Your 2026 GWE Lists

[DMJ]

I posted my list over at my blog.

I must admit, I'm not especially proud of it or even agree with all of it, which is weird to say, but this time around, I really tried to stick to some self-imposed rules and a "system" designed to keep it from just being a list of my favorite wrestlers.

 

[MichaelZ]

I wish I could have gotten more viewing in but as a snapshot in time I feel ok about this, at least I do today. 
 

 

[squidlad]

Here is my ballot. It is imperfect, of course, but I had a good time watching and discussing stuff.

[EnviousStupid]

I'm sure I'll disagree with the list plenty in the next couple months, but for now, I'm happy.

[donsem43]

My list. I thought it would be interesting if I included my late cuts so this is essentially everyone that I seriously considered.

[Childs]

1. Daniel Bryan/Bryan Danielson

2. Genichiro Tenryu

3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara

4. Stan Hansen

5. Kenta Kobashi

6. Nick Bockwinkel

7. Terry Funk

8. Ric Flair

9. Tatsumi Fujinami

10. Rey Mysterio Jr.

11. Toshiaki Kawada

12. Buddy Rose

13. Jumbo Tsuruta

14. Mitsuharu Misawa

15. Shinya Hashimoto

16. El Satanico

17. Jerry Lawler

18. Jushin Liger

19. El Hijo Del Santo

20. Antonio Inoki

21. Akira Hokuto

22. Kiyoshi Tamura

23. El Dandy

24. Riki Choshu

25. Jaguar Yokota

26. Yuki Ishikawa

27. Steve Grey

28. Vader

29. Barry Windham

30. Akira Taue

31. Jun Akiyama

32. Volk Han

33. Aja Kong

34. Billy Robinson

35. AJ Styles

36. Eddie Guerrero

37. Bret Hart

38. Jack Brisco

39. Dustin Rhodes

40. Randy Savage

41. Chigusa Nagayo

42. Ricky Morton

43. Ricky Steamboat

44. Chris Hero

45. Negro Casas

46. Chris Benoit

47. Meiko Satomura

48. Bobby Eaton

49. William Regal

50. Daisuke Ikeda

51. Bull Nakano

52. Andre the Giant

53. WALTER/Gunther

54. Rick Martel

55. Shinjiro Ohtani

56. Zack Sabre Jr. 

57. Ron Garvin

58. Greg Valentine

59. Fit Finlay

60. Marty Jones

61. Arn Anderson

62. Dick Murdoch

63. Jim Breaks

64. Bill Dundee

65. Dynamite Kansai

66. Hiroshi Tanahashi

67. Alexander Otsuka

68. Devil Masami

69. Akira Maeda

70. Dump Matsumoto

71. Steve Austin 

72. Blue Panther

73. Lou Thesz

74. Giant Baba

75. Naoki Sano

76. Low Ki

77. Yoshihiro Takayama

78. Samoa Joe

79. Tito Santana

80. Steve Williams

81. Cesaro

82. Mark Briscoe

83. Dick Togo

84. CM Punk

85. Jay Briscoe

86. Hiroshi Hase

87. Eddie Kingston

88. Pirata Morgan

89. Carlos Colon

90. Osamu Nishimura

91. Tully Blanchard

92. Sangre Chicana

93. Invader I

94. Mick Foley

95. Shawn Michaels

96. Masa Saito

97. Will Ospreay

98. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

99. Necro Butcher

100. Super Dragon

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[ohtani's jacket]

I threw something together and already I see a couple of names I left off. Not that it will make a huge difference to the outcome, but I blew it, as eliot would say. 

[brockobama]

Wanted to swap some spots around within an hour of sending the ballot in. Ever onward. 

