your DEATH VALLEY DRIVER 500 UPDATE FOR 11/2002!!

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

1) Eddie Guerrero

2) Chris Benoit

3) Yuki Ishikawa

4) Genichiro Tenyru

5) Jushin Lyger

6) El Hijo del Santo

7) Kurt Angle

8) Rey Misterio Jr.

9) American Dragon

10) Naohiro Hoshikawa

11) Satoshi Kojima

12) Dick Togo

13) Osamu Nishimura

14) Shocker

15) Low-Ki'

16) Rey Bucanero

17) Shinjiro Ohtani

18) Blue Panther

19) Masato Tanaka

20) Tiger Mask IV

21) Doug Williams

22) Ultimo Guerrero

23) Taiyo Kea

24) Masayuki Naruse

25) SUWA

26) Fenix (Ray Gonzalez)

27) Chris Hero

28) Katsumi Usuda

29) Yuji Nagata

30) Shinya Hashimoto

31) La Parka

32) Nicho el Millonario

33) Koji Kanemoto

34) Kenichiro Arai

35) Carl Contini (Carl Malenko)

36) Jamie Knoble

37) Tarzan Boy

38) Chavo Guerrero Jr.

39) Dr. Wagner Jr.

40) Takashi Sasaki

41) Homicide (JAPW)

42) Masaaki Mochizuki

43) Takehiro Murahama

44) Wataru Inoue

45) Negro Casas

46) Jun Akiyama

47) Taka Michinoku

48) Daisuke Ikeda

49) El Satanico

50) Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

51) Ian Rotten

52) Christopher Daniels (Curry Man)

53) Spanky

54) Zumbido

55) Olimpico

56) Colt Cabana

57) Minoru Tanaka (Heat)

58) CM Punk

59) Kaz Hayashi

60) Tony Kozina

61) Yoshinobu Kanemaru

62) Virus

63) Ikuto Hidaka

64) El Dandy

65) Steve Corino

66) Gedo

67) Susumu Yokosuka

68) Negro Navarro

69) Mitsuharu Misawa

70) Genki Horiguchi

71) Asian Cougar

72) Mascara Magica

73) Kenta Kobashi

74) Kohei Sato

75) Brock Lesnar

76) Onryo

77) Preston Quinn

78) Hirotaka Yokoi

79) Atlantis

80) El Samurai

81) K-NESS (Darkness Dragon)

82) Hideki Nishida (Hayate)

83) Goldust

84) Men's Teioh

85) Ryo Saito

86) Vader

87) CW Anderson

88) Takeshi Morishima

89) Richard Slinger

90) Edge

91) Chris Jericho

92) Super Dragon

93) Chris Hamrick

94) Mike Modest

95) Reckless Youth

96) Red

97) Zach Lee (Cham Pain)

98) Johnny Smith

99) Hurricane

100) Felino

101) Black Tiger (Silver King)

102) Super Delfin

103) Yoshihiro Tajiri

104) Super Shisa

105) Tony Rivera

106) CIMA

107) Katsushi Takemura

108) Villano IV

109) Masahito Kakihara

110) Villano V

111) Makoto Hashi

112) Tarek the Great

113) Booker T

114) El Pantera

115) Black Warrior

116) Bull Pain

117) Masa Fuchi

118) Emilio Charles Jr.

119) Matt Hardy

120) Heavy Metal

121) Robert Thompson

122) Wataru Sakata

123) Great Sasuke

124) Xavier

125) Scorpio (2 Cold Scorpio)

126) Masahiro Chono

127) Mike Quackenbush

128) Villano III

129) Mephisto

130) Daisuke Sekimoto

131) Nobutaka Araya

132) Spike Dudley

133) Takeshi Rikio

134) El Hijo del Perro Aguayo

135) Averno

136) Tomohiro Ishii

137) Sangre Azteca

138) Super Boy (Hayashi Rice Man)

139) MIKAMI

140) Akira Taue

141) Dr. Cerebro

142) William Regal

143) Apolo Dantes

144) Safari

145) Frank Parker

146) Yoshinari Ogawa

147) Paul London

148) Kazunari Murakami

149) Apache

150) Don Fuji

151) Bestia Salvaje

152) Mr. Niebla

153) Gran Hamada

154) Hiroyoshi Tenzan

155) Milano Collection A.T.

