April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744537 The Rock's punches are like a Marufuji Superkick, it looks great the first time you see it but then you watch more wrestling and you're not 11 anymore and you realise how stupid it looks. Would still take both over Thatcher's headbutt. It does not help that he punches exclusively with his right hand. I get dominant hand and everything but not even attempting to punch with your other hand is kind of ridiculous and I probably like the Rock more than most people here.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744538 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait...
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744541 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait... Luckily we're past the workrate mentality that included wisdom like "chops=great tehnical wrestling" and pretended amount of moves used is a valid criteria to judge wrestlers on.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744543 Can somebody justify Rock over Maeda? I know Maeda vs. Cena at Wrestlemania would have been so much better.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744544 Chris Hero over Inoue, Yokota or Chiggy is astonishing to me. They make wrestling seem so incredibly exciting, he makes wrestling so awfully dull. Or at least that was my impression up until late 2006 - I haven't knowingly sought after any of his work since then.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744545 I know I would much rather watch past his prime Maeda bullshit his way through a RINGS match against some dude from Georgia than about 80% of Rock's stuff.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744547 Fuckin Andre made the top 100. I would throw my phone threw the window if I didn't need it. Plus windows are expensive.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744548 Man I feel awful for not watching more Colon, put him at #98 just off the strength of the Hansen feud and even then I kinda feel I should've put him higher anyways.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744549 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait... Luckily we're past the workrate mentality that included wisdom like "chops=great tehnical wrestling" and pretended amount of moves used is a valid criteria to judge wrestlers on. Personally I still like that some people talk about 'limited movesets' because I take those 2 words as a code that means 'ignore everything I say about wrestling'
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744550 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait...Luckily we're past the workrate mentality that included wisdom like "chops=great tehnical wrestling" and pretended amount of moves used is a valid criteria to judge wrestlers on.Personally I still like that some people talk about 'limited movesets' because I take those 2 words as a code that means 'ignore everything I say about wrestling' The criticism for "throwing a gazillion punches" has nothing to do with limited moveset actually. I'm a Choshu guy, so, moveset, really...
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744552 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait...Luckily we're past the workrate mentality that included wisdom like "chops=great tehnical wrestling" and pretended amount of moves used is a valid criteria to judge wrestlers on.Personally I still like that some people talk about 'limited movesets' because I take those 2 words as a code that means 'ignore everything I say about wrestling' Which makes you even more small minded than they are. Nothing wrong with wanting to see some cool shit. Doesn't mean you can't have a brilliant brawl mostly made up of punches and fantastic because of the hate, the story they tell, the facials etc. But there is also nothing wrong with someone having a wide, varied move set and to me it is an advantage because it makes the matches more unpredictable and gives far more opportunities for different spots, counters, finishes. It is about working smartly - the reason someone like Kevin Owens sucks is because he can't build a match and just throws big moves around without them having to make sense. Look at all the amazing 90s matches from AJPW and NJPW - the offence and variety/coolness of it was what made it stand out from so much staid US wrestling at that time.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744553 Can somebody justify Rock over Maeda? I know Maeda vs. Cena at Wrestlemania would have been so much better. Everyone here has watched a Rock match, and most people here haven't seen many Maeda matches. That is probably the real reason. One guy was on TV and having big matches at the peak of wrestling's popularity. The other guy is a shoot style worker that you'd have to scour the internet to watch. It makes perfect sense to me.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744554 Losing Carlos Colon just before the top 100 is painful, though I suppose it makes little real difference. Would have made me smile if he snuck into the top 100 though.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744555 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait... Luckily we're past the workrate mentality that included wisdom like "chops=great tehnical wrestling" and pretended amount of moves used is a valid criteria to judge wrestlers on. Exactly! I'm fact a wrestler should be able to get bonus points for having a compelling match doing nothing but punches!!!!
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744556 Can somebody justify Rock over Maeda? I know Maeda vs. Cena at Wrestlemania would have been so much better. Everyone here has watched a Rock match, and most people here haven't seen many Maeda matches. That is probably the real reason. One guy was on TV and having big matches at the peak of wrestling's popularity. The other guy is a shoot style worker that you'd have to scour the internet to watch. It makes perfect sense to me. Although the counterpoint here is that because The Rock is so prominent, most people have seen all of his worst work from watching him week in week out, which can count against him. Whereas people who have seen Maeda are more likely to have focused mainly on the pimped stuff and not seen him at his worst.
