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Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."
Bandido
Meiko Satomura
Daisuke Sekimoto
Keith Lee
John Cena
Elias
Masato Yoshino
Mustache Mountain

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Thauros
Jan 29, 2003


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdi809OY7Ck&t=707s

WatermelonGun
May 7, 2009
Masashi Takeda
KZY
Mizuki
KAI
Jeff Cobb
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Kagetsu

that first matchup hurt my heart, but ghoul life is the only life

Shayna Baszler
Oct 24, 2001

i'll always take care of you
Muldoon
Taurus
Kzy
Mizuki
Keith Lee
Jeff Cobb
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Kagetsu

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


Jack Evans is someone I would vote for alone but Angelico drags his chances down for me. I need to think.

HulkaMatt fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Oct 19, 2019

Venomous
Nov 7, 2011





FIRST ROUND, PART FIVE

Masashi Takeda
Meiko Satomura
Naoya Nomura
KAI
John Cena
Robbie Eagles
David Starr
Moustache Mountain

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Masashi Takeda
Kzy
Naoya Nomura
KAI
Mayu Iwatani
Robbie Eagles
David Starr
Kagetsu

Takeda is awesome because he's the death match guy who rules at non death matches too. Always love those dudes and he's world class.
Kzy has had an absolutely banging 2019. He is great and unaffiliated with WWE. Vote Kzy. Watch his match with PAC, please.
Nomura is kicking on so much. Future Triple Crown champion

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Bandido - was a very fun addition to BOSJ
Aleister Black - hate to vote against Meiko but Aleister's one of my faves from the 2017-18 class of NXT
Mizuki - any friend of Riho is a friend of mine
Keith Lee - I'm basking in his glory :allears:
Mayu Iwatani - Cena doesn't wrestle and Cobb lost a lot of shine in the G1
Robbie Eagles - an absolute revelation during BOSJ, was shocked at how much I fell in love with him and the Birds of Prey tag team rules
David Starr - please don't go to WWE
Mustache Mountain - like TUE it's almost unfair to put Seven and Bate together

Bandido
Aleister Black
Mizuki
Keith Lee
Mayu Iwatani
Robbie Eagles
David Starr
Mustache Mountain

Trying
Sep 26, 2019

Daisuke Sekimoto
Angelico & Jack Evans
Jeff Cobb
Robbie Eagles
David Starr
Kagetsu

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


Bandido
Kzy
Daisuke Sekimoto
KAI
John Cena
Robbie Eagles
Masato Yoshino
Kagetsu

Bard Maddox
Feb 15, 2012

I'm just a sick guy, I'm really just a dirty guy.
Bandido
Aleister Black
Daisuke Sekimoto
Angelico & Jack Evans
John Cena
Niebla Roja
Rey Wagner
Kagetsu

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
Bandido
Meiko Satomura
Mizuki
Keith Lee
John Cena
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Mustache Mountain

Sticky Nate
Jan 9, 2012

Masashi Takeda
Kzy
Mizuki
KAI
Mayu Iwatani
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Kagetsu

if you vote dolph you should get a month

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Sticky Nate posted:


if you vote dolph you should get professional help

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


Bandido
Aleister Black
Daisuke Sekimoto
Keith Lee
John Cena
Robbie Eagles
David Starr
Dolph Ziggler

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Bandido
Aleister Black
Mizuki
Jeff Cobb
David Starr
Mustache Mountain

BodyMassageMachine
Nov 24, 2006

:yeah:
:yeah:
:yeah:

Bandido
Aleister Black
Daisuke Sekimoto
Angelico & Jack Evans
Jeff Cobb
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Mustache Mountain

BTF
Oct 15, 2019

I love Matt Taven
Bandido
Kzy
Daisuke Sekimoto
Keith Lee
Jeff Cobb
Robbie Eagles
David Starr
Kagetsu

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014
Bandido
Kzy
Daisuke Sekimoto
Keith Lee
Jeff Cobb
Robbie Eagles
David Starr
Kagetsu

chirico cuvie
Jan 23, 2004
Made of beef and beef byproduct
Lipstick Apathy
Bandido
Meiko Satomura
Daisuke Sekimoto
Angelico and Evans
Mayu Iwatani
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Kagetsu

Takuan
May 6, 2007

Bandido
Meiko Satomura
Daisuke Sekimoto
Keith Lee
Mayu Iwatani
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Kagetsu

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

you have somewhere between 3.5 and 10 hours to vote. YOu must vote

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Deadline is in three hours but I’m heading back from the zoo, so it may be later.

