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Not sure how to feel about Okada, he has alot of great matches but, feels interesting. One of the big detrimental parts of Okada (specifically in his AEW run) is sometimes having a lack of spark and ot effecting his matches alot. I get Okada. I often feel like I want to like his matches more than what comes out.

He's so good!! Nearly everything I have seen him in as has been and interesting. I'm really connected with me, he's so fun. Right now he might be my favorite wrestler of the pre-color tv eras. Has a charisma that connects with alot of fun technical stuff. Not sure where he'll rank but, he's proabably making my list. Here's two matches that really helped me get him.

Mad Dog Connelly is great and is maybe one of the best wrestlers in the world right now. He brings a great intensity and anything can happen to his matches. Great presence. Him vs. Matt Tremont from DPW Victory Lap is one of my favorite matches of the year so far. The Rick Rude comp is fun because his character before Connelly was Dan Liplock (basically a Shawn Micheals early 90s character) from what I have seen is solid but, felt not him. I think it's way too early for him but, if someone put in their 90s I would understand it. Very fun to watch but, is still developing. I try to be stricter with newer wrestlers and more lenient towards older wrestlers.

I have struggled alot with Moxley and if should include him. To me the biggest case against him is in-ring he feels to much like a mirroring dance partner. I think he sometimes wrestles to much the level of his opponents energy wise on. If his opponent is unmotivated or having a bad day in the ring, he is not the type that can save the match and sometimes feel like not get a great individual performance out. One of the better promo and angle workers in modern wrestling too. Moxley is more of a case of that hes a great wrestler but, as of now it feels like I connect with other 90 wrestlers as better wrestlers and he's doesn't feel like a 10 personal pick. Great promo/angle doer and super important wrestler though. The Bucks are proabably the most important wrestlers in starting the ethos of an AEW happening but, Jon Moxley is the most important wrestler in that companies history. I don't know if AEW last as long as it has does without Moxley putting so much heart, credibility, and glue to the promotion.

I personally don't see it at all with Alexa Bliss. If it's In personal favorite section that's cool. I think it is cool with this lists to who connects with pepole. I know my 100 will have wrestlers that proabably won't connect to everybody. I haven't rewatched it but, her and Nikki Cross vs. Asuka and Kairi Sane from the empty arena Wrestlemania stands out as a great match even 5 years later. The Twisted Bliss is so very cool move.

Johnny GWE, one of my favorites as a kid and consistently fun to watch. He does have dips but, those feel like dips (the Samoa Joe, AEW match) but, those feel to me, him having an off night and not clicking more than a consistent run awkward. His Lucha Underground run is great and the AEW Johnny TV (especially when Rampage was happening) consistently fun. One of most fun live wrestlers I have ever seen, especially at indie shows. For context alot of the shows were not taped (there's fancam AEW x Adult Swim Battle For The Booty) but he still put on very fun efforts. I think he is very making things work as a wrestler through his charisma, charm, and skill. A triple threat cage match proabably with The Miz and John Cena who had shakey chemistry before/after this match shouldn't work but it does. Even stuff like the Dirty Dishes match with Taya Valkyrie would feel uncomfortable and maybe a slog with any other pair besides them but, it ends up being a very fun match. Also stuff like the Bad Bunny debut too. The Bunny Destroyer was so cool. Him as The Hammer in Russel Madness is fun too. I think he might 70-90, possibly higher More Match Recs CM Punk vs. John Morrison - WWE ECW, Aired 9/4/06 John Cena vs. John Morrison vs. The Miz (Steel Cage) - WWE Extreme Rules 2011 Big Ryck vs. Johnny Mundo vs. Prince Puma (Ladder Match) - Lucha Underground S1E07, 2014 Johnny Mundo vs. Prince Puma (All Night Long) - Lucha Underground S1E32, 2015 Johnny Mundo vs. Prince Puma - Lucha Underground S3E40 Ultimo Lucha Thres Part 4, 2016 Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. John Morrison & The Miz - WWE Wrestlemania Night 1, 4/10/21 Bandido vs. Johnny Downunder - WSW, 3/10/23 Royce Isaacs vs. Johnny Bloodsport - GCW Bloodsport, 3/30/23 Johnny TV vs. Orange Cassidy - AEW Rampage, 8/11/23 Johnny TV & MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden) vs. Big Boom AJ & The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe & Orange Cassidy) - AEW Revolution 2025 - Zero Hour, 3/9/25

I think Mei Suruga is probably going to end up in the 90s (personal favorites abd/or limited footage wrestlers I enjoy) This is not Mei Suruga's best match but, a great display on how good she is right now (as of now with Kenny Omega for my picks for wrestler of the year so far). She is facing someone who is celebrating their first year as a wrestler and she had a compelling match inspiring me to watch more Hiyori Kawata. She's doing do so good in her ace run.

Put, this on my GWE list. Tarzan Goto rules too!

