Hollinger.

That's a weird way to spell Bludy Moan.

And I think it goes without saying that you'd have to grade out guys at their available peak, because otherwise there are too many variables over time. I think looking at this as scouting makes it easier than trying to assign video game attributes.

I don't know if anyone wants to put the work in, but it wouldn't be terribly difficult to set up a site for a community grading project for something like this. (Paging Mookie Harrington!) A page for each worker with a radio button poll for each of the 18 (or 24, if you use Will's suggestions) tools for each worker. I don't know how the Football Manager ratings systems work, but I think something more akin to the 20-80 scouting scale used by baseball scouts to grade player tools would work best: 80 - Legitimate argument for #1 (reason for 80-20 instead of 100-0 is that there is room for argument over guys graded at 80, but that it really doesn't make a difference because the skill is world class.) 75 - Tool is excellent, but not obvious #1. Your #2-3 guys. Elite, but there has been better. 70 - Top 5 65 - In baseball, a 65 grade on a tool is All-Star level. Will be recognized as one of the best. 60 - Plus level tool. Something the player does better than most, but isn't going to make them a star. 55 - Above average... 50 - Average. If you're playing in the big leagues, it's expected that most of your tools hit this baseline. 45 - Platoon level... there's skill, but a flaw. In terms of wrestling, I guess the comparison would be a tool that wasn't necessarily used often, but there are notable instances where it was used well. 40 - Bench player. Basic competency. Below average, but won't actively hurt you. 35 - Emergency Call Up. Can maybe fake it, but you don't want to rely on it. 30 - Organizational filler. Lousy skill. 25 - Actively bad. Bad enough that it diminishes other tools. 20 - Absence of any skill. The worst of the worst. Obviously, there would have to be some determination of how these things would map over to wrestling tools (and perhaps some of the tools would need to be looked at to see if they could even be graded), but I think it could be done. In something like this, most guys under consideration would have to be pretty extraordinary in several tools for anything to grade out as below 45-40. Something to think about.

Jerry Lynn and Stevie Richards are at the top of my list for dudes I've hung out with. World class gentlemen.

Well that seems awfully convenient. Other than all the downloading that looks to be involved.

A big blindspot for me in my watching is Japanese wrestling post-1999. Where do I start looking for recommendations as far as what I NEED to see? Has anyone put together good promotional compilations for the 2000s? Or, since I know you kids love to watch shit on your computer these days, a list of youtube links? Or even just a list I can search for? I know there's a ton of stuff on Youtube, but I don't see much rhyme or reason to what some of these channels are uploading. Who's put together the modern history of NJPW? Or the entire history of NOAH? Or wherever flippy dudes are working these days? Sorry if this is a weird request. I know there's a ton of stuff out there that I could just dive into, but I start getting anxious about these kinds of things if I don't go into it organized and with an agenda.

Maybe that Hollinger guy will be the new ring announcer.

It was a jet ski accident. There was a story going around for years that Savage popped him in an argument about Liz, but it's been shot down by everyone at this point. EDIT: And I just googled it to see if there was anything else about it, apparently Hogan recently has said he's the one that started the Savage story (and pissed Savage off in the process) because he didn't want anyone to know about the jet ski accident.

That's one talking point that completely baffles me. I wish there were less long entrances shown on tv. It doesn't make anyone look like a jobber. It's been nearly 20 years now since they were running jobber matches. Fans at this point are so trained to just pop for entrances, they NEED to try and deprogram that.

My favorite ECW match is on that top to bottom dud NTR99.

Actually, someone could probably just e-mail their ballot to Dave and he'd just count it. It's Dave.

Another year left off the list. Thanks, Dave.

Also, Regal didn't really say anything negative about Steamboat/Savage. He said he considered it an all time great match, but that he had a hard time looking at it the same way after talking with Steamboat and hearing what he disliked about it. A number of workers in this area love Randy Orton. Mostly praising him for doing "the little things" well and his camera work. I think the constantly working to the cameras is what makes him awkward and unnatural. Play to the building, it's the camera crew's job to shoot it well.

I think Roddy is having a pretty solid year, also. I wouldn't call myself a fan, but he has simplified a lot of his ringwork, and the shithead bro heel work has been fun. And is really just an extension of his natural personality. Steen & Excalibur's dueling Roddy impressions on commentary at PWG are (were) always gold.

Quickly looking through results, and going almost entirely on memory of watching at the time, but spring 94 was about the time where I started paying more attention to him on TV. Coincides with lots of working Austin & Regal on the road.

They could probably grab whatever that group was that ran with Dinsmore and the Bushwhackers and a bunch of other WWF guys a couple years ago. There wouldn't be a ton there, but they could probably cobble together some shows with recognizable names.

Honestly, whatever the number of guys is that are on the roster, that is the number of fake vampires I want. 40? 50? Somewhere in there. That many fake vampires.

It was a fantastic video. That plus the Brock/Cena special was some really well produced rasslin television.

Yes, and I create many of the card stats for the LOW series. Cory or Chad? vikingsfan is Chad.

Why does Woman keep calling Cornette Jezm?

Where did the Kevin Dunn rumor come from? I've seen a bunch of it on Twitter today, but can't find a source.

Yeah, they were shorts.

I picked Vince for pretty much the same reasons outlined above.