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I still go Barry, but I think Jericho's NJPW run was largely good and proof he could adapt with age. I thought his matches with Cody, Mox, and OC (the first one anyway) were good but he's obviously way over the hill now.

I had no idea, but that makes sense as they both got their start at around the same time.

Looks like NJPW Strong is going to have fans. Haven't really watched it other than the Mox-KENTA match but have heard good things.

The two greatest wrestlers of 1993. Arguably two of the greatest peak and offensive wrestlers ever. Both will probably be a few folks' number 1 pick. Choose your fighter.

I haven't really seen enough Kerry to say with confidence, but I agree that Reigns is likely one of the folks who could push Kerry out of the top 100.

Vader has the advantage in terms of being good in a multitude of different settings, but I think Aja's volume and peaks surpass Vader's by a decent margin. I have them pretty close in my rankings though with Aja as top 20 and Vader probably top 30.

Elliot asked this a while back on the GWE forum and it nearly drove me insane. Have fun!

I like Jericho and his NJPW run definitely adds to his case, but Barry smokes him.

I can't think of any good Brock tag matches, but I can't think of any good Steiner singles matches.

Savage has him beat in versatility and elevating lesser workers, but I think Choshu's peaks and volume are greater. Also a better tag worker as stated above. Gimme Choshu.

As Homer Simpson once said "Who could forget dear Rat Boy?"

I went with Funk due to having higher peaks and having success wearing more hats. But I think Casas has him beat in volume and longevity. I've never been crazy about Funk's 70's work. And it's not like Casas isn't versatile either.

w/ Choshu vs. Ishikawa and Tenryu 2/93 is another one.

I recall Elliot also posted this in the GWE forum and while I voted for Hashimoto then and I still have him higher on my list than Jumbo, I might have to reconsider. I've always held Jumbo's pre-86 work against him even if he was super talented whereas I think Hashimoto figured out his style much quicker. I also held Hashimo higher due to getting more out of less. But I still take Jumbo by a solid margin in terms of peaks. I don't think I would consider Hashimoto as best in the world during any of the years he was active while I would probably consider Jumbo for at least a few of the years he was active. They both also similarly thrived in heated slugfests and ass-kickings. So this is tougher than it was the first time I compared them.

The Young Lion matches for these Kizuna Road shows have been pretty fun. I wouldn't say you necessarily need to go out of your way to see them, but I would recommend checking out Suzuki-Uemura and Okada-Tsuji if you have the chance. If anything, they've been a nice change of pace from what feels like the same set of matches every week.

Serious question from someone who hasn't really been able to get into shoot style: what separates Tamura from his contemporaries working that style?

Arguably the two most versatile wrestlers ever. Who ya got?

There's still a fair amount of Regal I haven't seen and while his peaks are very good, Bret's are higher. I'm also not sure I've seen Regal carry folks like Bret did.

This is a tough one. I think Toyota destroys Shawn in volume (though she usually had better folks to work with) and probably longevity, but I think Shawn was probably more versatile, at least pre-comeback. I love the Rockers and I think Shawn's absolute top-tier matches are better than Toyota's, but the rest of Toyota's are better than Shawn's. Toyota is better on offense but pre-comeback Shawn is better at selling. My two biggest "I'll rank them, I just have no idea where" wrestlers.

Yeah this isn't just fans being excited about a chant.

Gotta go with Bryan, but it's close as Bryan is a number 1 contender and Flair is a top 10 contender. There are still a ton of 80's Flair matches that I haven't seen, but I think (as of now) Bryan beats him in longevity and volume. I do think Flair's best match (Funk GAB) is better than Bryan's best match (Nigel Unified), but I would put the rest of Bryan's peaks over Flair's. Selling is very close and I would probably give bumping to Flair. This may change the more Flair I watch, but Bryan will still probably have a better chance at the top spot for me.

Both have similar strengths in being incredibly technically sound and being able to carry lesser talent to great matches. But I think Bryan trumps Bret in near every category. Peaks and volume Bryan runs away with it. I know that Bryan has the advantage of working with a ton of great workers, but he also rounds out his resume with legitimately great matches against the likes of Miz, Wyatt, and Triple H. And while Bret has some great matches, Bryan's peaks are higher. When it comes to versatility, Bryan might be better than just about anyone (I'd consider arguments for Funk). Fiery underdog, ruthless heel, pissed off ass-kicker, and even cowardly heel at times. Almost every great Bret match I've seen has him as a babyface or defending champion. Both are terrific offensive wrestlers, but Bryan's ability to wear more hats I think offers more variety than Bret. Selling is really the only area I don't have a strong argument in favor of either.

Two guys heralded as all-time great TV and tag workers. Who ya got?

Both are really strong Random Match contenders. While I don't think it's entirely fair considering Vader's career was much shorter, Rey has significantly more volume. I think I would take him on peaks as well as I've never loved the Vader-Sting series (even if Rey doesn't have the highest ceiling apart from a few matches).

He's my pick to win the G1, but that's still a few months away. A feud with Cobb works.