Posted this in the Discord "I think you can a case on Dusty Rhodes being a great worker. Really good selling (ex: The Barry Windham claw match) and a good house of energy). He's really good, is a fun old man wrestler, and has great strikes energy (ex: The Sheild vs. Cody and Goldust). The first War Games is all time great match and he's in it the whole time. I don't know if he'll make my list but, I could see a case even without promos. I connect to him more than Atsushi Onita and Hulk Hogan who feel like comps for him." I'm also factoring promos/angles and he's a very good promo/angle wrestler.

Yuji Okabayashi is someone I connect too alot of I think him. Hoping to go deeper into his career. He is one of the best torch passing matches ever vs. Yuya Aoki and in one of the best avant garde matches ever in the 2016 Posiden Adventure Splash Match (Ryuji Ito, Speed Of Sounds (Hercules Senga & Tsutomu Oosugi) & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Brahman Brothers (Brahman Kei & Brahman Shu), Shinobu, and Takayuki Ueki). I think he is also one of my favorite tag team wrestlers this decade, also active, supportive, and a great corner man for pepole lower in BJW's pecking order. He also so good at comedy wrestling too. Not sure where he will rank but, he'll probably make my list

Really interesting and fun wrestler. It's so cool that as the Mascarita Dorada base guy and a very violent brawler. Really enjoyed his 2024 work. The 2008 n Pequeno Reyes Del Aire is so fun.

Really cool wrestler, someone I am hoping to look into deeper on. Something that really stands out is fighting like a jock wrestler I think one of his biggest strengths might be facial selling. Great bleeder too. In some of one of my favorite BJW's with Daisuke Sekimoto & Yoshihito Sasaki vs. Jaki Numazawa & Jun Kasai (the babred wire one specifically). He radiates heart, hoping to watch more of him. I hope he is enjoying his post wrestling career life.

Very fun show, I expected to be a festival of wrestling type show more than a super show. The scenery was super cool. The elimination tag is great match! Mad Dog Connelly vs. Adam Priest is a very good but, not near their peak. I feel like Mad Dog Connelly and Adam Priest will get something really at DEAN ~!!! 3. Very fun pro wrestling and enjoyed that I watched it

Akira Tozawa is such an interesting case of a wrestler, one of the best wrestlers and most likable wrestlers in the 2009-2010s (I ranked 6th best wrestler of the 2010s last year) sandwiched an odd gimmick in Dragon Gate and WWE not really showcasing him much for reasons I am not sure off. He has a lot of fun matches and is very charismatic but, theres also a great sense of heart and emotionally connectivity. When he gets chances to showcase himself he does well and comes across as big effort, I enjoyed his match against Jinder Mahal on Main Event last year (he proabably has more fun matches on Main Event that I just havent seen yet) and a fun squash against Gunther this year. He also holds a a special place in my heart because he was the main event of the first indie show I was a part of (New Wave Pro Wrestling vs. Locura). I think he will make my list.

Adam Page is not someone I'm really considering, that might change. He's probably the best promo in the modern era and a great wrestler. I can totally see him making someones list especially with the emotional attachment he gives off. He has a pretty credible case especially if a voter considers his CWF Mid Atlantic work that's pretty accessible (watched him vs. Trevor Lee early in his career, it was good) and ROH work. Thats 15 years of work. He was even good in watching him in 2012 live against Arik Royal at PWS Wrestle Reunion for like a few minutes before getting attacked by Vader. He feels like someone who personally land at good plus - great/100 wrestlers I probably like more than him.

I am trying to think of good jobbers to have on my list to range 90-100 with Mike Jackson and/or George South. Is anybody else considering putting a jobber on your list and who? If not, who do you think is the best jobber in general is.

These have a strong chance of being my 1 and 2 or 2 and 1.

There's something charming and comforting about watching Demolition Ax's indie matches. It feels like street fair wrestling in the most fun ways. I realized that his tag team partner was in WCW but, I wasn't sure what he was up too. I also really like his match with King Kong Bundy. Really enjoyed Bobby Fulton (one of the Fantastics) vs. Demolition Ax. It's so interesting to see Bobby Fulton as the stooging, mascot attacking heel. This match takes place on a baseball field! Water gets dumped on him, it's such a fun time. The Pez Whatley vs. Ricky Morton match on this show is super fun too. NDW is New Dimension Wrestling The promotions website is looks like like this, I appreciate the million dollar reward clickbait and having like 10 click here now links. https://web.archive.org/web/19981212031259/http://www.ndwwrestling.com/

Jun Kasai is probably besides Mick Foley (insert wrestlers) first hardcore match. He has such a great charisma and charm. I think one of his difficulties is when a match is not clicking he is not great at steering it but, is also in some all time great matches against a variety of opponents. I feel like he'll be on my list and probably the highest deathmatch wrestler on it too. I also add Some of these matches are very bloody Jun Kasai & Mitsuhiro Matsunaga vs. Nick Gage & Zandig - BJW 2000 Daisuke Sekimoto & Yoshihito Sasaki vs. Jaki Numazawa & Jun Kasai - BJW 11/22/2010 Akebono, Sanshiro Takagi & Touru Owashi vs. Antonio Honda, Hoshitango & Jun Kasai - DDT 2013 Hyper Misao vs. Jun Kasai - TJPW 2018 Jun Kasai vs. MAO - DDT 2018 El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai - JTO 2022 Daiju Wakamatsu, Hideyoshi Kamitani, and Tomoya Hirata vs. Jun Kasai, Toshiyuki Sakuda, and Yuki Ishikawa - FREEDOMS 2023 https://youtu.be/BehBi3hZLYk?si=JpagE5iJkXa2T-PP Jun Kasai vs. Rina Yamashita - FREEDOMS 2024 (FREEDOMS Pro-Wrestling Train Group AWE Hataage)

