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I didn't think about this too long, but that doesn't stop me from writing a bunch of words! -- I admit to not thinking about this until the thread came up, so I did not have a well-thought-out list in advance, but I did take some time to determine my criteria for “favorite.” Yes, in-ring performance is essential, but so many talented wrestlers are putting on 5-star matches that it’s almost not worth considering. I decided to go with my emotional involvement in the wrestler’s journey over the last year. Wrestling is an incredible athletic spectacle, and I love a technical showcase, but it’s the melodrama that keeps me coming back. I wouldn’t have been a wrestling fan after my brief dalliance if it wasn’t for Lucha Underground, for example. So, who had stories that kept me coming back time after time? HONORABLE MENTIONS: Bryan Danielson His run after leaving WWE has been incredible, and while the matches have been solid, I’m just not feeling the story yet. Maybe it’s because he went heel vs. Hangman. Dante Martin Dante is a fantastic performer, AEW is wise to feature him, and the moment we thought he joined Team Taz was the type of “Oh gently caress!” moment I live for. Hyper Misao OH NO WHAT IS MISAO UP TO NOW The Olympics Opening Ceremonies match. Enough said. Kylie Rae Kylie is one of my favorite wrestlers, I want her to be happy, and it looks like she’s on a positive path. To see her live at Freelance after I thought she retired again was a joy. Stay strong, Kylie. Lulu Pencil The story leading to the 30-minute match vs. Chris Brookes was so good I skipped out on Dynamite to watch it. I wore my Lulu Pencil shirt to many shows after that… https://twitter.com/FisherNightsTT/status/1430454731453857792 …and because of that, I can see myself in the background during CM Punk’s return. PENCIL ARMY!!!!! Malakai Black The entrance rocks, and the House of Black has potential. However, I’m waiting for the House of Black to start acting more proactively. Mat Fitchett Mat has always been one of the favorite sons of AAW, but since I started going to shows, he’s been a Tag specialist as part of The Besties in the World. However, 2021 was the start of Mat’s single push. First, the Besties broke up. Then Mat started putting on amazing singles matches one after another (check out the match vs. Josh Alexander over the summer), eventually winning the Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament. Finally, he defeated Fred Yehi over Thanksgiving to win the Big F’n Belt 10 years to the day after his first AAW Appearance. I still can’t believe that Mat hasn’t gotten a chance on a big stage. He and Vega have appeared in various places as a team, but I want to see him on TV regularly, dammit! All this despite him kicking me in the face that one time (I think it was Sami Callihan who messed up the move, but it was Fitchett’s boot that connected so…). Mei Suruga THAT… THAT… GOBLIN! She’s so good. But going away and being out of the ring for a couple of months hurt her standing in this. Thunder Rosa She’s so great! She kicks rear end! Now time to get to the “dethrone Britt Baker” factory. MY TOP TEN 10. Kenny Omega If I’m talking story, then I can’t exclude Kenny Omega. Kenny went into 2021 fresh after his championship win and straight into IMPACT, which we never thought would happen. Kenny’s rise and fall was the catalyst for many plots that played out last year, and it continues to ripple after he took time off to recover. He’s only low due to the Heel factor. His reign relied too much on interference and he ran away from the fight too many times. drat, it felt so good for him to lose. 9. Nodoka Tenma Nodoka is the best, a natural athlete and comedian. She’s leaving us in a couple of months, and I’m happy that she’s able to go on her terms. Now, suplex some fools between now and then! 8. Chris Brookes Chris Brookes is the best and History’s Greatest Monster.  