1. Shinya Hashimoto
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin
3. Terry Funk
4. Aja Kong
5. Rey Mysterio
6. El Hijo del Santo
7. Andre the Giant
8. Nick Bockwinkel
9. Jim Breaks
10. John Cena
11. Antonio Inoki
12. Mick Foley
13. Akira Hokuto
14. Tatsumi Fujinami
15. Atsushi Onita
16. Ric Flair
17. Negro Casas
18. Meiko Satomura
19. Brock Lesnar
20. Stan Hansen
21. Bret Hart
22. Genichiro Tenryu
23. Vader
24. William Regal
25. CM Punk
26. Eddie Kingston
27. Hiroshi Tanahashi
28. Jon Moxley
29. Samoa Joe
30. Chigusa Nagayo
31. Yoshiaki Fujiwara
32. Goldberg
33. Ricky Steamboat
34. Akira Taue
35. Buddy Rose
36. Jumbo Tsuruta
37. Chris Hero
38. Sangre Chicana
39. Sting
40. Dump Matsumoto
41. Timothy Thatcher
42. Roddy Piper
43. Chris Benoit
44. Necro Butcher
45. Bobby Eaton
46. Jushin Liger
47. Shinjiro Ohtani
48. Jerry Lawler
49. Kiyoshi Tamura
50. Minoru Suzuki
51. Volk Han
52. LA Park
53. Jun Akiyama
54. Bryan Danielson
55. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
56. Kenta Kobashi
57. “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
58. Sabu
59. Lou Thesz
60. Arn Anderson
61. Ricky Morton
62. El Satanico
63. Mike Quackenbush
64. Katsuyori Shibata
65. Jay Briscoe
66. AJ Styles
67. Toshiaki Kawada
68. HARASHIMA
69. Kazunari Murakami
70. El Generico/Sami Zayn
71. Devil Masami
72. Dustin Rhodes
73. Fit Finlay
74. Yuki Ishikawa
75. Randy Savage
76. Jeff Hardy
77. Kazuyuki Fujita
78. Low Ki
79. Atlantis
80. Yuji Okabayashi
81. Yoshihito Sasaki
82. 2 Cold Scorpio
83. Blue Panther
84. Satoru Sayama
85. Shinobu Kandori
86. Bill Dundee
87. Virus
88. Daniel Makabe
89. Homicide
90. Darby Allin
91. Yoshihiro Takayama
92. Mitsuhiro Matsunaga
93. Clive Myers
94. Daisuke Ikeda
95. Super Dragon
96. Pirata Morgan
97. Osamu Nishimura
98. Dick Murdoch
99. Nick Gage
100. Dr. Wagner Jr.

[KB8]

And that's that for another 10 years!

1. Negro Casas
2. Genichiro Tenryu
3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara
4. Terry Funk
5. Kiyoshi Tamura
6. Shinya Hashimoto
7. El Hijo del Santo
8. Jerry Lawler
9. El Satanico
10. Mariko Yoshida
11. Stan Hansen
12. Shinobu Kandori
13. Yuki Ishikawa
14. El Dandy
15. Mitsuharu Misawa
16. Buddy Rose
17. Daisuke Ikeda
18. Nick Bockwinkel
19. Eddie Guerrero
20. Takeshi Ono
21. Tully Blanchard
22. Roddy Piper
23. Dick Murdoch
24. Volk Han
25. Tatsumi Fujinami

26. Blue Panther
27. Bryan Danielson
28. Virus
29. Sangre Chicana
30. Rey Mysterio
31. Ricky Morton
32. Pirata Morgan
33. Randy Savage
34. Riki Choshu
35. Aja Kong
36. Naoki Sano
37. Ricky Steamboat
38. Fuerza Guerrera
39. Arn Anderson
40. Ric Flair
41. Jushin Liger
42. Akira Hokuto
43. Barry Windham
44. Bill Dundee
45. Kenta Kobashi
46. Vader
47. Butch Reed
48. Akira Maeda
49. Meiko Satomura
50. Rick Martel

