Chris Candido

[Grimmas]

Discuss here.

[Timbo Slice]

Not seeing it. Doesn't really have the resume that stands up to the all-time greats that will be on here. That being said, his work with Barry Horowitz in 1995 is some of my favorite stuff from the time period. Always have a soft spot for Candido, but can't see him making my list.

[Dylan Waco]

His stock dropped with me after watching the SMW and ECW. His best stuff from each stuff was great, but he did not have the hidden gems a guy like that needs to break through. I do think he was sort of the master of the bullshit four-to-five minute match both as a guy working on top and a guy getting squashed. And there is a Whipwreck match from a fancam that everyone should watch to see what Candido could be capable of on his best nights. But really he was a guy who had a lot of the tools but never quite put them together and damn sure never got real opportunities.

[BigBadMick]

His stock dropped with me after watching the SMW and ECW. His best stuff from each stuff was great, but he did not have the hidden gems a guy like that needs to break through. I do think he was sort of the master of the bullshit four-to-five minute match both as a guy working on top and a guy getting squashed. And there is a Whipwreck match from a fancam that everyone should watch to see what Candido could be capable of on his best nights. But really he was a guy who had a lot of the tools but never quite put them together and damn sure never got real opportunities.

Dylan, has anyone had their argument enhanced strongly by an ECW run? I haven't seen it used as a positive so far here.

[funkdoc]

scorpio, tajiri, mikey whipwreck if anyone nominated him...

[GSR]

Tajiri is the stand out for me on that one.

[soup23]

 

His stock dropped with me after watching the SMW and ECW. His best stuff from each stuff was great, but he did not have the hidden gems a guy like that needs to break through. I do think he was sort of the master of the bullshit four-to-five minute match both as a guy working on top and a guy getting squashed. And there is a Whipwreck match from a fancam that everyone should watch to see what Candido could be capable of on his best nights. But really he was a guy who had a lot of the tools but never quite put them together and damn sure never got real opportunities.

Dylan, has anyone had their argument enhanced strongly by an ECW run? I haven't seen it used as a positive so far here.

 

I would argue a vote for Smothers would have a big emphasis on ECW. Bigelow too if you are inclined to vote for him.

[Dylan Waco]

Bigelow is helped by the big ECW matches, but hurt if you watched everything like I did. Tajiri makes my ballot on the strength of ECW. So does Scorp really. Smothers is also helped.

[BillThompson]

Nope, I don't feel he was ever top 100 material at any point in his career. That doesn't mean I didn't have fun watching him, or that he wasn't talented. But, top 100, not even close.

[shoe]

He's a fun worker. Not going to sniff my 100. His Smothers series in SMW was really his highlight for high end matches.