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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 13, 2018 6:55:47 GMT -5
300. Sho Tanaka (5 ballots, 138 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (42) "Surprisingly decent resume, surely to be boosted by Roppongi 3K stuff in the last 3 months of the year. Obviously spent most of his time in pretty meaningless ROH matches, but also got over to RevPro, WCPW, Chikara, HOG, that Bulletproof show, and even had a shoot fight scheduled that fell through! A really good worker that will get a lot more opportunities to shine next year." "The Roppongi 3k run has been great. They ruled the Super Jr. Tag League tag tournament and they regularly elevated crap teams in ROH to decent showings. Sho and Yoh will absolutely make the list." 299. Kazusada Higuchi (3 ballots, 139 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (38) 298. Ruby Riott (6 ballots, 141 points)High Voter: Brittany Fernandez (22) "Really surprised she has not been nominated yet. Has had a real fun year from the Nikki Cross feud to now the feud with the Iconic Duo. She always deliveries." "I like Ruby, but I don't think she's been all that great in NXT. The Takeover: Chicago triple-threat match, while fine, was a bit of a mess and she was eliminated rater quickly in the rematch. The only really good match she's had was against Ember Moon. Unless she delivers a series of truly awesome matches, she won't make it." "She's had a solid year so far, but I'm not sure I can fit her in. The Ember match is really good & she had a terrific selling performance on NXT TV in a triple threat with Ember & Sonya Deville. The feud with Iconic Duo has been fun, but hasn't delivered great matches or stellar performances. Her debut in Orlando is very good & she added a lot to the match which helps her case. Otherwise, I thought she looked like a mess in her exchanges with Asuka at TakeOver Chicago (I'd blame Asuka too) & was lost in the shuffle a good portion of the summer." 297. Triple H (6 ballots, 141 points)High Voter: onorub (11) 296. Kay Lee Ray (5 ballots, 142 points)High Voter: Quentin Moody (42) 295. Yoshiko (2 ballots, 143 points)High Voter: John Carroll (20) 294. Thor Theriot (2 ballots, 144 points)High Voter: Steven Louis Lerner (28) "NWL-KS guy has really had a ton of fun matches this guy as jacked dude who can do some flying stuff and appeal to a local audience. His feud with Jeremy Wyatt has been especially good and he's the sort of all around talent that you can plug in against almost any opponent and get a good match" 293. Tessa Blanchard (5 ballots, 144 points)High Voter: Tyler McBee (9) 292. Arisa Nakajima (2 ballots, 146 points)High Voter: JML (24) "She's only had two great singles matches that I can think of with Nanae Takahashi and Hiroyo Matsumoto but the rest of her resume is her strong tag work. Whether it is her Best Friends Tag stuff or teaming with Nanae, her tag matches are always great. Her and Fujimoto might be the most underrated tag team in the world right now." 291. Dolph Ziggler (7 ballots, 148 points)
[LOWEST RANKED 7 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Sean (46) "Listen. Hear me out on this one. His 2017 wasn't as good as his 2016. There was no way it could be. But he's had a good year. I think folks are just tired of him. He's been on TV too long. He's absolutely one of those guys that should probably go hang out in NXT for a while and help teach and train folks. Instead, he's a gatekeeper for the main roster. Not necessarily the worst thing in the world. But still, I see why you're fatigued. Here's some matches worth seeking out: vs Corbin, 1/3/17 Six Man #1 Contenders match, 4/18/2017 vs Nakamura, 5/21/17 w/ Owens vs Nakamura & Zayn, house show, 5/28/2017 MITB ladder match, 6/18/2017 vs Nakamura, house show, 7/15/2017 vs Roode, 10/31/17 vs Roode, Starrcade, his best match of the year, 11/25/2017 vs Corbin vs Roode, 12/17/2017 Too much good stuff there to leave him off my list." 290. Yukio Sakaguchi (3 ballots, 149 points)High Voter: John Carroll (35) 289. AJ Gray (3 ballots, 151 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (25) "I admit I can't be fully objective about him because he's one of the guys I really want to do well, but he's also one of my favorite young guys to watch. Crazy athletic dude who comes from a football background so he can do all the power stuff, but he also is a top tier indie flyer. Legit an insane person when it comes to dives and flips. I felt he kind of stole the show at the last Southern Underground Pro show in the scramble match, I've liked his work in Anarchy this year, and when I get to the last couple of AIW shows I expect that he will have killed it there given the hype around his performances." "Has to make my list. You don't get explosive flyers who have meat on their bones often enough. Anarchy stuff with Ryan Vega was fun. Need to catch up though because the Gunner Miller match seems too good to not watch. The SUP debut show stuff was hot. Remembering he had a Dojo Wars match which was good? AIW not having 2017 content on PBTV means they are still incredibly irrelevant to me." "The Gunner match wasnt a high point, he's had many other better matches. Watch the one with Kyle Matthews" 288. Josh Barnett (5 ballots, 154 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (45) "Confirmed shooter. Thatcher match is great." "His NEW match is also great. If I watch the Bobby Lashley match he makes it in my top 50. If I watch the Cobb match he could make it higher. I don't think it is possible to watch the Cobb match unfortunately which physically hurts me." segundacaida.blogspot.com/2017/12/igf-new-opening-series-452017.html 287. Jack Sexsmith (5 ballots, 154 points)High Voter: Brock Jahnke (44) "Sort of graduated this year from really fun novelty act to one of the most over babyfaces in PROGRESS. The Zack Gibson feud totally worked for me, and the Paul Robinson match is really good too. Then of course, when given opportunities against Banks and Dunne, he really stepped up and delivered in a way I didn't expect. Probably an outside chance to make my list." "Definitely will make my list. Certain aspects of the gimmick worry me and it's a little too cute for its own good in serious matches, but I'm hard pressed to name more than a handful of babyfaces in Europe I like more right now. The Gibson stuff is all great, with his run in SSS16 being notably moving. Going to make an effort to seek out his non-PROGRESS stuff and if there's anything worthwhile there, I can see him breaking my top 50." 286. Taiji Ishimori (5 ballots, 155 points)High Voter: ScorpioCorp (38) "One of the most underrated guys in the world, adding the smoothness in one of the year's best tag teams with Hi69 & feud with RATEL's, as well as arguably the best Jr. Heavyweight match in Japan this year vs. Harada. His Impact work is solid, not special, and yet clearly the best he can make of a bad situation. His attire and look is horrendous but he deserves a look I would say in the 45-75 range." 285. Titan (5 ballots, 155 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (33) "Fun guy to get a lot more opportunities outside of Mexico. The KUSHIDA match in the UK was a hoot, and I can always go for more random CMLL guys in NJPW." "Always a lot of fun in tag matches. His stuff in NJPW specifically is worth watching. Also has some decent lightning matches to his name." 284. Xtreme Tiger (2 ballots, 156 points)
[HIGHEST RANKED 2 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Jon (22) "It's wild how good he has gotten over the past 10 years. I am not quite sure when he got good, as I skipped his matches for years since he was so bad at first, but he has had 2 of the best matches in Mexico this year: his 5/7 match vs. Dragon Lee is a great sprint in the vein of Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi, and his 7/15 match vs. Virus is built like a more traditional NJPW juniors match with fun (if ultimately inconsequential) matwork to start and a good build to bigger and bigger spots and near-falls. Both have Tiger working underneath with good looking comeback spots and actual decent selling. Saying Xtreme Tiger has decent selling is as wild to type as his spots. He hits his spots smoother than he ever has before and maybe he is just in the ring with better wrestlers than he was 10 years ago, but the pacing and selling in his matches is actually good now. I have not seen a lot of his stuff this year, but his work in those 2 alone is worth a spot on my ballot. Some of the other matches on my list are not altogether anything special but he stands out in all of them." "Need to watch more but the Virus match INSTANTLY puts him in the conversation. Insane how he still comes off like a prospect despite being around for so long feels like someone we'll circle back on and go "Wow, this guy was a total nutjob for a long time wasn't he?" in a very loving manner. The Virus match specifically is one of the best building spot heavy matches you'll watch all year." "This match with Hechicero is fantastic. It's structurally very similar to the Virus match, with matwork to start and a build to bigger and bigger spots. I avoided Xtreme Tiger matches until he was in Elite last year. When the hell did he get this good?" 283. Aric Andrews (5 ballots, 156 points)High Voter: Bucky (44) "Kind of an unsung hero of CWF Mid-Atlantic this year, a total throwback of a scuzzy heel to the age of Doug Somers and Bobby Bass but with the frame of an almost freakshowish carnival act. Andrews is not fancy, he's just a simply hateable fuck, who has fun tv matches where you cheer fiercely for him to lose no matter who his opponent is. He has one of the better Trevor Lee matches of the year, and the Cam Carter sprint is one of the most fun and exciting matches of the year. One of my favorite bad guys in pro wrestling." "The Trevor Lee match was tied with the Nick Richards match as my favorite Lee title defense of the year, and they did that without any of the gimmicks and short cuts of the Richards match. He is such a classic sleaze, and everything he does looks great." 282. Hideyoshi Kamitani (3 ballots, 157 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (22) 281. Mat Fitchett (5 ballots, 157 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (29) "The Besties are a very good tag team, and he has some really good singles matches this year with KLD, ZSJ and Riddle. I really think AAW has missed the boat on maximizing his impact, but he pretty much always delivers in that setting when they give him a big match. Tends to sort of combine explosive offense and big pacing with a more traditional approach to building a match which I do appreciate. There is probably a gap between his potential and talent and his output, but that isn't really his fault." 280. Jay Briscoe (6 ballots, 160 points)High Voter: Kevin (58) "Still a great wrestler, tremendous banterer, and totally credible badass. He and his brother had a great showing at the wXw tag league, and that was even with an injury to an opponent taking away what was arguably the most anticipated match up they had on the table. It's weird to say this but he's one of the better guys ever at breaking up falls and timing cut offs. Need to watch more ROH and see what I've missed " "He's my favourite current wrestler, I love his promos and his in ring work is so damn intense you can't not love him."
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 14, 2018 8:39:10 GMT -5
279. Bobby Gunns (6 ballots, 163 points)High Voter: Brock Jahnke (59) "Kind of a ridiculous wrestler, he looks like Barry Houston but has this weird ability to transcend his awkward look and do cool - and even sometimes flashy - stuff. At times it's hard for me to get over his look, but he really does hang in there well with really high level guys to the point where I don't buy that he's being carried. Most of the WXW guys I think are pretty easy to evaluate based on their own universe, but I do wish he worked over spots. Still if you are a WXW fan I could see tossing him a vote." "He has been such a grower on me this year. Hated him around 16 carat time when he faced Kanemoto, ended up liking him as he feuded with da Mack, especially their loser leaves town match and I've loved his series against the ringkampf lads. He's almost certainly going to sneak on the lower half of my list. Wrestled homicide today so I look forward to seeing how that one turned out." "As a result of my psychosis leading me to watching every major WXW show of 2017, Bobby has snuck into my top 100. His matches with Da Mack caught my eye, but I wasn't convinced. Then he tapped Thatcher clean, and while I was reluctant to accept such a ridiculous result, the match got him over as a legit star in this weird ass promotion. Then he fought WALTER in what, in my opinion, was a legit lower tier MOTYC. Incredible stuff. I've just finished watching the no DQ tornado tag with Jaxon Stone vs. WALTER and Thatcher from 11/18, and it is honestly must-see. I love a wild tag brawl, probably my favorite type of match, and man this hits all the right violent notes. If you have wondered what Thatcher and WALTER working a garbage brawl looks like, look no further. Bobby takes a ton of punishment from our boys, and looks like a realistic competitor, even in a 2 on 1 situation. Fantastic stuff. When he finally shakes WALTER or Tim's hand, it's going to blow the roof off the Turbinenhalle." 278. Mance Warner (4 ballots, 164 points)High Voter: Kevin Latz (40) "Name a better shit talker in wrestling? The god of banter. The best character in indie wrestling. As a worker I think he's good, with high potential to become great, but he passes the most important test of being a guy who found something that works for him and has run with it. I would rather sit through a decent match with Mance in it, then a "great" match with a lot of the top guys in indie wrestling and that has to count for something." 277. Corey Hollis (5 ballots, 164 points)High Voter: Problematic (43) "The only knock on Corey is that he doesn't show up many places. As a talent I find him completely refreshing as he's basically a crybaby, cheating heel cruiserweight, who refuses to do any of the cool cruiserweight shit even though he physically can. He can work as more of a stooging heel, or a cheating roughneck in kind of an Arn Anderson way which I also consider a major positive. I've liked his series v. Dylan Cook in GCW a lot, his heel work in PWX has been very good, and when he comes around the Scenic City he allows delivers. I'm excited to see him work Kyle Matthews on the next Anarchy show, the Skyler blow off at PWX, and the Garrini rematch from SCI at SUP all before the end of the year which will help his case. Extra points for that diving tackle he hit on Ced at 205Live." 276. Elias (8 ballots, 164 points)High Voter: Jason (31) "The fucking Drifter. Listen, I've been singing this dude's praises for two years and I was god damn right. He's really fucking good and he'll only get better. The sky is the fucking limit for Elias. He can work. He has a great act. The charisma is there. He's a rare guy where creative doesn't even need to find much for him. Just send him out there to croon and play and shoot on anyone that gets in his way. The Roman match was awesome. He's had some good stuff with Balor and Ambrose and Jordan too. I love the fucking Drifter." 275. Trauma I (3 ballots, 165 points)High Voter: ceftaxias (40) 274. Bobby Lashley (4 ballots, 165 points)High Voter: Charles Dulaney (38) "I DOUBT I'd vote for him at this point, but for the first couple of months of the years he actually was on point. I have zero clue what he's done since, but he was genuinely enjoyable in Impact up until the Anthem sale, including really good/great matches with Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards of all people. Did zilch at Wrestlecon in front of a live crowd that really wanted him to have a good match and I've heard little about him since. But for a window he was the guy in 2017." 273. Minoru Tanaka (5 ballots, 165 points)High Voter: Dylan Harris (44) 272. Adam Page (6 ballots, 167 points)High Voter: Tyler McBee (32) "Hangman Page had his best in ring year in 2017. The highlight of it has to be one of the absolute best ROH matches of the year, which was him & The Bucks vs. Romero, Trent & Chuckie T." 271. Impulso (4 ballots, 168 points)High Voter: Jon (28) "Weird that the guy doesn't have a thread as he has been in at least a couple hellacious lucha brawls. And that is only of what I have seen. Those in question are matches against Demus and Woton. DEFINITELY check them out. Tough wrestler to judge because he isn't a great brawler nor a great traditional wrestler but has matches where he gets to do both and it is rad. The dude also takes NASTY bumps where you here that delightful thud. Also has that splash to the outside in his arsenal which is confirmed good." "Is the Wotan match online somewhere? But yeah, Impulso is on my list 5 times and 4 of the matches I have at 4* or better. The 3-way is an amazingly bloody apuesta match that everybody should check out, and the Freelance match is a pretty straightforward deathmatch which I did not expect out of Freelance." "The Wotan match is a ton of fun and what a great Lucha brawl." 270. Dezmond Xavier (6 ballots, 169 points)High Voter: Aqeel (43) 269. Roy Wilkins (4 ballots, 170 points)High Voter: Brock Jahnke (39) "Really enjoy him as a technical heel, who is really great controlling the ring and using spacing. The Chapel Hill match with Snooty Fox is one of my favorite matches of the year, and he has a great performance almost every time he is in the ring." "The Snooty match is going to be in the upper echelon of my MOTY list and that's not nothing. Throw in, what, a half dozen tag matches with the All Stars that I really like and he's definitely finding a comfy spot in the middle of my list." 268. Cuatrero (4 ballots, 173 points)High Voter: Dylan Harris (27) 267. Myron Reed (6 ballots, 173 points)High Voter: Tommy (57) "One of my favorite spot heavy guys in the World. He is kind of unpolished, but he has a very unique way of approaching his offense that makes him standout more than the litany of other flyers out there today. He's also got a fresh sort of charisma that makes him stand out. I have enjoyed him as one of the emergent stars of Glory Pro, he's really stood out when given a chance in AAW, and he's been great in singles matches all over where given chances. I am a huge fan of any time he locks it out with Curt Stallion and he's probably my favorite guy in the World to watch in random multi-man matches." "My favorite of the young flyers in the US. I don't count Wentz in that group since he's more a hybrid. I appreciate Reed not being super polished. Feels more authentic usually." 266. Forastero (4 ballots, 175 points)High Voter: Dylan Harris (28) "AFAIK has only had one singles match in CMLL this year but it doesn't matter because he's part of the best trio in wrestling and he is often the highlight of their matches. The 8/4 match against Soberano/Cometa/The Panther is probably my favorite performance from him." 265. Brad Attitude (5 ballots, 180 points)High Voter: Gagne West (36) "He rarely shows up in CWF, but I kind of feel like he has to be in consideration just because he's such an excellent character. There is an Attitude v. Richards match that ERic and Phil swear by, though I don't really remember it so maybe I need to rewatch it. He did have a tag match early in the year that was good, and a GREAT performance in a trios match from the 100 episode of Worldwide that is absolutely excellent. I also loved the guy in the Rumble and it seems pretty obvious to me that he's going to have a good match at BattleCade. Might squeeze his way onto my list." 264. KAI (6 ballots, 180 points)High Voter: Dylan Harris (31) "People still think KAI is bad for some reason. He's great. See: basically all of his stuff in AJPW this year. The Zeus match is a great add to the year of the sprint and the Miyahara match was one of the best matches of the CC." "I think there's a pretty great case he's had the best year of anyone in AJPW in 2017. The guy is great in any role and continues to be a great influence on others around him. Criminally underrated. His CC work was top 3 in the tournament, plays a comedic role teaming with Mashimo before he got injured, has my favorite AJPW match of the year in his tag team with Nomura, and again works his ass off in a multiman tag aplenty. KAI is legit." "While I don't think he'll make my list due to the sheer amount of great wrestlers out there, KAI is definitely an underappreciated guy. Had some legitimately good matches against guys like Kento and Zeus where he more than held his own. The team with Mashimo also produced some really good stuff for how brief it was." 263. Nick Iggy (7 ballots, 180 points)High Voter: Devon Hales (48) "I told him on 12/30 I thought he was the most improved wrestler in the world over the previous two years, and he certainly built on that in 2017. For a long time Team IOU felt like Kerry Awful, plus the good looking guy, whereas now you've got Iggy diving out of balconies, striking at the same level of Kerry, and stooging and bumping around as well as anyone. He's really found a spin on a character that works for him, and as a result IOU went from being a good team, to being The Carnies - a great team. I really feel like the development and transformation of Iggy has had a bigger impact on the success of that unit, and the consistent quality of their matches than anything Awful has done, and that's not a knock on Kerry who I still prefer as a worker at least style wise. It's just a testament to Nick's growth." 262. Rosemary (4 ballots, 181 points)High Voter: Charles Dulaney (37) "Stuck in the Global Impact Action hell, but has shined when I've seen her." 261. Masaya Takahashi (4 ballots, 183 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (20) 260. T-Hawk (6 ballots, 184 points)High Voter: JML (33) "More of a mixed bag candidate than the other DG standouts, I'd say, but someone worth considering if you're at all into that promotion. I think it's easy to say that 2017 has been the best year of T-Hawk's career outside of 2014. He's not putting on the high level stuff this year like he did with Eita three years back, but I find him to be more fleshed out as a performer today. He's the second biggest heel in the company and you could argue he's more the 1B than the distinct lesser #2. It's a title he wears well, notably shining in most of the tags I saw him in this year against all sorts of opponents. His performance late in the unit disbands match against the Jimmyz was, to me, the highlight of what ended up being a real messy affair all around. I've also loved him in smaller singles matches against younger opponents like Yamamura and Ben-K, where he shows a lot of veteran instincts in being generous and giving these rookies their shine without selling the farm. His biggest weakness has been his big main event singles matches, most notably against YAMATO and Doi, but I'm more inclined to blame the shortcomings of the style and his opponents than T-Hawk directly. It's an indictment against the guy they're building as the next top heel to shit the bed in tournament finals and the main of the biggest show of the year, of course, but for my money Doi and YAMATO, respectively, were the two worst people available for those matches and T-Hawk did what he could. He's still got to find his feet as a heel if he's going to replace Shingo anytime soon but I'm not sure if it's quite fair to compare this 27 year old to the best thing DG's ever produced. There's certainly time left for him to make or break his case. If he ends up facing Mochizuki for the Dream Gate this year I think he may well knock it out of the park and end up on my list. Right now he's teetering towards the top and could go either way." "I'm intrigued by T-Hawk and his push cause I'm a casual DG fan and the hardcore DG fans hate T-Hawk. I agree with Brock that he's better when working with younger guys as he can work a grumpy vet style even though he's not a vet. I've been jumping around with DG just to see his matches and finished with his King of Gate run. He did a good job in selling his left leg in the matches with Eita and Doi compared to the rest wrestlers doing the house style. I think if the people here that despise the DG house style actually watched Dragon Gate, they would be raving about T-Hawk. That said, he does get upstaged by Eita and Doi cause they are more dynamic in ring wrestlers. I haven't seen the Kobe World main event yet but I'm guessing it would be the same with YAMATO. T-Hawk at his best is my type of wrestler as he's solid in the ring and his heel character comes off as not taking any shit from anybody younger than him. I won't go as far as him being Bull Nakano to Shingo's Dump Matsumoto but he can get to that level if he shows more dynamics in ring. Hope he keeps my interest for the rest of the year." "Agree that he's one of the more interesting DG guys to examine. Almost like the Roman Reigns in DG, in terms of a guy with a big push that doesn't ALWAYS deliver, but is mostly given really tough situations to get over so its sort of excusable. Also a lot of fans seem to hate him." "I thought he was easily better than YAMATO in the Kobe World match. I know the narrative from the DG hardcores is that T-Hawk is essentially like Roman Reigns in that he is the appointed one and he sucks but I think T-Hawk does mostly a great job as the lieutenant role of a heel stable. Sometimes he can blend in a bit too much which hurts his dynamic against bigger, more charismatic characters but he has a good fundamental idea of his strengths as a power worker and can sell when worked over as well. He will make my ballot comfortably." 259. Tajiri (4 ballots, 186 points)High Voter: ceftaxias (11) "His old man run in AJPW's juniors division against the likes of Hikaru Sato and Ultimo Dragon has been a delight. He's been somewhat Kendrick-like in his willingness to do whatever it takes to win no matter how socially unacceptable the method, whether that means green mist or the Crippler Crossface. His work on pinfalls shows how strong he is on fundamentals -- can't think of anyone else who looks to be trying so hard to steal a win (or avoid a loss) on a flash pin -- and his kicks still look like genuine KO blows. Neck and neck with the very different Takahashi for the best junior in Japan, though this year that doesn't necessarily mean top 50." 258. C.W. Anderson (4 ballots, 187 points)High Voter: Gagne West (31) "Still has a sick spinebuster and better psychology than the vast majority of guys in wrestling. Pretty much everyone of his matches that has made tape this year has exceeded my expectations. Maybe he doesn't have a single MOTY but I really enjoy him in Modern Vintage and CWF as the shit kicking old vet who fines ways to survive v. Mecha or Ric Converse, and goes to war with Chet Sterling. Actually has a good match with Dreamer this year too." 257. CIMA (5 ballots, 187 points)High Voter: Case Lowe (17) "Another person a lot of the bigger DG hardcore fans seem to dislike but I have enjoyed the tag team with Dragon Kid and the title defenses they have had. CIMA carrying the belt may be an ego stroke but he lost to Yamamura in a good sprint during King of Gate and in general has been willing to pick his spots in the multi man matches involving Over Generation. I see him as someone to slide into the bottom 25 easily as a consistently good performer in his advanced age." "I love that Yamamura match from KOG a lot and have really enjoyed him in a few larger tags throughout the year (most notably the 08/20 Over Generation vs VerserK eight man), but those CK-1 title defenses sucked the air out of me every single time I watched them. Most weren't bad, overtly, but they somehow managed to be the most uninspiring matches for me despite being full of guys I like. Considering that those were the majority of his high profile matches this year, I'm not sure if I can find a place for CIMA on my list." 256. Flamita (8 ballots, 188 points)High Voter: Quentin Moody (65) "Really cultivating an awesome diverse resume here, working Dragon Gate, PWG, PROGRESS, and a bunch of places in Mexico all in the same year. I still wish that he was booked more in the US, because he always goes full tilt and gets over everywhere he goes." "I am starting this thread mainly to say everybody should watch the 2nd Flamita vs. Fenix match. I guess it plays off of the 1st match in that each guy is reversing the other's spots, and even reversing those reversals, but I would not say the 1st match is crucial to "getting" a fast-paced spot-based match that also tells a simple but effective story. I don't watch Dragon Gate, so I don't know how Flamita has been there, but the constant of his Mexico singles matches has been "just missing something to put them over the top." I don't know what it is, as he is good and hits cool dives and makes things look smooth, but all of his singles matches are missing some little thing (pacing?) that keeps them from moving from "really good" to "great." Still, his talent is undeniable and he has enough strong performances to wind up somewhere in the bottom half of my list." 255. Mike Quackenbush (4 ballots, 190 points)High Voter: ceftaxias (34) 254. Bad Luck Fale (8 ballots, 191 points)High Voter: onorub (24) "I'm going all in and claiming this year has been Bad Luck Fale's best in ring year ever. Period. He has been tremendous in the G1 with four matches I ranked ****. His match against Shibata was good as well. He has been in some very good tag team matches. He created buzz by murdering Daryl." "Haven't seen a ton of his tags, but outside of Shibata, Okada, and Ibushi, Fale continues to put on clunkers. No chance." "I enjoyed a few of his G1 matches, but he still has a lot of bad bad stuff. Not a chance." 253. Jason Kindcaid (6 ballots, 193 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (36) "I've grown to like Kincaid quite a bit as a guy who will do some really crazy and interesting takes on existing stuff and always have a high effort match. I really think that Evolve has missed the boat on him in some respects, but he's still had some really fun matches there this year. Lacks any tremendous match this year, but lots of good ones." "He's a weird guy to rate. I feel like his matches are almost always good, but very rarely GREAT. His offense is incredible but I do find that it can wear thin after you see something 100 times. I do think EVOLVE has missed the boat on him, because if he toned down his gimmick a touch he could be right there in the Ethan Page fringe main eventer spot. That whole high flyers feud that was trying to set up the WWN supershow 6 man that wasn't good just totally didn't work though." 252. Imposible (4 ballots, 194 points)High Voter: Jon (30) 251. Marius Al-Ani (6 ballots, 194 points)High Voter: Ed Mills (34) "Marius first came to my attention at the wXw Tag League last year and he's gone on to show even more of the potential those of us there saw that weekend. He's spent the year mainly part of the most underrated tag team in the world, A4. But in the matches he's got away from Absolute Andy he's delivered. In Carat vs JT Dunn and especially WALTER, his AMBITION match with Thatcher is lots of fun. The Riddle match is probably his best performance as a singles guy this year, also he has a nice little Superstars match with another wXw prospect Francis Kaspin. Think i'd have him around the 70 to 80 range but the sky is the limit in the next few years." "Yeah Al-Ani will make my list too, the dude has a bright future. You're spot on with A4 being slept on, they're a really solid team. Really looking forward to them against Massive Product in the tag league."
