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Might try to watch more Hotta, I like her vs. Aja Kong

Jimmy Valient is a fun wrestler from what I have seen but, is not someone I am proabably not considering. For context I have only seen very limited amounts of his work and that is with him as the Boogie Woogie Man stuff. With wrestlers like Jimmy Valient and Big Daddy, there's light and simple fun wrestling factor (what I call county fair style wrestling). I think if I were to watch him real time everyweek or had to pay to watch his matches I would have less patience for his act but, I think it's fun and comforting. Here's a match with vs. George South in 2002 that I think is super fun. Him and Ricky Morton have a match with George South and Stan Lane (not sure if Fantastics, Stan Lane or some other Stan Lane) in the rain. I think says good about all four that despite their older age and this could easily feel sad, they kept the crowd and me engaged during this match. Also I stand by Jimmy Valient and Someone vs. Young Bucks would be a super fun match.

Someone I'm considering for my list with other limited footage candidates (Rene Ben Chemoul and Aquiles o Matador). Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) vs. Ash Mahoney in a good+, clipped match from the 1940s.

Dr. Wagner Jr feels like a number 1 for me right now. Here's something I wrote when one of my buddies why. I think he's really cool and consistently enjoyable to great perfomances everytime I watched him. He's in 4 top 100 matches ever for me vs. LA Park in TxT (my number 5 best match ever and pick for best lucha match ever) vs. Blue Demon Jr (#9 in my GME) https://vk.com/wall-4499945_14911 w/ Blue Panther, & Principe Joe vs. El Hijo Del Santo, Felino & Super Astro (didn't watch it before making a GME list but, would rank preety well) vs. LA Par-K - AAA (ranked 86 in my GME) Based on what I've seen even in matches that I think are not good, I find something in perfomance that I enjoy (him vs. The Jason in BJW, Jushin Thunder Liger at Fighting Spirit, his tag match in STARDOM). He also the type of wrestler I would want to see against anybody just see how it would go (the Yoshihiko rule). I think he has great longevity, has a very good match in May 1992 El Hijo del Santo, Gran Hamada & Solar vs. Babe Face, Dr. Wagner Jr. & Negro Casas And very good (maybe borderline great match) July 2025 Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Villano V Jr. in IWRG I also think he's really cool and has great aura (his matches feel big and important even via facam). Bad Medicine is such a great theme song and his entrance is so cool. I don't understand Spanish much but, the angles I have seen be apart of angles are cool and amazing distinct promo voice. He does great character work as rudo or tenichio. I also lean towards lucha brawling with with of showmanship is one of my preferred types of wrestling. He feels like a very me wrestler. Jumbo Tsuruta, Bryan Danielson, and Mayumi Ozaki feel like #1 contenders for me but, he feels the most me core. Another cool match I recommend is Dr. Wagner Jr. & Mistico vs. Averno & Ultimo Guerrero. He's so cool.

Hoping to maybe consider maybe watching more of him, watched him vs. Toshiaki Kawadahad maybe the best match of 2003. He played that he was out of his depth some but, also a great overdog in some parts.

I like think of Fuminori Abe has a Munenori Sawa (I wrestler who I really, really like) mentee/buddy. He might someone I might consider putting in the 90s of list. He might have best rope rebound version I have ever seen. Fuminori Abe is so charming and avant-garde. One of the matches i go to his matches vs. Blanco (a swing). Also really liked Astronauts vs. Strong BJ.

Him and Colt Cabana were my gateway to ROH wrestlers in 2011. There's a certain charm to him. I really liked his 2021-2022 return. And a great watching live wrestler He feels like a wrestler who proabably make my list if it wasn't for the bad stuff he did outside the ring.

