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There's not a lot of eligible work in that time frame. Should be an easy vote. Wait, he wasn't nominated:

Anyone else annoyed that it wasn't either Rose or Joseph? Hell, i'm just glad it was Grant. The Connor Hawke stuff was weird. It's one of those times where I get what they were doing. They were trying to throw the comic fans a bone, but in doing so, they did it in a way that the comics wouldn't appreciate, while at the same time making something more complex than it should be for the non-comic fans with no upside.

If we're voting on general awesomeness, anyone going against Emma better step up their instagram game. I would absolutely watch a Pentagon, Jr. cooking show though.

That's wrestling. This is March Madness. Totally different. Also, Zbyszko kind of looks like Kevin Spacey, doesn't he?

It's the unpredictability of people's reactions that make this so great. It's a game of human chess.

Poor, poor guy. I'm thinking about a sympathy vote or two.

I WILL CUT YOU I just kind of feel bad for the poor, lovable sap:

Well, thankfully (and unthankfully), March Madness isn't necessarily about "Who's the best worker?" but instead a general "awesomeness" quotient. It's a red mark on his year, which won't be an issue in the first couple of rounds, but I think it hurts his image when he's going up against Evil Emma.

I just tossed some shit against the wall for a ballot. My lack of watching NJPW hurts. Plus I just didn't want to vote against my favorites. So I have no chance of winning but also will argue from the heart this year. Sabre, Jr. had a better year than he has had previously, but no way is his cosplay act better than Virus' legitimacy. They're a pretty easy comparison really. I actually think Emma has a chance to beat Pentagon, Jr, for instance. At some point it comes down to more people watching NXT than Lucha Underground. They're two of the best heels in wrestling. Only one of them gave Sexy Star way too much in a submissions match.

The closing credits crowd panning was particularly hilarious given the song.

There are a lot of ways to go with this, but I'm taking the high road:

That is the Mongolian Mauler, who had a cup of coffee in 94 WCW (A match not online is Sting/Dustin/Pillman vs Mauler/Regal/Austin), CMLL (even as part of Vampiro's 92 face turn), SMW (attacking Brian Lee), and Reslo (there's a Regal match out there). Madness.

I was getting Indigo and Argent confused.

Just got to actually see it. I don't think it was, and the reason why it wasn't would be the massive amount of boos that Alexa received when she finally stomped on Bayley on her way back into the ring. In fact, I thought it showed some really savvy ability by Bayley to improvise, and interacting with the crowd. I wonder when the Alexa ambush was supposed to happen because Bayley responded to the very unpredictable "This is Wrestling" chant (as a response to the second Worm), by going outside and doing the William Regal wiping the feet off on the mat, which is when it DID happen. I really liked the match. Alexa's reactions and tantrums are one a massive joy. It was nice to see that the crowd at least made an attempt at the Hey Baby singing (because I find Hey, We want some Bayley sort of problematic). I thought the roll up segment could be a little more novel, but it's amazing how both Bayley and Alexa have come in the last year.

Bayley vs Alexa, Shaky Cam from Albany.

What's Mije in that list?

I almost don't want to show this to anyone. 2016 Mocho Cota. 1.) It's fucking awesome he's even still alive. 2.) He's just as sleazy as ever at age 61. He has a sell in the third fall of a kick to the ass that's awesome. 3.) He also has some really good submissions still, just step over arm yanks. 4.) He really tries very hard. But.. 5.) He can't do what he used to physically at all. and 6.) He does the most AMAZINGLY hilarious terrible catapult ever at the 8:35 mark. It was amazing. Everyone has to see it. Fuck it though. He's still #24 on my GWE list.

Bus drivers?

You will when they send you e-mails every year. I'm getting closer to filling one of these out every second. I'm going to be insufferable if I do, like I am March after March before burning out in the elite eight. I will continue to try to be strong.

What Dragon Lee has going for him on top of the amazing athleticism and spots is: 1.) The build from Kamaitachi match to Kamaitachi match, the call back spots, the escalation, the fact that they build in counters so naturally and that everything evolves. 2.) The fact that he has matches with other wrestlers that are worked very differently. He's in a trios match almost every week and has the Casas match and a few other title matches in the period.

Roderick had a great series with all the mat work guys. I want to see Hechicero vs Thatcher now.

I think I am not doing a ballot this year (which is always based on what I think the board will vote) and I'm just going to run with what I feel is best in my heart in my arguing. Rob or cubs or someone should list Non-LU AAA matches for the LU guys in AAA too. I have no idea how Cuerno looked in Fantasma matches, for instance.

I know the Kayfabe explanation for Steamboat getting hurt was from the 450, but I'm not sure in general what caused it.