Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 First off, YES I am stealing this idea from the Death Valley Driver board, so I best not be accused down the road. I'm interested to see who this board would put up there as the best of all time, mainly because it doesn't seem as puro-heavy as the DVD board, as well as a little lighter on the more "old-school" stuff. The idea is pretty basic: For one week, everybody gets to pimp out their 20 picks for best wrestler of all time, then, at the end of the week those pimping lists will be combined to form one gigantic voting list. The benefit of this is that it allows you to vote for guys whom you didn't think of when you made your top twenty. When the final list is compiled, everybody picks their top 10 wrestlers of all time, complete with reasons etc. That list is tabulated and a top 10 of all time is decided. If anybody can think of things that could benefit this process, don't hesitate to tell me.
Guest Tim Cooke Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 This should be some fun! My list of nominees: Ric Flair Barry Windham Midnight Express (Bobby, Dennis, Stan, Corny) Fantastics (Tommy Rogers, Bobby Fulton) Rock n Roll Express Dyanmite Kid Jumbo Tsuruta Toshiaki Kawada Mitsuharu Misawa Akira Taue Kenta Kobashi Akira Hokuto Minami Toyota Aja Kong Jaguar Yokota Bull Nakano Destroyer Nobuhiko Takada Kazuo Yamazaki Volk Han Kiyoshi Tamura Ricky Choshu Akira Maeda Tim
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 Well, I WAS trying to limit the list to 20 guys, but fuck it......i'll start thinking of my list....
Guest wolverine Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 What is with this thing about just "guys"? I've seen a lot of wrestlers in my day, and Akira Hokuto - a woman - was better than just about everyone I've seen, save for perhaps Kawada and Jumbo.
Guest Special K Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 I'll split them stateside and Puro Stateside/gaijin Flair Steamboat Funk Miachaels Angle Benoit Bret Hart Vader Williams Hansen Puro Misawa Kawada Kobashi Jumbo Tsuruta Genichiro Tenryu Ohtani Liger Satoro Sayama Hashimoto Taue Obviously I haven't seen enough old school of either
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 Uh, why did you get the idea that it's all about guys? In case you're blind (which you must be), note that El Dandy picked women on his list, and I'm sure others will do the same.
Guest Ravenbomb Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 I'll have none on my list, I don't know of any who are that great. Ric Flair Lou Thesz Toshiaki Kawada Dynamite Kid Ricky Steamboat Bret Hart Owen Hart Kurt Angle Chris Benoit Mitsuharu Misawa Jushin Liger Great Sasuke Terry Funk TAKA Michinoku Shawn Micheals George Hackenschmitd(sp?) Eduardo Carpantier Kenta Kobashi Tiger Mask Genichiro Tenryu
Guest wolverine Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 Uh, why did you get the idea that it's all about guys? In case you're blind (which you must be), note that El Dandy picked women on his list, and I'm sure others will do the same. Considering El Dandy isn't in this thread, that really says something about "blindness," now doesn't it?
Guest TheHulkster Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 Terry Funk Bruiser Brody Stan Hansen Jumbo Tsuruta Kenta Kobashi Jushin Liger Chris Benoit Ric Flair Bret Hart Shawn Michaels Harley Race Toshiaki Kawada Mitsuharu Misawa Ultimo Dragon Vader Eddie Guerrero Shinjiro Ohtani Dyanmite Kid Nick Bockwinkle Ricky Steamboat I don't know how this is going to turn out since a lot of people on here aren't too familiar with Japanese Wrestling or the older stuff. Hopefully we don't end up seeing RVD or Raven ahead of Jumbo Tsuruta and Harley Race or something like that. It's worth a shot though.
