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#88 "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino 2016 Ranking: 139 [+51] 2006 Ranking: 150 [+62] Points: 8530 Points per Vote: 55.8 Votes: 153, 31.94% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 5-16-41 Standard Deviation: 27.4 Nomination Thread: Bruno Sammartino High Vote: 1 High Voter: Zach Marenglen "A true working-class hero who, when you see him beat a heel, makes you feel as if you really are witnessing good triumph over evil." Zach Marenglen

#89 Roderick Strong 2016 Ranking: 236 [+147] 2006 Ranking: - Points: 8350 Points per Vote: 42.4 Votes: 197, 41.13% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 0-1-11 Standard Deviation: 22.0 Nomination Thread: Roderick Strong High Vote: 9 High Voter: Chris Rose

#90 El Dandy 2016 Ranking: 35 [-55] 2006 Ranking: 67 [-23] Points: 8280 Points per Vote: 55.2 Votes: 150, 31.32% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 0-6-33 Standard Deviation: 22.0 Nomination Thread: El Dandy High Vote: 4 High Voter: Quentin

#91 Shinsuke Nakamura 2016 Ranking: 94 [+3] 2006 Ranking: - Points: 8182 Points per Vote: 44.0 Votes: 186, 38.83% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 0-6-20 Standard Deviation: 23.6 Nomination Thread: Shinsuke Nakamura High Vote: 5 High Voter: Steven DeYoung

#92 Mayumi Ozaki 2016 Ranking: 133 [+41] 2006 Ranking: 31 [-61] Points: 8011 Points per Vote: 52.7 Votes: 152, 31.73% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 3-7-34 Standard Deviation: 27.1 Nomination Thread: Mayumi Ozaki High Vote: 1 High Voter: Sloozey "Pro wrestling is an art of angels and demons. Mayumi Ozaki is the devil. My pro wrestling true love, choosing her as #1, comes as naturally as breathing." Sloozey

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#93 Necro Butcher 2016 Ranking: 159 [+66] 2006 Ranking: 439 [+346] Points: 7867 Points per Vote: 46.6 Votes: 169, 35.28% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 2-8-34 Standard Deviation: 27.2 Nomination Thread: Necro Butcher High Vote: 1 High Voter: Sam "Punches really hard, incredible seller, peak of American deathmatches, feels real, looks like a fucking killer, can do comedy, been around a variety of promotions and succeeded in each." Sam

#94 Claudio Castagnoli 2016 Ranking: 87 [-7] 2006 Ranking: - Points: 7852 Points per Vote: 37.6 Votes: 209, 43.63% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 0-0-9 Standard Deviation: 22.6 Nomination Thread: Cesaro High Vote: 12 High Voter: bradluen

#95 "Last of a Dying Breed" Eddie Kingston 2016 Ranking: 311 [+216] 2006 Ranking: - Points: 7852 Points per Vote: 43.6 Votes: 180, 37.58% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 1-9-27 Standard Deviation: 1 Nomination Thread: Eddie Kingston High Vote: 1 High Voter: Domage "He is the reason I went from a fan into a FAN. From the first moment I saw him and heard him speak, he was MY wrestler. The platonic ideal for what I want from pro wrestling. Not only has he defined my taste in pro wrestling, because of his match against CM Punk from Full Gear 2021 (my pick for the Greatest Match OF ALL TIME), he also has helped me accept and authentically express my identity as a queer man. He will always be the most important wrestler to ever live, and no other wrestler will ever come close." Domage

#96 Shinobu Kandori 2016 Ranking: 146 [+50] 2006 Ranking: 258 [+162] Points: 7830 Points per Vote: 51.9 Votes: 151, 31.52% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 1-8-28 Standard Deviation: 24.1 Nomination Thread: Shinobu Kandori High Vote: 3 High Voter: Rana

#97 Barry Windham 2016 Ranking: 25 [-72] 2006 Ranking: 28 [-69] Points: 7779 Points per Vote: 44.2 Votes: 176, 36.74% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 0-4-23 Standard Deviation: 24.5 Nomination Thread: Barry Windham High Vote: 8 High Voters: Shannon Steward, Oliver, Rudowood