So much fun came from him this year, and I don’t think anyone else could have pulled off that match vs. Lulu Pencil. He’s terrific, and I can’t wait to see what other nonsense happens next.7. Cody He’s a face, and he’s a heel, and he’s a floor wax, and he’s a dessert topping, AND HE’S ON FIRE. NO REALLY, CODY IS ON FIRE. The Ogogo match and associated build-up aside, Cody’s masterful playing of the crowds has been a joy to watch. I went back to loving Cody last year, and being in the room when Chicago THREW BACK HIS BELT was an epic story. The Codyverse owns, accept it and come along for the ride. If I were talking about story potential for 2022, Cody would be very high on that list. 6. Serena Deeb This is less an overarching story and more… OH NO WHAT WILL DEEB DO NOW …whenever one of her matches comes up. Deeb vs. Riho was a loving revelation, and while AEW’s Women’s Division has a lot of great workers, it’s the pairing with Deeb that catches my attention. What cruelty will Serena Deeb dish out? Wait and see! 5. Maki Itoh I was back at the hotel on the last night of DCI Finals in August, hanging out with my friends who I hadn’t seen in two years, and I kept watching my iPad showing the finals of the Tokyo Princess Cup vs. Shoko. I was pleading with Itoh to win and squealed with joy when she did. It’s been one hell of a year for Maki Itoh. Losing the tag tournament, immediately hopping on a plane to fly to Florida to appear at Revolution, winning a championship shot vs. the excellent Miyu Yamashita, almost but not winning that match, and eventually reclaiming the International Princess Championship on Jan 4. Where do we go from here? I don’t know, but attention must be paid to what has come before. 4. Hangman Page It was supposed to be at All Out, dammit! Hangman vs. Kenny at All Out. I was all eager to be in the room when Adam Page won the AEW Championship after two years of build. I was ready. I wanted it. And then he lost his spot. And disappeared. And we had to wait. (All for a good reason, obviously.) And then he came back, and it was glorious, and he stood up to Kenny, and it ruled, and then he won the belt and celebrated with his friends the Dark Order, and I cried. Up next were the matches with Bryan Danielson. Years of storytelling, paying off at the right time, and a high-profile follow-up story? Sold! 3. Eddie Kingston Give Eddie five minutes on the microphone, and you can set up anything. The Explosion didn’t work? Give Eddie the mic. Need to set up a PPV match? Give Eddie the mic. Need to set up the next feud? Interrupt Eddie’s cake time. If there’s one good thing to come out of AEW, it’s Eddie Kingston getting his dues. One day Eddie will win an AEW belt and I’ll explode into glitter at his victory. 2. Penta El Zero Miedo 1. Rey Fenix I’m still into wrestling because of Penta and Fenix, I’ve watched them have insane matches time after time before AEW, and while everyone loved them, I was waiting for their big moment. That moment was at All Out. From the entrance to the storytelling, to those pf us in the crowd losing our minds, to Penta jumping in front to save Fenix, to Fenix wall jumping off of the cage, to the eventual victory… …they’re so good. Give them all the belts. I only own two wrestling figures, and it’s the Lucha Brothers. It’s hard to pick a favorite, right now Fenix takes the lead. Two months from now it could be Penta. If I could give them 1.5 each I would. Get better Fenix, we can’t wait to see you again. Go kick some rear end and break some arms, Penta.
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NICK JACKSON IS ONLY 32?! WHAT IN THE WORLD?! Wasn't I watching this dude against MCMG like a billion years ago?
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spamman posted:NICK JACKSON IS ONLY 32?! WHAT IN THE WORLD?! If it makes you feel better, he didn't have his first 5 star match till he was 27-years-old!
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Jerusalem posted:If it makes you feel better, he didn't have his first 5 star match till he was 27-years-old! What even is time? I'm so baffled.