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 14, 2018 20:21:13 GMT -5
249. Trauma II (3 ballots, 199 points)High Voter: Jon (8) "Trauma II has had a really good year even though I don't see anybody talking about him too much. Him murdering Villano III Jr. got a little bit of attention, but he has been turning in really good performances stuck in random trios and teams in IWRG. Trauma II can work the technical style matches and brawls as both a bayface hero or a dickish rudo. Really versatile guy and he has put in solid performances in these different roles on an almost weekly basis. I need to watch the newest Traumas vs. Villanos match that people liked from a few weeks ago, but I liked their matched over the summer. The Traumas vs. Caifans match from a few weeks back was good, too. Traumas & Eterno vs. Indie guys from 10/11 was great, with the Traumas playing the local, brawling babyfaces against the invaders. There is a lot on this list below so I included my brief notes and ratings. If you're looking for brawling Traumas, it's in there. If you're looking for technical Traumas, there are a few of those. If you're looking for dickish Traumas check out the matches against the Villanos for sure and also the 8/18 match, although I think they were supposed to be tecnicos there?" "Trauma II is someone that could be one of the best around if he were in a promotion not as embarrassingly inept as IWRG these days. As an aside I also wish we got to see more of Hijo de Pantera." 248. Jeremy Wyatt (3 ballots, 200 points)[HIGHEST RANKED 3 BALLOT WRESTLER] High Voter: Problematic (21) "Has been great in NWL-KS. The dude has really been great for years, just a hell of a talent who is extremely versatile and can work almost any opponent or style. I have liked every match he's had in NWL, some of them at whole ton including the 2/3 falls match with Thor. Like Trevor Lee he works long often in a year where that is not the preferred style of many, but I really do think he makes it work" "The guy has had two great feuds this year in NWL with Thor Thierot and Jack Foster. As in really great indie feuds that build off previous matches, and lead to well worked and great stipulation matches of all sorts (2/3 Falls, Lumberjack, Dog Collar). He is amazing at every single facet of wrestling whether it be bumping, selling, offense, build, timing, pacing, et. He's probably the most underrated indie talent of the last 15 years, and NWL has given him plenty of opportunities, so people really should check him out. Even one off v. guys like Sharkbait and Mike Outlaw are good and borderline Hoot of the Year level efforts" 247. Kalisto (9 ballots, 200 points) [LOWEST RANKED 9 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Joe (37) 246. Joe Doering (8 ballots, 201 points)High Voter: bucky (58) "Beat the fuck out of cancer and now beating the fuck out of other wrestlers. Probably one of the most underappreciated guys in Japan this year. Also had a match with Rey Mysterio in Austria. What a fucking life we live in." "Apart from his matches with Kento and maybe Zeus, Joe hasn't really wowed me yet. I feel like the pieces are there but he just doesn't seem to click for me. Maybe it was his look that made me believe we had a new Stan Hansen, but I find a lot of his matches kinda slow and just average." "I left him off my list and now I sort of regret it. Joe is a guy where I couldn't really see the forest for the trees. I expected Stan Hansen when I should have been paying attention the awesome bomb-thrower that he is. He delivered every time against Kento, Shuji, Zeus, and Sekimoto. Absolutely someone I will pay closer attention to this year." 245. Tank (9 ballots, 203 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (35) "Can't leave him off my ballot. Not this year. Wrestling is about emotion and creating big moments. For eight months this year Tank did that. I really want to see Cannonball match at Carnage Cup (not giving a Holocaust denier my money to get it) and the On Point match too, but even absent that the final run in Anarchy and with the Scenic shows gets him a spot on my ballot. One of the most credible wrestlers ever, and even as a 46 year old guy on a retirement tour, he was able to tear the house down against one of the best in the world in his last night in wrestling, deliver a hoot of the year contender v. Kyle Matthews, have crazy violent brawls in Anarchy that actually told stories, and deliver a tremendous emotional ending to the Scenic City Rumble." "He almost made me cry at SCI, for that alone, hes on my list." "In his last year of wrestling he busted his ass and went all out. Had some absolute gritty and brutal death matches with the likes of Jeff Cannonball, Matt Tremont, and Brad Cash this year and proved he still had it and could go in straight up wrestling matches against the likes of Kyle Matthews and Matt Riddle. Both the Matthews and Riddle matches are worth going out of your way to see. The Riddle match is my favorite start to a match this year. Being there live and I don't think anyone expected it to kick off the way it did. Everyone was hooked." "The Tremont match on 7.22 was an amazing match, Tremont had wanted to wrestle at the Landmark Arena for years. He sent in one of the best promos of the year to hype it. He came down from Chicago on literally no sleep to do the match, once getting to the arena he wanted a tour to talk about what the building was like in the Wildside days. It was a relatively tame death match but Tank and Tremont both worked hard. Tremont flew home and went straight to the hospital. Tank's a sentimental favorite and a great guy who deserved everything he got going out." "I gotta see some of his big matches from earlier in the year, but he'll probably make my bottom five. He had an awesome, believable badass underdog performance at the Scenic City Rumble & the opening minutes of his final match with Riddle at SCI were pretty exciting. More importantly, the emotion of seeing his final match puts him in strong contention to make my list." 244. Mark Davis (4 ballots, 204 points)High Voter: Quentin Moody (26) "Dunkzilla fucking rules. Reminds me a lot of early Kevin Steen but with a great punch. Can keep up with the smaller guys and be an incredible base and has fantastic power spots. Just like his tag team partner Fletcher he stands out on every show he’s on and is only getting better. A guy I could see having a ton of appeal." 244. Deonna Purrazzo (7 ballots, 204 points)High Voter: Classic Catch (22) "Whether it's in Women of Honor, or various indies she always impresses. A super hard worker who seems to be finding her way." 242. Caristico (4 ballots, 206 points)High Voter: Steven Graham (39) "The lad is working great stuff in CMLL, IWRG, and...... AJPW. Still one of the best in the world at what he does, and has been one of the most consistently great guys in Mexico in recent years." 241. Kyle Fletcher (4 ballots, 206 points)High Voter: Quentin Moody (25) "Honestly my favorite wrestler in the world right now. Total string bean, goofy looking hair, a big dumb smile and you have the most endearing wrestler on the planet right now. I think he has the kind of natural likability that is super rare in wrestlers and at 19 still has a ton of time to get better. Very good-great singles matches with Haskins, Bate and his teammate Mark Davis and plenty of great tag matches to boast already as part of Aussie Open. In the time he’s been in the UK he’s been a highlight on every single show he’s appeared on and will only get more confident and more polished as the year goes on." 240. Kid Lykos (6 ballots, 208 points)High Voter: Aqeel (34) 239. Matt Hardy (12 ballots, 209 points)
[LOWEST RANKED 12 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Ben (42) "I would like to point out that Matt Hardy is absolutely, physically shot and the #WOKEN character is probably his saving grace for being able to extend his run as a WWE performer. With that said, he's done enough in 2017 to barely squeeze into my Top 100 for now. I still need to watch the Young Bucks ladder match which I heard was insane and may actually push him up the rankings even more with his brother Jeff. But for now, this is what I've got: Wrestlemania ladder match Tag Match vs pre-Bar Sheamus/Cesaro from Payback Six man match on Raw to be #1 contender for the IC Title Raw match vs Braun that I liked way too much IC Title match which was honestly all Miz but it does take two to tango, baby." 239. Naoya Nomura (8 ballots, 213 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (49) "Obviously sucks that the Jake Lee injury sort of cut off his momentum, but he's strong enough as a singles worker to keep it going. Nomura/Nomura II was a great start to the year, he was a key component of the top to bottom great Champion's Carnival, and he's been increasingly shining against top guys like Suwama and Doering. The KAI draw hasn't made tape (I don't think) but that's almost assuredly a good one." 237. Eita (5 ballots, 215 points)High Voter: Kevin Brown (40) 236. James Drake (6 ballots, 220 points)High Voter: Timothy Robert Buechner (38) "THE GOOD JAMES DRAKE! Hoss from the south who deserves attention. Main hub is PWX which is on Highspots Wrestling Network. Haven't seen him in a variety of matches but constantly has good bomb throwing matches. That's his bread and butter and while I want to see him have some more unique matches if it ain't broke don't fix it. Watch him against Jeff Cobb and Toby Farley. Big boys gonna be big boys." "Was sort of crazy seeing him get an actual title run in EVOLVE. Hopefully that leads to more bookings against top indie guys because he could excel in that Dijak/Keith Lee type of match style." 235. Alexander Wolfe (5 ballots, 221 points)High Voter: Shawn Sommerville (33) "Same argument as Eric Young basically... Eight person tag from WM weekend, title change in Brooklyn, War Games... Have Wolfe slightly ahead of Young based on a tag match from a NXT house show. It was DIY vs Wolfe & Dane. It was a good time." 234. Negro Casas (5 ballots, 222 points)High Voter: ceftaxias (26) "Still the best old man wrestler in the world. Hurts my head that he still has so much fire and can still do a lot of athletic stuff. Impossible to leave off my list, since he's basically a lock to be captivating even in random shit trios matches." "The last two matches of that Universal Tournament in June (where he faced Dragon Lee then Volador) were some of the best matches I saw this year. Maybe 5 minutes total for the two of them, but amazingly fun sprints with Casas taking an absolutely insane bump in the Volador match. I'd like recommendations on other matches to check out from this year, as Casas is always great but seems mainly stuck in boring trios every week" "I spent this afternoon watching the tournament matches and I'm pissed I didn't watch this earlier. Fun sprints all around. I screamed cause I thought Casas would stop taking the sunset flip powerbomb spot but nope. Old man still got it and it had me rooting for him instead of Volador. Will make my list somehow." "I saw him live here in Denver on Sunday, he was in a trios match with five local luchadores, just an amazing presence in a small setting. He was wrestling like a more mobile Gypsy Joe, just lighting up his opponents with chops and slaps, and putting on these nasty reverse headlock/choke things that felt like a cop about to kill a suspect. He finished with a casita which is amazingly athletic and fast looking live." "He's so freaking awesome. But just not enough opportunities this year." "He's mostly been relegated to trios matches and has probably less than 10 singles matches that have made tape, but the old man has still got it. Really fun, violent stuff with Dragon Lee and a hell of a spring with Volador in the Campeon Universal tournament. Always adds excitement to even the most lifeless trios match and his running seated senton from the apron remains a thing of beauty." 233. Jinny (8 ballots, 222 points)High Voter: Timothy Robert Buechner (44) "She's actually probably my favorite women's wrestler to watch perform, even though she doesn't have the output of the tip top talents. IN terms of how she carries herself and her work matching with her character and look, there is no one better. Love her facial expressions, the way she throws forearms, and just the fact that she actually uses her slender frame to her advantage in different ways. I'd actually prefer to see her working under the WWE umbrella than any women who was actually in the MYC, as I think she would kill it in NXT" 232. Kerry Awful (7 ballots, 225 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (48) "Sam said he was a borderline top ten guy, so let's hear it Sam. He is legitimately probably my favorite offensive wrestler in the World, or at least very close to it. Dude always has a new spot, a new way of approaching an old spot, or a different variant of an existing norm. He's also one of the best and most varied strikers in all of wrestling which is a quick way to endear yourself to me. Unlike Iggy he works singles a good amount, though they don't typically make tape. Still his matches are Southern Underground Pro's debut show were a ton of fun, and the three way he had with Dominic Garrini and Curt Stallion was the best match on that show. As a tag team The Carnies are legit one of the best in the World at this point, though I do confess that I wish they had an absolute slam dunk classic this year under their belt. The match at Dynamite Cup v. Hysteria is awfully good - probably as good as it could have been given the experience of their opponents - but still just a hair below the level I'm talking about. I've loved all the CWF appearances and there is one Sandwich Squash match that is close, but still just a hair below that threshold. Still only the Ducklings have as many good tag matches as they've had this year, and they are high on the list of acts I like to watch live." "As great as they've been this year, I do think next year will probably be even better if they can turn these Chikara/CZW/ROH bookings into a real varied indie run. I have enjoyed them a lot though, though it is weird to see them transition from AWE cult heroes to primarily working NOVA/CWF. I thought most of their CWF stuff was great, and the Lynch Mob match is really underrated. I've been even more impressed with them in Nova Pro. They've worked almost every show this year, and have basically been the foundation of the tag division. I enjoyed the Cutie and the Beast feud a lot, and the way it spun off into another main event level feud was pretty genius booking that I don't think works without The Carnies there to propel it. I am eager to see where they go next now that it looks like they left Beau Crockett out to dry, but they feel like the type of heel team that can get literally any visiting face team over. In particularly, I think Kerry is the engine that drives the team when they're heels. His size really helps him bully people, and Iggy excels more at working the crowd in the heat segments. " "The strongest piece to Kerry Awful's case is the Dynamite Cup. I don't think any wrestler this year has had as good a one night multi-match performance than Kerry there. Complete bully. Iggy is real good but I don't think I'm drawn to the team without Iggy. Great at selling, great offense, and the best dude on the apron. Like problematic said, doesn't have a marquee match to point to which is unfortunate but with how fast things are changing for them, Q4 could provide it." 231. MJF (7 ballots, 225 points)High Voter: Pete Schirmacher (27) "One of the best heels in indie wrestling, though I admit he doesn't have a huge depth chart of must see matches. Still he's a guy who I enjoy every time I see him and I think he adds a unique dynamic to every show he's on. Really liked the match with Dominic Garrini from AIW if you are looking for a quick rec, but generally he's good any time he gets to run his mouth and then work off of it in the match. Easily on my "guys to watch" list for 2018." "I generally don't consider promos and other out-of-ring work for lists like these, but I might have to make an exception with MJF. He's not touching the likes of Gibson and Royal and Miz for me, but he's easily one of the better heels in the world and, moreover, isn't afraid of stooging, which helps a lot in that regard. I've yet to see him have a really good match, even against some of my favs like Silver, Trevor, and Romero, but even then he manages to consistently be in the best matches on CZW cards. That's not a high bar to clear but he does so with a lot of poise. Might sneak onto my list if he pumps out a few more of those acceptable Wired title defenses and if I get around to his non-CZW stuff. Sidebar: if the name change came about because he literally didn't know about Rob Feinstein, I might shit a brick laughing." 230. TJP (8 ballots, 228 points)High Voter: ceftaxias (17) 229. Lars Sullivan (10 ballots, 231 points)
[LOWEST RANKED 10 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Matt (41) "This is the guy the WWE should build to face Braun. Let them out monster each other. In the mean time keep giving Sullivan Lorcan's and Stone's to massacre in fun and compelling sprints. Big fan of this dude who has a look and style that is perfect for NXT at this point." "Lars is great, always has great hard hitting matches. Has killed it in NXT, I think 2018 will be a breakout year for him" "Has quickly become my favorite act in NXT. The dominant monster heel we need more of in wrestling. Not enough matches to make the list this year but absolutely someone to watch for in 2018." "The Oney match that aired a few weeks back now is really, really, really good. Was already a fan of Lars but if he can scrape by a handful of matches even half as fun as that one, he'll stomp his way onto my list." "The Oney sprint is great. He's got tremendous size & presence. He also seems to have a lot of confidence in himself. There's probably not enough there for him to make my list, but his squashes are a blast & he's someone to definitely keep on an eye for the rest of the year & into 2018." 228. Sonjay Dutt (6 ballots, 233 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (27) "Of the GFW Impact: TNA Edition guys, he feels like one of the ones that could gain the most momentum. His title run was one of the best feel good stories of the year, and he put together some really really fun matches to back it up. I've also really appreciated how much he's taken Nova Pro under his wing, acting as the ace by default until Arik Royal sort of assumed that role. He had one clunker this year (a match with Jimmy Rave that he couldn't quite make into something) but he mostly has a pretty high floor." 227. Luke Harper (8 ballots, 234 points)High Voter: Chris Wilcox (31) "My god I can't believe no one has nominated Luke Harper yet. Admittedly he fell off the face of the earth after the short program with Erick Rowan until they both came back as the Bludgeon Brothers, but there's enough there in the first five months of the year to justify him getting into your top 100. Here's what I got match wise: Wyatt Family vs Cena/American Alpha dark match that no one watched except for nerds like me Awesome TV match with Orton Orton/Wyatt vs Cena/Harper TV matches with Orton, Styles, Bray Was in the six man match where Jinder become #1 contender And I think folks like the Elimination Chamber match with Orton better than I did. Then they completely dropped the ball with him. So, weird." 226. TK Cooper (10 ballots, 234 points)High Voter: ScorpioCorp (47) "Saw the other half of SPPT go up, figured TK deserves a shout as well. While he hasn't done much in the way of singles work, his tag stuff has been fire this year, and tag work was enough to get both members of the Revival into my top 10 last year. His ankle injury is going to end up costing him some spots, but his matches against Ringkampf at Chapter 43, Doom Patrol at Mercury Rising, and British Strong Style at Chapter 45 are some of my favorite tag matches this year. Not sure what his timetable for a return is but hopefully when he comes back he can get some good singles matches under his belt, because it seems like he's improved greatly during the course of the year." "SPPT is probably still a tag team of the year contender, even though they took time off and missed out on some key potential matches in PWG. For that alone Cooper would make my list in some capacity. Obviously he doesn't have the singles resume of Banks, but I found he was often the highlight of their tag matches. He's really come along this year." "Great work w/ Travis Banks as the South Pacific Power Trip + a great singles match vs. Matt Riddle on PROGRESS Freedom's Road thing as well." 225. John Skyler (6 ballots, 235 points)High Voter: Quentin Moody (37) "As with most years he sort of keeps on churning out good work, and doesn't get a ton of breaks for his efforts. Liked the Kincaid match in CWF a good bit, he's been good in PWX, he's always good on random South Carolina indies that show up on youtube. He's better than most indie guys at laying out his matches, and I think he probably does more built around teasing his big spots than most guys at any level. The real issue with him is will/can you see enough of him to make a case." "Needs to be talked about more. His matches against Gresham and Thatcher are fucking phenomenal and the tag match with Hollis against The Ugly Ducklings from Rise Of A Champion is great and I know is a personal favorite of a lot of people from this year." "Ever since I first saw Skyler he's been a guy who is just so damn solid. Have yet to see him have a bad match. So far I've only seen him wrestle once in 2017 (in CWF against Snooty Foxx, which was a lot of fun), but based on what I'm hearing about these other standout matches he's definitely making my list again. Wish he was something more than a perpetual "upper half of the top 100" guy, but it ain't so bad to basically have a confirmed spot on my list every year." "Hopping back in here to say the Corey Hollis unsanctioned match from 10/21 RULES and everyone should watch it. Skyler is a lock for my list after that. Too much good high end stuff." "Will attest to the unsanctioned match against Hollis. It's rough around the edges but made well worth your while on Skyler's work, this great wobbly-legged, swinging for the fences while trying not to keel over from the blood loss sort of performance. On top of that he had a pair of quality grappling matches with the likes of Jonathan Gresham and Timothy Thatcher in PWX as well, holding his own against the two best technical wrestlers in the world. Couldn't get through some of his hyped indie matches against the likes of Gangrel and Ethan Case but that was more to do with my late-in-the-year exhaustion than his output. Will easily make my list and is someone I'd urge other people to check out." 224. Susumu Yokosuka (5 ballots, 236 points)High Voter: John Carroll (28)
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 15, 2018 7:00:30 GMT -5