#98 Daisuke Ikeda 2016 Ranking: 100 [+2] 2006 Ranking: 245 [+147] Points: 7631 Points per Vote: 52.3 Votes: 146, 30.48% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 2-3-27 Standard Deviation: 23.1 Nomination Thread: Daisuke Ikeda High Vote: 2 High Voter: Ajeki

#99 Tully Blanchard 2016 Ranking: 44 [-55] 2006 Ranking: 57 [-42] Points: 7593 Points per Vote: 43.4 Votes: 175, 36.53% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 1-4-15 Standard Deviation: 24.1 Nomination Thread: Tully Blanchard High Vote: 1 High Voter: Kraters "The greatest piece of shit of all time. Hits every metric that makes a wrestler great in my eyes. Awesome seller, the absolute best at finding ways to get you on the babyfaces' side, great in any role he was put in, and during his time with Baby Doll, had such a great, World Champion look if there ever was one. His top 10 matches would hold up against any other great wrestler and was compelling on the mic. Such an inspired wrestler. You hear often that it’s easier to be a heel than a babyface, but once you watch a lot of Tully, it’s easy to think, “Man, no one else could ever heel it up like this.” GREATEST OF ALL TIME." Kraters

#100 Chris Hero 2016 Ranking: 104 [+4] 2006 Ranking: 316 [+216] Points: 7534 Points per Vote: 43.3 Votes: 174, 36.33% Top 3-10-25 Votes: 0-2-19 Standard Deviation: 25.7 Nomination Thread: Chris Hero High Vote: 7 High Voters: David Barnett, Jennifer

We've made it to the top 100! Before we see the rankings, let's look at what's change. Newcomers to the Top 100: Asuka Bruno Sammartino Chris Hero Eddie Kingston Gunther IYO Sky Jay Briscoe Jon Moxley Katsuyori Shibata Kazuchika Okada Kenny Omega KENTA Kevin Owens Kota Ibushi Meiko Satomura Mercedes Mone' Minoru Suzuki Mistico Necro Butcher Roderick Strong Sabu Shinobu Kandori Sting Tetsuya Naito Tomohiro Ishii Will Ospreay Yoshihiro Takayama Here are those on the 2016 list that fell off: Buddy Rose Ted DiBiase Rick Martel Harley Race Fit Finlay Billy Robinson Dick Murdoch Greg Valentine Curt Hennig Jim Breaks Bill Dundee Owen Hart Sgt. Slaughter Jack Brisco Dick Togo Brian Pillman Chris Jericho Atlantis Hiroshi Hase Rick Rude Dynamite Kid Terry Gordy Tito Santana Yoshihiro Tajiri Steve Williams The Undertaker Ron Garvin Too Cold Scorpio Sangre Chicana The Destroyer Kerry Von Erich Virus Tomorrow we start the top 100!

It's wild, about 12 years ago I though, Sight & Sound is cool, we should do GWE in 2016 to mimic that. I never thought about 2026. Thankfully I had a lot of help and I'd say Kris Zellner/Dyaln Hayes, and others were a big part, especialy PWO podcasts pushing things. During pandemic people who missed 2016 or whatever kind of came to me and asked about 2026. I tried to launch it, but yeah it's a lot. I'm kind of down now, so 2036 is for whoever. I'm glad we had 481 voters and the list turned out okay and the excitement is there. it should be better oganized, for sure. That said, nomination process leading to discussions and not just voting on a whim I'd highly encourage the next crew taking over to focus on.

