GWE Non-Thread Worthy Comments

[Boss Rock]

I haven't seen a ton of Dynamite Kid, but the Tiger Mask series has definitely not held up well. I wonder if that's the case for the rest of his resume.

[Ma Stump Puller]

7 hours ago, Tetsujin said:

I was looking at the overall list, and it intrigues me that figures like Harley Race or Dynamite Kid, who did really well on 2006, still made the list on 2016 but far lower, and not even close to the top 100 in 2026. They both seem like very well regarded pro wrestlers in ring, but it looks like not so much as time passes. They're far less bullet proof than other contemporary guys like Fujinami, Robinson, Baba or whoever. Why would that be the case? Harley in particular interests me the most, as he's a big figure in late 70s-early 80s (the biggest, maybe?) and has a lot of material on tape.

I think the Kid drop is kinda weird, his NJPW stuff is *still* quite strong and subsequent footage reviews have proven that he was quite solid in AJPW even way past his peak and beyond. It might be perhaps just people being tired of that style because of similarities to modern work or revisionism. I can't really pin any single element where there was a movement against him or anything, especially since Tiger Mask did very well by comparison.

 

 

[Matt D]

Eats up guys to the detriment of the match from 88 on and to a lesser degree from 84 on. People are now lower on Harts tags but higher on Dream Team ones. A lot of what made his case was of the moment and not timeless. 

[ohtani's jacket]

I guess favorite targets like Sayama and Brody have rebounded while Race and Dynamite Kid haven't. In the case of DK, I don't think people take into account his WoS work, his Calgary stuff, or even his Portland work. That said, his positives amount to an extremely short career. It's really a matter of whether you think his execution is deserving of his rep.