223. Rex Andrews (5 ballots, 239 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (24) "So yeah, this guy is a guy to watch. He had what was by FAR the best ACH match of the year in Inspire Pro, and it's a match built almost entirely around him smartly targeting the arm and changing speeds in a very natural way with ACH. He has a meaty as fuck lariat, and throws arms, looks like and moves around like a slightly lower key Oney Lorcan. His match v. Gladiator Jeremiah from earlier this year in PCW is very good even with a shit run-in finish. Very good mat worker. Some of the more interesting, unique, and explosive transitions I've seen of the year have come from him. I just watched this guys entire Reality of Wrestling run from this guy and he's the fucking truth. Every match is good, worked differently, has smart psychology, cool shit, et. He's almost Yehiesque in his approach. He's one of the best tv match wrestlers of the year. I'll have him insanely high" 222. Jun Akiyama (7 ballots, 239 points)High Voter: Hoops McCann (30) "Had a shoot match with Hikaru Sato early in the year that is way better than people give it credit for, as been involved in a ton of fun tags/trios matches and remains the 3rd greatest wrestler ever, he makes the list." "He will get hurt by not working the CC and only having like 5 singles matches, but he was a part of a HOTY contender in that DDT trios match, and he has been insanely fun in even minor roles. If he has a little singles banger at the next big AJPW show he'll make the list." "Have decided to watch multiple sub-15 minute matches from Uncle Jun on RealHero's rutube and it has been decidedly the right call. The Sato match that Tanner mentioned was a real hoot. As someone who values an individual's performance in tag matches I am psyched to check out some of the bigger Burning Wild bouts from the year. He's locked in for the list, now I'm watching to see where he ends up going." 221. Big Show (9 ballots, 240 points)High Voter: onorub (17) "Considering him based on his matches with Strowman. Really enjoyed 2/3 and while the cage match wasn't great it I liked it better than I do most cage matches. He's probably right around my cutoff line right now due to a lack of volume." "Definitely a contender for my #100, he is the reason Braun is the BITW right now imo" "He's at #40 for me right now, all on the basis of those Braun matches and nothing else. I fucking loved those matches. Felt like they kept getting better and better. Will definitely make my Top 100 although I imagine he falls. Sort of hated the Cass program didn't turn out great but that's also not entire his fault. Glad he earned himself a spot at Summerslam." "LOVED his matches with Stroman, stuff with Cass was ok...he will make it albeit lower down" "My pure love of his matches with Braun will likely place him way too high on my list." "The Strowman matches are great. It's amazing the mobility & athleticism he still has at his size & age. He took & delivered some big spots in all three matches. I'm not sure it warrants him a spot on the list, but he's worth thinking about for a bottom five position." 220. Wotan (6 ballots, 244 points)High Voter: Tanner (43) "Looks like after last years Terry match, and this years string of horrifying bloodbaths, he's the new king of the wildly unprofessional, dangerous, possibly criminal, bottle throwing, lucha, sadists. Not sure he's even got a half dozen matches on tape from this year, and I think all but one of the ones i've seen have been wildly clipped, but he is a truly great, psychotic, reckless, lucha brawler. Still i hate that we don't have a complete picture of the guys criminality to judge by, but he is a guy I want to see fight in a pile of glass with Nick Gage, lucha is not exactly killing it for me this year, and I tend to wildly overrate guys who I get excited to see watch. So he probably will make my ballot pretty easily somewhere with the Gangrel's and Quebecer Pierre's of the world." "Had at least one match better than anything Roman Reigns did in 2017 and I'll die on that hill. Agree with all of the points made about him being the current king of the lucha bloodbath. After seeing the Impulso match I scrambled to find whatever else I could on YouTube in a way I haven't scrambled to find footage in years. That sort of thing sticks out to me even if not all the matches I found were great. Still, a number of gruesome highlights with a mixed bag of opponents throughout the lucha indie world is enough to get you on the low end of my list." 219. Jake Lee (8 ballots, 254 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (34) "Get well soon young boy. Loved his Nomura team, and the Ishikawa and Miyahara matches are legit MOTYCs. Would've been a contender for one of the best 3-5 guys in AJPW if he didn't get hurt. Borderline guy because of the lack of volume but I will try to fit him on." 218. Tom Lawlor (8 ballots, 256 points)High Voter: Steven Louis Lerner (36) "Shoot fighter. Had a match with Kyle O'Reilly that many a person liked. I hear he's been good in AIW. May or may not have seen evidence that he can have a banger with other MMA stalwarts." "The Black Label Pro match against Riddle was great, and he was really fun in the six way final of the show too. Has a really fun asshole charisma, I am going to have to dig in into some AIW" "I thought the Garrini match was better then good, it is one of my favorite matches of the year, and I could see Lawlor being really high on a list." 217. Homicide (6 ballots, 259 points)High Voter: Simon, Siobhan de Havilland (37) "Definitely a vanity pick on some level, but like, this guy's still got it. Even at 40 years old, over a decade after the injury that basically ended his career as a top level wrestler, my man Homicide's putting on some of the most enjoyable wrestling I've seen in 2017. The January tag team cage match in AAW had bad news written all over it but he and King made it work. The KTB match in GCW is a swell little "veteran vs young monster" match. The AWE stuff, especially the Murder-1 matches, seem absolutely delightful from what little I've seen and heard. Like, watch this video of Dee trying to pull a street sign out of the ground to hit Murder with and later trying to coax drivers on the road they were just brawling on to swerve and hit him and tell me it's not incredible." "The big test, I think, is this wXw Tag League weekend we're in right now. With matches against Starr, Thatcher, WALTER, the Briscoes, and EYFBO, there's no way there's not at least two or three bouts in there that I'll end up loving. If they're great and not just good, and if the TPI and TNA stuff that I need to get around to seeing is also enjoyable, Homicide's going to find his way onto my list." 216. BUSHI (10 ballots, 260 points)High Voter: Heikki Oinonen (30) "Although his strengths lie as a tag worker as evidenced by his consistently good work in LIJ multi-mans and the Super Jr. Tag Tournament, BUSHI has some pretty good singles bouts on his resume. Matches with KUSHIDA, Taguchi, Volador, and Desperado solidify him as one of the better workers in the Junior Heavyweight division and a middle tier pick." 215. Ethan Carter III (8 ballots, 264 points)High Voter: Charles Dulaney (12) 214. Snooty Fox (5 ballots, 267 points)High Voter: Lane (32) "Maybe he's green and unpolished, but the dude has a natural charisma and presence that can't be denied. I actually think his value to CWF is really understated, as he adds an extra element to their shows that I don't think anyone else currently on the roster can deliver. I dig his powerslam and back elbow, the Dirty Daddy team is good, and he's a fun guy to watch live. At Kernodle Cup a small child ran over to him when he was on the floor and begged him to get back up and fight. Maybe it was his kid, but it was awesome no matter what. Interested to see how the Arik Royal brass knucks on a pole match turned out." "So genuinely likable, even when he's showing his lack of experience. Last year, people like Canis Lupus, Aja Kong, and Roy Wilkins made it fairly high on my list based on one match in my top ten and maybe a handful of others. I suspect Snooty's going to be another one of those for me based on the Wilkins match in Chapel Hill." "I am glad that Wilkins match is getting some love, but there are also some really great So Time tags too, he isn't just a one match candidate." "Snooty Fox is a guy who didn't really impress me the first time I saw him but he's grown on me over time and the Roy Wilkins match just blew me away with how great it was and made me a believer that Snooty is a guy with a big future. Not sure if he'd rank for me this year but I agree with Phil that he's not just a one match candidate and he's at least under consideration." "Man I wrote up that Wilkins match on PWO, commented on it at Segunda Caida, and nominated it at WKO and crickets. I am glad people love it, but lets spread the word everyone" "Ugh you millennials and your twitter" "I absolutely loved the Snooty and Arik match. Snooty is a great hero, but Arik is also an incredible heel." 213. Eddie Edwards (9 ballots, 272 points)High Voter: onorub (29) "Some fun tag stuff (the EYFBO match being the big highlight) kicked off the year, also won the Impact title and had a bunch of bangers against Lashley. Then somehow went to NOAH and became GHC champion. Insane year really. I'm hit or miss on his NOAH stuff, but the Go, Kotoge, and Nakajima matches I all enjoyed. Sucks that he laid an egg against Kenoh though." 212. Masato Yoshino (4 ballots, 275 points) [HIGHEST RANKED 4 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Kevin Brown (16) 211. Baron Corbin (8 ballots, 276 points)High Voter: onorub (43) "Finished at #50 on my list last year. What skyrocketed him up the rankings was that awesome triple threat match with AJ Styles & Dolph Ziggler to close out 2016 and also that chairs match with Kalisto. Love me some Big Breakfast. Currently sits at #51 on my list right now. Greatly benefitted (as a lot of folks have) from a really good first quarter of the year before sort of just floundering off. Which has sort of been the story of a lot of Smackdown guys, to be honest. Match Recs: vs Dolph Ziggler - 1/3/2017 vs Dean Ambrose vs The Miz vs AJ Styles - 2/7/2017 vs John Cena vs. AJ Styles vs The Miz vs Dean Ambrose vs Bray Wyatt - 2/12/2017 vs AJ Styles - 4/18/2017 vs MITB - 6/18/2017 vs Jinder Mahal - 8/15/2017 vs John Cena - 8/20/2017 vs Sami Zayn - 8/26/2017 (This was a house show match in Baton Rouge that no one will ever see. Tremendous opener. Maybe his best singles match that I've ever seen.) And I think folks were really high on that match with Ambrose two nights after Wrestlemania. Funny thing with Corbin is that he was going to win the Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania but PLANS CHANGED when the match got moved to the preshow and then Ambrose moved to Raw. Something I've always found funny about Corbin and his "creative" is that for a supposed "top guy" they see as "the future" he sure does a lot of floundering around with very little going on. Excited to see where his work with AJ Styles takes him over the next few months." "He was working triple threats with Styles and Cena at the beginning of the year that are all at least very good (the one I saw in person got **** but "uhh my live bias"), won't make the top half of my list but he is definitely landing in the 80-100 range." "Around Mania I would have said no problem. And even though I liked the Sami match from Backlash more than others, I feel like he's been exposed. Nothing downright awful with the exception of the Nakamura match at Battleground, but he's been pretty mediocre the second half of this year. Really hurts his standing and unless he steps it up, probably won't make my list." "Real chance for top 50 earlier on in the year, and now won't make my list barring a late turnaround with a Styles program. Just a lot of forgettable to bad matches in big spots. Some of that can be chalked up to opponents, but still, if you're a good worker, you should probably have good matches on PPVs." 210. Zack Gibson (5 ballots, 277 points)High Voter: Brock Jahnke (14) "100% confident in saying he's the best heel in wrestling today. Manages to evoke a level of what feels to be a genuine negative reaction from one of the more wink-and-nudge fanbases out there today in PROGRESS. What's more, he does it not solely on the back of a football rivalry or regional strife but on being a huge dick. Even if you think the fan reaction is more playing along than anything, which I get, it's still massively fun to watch this guy cut the same promo and have the same sort of match on every show. Having watched 20 PROGRESS shows so far this year, a lot of things get old fast in that promotion, but Gibson's act sure hasn't. Outside of the more overt heel work, his wrestling's great too. Real simple, strike-heavy style that often bleeds over into a logical sort of limb work. Takes a lot of obvious cues from Nigel McGuinness but manages to avoid the bloat and goofiness that pervaded Nigel's work. It's a style that shines against other hard-hitting guys but also against comedy workers like Ligero and Sexsmith, with the latter making for what is probably my favorite feud of the year that isn't Roman/Strowman. I've been told that his stuff in RPW, ICW, OTT, and Future Shock has been great this year too and I'm excited to see that. He'll make it high on my list at least based on the PROGRESS matches, but if I can scrounge up another 10 or 15 matches I really enjoy from these other promotions, I think there's a shot that Gibson makes my top ten." "Last year I was hesitant to call him the best heel in wrestling when Jinny and The Miz both had phenomenal years. Even this year people like ZSJ, Thatcher, Pete Dunne have done fantastic heel work but through and through, night in and night out, in every promotion he works, no one is touching Zack Gibson. And it’s not just how much heat he gets, his matches always deliver. The Sexsmith stuff is excellent, great matches against Gallagher and John Silver in the US, his work as FutureShock champ was really good and his tag team with James Drake has a ton of potential." "I really disliked the Origin stuff, but everything else has been pretty good. The Sexsmith feud in PROGRESS was really great, and a really big part of Sexsmith's elevation. I still find some of his stuff in RevPro boring, but I do appreciate his heel presence. He's not that unlike an Ethan Page, in the sense that he's able to be a heel without being "cool" at all. Except his matches actually communicate that well." 209. Dick Togo (8 ballots, 277 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (22) "Haven't seen everything from him this year, but he has a match with CHANGO from the 2/17 GUTS World show that is a legit great match and serious Hoot of the Year contender. If his DDT stuff is as good as people say he will absolutely make my Top 100." 208. Shane McMahon (9 ballots, 277 points)High Voter: onorub (22) "The ace of Smackdown Live, baby" "Best highspot wrestler named Shane in 2017" "Currently Top 30 for me now." "Keep in mind Shane has had more ring time on special events this year than Brock and has a better ratio of delivering." "I'm still not sure if the Owens match was good or not wrestling wise, but the story told had me hooked throughout the match and it ended up being one of the most memorable matches for me in a while. He's definitely going to sneak in." "Yes, Shane McMahon. And why not? He's one half of arguably the greatest opening match in the history of Wrestlemania. (Oh by the way that was also the last great match AJ Styles has had this year.) You know he's going to carry Kevin Owens to something ridiculous in the Hell In A Cell. Why wouldn't Shane McMahon be in your top 100, baby?" "Providing the Owens match doesn't suck, I feel like I'll at least have to fit him on the bottom of my list for being 2 for 2. The match with AJ was my MOTN from mania and shut a lot of crybabies up about what a waste of AJ Styles that match was." 207. Bray Wyatt (9 ballots, 285 points)High Voter: Joe (35) "May be at the 90's for pinning AJ Styles and John Cena for a world title reign." "The triple threat, fatal 5 way, and the EC match were good. He has nothing else really helping him out on his resume though, and the House of Horrors and Orton match at Mania have me leaning no on him. If he can get a couple more good ones under his belt I'll consider it." "Good showings in the Elimination Chamber and the triple-threat match with Cena and A.J, but other than that he doesn't really have much. And if you consider how his worst were absolute duds, he most likely misses the cut." 206. Akira Tozawa (11 ballots, 287 points) [LOWEST RANKED 11 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Jason (33) 205. Naomi (13 ballots, 295 points) [LOWEST RANKED 13 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Brittany Fernandez (21) "Spent the early part of the year injured while also finally figuring out what her character was. I think she's finally living up to all the hype we've heard over the past few years. Remember when she did the dancing thing and everyone was like "THEY SHOULD LET HER WRESTLE"?!? And now they do and she's really good. Recs would be the Alexa Bliss match from the SD after WM and also the Natalya match from Summerslam." "Naomi is one of those special wrestlers who looked good at times and then got the spotlight put on them and started to look great. The only thing that I think hurts her this year is the terrible decisions they've made in how they've booked the SD women's division. She got stuck working a PPV match with Lana and STILL managed to put on a really good match which to me says more about how good she is than anything else she's done this year. The Natalya match at SummerSlam was also very good and it's just a shame she got stuck working Lana/Carmella/Natalya instead of getting a chance to really prove herself against Becky Lynch and Charlotte." 204. Satoshi Kojima (8 ballots, 297 points)High Voter: Bryan Rose (41) "Need to catch up on some of his tags (although I thought he was easily the best part of the NEVER gauntlet at Wrestle Kingdom) but his consistently good G1 run alone will most likely earn him a spot on the lower end of the list. The win over SANADA in particular was almost Liger over Taichi levels of cathartic and he had great efforts against Okada, Elgin, and Omega." 203. Chris Jericho (12 ballots, 297 points)High Voter: onorub (23) 202. Flip Gordon (9 ballots, 308 points)High Voter: Steven McCash (11) 201. Viper (8 ballots, 309 points)High Voter: Charles Dulaney (40) "One of the break out stars of the MYC, but was having a really good year before then. From early on to Stardom to joining Queen's Quest, she has stood out all year." 200. Eric Young (9 ballots, 309 points)High Voter: Brittany Fernandez (28) "Hey, Eric Young had a few bangers this year: Eight person tag from Takeover: Orlando TV match against No Way Jose that was good Tag Title change in Brooklyn ruled War Games was a fun brawl. I suspect we can add the Redragon match to the list after this week's NXT TV too."
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 15, 2018 12:41:03 GMT -5
199. Martin Stone (12 ballots, 311 points)High Voter: Patrick Alvarez (18) "Surely someone here rates him. The Lorcan matches have been really good of course, I loved his match with Stallion from Glory Pro, I liked his Rev Pro match Mania weekend and he's done some other good stuff this year. I'm unlikely to rate him for political reasons, but kind of feels weird that he doesn't have a thread." "Really enjoyed him at Punk Pro, and he's second only to Lorcan in terms of batting 1.000 on TV matches. The Dusty Classic could really bump him up a notch. Sympathies to those who can't rate him for political reasons like uhh he's British" "I had him in the Top 3 of my Most Improved guys in 2016. Really changed up his look and got into real good shape. Obviously, a lot of what helped some of the buzz with him last year was these killer performances at AWE that a lot of folks put over strong. Unfortunately, no one will ever see those matches. For 2017, I really like the Riddle match from Boston. Need to still watch the two Oney Lorcan matches on NXT TV. I bet he ends up in my Top 100 near the very bottom. I had him at #30 in the 2016 poll." "He's in my Top 100. I wish I would've seen more of him this year as he's a guy I love watching. I suspect he'll be a position to where everyone will get to see more of him in 2018." "I want to like him more than I actually like him, finding that he often performs to his opponent's level instead of leading the charge in matches. Still, when you're facing off against the likes of Oney Lorcan, Jon Davis, David Starr, and Fred Yehi you're bound to stumble into a couple quality matches along the way. Borderline pick for me right now, floating around the 100 mark." 198. Naruki Doi (5 ballots, 312 points) [HIGHEST RANKED 5 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: John Carroll (10) 197. Jay White (9 ballots, 315 points)High Voter: Robin Reid (25) 196. Kyle Matthews (9 ballots, 317 points)High Voter: Pete Schirmacher (30) "Everyone should get Powerbomb.tv so they can watch the Anarchy stuff, he's had a run there this year. Some real bangers with Anthony Henry, Gladiator Jeremiah, AC Mack and Billy Buck, and he's got AJ Gray lined up for the next big Anarchy show which has about a 0% chance of being less than very good. Love the Tank sprint from GPW too. He's one of the most consistent wrestlers ever, but I like getting to see him have a real run in a TV titlish/mini-ace role which is how they use him in Cornelia" "He's one of these guys where I really hope people watch what's out there because he's having a great year. The AJ Gray match from Fright Night was really good, and the Hollis match was great. He will get a few more quality defenses at Anarchy before the year is out, plus Scenic City Trios, so he's going to have a solid resume" "Put in good work at Scenic City Trios, and the Billy Buck match from the latest Anarchy taping was really damn good. His year ends tomorrow night with a no time limit match for the Landmark Heritage title with him against AJ Gray and Billy Buck. I really, really which it was a singles match v. either one of them, but I absolutely trust that this will be as good a three way as anything on the indies this year. Kyle's probably one MOTYC level match away from being in my top 15, but he still remains as sure a thing as anything in wrestling" "Can attest the Anarchy work. Not a lot of stuff that really leaped off the page or anything but the Gladiator Jeremiah match ruled and will make my top 100, and that's floating around with a handful of other quality midcard title matches that are well worth watching." 195. Bad Bones (10 ballots, 317 points)High Voter: James Flahavan, Chad Campbell (37) "Dude looks like an extra from Cruising pushed Luke Gallows into a dark corner, copulated with him, and produced a child. He's such a deceptively sharp wrestler, and he has the credibility of being a nasty fighter who will gouge your eyes with a rusty spoon. He always looks out of place to me in a weird way but I think it helps him in that his good performances come across even better than they probably are. I can't think of a single match of his that's blown me away this year, but I tend to like his performances in everything." 194. Sanson (6 ballots, 325 points)High Voter: Dylan Harris (26) "Part of the best trio in Mexico, MOTYC level work with that tag match with UG against Caristico and Soberano and that Soberano singles match. Impossible to not have him on my list, almost definitely in the top half." "Increasingly feels like a top five or so guy in lucha for the year especially after Copa Azul & Inframundo." "I feel like I'm always asking questions like this, but.. Can anyone hook me up with a list of the top 5-10 Dinamitas matches of the year? Seems like anotherspammer woulf have a list in one of these threads, but I guess he's more of an indy lucha guy." "I watch CMLL's Friday show when it looks good, but since I don't watch it on youtube I don't save links to the matches. Thecubsfan keeps better track of the CMLL matches to look for here. That said, Sanson has definitely stood out as the best of the new Dinamitas. From what I have seen he has been given more opportunities to show it, but he has also taken advantage of the spotlight. He conveys a confidence veering into cockiness, especially when paired up against Soberano, that I love in lucha. He'll make the top half of my list for sure, maybe even top 20. This tag match was one of my favorite matches of the year" "I must be in the minority here because Sanson has never really stood out to me. Certainly a fine high-flier, but just doesn't grab my attention the way a more explosive wrestler like Dragon Lee, a more slick wrestler like Volador, or a more energetic wrestler like Cavernario does." 193. Jushin Liger (14 ballots, 327 points) [LOWEST RANKED 14 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Kevin (40) "The old man has still got it. Really enjoyable albeit bittersweet run in BOSJ with good matches against Ricochet, Hiromu, Taka, and Dragon Lee. And his final match with Taichi was a wonderfully over-booked story and incredible emotional performance. Liger is the perfect example of an aged veteran working around his physical limitations to continue working with the best at a high level." "I adored his BOSJ run so he'll be making my list, and this is before seeing his tournament win in Rev-Pro which I'm determined to sub up to them for a month to watch. Liger Vs Hiromu is yet another fun sprint in 2017." "Will make the list based on being one of the most fun prelim guys and having a great farewell BOSJ run. Crazy that he was in a lot of the best matches of the tournament with tons of insane athletes." 192. Eddie Kingston (8 ballots, 328 points)High Voter: Kevin Brown (20) "Love The King. Want to see him v. Nick Gage this year, but I think I've liked every match I've seen him in this year. Loved the brawl and atmosphere of him v. Matt Tremont. Have loved him in AAW fighting guys like Cobb and David Starr in nastiesh sprints where he's murdering dudes with chops and backfists. Extra points for his sell job of losing to Stokely at Alpha 1. I wish he got booked more places." "The fact that the majority of his work is beyond a sizable paywall in IWA-MS, AIW, and Alpha-1 makes it difficult to do a deep dive on him. A big Davey Starr match at Windy City Classic could make all of that void. The I Quit match was something else." "The Canuck Pro guys truest crime is putting the idea of him vs Dick Togo out there without any real way to make it happen" 191. Zeus (7 ballots, 337 points)High Voter: John Carroll (16) "Probably a step back from last year in terms of consistent good stuff (his CC run was flat out disappointing) but he still has some really good singles stuff and of course Big Guns are still pretty golden. Excited to see how he does when he's not the odd man out of the Doering/Miyahara/Ishikawa/Suwama foursome." "Really liked his match with Kento from the Champion Carnival and he's always a ton of fun in Big Guns and multi-man tag matches. Reminds me a lot of Batista if he was quicker and more agile. He lacks that one great singles match but volume could earn him a spot in the lower half." "Probably the biggest victim of AJPW inexplicably turning into a terribly booked company. It's a shame his focus is so low these days but he's definitely a good one. Worthy of back end consideration." 190. Hanson (11 ballots, 338 points)
