Grimmas

If it's important, it's going to be an awesome list full of joshi workers!

Let's not forget that Becky Lynch was one of the best teenage wrestlers ever and her short time in Shimmer proved that. Just an outstanding wrestler who got it IMMEDIATELY!

Discuss here. Witlon said: "I was reminded recently that he didn't even get nominated last time, and that is just a bit of a travesty. He was one of the most transcendent stars of the 1980s, especially in Mid South and had an undeniable charisma in the ring, and out. There's some great matches sprinkled in there, too."

Discuss here. Boss Rock said: "Was a relatively obscure indie name who exploded over the last four years. Fantastic juggernaut and final boss type with some of the most physical matches in recent years. Might be the greatest chopper ever and his overall offensive game is among the best in the world today. Every WALTER match is a brutal spectacle."

These are match reviews and recs, which are great, but if I could have a little paragraph about why each of these are worth voting for?

Discuss here. Stiva said: "Admittedly, she has a very small pool of matches and this nomination is based on the assumption that she’s going to eventually come back and pick up where she left off. But for that year, every one of her big matches was appointment viewing; she had one of the best modern Mania tag matches where she already looked like a natural and then came the title run; staring down the assembly line of WWEs women and delivering every time. Was able to work matches underneath (Bayley, Nikki Bella) with great selling and attention to detail, she could work as the superior grappler who gave just enough to her opponent (Sasha, Alexa) and when she had to bring it in hot angles in the build to Mania, she did. A lot of her matches felt like the Brock template of 12-15 taken one further as she added more vulnerability, fantastic bumping along with a great mix of strikes, submissions and an almost unnatural understanding of how to construct a main event match. I really hope she comes back since, even as good as her one year is, I don’t think it’s enough for her to get on but the prospect of her coming back and working the likes of Io, Asuka, Shayna, Bianca and even Mercedes Martinez feels like she could have a top tier run before 2026. "

Discuss here. MoS said: "Extremely short run, but she deserves consideration just for what she did in terms of forcing her way into a Wrestlemania main event, and becoming the first woman in WWE to be the top star of the company. She is not very athletic or fluid, but she is a very good ring general; she knows exactly where to be and how to keep the parts moving. She is also excellent at showing fire and wrestling like she is in the fight of her life. She is one of the best modern wrestlers at incorporating her character into her matches, which keeps the crowd with her. She has a special connection with the fans, which helps elevate her matches into being more memorable, something that stands out in current WWE. "

This thread and her placement was one of the biggest retrospective mistakes of 2016. She's a #1 candidate and look at how little she was discussed? From the late 70s she was head's and feet above almost anyone in wrestling and was forced to retire early. She had a match while in retirement that ruled, and when she finally returned, guess what? She ruled again! Even today she is still really decent, which is kind of insane to think about.

After watching the 80s stuff this time, she blew me away as the greatest babyface worker of all-time. I can't imagine leaving her off my list, but I need to see more 90s to have any idea where to put her.

Have you seen the Meiko match?

Discuss here. Elliott said: "Supremely underrated performer. Was part of a legendary tag team with Kyoko, but I would highly encourage her singles work in the late 90s-early 00s as she was consistently a high level performer. Excellent at working the breakneck style people associate with Joshi. But knew how to sell, work the mat and would hit spinning backfists every bit as violent as Aja Kong. There is no chance I put together a top 100 without Takako Inoue. I still need to fill in gaps for 2003-Present. But based on the strength of 1993-2003 she's a no brainer."

Mark Henry is someone I am going to fight to try to get onto my list. Amazing presence, and once he figured out his character was lights out outstanding until he retired. I love watching him wrestle and totally up my style (he's on the John Tenta level for me).

No links on the board (just write out the three matches)... there is a fancy google doc you can throw anything in (hint: check the Links thread).

Sasha EASILY makes it this time and I have no doubts. Has been one of the best, if not the best, wrestler in the world for 5 years now.

