Greatest Wrestler Ever: The Honourable Mention List

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180 - TAKA Michinoku

2006 Ranking: 87

Points: 818

# of Ballots: 27

Average Vote: 70.70

High Vote: 27 (anarchistxx)

Low Vote: 99

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179 - Negro Navarro

2006 Ranking: honourable mention (180)

Points: 822

# of Ballots: 25

Average Vote: 68.12

High Vote: 22 (Dr Ackermann)

Low Vote: 95

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178 - Jeff Hardy

2006 Ranking: unranked

Points: 825

# of Ballots: 28

Average Vote: 71.54

High Vote: 35 (topropepodcast)

Low Vote: 98

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177 - Kevin Owens

2006 Ranking: unranked

Points: 830

# of Ballots: 34

Average Vote: 76.59

High Vote: 22 (Beast)

Low Vote: 99

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176 - Austin Aries

2006 Ranking: unranked

Points: 832

# of Ballots: 28

Average Vote: 71.29

High Vote: 10 (Mrzfn)

Low Vote: 100

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175 - Masato Tanaka

2006 Ranking: honourable mention (114)

Points: 835

# of Ballots: 29

Average Vote: 72.21

High Vote: 29 (Alan Counihan & benjaminkicks)

Low Vote: 100

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174 - Kensuke Sasaki

2006 Ranking: honourable mention (105)

Points: 839

# of Ballots: 29

Average Vote: 72.07

High Vote: 37

Low Vote: 99

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173 - Yuji Nagata

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 847

# of Ballots: 26

Average Vote: 68.42

High Vote: 21 (Scott Bernard)

Low Vote: 97

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172 - Yoshiaki Yatsu

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 852

# of Ballots: 30

Average Vote: 72.60

High Vote: 32 (supremebve)

Low Vote: 95

"This dude is fucking awesome!" Jerryvonkramer

"He was one of the best in the world at his peak in the 80s. He started to fall off a bit but I think he was still one eyeglass-company-owning money mark away from being a great in the early 90s." Dave Musgrave

Recommended Match:

Yoshiaki Yatsu & Riki Choshu vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichrio Tenryu (AJPW, 1/28/1986)

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171 - Big Boss Man

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 866

# of Ballots: 34

Average Vote: 75.53

High Vote: 10 (Beast)

Low Vote: 99

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169 (tie) - Scott Hall

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 874

# of Ballots: 25

Average Vote: 66.04

High Vote: 25 (Lisa Lewis)

Low Vote: 97

169 (tie) - Ultimo Dragon

2006 Ranking: 62

Points: 874

# of Ballots: 25

Average Vote: 66.04

High Vote: 12 (Scott Bernard)

Low Vote: 100

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168 - Tiger Mask

2006 Ranking: 68

Points: 877

# of Ballots: 29

Average Vote: 71.03

High Vote: 5 (The Great Puma)

Low Vote: 97

"It's become cool to slag on him but his innovation did a lot for in-ring action." Dave Musgrave

"It's funny, even though it's his most famous run I'm not really voting for Tiger Mask. It's one thing to be a hugely influential figure in one style, but to be that in TWO styles and to the degree Sayama was is just mindblowing. I'm not crazy over his junior run but there is plenty of junior wrestling I have loved over the years and Sayama was a key figure there and as you may have figured out by now I kind of like shoot style. I've never disliked his work and when you combine his influence with him being enjoyable to me in so many different setting (rookie, World Of Sport, junior, old fat guy) with an amazing 1984-1985 run in UWF that's quite the resume." GOTNW

Recommended Match:

Dynamite Kid vs Tiger Mask (NJPW, 4/21/1983)

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167 - "Dirty" Dutch Mantell

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 879

# of Ballots: 30

Average Vote: 71.70

High Vote: 26 (MikeF)

Low Vote: 100

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166 - Michael "P.S." Hayes

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 885

# of Ballots: 35

Average Vote: 75.71

High Vote: 43 (Gus_Mcrea)

Low Vote: 100

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165 - Adrian Adonis

2006 Ranking: 78

Points: 886

# of Ballots: 25

Average Vote: 65.56

High Vote: 16 (chris horcasitas)

Low Vote: 99

"He is probably my favorite bumper, even as late as 1986 in a SNME match against Junkyard Dog." Dave Musgrave

Recommended Match:

Buddy Rose vs. Adrian Adonis (9/8/1979)

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164 - La Fiera

2006 Ranking: honourable

Points: 901

# of Ballots: 25

Average Vote: 64.96

High Vote: 27 (Frankensteiner)

Low Vote: 98

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163 - Terry Rudge

2006 Ranking: unranked

Points: 923

# of Ballots: 22

Average Vote: 59.05

High Vote: 23 (Venegas)

Low Vote: 89

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162 - Scott Steiner

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 925

# of Ballots: 28

Average Vote: 68.86

High Vote: 1 (Jack Webb)

Low Vote: 97

NOTE: The lowest ranked candidate who received a number 1 vote.

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161 - "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 932

# of Ballots: 25

Average Vote: 63.72

High Vote: 24 (Andrew Lacelle)

Low Vote: 96

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160 - Masa Saito

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 944

# of Ballots: 35

Average Vote: 74.03

High Vote: 34

Low Vote: 99

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159 - Necro Butcher

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 953

# of Ballots: 37

Average Vote: 75.24

High Vote: 15 (Mando>Eddie)

Low Vote: 98

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158 - "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

2006 Ranking: honourable mention (104)

Points: 963

# of Ballots: 32

Average Vote: 70.91

High Vote: 14 (Beast)

Low Vote: 100

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157 - Bob Orton Jr.

2006 Ranking: honourable mention

Points: 976

# of Ballots: 25

Average Vote: 61.96

High Vote: 21 (John Steffy)

Low Vote: 99

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156 - Mark Henry

2006 Ranking: unranked

Points: 1007

# of Ballots: 37

Average Vote: 73.78

High Vote: 42 (Phil Rippa)

Low Vote: 97

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155 - Fuerza Guerrera

2006 Ranking: honourable mention (128)

Points: 1010

# of Ballots: 26

Average Vote: 62.15

High Vote: 15 (stunning_grover)

Low Vote: 99

"Great rudo. His performances are always entertaining." stunning_grover