156) Micke Segura

157) Koki Kitahara

158) Scorpio Jr.

159) Syxx-Pac

160) Chris Steel

161) James Mason

162) B-Boy

163) A.J. Styles

164) Dragon Kid

165) Jerry Lynn

166) Jado

167) Dr. X

168) Donovan Morgan

169) KENTA

170) Pescatore Yagi

171) Roger Anderson

172) Christian

173) Kendo Ka Shin

174) Jodie Fleish

175) Ace Steel

176) Takuma Sano

177) BJ Whitmer

178) Arkangel del la Morte

179) Dixie

180) Necro Butcher

181) Doug Basham (Machine)

182) Vinny Massaro

183) Takao Omori

184) Bobby Quance

185) Lizmark Jr.

186) Shinya Makabe

187) Hector Garza

188) Matt Stryker

189) Samoa Joe

190) Hisakatsu Oya

191) Nick Dinsmore

192) Mike Kruel

193) Lance Cade

194) Ryuji Hijikata

195) Scott Powers

196) Chuck Palumbo

197) Anthony W Mori

198) Manabu Nakanishi

199) Rising Son

200) Raven

201) Mafia

202) Akitoshi Saito

203) Nobukazu Hirai

204) TARO

205) Monsta Mack

206) Billy Kidman

207) Jimmy Yang

208) Shannon Moore

209) Solar I

210) Takamichi Iwasa

211) Hombre Sin Nombre

212) Slash (Wolfie D)

213) Black Buffalo

214) 2 Tuff Tony

215) Abdullah Jr. Kobayashi

216) Corporal Robinson

217) Gran Naniwa

218) Ultimo Vampiro

219) Juventud Guerrera

220) James Storm

221) Shirley Doe

222) Jonny Storm

223) Takashi Iizuka

224) Adam Booker

225) Minoru Fujita

226) Pinoy Boy

227) Oriental

228) Chad Collyer (Metal Master)

229) James Maritato

230) Latin Lover

231) Dark Guerrera (NOZAWA)

232) Damian 666

233) Phillip J. Fukumasa

234) Jay Briscoe

235) Qeenan Creed

236) Jason Dukes

237) Dos Caras

238) David Young

239) Masao Orihara

240) Universo 2000

241) Tsubasa

242) Hiroshi Watanabe

243) Fuerza Guerrera

244) Tigre Blanco

245) Kuroge Waguta (Yasuka)

246) Hiroshi Hase

247) Robbie Brookside

248) Masada

249) Takashi Sugiura

250) Pentagon

251) Jacey North

252) George Hines

253) Ricky Reyes

254) Brett Como (Black Dragon)

255) Trevor Rhodes (Stan Dupp)

256) Kengo Mashimo

257) Billy Fives

258) Jeremy Lopez

259) Mascara Ano Dos Mil

260) Jardi Frantz

261) Yukihide Ueno

262) Fidel Sierra

263) Bombero Infernal

264) Super Hentai

265) Lance Storm

266) Ryuji Ito

267) Chris Candido

268) Violencia

269) Flash Flanagan (Kobain)

270) Tommy Dreamer

271) Elix Skipper

272) Shunme Matsusaki

273) Masaro Toi

274) Vampiro

275) Cassidy O'Reily

276) Mr. Mexico

277) Chris Michaels

278) YOSSINO

279) Billy Kim

280) Mitsuya Nagai

281) Yutaka Yoshie

282) Kinya Owanagi

283) Bas Rutten

284) Volador Jr. (Komanchi)

