April 23, 20169 yr comment_5747711 Aaaaaand the Parv bomb drops. Did anyone have him #42 in their March Madness thing? No, I didn't want to put Christian quite that low.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_5747712 There's not that much WoS out there is there? As in, wouldn't it be viable to watch everything that's available if you were so inclined? I'm just asking for myself here, as when trying to get a feel for a particularly time/place I at least like to start out with the approach of trying to see as much as possible and work through it chronologically.Yes, it would be feasible to watch everything that's out there. OJ has pretty well done that in fact. I started doing that in 2009 and still haven't watched everything. If you only watched the stuff that aired on The Wrestling Channel it would be shorter but you'd miss a lot.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_5747713 I love Ted, but surprised he finished above Rick Martel. Glad they both made the top 50. I was hoping Martel would get even a bigger boost. Had him at 22. I don't think I currently enjoy watching any other babyface more than Rick Martel. Two of my personal favorites.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747716 People really need to stop looking at this list as a be all end all on the debates we are having. The results aren't disappointing if you stop looking at the ranks as "Who is better". Dick Murdoch ended up as 53. I ranked him 11. DEAN ranked him 3. Nobody on earth is going to be able to prove to Dean Rasmussen that 50 other wrestlers are really better than Dick Murdoch. However, people who value Deans opinion are going to seek out more Murdoch or Ray Gonzalez or LA Park. So Jim Breaks didn't crack the Top 50? So What??? People a couple of years from now will find this list, look at Breaks in the Top 100, see all the glowing praise, and seek him out. The list isn't the end of a journey. It's the beginning. No one would be mad if all lists were like DEAN's. There would be no arguing. Only joy and love for the sport of professional wrestling and tiny pants.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747717 Rick Martel did not best Ted DiBiase, so sad. 1 point... There's something hilarious about me low balling Martel being the reason he finished below Ted. Glad both guys dropped here. Good showing for both, but neither needed to be near the top third.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747719 And I put Dibiase slightly than I wanted for reasons that are slightly dubious at best, which had the same effect. But I'm okay with it, really. They're very similar in a lot of ways to me.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747720 I think I had Choshu at 40, so I'm fine with him at 41, though there are a few guys above him that I don't buy (Bret and Savage off the top of my head). That said the best sign here is that Buddy Rose and the four top luchadors all made the top 40. For all the complaining about how the expanded voter base effected results, the presence of those 5 guys at this stage is something I wouldn't have expected even from a poll solely restricted to PWO regulars. I'm not sure how many if any will be around when we get to the top 20, let alone the top 10. But 1/8 of the top 40 being those guys is great news to me (you could probably add Regal in here as well).
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747721 Where did Bock fall last time? He probably had a slight death bump too even with people who were more casual in this process.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747722 Choshu is a guy I'm excited about diving into more. Santo and Casas are two others and they'll probably have the highest priority since I'm assuming they'll be the highest rated guys I haven't seen much of.
April 24, 20169 yr Author comment_5747723 Where did Bock fall last time? He probably had a slight death bump too even with people who were more casual in this process. 56
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747725 I think I had Choshu at 40, so I'm fine with him at 41, though there are a few guys above him that I don't buy (Bret and Savage off the top of my head). That said the best sign here is that Buddy Rose and the four top luchadors all made the top 40. For all the complaining about how the expanded voter base effected results, the presence of those 5 guys at this stage is something I wouldn't have expected even from a poll solely restricted to PWO regulars. I'm not sure how many if any will be around when we get to the top 20, let alone the top 10. But 1/8 of the top 40 being those guys is great news to me (you could probably add Regal in here as well). You could probably add Dustin Rhodes to that list.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747727 Before we began I was hoping for Cena to make the Top 50, to the point where I didn't want to say that in case invoking his name made him appear on the list. Anything from here is a great result.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747728 I'm actually looking forward to seeing where the luchadores, Arn and Eaton end up.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747729 Aaaaaand the Parv bomb drops. Did anyone have him #42 in their March Madness thing? I ranked him 42 so I think I win something.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747730 Aaaaaand the Parv bomb drops. Did anyone have him #42 in their March Madness thing?I ranked him 42 so I think I win something. You've won the answer to life, the universe and everything.
April 24, 20169 yr Author comment_5747732 Cena is the only one left who didn't even rank in 2006 iirc His case is almost entirely post 2006.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747734 Damn, I wanted Choshu to hold on a little longer. On the other hand, he improved greatly from 2006, and I'm thrilled none of the luchadores dropped today.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747735 Jimmy: I had Ted at 50 in the March Madness. So close, but no cigar. I ranked him higher myself though... Martel, DiBiase, Choshu. Personally I'd have them all higher than some of the guys still to come, but on that nonexistant objectivity scale I think their final places are quite fair. Don't care what anyone says. Damn we've ended up ranking some awesome guys.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747736 Aaaaaand the Parv bomb drops. Did anyone have him #42 in their March Madness thing?I ranked him 42 so I think I win something.You've won the answer to life, the universe and everything. Haha!!!! Great!!! Douglas Adams was a genius, but who'd have ever thought that the answer was DiBiase? :-)
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747737 Where did Barry finish in 2006? Am too dumb to be able to find that list.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_5747738 I think everyone needs to take a deep breath and realize that all of us have left someone off the ballot that others would find sacrilege. The list isn't going to be a perfect representation in anyone's eyes. I think we were diluting ourselves if that's what we thought the end result of this would be. I think it would have been actively less fun if the results were what we thought they would be.
April 24, 20169 yr Author comment_5747739 Where did Barry finish in 2006? Am too dumb to be able to find that list. 2006 list http://z11.invisionfree.com/wrestling_ko/index.php?showtopic=1937
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