Shining Wiz Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Thought this might be fun and a bit more focused than the "Who's in your 100". I went through the list of nominees and did a preliminary sorting for the first time tonight, setting out top ten contenders, top 25, 26-50, and 50-100 roughly. I ended up with 52 in the top ten, top 25 and 26-50 groups, with another 36 in the 50-100 range. Gives me a decent base of general impressions to start building a list out of. So, here are my first glance top ten contenders: Toshiaki Kawada Stan Hansen Sami Zayn Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat Nick Bockwinkel Mitsuharu Misawa Kenta Kobashi 'The Great Muta' Keiji Mutoh Jumbo Tsuruta Hiroshi Tanahashi Genichiro Tenryu Daniel Bryan Chris Benoit Cesaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hansen, Funk, Flair, Lawler, Jumbo, Misawa, Kawada, Tenryu, Fujiwara, Bockwinkel, Savage, Lyger, Rey off the top of my head. I'd say my Top 5 being some combination of Hansen, Funk, Flair, Lawler and Jumbo is pretty set in stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hansen, Funk, Flair, Lawler, Jumbo, Misawa, Kawada, Tenryu, Fujiwara, Bockwinkel, Savage, Lyger, Rey off the top of my head. I'd say my Top 5 being some combination of Hansen, Funk, Flair, Lawler and Jumbo is pretty set in stone. My list with maybe Bret sneaking into the top 10 and Negro Casas, Satanico, El HIjo del Santo as potentials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillThompson Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Stan Hansen, Ric Flair, Jumbo Tsuruta, Vader, El Hijo del Santo, Jerry Lawler, Nick Bockwinkel, Mitsuharu Misawa, Terry Funk, Bret Hart, El Satanico, Eddie Guerrero, Ricky Morton, Dustin Rhodes, William Regal, Manami Toyota, Bull Nakano, and Aja Kong are all contenders off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Flair, Hansen, Jumbo, Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi, Tenryu, Bryan, Michaels, Liger and Cena is the first batch of names that came to mind. Probably leaving a few off, and there are others I'll want to think about like Funk, Bull, Tanashahi, Hart, Austin, Hashimoto, Hase, Taue, Akiyama, Casas and others who I imagine will be in the mix. And then I'll sit down and look over all the threads and probably find a couple obvious ones I missed and revise things then. But always fun to think about this at different times and in different contexts. EDIT: Annnnnnnd Fujianami is our first definite oversight. He's in the ballpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR Ackermann Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Stan Hansen Terry Funk Genichiro Tenryu Jerry Lawler Ric Flair El Satanico Nick Bockwinkel Yoshiaki Fujiwara Tatsumi Fujinami Toshiaki Kawada Billy Robinson Buddy Rose Barry Windham Bill Dundee Yuki Ishikawa William Regal El Dandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposer Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hansen, Flair, Funk, Misawa, Kawada, Casas, Rey, Jumbo, Tenryu, Satanico, Dandy, El Hijo Del Santo, and Bock right now. I have a long way to go. Fuck, I forgot Buddy. Buddy is definitely in contention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2BTD Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 No particular order, as they come to mind: Kobashi Misawa KENTA Akiyama Michaels Hart Dynamite Tiger Mask Liger Flair Guerrero Bryan Zayn Tanahashi Angle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Flair, Jumbo, Rey, Tenryu, Kawada, Kobashi, Misawa, Liger, Buddy Rose, Dandy, Fujinami, Fujiwara, Satanico, Negro Casas, Lawler, Terry Funk, Bock, Hansen. I could be forgetting others Maybe Kong, but I need to go back and watch more Joshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hansen, Flair, Funk, Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi. Those are my six definite names. I'm a real big fan of Big Van Vader, Dr. Death and a few others but I'm not sure where they will end up yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concrete1992 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Kawada Flair Hansen Funk Liger Casas Santo Finlay Regal Ishikawa Akiyama Lawler Tenryu Those are guys off the top of my head. There are probably others but these are the ones that instantly come to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 My Top 10 will come outta these 40. At least I'm pretty sure they will. Still have a ton of WOS to watch. Plus revisit other stuff. I don't know if there are guys I shouldn't included do to lack of footage. But man Johnny Valentine was a PRO WRESTLER. Johnny Valentine, Ray Stevens, Ric Flair, Nick Bockwinkel, Billy Robinson, Jack Brisco, Terry Funk, Harley Race, Buddy Rose, Dick Murdoch, Stan Hansen, Jerry Lawler, Pat Patterson. Ricky Steamboat, Wahoo McDaniel, Ernie Ladd, Ronnie Garvin, Barry Windham, Jumbo Tsuruta, Genichiro Tenryu, Randy Savage, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Bill Dundee, Steve Austin, Greg Valentine, Ted Dibiase, Ivan Koloff, Don Jardine, Bill Eadie, Jerry Blackwell, Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, Butch Reed, Sgt Slaughter, William Regal, Dave Finlay, Van Vader, Terry Gordy, Buzz Sawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danish Dynamite Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Since these names are not the same I had a month ago, I'm sure they'll change again, but these are contenders for me: Flair, Hansen, Savage, Jumbo, Funk. Bret, Misawa, Bockwinkel have grown on me lately. Tully, Hammer, Hennig, Slaughter, DiBiase, Lawler are people I wouldn't have thought would come close, but they're getting there... And definetely: The mighty Vader! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlekitten Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Due several more additions once I've viewed more lucha, classic New Japan etc. I'll be the low voter on the 90s all Japan guys. Don't really care for them apart from Kawada. Ric Flair Stan Hansen Terry Funk Jumbo Tsuruta Akira Hokuto Buddy Rose Tatsumi Fujinami Jerry Lawler Vader Jim Breaks Chigusa Nagayo Toshiaki Kawada Barry Windham Jaguar Yokota Arn Anderson Ricky Morton Daniel Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Due several more additions once I've viewed more lucha, classic New Japan etc. I'll be the low voter on the 90s all Japan guys. Don't really care for them apart from Kawada. Ric Flair Stan Hansen Terry Funk Jumbo Tsuruta Akira Hokuto Buddy Rose Tatsumi Fujinami Jerry Lawler Vader Jim Breaks Chigusa Nagayo Toshiaki Kawada Barry Windham Jaguar Yokota Arn Anderson You and I will probably be low on the AJPW guys and high on arn anderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGuy Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 In alphabetical order: Arn Anderson Kurt Angle Steve Austin Tully Blanchard Ric Flair Terry Funk Jerry Lawler Shawn Michaels Harley Race Ricky Steamboat Genichiro Tenryu Jumbo Tsuruta Vader Barry Windham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TannerT Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Tenryu, Flair, Rey, Casas, Hansen, Funk, Kawada, Kobashi, Liger, Guerrero, Hashimoto, Foley, Regal, Lawler and Generico as of right now in no particular order. Could change a ton by deadline though of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapshot Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 In no order: Flair, Funk, Hansen, Kobashi, Lawler, Toyota, Misawa, El Dandy, Jumbo and Vader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cooke Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 No order but fairly set on these as my top 15 Flair Kawada Misawa Jumbo Rey Jr. Kobashi Santo Volk Han Kiyoshi Tamura Jerry Lawler Steve Austin Negro Casas Destroyer Virus Eddy Guerrero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Love seeing tamura in there Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 1.Flair 2.Tenyru 3.Jumbo 4. Hansen 5. Liger 6.Misterio 7.Lawler 8.Casas 9.Santo 10.Bockwinkle No particular order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 If my list was due right now my top ten would be 1. Stan Hansen 2. Terry Funk 3. Jumbo Tsuruta 4. Ric Flair 5. Jerry Lawler 6. Rey Mysterio Jr. 7. Jushin Liger 8. Toshiaki Kawada 9. Negro Casas 10. Randy Savage With these guys right there: El Hijo del Santo Jushin Liger Mitsuharu Misawa Steven Regal These are guys I still need to see more of: Genichiro Tenryu Bull Nakano Buddy Rose Aja Kong El Dandy Fujiwara Satanico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InYourCase Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Dylan talked me into participating. Blame him for any of my absurdity from here on out. Top 10 Contenders: -Genichiro Tenryu -Kenta Kobashi -Stan Hansen -Toshiaki Kawada -Bryan Danielson -Mitsuharu Misawa -Jumbo Tsuruta -Ric Flair -Masaaki Mochizuki -KENTA -Rey Mysterio Jr. -Chris Benoit -Volk Han -Shinya Hashimoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Ric Flair, I want to write a piece on his offensive strategy. It is super underrated. Stan Hansen, have not watched anything in far too long, need to refresh Jumbo Tsuruta - Master of the bodyslam, so much to watch. Bomb throwing master Genichiro Tenryu - If you don't get him, watch 2000s. I get it and love it Mitsuharu Misawa - The Man Toshiaki Kawada - Like Hansen, been too long since I watched him in his prime. Great comeback in 2000, but rest of decade too inconsistent Kenta Kobashi - I love his story, strong number one candidate for me. Akira Taue - NODOWA~! Best apron worker ever. He gets it. Jushin Liger - God King of the Juniors Rey Misterio Jr. - Probably the strongest candidate from the 2000s, but his 90s was revolutionary. Nick Bockwinkel - He is committed to the struggle Jerry Lawler - Watching a lot of his stuff for first time and by the time this is finished, he will be a contender Shinya Hashimoto & Riki Choshu - So much to watch, but these rockstars need to be represented Greg The Hammer Valentine - Probably the best WWF worker of the 80s and just made every WWF match feel unique Tito Santana - Great blood feud worker Ricky Martel - Probably not enough on the home stretch, but I love his AWA run. Ricky Steamboat - I have my misgivings about Steamboat, but some recent matches have him surging back up the lists. Ricky Morton, Bobby Eaton, Shawn Michaels - Tag Teams Back Again (Whoomp There It Is!)Vader - He just makes sense, but where the dollas at? Bob Backlund - Probably will benefit from the fact that I am cherry picking the good shit. Sorry guys, life is too short. Arn Anderson - Rare talent of being able to have a match unto himself. Randy Savage - Total commitment to the character. Ronnie Garvin cage match rejuvenated my interest in him. Brock Lesnar - He is a tough one. What a spectacle! Some of the highest Wrestling IQ I have ever seen. AJ Styles - I honestly think he is the best of 2000s workers and that predates the 2014 surge. I really want to see how he compares against Danielson. Besides Flair, Tenryu, Misawa, Kobashi and Kawada, this shit is wide fucking open for me. I am excited to watch a shit ton of great wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Locks -- Flair, Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi, Tenryu, Daniel Bryan Danielson. 3 other spots? Akiyama, Taue, Cena, Hashimoto, Hansen, Jumbo feel like strong possibilities but we'll see who else sneaks in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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