cwoy2j Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 4 hours ago, zendragon said: TNA/Impact feels like a pyramid scheme for how long its been around without being profitable I feel like you could pick Jeff Jarrett, Dixie Carter or Bob Carter to be Michael in this scene. I don't know who would be Jim as the voice of reason though. Maybe Cornette but no way he'd be this calm. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 3 hours ago, Gordlow said: Tomohiro Ishii vs Eddie Kingston from NJPW Capital Collision (May 15, 2022, Washington DC) might be my favourite match so far this year, which is REALLY saying something. They work (edit: they fight) a straight up King's Road classic, and with these two warriors you know it's 100% sincere, coming straight from the heart. A genuine expression of pro wrestling love. Hoping to watch later bud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, cwoy2j said: I feel like you could pick Jeff Jarrett, Dixie Carter or Bob Carter to be Michael in this scene. I don't know who would be Jim as the voice of reason though. Maybe Cornette but no way he'd be this calm. I choose Sharkboy as Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/13/2022 at 9:13 PM, Zakk_Sabbath said: He's 130, he did some very questionable things, hasn't exactly been a family man over the years. He only knows how to be Ric Flair. Ric Flair is 130 years old! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Fuck. Poor Virgil. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmellingtonofCascadia Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 12 hours ago, The Natural said: Reigns getting a kick out of little Heyman was the best part of that whole thing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) 9 minutes ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said: Reigns getting a kick out of little Heyman was the best part of that whole thing. Agreed. Edited May 15 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 6 hours ago, A_K said: Eh - that's a lot of companies through the past decade. That culture isn't going to last for much longer (quite literally possibly in the months). TNA's biggest problem -- I mean biggest problem -- is their production looked like shit. If they'd had RVD, Angle, Sting etc. working in a WWE-level production environment (which AEW has basically achieved) it could have been quite different. But it looked like the kind of carny a carny would turn their nose up at. People say AEW looks like PWG with money which reminds me of how people would say TNA should try to be ROH with money instead of poor mans WWE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_K Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 32 minutes ago, zendragon said: People say AEW looks like PWG with money which reminds me of how people would say TNA should try to be ROH with money instead of poor mans WWE I don't know what PWG is, but just checked some stuff out and that's pretty harsh on AEW. AEW production values aren't that far from WWE's now in my opinion (some of the virtual/augmented reality stuff aside). Everything about TNA production was awful, not least the grainy quality of the image. TNA at the time was the equivalent of taking some well known DJs who can still sell tickets and putting them in a field with a shit sound system then trying to compete on a like-for-like basis with a Vegas superclub. It was just ruinous for everyone involved in that project, except those who limped back to WWE and could be rehabilitated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) Here's mine: Bryan Danielson. Bret Hart. Kazuchika Okada. Kenta Kobashi. Hiroshi Tanahashi. Mitsuharu Misawa. Ricky Steamboat. Eddie Guerrero. Mick Foley. Rey Mysterio. The Undertaker. Sting. Randy Savage. Kenny Omega. William Regal. Edited May 15 by The Natural 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturmCRF Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Bryan Danielson Bret Hart Mick Foley Tomohiro Ishii Will Ospreay Masato Tanaka CM Punk Shinsuke Nakamura Kota Ibushi Walter Yoshihiro Tajiri Kenny Omega Kurt Angle Claudio Castagnoli Shingo Takagi Missing WCW, All Japan and Joshi in particular, but I'm favouring wrestlers I've watched lots of in real time, rather than just a selection of the highlights years after the fact. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) 7 hours ago, Octopus said: I choose Sharkboy as Jim I see your Sharkboy and raise you a Curry Man. Imagine Dixie explaining TNA on a white board and then Curry Man strutting in, enclosing Dixie's drawing in a pyramid, handing her the marker and then dancing off. Edited May 15 by cwoy2j 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 5/14/2022 at 11:48 AM, Blue Dragon said: Good news for WWE: https://deadline.com/2022/05/wwwe-nbcuniversal-fox-upfronts-advertisers-streaming-1235023355/ "We can script the buzzer-beater moments, we can script the Hail Marys." I've made this argument to non-wrestling fans, and they just look at me like I'm stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I did my favorite 15 on Twitter as well. Here are mine in no particular order Flair Austin Raven Terry Funk Stan Hansen Foley Harley Race Arn Anderson CM Punk Tully Bret Hart Barry Windham Eddie G Brock Lesnar Scott Hall 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmellingtonofCascadia Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Bret Hart, Jim Breaks, William Regal, SID, Great Muta, The Rock, Mark Henry, Vader, Randy Savage, IT'S BAYLEY~, Rick Rude, Razor Ramon (not Scott Hall in general...Razor specifically), Eddie Guerrero, Owen Hart, Booker T Not in any order, just the guys who I am most likely to stop and watch or get a hankering to watch. If I filled out a top-100 list for the project at PWO, a fair number of these wrestlers aren't getting on the list, I don't think. As much as I'd like to rank Sid #1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, Dog said: "We can script the buzzer-beater moments, we can script the Hail Marys." I've made this argument to non-wrestling fans, and they just look at me like I'm stupid. So, WWE should get into scripted sports, I see where you're going with this... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, Ryan said: So, WWE should get into scripted sports, I see where you're going with this... Don't go giving Vince the idea to start yet another football league 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I might be down for a Roller Jam revival. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) top 15ish (in no oarticular order except the Macho Man being #1. also this is all off the top of my head so is subject to change) Randy Savage Ultimo Dragon Jushin Liger Stevie Richards Samoa Joe Chris Jericho Shawn Michaels Christian Owen Hart Eddie Guerrero Bryan Danielson Steve Corino Raven Chris Benoit Kanyon honorary mention: the Repo Man and mountie gimmicks. not the performers, or their matches, i just love those ridiculous gimmicks. Edited May 16 by twiztor 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntmanCrowley Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 In no particular order: Danielson, Foley, Funk, Macho Man, Piper, Brody, Vader, Samoa Joe, Sabu, Eddie Guerrero, The Great Muta, Mikey Whipwreck, R-Truth, New Jack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) Agreeing with the caveat that this isn't a GWE but just favorites that sort of represent different periods of my watching too... Negro Casas Nick Bockwinkel Jim Breaks Mocho Cota Buddy Rose Bret Hart Christian Hector Garza Dustin Rhodes Arn Anderson Andre the Giant Bill Eadie Genichiro Tenryu Yoshiaki Fujiwara Serpentico Jose Lothario just missed the cut. He should really have made it to represent Houston. So did Satanico and Hector Garza and Eddy Guerrero and Mark Henry and a bunch of french guys (they all sort of eliminated each other, but Delaporte came the closest followed by Leduc/Corn and Manneveau) and who knows who else. Edited May 16 by Matt D 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 CM Punk Scott Hall Bret Hart Roddy Piper Tully Blanchard Sid Owen Hart Randy Savage Curt Hennig Paul London Bull Nakano Bam Bam Bigelow Steve Corino Yoshihiro Tajiri Eddie Kingston 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Top 15, no particular order: Big Boss Man Vader Eddie Guerrero Genichiro Tenryu Bryan Danielson Yuki Ishikawa Alexander Otsuka Tajiri John Tenta Toshiaki Kawada William Regal Amazing Red Andre Taka Michinoku Dick Togo Otani, Kingston and Dr Death all honorable mentions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I have trouble deciding past 6. Kind of amazed all of you can reach 15 so easily. I have plenty of favorites in the moment, but all time is always a tough one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 All lists are ephemeral. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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