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IGgy IGsen posted:I'm more surprised that Max Caster is 32. He looks like... 12. At least he looks older than he acts
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Jerusalem posted:We're two days in, a big thanks to all those who have added lists, and especially to those who have really gone above and beyond with the write-ups, graphics etc. https://twitter.com/ddtpro_eng/status/1375553502584303618
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Rarity posted:Seems legit Mr Haku is a trusted source. He knew her personally, after all
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10) Matt Cardona - His GCW run (well, World Title reign) was pretty brilliant and the way he embraced it was endearing. 9) Minoru Suzuki - I didn't watch much NJPW in 2020 but his US tour was a blast and saw a lot of matches I didn't think I'd ever see. 8) Kris Statlander - Been a fan since her showcase match against John Silver in Beyond several years ago and she's only gets better. 7) Nick Gage - Representin that Murder Death Kill Gang, representin for all his boys locked in the fuckin cell, eastern block, representin the motherfuckin h8 club, RIP Nate Hatred and RIP his brother Justice Pain and you know what it is... it's MDK ALLLLLLL FUCKEN DAY. The man, the king, the loving GOD of this poo poo. 6) Mox - Just being able to see him do his thing the way he wants to is such a joyous thing... totally ready for 2022 Jonathan Q Moxley 5) Bryan Danielson - I haven't read everyones posts but I feel like its safe to say that I would just be repetitive at this point. Always a blast to watch. 4) Eddie Kingston - I had the pleasure of being at AEW in Boston in October and Eddie/Danielson is still ingrained in my skull... so glad Eddie gets to (finally?) live comfortably doing what he loves. 3) MJF - Dude's heel work is so layered and nuanced it's brilliant... I hope 2022 has him with a title 2) Adam Cole - I don't think there's anyone that can get a crowd so riled up over waiting for one word in their theme song. 1) Chuck Taylor - Dustin never gets the credit he deserves and every day Best Friends don't have the Tag Titles, the world gets a bit bleaker for it. Man this is tough... Im pretty sure if I sat down and did this next week, I'd have a different list... but here we are. So in actual order- 1) Chuck Taylor 2) Adam Cole 3) MJF 4) Eddie Kingston 5) Bryan Danielson 6) Mox 7) Nick Gage 8) Kris Statlander 9) Minoru Suzuki 10) Matt Cardona
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beggar posted:Nick Gage (GCW) TUS posted:Nick Gage - Representin that Murder Death Kill Gang, representin for all his boys locked in the fuckin cell, eastern block, representin the motherfuckin h8 club, RIP Nate Hatred and RIP his brother Justice Pain and you know what it is... it's MDK ALLLLLLL FUCKEN DAY. The man, the king, the loving GOD of this poo poo. we are the mdk here
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Suplex Liberace posted:we are the mdk here I was aware of Gage in CZW prior to the bank robbery, but I was at a random Beyond show where he squashed Sugar Dunkerton and after the match he grabbed me by the collar and screamed "HELL YEAH" into my face... I felt like that was my initiation into the MDK gang
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Penguin Patrol posted:The worst part of reading everyone else's lists is going aww gently caress when you realize you left someone out. I tried to avoid this by doing 1-20 as well as *checks notes* 21 more Honorable Mentions
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Starting a petition to force J-Ru to make next year's poll a top 25
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Penguin Patrol posted:The worst part of reading everyone else's lists is going aww gently caress when you realize you left someone out. It's OK, Suzu forgives you. All the penance you have to pay is to take a flat back bump on these bells & let Masashi Takeda slash your forehead with his big shears.
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Rarity posted:Starting a petition to force J-Ru to make next year's poll a top 25 The winner would have like 45000 points 
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Penguin Patrol posted:I hope Suzuki doesn't find out... terrified for my life right now Rarity posted:Starting a petition to force J-Ru to make next year's poll a top 25
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I kept a rolling top 10 list so I wouldn't forget anyone who I cared about.
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I don't care what the numbers say. The official wrestler of this subform should be Sting.
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sticklefifer posted:I do feel like it could be categorized by promotion, or have more choices depending on how many promotions you watch. Like if someone watches 10 promotions, they're only getting in the top 1-2 from several of those because that's the maximum that they could squeeze in. If someone only watches AEW, you're just getting their tenth favorite wrestler in AEW in their #10 spot. That is how having many options works.
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Yeah that just sounds like over-complicating the process AND it would cause multiple wrestlers to have to be left off of any list. We should just celebrate that wrestling is so loving good now that we have such an embarrassment of riches for choices!