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The top 100: AJ Styles Aja Kong Akira Hokuto Akira Taue Andre the Giant Antonio Inoki Arn Anderson Atsushi Onita Barry Windham Blue Panther Bobby Eaton Bret Hart Brock Lesnar Bruno Sammartino Bryan Danielson Bull Nakano Chigusa Nagayo Chris Benoit Chris Hero Claudio Castagnoli CM Punk Daisuke Ikeda Devil Masami Dump Matsumoto Dustin Rhodes Dusty Rhodes Eddie Guerrero Eddie Kingston El Dandy El Hijo del Santo El Satanico Genichiro Tenryu Giant Baba Gunther Hiroshi Tanahashi Hulk Hogan Io Shirai Jaguar Yokota Jay Briscoe Jerry Lawler John Cena Jon Moxley Jumbo Tsuruta Jun Akiyama Jushin Liger Kana Katsuyori Shibata Kazuchika Okada Keiji Mutoh Kenny Omega KENTA Kenta Kobashi Kevin Steen Kiyoshi Tamura Kota Ibushi Kurt Angle LA Park Manami Toyota Mayumi Ozaki Meiko Satomura Mercedes Mone' Mick Foley Minoru Suzuki Mistico Mitsuharu Misawa Necro Butcher Negro Casas Nick Bockwinkel Randy Savage Rey Mysterio Jr. Ric Flair Ricky Morton Ricky Steamboat Riki Choshu Roddy Piper Roderick Strong Sabu Sami Zayn Samoa Joe Shawn Michaels Shinobu Kandori Shinsuke Nakamura Shinya Hashimoto Stan Hansen Steve Austin Sting Tatsumi Fujinami Terry Funk Tetsuya Naito The Rock Tomohiro Ishii Toshiaki Kawada Tully Blanchard Vader Volk Han Will Ospreay William Regal Yoshiaki Fujiwara Yoshihiro Takayama Yuki Ishikawa

#101 Zack Sabre Jr. 2016 Ranking: 327 2006 Ranking: - Points: 7442 Points per Vote: 43.8 Votes: 170, 35.34% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 0-3-24 High Vote: 8 High Voter: Ed Mills

#102 Low Ki 2016 Ranking: 107 2006 Ranking: 250 Points: 7392 Points per Vote: 38.5 Votes: 192, 39.92% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 2-4-13 High Vote: 1 High Voters: Basterd, Wrestle Scrap 4 Lyfe

#103 Mariko Yoshida 2016 Ranking: 187 2006 Ranking: 59 Points: 7342 Points per Vote: 54.8 Votes: 134, 27.86% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 1-11-32 High Vote: 3 High Voter: Gary

#104 "Playboy" Buddy Rose 2016 Ranking: 36 2006 Ranking: 239 Points: 7232 Points per Vote: 56.9 Votes: 127, 26.40% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 3-11-33 High Vote: 1 High Voters: Jenna Funk, TheLawdawg99 "Nobody has felt more like a centerpiece of the world than Buddy Rose does." Jenna Funk

#105 Chris Jericho 2016 Ranking: 73 2006 Ranking: 84 Points: 7227 Points per Vote: 47.2 Votes: 153, 31.81% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 4-5-23 High Vote: 2 High Voter: Dhruv Chouhan