285) Super Crazy

286) GENTARO

287) Hideki Hosaka

288) Devon Storm (Crowbar)

289) Alan Stone

290) Brother Yashiini

291) Junji Hirata (Makai Mask #1)

292) Ricky Marvin

293) Tetsuhiro Kuroda

294) Chris Stone

295) Dino Bambino

296) Mosco de la Merced

297) Kazuya Yuasu

298) Shadow WX

299) Mr. Condor

300) Keiji Mutoh

301) Nick Mondo

302) Hooligan

303) William Wealth III

304) Ryuji Yamakawa

305) Superstar Steve

306) Caprice Coleman

307) Kentaro Shiga

308) Kazunori Yoshida

309) Kintaro Kanemura

310) Yoji Anjoh

311) Joey Matthews

312) Mark Brisco

313) Chris Nelson

314) Mitch Ryder

315) Marabunta

316) Gemini Kid

317) Angel Mortal

318) Otto Schwanz

319) Billy Ken Kid

320) Halcon Negro

321) Super Porky

322) D'Lo Brown

323) AAA Mascara Sagrada

324) Oscar Sevilla

325) Mr. Excitement

326) Ricky Santana

327) Mitsunobu Kikuzawa

328) Arashi

329) Brad Hunter

330) Nitro

331) Winger

332) Joel Maximo

333) Jason Cross

334) Sean Hill

335) Dos Caras, Jr.

336) Dylan Night

337) Jose Maximo

338) Jeff Hardy

339) Brazo de Platino

340) Stryker

341) Don Montoya

342) Blue Wolf

343) Tracey Smothers

344) Brazo de Plata

345) Pimpinela Escarlata

346) Shiego Okamura

347) Dan Devine

348) Brazo de Oro

349) Matt Murphy

350) Slim J

351) Chi Chi Cruz

352) Adam Jacobs

353) Black Dragon (IWRG)

354) Rocky Reynolds

355) Quiet Storm

356) Danny Dominion

357) Paramedico

358) Daioh QUALLT

359) Yoshito Sasaki

360) Disco Machine

361) Hiro Saito

362) Jim Steele

363) Sho Funaki

364) Rick Michaels

365) Austin Aries

366) Ron Killings

367) Dr Heresy

368) Sabu

369) Ric Flair

370) Tony Mamaluke

371) Rico

372) Rocky Romero

373) Chocoball Mukai

374) Triple H

375) Bruce (Alan Funk)

376) Buh Buh Ray Dudley

377) Insane Dragon

378) Crash Holly

379) Jay Lethal

380) Flash Barker

381) El Hijo Del Diablo

382) Shelton Benjamin

383) Kuishinbo Kamen

384) Rick Fuller

385) Yuto Aijima

386) Justin Credible

387) Shark Boy

388) Ghost Shadow

389) Berlinetta Boxer

390) Mikey Henderson

391) Adam Flash

392) Sonny Siaki

393) John Cena

394) Bob Evans

395) James Choi

396) Yutaka Fukude

397) Justice Pain

398) EZ Money

399) Jerry Lawler

400) Bison Smith

401) Kid Krazy (El Tornado)

402) Tony Devito

403) Azrael (Jersey)

404) Frankie Kazarian

405) Raimu Michima

406) Spider Nate Webb

407) Scoot Andrews

408) Tomoaki Honma

409) Lazz

410) Kengo Takai

411) Brandon Phoenix

412) Mr. Gannosuke

413) Magnum Tokyo

414) Gary Steele

415) Rikishi

416) Tony Stradlin

417) Mikael Yamaha

418) Tanomusaku Toba

419) Bobby Rude

420) Kazushi Miyamoto

421) Cash Flo

422) Todd Sexton

423) Hurricane Castillo

424) Magnus Maximus

425) Naoshi Sano

426) Showa

427) Corey Edsel

428) Al Snow

429) Frankie Armadillo

430) Blind Rage

431) Sanjay Dutt

432) Pete Madden

433) Jimmy Rave

434) Kamikaze

435) Big Vito

436) Terry Funk

437) Elax the Exploited Child

438) Jeff Jarrett

439) Gabriel (Lost Boyz)

