samoa Joe's ROH World Championship run. I'd never have Big Show lose.

I'm only making the comparison in that Billy Gunn was there for a long time too. So has been The Fink and Earl Hebner. Senority doesn't mean shit in wrestling. Ric Flair in '92 was better than anything that Billy Gunn ever did but just because Gunn was there for a long time that should be taken into account? I'm disputing your second listing of why you think HBK shouldn't get blown out. I won't dispute that HBK is the better worker, although I probably could thanks to his "classic comeback" BS, but listing longevity as if it matters? C'mon. It's like The Man in Blak said: "Unless you are looking by match quality and by match quality only, I personally don't feel there's anyway to not take Rock on this."

How does longevity mean anything? Billy Gunn certainly never did shit.

I don't think it's that close.

Steve Austin

Randy Savage

Chris Benoit

Hulk Hogan

The Rock

HHH

Rick Martel

Bret Hart

Another favorite moment of mine, that is often overlooked, is the handshake and hug between Tommy Dreamer and Raven. It took place right after Dreamer won the title from Taz (whom won it from Mike Awesome) and then Tommy immediately lost it to Justin Credible. I also marked out for the ECW return of the Sandman. I think that the Randy Savage and Elizabeth reuniting moment from Wrestlemania 7 takes the cake though.

I came into the thread to say this also.

They're just respectful. Hootin' and hollerin' is the work of drunk rednecks.

The first match that I saw with Samoa Joe was against Low Ki. They just kept kicking each other with pretty stiff shots. Then Samoa Joe, eventually, just collapsed from behing exhausted. That was the finish pretty much. I was thinking "who the fuck is this jobber" Several months later he was my favorite wrestler.

Eventually, you'll get tired of hearing the commentators call every single match a match of the year candidate.

The commentators in Ring of Honor, from all that I've seen, seem to stay right on par with the commentating that took place in XPW. So, no.

Brock Lesnar

"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith Most of Steamboats memorable matches, outside of working Savage @ Wrestlemania III, came outside of WWF.

Kane

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Paul Orndorff

Ted DiBiase