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I'd like to take this moment to apologise to Miyu Yamashita who is definitely in my top 20 but I didn't want to spoil the swerve for my #1
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Honorable mention to Maki Itoh. ]Extremely cool. Not quite in the Respect Army, somewhere in the Respect Coast Guard Reserves, but I'm down. Probably would've had her higher had I made time to watch more than two matches this year. Also to Adam Page; in the end helping me survive Raw was more important to me but I enjoyed your year quite a bit. 10. R-Truth - The only reason the 24/7 skits are ever funny is because of him and as someone who usually ends up watching these skits for some sick reason I appreciate him. 09. Shaquille O'Neal - Never going to pass an opportunity to recognize Shaq. 08. Xavier Woods - Never has a bad match, can tell an interesting story of him getting squashed in less than 2 minutes, makes jewels out of some of the worst material, and has really been good now that they've let him shine a bit. 07. Io Shirai - Probably would've been top 3 in 2020, still have to recognize her great work that occured this year. Has great matches with great people, good matches with people who are green as gently caress. 06. Jonothan Gresham - Revitalized a Pure division that had gotten pretty stale and did his best to carry a company doing what it could to sink. 05. Bobby Lashley - Superface monster leader of the WWE. Loved to watch him kick everyone's rear end and overcome the odds no matter how high they were. 04. Bryan Danielson - Didn't matter which bad wrestling company he was in this year, he was good. 03. Kenny Omega - Maybe the highest ceiling for stars in the biz, every move and every match has a purpose, every word has a purpose. 02. Kazuchika Okada - The god. 01. Tomohiro Ishii - What's greater than a god? A dog. loving love his matches and in a year where Okada was a bit mopey for the first half, Ishii was the most consistent great match haver this year.
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I came up with like 50 names and had a extremely hard, stressful time narrowing it down to 10. I only watch indie wrestling and AEW. 1. Rickey Shane Page (Independent, 37) R S P's My Favorite Wrestler. The promos and matches in the 44oh! vs H2O feud were incredible. In GCW he was a huge prick. In H2O he was the most evil man on the planet. In Beyond, he's a lovable babyface. A shame he covered up the drug free tattoo but pobody's nerfect. 2. Alex Colon (Independent, 37) The best wrestler on God's green earth. 3. Atticus Cogar (Independent, 24) Despite being mired with the dead weight that is Jordan Oliver for half the year, the Silver Toothed Satan should be GCW champ and he's been tearing it up everywhere else. 4. Masha Slamovich (Independent, 23) The Ace of Beyond 5. Marcus Mathers (Independent, 18) Sky's the limit for this kid. Literally unlimited potential. 6. Akira (Independent, 24ish I think??????) The goddamn motherfucking death samurai. His ngi match alone would put him on this list. 7. Calvin Tankman (Independent, no clue sorry lol) The best unsigned non-deathmatch wrestler in the US and he's really cool 8. Kennedi Copeland (Independent, 29) She's easily the most endearing, likable person in deathmatch wrestling today 9. John Wayne Murdoch (Independent, 33) Let's Hear It Guys 👏 10. Willow Nightingale (Independent, 27) The most endearing, likable person outside of deathmatch wrestling today I want to shout out in this post the recent class of H2O trainees Marcus Mathers, Austin Luke, Big Red Ryan Redfield, and Reid Walker. From watching so much H2O and H2O adjacent stuff this year and going to so many H2O shows, I've become really attached to these kids and love following their careers. Hopefully all four of them have bright futures ahead of them. Also other H2O guys like Jimmy "Chondo" Lyon, Dyln McKay, Steve Sanders, GG Everson, Bam Sullivan, etc Also in the "aaaaa I can't cut these people out of my top ten" division: Joey Janela, Trish Adora, Megan Bayne, Chris Dickinson, Eric Ryan, Wheeler YUTA, Lee Moriarty, Kris Statlander, Mickie Knuckles, Brandon Kirk, Justin Kyle, and, of course, the boss Danny Demanto Also also, a tag team top ten 1. Kristian Ross and Chris Bradley 2. Kings of the District 3. Young Studs 4. Santana and Ortiz 5. Waves and Curls 6. Lucha Bros 7. YoKai 8. The REP 9. Lone Rangers 10. The Mane Event (the circus one)