440) Shane

441) Deranged (Jersey)

442) Condotti Shuji

443) Hotstuff Hernandez

444) Hebikage

445) Chase Stevens

446) Maverick Wild

447) Reggatone #2

448) Hidoh

449) Yuki Nishino

450) Scotty Mckeever

451) Johnny Kashmere

452) MA-G-MA

453) Reggatone #1

454) Alex Arion

455) TARU

456) Ron Simmons

457) Prince Nana

458) Navajo Warrior

459) Corey James

460) Super Uchu Power

461) Cosmic Soldier

462) Stevie Richards

463) Tiger's Mask

464) Azteca

465) Race Steele

466) Jinsei Shinzaki

467) Poison Sawada Julie

468) Malice

469) X #2 (K-Dojo)

470) Adam Gooch

471) AAA Psychosis

472) Miracle Man

473) Devil Bhudakhan

474) Vic Grimes

475) Boogalou

476) Mace Mendoza

477) Johnny Curtis

478) Mister Zero

479) Mitch Page

480) Buff E

481) Damien Dragon

482) Suba

483) Trent Acid

484) EC Negro

485) Mr. X (K-Dojo)

486) Tortuger

487) Hardcore Craig

488) Rob Van Dam

489) Tsubo Genjin

490) Dewey Cheatum

491) George South

492) Henry III Sugawara

493) Gamma

494) Bunkhouse Buck (Jimmy Golden)

495) Iceberg

496) Idol X

497) KC Blade

498) Damien Steele

499) Osamu Tachihikari

500) Don Arakawa

[Guest cynicalprofit]

WOW a WWF guy at the #1 &2 spot.

[Guest Lord of The Curry]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! YES YES FUCKIN FUCK YES!!!!

 

EDDY! EDDY! Ya'll suckas KNOW that he deserves it! Don't deny! DO NOT DENY ~!

 

Benoit as a #2 pick is good shit, though I'm surprised he got that high after only 5 months back from injury. Ah well, it's Benoit, no more explanation is needed.

[Guest Ram]

Go RVD! Only 487 more till numero uno!

[Guest razazteca]

Santo ahead of Shocker? and Blue Panther so high? AJ Styles at 163?

 

well at least a Rudo is #1

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

Santo ahead of Shocker? and Blue Panther so high? AJ Styles at 163?

 

well at least a Rudo is #1

Shocker didn't have any singles matches this go round so he didn't really get an opportunity to go for the top 10- which is what he needs to do get there. Santo is Santo so he maintains top ten status by just showing up for matches. Rey bucanero was god-like this go round.

 

AJ Styles is quite the bone of contention at the DVDVR home office.

DEAN.

[Guest Bricks]

I thought Brock Lesnar was Top 50 material. But that's okay, the guy has a long career ahead of him for even more improvement.

 

As for now, I shall bow down to the great Eduardo Guerrero.

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

Go RVD! Only 487 more till numero uno!

And there was one of us in the DVDVR 500 War Room that actually LIKED the Benoit vs RVD match where RVD couldn't sell his shoulder to save his soul.

 

DEAN.

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

I thought Brock Lesnar was Top 50 material. But that's okay, the guy has a long career ahead of him for even more improvement.

 

As for now, I shall bow down to the great Eduardo Guerrero.

Lesnar delivered the good like a mutha in the 6 months- especially for a guy who has been wrestling for less than 3 years. 70s is a good place to be at this point.

 

DEAN.

