Top 20 workers in the wwe

[Guest]

Below are who I think are the top 20 workers in the company right now.  Feel free to agree or disagree with my rankings.  Based on in the ring ability alone.

 

1. Chris Benoit

2. Eddie Guerrero

3. Tajiri

4. Steve Austin ( Great psychological worker, due to injuries is physically limited now a days,  had a great 2001 amazing match with Benoit

5. Kurt Angle

6. Chris Jericho

7. Mysterio Jr. (He just signed right? Hasn't been at the top of his game for a while but is still pretty damn good)

8. Lance Storm (Getting a raw deal from the WWE)

9. Helms

10.  William Regal (His stiff style just does not fit in with the WWE, very underrated)

11.  Rhyno (has come a long way since ECW when all he did was squash people,  intense, and a good mat wrestler as well, was doing great before his injury)

12.  Edge (getting there,  good match with Angle moves him up a bit)

13. Chavo Guerrero (also very underated)

14.  RVD (adjusting to the WWE style nicley, still spot driven, and lacks basic psychology)

15. Kidman

16.  Booker T (has not been good in the WWF in my opinion, size has slowed him down, needs to be carried)

17.  DDP (Age is slowing him down,  however the only maineventer in WCW to get anything good out of Goldberg, I hope he doesn't retire)

18.  Christian (Better on the mike than in the ring,  overated but still ok)

19   X-Pac

20.  The Rock (execution of moves sucks,  can be carried to decent matches)

 

Also if i knew the situation with Taka Michinoku (is he still under contract?) He would be in the top 10.

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

>1. Chris Benoit

>2. Eddie Guerrero

 

Agreed.

 

>3. Tajiri

 

Overrated. He's probably in the lower top 10.

 

>4. Steve Austin ( Great psychological worker, due to injuries is physically limited now a days,  had a great 2001 amazing match with Benoit

 

Should be 3rd. Could be challenging the top two were he not feuding with the Big Show and Undertaker.

 

>5. Kurt Angle

 

4th.

 

>6. Chris Jericho

 

Probably about right.

 

>7. Mysterio Jr. (He just signed right? Hasn't been at the top of his game for a while but is still pretty damn good)

 

Maybe around here.

 

>8. Lance Storm (Getting a raw deal from the WWE)

 

Totally overrated. Low top 20.

 

>9. Helms

 

Top 20, not sure about top 10 though.

 

>10.  William Regal (His stiff style just does not fit in with the WWE, very underrated)

 

Top 5. Regal rules.

 

>11.  Rhyno (has come a long way since ECW when all he did was squash people,  intense, and a good mat wrestler as well, was doing great before his injury)

 

No way. He's improved a lot but he's still lacking the great matches to put him up here. Plus, he could end up like HHH after returning (the same could have been said for Benoit but I have more faith in his ability than Rhyno). Low top 20 if at all.

 

>12.  Edge (getting there,  good match with Angle moves him up a bit)

 

Too high. Top 20, but he still needs some more good singles matches.

 

>13. Chavo Guerrero (also very underated)

 

Not sure about this, probably a tad lower.

 

>14.  RVD (adjusting to the WWE style nicley, still spot driven, and lacks basic psychology)

 

Lower, although maybe in the top 20.

 

>15. Kidman

 

About right, and should be above Chavo and RVD.

 

>16.  Booker T (has not been good in the WWF in my opinion, size has slowed him down, needs to be carried)

 

A bit lower probably. Hasn't had many good matches since his knees started breaking down.

 

>17.  DDP (Age is slowing him down,  however the only maineventer in WCW to get anything good out of Goldberg, I hope he doesn't retire)

 

He's done, so I probably wouldnt rank him.

 

>18.  Christian (Better on the mike than in the ring,  overated but still ok)

 

About right I'd guess.

 

>19   X- Pac

 

Maybe, if he's motivated.

 

>20.  The Rock (execution of moves sucks,  can be carried to decent matches)

 

Way higher, very underrated. Top 10, around where Jericho is. The Rock produces as many high quality matches as anyone in the WWF from 2000 on, and carried RVD and Rhyno to some of their best matches.

