WingedEagle

I genuinely don't believe they are, I think they're just being rejected. Correct, the point is very clear.

Sometimes mitigating circumstances just aren't all that mitigating or relevant. I believe killing your innocent wife and child is one such case. There may have been medical factors that played a role in what transpired that weekend. Perhaps big, perhaps small. Just not sure why anyone would be so eager to look for an excuse or caveat here. Its not necessary to make a case for brain trauma or any other kind of affliction. Not every act needs a moral defense.

Given that this isn't exactly a Tanashashi crowd he didn't fare too badly. He made my top 15 but could make a case for him much higher than that. By my jaded eyes the premier big match worker in the world since Kobashi's NOAH run, with a slew of classics over the last 5 years that aren't all that far behind the best of All Japan.

Watch a ton of stuff you've never seen before or haven't watched in years. Then keep doing that and don't worry about a ballot.

Embrace your inner babyface!

Ha you brought it up so I'll comment -- absolutely noticed and much preferred the less combative approach thus far on part 1. Don't always have to discuss rasslin with your dukes up!

Christ, you know some of us have limited vacation days right?

I tend to assume they're bigots, but am completely open to persuasion that's not the case. What's open and shut is that it is very, very dumb to partner with people whom the slightest bit of diligence will show have Nazi tattoos and thus invite questions about their thinking. Its not a subject I'd look to discuss with potential TV partners, sponsors, advertisers, venues, marketing firms, production companies, merchandise manufacturers & distributors, and others.

About halfway through this and really enjoying it. Even though counting down your top 100 wrestlers, I like that there's talk about a given worker's strengths and weaknesses as it makes for a much more nuanced discussion.

The Dream! Glad he made the cut this time around. Thought I might be the high man on him but wasn't quite there. Probably went irrationally high on him but what can you do, he was the man. One of the few workers who made everything he was involved with entertaining in spite of his in-ring limitations.

Sounds like it. Color me open-minded.

Does TNA generate positive cash flows or have valuable assets that we're unaware of? Do the Harris brothers have a legitimately successful business outside of wrestling? I feel like if this is the outcome then a few of us, hell maybe 1-2 of us, could chip in and add "wrestling promoter" to our resume. Scratch that off the bucket list.

A true GWE MVP.

Not at all a bad idea. Was just going to add that I appreciate more comments and some match recs on Virus, as he's someone I'm just not familiar with. Presumably that won't be the case for a lot of what's to come but its a great resource.

Thanks, will look into it.

Taker probably smokes Dusty in great matches. But you don't exactly need a whole lot of hands to count either of their classics. Taker's floor is well below 6 feet under, and something approached on a regular if not consistent basis. Dusty was almost always entertaining and found ways to keep things from approaching dull. His wasn't an act that lost its appeal & fun when the mic was down and entrance music stopped. The man could control a crowd more than enough to squeeze a single or double out of most situations.

Hell, Dusty's work as a *literal* dead man via videos, promos from others and the NXT tag tourney is better than Taker's dead man gimmick.

That's insulting.

Yeah the big problem with Taker's aura is it often ended when the bell rang.

You skipped the Brothers of Destruction and their reign of terror that evoked comparisons to the Holy Demon Army. Imagine that supernatural showdown.

Is this available anywhere other than DM? For some reason that site is constantly six kinds of slow. Just unwatchable.

Let's not forget all the outstanding work before Foley showed up. Nor the fact that he was probably the worst opponent of Austin's run. No doubt a part of some great matches, but few and far between. And that's coming from someone who loves the Michaels & Brock matches for the most part, and doesn't find the Triple H matches awful.

Just wanted to add I'm very much enjoying this. Started cherry picking TNA matches a few months back based on WON star ratings but it'll be good to have a second reference to fill in some gaps on things that may have fallen under the radar or are getting a second look. I'm also watching matches, not shows, and fully recognize that means I'm likely enjoying matches a bit more than may have been possible in the moment. Almost through 2006, and its clear already at this point that I never gave AJ Styles nearly enough credit, even if he did rank highly for me on GWE. Just consistently excellent.

Difference is Taker benefits from great match (or 2-3) theory. With others it's great many matches theory.

That's from the Dome.