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I started watching wrestling again, and for the only time actually watching shows on a regular basis, at the show where CM Punk returned to wrestling. I'm now an AEW fan. Honorable Mentions and notable omissions: Adam Page and Kenny Omega I group these two together for what I think are the same reasons a lot of folks do. However, I haven't been around to see them for that long, and while they're amazing to watch, the emotional arcs aren't landing the same way for me; I don't have history with them. Jade Cargill Physique is just incredible, and she showed flashes of being able to go in 2021, but in 2022 when she won the belt her promo skills seem to be developing and it turns out she can go! I'm kind of a dumb mark here, but I don't care. Eddie Kingston I love Eddie on the mic. Who doesn't? The Punk Feud was some incredible stuff. I just don't love the way his offense works, I find his in-ring style a bit goofy for how hard he otherwise is...though it's really minor nitpicks, ultimately. Miro Miro, please attack and dethrone god in 2022. The LIST: 10. Cody Rhodes He's just on another level as far as levels of dimensional chess. Every time he comes out something dumb is gonna happen, in a good way. His thankfulness monologue at the end of someone's vlog after winning back the TNT belt is spectactular. Also, he put himself through a flaming table. 9. Dax Harwood Incredible tag team partner, and really stunned me in singles action. Rarely flashy but unbelieveably solid, both in-ring and cutting promos. 8. Pac How does a guy that size move like that? So much fun to watch. 7. MJF This guy heels. Fanatstic in the ring, too - that match with Darby was a masterpiece. 6. Kris Statlander Crisp, clean, and powerful. Somehow makes a goofy character a real threat, and I think she should have the strap. 5. John Silver BTE shows this guy to be funny as hell, and yet he can bring a real presence and power to the ring. My favorite member of DO. 4. Dante Martin The kid jumps off the screen, literally and figuratively. Superb facial acting, too. 3. Rey Fenix HOW DOES HE MOVE LIKE THAT? HOW DOES EVERY MATCH HAVE SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE? 2. Adam Cole The energy around Cole is contagious; I think his intro is the most over in the company. Every match is good, he plays a great heel, and is great on BTE. Trying not to be forward-looking on this list, but he's in the middle of the most interesting brewing feud options. 1. Bryan Danielson Effortlessly gliding from face to heel with great mic work and then just...Being Bryan Danielson in the ring. I'm sure other people here have written it out more completely, but it sure seems like there's nothing he can't or won't do.
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1. Mio Momono I saw her in Hana Kimura's memorial show and against Chihiro Hashimoto and I love how she can be the smallest wrestler in the match but she will give you so much poo poo. Whether it's kicking the ropes when your head is draped over it or give you repeated headbutts until you die, Mio is a future star, guaranteed (unless her injuries get to her). Vs. DASH chisako https://youtu.be/LPBiWrfvezE Six Man Tag (marked at her confrontation with Hashimoto https://youtu.be/xkAQj-svLq0?t=865 2. Katsuhiko Nakajima I loved his two defenses that I saw at the beginning of the year. Trying to catch up on his stuff. 3. Miyu Yamashita just the coolest 4. Tomohiro Ishii He may never win the big one, but he's the best in my heart. 5. PAC 6. Eddie Kingston 7. Orange Cassidy 8. Chie Koshikawa quit her job to focus on pro wrestling and she really helped hold the fort down for Choco Pro with Emi and Mei and Lulu being away for a while. 9. Riho She is so smooth in the ring and I think can get any crowd behind her eventually. 10. Chuck Taylor Please let him say poo poo on TV. So underrated.
