Matt D

Outside of Hansen, Invader #1 is your top PR guy, Dylan?

Bock on all the metrics too.

I will consider influence, but only when it comes to my general level of frustration on 2015 internet message boards.

Isn't there a major tag team on that scene that is named after him?

No idea. But it's both feasible and interesting.

You can vote on whatever you want but keep in mind the rest of us are voting in ring, pretty much to a person, making your ballot a different language and not entirely translatable.

Really, the Davey Richards conundrum is the way to go.

The word "handicap" tends to be a very tricky thing in this process.

My SC review of Cota vs Casas:

Why can't I find the Lord Alfred Hayes teaches Sensational Sherri manners skit from one of the Coliseum videos online?

By fall 1991, when they'd worked it for 6 months, I'd give the Davey Boy Smith matches a solid 2.5 stars.

Funks vs Zenk/Martel is one of my favorite matches of all time. He might be my 17th favorite TV champ?

This is what I posted in the nomination thread: I feel like we need to nominate Ultimo Guerrero even if just to dismiss him. He's been a part of too many great matches over decades, someone who's highs are higher than a huge chunk of people nominated, but whose lows can be extremely low as well. SC review by Phil/Eric on his hair match vs Rey Escorpion (2015): http://segundacaida....ear-list_3.html GdI vs Casas/Santo by me (2001) http://segundacaida....rno-12-rey.html SC review by me on Wagner, Guerrero, Euforia vs Casas, Mistico, Sombra (2007). http://segundacaida....-wagner-jr.html Singles from 2015. Trios from 2007. Tag from 2001. All really good matches and performances by UG. There's something to that. If only he wasn't so crummy in his singles title matches over the years.

Are you sure it wasn't just Baron Corbin?

It is funny since the Stampede stuff was the only footage that was new to us at least in part.

I have a lot of VIII watching to do still.

Yeah, Stampede isn't coming back anytime soon. Dave talked about it today. Bret contacted Vince and apparently said he might have to sue and Vince said he'd take care of things and did.

I shouldn't post this until I think about it more. There is Hansen who can build up that capital over years and pay it off at key moments, maybe even years down the line. There are other wrestlers who can keep their capital and cash it in each and every match that they are in. Maybe it's not quite as meaningful but it's still extremely meaningful and it doesn't take a decade of steamrolling guys to make it work. So even if it is intentional (and I will entertain the idea that at this point of his career, as opposed to ten years earlier, it was), there's a potential "Yes, but.." involved.

I echo everyone's else sentiments. Fight. We're thinking of you and yours. We'll toss wrestling your way if you need or want it.

I watched 4/21/93 (I think). First off, I loved the last third, everything from the arm to arm collision on, though relative to matches I've seen from this era, I thought maybe the finish needed one more wrinkle, even if that was a couple of knees right before he got him up or something. Again, that's not really on its own, but more relative to what else I've seen. I had expectations it was crashing up against. Obviously there's a ton of context I'm missing. On the other hand, those expectations really helped the first third of the match. Hansen basically treated Misawa as if he was 1980 Andre. At least, that's how it felt, and for the most part it was credible. That is a huge testament to Misawa. I didn't love the opening exchanges but bits like Hansen not able to lock in a chinlock or headlock until after he put the kneepad down and did the two giant elbow drops (including one off the ropes) was a very nice touch. The middle third lost me. Some things like that corner dropkick were nuts but I around the 14 minute mark on the video I was watching off youtube, I was kind of gone. A lot of times with these matches, the ending stretch validates the middle and I go back on a second watch, knowing where it ends up, and find bits to value more, and maybe I'd find that here knowing it all leads to the collision, but in the moment, I was tuning out somewhat. I lost the narrative. But yes, he treated Misawa differently, or Misawa was able to hold his own more, or what not, but it meant something because of all the times Hansen just swallowed people before. That's capitol that you can build up to pay off in a match like this. I'm not convinced it's intentional though, and I still agree that it mainly has to do with his opponent.

Give me a few days. I'll put up the fight.

Morgan is a guy I have a real hard time placing.

I feel like we need to nominate Ultimo Guerrero even if just to dismiss him. He's been a part of too many great matches over decades, someone who's highs are higher than a huge chunk of people nominated, but whose lows can be extremely low as well. SC review by Phil/Eric on his hair match vs Rey Escorpion (2015): http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2015/12/2015-ongoing-match-of-year-list_3.html GdI vs Casas/Santo by me (2001) http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2015/05/mlj-guerreros-del-infierno-12-rey.html SC review by me on Wagner, Guerrero, Euforia vs Casas, Mistico, Sombra (2007). http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2015/12/mlj-sombra-spotlight-3-dr-wagner-jr.html Singles from 2015. Trios from 2007. Tag from 2001. All really good matches and performances by UG. There's something to that. If only he wasn't so crummy in his singles title matches over the years.

Sasha vs Bayley shouldn't beat Dragon Lee vs Kamaitachi for feud of the year. That much I think is pretty certain.

The top rope rule is so easy to deal with. Make it apply to everything but Light Heavyweight matches. Suddenly it's a tool to make rules matter AND it makes the Light Heavyweight matches stand out and be more exciting.