[Guest razazteca]

but Shocker is 1000% Guapo

 

Los Nuevo Guapos will be the tag team of 2002-2003, Shocker & Mascara Magica did have some good matches against gdi and with the potential of #54 ZUMBIDO or Ricky Marvin joining, the team shall become the premier Trio of CMLL. Zumbido is already blond and has the greatest Mullet of all in Mexico, just give him the NWA Lightweight Title already.

[Guest Bricks]

Anyways, best name for v7.0 is #437 "Elax the Exploited Child"

[Guest Brian]

HHH's valet beat him out.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Sabu beat him out by like a hundred spots.

 

Somewhere deep inside this comforts me.

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

368) Sabu

369) Ric Flair

 

I think that was done on purpose.

[Guest deadbeater]

I agree about Eddie G.

 

But man, talking about inversing PWI 500! RVD STILL that low?

 

And what's down with the Truth?

 

Also, what about the women? Are any Americans wrestling in America cracking the top 40 this time?

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

I think Truth got a faorable ranking from them when you consider where Jarrett is behind him.

 

Funnily, the thing that bothers me the most on the list is that Jimmy yang didn't crack the top 200.

 

LIES!!!!!

[Guest goodhelmet]

I thought Brock Lesnar was Top 50 material. But that's okay, the guy has a long career ahead of him for even more improvement.

 

As for now, I shall bow down to the great Eduardo Guerrero.

Lesnar delivered the good like a mutha in the 6 months- especially for a guy who has been wrestling for less than 3 years. 70s is a good place to be at this point.

 

DEAN.

The funny thing Dean, is that before you did the Crossface where you proclaimed that Rock-Brock was a motyc, i didn't care for brock. yeah he had a cool finisher but when was that ever a factor? now, i *gasp* actually look forward to the man's matches and he is the first person since rvd to get a good match out of the undertaker. plus, he did it twice!!!

 

but the question i have is this... if i am starting to mark out for brock, is my smarkdom growing or regressing?

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

Anyways, best name for v7.0 is #437 "Elax the Exploited Child"

Angel the Hardcore Homosexual was only available in highlight form so we couldn't put him on. X no.2 did make it on. X no 3 through 5 will have to get some matches under their belts.

 

DEAN.

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

I agree about Eddie G.

 

DR: Takayama would have been number 1 if he hadn't fried his shoulder vs Misawa. He was a MONSTER this time period. Eddy was Godlike and was the consensus #1 until we got all the New Japan in.

 

 

But man, talking about inversing PWI 500! RVD STILL that low?

 

DR: Man, RVD is HORRENDOUS. Don't get me started.

 

And what's down with the Truth?

 

DR: The Hermie Sadler Miracle Match wasn't enough to combat the subpar matches he turned in afterwards- ringwise anyway.

 

Also, what about the women? Are any Americans wrestling in America cracking the top 40 this time?

 

DVDVR Joshi 100 is updated again on February first. I'm thinking that the Ladies Of Finlay will permeate it pretty well.

 

DEAN.

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

I think Truth got a faorable ranking from them when you consider where Jarrett is behind him.

 

Funnily, the thing that bothers me the most on the list is that Jimmy yang didn't crack the top 200.

 

LIES!!!!!

Jimmy Yang plummeted a bit after blowing everything in the AMAZINGLY disappointing match with Kaz Hayashi in All Japan. We were probably a little harsh on the young man because he looked good in most other things he was in but the Hayashi match was the last thing we saw before the list went out.

 

DEAN.

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

I thought Brock Lesnar was Top 50 material. But that's okay, the guy has a long career ahead of him for even more improvement.

 

As for now, I shall bow down to the great Eduardo Guerrero.

Lesnar delivered the good like a mutha in the 6 months- especially for a guy who has been wrestling for less than 3 years. 70s is a good place to be at this point.

 

DEAN.

