JerryvonKramer Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm kind of dumbfounded by somebody putting Karl Gotch in their top 20. They had to just be voting on legacy. I've loved the Karl Gotch matches I've seen, but how many are there, 2 or 3? I just don't think there is enough footage out there to fairly rank him. This person also left Ric Flair off his ballot entirely. It is what it is. I had Gotch #100 though the #20 ballot doesn't have Flair either. Who is that then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Boricua Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Kind of fitting that I'm the high vote on Abdullah the Butcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I would never imagine that I would be the high vote on Stan Lane lol. I don't even have any particular affinity for him. Just weird. I do enjoy that I have been the high vote for late 2000s Michinoku Pro worker and 1980s Southern tag specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Abby was my #108 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm kind of dumbfounded by somebody putting Karl Gotch in their top 20. They had to just be voting on legacy. I've loved the Karl Gotch matches I've seen, but how many are there, 2 or 3? I just don't think there is enough footage out there to fairly rank him. This person also left Ric Flair off his ballot entirely. It is what it is. I had Gotch #100 though the #20 ballot doesn't have Flair either.Who is that then?purowookie (see twitter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB8 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Solar was literally one of the last three people I cut from my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Another vote here for Solar. As best I can tell I've lost him and Kroffat over the past couple of days, in addition to the others I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeF Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm surprised David Von Erich will finish behind Kevin and Kerry. Maybe well behind Kerry. I voted for all 3, but thought David was the best of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I actually thought Gotch was one of the better picks in that glut of votes. You'd think the workers would be getting better as we approach the top 200 but that was some rut. The irony in Solar dropping so far from 2006 is that the amount of Solar footage that's surfaced in the last ten years dwarfs what little we had of him in '06. So much for the credo that footage changes everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dragon Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Updated personal list 57. Roderick Strong- 236 65. Homicide- 269 68. Luke Harper- 300 69. El Mesias- 293 70. Paul London- 298 72. Kana- 244 84. Jamie Noble- 290 92. Jimmy Rave- 338 93. Jimmy Jacobs- 353 95. John Morrison- 419 96. Batista- 241 98. Eddie Kingston- 311 100. YAMATO- 331 So up to 13. Can you tell I loved the Early to Mid 2000's Indys, and find late 2000's WWE kinda undevalued? Main note I have is that I think Roderick, more then anything, was screwed over by trying to adjust to the "modern" style the indys took when Davey Richards style took control. He was so much better in his role with GN were he could wrestle either as an Arn Anderson style bodyguard for Aries (in which time he might have actually outshined Aries), and then after his babyface as a kinda basic whitemeat who had decent if not great charisma in ring but really really good how to build matches. And I'll be that one weird guy that always says Strong/Gibson stole the weekend from Joe/Kobashi, to me. One of my favorite matches ever there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I actually thought Gotch was one of the better picks in that glut of votes. You'd think the workers would be getting better as we approach the top 200 but that was some rut. The irony in Solar dropping so far from 2006 is that the amount of Solar footage that's surfaced in the last ten years dwarfs what little we had of him in '06. So much for the credo that footage changes everything. That run was sad to post. Only a couple of folks left that I feel I can not personally see a case for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 That's a monster ranking for Funaki from Parties. He had a decent spot on my list (around 70 I think) so I'd be interested to hear his reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrzfn Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Snuka. Our first murderer of the night. Wait, what's the name of that lucha guy OJ hates that threw a hooker of the balcony that had a great chain match vs. La Fiera? Wasn't he listed already? There is a hooker that had a great chain match with La Fiera? Bumping because it's hilarious and was totally no sold. Bravo sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Dick Slater is one of the best wrestlers to show up on the list so far. Had a lot of different skills, good amatuer credentials, face, heel, good on offense, good at selling and bumping, good ground game, could throw a suplex, Florida, Japan, around the territories, could have been NWA champ, reputedly an all-time great tagteam with Bob Orton Jr, all before his Terry-Funk-knock-off years in which he was still serviceable. I wanted to voted for him but lack of prime years footage and BIGLAV said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonsault Marvin Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I had Abdullah at #95 and he was my second guy to place so far. His matches with Colon and his tags with the Sheik against the Funks are really fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 That's a pretty good ranking for Cortez. Maybe the first case of over-achieving for the Brit sect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 It's been a long time since I was the high vote on any one, but there you go. I had enough to decide that Cortez was really damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Cortez made my list. Very happy he did as well as he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pol Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 It strikes me that more obscure candidates like Cortez are going to be doubly hurt by the fact that those who bothered to explore them are more likely to have put more thought into their rankings. No "16th best wrestler of all time, Booker T" placements for those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Might as well run down the wrestlers from my Top 100 list that have already been revealed: 66. Stan Lane (260) 82. Matt Borne (263) 94. Jimmy Golden (401) 95. Meng/Haku (271) 97. Yokozuna (294) 98. New Jack (355) 99. Chicky Starr (553) NIce little variety. I'm a little surprised Stan finished as low as he did: I'm shocked but pleasantly surprised New Jack did as well as he did. I'm sad Sami Callihan finished as high as he did because he does nothing for me at all, but different strokes for different folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 It strikes me that more obscure candidates like Cortez are going to be doubly hurt by the fact that those who bothered to explore them are more likely to have put more thought into their rankings. No "16th best wrestler of all time, Booker T" placements for those guys. That's an interesting point and I hadn't thought about it exactly that way, but you're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Last reveal of the evening takes another guy off my list. So far: 227 - Brazo de Plata (98) 279 - Mascarita Dorada (76) 283 - Killer Khan (96) 309 - John Tenta (100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Just lost 3 of my guys: Abby did pretty well considering he is pretty much the "anti-workrate" candidate. Gino was definitely helped out by the NWAClassics footage. If anyone deserved to be called "a natural" in pro wrestling it's Gino who was an incredible heat magnet and seemed to have it all figured out VERY early in his career. It's a shame he didn't maintain that level later on outside of Houston but we all know why. Super Porky's quote is accurate. I could watch him all day, especially in his late 80s-early 90s prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eegah Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Super Dragon comes off the list for me, had been quite a while since Ive had one come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm getting increasingly concerned at the lack of Scott Steiner's appearance. Rick was the first guy I lost. Does this mean that there are *several* people out there who have voted Scott way higher based on the Big Poppa Pump years? Surely not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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