Guest wolverine Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 My list is as follows: 1. Toshiaki Kawada 2. Jumbo Tsuruta 3. Akira Hokuto 4. Jushin Liger 5. Mitsuharu Misawa 6. Aja Kong 7. Kenta Kobashi 8. Ric Flair 9. Chris Benoit 10. Shinjiro Ohtani 11. Kiyoshi Tamura 12. Eddy Guerrero 13. Nobuhiko Takada 14. Dynamite Kid 15. Vader 16. Bull Nakano 17. Stan Hansen 18. Ultimo Dragon 19. Kazuo Yamazaki 20. Mariko Yoshida
Guest WrestlingDeacon Posted October 16, 2002 Report Posted October 16, 2002 Ok, I'm not much into Puro and such, so you get a good old American Hoss centered top 20: Ric Flair Ricky Steamboat Randy Savage Bret Hart Ted Dibiase Tito Santana Barry Windham Curt Hennig Lou Thesz Kurt Angle Chris Benoit Dynamite Kid Harley Race Terry Funk Arn Anderson Tully Blanchard Bobby Eaton Stan Lane Sting Vader
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 My bad, I meant Tim Cooke. Either way, he had women listed and you, for some unknown reason, bitched about how it was just about guys.
EL DANDY~! Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 Curry Man, I'm flattered that you think I'm Tim Cooke, but that's the wrong last name...and second, no doubt in my mind that Akira Hokuto is on my list. She fucking rules it. No doubt.
Guest wolverine Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 My bad, I meant Tim Cooke. Either way, he had women listed and you, for some unknown reason, bitched about how it was just about guys. Your repeated use of the word "guys" as opposed to "wrestlers" indicated it was going to be a male-exclusive list, regardless of who Tim listed. Perhaps you could write something constructive next time, instead of making a buffoon out of yourself with your dumbass "blind" insult.
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 Oh yes, quite the buffoon I was, what with everybody calling me and out and mocking me. I must learn better. Hey, the point is that the list is for anybody, male or female.
Guest godthedog Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 question: if the purpose for our lists now is just to get nominees for a master voting list, why does everybody keep listing the same wrestlers (kawada, flair, etc)? lord didn't mention that a wrestler needed a certain number of nominations to make the list, so just one mention of a wrestler assures his place on the list of nominees.
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 god- Eh, I dunno, it's just a basic "pimping" stage where everybody picks their own guys. It's more of an individuality thing then anything. Though, having read what you said, it would make sense for guys to have a certain amount of required votes to make the master list. That's a good idea, actually.
Guest Midnight Express83 Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 20: Toshiaki Kawada 19: Sweet Stan Lane 18: Beautiful Bobby Eaton 17: Lou Thesz 16: Mitsuharu Misawa 15: Tiger Mask I/Satrou Sayama 14: Eddy Guerrero/Black Tiger II 13: "Stunning/Stone Cold" Steve Austin 12: Hulk Hogan 11: "Macho Man" Randy Savage 10: Ultimo Dragon 9: Kurt Angle 8: "Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit 7: "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels 6: Bret "The Hitman" Hart 5: "Enforcer" Arn Anderson 4: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 3: "The Rocket" Owen Hart 2: Dynamite Kid 1: "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 In no particular order at the moment: Flair Benoit Bret Hart Misawa Kawada Jumbo Hokuto Vader Kobashi Michaels Owen Hart Liger Eddy Guerrero Dynamite Kid Austin Foley Steamboat Harley Race Rey Jr. Ultimo Dragon
Guest Tim Cooke Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 My list- Not the best, but my favorites 1 Toshiaki Kawada 2 Akira Hokuto 3 Mitsuharu Misawa 4 Jumbo Tsuruta 5 Aja Kong 6 Jaguar Yokota 7 Volk Han 8 Nobuhiko Takada 9 Vader 10 Kenta Kobashi 11 Jushin Liger 12 Chris Benoit 13 Juventud Guerrera 14 Stan Hansen 15 Ric Flair 16 Harley Race 17 Destroyer 18 Kiyoshi Tamura 19 Eddy Guerrero 20 Tie Tommy Rogers and Bobby Eaton Tim
Guest BAR Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 20 off of the top of my head, not in order... Dynamite Kid Bret Hart Owen Hart Ric Flair Toshiaka Kawada Jushin Lyger Mitsuharu Misawa Shawn Michaels Cactus Jack Chris Benoit Eddie Guerrero Tiger Mask Sayama Ultimo Dragon The Great Sasuke Curt Hennig Rey Mysterio Jr Jerry Lynn Ricky Steamboat Steve Austin Terry Funk Oh yeah, put Mikey in there as one of my favourite's.