 

possible omissions: HHH (has gotten considerably worse but probably still top 20 based on some decent matches), Raven (has looked pretty good recently), Tommy Dreamer (really busting out his technical skills over the last year), Chris Kanyon (a lot better than several of the people on this list)

[Guest]

Hell, at this point, I would put Trish, Jazz and Molly on the top 10 list before some of those guys.

[Guest]

1. Chris Benoit

2.Kurt Angle

3.Eddie

4.Stone Cold

5.Chris Jericho

6.Kidman

7.Kanyon

8.Lance Storm

9.Helms

10.Tajri

11.Edge

12.Regal

13.Rock

14.HHH

15.RVD

16.Trish

17.D' Lo

18.Rhyno

19.Booker T

20.Raven

 

Honerable Mention:

Tommy Dreamer- little too old and banged up

DDP-see Dreamer, Tommy

Christian-needs better singles partners to work with

[Guest]

Yeah I forgot about Kanyon he is a top 20 worker.  Dreamer no way he is overated by everyone and thier mother, he is a decent garbage wrestler at best.  The Rock has to be carried to anything good (see wrestlemania 17, Austin dragged his ass through the entire match).

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

" The Rock has to be carried to anything good (see wrestlemania 17, Austin dragged his ass through the entire match)."

 

That's at best debatable. Nor was the Rock carried in any of these:

 

-SS98 Ladder vs. HHH

-JD2000 Iron Man vs. HHH

-NM2000 vs. Angle (in fact Rock carried Angle here when he was still green)

-FL2000 vs. Benoit

-any of his matches with Jericho

-NWO2001 vs. Angle

 

plus there are others.

[Guest goodhelmet]

Damn, I once again have to agee with Hogan Made Wrestling. The only thing I disagree with is RVD. In this day and age, he is definitely in the top 10 since his matches have CONSISTENTLY been some of the best ones on nearly every card he's wrestled on sincehis arrival. witness his ability to get entertaining matches out of Taker, Goldust, and Regal.

 

And I completely agree about the Rock. Besides the crappy Sharpshooter, the Rock is gold.

[Guest]

RVD is good he just goes spot to spot too often althought his Raw match a few weeks ago with Taker was great the Goldustin and Regal are questionable

[Guest wolverine]

1.  Chris Benoit

2.  Eddie Guerrero

3.  Kurt Angle

4.  Steve Austin

5.  Chris Jericho

6.  Tajiri

7.  Rey Misterio Jr.

8.  Kidman

9.  Christian

10.  Booker T

11.  Ric Flair

12.  Steve Regal

13.  Edge

14.  Shane Helms

15.  Rhyno

16.  Rock

17.  Chavo Guerrero Jr.

18.  Jeff Hardy

19.  Matt Hardy

20.  Randy Orton

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

A year ago I probably would have had the Hardys in the top 20, but after looking like shit for god knows how long I couldn't give them any rewards.

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

In terms of a top 20:

 

1. Chris Benoit

2. Eddie Guerrero

3. Steve Austin

4. Kurt Angle

5. William Regal

6. Chris Jericho

7. The Rock

8. Tajiri

9. Rey Mysterio Jr.

10. Kidman

11. Hurricane

12. Kanyon

13. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

14. Edge

15. RVD

16. Lance Storm

17. HHH

18. Booker T

19. Christian

20. Rhyno

 

I dropped X-Pac off because he hasn't done shit recently, while Rhyno who I considered dropping was at least looking good before his injury. And while I don't think their top 20, I'd also like to give Chuck & Billy some props.

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

Hmm I probably could have got Funaki on there somewhere. And btw I consider Malenko retired, because otherwise he is top 10 for sure.

[Guest wolverine]

15. RVD

Put it this way.  Who would have a better match with Vince McMahon, Ric Flair or RVD?

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

I thought about Flair but the fact that he isn't really a wrestler at this point went against him. I wouldn't list Shane McMahon either were he active (and before you say "Hogan isn't a wrestler either", he wasn't anywhere near my top 20 in terms of ringwork ).

[Guest cabbageboy]

You guys are nuts.  I agree with the one dude who said RVD should be higher.  He is easily top 5.  My god, he's had the best match on virtually every TV show and house show he has been on since last July.

