Grimmas

Only redeeming thing of that horrible sad pathetic shitty finish.

Weird question, but what do you folks watch week to week? Just the matches that peak your interest? Certain shows? Certain wrestlers? Hyped stuff? I never know what to do with a giant playlist of everything that aired from all companies.

I thought it was a hell of a good time and a good match to throw on an undercard of a show like that.

It's true, at least for me. I see his name and get excited, see his partners and skip the match.

Great post Ship Canal. Really wrestling doesn't need racism, homophobia, misogyny, etc.

Forgot to mention I argued against WWE being separated when it happened. Still feel it's wrong.

Yes to all of this! Started a current lucha thread talk already today. Will start a UK/Europe one once I finish the current Progress show I am on. New wrestling is awesome, plus it has the added benefit of speculation which is lost on watching old wrestling. I hope more people start with current stuff now that GWE is over.

I'm pretty sure Finn debuts tonight and him and Gallows/Anderson cost AJ the match.

Yes WWE is stale, but to complain about it on this show where it is the least stale show they have had lined up in a year is odd.

Funny post for this ppv line up, where it's focussed on new people and almost no retread.

Did you see the Rush vs Maximo Sexy apuestas match? I didn't think it was blow away great or anything, but definitely a really solid match with good heat.

The problem wasn't that people ignored certain styles or areas of wrestling, it was that nobody ignored US wrestling at all.

GWE is over, we can now focus on current wrestling. Cubsfan puts up everything weekly on youtube, so there is no excuse to not watch a little. Here we are, current lucha talk. What did you watch? What are you looking forward to? News, rumours, etc...

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1 - "Nature Boy" Ric Flair 2006 Ranking: 8 Points: 15261 #1 Votes: 30 #2 Votes: 23 #3 Votes: 17 Top 10 Votes: 46 # of Ballots: 148 Average Vote: 7.95 High Vote: 1 (TheU_2001, Loss, Derek C, Moonsault Marvin, Tim Evans, Jerryvonkramer, BackToBionic, ???, ???, Paul Cooke, Woof, supremebve, anchor, mprice, Justin Webb, Cross Face Chicken Wing, Timothy Buechner, Steven White, Paul Völsch, Danish Dynamite, Shoe, Conker8, Fishbaugh, Ricky Whittenburg, Brad, Floyd, JazeUSA, MikeF , Badlittlekitten, & peachchaos) Low Vote: 67 Discussion Thread "He dropped own in the last week. I respect everything he has done in wrestling, but the simple fact of the matter is, most of his matches leave me underwhelmed. No matter how much people try to explain the brilliant psychology behind them, I do not get as excited as I should. Also, I find his shtick and his performances really grating. Only so many times I can hear "fat boy" being yelled before I start shouting at my screen." MoS "Great stamina. Participated in many legendary matches. One of the most entertaining performers in the United States during the 1980s and early 1990s." stunning_grover "Only Funk's adaptability and outrageous status in Japan kept 'Naitch out the top spot. The best in and out of the ring whose love for the business is evident in nearly every performance. He's given his all and then some." Jon Burr "It's really hard for me to rate him number two as it is neck-and-neck with Jumbo and Funk. The greatest defending champion I can think of. I recently watched his 1989 matches with Steamboat and they seem to have gotten better with time." Dave Musgrave "He epitomizes the standard to which the 'world champion' should be judged; and in the world of wrestling, no one is better than the champion of the world." Steven White "Every wrestler has his flaws and Flair is no exception, however the question is if his flaws are enough weighed against other workers. In my opinion, the answer is no. A great wrestling character that is probably the greatest wrestler alive when it comes to killing time in an entertaining fashion. 20 minutes fly by like 5 and it expands along with the length of the match." Goodear "Five-part podcast mini-series outlining the case: http://placetobenation.com/fair-for-flair-a-mini-series/" jerryvonkramer Recommended Matches: Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (2/3 Falls, NWA Clash of the Champions, 4/2/1989) Terry Funk vs Ric Flair (NWA Great American Bash, 7/23/1989) Royal Rumble (WWF Royal Rumble, 1/19/1992)