April 17, 20169 yr Author comment_5744557 Fuckin Andre made the top 100. I would throw my phone threw the window if I didn't need it. Plus windows are expensive. WTF? Andre is freaking awesome and totally belongs. How can you make an argument for Triple H over Andre?
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744558 If it's a great punch what difference does it make? Offense = punch. Defense = punch. Comeback = punch. At some point, do something else. Like, anything else, even basic stuff. Please. It's just lazy now. Plus at some point, if you throw a terrific looking punch but at the end of the day you can't punch out your opponent for good, you're actually a shitty puncher kayfabe-wise, no matter how good it looks. But the killer is the no-selling comeback a-la Hogan. Wait, Lawler hasn't showed up yet ? My bad. (I voted for Lawler. But in the lower end of my top 100)
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744561 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait...Luckily we're past the workrate mentality that included wisdom like "chops=great tehnical wrestling" and pretended amount of moves used is a valid criteria to judge wrestlers on. Exactly! I'm fact a wrestler should be able to get bonus points for having a compelling match doing nothing but punches!!!! True, but someone should also get props for a match focused around body part work with lots of cool, varied offence working on a limb, not just taking a lazy approach to it and calling it minimalist. Less can be more, especially if you are a Jim Breaks who can make little things seem incredible...but nobody is telling me Kenta Kobashi would have been a better worker if he had ditched all the bombs and varied shit and had a tiny move set, relying on punch exchanges and personality to have great matches. Steve Austin vs Undertaker in 2001 is a prime example of a lazy, lazy match where they just work punch exchanges for twenty minutes. Give me dives and suplexes and bombs over that anyday, so long as they are put in smartly.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744562 I have Hogan in my top 25. If you don't like it you can drink bleach!Amen, brutha! Hogan is an irresistible force! Hulkamania Forever! Yes! Yes! Yes! In the Top 100!!!!!
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744563 Pretty insane to criticize Lawler (presumably) for not being able to punch out his opponents when he was the 25x Memphis champion or whatever.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744566 Throwing a gazillion punches per match really betrays you as a not so great worker anyway. Oh wait...Luckily we're past the workrate mentality that included wisdom like "chops=great tehnical wrestling" and pretended amount of moves used is a valid criteria to judge wrestlers on.Exactly! I'm fact a wrestler should be able to get bonus points for having a compelling match doing nothing but punches!!!! True, but someone should also get props for a match focused around body part work with lots of cool, varied offence working on a limb, not just taking a lazy approach to it and calling it minimalist. Less can be more, especially if you are a Jim Breaks who can make little things seem incredible...but nobody is telling me Kenta Kobashi would have been a better worker if he had ditched all the bombs and varied shit and had a tiny move set, relying on punch exchanges and personality to have great matches. Steve Austin vs Undertaker in 2001 is a prime example of a lazy, lazy match where they just work punch exchanges for twenty minutes. Give me dives and suplexes and bombs over that anyday, so long as they are put in smartly. No, but if he did 20% less stuff in his matches I'd love him 100% more.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744567 Can somebody justify Rock over Maeda? I know Maeda vs. Cena at Wrestlemania would have been so much better. Everyone here has watched a Rock match, and most people here haven't seen many Maeda matches. That is probably the real reason. One guy was on TV and having big matches at the peak of wrestling's popularity. The other guy is a shoot style worker that you'd have to scour the internet to watch. It makes perfect sense to me. And this is why the WKO 100 is superior, as we just ban people who don't recognize shootstyle is badass.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_5744568 Pretty insane to criticize Lawler (presumably) for not being able to punch out his opponents when he was the 25x Memphis champion or whatever. No-sell comeback + piledriver. Punches amounted to shit since it wa 95% of his offense. But anyway, I never bought in the Lawler hype as this GOAT candidate and miracle worker. I like Lawler quite a bit, I think he's very good and I love some of his feuds. I guess it's not enough.
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