[Guest wolverine]

Doesn't answer the question.  The fact that Flair can carry a broomstick in the ring, while Eddie, the #2 worker, had a hard time carrying RVD at the PPV, is pretty self explainitory I'd say.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Put it this way.  Who would have a better match with Vince McMahon, Ric Flair or RVD?

Nobody can have a good match with Vince McMahon. I remember watching Kurt work Flair's leg on SmackDown and thinking "Hey, that looks pretty good. Looks real, even" Vince tags in with authority. Raises Flair's leg, and.... Starts jerking own leg back and forth like he's having a spasm.

 

What the hell? You call that a kick?

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

"You guys are nuts.  I agree with the one dude who said RVD should be higher.  He is easily top 5.  My god, he's had the best match on virtually every TV show and house show he has been on since last July."

 

Uh huh....

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

"Nobody can have a good match with Vince McMahon. I remember watching Kurt work Flair's leg on SmackDown and thinking "Hey, that looks pretty good. Looks real, even" Vince tags in with authority. Raises Flair's leg, and.... Starts jerking own leg back and forth like he's having a spasm.

 

What the hell? You call that a kick? "

 

Vince's match with Flair at RR2002 and with Austin at SVTDM1999 are both quite good, for what they are. Vince's brings a good heel psychology to his matches and also doesn't mind juicing or taking a beating. I like Vince's work better than Shane's as a whole (oh, and his match with Shane at WM wasn't bad either).

[Guest the pinjockey]

For the top 20 what are you basing it on?  The top 20 workers over the last couple of years ar the top 20 workers at this very second.

[Guest Cataclysm911]

Well, if I were to make a list, Mike Awesome would be in the top 20. Injured or not.

[Guest]

i went for top 20 wrestlers in the WWEgh right now on the roster although i love Flair and i agree he could carry said broomstick to a good match he's not an active wrestler and way past his prime i wouldn't consider Regal on the list when he was the commish so Flair doesn't get on the list for being the owner and wrestling three matches in the wwf sense he came in in the earily 90's when he first came to the wwf he'd probably be my 1.

[Guest dreamer420]

1. kurt angle

2. steve austin

3. chris benoit

4. rob van dam

5. eddie guerrero

6. lance storm

7. val venis

8. chris jericho

9. hhh

10. tommy dreamer

11. raven

12. hurricane

13. kidman

14. rhyno

15. tajiri

16. ddp

17. al snow

18. trish

19. jazz

20. molly holly

[Guest Special K]

1. Angle

2. Benoit

3. Austin

4. Jericho (Him wrestling himself against Hogan impressed me, busts his ass.)

5. Storm

6. RVD

7. Eddie (Hasn't been near as good as he was. With time he'll be top 3)

8. Tajiri

9. Christian (consummate seller, needs a stronger offense)

10. Booker (Hey, I'm a Booker mark)

11. Rocky

12. Chavo

13. HHH

14. Helms

15. Kanyon

16. Rhyno

17. Edge

18. Awesome

19. Kidman

20. Regal

 

Obviously some of these are conjecture, as I expect Benoit to be near as good as Angle until he gets his form back. And I'm judging these largely on WWF appearances (though there's some bias, obviously we've seen next to nothing from Awsome and Kanyon) Which is why Regal ranks low, I like him, but he hasn't put on fantastic matches in a while.

 

Honorable mentions:

Dreamer: Consistently good on Heat, plus I'm an old EE-CEE-DUB faithful.

Lesnar: Limitless potential

Trish, Jazz, Molly: Have made the women's dicision worth watching for the first time in forever. Extra special props to Trish for training helluva hard when she could have been just another pretty face. (and to Molly for being foin)

[Guest Cataclysm911]

Fuck it, I'll go ahead and make my list. What do I have to lose?

 

1.) Kurt Angle

2.) Eddie Guerrero

3.) Steve Austin

4.) Chris Benoit

5.) Chris Jericho

6.) Rob Van Dam

7.) Chris Kanyon

8.) Billy Kidman

9.) Lance Storm

10.) Taijiri

11.) Chavo Guerrero Jr.