A wrestler I just considered, one of the best wrestlers of the 2010s last year. Had him at 11 on my top 100 in ring wrestlers of 2010s (before doing more research). When I watched him he was so good at finding the strengths in opponents with mixing his own quirks and dependable for a very good mstch. I haven't kept up much with his work since he left NJPW (I watched some NXT stuff). Not sure where I'll rank him or if I'll rank him. Hoping to watch more of him (especially his pre-NJPW work and his 2020s work). Also recommend him vs. Hiromu Takahashi at Sakura Genesis. Two unique matches I watched tonight Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA vs. Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano in 2010 KUSHIDA vs. Volador Jr (KUSHIDA as a rudo)

I see Punk being in the 25-50, on the first draft of my list. He was number 4. I think with the sloppiest/roughness around the edges is part of his charm. CM Punk is in kayfabe not the best wrestler but, is often stubborn, spiteful, and passionate enough to be successful anyway. With CM Punk there's an unique emotional connectivity. When he matterial he connects to his material he can come off as one of the most earnest United States Television wrestlers I have seen. The CM Punk Collision was amazing and showed really great range (especially the Satoshi Kojima Forbidden Door match). I think his WWE work helps his face because even in the off-feeling modern WWE, CM Punk feels different. Also shout out to CM Punk vs. Delirious, 7/2/05. One of my favorite matches ever.

He feels like make my top 10 maybe even top 5, hoping to watch more. There's a energy I connect to with him, great times. The WCW stuff is really fun from what I've enjoyed. A La Parka and Goldberg from 1998 match stands out. Great NOAH tag! He's part one my favorite matches of 2022, Kento Miyahara, Ryo Inoue, Takuya Nomura, and Yuma Anzai vs. Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa, Yuji Nagata, and Yuto Nakashima Really liked his 2023 Triple Crown run from a few years specifically the Yuma Anzai and Yuma Aoyagi matches. He was a good base for getting excited about them. Aoyagi match is free with sign up no purchase nessasary. https://www.ajpw.tv/videos/d1ba23ce-293e-4182-b3ec-d29516847ce2 Very fun match in Ganbare Pro vs. Keisuke Ishii. His Hiroshi Tanahashi singles(NJPW) and Shinya Aoki (DDT) singles are great. Hoping to go deeper into NJPW work. He might my favorite NJPW ace ever, the Yuji Nagata vs. MMA fighters matches series has been really cool from what I've seen. He seems to give good effort even though he's been deemphasized. Yuji Nagata rules.

Someone I might consider, I have a soft spot him and George South. Really liked him vs. Stan Lane and vs. Ivan Koloff (1/8/83). Most of knowledge of him from his work as in the 2020s as kind of meme-ish wrestler. I really like his match against George South at the SCI and great in all time random match contender Angels vs. Delirious vs. KUSHIDA vs. Mike Bailey vs. Mike Jackson vs. Yuya Uemura from Impact Wrestling in 2023. Haven't finished but, he has a sweet shoot interview free on highspots.

Fun wrestler, I might try to look into the career. Had a really likable and stooge bumping.

Maybe the biggest star in wrestling right now (in terms of connecting with live crowds) in modern wrestling. I think he is very fun tag worker and kind of hit or miss with singles especially with lack of blood/crowd brawling in Arena Mexico. The MJF match is AMAZING and is my the best match I have seen from both. The Sin Cara is has some fun stuff especially the Evan Bourne matches and knowing the had to wrestle in the dark, with his eyes covered, against non Spanish speakers mostly, and told despite being one of the biggest in wrestling that he was wrestling incorrectly. He is someone that I might consider in the 80s-100 part of my list but, can see going him going higher for others that connect with him more.

What are some of your favorite local legends/standouts? I was listening to a podcast and the person talking about Mentai Kid, bonus points if they are from your region or a region you feel is under discussed. I am tempted to try to find more space for those kind of wrestlers especially in the 90-100 section of my list. Wrestlers Jake De Leon, Jeremy Wyatt, The Statement Andruew Tang, and Aquiles o Matador. Two for might be Socal Crazy (wrestler I have seen live alot locally) and Johnny Goodtime/Kevin Martenson (1/2 of the Rockness Monsters).

The Young Bucks, Jimmy Valiant's work is fun but, the Young Bucks are my of my favorite tag team ever, maybe one of my favorite acts in wrestling history, and in some of my favorite matches of all time.