High Voter: Bryan Rose (30) "War Machine have been one of the biggest tag teams of the year breaking out in New Japan as 2 time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Champions and getting tonnes of work in the UK for Rev-Pro, WCPW and Progress, as well as their work in the US. They've been busy bees. I'm not sure I'd put them in my top half, but their work has been solid enough to make a top 100 surely. Probably have more 3 1/2 star range tag team matches than anyone in the world this year." "They're a borderline case for me right now. Overall, a very good year but nothing really "must see" outside of maybe the London Riots match in Progress. Still, I never get tired of seeing Hanson do cartwheels and springboards. Dude is a really fun big man"
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 15, 2018 19:07:25 GMT -5
IMPORTANT UPDATE: In case you haven't been following on Twitter, someone submitted a kayfabe ballot. I am not saying they submitted the ballot in character or that it was a deliberate troll. It was literally submitted with kayfabe importance as the main factor. There is nothing wrong with that that in itself. Problem is that the WDKW100 upfront states that ballots are to be based on in-ring work. That was not part of their criteria so that ballot has been removed. With that, I have had to rework the rankings. It was a 50 person ballot so not a LOT has changed. These rankings also take into consideration the numerous duplicates that have discovered on the way to the official, CANON WDKW100. Don't have time to fill in high votes. I will be posting in blocks of 100 the UPDATED rankings:
669. TK ORyan (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (50)
669. Allie Kat (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (50)
669. Britt Baker (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (50)
669. Atsushi Onita (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Gil Rogers (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Kool Jay (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Curt Hawkins (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Danshoku Dino (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Se7en (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Textbook Philly Madison (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Yuki Ishikawa (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Dr. Daniel C Rockingham (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Black Tauro (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Kane (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
669. Daisuke Kanehira (1 ballots, 1 points) High Voter: (100)
658. Alexander Otsuka (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Danny Adams (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Nate Mustang (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Bubblegum (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Chris Adonis (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Francis Kaspin (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Silas Young (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Tucker Knight (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. GO Asakawa (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
658. Scotty Davis (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (99)
657. Aaron Solo (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (49)
657. Jake Manning (1 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (49)
656. Microman (2 ballots, 2 points) High Voter: (100)
648. Iron Kid (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
648. Ivan Keel (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
648. Tim Hughes (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
648. Kaho Kobayashi (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
648. Dan Moloney (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
648. Martina (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
648. Kris Wolf (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
648. Natayla (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (98)
647. Shane Taylor (1 ballots, 3 points) High Voter: (48)
640. Alex Kingston (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (97)
640. Dan Barry (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (97)
640. Atsushi Maruyama (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (97)
640. Aiden English (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (97)
640. Yasushi Kanda (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (97)
640. Gabriel Kidd (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (97)
640. Freelance (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (97)
639. Matt Taven (1 ballots, 4 points) High Voter: (47)
631. Hijo de LA Park (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
631. Wheeler YUTA (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
631. Bucky Collins (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
631. Skayde, Jr. (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
631. Nixon Newell (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
631. Matty Starr (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
631. Logan Grey (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
631. Emma (1 ballots, 5 points) High Voter: (96)
624. Guerrero Maya Jr. (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (95)
624. Eric Ryan (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (95)
624. Stryknyn (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (95)
624. Rocky Kawamura (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (95)
624. Orange Cassidy (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (95)
624. Marty Jannetty (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (95)
624. Drako (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (95)
622. Will Cuevas (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (45)
622. Joey Mercury (1 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (45)
621. Dahlia Black (2 ballots, 6 points) High Voter: (47)
614. Laura Di Mateo (1 ballots, 7 points) High Voter: (94)
614. Kenny King (1 ballots, 7 points) High Voter: (94)
614. Katsuya Kitamura (1 ballots, 7 points) High Voter: (94)
614. Juan Francisco De Cornado (1 ballots, 7 points) High Voter: (94)
614. Jack Foster (1 ballots, 7 points) High Voter: (94)
614. Corsario Negro (1 ballots, 7 points) High Voter: (94)
614. Brett Gakiya (1 ballots, 7 points) High Voter: (94)
605. Akitoshi Saito (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. Tiger (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. Abbey Laith (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. Tonga Loa (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. CJ Esparza (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. Eli Everfly (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. Tommy Dreamer (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. Maverick (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
605. Tigre Rojo (1 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (93)
604. Daniel Makabe (2 ballots, 8 points) High Voter: (95)
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 15, 2018 19:07:58 GMT -5
596. Michael Strider (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
596. Swoggle (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
596. Reed Bentley (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
596. Ace Perry (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
596. Puma (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
596. Miyu Yamashita (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
596. Manabu Nakanishi (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
596. Luke Gallows (1 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (92)
595. Otis Dozovic (2 ballots, 9 points) High Voter: (95)
587. Space Monkey (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
587. Jazzy Gabert (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
587. Angelus Layne (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
587. Jon Davis (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
587. Tracer X (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
587. Shane Marx (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
587. Frank Wyatt (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
587. MASADA (1 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (91)
586. Alicia Fox (2 ballots, 10 points) High Voter: (93)
585. Craig Mitchell (1 ballots, 11 points) High Voter: (90)
584. Paco Gonzalez (2 ballots, 11 points) High Voter: (94)
580. Kouki Iwasaki (1 ballots, 12 points) High Voter: (89)
580. Steve Pain (1 ballots, 12 points) High Voter: (89)
580. Sonny Kiss (1 ballots, 12 points) High Voter: (89)
580. Lufisto (1 ballots, 12 points) High Voter: (89)
579. Cheeseburger (2 ballots, 12 points) High Voter: (93)
575. Angel Cruz (1 ballots, 13 points) High Voter: (88)
575. Sarah Logan (1 ballots, 13 points) High Voter: (88)
575. Isami Kodaka (1 ballots, 13 points) High Voter: (88)
575. Chase Oliver (1 ballots, 13 points) High Voter: (88)
574. Brody King (1 ballots, 14 points) High Voter: (87)
573. Tim Storm (2 ballots, 14 points) High Voter: (40)
572. Spud (1 ballots, 15 points) High Voter: (86)
568. Jon Cruz (1 ballots, 16 points) High Voter: (85)
568. Golden Magic (1 ballots, 16 points) High Voter: (85)
568. Genki Horiguchi (1 ballots, 16 points) High Voter: (85)
568. Alex Payne (1 ballots, 16 points) High Voter: (85)
565. Chris Ridgeway (1 ballots, 17 points) High Voter: (84)
565. Skayde (1 ballots, 17 points) High Voter: (84)
565. B-Boy (1 ballots, 17 points) High Voter: (84)
563. Minoru Fujita (1 ballots, 18 points) High Voter: (83)
563. Teddy Hart (1 ballots, 18 points) High Voter: (83)
562. Monsta Mack (2 ballots, 18 points) High Voter: (86)
561. Amazing Red (2 ballots, 18 points) High Voter: (84)
559. Joseph Conners (1 ballots, 19 points) High Voter: (82)
559. Yuya Aoki (1 ballots, 19 points) High Voter: (82)
558. Allie (2 ballots, 19 points) High Voter: (89)
554. Mika Shirahime (1 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (81)
554. Colt Cabana (1 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (81)
554. Masayuki Kono (1 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (81)
554. Joshua Cutshall (1 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (81)
553. Facade (1 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (31)
551. Dan Maff (2 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (85)
551. Quebecer Pierre (2 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (85)
550. Rhyno (2 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (84)
549. Jacob Fatu (4 ballots, 20 points) High Voter: (41)
547. Kaito Kiyomiya (1 ballots, 21 points) High Voter: (80)
547. Toshiyuki Sakuda (1 ballots, 21 points) High Voter: (80)
546. Montez Ford (2 ballots, 21 points) High Voter: (85)
543. Da Mack (1 ballots, 22 points) High Voter: (79)
543. Bully Ray (1 ballots, 22 points) High Voter: (79)
543. Kobe Durst (1 ballots, 22 points) High Voter: (79)
542. Togi Makabe (2 ballots, 22 points) High Voter: (88)
541. Alexander James (3 ballots, 22 points) High Voter: (84)
538. Tiger Mask (1 ballots, 23 points) High Voter: (78)
538. Ultimo Ninja (1 ballots, 23 points) High Voter: (78)
538. Toby Farley (1 ballots, 23 points) High Voter: (78)
537. Gringo Loco (3 ballots, 23 points) High Voter: (88)
536. Everett Connors (1 ballots, 24 points) High Voter: (77)
535. Enzo Amore (2 ballots, 24 points) High Voter: (84)
533. Mad Paulie (1 ballots, 25 points) High Voter: (76)
533. El Lindaman (1 ballots, 25 points) High Voter: (76)
532. Dakota Kai (1 ballots, 26 points) High Voter: (75)
529. Dr.Wagner Jr. (1 ballots, 27 points) High Voter: (74)
529. Andy Dalton (1 ballots, 27 points) High Voter: (74)
529. Kotaro Suzuki (1 ballots, 27 points) High Voter: (74)
528. Hallowicked (2 ballots, 27 points) High Voter: (82)
527. El Desperado (3 ballots, 27 points) High Voter: (90)
523. Reika Saiki (1 ballots, 28 points) High Voter: (73)
523. Andy Wu (1 ballots, 28 points) High Voter: (73)
523. Dany Only (1 ballots, 28 points) High Voter: (73)
523. Noam Dar (1 ballots, 28 points) High Voter: (73)
522. Ciclope (2 ballots, 29 points) High Voter: (79)
521. Tye Dillinger (3 ballots, 29 points) High Voter: (78)
517. Ophidian (1 ballots, 30 points) High Voter: (71)
517. Jimmy Jacobs (1 ballots, 30 points) High Voter: (71)
517. Davey Boy Smith Jr. (1 ballots, 30 points) High Voter: (71)
517. Rampage Brown (1 ballots, 30 points) High Voter: (71)
516. Fandango (2 ballots, 30 points) High Voter: (72)
513. Ayato Yoshida (1 ballots, 31 points) High Voter: (70)
513. Rhett Titus (1 ballots, 31 points) High Voter: (70)
513. Chico Che (1 ballots, 31 points) High Voter: (70)
512. Rachael Ellering (3 ballots, 31 points) High Voter: (48)
511. Bianca Belair (5 ballots, 31 points) High Voter: (87)
509. Delirious (1 ballots, 32 points) High Voter: (69)
509. Hi69 (1 ballots, 32 points) High Voter: (69)
508. Veda Scott (2 ballots, 32 points) High Voter: (74)
507. Dan Severn (3 ballots, 32 points) High Voter: (79)
503. Shota Umino (1 ballots, 33 points) High Voter: (68)
503. LSG (1 ballots, 33 points) High Voter: (68)
503. Jun Kasai (1 ballots, 33 points) High Voter: (68)
503. Cerebro Negro (1 ballots, 33 points) High Voter: (68)
502. Smith Garrett (2 ballots, 33 points) High Voter: (70)
501. Akito (3 ballots, 33 points) High Voter: (85)
500. Joe Gacy (1 ballots, 34 points) High Voter: (67)
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499. Ricky Starks (2 ballots, 34 points) High Voter: (48)
495. Matt Cage (1 ballots, 35 points) High Voter: (66)
495. Moose (1 ballots, 35 points) High Voter: (66)
495. Sareee (1 ballots, 35 points) High Voter: (66)
495. Miedo Xtremo (1 ballots, 35 points) High Voter: (66)
494. Kurt Angle (1 ballots, 36 points) High Voter: (65)
492. Cole Radrick (1 ballots, 37 points) High Voter: (64)
492. Shogun Okamoto (1 ballots, 37 points) High Voter: (64)
491. Karl Anderson (2 ballots, 38 points) High Voter: (73)
490. Flash Morgan Webster (3 ballots, 38 points) High Voter: (85)
487. Otto Schwanz (1 ballots, 39 points) High Voter: (62)
487. Dinamic Black (1 ballots, 39 points) High Voter: (62)
487. Kazuki Hirata (1 ballots, 39 points) High Voter: (62)
486. Fabian Aichner (3 ballots, 39 points) High Voter: (83)
483. Gino Gambino (1 ballots, 40 points) High Voter: (61)
483. BT Gunn (1 ballots, 40 points) High Voter: (61)
483. Stephen Wolf (1 ballots, 40 points) High Voter: (61)
482. Laredo Kid (2 ballots, 40 points) High Voter: (72)
480. Bonesaw (1 ballots, 41 points) High Voter: (60)
480. El Terrible (1 ballots, 41 points) High Voter: (60)
479. Joey Ryan (2 ballots, 41 points) High Voter: (22)
477. Damien Corvin (1 ballots, 42 points) High Voter: (59)
477. Matt Sydal (1 ballots, 42 points) High Voter: (59)
476. Tama Tonga (2 ballots, 42 points) High Voter: (35)
473. Vordell Walker (1 ballots, 43 points) High Voter: (58)
473. Mr.Niebla (1 ballots, 43 points) High Voter: (58)
473. ASUKA (WAVE) (1 ballots, 43 points) High Voter: (58)
472. Satanico (2 ballots, 43 points) High Voter: (67)
471. Gangrel (2 ballots, 43 points) High Voter: (65)
469. Zeuxis (1 ballots, 44 points) High Voter: (57)
469. Black Dragon (1 ballots, 44 points) High Voter: (57)
468. Koji Doi (2 ballots, 44 points) High Voter: (75)
467. Shinjiro Ohtani (2 ballots, 44 points) High Voter: (63)
465. Shazza Mackenzie (1 ballots, 45 points) High Voter: (56)
465. Damien Slater (1 ballots, 45 points) High Voter: (56)
463. Daisuke Masaoko (1 ballots, 45 points) High Voter: (56)
463. Wild Boar (1 ballots, 45 points) High Voter: (56)
462. White Mike (3 ballots, 45 points) High Voter: (77)
461. YOSHI-HASHI (3 ballots, 45 points) High Voter: (70)
460. Darious Lockhart (3 ballots, 45 points) High Voter: (62)
458. Niebla Roja (1 ballots, 46 points) High Voter: (55)
458. Atsushi Aoki (1 ballots, 46 points) High Voter: (55)
457. Dowie James (2 ballots, 46 points) High Voter: (43)
456. Heath Slater (3 ballots, 46 points) High Voter: (75)
455. Carmella (3 ballots, 46 points) High Voter: (43)
452. Bea Priestley (1 ballots, 48 points) High Voter: (53)
452. Soner Dursun (1 ballots, 48 points) High Voter: (53)
452. Leo Howlett (1 ballots, 48 points) High Voter: (53)
451. Solar (3 ballots, 48 points) High Voter: (75)
450. Goldust (4 ballots, 48 points) High Voter: (83)
446. Hirai Kawato (1 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (52)
446. Drew Parker (1 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (52)
446. Ken Ohka (1 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (52)
446. Ryan Smile (1 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (52)
444. Penelope Ford (2 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (76)
444. Yoshitatsu (2 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (76)
443. Josh Bodom (2 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (72)
442. Markus Crane (2 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (54)
441. Mojo Rawley (3 ballots, 49 points) High Voter: (48)
439. Tyler Bateman (1 ballots, 50 points) High Voter: (51)
439. Wrecking Ball Legursky (1 ballots, 50 points) High Voter: (51)
438. Mari Apache (2 ballots, 50 points) High Voter: (47)
437. Robbie Eagles (2 ballots, 50 points) High Voter: (9)
434. Will Ferrara (1 ballots, 51 points) High Voter: (50)
434. Kathy Harvey (1 ballots, 51 points) High Voter: (50)
434. DASH Chisako (1 ballots, 51 points) High Voter: (50)
433. Stevie Fierce (2 ballots, 51 points) High Voter: (53)
432. Konami (2 ballots, 51 points) High Voter: (49)
431. Wolfgang (6 ballots, 51 points) High Voter: (82)
430. Kumagoro (2 ballots, 52 points) High Voter: (66)
429. Arez (1 ballots, 53 points) High Voter: (48)
428. Sanshiro Takagi (2 ballots, 53 points) High Voter: (53)
427. Alex Daniels (1 ballots, 54 points) High Voter: (47)
426. Takanori Ito (2 ballots, 54 points) High Voter: (74)
424. Rina Yamashita (1 ballots, 55 points) High Voter: (46)
424. Joshua Bishop (1 ballots, 55 points) High Voter: (46)
423. Dirty Daddy (4 ballots, 55 points) High Voter: (76)
422. Naomi Yoshimura (1 ballots, 56 points) High Voter: (45)
421. Aramis (1 ballots, 57 points) High Voter: (44)
420. Nikki Bella (2 ballots, 57 points) High Voter: (66)
419. Masakatsu Funaki (1 ballots, 58 points) High Voter: (43)
418. Aja Kong (2 ballots, 59 points) High Voter: (61)
417. Dr. Cerebro (2 ballots, 59 points) High Voter: (50)
416. Kagetsu (3 ballots, 59 points) High Voter: (68)
415. HAYATA (2 ballots, 60 points) High Voter: (59)
414. Steve O' Reno (2 ballots, 60 points) High Voter: (36)
413. Andrew Everett (1 ballots, 61 points) High Voter: (40)
412. Villano III Jr. (2 ballots, 61 points) High Voter: (62)
411. Blue Panther (3 ballots, 62 points) High Voter: (73)
410. Masa Kitamiya (3 ballots, 62 points) High Voter: (64)
409. Ayako Hamada (1 ballots, 63 points) High Voter: (38)
408. Dragon Kid (2 ballots, 63 points) High Voter: (65)
407. Marcius Pitt (1 ballots, 64 points) High Voter: (37)
406. Koji Iwamoto (2 ballots, 64 points) High Voter: (48)
405. Brian Kendrick (1 ballots, 65 points) High Voter: (36)
404. Masato Tanaka (2 ballots, 65 points) High Voter: (58)
403. Kzy (2 ballots, 65 points) High Voter: (56)
402. Hajime Ohara (2 ballots, 65 points) High Voter: (37)
401. Dak Draper (1 ballots, 66 points) High Voter: (35)
400. Takashi Sugiura (2 ballots, 66 points) High Voter: (48)
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 15, 2018 19:17:06 GMT -5
399. Rickey Shane Page (2 ballots, 67 points) High Voter: (67)
398. Cyrus the Destroyer (2 ballots, 67 points) High Voter: (65)
397. The Panther (2 ballots, 67 points) High Voter: (61)
396. Mecha Mercenary (2 ballots, 67 points) High Voter: (48)
395. Rey Cometa (3 ballots, 67 points) High Voter: (61)
394. Mickie James (4 ballots, 67 points) High Voter: (62)
393. JT Dunn (2 ballots, 69 points) High Voter: (43)
392. Daichi Hashimoto (3 ballots, 69 points) High Voter: (51)
391. Jason Cade (4 ballots, 69 points) High Voter: (78)
390. Tyler Breeze (4 ballots, 69 points) High Voter: (71)
389. Taichi (2 ballots, 70 points) High Voter: (58)
388. Toru Yano (4 ballots, 70 points) High Voter: (58)
387. Punisher Martinez (5 ballots, 70 points) High Voter: (59)
386. Keisuke Okuda (1 ballots, 71 points) High Voter: (30)
385. YO-HEY (2 ballots, 71 points) High Voter: (49)
384. Ric Converse (2 ballots, 71 points) High Voter: (32)
383. Hana Kimura (3 ballots, 71 points) High Voter: (37)
382. Tony Nese (2 ballots, 72 points) High Voter: (51)
381. Jimmy Lloyd (3 ballots, 74 points) High Voter: (56)
380. John Kermon (1 ballots, 75 points) High Voter: (26)
379. Aaron Biggs (3 ballots, 76 points) High Voter: (49)
378. Absolute Andy (3 ballots, 78 points) High Voter: (46)
377. Violento Jack (1 ballots, 79 points) High Voter: (22)
376. Su Yung (2 ballots, 79 points) High Voter: (48)
375. Angel Ortiz (2 ballots, 79 points) High Voter: (45)
374. Rey Horus (2 ballots, 80 points) High Voter: (31)
373. Mark Briscoe (3 ballots, 80 points) High Voter: (70)
372. Mike Draztik (2 ballots, 81 points) High Voter: (44)
371. Ben-K (3 ballots, 81 points) High Voter: (67)
370. Shelton Benjamin (3 ballots, 81 points) High Voter: (66)
369. Takuya Nomura (4 ballots, 81 points) High Voter: (60)
368. Demonio Infernal (1 ballots, 82 points) High Voter: (19)
367. Kohei Sato (3 ballots, 82 points) High Voter: (46)
366. Rey Escorpion (3 ballots, 82 points) High Voter: (42)
365. Avalanche (4 ballots, 82 points) High Voter: (57)
363. Eterno (1 ballots, 83 points) High Voter: (18)
363. GPA (1 ballots, 83 points) High Voter: (18)
362. Maximo (2 ballots, 84 points) High Voter: (59)
361. Kazunari Murakami (2 ballots, 84 points) High Voter: (46)
360. Kagetora (3 ballots, 84 points) High Voter: (45)
359. Bob Holly (2 ballots, 85 points) High Voter: (56)
358. Jake Parnell (2 ballots, 85 points) High Voter: (54)
357. Jonah Rock (2 ballots, 85 points) High Voter: (32)
356. Omari (2 ballots, 86 points) High Voter: (46)
355. Daga (2 ballots, 86 points) High Voter: (42)
354. Scorpio Sky (2 ballots, 87 points) High Voter: (28)
353. Chelsea Green (5 ballots, 87 points) High Voter: (19)
352. Rob Lynch (2 ballots, 90 points) High Voter: (51)
351. Yuko Miyamoto (2 ballots, 91 points) High Voter: (30)
350. James Davis/Strangler Davis (2 ballots, 92 points) High Voter: (50)
349. Maybach Taniguchi (2 ballots, 92 points) High Voter: (41)
348. Ethan Alexander Sharpe (3 ballots, 92 points) High Voter: (49)