12.) Mike Awesome

13.) Al Snow

14.) Steven Richards

15.) Perry Saturn

16.) Christian

17.) Edge

18.) Rhyno

19.) Val Venis

20.) HHH

[Guest AM The Kid]

1. Chris Benoit

2. Kurt Angle

3. Lance Storm

4. Steve Austin

5. Chris Jericho

6. Rhyno

7. Billy Kidman

8. Rob Van Dam

9. Hurricane Helms

10. Edge

11. Christian

12. Chris Kanyon

13. Val Venis

14. Raven

15. Randy Orton

17. Triple H

19. The Undertaker

20. Steven Richards

[Guest]

Just a comment on William Regal. I like him. I think his mic skills are excellent. However, I don't understand how everyone can say he is great, but his style doesn't match anyone in the WWF. If that's the case, shouldn't he change styles when facing WWF wrestlers? I mean, you can't expect everyone to go on their style and Regal to be doing his style, and there to be chemistry. Again, I like Regal, but shouldn't he conform if he is going to stay in the WWF?

[Guest the pinjockey]

At this very moment top 20:

 

1.   Chris Jericho (He carried Hogan kicking and screaming to a watchable match, he has been on his game since WM)

2.   Kurt Angle

3.   RVD (when he is motivated)

4.   Eddie Guerrero

5.   Steve Austin (He just seems completely out of it and has not had a good run as of late, awful match with UT)

6.   Lance Storm

7.   Hurricane

8.   Kidman

9.   Edge

10.  Christian

11.  Tajiri

12.  Booker

13.  HHH (he is starting to get back in the swing of things)

14.  RVD (unmotivated)

15.  Molly

16.  Dreamer (I like him in the Foley always selling something mode)

17.  Trish

18.  Al Snow

19.  Raven

20.  Jeff Hardy (a bump machine will always be useful)

 

Did not count anyone that has not wrestled regularly the last couple of months

[Guest The Fett]

1. Chris Benoit

2. Kurt Angle

3. Steve Austin

4. Eddie Guerrero

5. Chris Jericho

6. The Rock

7. Kanyon

8. Christian

9. Chavo Guerrero

10. Tajiri

11. Lance Storm

12. Hurricane

13. Scott Taylor

14. Val Venis

15. D'Lo Brown

16. Kidman

17. Edge

18. RVD

19. William Regal

20. Booker T

[Guest Goodear]

Mark's Top 20 ... I'm an author now, so it gives my opinions weight............. HAHAHAHAHA! =-)

 

I'm dropping Benoit and Rhyno due to injury since you never know how wrestlers are going to come off a injury.  Otherwise, Benoit would be top 5 and Rhyno top 10 (Airplane spins! Body sissors!  Whats not to love?).

 

1) Kurt Angle (The boys got it all, the only failing I see is that he doesn't always set up the anklelock especially well with a great deal of leg work)

 

2) The Rock (Most consistantly entertaining wrestler in my book.  Doesn't have great execution, but has wonderful energy thats carries past that failing.)

 

3) RVD (Great set of moves that all work the ribs in preperation for the ***** frog splash, a tremendus finisher in any case.  He even brought respectibility back the Hardcore title for a period.)

 

4) Steve Austin (He's on a downturn lately after a series of inferior opponents, but shouldn't he be good no matter what?)

 

5) Chris Jericho (Offence lacks impact for my money, but has been in a total upswing in the last few weeks dragging a good match out of Hulk Hogan of all people!)

 

6) Booker T (I love the way he floats around the ring and uses his kicks as high impact offence.  Still needs a better finisher, but he's still totally great)

 

7) Eddie Guerrero (I'm still a little wary since I haven't seen a whole lot of him since his return.  But his offence seems a little low impact to me especially his rolling senton.)

 

8) Tajiri (A little too dependant on kicking for my tastes.  But I just dig the hell out of his springboard elbow and Tarantula)

 

9) Undertaker (Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's slow and old and all that.  But this isn't a race and its not a beauty contest either.  The guy knows how to pace a match as long as its not booked to go for 15 minutes plus.  He also lays down a pounding in a great convincing way.)

 

10) Triple H (Underrated since his return, he's shaking off more ring rust daily and getting better and better each time I see him)

 

11) Edge (He's underwhelmingly good.)

12) Hurricane (I'm tired, so say goodbye to the commentary)

13) Kidman

14) Albert

15) Christian

16) Brock Lesner

17) Lance Storm

18) D'Lo Brown

19) Jeff Hardy

20) Billy Gunn