WatermelonGun
May 7, 2009

Punch McLightning posted:

Deadline is in three hours but I’m heading back from the zoo, so it may be later.

so sweet when kids still visit their parents

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
Aleister Black
Daisuke Sekimoto
Angelico & Jack Evans
John Cena
Elias

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル
Bandido
Meiko Satomura
Mizuki
Keith Lee
Mayu Iwatani
Elias
David Starr
Kagetsu

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
Taurus
Aleister Black
Daisuke Sekimoto
Keith Lee
Jeff Cobb
Robbie Eagles
Rey Wagner
Kagetsu

NuclearPotato
Oct 27, 2011

Masashi Takeda (yet another really tough choice)
Kzy
Mizuki
Angelico & Jack Evans
Mayu Iwatani
Robbie Eagles
Masato Yoshino
Kagetsu

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

you may not have any time left to vote, unless you start making your vote right now. Please hurry. No rush

Cavauro fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Oct 20, 2019

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
time

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
We had a couple of very close ones this time!

Bandido 22
Masashi Takeda 9
Taurus 6

Kzy 14
Meiko Satomura 13
Aleister Black 12

Daisuke Sekimoto 20
Mizuki 15
Naoya Nomura 3

Keith Lee 17
Angelico & Jack Evans 12
KAI 10

Mayu Iwatani 15
Jeff Cobb 14
John Cena 11

Robbie Eagles 28
Elias 4
Niebla Roja 3

David Starr 19
Rey Wagner 14
Masato Yoshino 5

Kagetsu 29
Mustache Mountain 9
Dolph Ziggler 1

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Special formatting request: Please only list the name of the person you are voting for from each match-up. This will be easier for me to count than bolding names from match-ups. I can work around this if necessary, but if you can vote by just listing the name of your choice, that would be great.

You can abstain from votes. You are not required to list that vote as ‘abstain,’ you just need to skip it.



Marko Stunt
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Stunt is a very small wrestler who has a lot of charisma that can get him over with any crowd. His match with Joey Janela at Janela’s Spring Break 3 Part 1 was well received, and he’s been partnered with Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy in AEW. That trio had a great match with SCU at All Out.

KENTA
Eliminated in Round 2 of 2017 WH-128 by Asuka
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2015 by Bobby Fish
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2013 by Seth Rollins
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2011 by Chris Hero
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2009 by Edge
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2007 by Ken Kennedy


KENTA’s basically the Jon Moxley of Japan – he left WWE, where he was misused and unhappy, to go to New Japan. Once there, he had a bunch of great G1 matches, including against ZSJ, Ospreay, Okada, and Tanahashi. He also turned heel the last day of the G1 to join Bullet Club, punctuating his shift by beating down Katsuyori Shibata.

KUSHIDA
Eliminated in Round 4 of 2017 WH-128 by Tetsuya Naito

KUSHIDA moved to NXT this year from New Japan. He ended his NJPW run with a great match against Hiroshi Tanahashi, and had a very good match with WALTER earlier this week. I’m still not sure how he’ll fit in with NXT, but he’s a great technician who can add in some good flying.



Sami Callihan
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Kazuchika Okada

Callihan has been at the top of Impact for most of this year, and was in a great feud with Tessa Blanchard over the last few months that have resulted in several highly praised matches. He also had a good match with Rich Swann in April.

Takashi Sugiura
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Sugiura is one of the best male workers in Japan outside of New Japan for several years now, and this is in spite of being 49. He’s a four-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, and he and KAZMA SAKAMOTO had a short reign with the GHC Tag Team Championship this calendar year. His June match with Kaito Kiyomiya has a lot of amazing reviews, and he’s also had good 2019 matches with Marufuji, Shiozaki, and Kenou.

Nyla Rose
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Nyla has quickly moved up the AEW women’s roster, establishing herself as a tough hoss who provides a nice contrast to smaller workers like Riho and Britt Baker. Just six years into her career, she’s shown an ability to work well with more experienced workers, as shown in matches like her triangle match opposite Riho & Yuka Sakazaki at Fyter Fest and against Riho on the first episode of Dynamite to determine the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion. She’s a bit green but appears to be improving rapidly.



Arisa Nakajima
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

SEAdLINNNG's Nakajima has shown she belongs in the conversation for the best in the world in great matches with the likes of veterans Nanae Takahashi, Mima Shimoda and Takumi Iroha as well as getting the best out of talented up and comers like Asuka, Mei Hoshizuki and HIRO'e. With the Beyond the SEA Championship around her waist and her new faction "The Selfish Strawberries" behind her, Nakajima will surely continue to reward the loyal fans who seek out SEAdLINNNG shows. Thanks to George W Bushi for their help with this profile!