347. Shinya Aoki (2 ballots, 93 points) High Voter: (41)
346. Tsukasa Fujimoto (2 ballots, 94 points) High Voter: (44)
345. Gran Metalik (5 ballots, 95 points) High Voter: (19)
344. Yuma Aoyagi (2 ballots, 96 points) High Voter: (46)
343. Shigihiro Irrie (2 ballots, 96 points) High Voter: (41)
342. Eddie Dennis (3 ballots, 100 points) High Voter: (45)
341. Triple H (5 ballots, 101 points) High Voter: (69)
340. Rocky Romero (4 ballots, 102 points) High Voter: (53)
339. Hikaru Sato (2 ballots, 103 points) High Voter: (45)
338. Jiro Kushiro (2 ballots, 104 points) High Voter: (13)
337. Aaron Williams (3 ballots, 105 points) High Voter: (63)
336. Bandido (2 ballots, 106 points) High Voter: (47)
335. Trey Miguel (3 ballots, 106 points) High Voter: (62)
334. Hikaru Shida (3 ballots, 106 points) High Voter: (41)
333. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (4 ballots, 106 points) High Voter: (27)
332. Apollo Crews (5 ballots, 106 points) High Voter: (42)
331. Dave Christ (3 ballots, 107 points) High Voter: (50)
330. Zachary Wentz (4 ballots, 107 points) High Voter: (34)
329. HZK (5 ballots, 107 points) High Voter: (44)
328. Syuri (4 ballots, 113 points) High Voter: (38)
327. Tim Donst (3 ballots, 114 points) High Voter: (40)
326. YAMATO (4 ballots, 115 points) High Voter: (29)
325. Isaias Velazquez (2 ballots, 116 points) High Voter: (30)
324. Mercedes Martinez (3 ballots, 116 points) High Voter: (45)
323. Kotoka (3 ballots, 117 points) High Voter: (51)
322. Mike Bird (3 ballots, 119 points) High Voter: (55)
321. Joey Lynch (5 ballots, 119 points) High Voter: (52)
320. Gladiator Jeremiah (3 ballots, 120 points) High Voter: (48)
319. The Bodyguard (3 ballots, 121 points) High Voter: (23)
318. Billy Buck (5 ballots, 121 points) High Voter: (47)
317. Christopher Daniels (5 ballots, 121 points) High Voter: (26)
316. John Morrison (5 ballots, 122 points) High Voter: (35)
315. Kengo Mashimo (3 ballots, 123 points) High Voter: (53)
314. Valiente (3 ballots, 123 points) High Voter: (47)
313. Lance Lude (3 ballots, 123 points) High Voter: (40)
312. Relampago (3 ballots, 123 points) High Voter: (39)
311. Rob Killjoy (3 ballots, 124 points) High Voter: (39)
310. Austin Theory (5 ballots, 124 points) High Voter: (69)
309. Peyton Royce (8 ballots, 129 points) High Voter: (50)
308. Austin Aries (6 ballots, 130 points) High Voter: (42)
307. Davey Vega (3 ballots, 131 points) High Voter: (25)
306. Mia Yim (4 ballots, 131 points) High Voter: (36)
305. Rich Swann (4 ballots, 133 points) High Voter: (41)
304. Yohei Komatsu (5 ballots, 135 points) High Voter: (43)
303. John Silver (4 ballots, 136 points) High Voter: (35)
302. TAKA Michinoku (4 ballots, 136 points) High Voter: (20)
301. Adam Brooks (4 ballots, 137 points) High Voter: (25)
300. Caifan (4 ballots, 138 points) High Voter: (58)
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 15, 2018 19:17:35 GMT -5
299. Jungle Kyona (4 ballots, 138 points) High Voter: (56) 298. Sho Tanaka (5 ballots, 138 points) High Voter: (42) 297. Kazusada Higuchi (3 ballots, 139 points) High Voter: (38) 296. Ruby Riot (6 ballots, 141 points) High Voter: (22) 295. Kay Lee Ray (5 ballots, 142 points) High Voter: (42) 294. Yoshiko (2 ballots, 143 points) High Voter: (20) 293. Thor Theriot (2 ballots, 144 points) High Voter: (28) 292. Tessa Blanchard (5 ballots, 144 points) High Voter: (9) 291. Arisa Nakajima (2 ballots, 146 points) High Voter: (24) 290. Dolph Ziggler (7 ballots, 148 points) High Voter: (46) 289. Yukio Sakaguchi (3 ballots, 149 points) High Voter: (35) 288. AJ Gray (3 ballots, 151 points) High Voter: (25) 287. Josh Barnett (5 ballots, 154 points) High Voter: (45) 286. Jack Sexsmith (5 ballots, 154 points) High Voter: (44) 285. Aric Andrews (5 ballots, 155 points) High Voter: (44) 284. Taiji Ishimiori (5 ballots, 155 points) High Voter: (38) 283. Titan (5 ballots, 155 points) High Voter: (33) 282. Xtreme Tiger (2 ballots, 156 points) High Voter: (22) 281. Hideyoshi Kamitani (3 ballots, 157 points) High Voter: (22) 280. Mat Fitchett (5 ballots, 157 points) High Voter: (29) 279. Jay Briscoe (6 ballots, 160 points) High Voter: (58) 278. Bobby Gunns (6 ballots, 162 points) High Voter: (59) 277. Mance Warner (4 ballots, 164 points) High Voter: (40) 276. Corey Hollis (5 ballots, 164 points) High Voter: (43) 275. Bad Luck Fale (7 ballots, 164 points) High Voter: (44) 274. Elias (8 ballots, 164 points) High Voter: (31) 273. Trauma I (3 ballots, 165 points) High Voter: (40) 272. Bobby Lashley (4 ballots, 165 points) High Voter: (38) 271. Minoru Tanaka (5 ballots, 165 points) High Voter: (44) 270. Adam Page (6 ballots, 167 points) High Voter: (32) 269. Impulso (4 ballots, 168 points) High Voter: (28) 268. Dezmond Xavier (6 ballots, 168 points) High Voter: (43) 267. Roy Wilkins (4 ballots, 170 points) High Voter: (39) 266. Cuatrero (4 ballots, 173 points) High Voter: (27) 265. Myron Reed (6 ballots, 173 points) High Voter: (57) 264. Forastero (4 ballots, 175 points) High Voter: (28) 263. Brad Attitude (5 ballots, 180 points) High Voter: (36) 262. KAI (6 ballots, 180 points) High Voter: (31) 261. Nick Iggy (7 ballots, 180 points) High Voter: (48) 260. Rosemary (4 ballots, 181 points) High Voter: (37) 259. Masaya Takahashi (4 ballots, 183 points) High Voter: (20) 258. T-Hawk (6 ballots, 184 points) High Voter: (33) 257. Tajiri (4 ballots, 186 points) High Voter: (11) 256. C.W. Anderson (4 ballots, 187 points) High Voter: (31) 255. CIMA (5 ballots, 187 points) High Voter: (17) 254. Flamita (8 ballots, 188 points) High Voter: (65) 253. Mike Quackenbush (4 ballots, 190 points) High Voter: (34) 252. Jason Kindcaid (6 ballots, 193 points) High Voter: (36) 251. Marius Al-Ani (6 ballots, 193 points) High Voter: (34) 250. Imposible (4 ballots, 194 points) High Voter: (30) 249. Trauma II (3 ballots, 199 points) High Voter: (8) 248. Jeremy Wyatt (3 ballots, 200 points) High Voter: (21) 247. Kalisto (9 ballots, 200 points) High Voter: (37) 246. Joe Doering (8 ballots, 201 points) High Voter: (58) 245. Tank (9 ballots, 203 points) High Voter: (35) 244. Mark Davis (4 ballots, 204 points) High Voter: (26) 243. Deonna Purazzo (7 ballots, 204 points) High Voter: (22) 242. Caristico (4 ballots, 206 points) High Voter: (39) 241. Kyle Fletcher (4 ballots, 206 points) High Voter: (25) 240. Big Show (8 ballots, 206 points) High Voter: (21) 239. Kid Lykos (6 ballots, 207 points) High Voter: (34) 238. Matt Hardy (12 ballots, 209 points) High Voter: (42) 237. Naoya Nomura (8 ballots, 213 points) High Voter: (49) 236. Eita (5 ballots, 215 points) High Voter: (40) 235. James Drake (6 ballots, 220 points) High Voter: (38) 234. Alexander Wolfe (5 ballots, 221 points) High Voter: (33) 233. Lars Sullivan (9 ballots, 221 points) High Voter: (41) 232. Negro Casas (5 ballots, 222 points) High Voter: (26) 231. Jinny (8 ballots, 222 points) High Voter: (44) 230. Kerry Awful (7 ballots, 225 points) High Voter: (48) 229. MJF (7 ballots, 225 points) High Voter: (27) 228. TJP (8 ballots, 228 points) High Voter: (17) 227. Sonjay Dutt (6 ballots, 233 points) High Voter: (27) 226. Luke Harper (8 ballots, 234 points) High Voter: (31) 225. TK Cooper (10 ballots, 234 points) High Voter: (47) 224. John Skyler (6 ballots, 235 points) High Voter: (37) 223. Susumu Yokosuka (5 ballots, 236 points) High Voter: (28) 222. Rex Andrews (5 ballots, 239 points) High Voter: (24) 221. Jun Akiyama (7 ballots, 239 points) High Voter: (30) 220. Wotan (6 ballots, 244 points) High Voter: (43) 219. Shane McMahon (8 ballots, 248 points) High Voter: (24) 218. Eddie Edwards (8 ballots, 250 points) High Voter: (40) 217. Jake Lee (8 ballots, 254 points) High Voter: (34) 216. Tom Lawlor (8 ballots, 256 points) High Voter: (36) 215. Homicide (6 ballots, 259 points) High Voter: (37) 214. BUSHI (10 ballots, 260 points) High Voter: (30) 213. Ethan Carter III (8 ballots, 264 points) High Voter: (12) 212. Snooty Fox (5 ballots, 267 points) High Voter: (32) 211. Baron Corbin (7 ballots, 268 points) High Voter: (52) 210. Chris Jericho (11 ballots, 269 points) High Voter: (25) 209. Masato Yoshino (4 ballots, 275 points) High Voter: (16) 208. Zack Gibson (5 ballots, 276 points) High Voter: (14) 207. Dick Togo (8 ballots, 276 points) High Voter: (22) 206. Bray Wyatt (9 ballots, 285 points) High Voter: (35) 205. Akira Tozawa (11 ballots, 287 points) High Voter: (33) 204. Naomi (13 ballots, 295 points) High Voter: (21) 203. Satoshi Kojima (8 ballots, 297 points) High Voter: (41) 202. Flip Gordon (9 ballots, 308 points) High Voter: (11) 201. Viper/Piper Niven (8 ballots, 309 points) High Voter: (40) 200. Eric Young (9 ballots, 309 points) High Voter: (28) Recommended matches:- vs. Tye Dillinger (NXT, 1/28)
- w/ Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain & Nikki Cross vs. Kassius Ohno, Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger & Ruby Riot (NXT, 4/1)
- vs. Roderick Strong (NXT, 5/20)
- w/ Alexander Wolfe vs. Akam & Rezar (NXT, 8/19)
- w/ Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain vs. Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly & Adam Cole and Roderick Strong, Akam & Rezar (NXT, 11/18)
- w/ Killian Dain vs. Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly (NXT, 11/29)
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 15, 2018 19:17:54 GMT -5
199. Martin Stone (12 ballots, 311 points) High Voter: (18) Recommended matches: - vs. Anthony Henry (Style Battle, 3/12)
- vs. David Starr (PWX, 3/26)
- vs. Dominic Garrini (Punk Pro, 3/31)
- vs. Pete Dunne (NXT, 5/25)
- vs. Oney Lorcan (NXT, 6/23)
- vs. Fred Yehi (PWX, 7/8)
- vs. Curt Stallion (Glory Pro, 7/9)
- vs. Oney Lorcan (NXT, 7/12)
- vs. Matt Riddle (PROGRESS, 8/13)
- w/ Oney Lorcan vs. Akam & Rezar (NXT, 11/29)
198. Naruki Doi (5 ballots, 312 points) High Voter: (10) Recommended matches:
- w/ BxB Hulk & YAMATO vs. Jimmy Susumu, Ryo Saito & Masato Yoshino (Dragon Gate, 1/15)
- w/ Takehiro Yamamura, Big R Shimizu & Ben-K vs. Cyber Kong, El Lindaman, Shingo Takagi & T-Hawk (Dragon Gate, 2/2)
- w/ Eita, Big R Shimizu & Ben-K vs. Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk, Cyber Kong & Punch Tominaga (Dragon Gate, 2/12)
- w/ Takehiro Yamamura, Eita, Dragon Kid & CIMA vs. Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk, Cyber Kong, El Lindaman & Punch Tominaga (Dragon Gate, 3/8)
- w/ Big R Shimizu & Ben-K vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Susumu & Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 4/7)
- vs. BxB Hulk, YAMATO, Cyber Kong, Masato Yoshino & Shingo Takagi (Dragon Gate, 5/5)
- w/ Masato Yoshino, Kotoka & Big R Shimizu vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Kagetora, Jimmy Kanda & Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 5/9)
- vs. CIMA (Dragon Gate, 5/20)
- vs. Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 5/26)
- vs. Takehiro Yamamura (Dragon Gate, 6/1)
- w/ Ben-K, Kotoka, Big R Shimizu & Masato Yoshino vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy K-ness J.K.S., Ryo Saito, Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kanda (Dragon Gate, 7/6)
- w/ Masato Yoshino vs. CIMA & Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate, 7/23)
- w/ Masato Yoshino vs. Jimmy Susumu & Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 8/8)
- w/ Masato Yoshino, Ben-K & Big R Shimizu vs. Yosuke Santa Maria, Kzy, BxB Hulk & YAMATO (Dragon Gate, 8/13)
- w/ Kotoka & Masato Yoshino vs. CIMA, Dragon Kid & Eita and El Lindaman, Shingo Takagi & T-Hawk (Dragon Gate, 9/5)
- w/ Masato Yoshino & Ben-K vs. Eita, Kaito Ishida & Takehiro Yamamura (Dragon Gate, 9/18)
- w/ Jason Lee & Masato Yoshino vs. BxB Hulk, Kzy & YAMATO (Dragon Gate, 10/5)
- w/ Masato Yoshino & Kotoka vs. El Lindaman, Shingo Takagi & Takashi Yoshida and BxB Hulk, Kzy & YAMATO (Dragon Gate, 11/3)
- w/ Masato Yoshino & Jason Lee vs. BxB Hulk, Kzy & YAMATO (Dragon Gate, 12/23)
197. Jay White (9 ballots, 315 points) High Voter: (25) Recommended matches:- w/ Dragon Lee vs. Volador Jr. & Will Ospreay (ROH, 4/1)
- vs. Will Ospreay (ROH/NJPW, 5/12)
- vs. Jonathan Gresham (IWC, 6/10)
- vs. KUSHIDA (ROH, 6/24)
- w/ Dragon Lee, Juice Robinson, Titan & Volador Jr. vs. BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW, 7/2)
- w/ Jonathan Gresham vs. Hanson & Ray Rowe (ROH, 7/29)
- vs. Punishment Martinez (ROH, 9/22)
- vs. Jay Lethal (ROH/NJPW, 10/13)
- w/ Jonathan Gresham, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. Cody, Hangman Page, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (ROH/NJPW, 10/15)
196. Kyle Matthews (9 ballots, 316 points) High Voter: (30) Recommended matches:- vs. Billy Buck (Anarchy, 6/10)
- vs. Anthony Henry (Anarchy, 6/24)
- vs. Gladiator Jeremiah (Anarchy, 7/22)
- vs. AC Mack (Anarchy, 8/12)
- vs. Corey Hollis (Anarchy, 10/14)
- vs. Billy Buck (Anarchy, 12/23)
195. Bad Bones (10 ballots, 316 points) High Voter: (37) Recommended matches:- vs. Cody (wXw, 3/11)
- vs. Ilja Dragunov (wXw, 3/12)
- vs. Ilja Dragunov (wXw, 10/7)
- vs. Ilja Dragunov (wXw, 12/23)
194. Sanson (6 ballots, 325 points) High Voter: (26) Recommended matches:- w/ Tiger & Puma vs. Fuego, Rey Cometa & Stigma (CMLL, 2/21)
- w/ Cuatrero & Forastero vs. Drone, The Panther & Triton (CMLL, 3/21)
- vs. Soberano Jr. (CMLL, 4/28)
- w/ Ultimo Guerrero vs. Caristico & Soberano Jr. (CMLL, 6/16)
- w/ Cuatrero & Mascara Ano 2000 vs. Black Terry, Negro Navarro & Hechicero (CMLL, 7/15)
- w/ Cuatrero & Forastero vs. Titan, Soberano Jr. & Drone (CMLL, 7/28)
- w/ Cuatrero & Forastero vs. Soberano Jr., Rey Cometa & The Panther (CMLL, 8/4)
- vs. Caristico, Dragon Lee, Barbaro Cavernario, Soberano Jr., Forastero, Guerrero Maya Jr., Mephisto, Mistico, Negro Casas, Puma, The Panther, Tiger, Titan, Virus & Volador Jr. (CMLL, 10/13)
- w/ Cuatrero & Forastero vs. Angel de Oro, Niebla Roja & Soberano Jr. (CMLL, 10/20)
- vs. Cuatrero, Forastero, Diamante Azul, Soberano Jr., Valiente & Hechicero (CMLL, 11/3)
193. Jushin Liger (14 ballots, 327 points) High Voter: (40) Recommended matches:- vs. TAKA Michinoku (NJPW, 5/17)
- vs. Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW, 5/18)
- vs. Taichi (NJPW, 5/31)
- vs. KUSHIDA, Will Ospreay & Marty Scurll (RPW, 7/8)
192. Eddie Kingston (8 ballots, 328 points) High Voter: (20) Recommended matches:- vs. Jeff Cobb (AAW, 6/17)
- vs. David Starr (AAW, 7/15)
- vs. Tom Lawlor (AIW, 7/21)
191. Zeus (7 ballots, 337 points) High Voter: (16) Recommended matches:- vs. KAI (AJPW, 4/16)
- vs. Kento Miyahara (AJPW, 4/26)
190. Hanson (11 ballots, 337 points) High Voter: (30) Recommended matches:- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (ROH, 2/12)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (ROH, 2/26)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (NJPW, 4/9)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (PWG, 4/21)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (NJPW, 6/11)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish (AAW, 6/17)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson and Chuck Taylor & Trent (ROH, 6/23)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Rob Lynch & James Davis (PROGRESS, 7/9)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Sami Callihan & Shane Strickland vs. Rey Fenix & Rey Horus (The Crash, 7/14)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Jonathan Gresham & Jay White (ROH, 7/29)
- w/ Ray Rowe w/ Ray Rowe & Jeff Cobb vs. Pete Dunne, Trent Seven & Tyler Bate (OTT, 8/5)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Cody & Hangman Page (NJPW, 8/13)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Lucky Kid & Tarkan Aslan (WCPW, 8/24)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Sho & Yoh and Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali (ROH, 8/26)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Chuck Taylor & Trent (NJPW, 11/24)
- w/ Ray Rowe vs. Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali (ROH, 12/16)
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189. Candice LeRae (12 ballots, 338 points)High Voter: Tyler McBee (21) "She's someone who it feels like is having an under the radar good year. I liked her matches in the MYC against Shayna Baszler and Nicole Savoy and she's had good matches against Sami Callihan at AAW, Mercedes Martinez at Shimmer during Mania weekend, and against Toni Storm in Progress. Haven't seen too many more of her matches this year but those alone should get her a spot somewhere in my list." "She's definitely on my list. Her MYC match with Shayna was one of the best of the year as was her match with Toni in progress." "She's really a great babyface, in fact one of the very few in wrestling who is comparable to her husband. I've never much been a fan of the WCTT but their match v. Janelope Mania weekend was really good. The Callihan match from AAW is actually a great match and probably the best Callihan as Flair performance imaginable. I also was really high on her in the MYC, in particular the Baszler match which is one of the best sprints of the year. She lacks volume, but almost every match of hers I've seen this year stands out as memorable and more than that, memorable because it was good. That will help." Recommended matches:- vs. Daisuke Sasaki (DDT, 1/3)
- vs. Sami Callihan (AAW, 1/20)
- vs. Kay Lee Ray (FCP, 3/17)
- vs. Nixon Newell (FCP, 3/18)
- vs. Mercedes Martinez (SHIMMER, 4/1)
- vs. Shayna Baszler (WWE, 7/14)
- vs. Toni Storm (PROGRESS, 7/30)
- vs. Tessa Blanchard (Bar, 9/7)
- vs. Gringo Loco, Laredo Kid & Matt Cross (AIW, 12/29)
188. Jeff Hardy (14 ballots, 338 points)High Voter: Ben (43) "Honestly felt like his WWE run was really good until he got hurt and he could honestly have another singles run in him. Currently have him at #82 but that could change when I get around to some of his non-WWE stuff from this year. Things to watch out for: Wrestlemania ladder match Raw TV match with Cesaro Payback match vs the pre-Bar Sheamus/Cesaro Raw TV match with Sheamus Extreme Rules cage match vs The Bar IC Title match vs The Miz was awesome Six man Raw main event to determine #1 contender for the IC Title was also good. Can't wait until he's back, to be honest." Recommended matches:- w/ Matt Hardy vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows and Big Cass & Enzo Amore (WWE, 4/2)
- w/ Matt Hardy vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (ROH, 3/4)
- w/ Matt Hardy vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson and Trent & Rocky Romero (ROH, 3/11)
- w/ Matt Hardy vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (ROH, 4/1)
- vs. Cesaro (WWE, 4/17)
- vs. The Miz (WWE, 9/4)
187. Jordynne Grace (13 ballots, 353 points)High Voter: Steven McCash (27) "Surprised she didn't have a thread. Haven't even watched the WWR show from this weekend, but I feel like she's pretty clearly emerged as one of the best women's wrestlers on the indies this year and given her age that's a huge credit. Very fun power wrestler, but she knows how to pace, and I've seen her build some spots in her matches in a way that is way smarter than what you see out of a lot of seasoned indie vets. I've very much enjoyed her last three month run in NOVA, but also worth noting that Team PAWG is legitimately very good and I thought she was the best person in the Americanrana tag with her and Lufisto v. Dickinson and Jaka which was a standout match on a great show." "Not the best American women's wrestler of the year by my count but easily my favorite. A unique look and a fairly unique style (speedy powerhouse not being an archetype you see a bunch in women's wrestling) make her stand out against the pack along with a crazy consistent skill level for someone so young and a great personality. She'll make my list pretty easily for 2017 but I'm more interested to see where she ends up in the coming years." "Wanted to note that I thought she was very fun at the last Nova show of the year in a kind of tricky spot, and she absolutely killed it v. John Silver at the last Beyond event of the year. Seriously, the match with Silver was the best Silver match I saw in 2017, and it felt to me like Jordynne was really bringing the best out of him and not the other way around." Recommended matches:- vs. Deonna Purrazzo (Beyond, 4/29)
- vs. Jonathan Gresham (Beyond, 5/20)
- w/ LuFisto vs. Jaka & Chris Dickinson (Beyond, 7/30)
- vs. Allie Kat (NOVA Pro, 9/22)
- vs. Fred Yehi (NOVA Pro, 10/27)
- vs. John Silver (Beyond, 12/31)
186. Negro Navarro (6 ballots, 354 points)[HIGHEST RANKED 6 BALLOT WRESTLER] High Voter: ceftaxias (14) "Still one of the two or three best mat workers in Mexico, and the Sabre match (in which ZSJ was fine) shows that's a higher standard than being one of the two or three best mat workers outside of Mexico. He's been excellent teaming with Terry, especially in how they change up their styles to fit the circumstances: their work vs. Virus and Hechicero at a Chairo show was very different to their work vs. two Panthers in CMLL. I also liked his performance in the IWRG trios match with his kids against the Cerebros, even though the match as a whole was a little off. I had him at 54 last year; this year he'll be higher." Recommended matches:- w/ Caifan vs. Hechicero & Solar (AULL, 2/4)
- w/ Black Terry vs. Hechicero & Virus (Lucha Memes, 3/26)
- w/ Black Terry vs. Blue Panther Jr. & The Panther (CMLL, 4/11)
- vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Lucha Memes/MDA, 4/28)
- w/ Black Terry vs. Blue Panther & Octagon (Lucha Memes/MDA, 6/4)
- vs. Heddi Karaoui (IWRG, 6/11)
- w/ Texano Jr. & Trauma II vs. Villano III Jr., Villano IV & Villano V Jr. (IWRG, 7/2)
- w/ Black Terry & Hechicero vs. Sanson, Cuatrero & Mascara Ano 2000 (CMLL, 7/15)
- w/ Trauma I & Trauma II vs. Villano III Jr., Villano IV & Villano V Jr. (IWRG, 7/16)
185. Rey Mysterio (12 ballots, 354 points)High Voter: Bryan Rose (24) "Can still go. Was real good in the World Cup thing What Culture did. The Ospreay match definitely had a "feel" to it. He had some fun matches in border towns and PR IIRC that made tape from earlier this year as well. Pretty much never looks better than good, and still has flashes of true brilliance. One of the best wrestlers of all time." "The Ospreay match worked. He's totally shot but he can still pull out a magic trick every once in awhile. I just want a damn apuestas match." "Rey Mysterio is one of my all-time favorites and I had him in my Top 10 last year based a lot on some LU stuff I loved. I need to get around to watching the WCPW thing, but until I do that the only Mysterio matches I have seen this year are The Crash handhelds, so it's house show main event Rey Mysterio. The thing is, he's really good at that, though. He still has excellent timing and pacing and all of his spots flow one into another so seamlessly. There's just never much of a sense of urgency around anything because you know he is going to send the crowd home happy. And he does. He is definitely making my list, but I am just not sure how to rank him." Recommended matches:- w/ Daga vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (The Crash, 3/25)
- w/ Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima, Sami Callihan & Cody Rhodes (The Crash, 4/5)
- vs. Will Ospreay (WCPW, 8/23)
- vs. Flip Gordon (NEW, 8/25)
- vs. Joe Doering (CWE, 9/2)
- w/ Juventud Guerrera vs. Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix (APW, 11/10)
184. Atsushi Kotoge (10 ballots, 357 points)High Voter: Dylan Harris (10) "He is often cited as one of the NOAH guys people don't really like, but he's had a lot of fun stuff this year. The GoToge stuff was all entertaining, and his run of singles matches against Go, Nakajima, Sugiura, and Masa Kitamiya was a real hoot. Seek out the Kenoh match especially, it's probably one of my favorite hard hitting matches of the year." "He had a match with Marufuji early in the year where he takes a piledriver on the dang apron for no reason so yea he makes the list." "A very exciting and underrated offensive wrestler. Good to great matches with Go Shiozaki, Kenoh, Daisuke Harada, and Marufuji. Even provided some fun spots against more ho-hum opponents like Eddie Edwards. It's a shame NOAH is in the state it's in because I feel like a lot of people overlook wrestlers like Kotoge. Wouldn't be surprised if I'm the high vote on him." "I think he has been arguably the NOAH MVP. There's nobody that quite is as captivating to me or I feel like works as hard as he does in many ways. Great wrestler with tons of charisma. His move set to me is either great or a bit too contrived for my liking admittedly but definitely not bad enough to take away from all the good he does. Besides the Nakajima match which wasn't his fault he has done great in both tag and singles." Recommended matches:- w/ Naomichi Marufuji vs. Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi (NOAH, 1/7)