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TV Zombie posted:1. Mio Momono I saw her in Hana Kimura's memorial show and against Chihiro Hashimoto and I love how she can be the smallest wrestler in the match but she will give you so much poo poo. Whether it's kicking the ropes when your head is draped over it or give you repeated headbutts until you die, Mio is a future star, guaranteed (unless her injuries get to her). Gonna take the opportunity to post my match of the year from 2021, Mio vs Chihiro https://youtu.be/UV0Qm660RGY
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Here's a thing I haven't thought about in forever. I had to actually sit and think about this for a good 30 minutes. Honourable mentions: Big E: He's just such a nice, likeable person. He's not great in the ring, but he's safe, and has personality for days. He deserved better. Bayley: Injured for what seems like forever. Not even sure she would qualify as active. The fact that this natural babyface made to print money was told to turn heel, and decided on "Karen, who would like to wrestle your manager" and was still money? Amazing. Sami Zayn: The original white bread baby face, booked as a geeky conspiracy nut who never wins. Asuka: Does hanging out in catering count as active? Chuck Taylor: I've always seen Chuck as the leader of that stable. Trent? is weird. Orange is unmotivated. Gulak is elsewhere. YUTA and Statlander are the new blood. Despite all his experience and natural charisma, he never gets to speak, and eats the pins in any match YUTA isn't in. In short... he doesn't get to do much of note. Proud and Powerful: Please let them do something in 2022. edit: gently caress. I forgot Miro. How did I forget Miro? Forgive me, Redeemer! THE LIST 1) Orange Cassidy (AEW, 37): There was a time, when the gimmick was less polished, that I just thought he was narcoleptic. Now? He's the guy who I tune in to watch, no matter who he's facing. 2) Xavier Woods (WWE, 35): Only #2, because he works for WWE, which has a series of caveats, mostly involving screen time. Good in the ring. Great on the mic. Built an empire for himself. 3) Christian Cage: (AEW, 48) Active again! He's not as good as he once was. To give context, he once carried Ezekiel Jackson to a 3.75 star match for the WWECW title that fooled the company into calling Jackson up, for a big push. His supportive Jungle Dad re-invention is fun... but I think his matches with Kenny were his well-deserved last hurrah. But the future is still interesting. 4) Kenny Omega: (AEW, 38) He's Kenny Omega. He spent most of last year learning to wrestle while the ring was spinning. Omega & Callis made me happy in ways people will not understand. Canadian nostaglia~! 5) Kris Statlander: (AEW, 26) Statlander is my favourite women's wrestler, and putting her with Best Friends is a stroke of genius. I have never shipped a wrestling couple before. I ship Orange x Stat. I need Statlander vs. Asuka yesterday, please. 6) Brandon Cutler: (AEW, 34) I was disappointed when he broke his face, and went into stooge mode. And then I watched him stooge. There is an alternate universe version of AEW where the infinite coffers are not open, where people are asking when this guy is going to turn on the Bucks, and set off on his own story. He's excellent in the ring. Excellent at showing rear end. Excellent in front of a camera. I cannot believe he had to be convinced to un-retire to be in AEW. 7) Peter Avalon: (AEW, 32) Man, I wish he was 6'2" 215 lbs. Best JTTS on the planet. He's always telling a story with his facial expressions, whether it's disbelief that the opponent kicked out, or pleading with Cody Rhodes to not hit him in the face. 8) Stu Greyson: (AEW, 32) He's got a problem. Everything that he does, nearly perfectly, is done by PAC, even better. Incidentally, if I could get a... 25 minute PAC/STU match? Thanks! 9) PAC: (AEW, 35) I am confused as to why he only hovers around the title picture. Complete package. Muscles that are only theoretical. Ugly as sin, but this is wrestling! 10) Thunder Rosa (AEW, 35): I hope Britt Baker sends her a Xmas card every year til the sun burns out. Wrestling is weird. That match should have made Rosa, not Britt. Intense, fun and likable outside the ring... I can't believe she's not Women's Champ.
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Gonna take the opportunity to post my match of the year from 2021, Mio vs Chihiro Mio kicking out at 1 after a lariat and then trying to fire herself up before falling due to pain/exhaustion is amazing stuff. I hope that they are rivals for the duration of their careers.
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Three days down, we've slowed down from the initial flurry but if you haven't made a list yet, please do! There are so many great wrestlers!
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