Chunk 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Im not sure if this is the righ forum to post this in, but here goes. This is the Power Slam magazine top 50 workers of 2002. I'm not sure how well know Power Slam is, but basically it is one of the leading Smark magazines here in the UK. 50: Lance Storm 49: Red 48: Dragon Kid 47: Trent Acid 46: Undertaker 45: Magnum Tokyo 44: Kenta Kobashi 43: Tajiri 42: Masato Tanaka 41: Spanky 40: Masahiro Chono 39: Christian 38: Jonny Storm 37: Brock Lesnar 36: Chavo Guerrero 35: Steve Austin 34: Jeff Hardy 33: Jodie Fleisch 32: Mitsharu Misawa 31: Mat Hardy 30: Jamie Noble 29: Jushin Lyger 28: Manabu Nakanishi 27: Bokker T 26: Yoshihiro Takayama 25: Minoru Tanaka 24: Shinjiro Ohtani 23: Chris Jericho 22: Hiroyoshi Tenzan 21: Doug Williams 20: HHH 19: Rey Mysterio Jr. 18: Koji Kanemoto 17: Christopher Daniels 16: Yoshinobu Kanemaru 15: American Dragon 14: Chris Benoit 13: The Rock 12: Jun Akiyama 11: A.J. Styles 10: Genichiro Tenryu 9: Edge 8: RVD 7: Keiji Muto 6: Jerry Lynn 5: Satoshi Kojima 4: Eddie Guerrero 3: Low Ki 2: Yuji Nagata 1: Kurt Angle Enjoy and discuss ChUnK! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sandman9000 Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Decent, but the fact that HHH is on it destroys any credibility. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BobBacklundRules Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Decent, but the fact that HHH is on it destroys any credibility. How about the fact that the Rock beat out HHH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Forget the anti HHH shit. I think the list is pretty good, and I'm glad to see Jeff Hardy make the list, although Lance Storm shouldn't have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunk 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2003 I know, theres some real wierd one on there if you look closely. Edge #9 ??? Jeff Hardy ranked better than Austin and Lesnar ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Steve Austin at 35? was Booker T vs SCSA and nWo vs Austin that good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BAR Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Nice to see Jerry Lynn in the top 10, he deserves it. From what I've seen of him this year, he's had some great matches in TNA and can still go with the 'young' guys. Low-Ki at #3, wow! I assumed workers like AJ and JL would come ahead of him. He was in my MOTY though, vs. Daniels vs. Dragon (23/2/02). All together good list. Angle at #1 wasn't a surprise. He did have two MOTYC, but then again, both involved Benoit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Respect The 'Taker Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Decent, but the fact that HHH is on it destroys any credibility. How about the fact that the Rock beat out HHH How about the fact Rock has had like 6 matches. I love Power Slam, we get that shipped over here to Australia and i make sure i read it whenever i can, truly awesome magazine. STILL, im pissed Eddie hasn't been honoured as No.1 here...Eddie deserves it more than any other wrestler on the planet for this years effort, IMO. UYI - Feels froggy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BigPoppaKev Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Mutoh is way way too high. He should be more in the 30-50 range than the top 10. He has not had any really good matches last year besides against Kawada on 2/24/02. He is still highly overrated as seen by this list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted January 2, 2003 American Dragon, 15 my ass...most overrated guy in the indies in my opinion. And Red shouldn't be on any top 50 lists, his matches make me sick with there lack of total psych. Austin hasn't worked 3/4 of the year. Rock's missed a lot as well. Where's Chris Hero and CM Punk? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BionicRedneck Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Obviously no one over at PS watches Puro anymore. The list is a shambles on many levels: 46: Undertaker- HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA 40: Masahiro Chono 37: Brock Lesnar 36: Chavo Guerrero 30: Jamie Noble 29: Jushin Lyger 28: Manabu Nakanishi 26: Yoshihiro Takayama 24: Shinjiro Ohtani 22: Hiroyoshi Tenzan 21: Doug Williams 20: HHH- The fact that HHH is ahead of all these is pretty much insanity 14: Chris Benoit 13: The Rock- Yeah, good one!! 7: Keiji Muto- Hasn't had a good singles match in a year 4: Eddie Guerrero 3: Low Ki- WTF?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Joejigatame Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Ugh, is this the English version of PWI? 29. Jushin Lyger - Should be in the top 10 pretty easily based on the last year. Where the hell is Nishimura? Mutoh is in the top 10 but Nishimura isn't? Low-Ki is severely overrated, yet he gets place 3? Oh dear. 2. Yuji Nagata - No way should Nagata be this high. I like his stuff, but number two? Have they seen his 60 minute draw with Chono? 1. Kurt Angle - Nope. Top 10 yes, but not first place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunk 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2003 1. Kurt Angle - Nope. Top 10 yes, but not first place. Hmmm. There are some strange choices on the list, but im not sure that Angle is a bad one. He had a good showing in the rumble last year, he had a decent match with HHH at No Way Out. Carried Edge to decent contests at Backlash and Judgement Day, he had a good series of bouts with Rey. Had an amazing run of SD matches with the other 5 of the Super 6, and he produced the WWE's strongest MOTYC's. I understand he has had a bit of a de-push, but you cant dispute the fact that he is probably the best worker in the world today. He also kicks ass on the stick. ChUnK! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Army Eye Report post Posted January 2, 2003 Jeff Hardy ahead of Chavo Guerrero. Tell me how that doesn't COMPLETELY discredit the list right there? Some of it looks good but WTF? There are other oddities but let's just start with that one. I can understand how opinions can vary but this is way beyond that. There is no way ANYONE can make the case that Jeff Hardy was a better worker than Chavo Guerrero. Not even Jeff Hardy's mom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Joejigatame Report post Posted January 2, 2003 1. Kurt Angle - Nope. Top 10 yes, but not first place. Hmmm. There are some strange choices on the list, but im not sure that Angle is a bad one. He had a good showing in the rumble last year, he had a decent match with HHH at No Way Out. Carried Edge to decent contests at Backlash and Judgement Day, he had a good series of bouts with Rey. Had an amazing run of SD matches with the other 5 of the Super 6, and he produced the WWE's strongest MOTYC's. I understand he has had a bit of a de-push, but you cant dispute the fact that he is probably the best worker in the world today. He also kicks ass on the stick. ChUnK! By no means is Angle a bad choice, they could have put Mutoh there or something. That said, I think Eddy Guerrero had a much better year than Kurt did. Angle really struggled for the first three or four months of last year and didn't do anything special. Eddy on the other hand had a good run in the Indies, a good run in New Japan, and was consistent when he came back to WWE. And Eddy also kicks ass on the stick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunk 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2003 I have to agree with that Jiga. IMO Eddy and Kurt were probably 1 and 2. I would have given 1 to Eddy just because of what he has been through, and what he now has. He's admited his problems and worked his ass off to get his career back, and I have to take my hat off to hm for that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted January 2, 2003 was there a time period given? it seems nobody in UK watches Lucha.....Shocker or Ultimo Guerrero could of been #34 instead of Hardy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Joejigatame Report post Posted January 3, 2003 was there a time period given? it seems nobody in UK watches Lucha.....Shocker or Ultimo Guerrero could of been #34 instead of Hardy. I assume it was based on December 2001 to November 2002. And, Jeff Hardy shouldn't be in a top 500, let alone the so-called top 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunk 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2003 The list was based on Wrestlers' efforts from December 1st 2001 to November 30th 2002 The list was written by: * Fin Martin * Mohamed Chatra * Greg "The Truth" Lambert * Oliver Hurley Razaz: No, I dont think many people can watch Lucha in the UK, judging by the list at least Its wierd though, because Puro is coverd and there can only be a tiny Puro audience in the Uk as well. Just out of interest, the magazine doesnt cover Lucha at all either, so that might be why. I cant think why it doesn't. ChUnK! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BionicRedneck Report post Posted January 3, 2003 The list was written by: * Greg "The Truth" Lambert What should be noted is that Mr. Lambert is a clueless cretin who claims HHH/HBK 2/3 falls from Armeggedon to be a "bonofide classic" and thinks HHH has been a top 10 performer this year. He is also extremely arrogant, and actually calls himself the best pro wrestling journalist in the world. Sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunk 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2003 The list was written by: * Greg "The Truth" Lambert What should be noted is that Mr. Lambert is a clueless cretin who claims HHH/HBK 2/3 falls from Armeggedon to be a "bonofide classic" and thinks HHH has been a top 10 performer this year. He is also extremely arrogant, and actually calls himself the best pro wrestling journalist in the world. Sad. Not that I want to jump on the case of Greg Lambert, but he was the guy that criticised Smarks for being too picky (we were talking about him earlier in another thread). Where did he say that HHH/HBK 2/3 falls was a classic? I gotta read that column. ChUnK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BAR Report post Posted January 3, 2003 The list was written by: * Greg "The Truth" Lambert What should be noted is that Mr. Lambert is a clueless cretin who claims HHH/HBK 2/3 falls from Armeggedon to be a "bonofide classic" and thinks HHH has been a top 10 performer this year. He is also extremely arrogant, and actually calls himself the best pro wrestling journalist in the world. Sad. Not that I want to jump on the case of Greg Lambert, but he was the guy that criticised Smarks for being too picky (we were talking about him earlier in another thread). Where did he say that HHH/HBK 2/3 falls was a classic? I gotta read that column. ChUnK That's pathetic. Makes me despise him even more. There match as SummerSlam was enjoyable, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