- vs. Go Shiozaki (NOAH, 1/9)
- vs. Takashi Sugiura (NOAH, 1/11)
- vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH, 1/21)
- vs. Masa Kitamiya (NOAH, 2/18)
- vs. Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH, 2/24)
- w/ Naomichi Marufuji vs. Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi (NOAH, 5/4)
- vs. Kenou (NOAH, 6/4)
183. Bobby Fish (14 ballots, 360 points)High Voter: Jack (43) Recommended matches:- vs. Lio Rush (ROH, 2/4)
- vs. Jay Lethal (ROH, 3/10)
- vs. Trevor Lee (AAW, 5/6)
- w/ Kyle O'Reilly vs. Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb (PWG, 5/19)
- w/ Kyle O'Reilly vs. Hanson & Ray Rowe (AAW, 6/17)
- vs. Aleister Black (NXT, 6/23)
- w/ Kyle O'Reilly vs. Darby Allin & Matt Cross (DEFY, 6/30)
- vs. David Starr (WCPW, 7/21)
- vs. Tom Lawlor (Beyond, 7/30)
- w/ Kyle O'Reilly vs. Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (NXT, 8/24)
- w/ Kyle O'Reilly & Adam Cole vs. Roderick Strong, Akam & Rezar and Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young & Killian Dain (NXT, 11/18)
- w/ Kyle O'Reilly vs. Eric Young & Killian Dain (NXT, 11/29)
182. Chet Sterling (7 ballots, 364 points)High Voter: Gagne West (19) "Chet is one of those guys who I sort of always think of as a hair below the best guys that work the top regional shows in the Southeast, but when I really look at his output this year, and what he brings to the table in his matches I may have to rethink that designation. I've long thought of him as an excellent sympathy babyface, particularly in tags, but his offense doesn't allows click for me, and there are often moments of awkwardness in his matches take me out of them a bit. That said he has had some absolute bangers in NOVA Pro and CWF. I really do love the Logan Easton LaRoux feud, but also lots of really fun tag matches, and I've enjoyed him in Modern Vintage (love the CW Anderson match). I still want to see him have a real blow away singles classic at CWF, but he's got a couple of matches from NOVA I put at that level so it's not as if he's not capable of it" "He's a borderline guy for me, but I do think the ladder match against LEL is one of the better Nova Pro matches of the year, and that might get him in there alone. I'm still up and down on him. I find that he's an excellent FIP, but he lacks any fire in his comebacks." "We have reviewed all of the CWF shows this year over at Segunda Caida and he has always been a guy that has bugged me, I have liked his performances in the last couple of matches I have seen (v. Wilkins, with Helms v. All Stars) and the one NOVA show I went to he had a great main event with Laroux, still unless I see a couple of other things which blow me away he won't make my list" Recommended matches:- vs. Cain Justice (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 1/25)
- w/ Trevor Lee vs. Brad Attitude & Lee Valiant (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 2/22)
- w/ Trevor Lee & Ric Converse vs. Brad Attitude, Aric Royal & Roy Wilkins (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 4/12)
- vs. CW Anderson (MVW, 6/3)
- vs. Logan Easton LaRoux (NOVA Pro, 7/14)
- w/ Arik Royal vs. Lance Lude & Rob Killjoy (NOVA Pro, 8/18)
- vs. Trevor Lee, Aaron Biggs, Aric Andrews, Arik Royal, Bellamy Koga, Brad Attitude, Cain Justice, Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham, Dave Dawson, Donnie Dollars, Eddy Only, Ethan Alexander Sharpe, Frankie Flynn, Jesse Adler, Kamakazi Kid, Keith Mac, Kool J, Mace Li, Mecha Mercenary, Michael McAllister, Mikael Yamaha, Mike Mars, Mitch Connor, Nick Richards, Otto Schwanz, Ray Kandrack, Ric Converse, Roy Wilkins & Snooty Foxx (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 10/14)
- w/ Arik Royal vs. Lance Lude & Rob Killjoy (NOVA Pro, 10/27)
- vs. Arik Royal (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 10/28)
- vs. Rey Fenix, Andrew Everett & Jason Kincaid (WrestleCade, 11/24)
- vs. Brad Attitude (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 12/30)
181. Ace Romero (8 ballots, 366 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (13) "Sam said he had the best Beyond match of the year against Tracy Williams. I'm guessing it was totally different than the insane and awesome Tremont match from the last Beyond event. I'm a big fan of him in general and have seen a few other matches of his this year so he's the kind of guy I'd probably find room for if he had say 3 or 4 matches this year that I think are legit great. Could be helped by a deep dive I suspect." "Still need to see the Tremont match but if it is near the level of the Tracy Williams match then he's an easy pick for my list. The Williams match was a lovely size versus experience match. Romero, real good seller for someone that borders on 400 lbs (slimming down though). Takes a real beating from Williams and keeps friggin' coming. Beyond put it up for free apparently which is CRAZY! 100% required viewing. To think it wasn't supposed to even happen. Ace also has a really fun match against AR Fox from CZW's EVILution and a GREAT match against MJF from CZW's Down with the Sickness. CZW giving him a Greg Excellent program is weird. Fox match is a sweet spotfest, an environment Romero thrives. Romero is incredibly good at doing athletic things in the least athletic way. Keith Lee looks natural doing a moonsault. He's a massive man but makes his stuff look good. Romero makes his stuff look ugly and violent as sin. I mean that in the best way possible. His dropkick looks super ugly and I love it. Romero has the Black Hole Slam that is a great finish and near fall. Hope Beyond lines him up for a few more bangers to wrap up the year." "I've really liked Romero in what I've seen from him this year. That match with Tremont was tremendous. He has a pretty decent chance of making my list. It's just a matter of how much of his work I end up getting to by the end of the year." "One of only a couple of people that I go out of my way to watch. On top of what's already been mentioned, the FBTW match against AR Fox up in Limitless was a lovely little hardcore romp. That was probably the first time it crossed my mind that this guy just leans into whatever he's given. Whether it's matches against bigger stars that are taking it easy slumming it on the smaller indies or breakout semi-main events in CZW, this guy takes the ball and runs with it. Haven't seen a match where he's pulled punches yet, mostly because hey, he uses that size of his well." "Tremont match was great, works well with almost everyone I have seen. Possibly might be a low 90s high 80s slot in the list" "He's officially snuck into my Top 100. And I want to watch more and I want him to go even higher. Feel like he could be a huge deal in 2018 if the right people give him enough buzz. Also, the sicko in me wants to see him work a match with WALTER." "I think he will end up in my top 10 which probably shouldn't be the most surprising thing. If you deliver nothing but HOOTS every time out. The Tremont, Silver, and Fox matches are all more than worth your time. I think the Tracy Williams match is incredible but outside of that I don't think he has another BIG TIME standout match. Need to watch his matches against Josh Briggs as that seems like two big athletic dudes with potential who can do some things." Recommended matches:- vs. Tracy Williams (Beyond, 4/29)
- vs. AR Fox (Limitless, 5/13)
- vs. AR Fox (CZW, 7/8)
- w/ Anthony Greene vs. Rey Fenix & AR Fox (Limitless, 7/21)
- vs. MJF (CZW, 9/9)
- vs. Matt Tremont (Beyond, 9/24)
- vs. John Silver (Beyond, 10/29)
180. Brian Cage (13 ballots, 367 points)High Voter: Erin Quinn (11) "The get your shit in lad. One of the most visually disturbing wrestlers on the planet. Has that NOAH match some loved that I've not bothered to watch (link me), but it's a MOTY for some folks so yeah. I thought he and Riddle had a pretty good match at Wrestle Circus on a really sterile, drab, show. The Yehi match from Style Battle this year was one of the better big v little matches in recent memory. I kind of like his stock match for what it is, though it can admittedly bore if not offend." "He managed to sneak onto my list last year due to some Lucha Underground bouts that surprised me in a big way. He doesn't have that luxury this year but has at least one PWG match that took me aback so who knows. Gonna have to see that NOAH and Style Battle stuff that people have raved about." "Brian Cage has his ridiculous look and is very athletic but there is a lack of emotion in his matches (maybe even by design) that always leaves me wanting. That said, he always has a handful of good matches in a year and hearing people rave about that Nakajima match has put it on my list to watch. If he makes it on my list he will likely fall from his #70 spot where I had him last year, which is nuts for a guy that is regularly working with or against Rey Mysterio. There is an AAW match from early this year where he teamed with Elgin against Fenix and ACH that was a lot of fun, and here is this incredibly stupid and wreckless big boys match from The Crash that I enjoy way too much" "Possible he sneaks in at the very bottom. I like Cage a lot and he's usually pretty fun to watch, just not a ton of high-peak stuff (also doesn't help that his best stuff in LU doesn't count). We shall see." "His Yehi match is great, but other than that there hasn't been too much that's wowed me. Though I also haven't seen any of his NOAH stuff yet. Depending on how I like that he could end up on the lower part of my list." "He had a match teaming with Callihan vs The Lucha Brothers at the WM Weekend Revolver show that was killer and probably one of the best matches I saw that weekend. He has some stuff here and there that I really like but haven't seen enough to justify him getting onto my ballot. I am sure though he will find a spot after I watch his NOAH run" "The big lad had two of the best singles matches of his career in 2017 vs. Nakajima (very good one) + a classic vs. Fred Yehi in FIP." Recommended matches:- w/ Michael Elgin vs. ACH & Rey Fenix (AAW, 1/20)
- vs. Fred Yehi (FIP, 2/11)
- w/ Michael Elgin vs. Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier (AAW, 2/17)
- vs. Keith Lee & Sami Callihan (PWG, 3/18)
- w/ Sami Callihan vs. Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix (PWR, 4/1)
- w/ Willie Mack vs. Jeff Cobb & Keith Lee (The Crash, 6/23)
- vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (NOAH, 7/27)
- vs. Jonathan Gresham (Beyond, 7/30)
- w/ Jonah Rock, WALTER, Trevor Lee & Sami Callihan vs. Flamita, Mark Haskins, Chuck Taylor, Morgan Webster & Joey Janela (PWG, 9/3)
- vs. Shigehiro Irie (PWR, 10/28)
179. Chris Brookes (9 ballots, 370.009 points)High Voter: Aqeel (21) Recommended matches:- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Nixon Newell & Kay Lee Ray (FCP, 2/10)
- vs. Nixon Newell (FCP, 3/17)
- vs. Jimmy Havoc, Dan Moloney, Nixon Newell, Omari & Mark Haskins (FCP, 4/14)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (FCP, 4/15)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Jim Hunter & Lee Hunter (FCP, 4/16)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix (FCP, 4/16)
- w/ Travis Banks & Ryan Smile vs. Bonesaw, Damien Corvin & Dunkan Disorderly (OTT, 5/6)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Jim Hunter & Lee Hunter and Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier (FCP, 5/19)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Paul Robinson & Will Ospreay (Lucha Forever, 6/18)
- vs. Travis Banks, Kid Lykos, Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (FCP, 6/23)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (PROGRESS, 6/25)
- w/ Kid Lykos & Travis Banks vs. Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (PROGRESS, 7/9)
- vs. Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis & Wild Boar (GOOD, 7/15)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher (FCP, 7/16)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Drew Parker & Shax (ATTACK!, 7/22)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. A-Kid & Adam Chase vs. Rob Lias & Mike Check (Wrestling League, 7/29)
- vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (RPW, 8/17)
- w/ Ryan Smile vs. Mike Bird & Wild Boar (ATTACK!, 8/20)
- vs. Trent Seven (PROGRESS, 8/27)
- vs. Eita (FCP, 9/23)
- vs. Penta El Zero M (FCP, 10/27)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis (Lucha Forever, 11/11)
- w/ Kid Lykos vs. Timothy Thatcher & WALTER (PROGRESS, 11/12)
178. Chris Dickinson (12 ballots, 374 points)High Voter: Chris Gibbons (43) "Not as much here as none of his singles matches were that good, unlike his tag partner Jaka, but he does have a nice fatal 4 way with Austin Theory, Anthony Henry, and Fred Yehi to his name to go with tag matches against SSPT, The Workhorsemen, and Isaias Velazquez and Matt Knicks." "I watched Beyond's Americanrana and Bye Bye Beautiful today and was reminded that Dickinson is still a psychopath who entertains me quite a bit. Mileage may vary on Doom Patrol's match with Team PAWG, which I totally understand, but their match with Cobb and Riddle (on Dickinson's 30th birthday) has some insane roughhousing and the sequences between him and Riddle have some of the hardest shots I've seen from the year. I've been mostly watching stuff from guys who are sure to make my ballot in an attempt to rank them better, but Dickinson has snuck in as a real solid 60-80 pick." Recommended matches:- vs. Anthony Henry, Fred Yehi & Austin Theory (EVOLVE, 2/25)
- w/ Jaka vs. Travis Banks & TK Cooper (WWN, 4/1)
- w/ Jaka vs. Fred Yehi & Tracy Williams (EVOLVE, 4/22)
- w/ Jaka vs. Jonathan Gresham & Zack Sabre Jr. (Beyond, 4/30)
- w/ Jaka vs. Isaias Velazquez & Matt Knicks (EVOLVE, 5/20)
- w/ Jaka vs. Anthony Henry & James Drake (EVOLVE, 7/8)
- w/ Jaka vs. Anthony Henry & James Drake and Lance Lude & Rob Killjoy (EVOLVE, 7/9)
- w/ Jaka vs. Jordynne Grace & LuFisto (Beyond, 7/30)
- w/ Jaka vs. TK Cooper & Travis Banks (EVOLVE, 8/12)
- w/ Jaka vs. Angel Ortiz & Mike Draztik (Beyond, 12/31)
177. Chip Day (13 ballots, 376 points)High Voter: Devon Hales (37) "I love that Trevor Lee match. I know some people think it's overrated that's fine, I was there, I don't. Very few matches have ever grabbed me at that level live. I really thought other places should have followed up on the buzz from that match to really move forward with him and they didn't for whatever reason. Still he has had good or great performances with a bunch of different promotions this year against a bunch of different guys." "Finished at 17 for me last year. May end up barely squeezing into my Top 100 this year. Honestly boils to a matter of where he works and I do think that's played a part into his losing so much of the "buzz" he had this time last year. Still enjoyable when I get to see him work, but that's the problem: you have to dig to find his work." "He's actually probably had as many matches make tape this year as he did last year, possibly even more as he hits PWX and CWF pretty regularly this year. The biggest difference is that you aren't attending AWE shows imo" "Haven't seen much outside of the CWF and NOVA stuff. He's been great, and I did love the Trevor Lee match, he just doesn't always connect. He's commented twice during his matches in Nova Pro that the crowd died, which sort of rubbed me the wrong way. He will probably make the tail end of my list based on him still being a great worker, I just think he could use some changes in scenery. Maybe he'll get booked for EVOLVE!" "Had to check but Chip made my list last year basically solely due to his strong showing in SCI. Wouldn't say he's substantially worse this year but I guess that's based on pretty limited 2016 viewing so I'll defer to the experts. Still, based on the CWF stuff I've seen so far, he'll more than likely make my list. Have problems with that Trevor match but at the end of the day it'll make my top 50 matches of the year and features a hell of a lot of great character work from Chip. The two matches leading up to it were lots of fun too. Really liked the Chip/Trevor vs All Stars tag from May even if it felt worse after a rewatch. He occupies an interesting space between hard-nosed striker and wily vet with lots of personality, the sort of combination you could probably identify in a lot of people on the indies these days but I'm not sure if I like any of them as much as Chip." Recommended matches:- vs. Colby Corino, Tracer X, Mike Jordan, Jason Cade & Darius Lockhart (PWX, 2/19)
- vs. Alex Daniels (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 3/15)
- vs. Otto Schwanz, Smith Garrett, Aric Andrews, Trevor Lee & Cain Justice (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 4/22)
- vs. Trevor Lee (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 4/26)
- w/ Trevor Lee vs. Arik Royal & Roy Wilkins (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 6/21)
- vs. Dominic Garrini (NOVA Pro, 9/22)
- vs. AJ Gray, Jordynne Grace, Kevin Ku, Markus Crane & Ethan Page (BLP, 10/21)
176. Axel Dieter Jr. (10 ballots, 377 points)High Voter: Ben (29) "The son of Axel Dieter Sr. has gotten a lot of exposure this year. He had some tremendous single bouts against Jurn Simmons, Mike Bailey & WALTER this year. All of the RINGKAMPF tag team matches were great. He gave his career some international flavor when RINGKAMPF competed at PROGRESS. The match against SPPT will end up as one of the best tag team matches of the year. Plus, I got to see a very rare Hot & Spicy match against Chris Colen & Matt Cross. So much fun. If ADJ didn't sign with the WWE he would rank even higher." Recommended matches:
- vs. Marty Scurll (wXw, 1/28)
- w/ WALTER vs. TK Cooper & Travis Banks (PROGRESS, 1/29)
- w/ WALTER vs. David Starr & Jurn Simmons (wXw, 2/24)
- vs. Jurn Simmons (wXw, 3/11)
- vs. Mike Bailey, WALTER & Jurn Simmons (wXw, 4/2)
- w/ WALTER & Timothy Thatcher vs. Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (PROGRESS, 4/23)
- vs. WALTER (wXw, 4/29)
175. Jack Gallagher (16 ballots, 382 points) [LOWEST RANKED 16 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: ceftaxias (29) "He's had a pretty interesting year with matches in NXT, 205live, WWE PPV and a WWE UK title match with Tyler Bate. I really enjoyed his work with Neville and wish they would have given them a few more weeks/months together. Had a very good match with Zack Gibson at PROGRESS NY after his scheduled match with Pete Dunne got cancelled. His recent heel turn was a smart move and the feud with Cedric Alexander could be one of the best non-title 205 feuds this year." "Feel like he might have a top 20 case if I could bring myself to pay attention to 205 Live semi-regularly. I do remember an outstanding babyface performance against TJP from April, which coupled with his Smackdown commissioner-level lack of self-care against Neville and his World of Sport throwback work (down to the abrupt, definitive yet unsatisfying ending) against Bate is more than enough to make my list." "He actually might sneak in my Top 100. Loved his Progress match with Zack Gibson. Give me a couple more ***1/2 bangers by the end of the year and he's in there. But barely. Big fan of his character and all that though. And he got to fucking fly with an umbrella in the Royal Rumble (the greatest Rumble match of all time, baby)." "Gallagher will find a place on my list. He was great as a babyface in the first half of the year. He's been good in tags, singles, brawls, comedy matches, & technical clinics. He's also shown to be a pretty good heel. Lots of good to great matches with Neville, TJP, & Kendrick." Recommended matches:- vs. Ariya Daivari (WWE, 1/17)
- vs. Cedric Alexander, Mustafa Ali, TJ Perkins & Noam Dar (WWE, 2/7)
- vs. Neville (WWE, 3/5)
- vs. Mustafa Ali, TJ Perkins & Austin Aries (WWE, 4/4)
- vs. Tyler Bate (NXT, 4/5)
- vs. Zack Gibson (PROGRESS, 8/12)
- vs. Travis Banks (PROGRESS, 8/13)
- w/ Brian Kendrick vs. Cedric Alexander & Rich Swann (WWE, 10/22)
- vs. Pete Dunne (PROGRESS, 12/30)
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174. Dash Wilder (16 ballots, 383 points)High Voter: Shawn Sommerville (23) "Blowoff tag match with DIY on NXT TV early in 2017. Incredible triple threat tag match with AOP and DIY at Takeover: Orlando Really fun tag match on Main Event against Gallows and Anderson Not much, but what's there is real good. Honestly, they're both way higher in my Top 100 than they should be, but I like to reward good work, even if there's very little of it." Recommended matches:- w/ Scott Dawson vs. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa (NXT, 1/5)
- w/ Scott Dawson vs. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa and Akam & Rezar (NXT, 4/1)
- w/ Scott Dawson vs. Big E & Xavier Woods (WWE, 4/3)
173. Shingo Takagi (8 ballots, 387 points)High Voter: Alan4L (12) Recommended matches:- w/ Cyber Kong, El Lindaman & T-Hawk vs. Masato Yoshino, Takehiro Yamamura, Big R Shimizu & Ben-K (Dragon Gate, 2/2)
- w/ T-Hawk, Cyber Kong & Punch Tominaga vs. Naruki Doi, Eita, Big R Shimizu & Ben-K (Dragon Gate, 2/12)
- w/ T-Hawk, El Lindaman, Cyber Kong & Punch Tominaga vs. CIMA, Dragon Kid, Eita, Takehiro Yamamura & Naruki Doi (Dragon Gate, 3/8)
- vs. BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong, Naruki Doi & YAMATO (Dragon Gate, 5/5)
- vs. Masaaki Mochizuki (Dragon Gate, 5/9)
- vs. BxB Hulk (Dragon Gate, 6/1)
- w/ Kohei Sato vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Suwama (Fortune Dream, 6/14)
- w/ El Lindaman & Takashi Yoshida vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Susumu & Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 7/23)
- w/ El Lindaman, T-Hawk & Takashi Yoshida vs. BxB Hulk, Kzy, YAMATO & Yosuke Santa Maria (Dragon Gate, 8/8)
- w/ T-Hawk, El Lindaman & Takashi Yoshida vs. CIMA, Dragon Kid, Eita & Takehiro Yamamura (Dragon Gate, 8/20)
- w/ El Lindaman & T-Hawk vs. CIMA, Dragon Kid & Eita and Kotoka, Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi (Dragon Gate, 9/5)
- w/ El Lindaman, Punch Tominaga, T-Hawk & Takashi Yoshida vs. Jimmy Susumu, Jimmy Kanda, Jimmy K-ness J.K.S., Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! (Dragon Gate, 9/18)
- w/ Yuji Okabayashi vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Kohei Sato (BJW, 9/20)
- w/ El Lindaman & Takashi Yoshida vs. BxB Hulk, YAMATO & Kzy and Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino & Jason Lee (Dragon Gate, 11/3)
172. Nick Richards (7 ballots, 390 points)High Voter: Gagne West (9) "Tommy Dreamer protege isn't a gimmick I would think I would be into, but Richards has been so good this year. The build to the big title match with Lee was great with a nasty two match series with Joshua Cutshall, a great arena brawl with Arik Royal and an awesome match with Brad Attitude which Eric and I love more then anyone else. Then the kid gets his big shot with Lee and totally delivers a classic." "I'm not super into his character/look and when people were suggesting he might be the guy to beat Trevor Lee, I thought they were crazy. I do think his matches have mostly delivered though, with the Cutshall series standing out as very underappreciated. I do wish he had worked more PWX because I'd love to see what he would do against more typical indie guys." "Nick Richards is easily my favorite "CWF Guy", and what I mean by CWF Guy is basically a dude with a weird physique, who doesn't have what would be considered traditional charisma, but does have what I like to call that Carolina Charm. Nick has a goofy speech impediment, he gets fired up and stumbles over his words in much the same way he gets fired up in the ring and stumbles over his own feet. He throws weird forearm shots that resemble an untrained backyarder, but they are shots that land with a thud. He uses the out of nowhere cutter trope as well as anyone else in the world. He routinely fucks his own shit up doing sloppy dives and Cactus elbows from the apron. Nick Richards is a god damn treasure, and I will be shocked if I'm not the high vote on him." Recommended matches:- vs. Tripp Cassidy (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 1/21)
