LoneWolf&Subs 6,672 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 But maybe splitting from the Horsemen would’ve surprisingly been a good move. Could you imagine the potential of a Mongo & Joe Gomez super team? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Eoae 1,070 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 58 minutes ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: Could you imagine the potential of a Mongo & Joe Gomez super team? YeS, but only when I eat too much spicy food right before bedtime. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 6,096 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 MonGomez. The team name is right there. 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites
bodyslamdunk 87 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 5 hours ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: So I ask, who is the greatest past their physical prime wrestler ever? Answers will vary according to your taste, but for me the first three to spring to mind are Austin, Onita, and Jericho. Would rather watch their later work any day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 14,159 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 The obligatory shoutout to Casas. Link to post Share on other sites
AxB 12,218 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 6 hours ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: So I ask, who is the greatest past their physical prime wrestler ever? Are wrestlers who aren't naturally athletic and therefore didn't really have a physical prime eligible? Link to post Share on other sites
Zimbra 4,201 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 You could argue that Mutoh did his best stuff after his knees were shot. Minoru Suzuki should probably be in the conversation, too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 11,482 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Muto, Suzuki, Masa Funaki, Fujita, Sakuraba, Akiyama. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,139 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 How old was Takayama in 2001-2002? Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 6,096 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 31 minutes ago, Zimbra said: You could argue that Mutoh did his best stuff after his knees were shot. Minoru Suzuki should probably be in the conversation, too. Mutoh's knees were shot in like 1968. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 6,096 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 18 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: How old was Takayama in 2001-2002? 35/36. He just had his face pounded in so looked like a gargoyle. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf&Subs 6,672 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Zimbra said: Minoru Suzuki should probably be in the conversation, too. Yep, the worse his neck got the better he got. I’ll admit I wasn’t a fan of Suzuki the pro wrestler prior to his highly praised Tanahashi championship match. He was just too “technical” at one point, and relied on his charisma to work matches. It was probably for safety reasons, but to me that made for some of the most boring big matches in wrestling back then. He eventually figured it out, and developed a routine that fans understood well. That’s practically the New Japan in-ring style now. It’s very routine, but digestible. Edited January 2 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to post Share on other sites
The Outsider 67 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 1/1/2021 at 2:17 PM, Mr Harms said: How about a stable of Mojo, Mongo, Mondo, and Mistico. Managed by Mo. The US branch of the M Club? Link to post Share on other sites
KidNatural 221 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Why is it that every time this topic comes up that Terry Funk is rarely mentioned. He's the obvious answer. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 14,159 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Because you’d have to figure out which post-prime era was being discussed? 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Ace 5,056 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 When was Dustin Rhodes' prime? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ziggy 593 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 10 hours ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: So I ask, who is the greatest past their physical prime wrestler ever? Finlay, having an inring run in WWE after his career ending nerve injury in WCW. He didn't change a bit since WCW even considering he was in his late 40s early 50s in WWE. Even his Indy run even later was just as good or better even against much younger guys. Finlay is one of my all time personal favorites. Heck, even Vince said Finlay was a personal favorite and he would've made him Champion if he was younger 4 Link to post Share on other sites
paintedbynumbers 956 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Ace said: When was Dustin Rhodes' prime? 93-95 Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,139 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 38 minutes ago, Ziggy said: Finlay, having an inring run in WWE after his career ending nerve injury in WCW. Nerve injury? I watched the Finlay documentary and they said they almost had to CUT HIS LEG OFF. Link to post Share on other sites
ReiseReise 663 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 11 hours ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: I’m watching a BATT Vs. WAR six man from 2002. Seeing the brilliant early 00’s Tenryu at work, and I had a thought. I’ve always felt that Tenryu didn’t get great until he became nearly immobile. So I ask, who is the greatest past their physical prime wrestler ever? I'd agree with the sentiment that Tenryu was a) always pretty damned good, having great matches in the 80ies, 90ies and 2000s & b) was already past his physical prime when he started, simply because he had a pretty long Sumo career (made it to the top level aswell) and sumo tends to wear its fighters down quickly. While thinking about it I realized that Mick Foley had his biggest success within the last 16 or so months of his career as a fulltimer, he probably didn't have his greatest matches in that time frame, though. Taker could be an answer, he looked shot in the late 90ies and totally out of shape when he came back as Bikertaker at first, then he found his rhythm, came back as Dead Man, was horrible at first, then got really good again, even while being a somewhat regular roster member. When he went part time, he was really amazing for a few more years until he broke down once and for all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ace 5,056 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, paintedbynumbers said: 93-95 Then I think Dustin Rhodes should definitely be on the list. Ever since he returned to WWE, he's been awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
BrianS81177 3,775 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I dare any of you saying Minoru Suzuki is past his prime to say that to his face. While you're doing that I'll notify your next of kin. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin 5,271 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Ziggy said: Finlay, having an inring run in WWE after his career ending nerve injury in WCW. He didn't change a bit since WCW even considering he was in his late 40s early 50s in WWE. Even his Indy run even later was just as good or better even against much younger guys. Finlay is one of my all time personal favorites. Heck, even Vince said Finlay was a personal favorite and he would've made him Champion if he was younger Good shout. Been watching his WWE run as I wasn't watching WWE at the time and he was absolutely incredible. Just endless quality matches where he made everyone look like a star. Link to post Share on other sites
mattdangerously 6,970 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Would Lawler count in the discussion, or is he disqualified because he never worked an athletic style to begin with? Link to post Share on other sites
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