51. LA Park
52. Toshiaki Kawada
53. Bobby Eaton
54. Alexander Otsuka
55. Yoji Anjoh
56. Jumbo Tsuruta
57. Andre the Giant
58. Devil Masami
59. Shawn Michaels
60. Akira Taue
61. Jim Duggan
62. Sgt. Slaughter
63. Steve Austin
64. Black Terry
65. Greg Valentine
66. Kazunari Murakami
67. Bret Hart
68. Hechicero
69. Buzz Sawyer
70. Low Ki
71. Finlay
72. MS-1
73. Emilio Charles Jr.
74. Dick Togo
75. Dustin Rhodes

76. Jerry Estrada
77. Rick Rude
78. Hector Guerrero
79. Invader I
80. Jerry Blackwell
81. Magnum TA
82. Tito Santana
83. Necro Butcher
84. Samoa Joe
85. Koko Ware
86. William Regal
87. Tonga Kid
88. Tarzan Goto
89. Masa Kurisu
90. Yoshihiro Takayama
91. Negro Navarro
92. Austin Aries
93. Atlantis
94. Michael Hayes
95. Mocho Cota
96. Shinjiro Ohtani
97. La Fiera
98. Le Petit Prince
99. Yoshihisa Yamamoto
100. Yumi Ikeshita

[Control21]

1 hour ago, KB8 said:

And that's that for another 10 years!

1. Negro Casas
2. Genichiro Tenryu
3. Yoshiaki Fujiwara
4. Terry Funk
5. Kiyoshi Tamura
6. Shinya Hashimoto
7. El Hijo del Santo
8. Jerry Lawler
9. El Satanico
10. Mariko Yoshida
11. Stan Hansen
12. Shinobu Kandori
13. Yuki Ishikawa
14. El Dandy
15. Mitsuharu Misawa
16. Buddy Rose
17. Daisuke Ikeda
18. Nick Bockwinkel
19. Eddie Guerrero
20. Takeshi Ono
21. Tully Blanchard
22. Roddy Piper
23. Dick Murdoch
24. Volk Han
25. Tatsumi Fujinami

26. Blue Panther
27. Bryan Danielson
28. Virus
29. Sangre Chicana
30. Rey Mysterio
31. Ricky Morton
32. Pirata Morgan
33. Randy Savage
34. Riki Choshu
35. Aja Kong
36. Naoki Sano
37. Ricky Steamboat
38. Fuerza Guerrera
39. Arn Anderson
40. Ric Flair
41. Jushin Liger
42. Akira Hokuto
43. Barry Windham
44. Bill Dundee
45. Kenta Kobashi
46. Vader
47. Butch Reed
48. Akira Maeda
49. Meiko Satomura
50. Rick Martel

51. LA Park
52. Toshiaki Kawada
53. Bobby Eaton
54. Alexander Otsuka
55. Yoji Anjoh
56. Jumbo Tsuruta
57. Andre the Giant
58. Devil Masami
59. Shawn Michaels
60. Akira Taue
61. Jim Duggan
62. Sgt. Slaughter
63. Steve Austin
64. Black Terry
65. Greg Valentine
66. Kazunari Murakami
67. Bret Hart
68. Hechicero
69. Buzz Sawyer
70. Low Ki
71. Finlay
72. MS-1
73. Emilio Charles Jr.
74. Dick Togo
75. Dustin Rhodes

76. Jerry Estrada
77. Rick Rude
78. Hector Guerrero
79. Invader I
80. Jerry Blackwell
81. Magnum TA
82. Tito Santana
83. Necro Butcher
84. Samoa Joe
85. Koko Ware
86. William Regal
87. Tonga Kid
88. Tarzan Goto
89. Masa Kurisu
90. Yoshihiro Takayama
91. Negro Navarro
92. Austin Aries
93. Atlantis
94. Michael Hayes
95. Mocho Cota
96. Shinjiro Ohtani
97. La Fiera
98. Le Petit Prince
99. Yoshihisa Yamamoto
100. Yumi Ikeshita

Good stuff! Good to see another Yoshihisa Yamamoto vote. If there's any wrestler who sums up a well-crafted Shakespearean tragedy in their career, it's him.