- vs. Joshua Cutshall (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 1/29)
- vs. Joshua Cutshall (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 3/11)
- vs. Brad Attitude (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 5/20)
- vs. Trevor Lee (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 6/24)
- vs. Trevor Lee, Aaron Biggs, Aric Andrews, Arik Royal, Bellamy Koga, Brad Attitude, Cain Justice, Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham, Dave Dawson, Donnie Dollars, Eddy Only, Ethan Alexander Sharpe, Frankie Flynn, Jesse Adler, Kamakazi Kid, Keith Mac, Kool J, Mace Li, Mecha Mercenary, Michael McAllister, Mikael Yamaha, Mike Mars, Mitch Connor, Chet Sterling, Otto Schwanz, Ray Kandrack, Ric Converse, Roy Wilkins & Snooty Foxx (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 10/14)
- vs. Cain Justice (CWF Mid-Atlantic, 12/30)
171. Logan Easton LaRoux (9 ballots, 391 points)High Voter: Mike E King (17) "I'm guessing some people voting will know him from CWF, and I've enjoyed what we've gotten from his run their so far, but his NOVA Pro work this year is on a totally different level. Such a great douchebag heel. Entitled, spoiled, rich kid, who is likely son of crony capitalist defense contractors in Reston is a tremendous gimmick and he really works it. His run at the Commonwealth Cup was a lot of fun, but I would encourage everyone to check out the matches v. Chet Sterling and Arik Royal from Nova. At the moment he probably has 3 matches in my top 30 or so for the year, and 2 of them - the ladder match with Chet and the Arik match from Nova Project 3 - are both top tenish contenders. A great storyteller, both within the context of a single match, and over a longer feud. Wrestling desperate needs more guys like this." "Yeah he's gonna be difficult for me to separate from the experience of going to almost every Nova Pro show live this year. I do think he is a good worker who is capable of great matches, but he's hard to judge in a strictly in-ring sense. His character is really strong and full formed and it works perfectly in Nova Pro. Based on his great matches (the Arik Royal match from last week being MOTYC live) I will have to put him in the top half of my list. Still, I'm eager to see him continue to improve and get a liiiittle more consistent in other promotions. Also I was not a fan of his the Arik Royal match from earlier in the year. It was more an angle than a match, but it came off really poor live." "Hes been really solid in Capitol, also (though I may be the only person watching, it seems)." "Fantastic heel. His run in NOVA needs to be sought out. Fantastic character wrestler where some might think he lacks in actual in ring skill." Recommended matches:- vs. Chet Sterling (NOVA Pro, 2/17)
- vs. David Starr (NOVA Pro, 4/14)
- vs. Arik Royal (NOVA Pro, 4/14)
- vs. Chet Sterling (NOVA Pro, 7/14)
- vs. Arik Royal (NOVA Pro, 9/22)
170. Daisuke Harada (7 ballots, 394 points)High Voter: Dylan Harris (12) "RATEL'S has been one of the best factions in the world this year so I have to fit on the guy who may be the best worker of the group. He kicked off the year with a really fun Kiyomiya match, and also has a fun singles stuff against Masa Kitamiya, Ohara, Kotoge, and HIIIIIIII69. I really like his sprint against Nakajima too, which was a totally zany matchup and real breath of fresh air to see Nakajima in a match like that. He was the best part of the junior number one contender tournament, and he capped that off with an excellent title win against Ishimori. Even without a solid singles resume, he'd probably make my list alone based on the bundles of awesome RATEL'S tags he's been a part of." Recommended matches: - vs. Hajime Ohara (NOAH, 1/21)
- vs. Taiji Ishimori (NOAH, 10/1)
- vs. Tadasuke (NOAH, 11/19)
- vs. Minoru Tanaka (NOAH, 12/23)
169. Jordan Devlin (10 ballots, 396 points)High Voter: Skylar (18) "I know many on here will probably only have seen his admittedly poor showing in the UK tournament, but outside of that he's having an amazing year. Matches in OTT vs Speedball, Moose, Matt Cross, Starr and Strickland have all been good to great, with at least three being MOTYC's for OTT. He's had two very good matches with Travis Banks in FCP and PROGRESS. The infamous match in ICW vs Trent Seven when he busted his head open on a tope and kept going. I saw him have a match with an 18 year old in a community centre in Dublin that was a hoot. He's easily a top 20 guy for me." "I haven't seen enough of OTT to rate him, but I did see the Moose and Speedball matches which I loved. I also liked that Banks match in PROGRESS a ton. His UK tournament showing was straight up bad, but if I get time to catch up on OTT and FCP by the end of the year, I think he'll make my list." "The Moose match is a must see. Mid level MOTYC for me. Crowd is so into it. It just worked on every level." "Devlin has been incredible this year post January. Obviously kills it in his home promotion but now he's branched out in to a place like FCP and arguably has become the most over heel on the roster. He definitely gave a bad first impression to many people but if you don't watch any of his non UK Tourney stuff this year then you're just missing out." Recommended matches:- vs. Tyler Bate (WWE, 1/15)
- vs. Mike Bailey (OTT, 2/4)
- vs. Tyler Bate (OTT, 2/5)
- vs. Travis Banks (PROGRESS, 2/26)
- vs. Trent Seven (ICW, 3/10)
- vs. Moose (OTT, 6/4)
- vs. Spud & Mark Davis (FCP, 7/28)
- vs. Matt Cross (OTT, 8/5)
- vs. David Starr (FCP, 8/25)
- vs. David Starr (OTT, 9/2)
- vs. Travis Banks (FCP, 9/22)
- vs. Shane Strickland (OTT, 9/24)
- vs. Matt Riddle (OTT, 11/4)
- w/ Scotty Davis vs. Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis (OTT, 11/26)
- vs. Mark Haskins (OTT, 12/9)
- vs. Mike Bailey (OTT, 12/10)
168. Naomichi Marufuji (11 ballots, 399 points)High Voter: ScorpioCorp (32) "Hot take, but he is probably the best guy in NOAH the REBORN this year, having bangers with practically everyone he has faced (even with random juniors on the house shows). Has a match in Glory Pro with Dijak so I imagine that is no less than good, currently teaming with HARASHIMA in DDT which again I imagine is a good time and has a match with Pete Dunne coming up very soon. If all of that holds up he will end up in my Top 25." "Will make my list, but strong disagree on him being the best NOAH guy this year. I am glad he worked a lot more tags this year though, which I strongly prefer to his singles matches." "Like most of the roster this is his best year actually in NOAH in ages. I haven't seen any of his international stuff but if it pops up in places I can see it I'll definitly give it a go. Right now he's probably in the 40s-50s for me." "Marufuji is one of those wrestlers who I totally get why some love him and why some absolutely despise him. I really like him and think there are few wrestlers who are genuinely more "fun" to watch. Underrated offensive wrestler with good to great singles matches against guys like Kotoge and Edwards and really good tag work with Maybach Taniguchi." Recommended matches:- w/ Atsushi Kotoge vs. Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi (NOAH, 1/7)
- vs. Atsushi Kotoge (NOAH, 2/24)
- w/ Atsushi Kotoge vs. Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi (NOAH, 5/4)
- vs. Donovan Dijak (Glory Pro, 7/9)
- w/ HARASHIMA vs. Kazusada Higuchi & Shigehiro Irie (DDT, 8/20)
- w/ HARASHIMA vs. Masahiro Takanashi & Yukio Sakaguchi (DDT, 11/2)
- w/ HARASHIMA vs. Akito & Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 11/23)
- w/ HARASHIMA vs. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo (DDT, 12/24)
167. Jay Lethal (11 ballots, 400 points)High Voter: Mike E King (22) "Loved the match with Kenny Omega in Long Beach. The Vegas street fight business against Silas Young was WEIRD but it got a lot of praise in some circles. Lethal's hard to get a handle on, to be honest. Sometimes he absolutely lives up to the hype. Other times I wonder what in the world is he doing in the spot he's in. Such is the story of Ring of Honor." "The bullrope match he had with Cody was way more fun than it had any business being." Recommended matches:- vs. Bobby Fish (ROH, 3/10)
- vs. Cody (ROH, 4/1)
- vs. KUSHIDA (ROH/NJPW, 5/7)
- vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW, 7/2)
- vs. David Starr (WCPW, 7/21)
- vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (WCPW, 8/23)
- vs. Silas Young (ROH, 9/22)
- vs. Jay White (ROH/NJPW, 10/13)
- vs. Xander Cooper (FutureShock, 12/3)
- vs. Marty Scurll (ROH, 12/15)
- vs. Will Ospreay (ROH, 12/16)
166. Scott Dawson (16 ballots, 404 points)High Voter: Shawn Sommerville (22) *Same as Dash Wilder* Recommended matches:- w/ Dash Wilder vs. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa (NXT, 1/5)
- w/ Dash Wilder vs. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa and Akam & Rezar (NXT, 4/1)
- w/ Dash Wilder vs. Big E & Xavier Woods (WWE, 4/3)
165. Goldberg (16 ballots, 405 points)High Voter: Lane (14) "He has been in three matches this year. Can't rate him TOO high based on those matches but guaranteed a slot somewhere. In the year of the sprint his match against Brock at Mania will go down as the most notable of the lot. Maintain the match should have gone on last. Some may make a case for other matches being better, I would get it, but for me nothing is as representative of the year as much as Goldberg and Brock working less than 5 minutes on the biggest stage possible. Wasn't as good as Brock in the match but Brock also hasn't looked as motivated in any other match. Love the old man giving it one last go." "Absolutely love his Mania match, one of my favorites of the entire year. His title reign was really fun while it lasted." "When I think of the "Year of the Sprint" in the Future, I'll think of Goldberg and his matches with Brock Lesnar and Kevin Owens. Both excellent in their own right with the Lesnar match probably being the best of it's type for this year. Who know Goldberg had this run in him at near 50 years old?!?" "Goldberg carried Lesnar to two good matches and had a nice little showing in the Royal Rumble. Definitely in the 50-75 range for me." "Just three matches this year keeps him off my list, but his feud with Lesnar was great and led to one of the best sprints this year." "I loved all of his three matches that he had. Honestly, besides his wrestling still being good for a short sprint, I think on the mic especially that comeback promo in October was some of the best stuff of the year. All open for him to return at a later date along with a hall of fam induction" "The problem with the Owens match is how predictable it was. The music distraction was pretty clear with the pre-match thing so I can't really rate that. Also I didn't love his short Rumble deal. The Lesnar match is unimpeachable though. Won't make my list but I do hope he comes back for another match. 3 minutes in a spear challenge against Reigns sounds lovely." Recommended matches:- vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE, 4/2)
164. Ultimo Guerrero (7 ballots, 408 points)High Voter: damian (14) "While I think he lacks that one "great" match this year, he's got loads of really good singles matches with Volador, Rush, Park, Atlantis, and Niebla Roja. Still incredibly agile and a great bumper for a guy his age." "I've only seen the LA Park singles match, but it was great. The finish is terrible, but I am so numb to bad finishes in lucha (especially in Monterrey) that I can overlook it. I've only got Ultimo Guerrero on my list 5 times, but 4 of the matches I have at 4* or higher. He's definitely not getting a lot of attention this year (probably because of CMLL booking), but he has been turning in some very solid performances. The tag match against Caristico & Soberano is easily a Top 10 match out of Mexico this year." "Aside from a rise in his car insurance premiums, it's been just another year for UG. As has been true for most of his career outside the Atlantis match, I've preferred him in tags (the tournament final against Volador Jr. was a indicative display of both of their sets of bad habits.) His temporary team with Valiente was fun and he and Caristico made for pretty funny bemused partners/spectators to the neverending Rush-Park feud in MDA." "Would heartily recommend his match with Wotan in Arena San Juan Pantitlan to what's already been mentioned." Recommended matches:- vs. Valiente (CMLL, 1/6)
- w/ Euforia vs. Mistico & Volador Jr. (NJPW/CMLL, 1/21)
- vs. Volador Jr. (NJPW/CMLL, 1/22)
- w/ Gran Guerrero & Barbaro Cavernario vs. Dragon Lee, Mistico & Volador Jr. (CMLL, 1/27)
- w/ Valiente vs. Volador Jr. & Barbaro Cavernario (CMLL, 2/24)
- vs. Matt Taven (CMLL, 3/17)
- vs. Wotan (ANCLA, 3/24)
- vs. Atlantis (CMLL, 4/14)
- vs. LA Park (MDA, 5/7)
- vs. Ultimo Dragon (Lucha Memes/MDA, 6/4)
- w/ Sanson vs. Caristico & Soberano Jr. (CMLL, 6/16)
- w/ Rush vs. LA Park & Caristico (MDA, 6/18)
- vs. Niebla Roja (CMLL, 7/10)
- vs. Volador Jr. (CMLL, 7/14)
- w/ Diamante Azul, Dragon Lee, Euforia, Mephisto, Rush, Valiente & Volador Jr. vs. Johnny Idol, Juice Robinson, Kenny King, Marco Corleone, Matt Taven, Michael Elgin, Sam Adonis & Satoshi Kojima (CMLL, 9/1)
- w/ Gran Guerrero & Euforia vs. Mistico, Valiente & Volador Jr. (CMLL, 10/27)
163. Killian Dain (10 ballots, 411 points)High Voter: Hunter Patterson (27) Recommended matches:- w/ Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young & Nikki Cross vs. Kassius Ohno, Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger & Ruby Riot (NXT, 4/1)
- w/ Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe vs. Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong, Akam & Rezar (NXT, 11/18)
- w/ Eric Young vs. Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly (NXT, 11/29)
- vs. Johnny Gargano, Aleister Black & Lars Sullivan (NXT, 11/29)
162. Dalton Castle (10 ballots, 414 points)High Voter: Steven McCash (6) Recommended matches:- vs. Donovan Dijak (ROH, 2/4)
- vs. Mark Haskins (Smash, 6/11)
161. AR Fox (15 ballots, 416 points) [LOWEST RANKED 15 BALLOT WRESTLER]High Voter: Case Lowe, Chris Gibbons (38) "Still one of the best flyers in indie wrestling. I really thought he was going to have a holy shit level year early on as he seemed to really pop off the page with performances on some of the WWNLive b shows, but he really didn't sustain that momentum. I've enjoyed him in AAW this year, but he's not come across as a must see guy there. Still I'm a fan, he has a shot" "He's actually a Top 50 guy for me right now, which is much higher than I had him last year. He's absolutely insane. Can do brawls on top of your high flying spot fests. Sort of hate the match with Killshot from LU doesn't count for this sort of thing (which is more on LU for taping a year in advance and nothing that's his fault). If I ended watching more of his stuff from this year, he'll probably end up even higher." "AR Fox is one of my favorite US Indie guys this year. I haven only seen a handful of his matches, but his commitment to scary bumps makes him one of my favorites. His fast-paced spotfest with Myron Reed is one of the best matches I have seen live and the Pentagon match in AAW had a great build to incredibly dumb spots. If you like US Indie wrestling and big spots and dives, I don't see how he can be left off of your list." Recommended matches:- w/ Dave Crist, Jake Crist & Sami Callihan vs. Dezmond Xavier, Jason Cade, Jason Kincaid & Sammy Guevara (FIP, 1/8)
- vs. Flamita (The Crash, 1/21)
- vs. Penta El Zero M (AAW, 2/4)
- w/ Darby Allin & Sami Callihan vs. Sammy Guevara, Tracer X & Austin Theory (FIP, 2/11) vs. Shane Strickland (AAW, 3/17)
- w/ Dezmond Xavier, Jason Cade, Ricochet & Sami Callihan vs. Lio Rush, Will Ospreay, Ryan Smile, Marty Scurll & Drew Galloway (WrestleCon, 3/31)
- vs. Jason Cade, Arik Cannon, Caleb Konley, Davey Vega, Joey Janela, Lio Rush, Serpentico, Trevor Lee, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel (PWR, 4/1)
- w/ Dave Crist, Jake Crist & Sami Callihan vs. ACH, Keith Lee, Sammy Guevara & Michael Elgin (FIP, 4/2)
- vs. John Silver (Beyond, 4/30)
- vs. Ace Romero (Limitless, 5/13)
- vs. Ace Romero (CZW, 7/8)
- vs. Myron Reed (Glory Pro, 7/9)
- w/ Jeff Cobb vs. Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier (AAW, 7/15)
- w/ Rey Fenix vs. Ace Romero & Anthony Greene (Limitless, 7/21)
- vs. Brandon Watts (Beyond, 7/30)
- vs. Joey Janela (Beyond, 9/24)
- w/ Jimmy Jacobs, Michael Elgin & Sami Callihan vs. Angel Ortiz, Mike Draztik, Chris Dickinson & Jaka (Beyond, 11/12)
- vs. Slim J (Anarchy, 12/23)
160. Sammy Guevara (13 ballots, 420 points)High Voter: Erin Quinn (18) "The king of Wrestle Circus for whatever that is worth. He has definitely had some bangers there this year so that counts for something, but his real stand out is the Keith Lee match from Inspire which I believe is free on YT. Just a great performance from both guys that showcases Sammy at his best. Obviously he's a good flyer, but I think where he really stands out is with his heel mannerisms and taunts. Can't wait to see his Janela match from BOLA" "Vaguely disliked this kid right up until the PWG match with Rey Horus (who I also don't like for what it's worth) that made me really rethink things. Made me go as far as considering watching Wrestle Circus again to see what he's like there. If he manages to make me do that, I might have to put him on my list just out of sheer amazement." Recommended matches:- vs. Shane Strickland (WrestleCircus, 1/14)
- w/ Austin Theory & Tracer X vs. AR Fox, Darby Allin & Sami Callihan (FIP, 2/11)
- vs. Ricochet (WrestleCircus, 2/19)
- vs. Matt Sydal (WrestleCircus, 4/30)
- w/ Mr. 450 vs. Flip Gordon & Ricochet (The Crash, 5/5)
- w/ Shane Strickland & Mr. 450 vs. Penta El Zero M, Rey Fenix & Juventud Guerrera (WrestleCircus, 5/27)
- vs. Keith Lee (Inspire Pro, 5/28)
- vs. Rey Fenix (MLA, 6/25)
- vs. Arez, Dralion, Fuego Del Sol & Kratoz (RIOT, 7/29)
- vs. Rey Horus, Rey Fenix & Ultimo Ninja (The Crash/RevoLucha, 8/6)
- vs. Joey Janela (PWG, 9/2) vs. Jeff Cobb (PWG, 9/3)
- vs. Flamita & Rey Horus (PWG, 10/20)
- w/ Shane Strickland & Laredo Kid vs. Flamita, Flip Gordon & Ultimo Ninja (The Crash/RevoLucha, 11/5)
- vs. ACH (AAW, 11/25)
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159. Jimmy Havoc (12 ballots, 424 points)High Voter: Ben (21) "Not the guy you'd think of when it comes to having great matches on the regular, but his no DQ/death match stuff has been really good this year. He's had a few solid matches against Joey Janela, Mark Haskins, and a 6 man tag against British Strong Style, with his best match being a legitimately great no DQ match against Pete Dunne at Chapter 45. Expecting him to turn up somewhere in the middle to late parts of my list." "Outside of the obvious picks like Gibson and Sexsmith, Havoc might just be my PROGRESS MVP for the year. Despite being firmly entrenched in the main event BSS shenanigans that I've mostly despised, he managed to sail through multiple matches with that crew that left me going "well, at least Havoc was good there". Throw in the Haskins feud and blowoff that I quite liked and he's got a solid chance of sneaking into a high spot on my list. Sleepwalking through TOD certainly hurts his case for me but even then his personality carried him even when he was putting in little effort." Recommended matches:- w/ Mark Haskins & Morgan Webster vs, Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (PROGRESS, 2/26)
- vs. Pete Dunne (PROGRESS, 3/19)
- vs. Will Ospreay (PROGRESS, 3/26)
- vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (PROGRESS, 3/31)
- vs. Mark Haskins, Dan Moloney, Chris Brookes, Nixon Newell & Omari (FCP, 4/14)
- w/ Sami Callihan & Marty Scurll vs. Tyler Bate, Trent Seven & Pete Dunne (FCP, 4/16)
- w/ Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Rob Lynch & James Davis (IPW:UK, 4/17)
- w/ Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix (IPW:UK, 4/17)
- vs. Travis Banks (PROGRESS, 5/27) vs. Joey Janela (PROGRESS, 8/12)
- w/ Clint Margera vs. Rickey Shane Page & Drew Parker (FCP, 9/22)
- vs. Matt Riddle & Keith Lee (Riptide, 11/3)
- w/ Mark Haskins vs. Matt Riddle & Jack Sexsmith (PROGRESS, 11/12)
158. Tetsuya Endo (8 ballots, 430 points)High Voter: John Carroll (7) "He has been a highlight of DDT this year. One of the more popular acts in the DAMNATION faction and had a bevy of great matches with HARASHIMA and KUDO. He also works really well in a tag setting complimenting a bevy of partners. The Takeshita series is polarizing but in my opinion the hour long draw is at least ambitious and the Peter Pan match is very good if also slightly disappointing. Overall I see him easily slotting in the 40-75 range of my list." "While there are times he sort of just seems to be going with the flow, he's still a terrific high-flier and hits moves with such finesse you just can't believe they're real (inverted standing 630 especially). The first Takeshita match was a bit of a mess but had some really cool high points. The rematch was much better and he's had some other awesome matches against Bailey, Akito, and HARASHIMA. Perfectly good middle of the pack pick." Recommended matches:- vs. KUDO (DDT, 1/8)
- w/ Shuji Ishikawa vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Yukio Sakaguchi (DDT, 3/20)
- vs. Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 4/29)
- vs. Mike Bailey (DDT, 6/2)
- vs. Akito (DDT, 6/25)
- vs. HARASHIMA (DDT, 6/25)
- vs. Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 8/20)
- w/ Daisuke Sasaki vs. HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji (DDT, 12/24)
157. Ryusuke Taguchi (16 ballots, 434 points)High Voter: Jake Nazar (39) "His great singles matches with Hiromu and KUSHIDA normally wouldn't be enough to earn the Funky Weapon a spot, but his involvement in several very good Taguchi Japan vs. LIJ and Funky Future matches will probably be enough to earn a place on the lower end of the list. His comedic tendencies are always a joy in multi-man tags and when he gets serious, he's one of the best junior heavyweights in the division." "I've come around on Taguchi. He's a comedy act, but he knows how to work great sequences and a good match layout alongside it. He's had a couple really strong matches this year and some surprisingly good depth." "I love Taguchi and thought he had a really solid BOSJ. He's equally effective as a goofy comedy guy and a serious contender in the junior division. One of the most underrated guys in New Japan." Recommended matches:- vs. Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW, 3/6)
- w/ Ricochet, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Juice Robinson vs. BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito (NJPW, 4/9)
- vs. El Desperado (NJPW, 5/22)
- vs. KUSHIDA (NJPW, 5/29)
- w/ Dragon Lee, Juice Robinson, Ricochet & Satoshi Kojima vs. BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW, 6/3)
- w/ Ricochet vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (NJPW, 8/13)
- w/ Ricochet vs. SHO & YOH (NJPW, 10/9)
- w/ ACH vs. SHO & YOH (NJPW, 11/5)
156. Jaka (15 ballots, 440 points)High Voter: Erin Quinn (28) "Has had some good stuff both singles and tag matches in Evolve. Highlights include a match against South Pacific Power Trip at Mercury Rising, The Workhorsemen and the Ugly Ducklings at Evolve 89, and singles matches with Fred Yehi and Zach Sabre Jr. Still need to check out his 2nd SPPT match and his match against the team of Matt Riddle and Keith Lee." "I was never huge on what I saw of Dickinson and Jaka before this year, but they really clicked with me. Jaka especially has stood out to me. The SPPT matches and ZSJ are wonderful." Recommended matches:- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Travis Banks & TK Cooper (WWN, 4/1)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Fred Yehi & Tracy Williams (EVOLVE, 4/22)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Jonathan Gresham & Zack Sabre Jr. (Beyond, 4/30)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Isaias Velazquez & Matt Knicks (EVOLVE, 5/20)
- vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (EVOLVE, 6/25)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Anthony Henry & James Drake (EVOLVE, 7/8)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Anthony Henry & James Drake and Lance Lude & Rob Killjoy (EVOLVE, 7/9)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Jordynne Grace & LuFisto (Beyond, 7/30)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. TK Cooper & Travis Banks (EVOLVE, 8/12)
- vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (EVOLVE, 12/10)
- w/ Chris Dickinson vs. Angel Ortiz & Mike Draztik (Beyond, 12/31)
155. Keisuke Ishii (7 ballots, 441 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (21) "Keisuke "Better than Tomohiro" Ishii has carried the AJPW juniors division and has been a general highlight in DDT (although he should get more opportunities there)." "His junior title reign was excellent and his biggest matches in DDT (vs. Irie & vs. Takeshita) have completely delivered. He's a pasty little nerd but guaranteed to be in my top 30." "Like a buzzsaw of action and violence, Ishii is easily one of the most exciting sprint wrestlers in the world. Whether it's 5 minutes (Atsushi Aoki), 12 minutes (Minoru Tanaka), 14 minutes (Koji Iwamoto), or nearly 20 minutes (Konosuke Takeshita), an Ishii match will never disappoint." "Only saw one match from him during the year, but it was the Takeshita KO-D title match that carved out a comfortable spot in the middle of my top 100 matches of the year and he was a huge part of that. When you're the dumpy-looking underdog who has to stand toe-to-toe with a specimen like Takeshita and not only survive his assault but turn it right back on him, you have to put in a good deal of effort and Ishii put in more than enough there. If I'd watched even two or three other matches of his throughout the year I'd probably have him on the lower end of my list." Recommended matches:- vs. Yuma Aoyagi (AJPW, 1/3)
- vs. Minoru Tanaka (AJPW, 2/17)
- vs. Koji Iwamoto (AJPW, 3/12)
- vs. Hikaru Sato (AJPW, 4/28)
- vs. Shigehiro Irie (DDT, 6/4)
- vs. Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 7/23)
154. HARASHIMA (9 ballots, 441 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (17) Recommended matches:- vs. Mike Bailey (DDT, 1/3)
- w/ KUDO vs. Dick Togo & Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 2/19)
- vs. Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 3/20)
- w/ Soma Takao vs. Akito & Diego (DDT, 5/28)
- vs. Yukio Sakaguchi (DDT, 6/4)
- vs. Tetsuya Endo (DDT, 6/25)
- w/ Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kazusada Higuchi & Shigehiro Irie (DDT, 8/20)
- vs. HARASHIMA (DDT, 9/24)
- vs. Daisuke Sasaki (DDT, 10/22)
- w/ Naomichi Marufuji vs. Masahiro Takanashi & Yukio Sakaguchi (DDT, 11/2)
- w/ Naomichi Marufuji vs. Akito & Konosuke Takeshita (DDT, 11/23)
- w/ Naomichi Marufuji vs. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo (DDT, 12/24/2017)
153. Ray Rowe (13 ballots, 447 points)High Voter: Bryan Rose (31) "See Hanson. I actually like Rowe a ton and thought he had a GREAT 2016, but I've never loved War Machine, and I feel no direct connection to the team. Still I find it hard to believe Rowe didn't have some great performances in 2017. So someone give me some matches to check out." "Like I said in the Hanson thread, a very good year as a team but nothing super essential. That being said, Rowe is always the star of those matches and would have probably had a killer G1 run if they had substituted him for Tonga. Match Recommendations: War Machine vs. London Riots (Progress Chapter 51) War Machine vs. KES vs. GOD (King of Pro Wrestling) War Machine vs. GOD (G1 Special in USA) War Machine vs. Kings of the North (WCPW)" "War Machine have been one of the biggest tag teams of the year breaking out in New Japan as 2 time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Champions and getting tonnes of work in the UK for Rev-Pro, WCPW and Progress, as well as their work in the US. They've been busy bees. I'm not sure I'd put them in my top half, but their work has been solid enough to make a top 100 surely. Probably have more 3 1/2 star range tag team matches than anyone in the world this year." Recommended matches:- w/ Hanson vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (ROH, 2/12)
- w/ Hanson vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (ROH, 2/26)
- w/ Hanson vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (NJPW, 4/9)
- w/ Hanson vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (PWG, 4/21)
- w/ Hanson vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (NJPW, 6/11)
- w/ Hanson vs. Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish (AAW, 6/17)
- w/ Hanson vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson and Chuck Taylor & Trent (ROH, 6/23)
- w/ Hanson vs. Rob Lynch & James Davis (PROGRESS, 7/9)
- w/ Hanson vs. Sami Callihan & Shane Strickland vs. Rey Fenix & Rey Horus (The Crash, 7/14)
- w/ Hanson vs. Jonathan Gresham & Jay White (ROH, 7/29)
- w/ Hanson w/ Ray Rowe & Jeff Cobb vs. Pete Dunne, Trent Seven & Tyler Bate (OTT, 8/5)
- w/ Hanson vs. Cody & Hangman Page (NJPW, 8/13)
- w/ Hanson vs. Lucky Kid & Tarkan Aslan (WCPW, 8/24)
- w/ Hanson vs. Sho & Yoh and Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali (ROH, 8/26)
- w/ Hanson vs. Chuck Taylor & Trent (NJPW, 11/24)
- w/ Hanson vs. Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali (ROH, 12/16)
152. Big R Shimizu (9 ballots, 454 points)High Voter: Case Lowe (11) - vs. Takehiro Yamamura (Dragon Gate, 2/2)
- w/ Takehiro Yamamura, Masato Yoshino & Ben-K vs. Cyber Kong, El Lindaman, Shingo Takagi & T-Hawk (Dragon Gate, 2/2)
- w/ Eita, Masato Yoshino & Ben-K vs. Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk, Cyber Kong & Punch Tominaga (Dragon Gate, 2/12)
- w/ Ben-K & Naruki Doi vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Susumu & Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 4/7)
- w/ Naruki Doi, Kotoka & Masato Yoshino vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Kagetora, Jimmy Kanda & Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 5/9)
- vs. YAMATO (Dragon Gate, 6/1)
- w/ Ben-K, Kotoka, Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy K-ness J.K.S., Ryo Saito, Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kanda (Dragon Gate, 7/6)
- w/ Ben-K & Kotoka vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Susumu & Ryo Saito (Dragon Gate, 7/23)
- w/ Ben-K & Kotoka vs. Eita, Kaito Ishida & Takehiro Yamamura (Dragon Gate, 8/8)
- w/ Naruki Doi, Ben-K & Masato Yoshino vs. Yosuke Santa Maria, Kzy, BxB Hulk & YAMATO (Dragon Gate, 8/13)
- w/ Ben-K & Kotoka vs. Jimmy Susumu, Jimmy K-ness J.K.S. & Masaaki Mochizuki (Dragon Gate, 8/20)
- vs. Masaaki Mochizuki (Dragon Gate, 9/5)
- w/ Kotoka vs. CIMA & Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate, 9/18)
- w/ Ben-K vs. CIMA & Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate, 11/3)
151. Ethan Page (13 ballots, 456 points)High Voter: Patrick Alvarez (30) "Will trigger Sam with this, but he'd make my top 100 today. I have loved watching him as the heel champ working as a huge fuck you to the yokels in the Knoxville vanity promotion I attend with semi-regularity. He was kind of awesome in the Janela clusterfuck match. Also I will defend that Darby feud until the bitter end. It went one match too long, but that's not on Page or Darby, and the previous stuff was all very good to great." "He'll make my list. I know he's more known for some of the comedy/trolling aspects but he's also a super underrated brawler. Wish he'd do more of that." "The Jimmy Havoc match was really good too. Just remembered that" "Fun guy to watch wrestle, his matches with Darby at those new york evolve shows were fun to watch even though they played that out way too long for my liking. As of right now he would be outside my top 100" Recommended matches:- w/ Blaster McMassive & Flex Rumblecrunch vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Darby Allin & Barrett Brown (EVOLVE, 1/28)
- vs. Shigehiro Irie, Paco Gonzalez & Jason Kincaid (Glory Pro, 2/19)
- vs. Darby Allin (EVOLVE, 2/25)
- vs. Darby Allin (EVOLVE, 4/22)
- vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (EVOLVE, 5/20)
150. Gary Jay (8 ballots, 468 points)High Voter: Pete Schirmacher (24) "Another one of those extremely high effort guys who I think deserves way more credit than he gets. While he will sometimes go schtick heavy, he never, ever phones it in. One of the heaviest handed guys in independent wrestling, and also one of wrestling's craziest bumpers. Was putting the sprint on the map before it became the year of the sprint, and even still one of his better matches this year is a sort of slower developing match with Jake Parnell from Zero One USA that I absolutely loved (it's on YT for free, no excuse not to check it out). His match with Anthony Henry from SCI is kind of getting slept on, as I thought it was the best "feels like a fight" match that's even happened on a Scenic City event. I've enjoyed his work in Glory Pro though he's been more of an extra there than a feature player. Really think him and Jake could hit a grand slam on 10/15 and I look forward to it." "Just want to add that his match vs. Jake Something at the 7/9 Glory Pro show was really good, and if you like Jay taking crazy ass bumps you should check this match out." "I accidentally searched "Gary Hoot" when searching for him in the forum. Which pretty much sums up my feelings on him. Every match he has seems like a potential Hoot of the Year Contender. Almost to a fault he will go out and bust his hump every single match taking gnarly bumps and throwing wicked chops. The problem is I haven't seen a more structured and varied match than the formula. The Jake Parnell match wasn't it. That said, if you have an awesome formula then I'm not going to be too upset if you stick to it. Watch his run in Inspire Pro's Lawless Darkness tournament since each one, especially the Andy Dalton match, are super friggin' fun." Recommended matches:- vs. Myron Reed, Davey Vega, Jason Roberts, Mat Fitchett & Space Monkey (Glory Pro, 2/19)
- vs. Jimmy Rave (AWE, 2/26)
- vs. Frank Wyatt (PGP, 3/18)
- vs. Alex Reigns (Inspire Pro, 5/28)
- vs. Kody Lane (Inspire Pro, 7/2)
- vs. Jake Something (Glory Pro, 7/9)
- vs. Anthony Henry (SCI, 8/4)
- vs. Jake Parnell (ZERO1 USA, 9/2)
- vs. Andy Dalton (Inspire Pro, 9/3)
- vs. Fred Yehi (SFCW, 9/7)
- vs. Jake Parnell (Glory Pro, 10/15)
- vs. Eric Ryan (BLP, 12/1)
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Post by concrete1992 on Mar 16, 2018 7:25:41 GMT -5
149. Jurn Simmons (11 ballots, 480 points)High Voter: Sam DiMascio (23) Last Year’s Rank: 335 "Kind of a cult favorite, big lad of sorts in WXW. I'm not super high on him, but I know some of the WXW hardcores really love the guy and I do think he's a good wrestler. Would probably benefit if I had a full catalog of his stuff to review, but I never feel like he's bad. Some very cool visual power spots." "He's sort of better as a character, but he plays that character so well inside the ring. Difficult guy to rate, because he's a part of a lot of great stuff but he's not often the driving force behind those matches. He's a borderline guy who will probably make my list just because I've seen a lot of WXW." 148. Takehiro Yamamura (9 ballots, 484 points)High Voter: JML (11) "I am a casual DG fan, but I have yet to see a not good Yamamura performance, dope match after dope match, a good look & charisma, this boy is the future, and the future is wholesome. No seriously though, just based on the first few months of Dragon Gate Yamamura deserves a good placing on my list. Watch him vs Big R, vs Doi to get an idea of what he about." "I'm in the same boat as a casual DG fan and Yamamura is the guy that just demands your attention cause he brings so much fire. The DG hardcore fans consider him the MVP this year and it's hard to argue. Definite for my list." "The saving grace of DG for the first half of the year. From singles matches to any kind of tag he’s been a shining light and gave DG fans something to latch on to. Crisp strikes and movements, a very calm and poised demeanor with a mean streak to rival anyone else’s, anything with Takehiro Yamamura has been must watch. Recommended viewing would be his matches with Big R, T-Hawk, Doi, and both matches with Kagetora. Top 15 guy for me right now." "It took a late recommendation from Quentin for me to find a match of his this year that I didn't like, and that came after about 20 matches that I was high on and it's not like the match in question was even *bad*. Far and away the highlight of DG in 2017 and, for my money, one of the best babyfaces in the world right now. It's not often these days that wrestling has me pumping my fists in the air in celebration of a pinfall but this kid's made me do it on almost a monthly basis. Great in singles as well as tag settings. Does just as great against guys with similar levels of experience or less as against veterans who have been working as long as he's been alive. If there's one person that people who usually hate Dragon Gate should seek out, it's this kid." 147. Masashi Takeda (10 ballots, 489 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (10) "Sort of surprised to see that this guy didn't have a thread but I guess deathmatches are real polarizing, especially outside of the current crop of high-end American stuff. I've been a big fan of Takeda for as long as I've been a fan of the style but 2017 was the year he made good and won the BJW Deathmatch belt, having three or four of the best deathmatches of the year in BJW in the process. In a lot of ways, Takeda was the guy who carried the promotion for me in 2017. Even if it wasn't in a main singles deathmatch, the dude was always doing fun stuff somewhere on cards, notably having my favorite match of the Sumo Hall show in a concrete block canvas match with a bunch of dudes on the wrong end of 40. If it wasn't for his run with the belt in the latter half of the year, I would have stopped watching BJW altogether. Those matches don't compare to the likes of the Gage/Tremont series, sure, but I think they'd be good matches for anyone who can stomach copious amounts of blood and shattered glass. Even outside of BJW the dude was doing good stuff, though sadly I missed most of it. Two good matches in GCW during their first tournament of the year, even when he was running on a bad wheel. Couple dozen matches in FREEDOMS that were almost assuredly varying flavors of enjoyable. String of good juniors matches in AJPW, showing off a side of his work that's always been there but most people weren't aware of. Between all of those and a solid run in the back half of 2017 in BJW, I think the guy's got a good shot at making some ballots this year. Right now he's a borderline pick for me since I didn't get to see any of that AJPW work and I'm way past the point of wanting to go back, but I imagine he makes my list." 146. Mayu Iwatani (12 ballots, 497 points)High Voter: Steven Graham (10) Last Year’s Rank: 130 "Maybe not the best, but my favourite wrestler this year. Extremely likeable. Rose to become the ace of Stardom in 2017 and has my puro moty when she took the title off Io Shirai. Every match of hers is at minimum fun. Easy top 25 maybe top 10 for me." 145. Volador Jr. (15 ballots, 499 points)High Voter: Bryan Rose (28) Last Year’s Rank: 79 "Not the best run in BOSJ but he didn't really have a ton to work with. Still, he had some really good matches against BUSHI and KUSHIDA and his trios and singles matches in CMLL have always delivered. An excellent high-flier and probable middle of the pack pick." "Been catching up on lucha lately and he's faring pretty well. Probably a bit lower than last year, but still having a very good year. I do agree that his BOSJ run wasn't super excellent, but I'm not really gonna hold that against him, because almost no one had a good BOSJ." "Really liked the Caristico and Fenix matches and was surprised to see he works fairly well as a heel. I also revisited the Ultimo Guerrero matches which are really good spotfests." 144. DJ Z (12 ballots, 501 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (23) Last Year’s Rank: 228 "Even with the time off with injuries this year he's had some really fun stuff. Very exciting flyer. Loved his match with Galloway from AAW early in the year, legit one of the best matches in that promotion in 2017. Was also really fun in that recent crazy Galli spotfest. Look forward to seeing him v. Sonjay at Nova next month" "Love DJZ. Haven't had a chance to get eyes on him much this year. Planning a run through AAW before I submit my ballot so hopefully he ends up in a good spot on my list." "Not sure if it will be available before the end of the year, but seek out his title win over Penta from last night. Was great to see him get such a big win live and it was a tremendous match on a really great show." "He went toe to toe with Jody Fleisch on Friday and jumped off the Logan Square Auditorium balcony on Saturday. I haven't seen hardly any of him from 2017, but I know if I can get my hands on the necessary footage that he would make my list. The match with Myron Reed from Lasalle earlier this month is a real hot 8 minutes, and looking forward to him vs. Ethan Page next Saturday. Does he still work Impact? Any recommendations?" 143. Black Terry (8 ballots, 503 points)High Voter: damian (2) Last Year’s Rank: 67 "He hasn't had a solid gold classic this year like he has in the last decade, but he has had a bunch of very good matches and good performances. He had a nasty filthy brawl with Demus 3:16, a bunch of fun tag matches with Diablo Jr. and a great trios match where he punches Villanos in the bloody head a bunch. Still need to deep dive in his 2017, but even if I don't discover another couple of EPICs he seems like a top 20 lock" "You can get a good sense of why us Terry fans have him top ten or thereabouts every year by spending an hour on YouTube clicking through singles matches of his from venues where nobody cares that one of the fifty people watching has a cellphone out the whole time. Whether he's wrestling a name worker or whichever turtle Latigo used to be, there's always going to be great naturalistic selling and a few moments of violence that are borderline irresponsible from a sexagenarian. Add to that his parade of tags with Diablo Jr. and Navarro where he shifts without friction between maestro work and slapping the kids silly, and he may be making his Wrestler of the Decade lead insuperable unless WWE programs a two-year Cesaro-Styles feud." "I mentioned it in the Fenix thread, but the Lucha Bros vs. Black Terry & Skayde is one of my favorite matches this year, and I also really liked Rush vs. Black Terry. Rush jumps on Terry (after doing his mugging/Ingobernables shtick) but Terry just hangs in there, taking a hell of a beating. Rush ends up having to use a tombstone to keep Terry down. Really good, physical stuff. The Demus match was also a really good brawl. Terry also had the really good maestro matches with Negro Navarro against various CMLL guys throughout the year, and the title matches with Diablo Jr. vs. The Traumas. I also loved the Chairo Maestros match which had a finishing stretch that I'd never seen before. Looking at my list, Terry is likely finishing in my top 10, especially considering how great he has been in these different styles of matches. What do people think about the Dinastia Navarro vs. Los Cerebros Negros match from 4/30? I remember coming away from it very disappointed as I was hoping for a throwback to their excellent matches of 7 or so years ago, but instead it was a weird match where they tried to "out-rudo" each other. It was okay, but not at all what I was hoping for. Should I watch it again?" 142. Hideo Itami (16 ballots, 507 points)High Voter: Brock Jahnke (20) "Since the heel turn after the loss to Bobby Roode (solid match) I think we've seen the best run of Hideo since he left NOAH. Super aggressive and grumpy performances against the likes of Ohno, Black and Lorcan. He's turned into a highlight of the NXT brand for the first time ever these last few months. " "The stuff with Oney Lorcan got him on my list. Sort of wish he'd do a main roster run on at least 205 Live before going back to save NOAH or something. I imagine his dead arm smells like your 84 year old grandma three days after her last bath while she has the heater on when it's 92 degrees outside." "The Aleister Black match was awesome as was his performance in it." "Has a fair chance of making the lower end of my list. Volume is not on his side but really liked the Lorcan, Ohno, and Black matches and the Roode match was solid. He's clearly past his prime but was able to resurrect a bit of the "classic Kenta" when he turned heel." "Just watched the Lorcan matches again and gosh they're great. Roddy number one contender's deal ruled too. Those are three matches that have a solid chance of making it into my top 50 of the year so Itami's definitely making my WDKW100 in some way. Depending on how much I like those Ohno and Black matches, he could end up fairly high." "I really disliked the Black match to the point where I don't even understand why people like it. I am a fan of stiff and uncooperative stuff from time to time, but that match just felt like two guys on different pages, and Itami being clueless about how to build or sustain heat in front of a very large U.S. audience. I do like the Lorcan matches. Need to go back and watch the Ohno No DQ I think I fell asleep on it first go around. In any case it would be hard for me to rate him at this stage." 141. Velveteen Dream (17 ballots, 531 points)High Voter: Steven McCash (10) "Okay, Takeover. I've friends who have said that match with Aleister was a top 10 singles match in history. I wouldn't go that hyperbolic, but what a star-making performance from Velveteen. I don't care about the rest of his body of work, that match alone should get him on the top 100." "Not sure if he'll make the list this year but absolutely someone to watch next year. An absolute star and will only get better." "He might push Braun and Juice as my most improved, though I dunno if there's enough to put him on my list yet." "He's making my list now. Absolutely. And now I've got to go back and watch the rest of his 2017 just in case I missed something somewhere. What a legend." 140. Soberano (10 ballots, 534.01 points)High Voter: Siobhan de Havilland (16) "Very similar year to Dragon Lee with the super mega talent and lack of opportunities in CMLL. Except Dragon Lee atleast has NJPW. Will probably make my top 50 anyway though." "Soberano hits big flashy dives regularly, but his most impressive performance is simply being CMLL's newest young, flashy tecnico and not getting booed mercilessly by the crowd. The final of the Gran Alternativa tournament was a fantastic showcase for him, and he and Sanson were great again a few months later in the Rey del Inframundo match. Soberano has the big dives and decent selling and he vs. NGD can really develop in to a great feud. He also had that great match against Bandido in Colieso Coacalco. Both guys start out reversing each other's moves, with Bandido playing the local hero and Soberano as the visiting, cocky star. Then they start diving in to the crowd and mud (it was raining), putting on one of the wilder matches I have seen this year. His performance in the few matches I have seen are enough to get him into the middle/lower half of my list. Thecubsfan has several matches listed here I still need to check out. He could wind up much higher on my list if/when I do." "He's been the CMLL (singular, it's actually the 3 Dinamitas) MVP in a down year and has the most great matches of anyone. As someone who watches the Friday show every week he's one of the only ones that has yet to let me down. He could be my highest ranking Luchador when it's all said and done, although he's obviously young. Great talent that could be special in a few years if CMLL doesn't waste him. Would nominate his three singles matches vs. Sansón, Cometa, & Cavernario, as well as the 10/20 Trio with Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja vs The Dinamitas as must watch in addition to the matches listed as well as the Rey del Inframundo of which he was the star player." "Time and again a standout in tags and 6-mans, especially against various Dinamitas, who executes more consistently than CMLL's other high-flyers. Worth serious consideration, though hints of the annoying habits of luchadors whose names end with -istico apparent in his big singles matches prevent him from being a lock."
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