Guest godthedog Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 god- Eh, I dunno, it's just a basic "pimping" stage where everybody picks their own guys. It's more of an individuality thing then anything. Though, having read what you said, it would make sense for guys to have a certain amount of required votes to make the master list. That's a good idea, actually. wolverine may not be happy with that, but it works for me. my choices on the fly, in no order: bret hart ricky steamboat ric flair steve austin shawn michaels toshiaki kawada kenta kobashi chris benoit kurt angle dean malenko mick foley great sasuke eddie guerrero stan hansen owen hart triple h chris kanyon sting brian pillman jushin liger
Guest I Fear Hogans Air Guitair Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 In No perticular order beside Flair being number one. Ric Flair Dyanmite Kid Eddie Guerrero Bret Hart Kurt Angle Owen Hart Chris Beniot Jushin Lyger Mitsuharu Misawa Kenta Kobashi Ultimo Dragon Christopher Daniels Jerry Lynn Shawn Michaels Davey Boy Rey jr Toshiaka Kawada Mr Perfect Ricky Steamboat
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 My List 1. Chris Benoit 2. Ric Flair 3. Kurt Angle 4. Eddy Guerrero 5. Rey Mysterio Jr. 6. Stan Hansen 7. Steve Austin 8. Mick Foley 9. Jushin "Thunder" Lyger 10. Toshiaki Kawada 11. Kenta Kobashi 12. Terry Funk 13. Vader 14. Shawn Michaels 15. Bret Hart 16. Mitsuharu Misawa 17. Dean Malenko 18. Owen Hart 19. Ultimo Dragon 20. Ricky Steamboat
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 Tim Cooke- This list is designed for who you think is the BEST, not favorites and you've posted two lists. Which one are you going on? I'm assuming the first one, because the second was composed of your "favorites".
Guest Tim Cooke Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 The first was a pimping list. You see, the concept you stole couldn't even be executed properly by you. So I decided in the first post to start a list that people could add on to get a fairly long list of candidates. That never happened. Secondly, if this list is really "The Best", then 99% of the crackpots voting shouldn't count. Tim
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 Well, it's an opinion list. Who you think should be voted the best of all time. You'll need to be able to back up your vote down the road, so I see no problem with some of the "crackpots" around here and their voting. So far the votes haven't been that bad, except for a couple glaring omissions (i think i saw HHH)......vote for who you want, just be prepared to back it up.
Guest BionicRedneck Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 I am fairly certain that Ric Flair will win, as he wins every "Best ever" list doesn't he? Anyway, here (in no order) is my two penneth... Ric Flair Dyanmite Kid Jumbo Tsuruta Toshiaki Kawada Mitsuharu Misawa Kenta Kobashi Nobuhiko Takada Vader Chris Benoit Bret Hart Eddy Guerrero Jushin Liger Shinjiro Ohtani Ricky Steamboat Steve Austin Dean Malenko El Samurai Rey Misterio Jr. Stan Hansen Tiger Mask I
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Posted October 17, 2002 Report Posted October 17, 2002 These are, to me, the best wrestlers of all-time, as they are among my favorites (and if your favorites aren't who you'd consider to be some of the best, then you have an odd taste in favorites). Seeing as how I have viewed very little puro (not even "pure" puro at that, as the only Japan-based promotions I've seen have been Big Japan and FMW), no puro workers will be on the list (outside of ONE person from FMW, who I feel rightfully deserves to be on this list, albeit maybe not in the top 20). Ric Flair Chris Benoit Shawn Michaels Bret Hart Rey Misterio Jr. Eddy Guerrero Hayabusa Kurt Angle Owen Hart Jake Roberts Terry Funk Dory Funk Jr. Sting Vader Mikey Whipwreck Christopher Daniels See? Couldn't even make 20 with my lack of puro exposure.
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