Ali
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Ali has escaped 205 Live to become something of a major player on Smackdown. His 2018 was highlighted by great matches against Buddy Murphy, Drew Gulak, and Hideo Itami. His 2019 has been a bit of a step down, though he had an injury at a key time that reportedly resulted in his surprise run to the WWE Title being moved over to Kofi Kingston. He’s still a great performer, as seen in singles matches against Elias and Buddy Murphy. He also seems to be one of the nicest people in the business.

Jake Lee
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Lee is one of the top workers in All Japan. His team with Koji Iwamoto (“SWEEPER”) has won the All Asia Tag Team Championship twice this year, and he also won the B block of Champion Carnival before losing to Kento Miyahara in the final. That final received four and three quarter stars from Dave Meltzer. He’s also had really good matches with Suwama and Naoya Nomura this year



Jake Atlas
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Atlas is one of the top rising stars on the U.S. indie scene. Just three years into his career, he’s had show stealing matches in GCW & PWG. At BOLA weekend, his matches with Jungle Boy and Dragon Lee were both given four and a half stars by Meltzer. He also has a very good feel for showing charisma in his matches. He’s apparently debating if he should sign with AEW or WWE; regardless of where he goes, he should be a star for that company.

Cameron Grimes
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

The former Trevor Lee has moved to WWE in 2019, debuting in NXT house shows in March. He made his televised debut in June as part of the NXT Breakout Tournament, where he advanced in the finals until losing to Jordan Myles. He’s now getting a push, with four straight televised wins.

El Soberano Jr.
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Despite being a ten-year vet, Soberano is just 26. He’s a promising high flyer who’s improving by the day. His match with Barbaro Cavernario early in January this year was great, and he’s regularly finished as a key player in CMLL’s trios matches where he teams with other tecnicos. In September, he had a nice mini-feud against Templario centering on lightning matches.



Finn Balor
Eliminated in Round 2 of 2017 WH-128 by Dragon Lee
Eliminated in the Quarter Finals in 2015 by AJ Styles
Eliminated in the Semi-Finals in 2013 by Daniel Bryan
Eliminated in the Quarter Finals in 2011 by CM Punk


Balor made his return to WWE by joining the NXT brand as it debuted on USA, returning after some time off he took when he lost to The Fiend at SummerSlam. His unsuccessful title challenge against Brock Lesnar in January this year was enjoyable. He is still a good worker who seems underutilized by WWE.

Chad Gable
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Gable is getting one of those weird Vince pushes where it focuses on the one thing that is a negative, as much as being short is a negative in 2019, and ignores all of the positives with someone. So let’s focus on what makes Gable good – he’s a really, really talented in-ring worker who’s also shown an ability to cut great promos if given the chance and not hamstrung with being called Shorty G. His tag team with Bobby Roode, while thrown together, was quite good, having a 4+ star match with The Revival. His move to 205 Live had him have a great series of matches with Jack Gallagher. Once he moved to Smackdown, his run in the King of the Ring tournament saw him have good performances with Andrade and even Baron Corbin.

Drew Gulak
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Ricochet

Gulak established himself as the technician specialist of 205 Live, where he held the Cruiserweight championship until dropping it to Lio Rush on October 9th. He’s had about as good of a year as anyone in 205 Live did, having good matches with Oney Lorcan, Isaiah Scott, Matt Riddle, and Kushida.



The Rascalz, Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel, & Zachary Wentz
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Xavier & Wentz are the tag team that work as The Rascalz, while Trey Miguel is the solo guy that was paired with them in Impact. Xavier & Wentz have held the PWG Tag belts since April 2018, and they’ve had great tag matches in the past two years against the likes of Bandido & Flamita, The Young Bucks, Jeff Cobb & Matt Riddle, the Luchas Bros., and LAX. Trey Miguel has also done well in solo opportunities such as his triangle match at PWG against Jake Atlas and Jungle Boy, and later against Andy Brown.

Pete Dunne
Eliminated in Round 3 of 2017 WH-128 by Kazuchika Okada

Dunne is slowly being featured more by WWE after he was initially put in NXT UK, where he held the United Kingdom Championship for 685 days and defended it 19 times, though it felt more like five. Still, the Bruiserweight is a great worker, which you can see in his matches against WALTER, Roderick Strong, Velveteen Dream, and Joe Coffey.

Matt Taven
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Matt Taven became the RoH World Champion on what is the biggest show in RoH history, their co-promoted G1 Supercard show. His matches after that win have largely been good, including a nice triple threat against Kenny King and Jay Lethal, and he did well in the match where he dropped the belt to Rush.