Jeff Jarrett always wins! I think if Jeff Jarrett was not a kind of forced TNA main eventer his reputation would probably be alot better. I kind of get why Jeff was positioned on top (being worried WWE would sign their top stars) and the Jeff Jarrett having fun stuff in his run. I think it is kind of rough by comparison given that he was a main eventer as a top star when Abyss, AJ Styles, Monty Brown, and Samoa Joe in 2004-2006 was there was rough. He's a great (potentially all time great) mid carder. He really great at stooging and bumping around. His Memphis stuff is so fun especially in tags. He shows good face fire. His most recent AEW run has been so good and fun. His matches have so fun. He comes across as so earnest but, also as cheesey. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Match with Jeff Hardy rocks! Jeff Jarrett rules! Still looking through his career. He also has some great brawls in the Bryan Danielson match and the 3/9 The House Of Black (Brody King, Buddy Matthews, & Malakai Black) vs. Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, and Mark Briscoe AEW Collision match! He's a lock for my list. Jeff Jarrett Recs Jeff Jarrett, Alan West, JT Southern, Paul Diamond & Mark Starr vs. Shima, Tarzan Goto, Tojo Yamamoto, The Hunter & Boy Tony (CWA, 3/14/87)

Stardom uploaded Tam Nakano vs. Saya Kamitani for a limited time. I watched this match with little context on both but, think it is a great match.

Someone who is apart of alot of really great matches and I am interested to go deeper into his work. I could see him making my list.

Someone who I think is very good but, I'm not sure who will fit on my list. I think he is cool and has great charisma with amazing act with Prince Nana. Really good presence too and good+ in-ring. He has great perfomances specifically in the Bryan Danielson - All In match, the Adam Page feud, some stuff in CZW, Lucha Underground, and more. I feel like as wrestler he's hasn't reached the all time stage but, he a fixture on my wrestler of the year list and might make it there later. Also his theme song is very catchy especially in arena.

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Mei Suruga I think she might be a better a better contender for a GWE list down the line or someone to put in the lower 90s. With she brings a sense of fun enthusiasm and creativity constantly. She is ball of charisma. I think since started she has gotten wrestling and made it her on (she debuted in 2018 and I think she's had a special charm to her work since 2019). In the 7 years of her career so far she has been put in so many roles and done well (great excited rookie, underdog, generational class rival, trainer, and ace of a promotion) Another part of her charm is despite having most of her matches in the Ichigaya Chocolate Square (no ring dentist office sized venue) she to well in so many places. Her time in CMLL to during the Womans Grand Prix in Arena Mexico stands out. I think something that kind of holds her back is she sometimes try to go to forced epic or had difficulties playing the overdog in a match. I think this year she has become better at that. I think its really impressive and performances how many great matches she has had so far. The Mei Saint Michel where teams up with Sakisama (Saki Akai) in NEO Biishiki-gun run is also very, very fun. Mei Suruga vs. Kaori Yoneyama (Gatoh Move, 8/17/19) Black Menso-re & Pink Menso-re vs. Hikaru Sato & Natsu Sumire (AJPW, 2/26/20) Mei Suruga vs. Ryo Mizunami - Falls Count Anywhere (Gatoh Move ChocoPro, 10/4/20) Maki Itoh & Miyu Yamashita vs. NEO Biishiki-gun (Mei Saint-Michel & Sakisama) (TJPW Positive Chain, 2/11/21) Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki & Yuka Sakazaki) vs. NEO Biishiki-gun (Mei Saint-Michel & Sakisama) (TJPW Wrestle Princess 2, 10/9/21) AZM vs. Mei Suruga (STARDOM Cinderella Tournament 2022 Final, 4/29/22) Mei Suruga vs. Yuna Mizumori (Gatoh Move 10th Anniversary, 9/15/22) Team Mexico (Dalys, Faby, La Amapola, La Jarochita, Lluvia, Marcela, Princesa Sugehit & Reyna Isis) vs. Team World (Alex Gracia, Avispa Dorada, Hikari Shimizu, Ivelisse, Lady Frost, Mei Suruga, Stephanie Vaquer & Tae Honma) (CMLL International Women's Grand Prix, 10/28/22) Emi Sakura vs. Mei Suruga (Gatoh Move For The Future, 8/31/24) Emi Sakura & Masahiro Takanashi vs. BestBros (Baliyan Akki & Mei Suruga) (ChocoPro #422, 1/13/25) Chie Koishikawa vs. Mei Suruga (ChocoPro, 3/30/25)