The funny thing Dean, is that before you did the Crossface where you proclaimed that Rock-Brock was a motyc, i didn't care for brock. yeah he had a cool finisher but when was that ever a factor? now, i *gasp* actually look forward to the man's matches and he is the first person since rvd to get a good match out of the undertaker. plus, he did it twice!!!

 

but the question i have is this... if i am starting to mark out for brock, is my smarkdom growing or regressing?

Brock rules. Nothing wrong with digging a guy who makes guys one third his size look good as well as carry some of the most lumbering lummoxes in the WWE to watchable matches.

 

DEAN.

[Guest Ace309]

SQUABBLING FOLLOWS

 

I'm a bit disappointed to see Togo as low as he is.

</TOGO MARK>

 

As much as I hate him, I'm VERY surprised not to see Jody Fleisch on the top 500. I would have pegged him above the work Rikishi's been doing lately, anyway.

 

Christ, Bunkhouse Buck is still active?

 

And putting Red above Hurricane (who I assume is Hurricane Helms) makes the baby Jesus cry. I can't stand Red's soft highspots and lack of any selling between "off" and "convulsing." Please, please, please point me to something to prove me wrong.

[Guest DEAN RASMUSSEN]

SQUABBLING FOLLOWS

 

I'm a bit disappointed to see Togo as low as he is.

</TOGO MARK>

 

DR: #12 in the world isn't low. He was fabulous the last six months.

 

As much as I hate him, I'm VERY surprised not to see Jody Fleisch on the top 500. I would have pegged him above the work Rikishi's been doing lately, anyway.

 

DR: Fleish is 174.

 

Christ, Bunkhouse Buck is still active?

 

DR: George south runs a promotion in North Carolina and we got the tape THURSDAY.

 

And putting Red above Hurricane (who I assume is Hurricane Helms) makes the baby Jesus cry. I can't stand Red's soft highspots and lack of any selling between "off" and "convulsing." Please, please, please point me to something to prove me wrong.

 

DR: His match vs Low-Ki and the TNA stuff supposedly did it for him. I don't go in for Red and didn't see any of his matches and left it up to Phil, Phil, Pete, Ray and Tom to rank him.

 

DEAN.

[Guest Ace309]

So he is. Damn him for spelling his name differently than I do.

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

Dean: when Joshi comes out, you aren't gonna put Dawn Marie on there again, are you?

[Guest Jonathan Barber]

I greatly disagree.

 

You rank Mitch Page, but fail to rank M-Dogg 20, Josh Prohibition, Kaos, etc.?

 

RVD, Flair, and others are FAR too low. RVD in the 400's?! He's on fucking TV! Half of the guys listed aren't even on TV!

[Guest Ace309]

RVD, Flair, and others are FAR too low. RVD in the 400's?! He's on fucking TV! Half of the guys listed aren't even on TV!

 

You make a compelling argument for...

 

wait, never mind.

 

Being on TV is hardly an indication that you're any good, especially with the toned-down WWE Style™. No, I'd rather take issue with Spike Dudley's last six months of work being better than...

 

well, anyone, really. I don't recall the him doing much besides bump... bump... DUDLEY DOG BAH GAWD!!!!!

 

And Flair's been a sagging hefty bag full of meat lately. Maybe he's a little low, but he hasn't worked very well at all in the past 6.

[Guest AnnieEclectic]

RVD is too low. I know where y'all are coming from with his low selling ability and average psych, but he's entertaining, has massive skills that he uses... I'd be surprised to see him below at least 300. 488 is really freaking low.

 

Spike Dudley, WAY too high.

 

I'd be happy putting spike where Flair is, Flair where RVD is, and RVD at 132

 

-Annie

[Guest J*ingus]

368) Sabu

369) Ric Flair

 

I think that was done on purpose.

Of course it was. Remember when they had Keiji Mutoh one space below Ian Rotten? Heh.

[Guest Ace309]

Speaking of good old #51.... lol

 

Is this some extended in-joke?