Tatsumi Fujinami vs Nick Bockwinkel

[Frankensteiner]

Another tough one for me. I had Bock #2 and Fujinami #5 in 2016.

My initial instinct is to say Bock won't finish this high again for me (although still lock for top 20), but on the other hand when I compare him to Fujinami (who I think should stay right around the same spot), I don't know that I can say Fujinami is better. 

[Clayton Jones]

I'm curious why you think Bock will finish lower for you this time? Ever since their respective fed's 80s sets my opinions of both guys have done nothing but go slowly steadily up. Right now my answer is Bock but by the time my ballot goes in I could see Fujinami contending for a top spot too.

[Frankensteiner]

Regarding Bock finishing lower, I don't think it's anything negative towards him. More to do with my viewing preferences for other wrestling/wrestlers who I've watched since 2016 and the likely recency bias boost they'll get relative to Bock. Even with that said, at worst Bock would still stay in the top 15 and maybe top 10 so it's not much of a drop at all.

[Mr JMML]

On 3/5/2022 at 4:34 AM, Frankensteiner said:

Another tough one for me. I had Bock #2 and Fujinami #5 in 2016.

My initial instinct is to say Bock won't finish this high again for me (although still lock for top 20), but on the other hand when I compare him to Fujinami (who I think should stay right around the same spot), I don't know that I can say Fujinami is better. 

They're very close for me too.

[justinsdrown]

Bock by far. Though I wish we had more footage than what’s available.