Make any thread you desire in this GWE section to discuss GWE!

Feel free to post these in the Recommendations Docs. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rgl1utpEKF0EBGkV6HgfphF3ODzgceeV7ustiy7GkaM/edit?usp=sharing

Discuss here. From Quentin: "The face of DDT, best worker in company history and still arguably the best worker in the company. One of the best and most consistent wrestlers in Japan for at least 10-11 years that we have proof of. In the top tier of title match workers of the last decade along with fitting in great in any situation you want to plug him in to. Whether that’s having to be adept at comedy stuff, working young, spot heavier guys like Endo and Speedball, grappling with Sakaguchi and Shinya Aoki, or carrying someone like Soma Takao to a career match and at 46, shows no strong signs of slowing down. Didn’t get nominated last time but someone I had pegged for my 100 before realizing he didn’t have a thread."

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Discuss here. From Grimmas: "To me, one of the best babyface wrestlers of the last decade. Tremendously sympathetic, but also very charismatic and fun plus a killer in the ring with some vicious offense. She turned heel and ruled at that as well! Although she has only been great for 5 years and she may or may not be retired, that peak was so great she will make my list."

Kairi Hojo/Sane To me, one of the best babyface wrestlers of the last decade. Tremendously sympathetic, but also very charismatic and fun plus a killer in the ring with some vicious offense. She turned heel and ruled at that as well! Although she has only been great for 5 years and she may or may not be retired, that peak was so great she will make my list. Matches: Kairi Hojo vs Meiko Satomura (Stardom, 2015-06-14) Kairi Hojo vs Io Shirai (Stardom, 2017-03-20) Kairi Sane vs Shayna Basler (WWE Evolution, 2018-10-28)

Here it is, the thread you use to request a new nominee. If someone is not nominated and you want to consider voting for them, you will reply to this thread with two things. 1) A small paragraph (3-5 sentences) that lay out their basic case. 2) A list of three recommended matches (with links if possible). A new nomination thread will be created, if one doesn't exist, with that info provided. The matches will be added to the Google Docs of Recommended Matches. Enjoy.

Here is the google doc that anyone can edit. It's a list of all the nominees where anyone can drop match recommendations and view them. Feel free to go there to find matches to watch, or drop some links/recs for others to discover. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rgl1utpEKF0EBGkV6HgfphF3ODzgceeV7ustiy7GkaM/edit If you haven't signed up for the mailing list, you can here. https://forms.gle/QB7JhkVKZdYC1kPYA Sign up for the discord for watch parties, here: https://discord.gg/2tqvKBK2WA

5 years later and Dump is probably making my list this time! Her in ring charisma and presence is a force of nature. Every Dump match is a spectacle and I love them! When she isn't just fucking around with a story driven beat people with weapons, she is an all time great brawler with some of the greatest matches ever against Chigusa. Plus she can really go in a normal match too. Her tag matches with Bull are out of this world too. I have yet to see anything post comeback, so we'll see if that hurts or helps her.

For 2026, this is my starting #1. I've been going through joshi very thoroughly and I'm at 1992, she's already feels like the greatest wrestler ever and has felt that way since maybe 1989 maybe 1990 at the latest. She has been in amazing stuff going back to her rookie year in 1986, so this she wasn't great until 93/94 is BS! What I love about watching her is all of the little things. The way she works submissions, always finding ways to make everything more vicious is a joy to watch. Add that to her making any single piece of offense feel like a finisher. It's really odd seeing her top rope dropkicks look like pure death in a promotion where Manami Toyota is there who is known for her dropkicks. Her selling is unreal too, some subtle stuff but a very realistic way of selling. Add the charisma and intensity, it's really hard to match her. I've seen the main matches from her prime, but it's been awhile, so I'll have a stronger case to come. I've recently seen her 2001 match against Meiko Satomura and that feels like one of the best matches I've ever seen too. The case for Hokuto being 92-94 is silly, she's an all time great for a LOT longer and I hope others start to consider her for #1!

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