Hana Kimura
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

The daughter of the legendary Kyoko Kimura, Hana held her first pro wrestling championship, the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship at the age of just eight years old, so it's no wonder she was destined for greatness. A long time fan favorite because of her charisma, Hana has recently begun to display impressive wrestling acumen putting her in the upper echelon of technicians, especially in her matches with TCS ally, Konami. After winning the 5 Star Grand Prix, it's only a matter of time before she makes her way to the top of the promotion. Thanks to George W Bushi for their help with this profile!

Luke Harper
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Dragon Lee
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2015 by Kevin Owens


Harper has spent most of the past two years on the shelf while recuperating from an injury. He recent returned to back up Erick Rowan in the latter’s feud with Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan. Harper is a big guy who can still go, as he showed in Worlds Collide against Dominik Dijakovic.

Bobby Lashley
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Matt Riddle
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2015 by ACH
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2007 by William Regal


Lashley made a surprise return to WWE the night after WrestleMania 34. He has spent most of his last year and a half mostly feuding with former members of the Shield, and then a feud with Braun Strowman. He was in a good triangle match against Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, and had a good last man standing match against Braun Strowman.



Flip Gordon
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Flip had a very nice 2018, where he built a lot of momentum and had great matches, along with a great storyline leading to his appearance at All In. Unfortunately, he opened 2019 with a major knee injury, and missed most of the first half of the year. He was able to return in June, coming back as a heel with Villain Enterprises to feud with Lifeblood. He was part of a great eight-man tag between the two groups.

Jushin Liger
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Finn Balor
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2015 by BxB Hulk
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2013 by Brock Lesnar
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2011 by The Undertaker
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2009 by Rey Mysterio


Liger announced he would be wrapping up his career at Tokyo Dome 2020, so his 2019 has had increased exposure for the veteran. He had a great title challenge against Taiji Ishimori in March, tagged with the Great Sasuke in a fun match against Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa in ZERO1 in July, and had a very nice send off in CMLL in July. He’s currently in a feud with Minoru Suzuki that has resulted in the return of Jushin’s psychopathic Kishin side.

Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Webster & Andrews spent a couple of months of 2019 as NXT UK Tag Team Champions. Their title win came in a good match at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, against the Grizzled Young Veterans & Gallus. They also had a good match with Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel earlier in the year.



Your ballot:

Marko Stunt vs. KENTA vs. Kushida
Sami Callihan vs. Takashi Sugiura vs. Nyla Rose
Arisa Nakajima vs. Ali vs. Jake Lee
Jake Atlas vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Soberano Jr.
Finn Balor vs. Chad Gable vs. Drew Gulak
The Rascalz vs. Pete Dunne vs. Matt Taven
Hana Kimura vs. Luke Harper vs. Bobby Lashley
Flip Gordon vs. Jushin Liger vs. Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews

Voting closes at 7 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, or whenever I get in front of a computer after that.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


KENTA
Nyla Rose
Arisa Nakajima
Jake Atlas
Chad Gable
Matt Taven
Luke Harper
Jushin Liger

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

KENTA
Takashi Sugiura
Jake Lee
Jake Atlas
Chad Gable
Hana Kimura
Jushin Liger

Fad
Nov 13, 2002

I dont care.
KENTA
Takashi Sugiura
Ali
Jake Atlas
Drew Gulak
The Rascalz
Luke Harper
Jushin Liger

NuclearPotato
Oct 27, 2011

KENTA
Abstain
Jake Lee
Soberano Jr.
Finn Balor
Hana Kimura
Jushin Liger

(If you're wondering why I put abstain down for one category and left the other out completely, it's because I theoretically want to go back and watch some matches with one or more of the participants before I make my choice).

Shayna Baszler
Oct 24, 2001

i'll always take care of you
Muldoon
Marko Stunt
Nyla Rose
Arisa Nakajima
Soberano Jr.
Chad Gable
The Rascalz
Luke Harper
Jushin Liger

John Dudebro
Dec 3, 2013

Marko Stunt
Nyla Rose
Ali
Jake Atlas
Drew Gulak
Matt Taven
Hana Kimura
Jushin Liger

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade
KUSHIDA
Takashi Sugiura
abstain
Soberano Jr.
Finn Balor
The Rascalz
Hana Kimura, Yes, sir! o7
Jushin Liger

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Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

i want to thank all my dear friends on this website for voting for kzy and mayu and our fallen soldier mizuki. your solidarity is deeply appreciated and i apologize for any snide replies i have made in the direction of your posts

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