Matt D

The hope of Christian in the top 125 lives on.

As long as you use the words "Footage-Based," go and have a ball.

I think I'm at 41 down. I'm not even sure what to do about WoS. It's madness that from a whole style, one that's wonderful and masterful, there's something like 3 guys left on the table and we haven't even entered the 100, especially when there's so much just out there on youtube. I might not get the NJPW set yet and just write about things Kent Walton announced for the next year.

With Henry gone, he has to go soon, but I'm excited about just the IDEA of Christian in the top 125.

Only my 25 is gone. You've got one of the most fascinating lists, though. Parv seems to like huge chunks of mine, which is a good case for it being boring.

I watched a decent amount of her in the last week and she also has that crazy post prime where it's like a snuff film of her and her three goons beating people up. I mean she does her part in that well, but still.

I feel like Inoki is the wrestler most likely to decide to try to Hunt the World's Most Dangerous Game.

It's tough for Lou to beat Lex when this is the only surviving footage of him:

It's even worse for the WoS guys now that Jones falls. We're looking at Breaks and probably only Breaks. i imagine Grey goes in the next 20. I can see Saint making the 100 too Saint is a rep guy too.

It's even worse for the WoS guys now that Jones falls. We're looking at Breaks and probably only Breaks. i imagine Grey goes in the next 20.

It's interesting he was unranked in 2006. Was that just a matter of people doubting how he got the title and being considered a failure, etc? Has his rep gone up that much?

Man, I can't wait til we get that Rich/Slater vs Dynamic Duo match. And there's a possibility that Tharpe has the Rich vs Bock match too.

As you said. I'd be curious to see your rationale on what you think he does well, etc, though, and acknowledge the flaws and how one outbalances the other in your mind.

There's absolutely inflation though. Now I'm worried. If HHH finished 109 in 2006, with less than 40 ballots and only a few years removed from when most of the online community thought he was quite literally the worst thing to ever happen to main stream wrestling, I'm almost positive he ends up in the top 100 now. He's been less offensive (partially due to being less visible for a lot of that time) and has two or three matches more matches that a lot of people actively enjoy. It almost seems inevitable at this point. That's garbage. Straight garbage. Don't do that. What I meant was that it's tougher to end up 109 in 2016 than it was in 2006 because there's more footage more easily available and more wrestlers. More wrestling has happened. The pool of candidates are bigger. So, you can drop on this list and probably still have done a little bit better relatively than in 2006.

There's absolutely inflation though.

494, right under my 99? (though Judy Martin is better than him too).

So where did you have Angle on your list?

In 2016, footage is king, not Thesz. Luger's proof of that.

I want JR Goldberg and DR Ackerman to collaborate.

Everyone take a big exhale.

We've got a big sample size. It likely will be.

I don't think Buddy can go yet.

Terry had a good run, relatively, but it's another one that hurts.

I'm still on the BTS with Piper's face on my commute and listening to the 9 hour Loss/Childscast at work. This will be great when I get to it though!