2 - Terry Funk 2006 Ranking: 11 Points: 14452 #1 Votes: 25 #2 Votes: 15 #3 Votes: 10 Top 10 Votes: 49 # of Ballots: 148 Average Vote: 11.36 High Vote: 1 (Joe G, ???, TravJ1979, Elliott, Laney, Grimmas, The Russian Daydream, PeteF3, Josh Ritter, Trent Williams, Kris Zellner, topropepodcast, ShipCanal, Jimbo Tsuruta, simen oem, John Steffy, Dr Ackermann, Jon Burr, Parties, victory, benjaminkicks, JAEDMC, The Man in Blak, El Boricua, & Dylan Waco) Low Vote: 77 Discussion Thread "There's literally no facet of that jewel we call wrestling that hasn't shown Terry Funk's reflection. One may not find each said facet to his taste, of course, but his work, character, and influence is nigh incalculable across the globe." Jon Burr "He was great in so many different roles. The best combination of versatile and great you could see. Based on his book and comments by Dave Meltzer he seems to have the best mind for wrestling out of any major star." Dave Musgrave "I've said this before but without the Flair v. Funk feud from 89 I would never have become a hardcore/life long fan. It was that feud that took me from the level of being a fan, to being obsessed. It was that feud that pushed me into a collectors mentality, and even started me down the early road to tape trading. It was that feud that revealed to me the best about pro wrestling's dramatic storytelling elements and arguably it's worst as well (I got into more than one fight at school over that feud). One thing I've never really talked about in regards to the feud is that it provided a wonderful distraction, and a great escape for me as a child during a period of great devastation. While the feud kickstarted at the GAB 89 in July, it reached a fever pitch to me at Clash VIII in mid-Sept. in Columbia, SC when Funk came out of the crowd and tied a bag over Flair's head. I witnessed this live and remember the fallout from it, but what probably isn't remembered for those outside of the area is that less than two weeks later the South Carolina lowcountry was devastated by Hurricane Hugo. We were without water or power for two months. With no school, I spent most of my days walking around my neighborhood which had been completely destroyed (our house was actually the only house on the block that did not have a tree go straight through it) and fantasy booking the Flair v. Funk feud. My dad would hook the t.v. up to the car battery and we would watch two blocks of television a week - wrestling on Saturday morning and TGIF (hey, I was eight!). But there was no TBS, and that killed me. I remember watching a scrambled version of Halloween Havoc at a friends house who lived 4 blocks away, but we didn't have any power until early Nov., and no cable until 11/14/89. I remember this date well because the very next day I got to watch the Funk v. Flair I Quit Match live. It was the first wrestling show I'd watched inside my home in close to two months. I have always been partial to their match from GAB, but in many respects the New York Knockout match is the most important match to me as a fan because it was the anticipation of it, the build that I was largely creating in my own mind for it, and the circumstances surrounding it, that made me a fan forever. People know that Terry Funk is my favorite wrestler ever. There are many reasons for that, some familial (he was and is my dad's favorite as well and I was reared on him), and some more personal (he's maybe the only wrestler I can think of who has never disappointed me in a wrestling performance). But Flair is also one of my five favorite wrestlers ever. As a Carolina kid he was pro wrestling in many respects to me, and I probably saw him live as much as anyone who rated in this poll. While Terry Funk was my families wrestler, Ric Flair was my regions wrestler. In 1989 both my family and my region suffered great loss, and it was Funk and Flair's feud that helped me through it as much as anything else." Dylan Waco Recommended Matches: Terry Funk vs Jerry Lawler (No DQ, Memphis, 3/23/1981) Terry Funk vs Stan Hansen (AJPW, 8/23/1985) Terry Funk vs Ric Flair (NWA Great American Bash, 7/23/1989)

Me too. Like Adam Bomb and Wrath a lot. He had a cool aura and squashed people.

Stuck at work on a super busy day with head office visits. Reveal will be in the evening.

Demolition and Trish spotlights are my requests.

Yeah... oops. He was in mine.

Weird, since two if three made the majority if their cases in Japan.

Dorada and Virus made the top 100, that's the best one could expect. Maybe Espectrito or Sagrada Jr...

I wish I nominated Little Tokyo.

Tomorrow you will know what voters think, but with only those two choices, who is the greatest?

3 - Stan Hansen 2006 Ranking: 10 Points: 13813 #1 Votes: 11 #2 Votes: 21 #3 Votes: 10 Top 10 Votes: 59 # of Ballots: 143 Average Vote: 11.06 High Vote: 1 (Bill Thompson, Coffey, InYourCase, Childs, Devon Hales, overbooked, Stiva, KB8, Phil Rippa, ???, & MoS) Low Vote: 83 Discussion Thread "At the very top, when almost all things are equal, ultimately, you have to give in to your subjective urges and indulgences and trust them. And, simple fact of the matter is that no one gets my blood running and my veins pumping the way Hansen does. Every little thing he does mesmerises me." MoS "He was a great worker for a long time and he gave great performances in several different promotions. Especially his work in Japan was of high quality." stunning_grover "Sheer terror, wherever he went. Bruiser Brody's myth is Stan Hansen's reality, and without all the sundry bullshit that followed Frank Goodish around. Hansen's largesse, literally and figuratively, is matched only by his stellar matches." Jon Burr "One of the most physical wrestlers ever, especially at that level." Dave Musgrave "To ignore his longevity and consistency would be a huge mistake, even if I haven't seen a ton of his catalogue." Steven White "Possibly the most fearsome brawler in wrestling history whose work is often so compelling that it's hard to not get immersed in almost every performance, usually because his incomparable physicality. It's not just that his matches are hard hitting, they are also wrestled at a quick pace, utilize the entire ringside area, and create an incredibly chaotic atmosphere. Yes, he's surprisingly good at working from underneath in the rare matched where he is called to do so, and he has a few feuds that are more sporting (vs Inoki, Baba, and Misawa) but it's that spectacular brawling and character work that lands him in this spot." A Stock Recommended Matches: Stan Hansen vs Andre the Giant (NJPW, 9/23/1981) Stan Hansen vs Terry Funk (AJPW, 8/23/1985) Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 7/29/1993)