#106 Mayu Iwatani 2016 Ranking: - 2006 Ranking: - Points: 7209 Points per Vote: 61.1 Votes: 118, 24.53% of Ballots Top 3-10-25 Votes: 4-13-38 High Vote: 1 High Voters: Evan, Iok Kujan, wntrmoha "She has an unmatchable level of both talent and charisma. She can pull you into a match unlike any other, her passion for wrestling comes across every time you watch her, you believe in everything she does. So good at selling she got a nickname for it "Zombie Mayu", you can see the effects of the match, and she translates that into her offense so well. Speaking of her offense, it's so beautiful to look at. She executes it all so perfectly, and it's such a fun move-set. One of the best at playing the babyface, but don't look past her ability to play the bully either, she's fantastic at that too. To speak on the charisma, I don't think there's a more lovable personality in wrestling history, Mayu is so goofy and clumsy, so authentic. Wrestling is about making you making you feel something, and nobody has ever been able to do that like Mayu has." Evan "While I started watching wrestling in 1999-00 as a kid with WCW primarily and secondarily WWF (I went to Spring Stampede '00 and saw the Slamboree 2000 on PPV) I did go on a hiatus in the early 00s and again after the Lashley/Umaga Wrestlemania until I saw the Shinsuke Nakamura/Kota Ibushi match in the mid 2010s. I then eased myself back into watching wrestling with NXT PPVs, New Japan and DDT until 2021 during COVID I got a Stardom World subscription. The first show I saw was right after the Giulia/Tam Nakano hair vs. hair title match, and Mayu Iwatani made the biggest impression on me and is a big part of changing my tastes and consumption of professional wrestling. She's not the greatest wrestler ever because she made me a joshi fan, she made me a joshi fan by showing me wrestling at such a high level that I never knew women were capable of besides what I'd heard of All Japan Women in the 90s. Whether it was a house show filler many-person tag match where she'd be in the ring for 2 minutes tops or defending the red belt against her best in the world peers like Shuri, Tam Nakano or Giulia, she always gave maximum effort. She leveraged her long, lanky thin frame into a style and moveset that accentuated speed, high flying and precise blows. Her mix of sharp strikes from her heavy elbows to her absolutely perfected superkick that only she does in the way she does, often used as a desperation counter and accompanied with her collapsing, to the truly suicidal dives she does through the ropes often not being caught enough, to her gorgeous moonsault and amazing blind leap poisonrana, she's a wrestler that had a deep and diverse back of exciting moves that also played into the drama of the matches she was in. When Kota Ibushi would do it in New Japan it did become a sort of joke, but the Mayu Iwatani "zombie" mode that usually only keep deep in matches with her most challenging opponents like Takumi Iroha, showed her side of the wrestler as a professional with personal pride and lines of disrespect that can't be crossed. This juxtaposed with the (real life) persona she has of a dope klutz helped give her flexibility to excel in the serious MOTY ordeals people hunger to watch but also do her part in comedy matches. All of this "offensive" skill wouldn't amount to much, though, if she wasn't also masterful in ring psychology and especially selling. Her gumby frame has led to famous gifs and clips of her landing on her neck or being folded over like a napkin while in boston crabs, and while this has obvious value in the big time matches when it comes time to make Utami Hayashishita look like a powerhouse or to convey the absolute exhaustion she's suffering after a long bout with Takumi Iroha, it comes to bear for helping rookies out too. Last year at Stardom Path of Thunder she had a match with fresh rookie Yuria Hime who (still) isn't particularly impressive with any parts of professional wrestling. Mayu Iwatani took to the match like a sadistic vet picking and abusing the rookie but when it was time for Yuria Hime to make her comeback Mayu Iwatani gave her everything. She was flying backwards from deep dropicks, wincing from elbows, gasping and straining when put into submissions, she did everything in her power to make the audience believe Yuria Hime was making headway against the master. Compare also her match this year against Takumi Iroha for the GHC title, where Iroha ragdolled and dominated Mayu Iwatani for the great majority of the match and all you saw from her was complete exhaustion and a wrestler on the brink of defeat. It even played to the final moments of the match, when she slipped on the ropes while attempting to set up her poisonrana from the top rope, and opted for double moonsaults instead. With that little bit of background I gave comes the implied experience of seeing Okada, Omega, Naito, Tanahashi, Ibushi, etc. but to me none of them hold a candle to Mayu Iwatani. None of them through purely the strength of their skill have molded or shaped my entire worldview of professional wrestling. I'm importing hundreds of dollars worth of joshi wrestling DVDs from the 00s, an era that's a complete blackhole to me, entirely because I want to have a deeper appreciation and understanding of the wrestling Mayu Iwatani showed me. I proselytize joshi wrestling to lapsed fans and people who've never had an interest in professional wrestling as the way to shake preconceived notions of not only what wrestling can be like but what women's wrestling can be. That happened because Mayu Iwatani's wrestling is transformational." Iok Kujan "Most relatable and the one who will make you feel the most. Best seller and bumper of all time." wntrmoha

I'm 45 and that's what I need to get into someone.