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Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

BTF posted:

Yeah, that's what I meant. Yoh trying to get a chant going with the crowd going nuts for Shooter and just giving up was a personal highlight. Best show I've ever been to.

I should learn how to write proper English.

I should learn how to read proper English. I thought you were using that explanation to vote for Kofi :doh:

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Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer

Rarity posted:

How did we go from 4 matchups to 16?

4 was when I was still putting graphics together and was unsure of how much time I had to get them together early this week. 16 is because I got them done, but will not be able to do anything with this until Thursday at the earliest.

Insertnamehere31
Jan 23, 2012

This could be the most one-sided fight since 1973 when Ali faced an eighty-foot tall mechanical Joe Frazier. My memory isn't what it used to be, but I think the entire Earth was destroyed.

Abstain
Kagetsu
PAC
Kento Miyahara
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
Maki Itoh
Abstain
Cesaro
Roppongi 3k
Will Ospreay
The New Day
EVIL
Abstain
Mayu Iwatani
AJ Styles

Takuan
May 6, 2007

Nick Gage
Kagetsu
PAC
Kento Miyahara
Pentagon Jr
Kevin Owens
Maki Itoh
Rush
LAX
Kofi Kingston
Will Ospreay
Yuka Sakazaki
Kota Ibushi
Jake Atlas
Mayu Iwatani
Tessa Blanchard


God that hurt having to pick Ibushi over EVIL this early on.

Big Dave
Nov 6, 2009

Friends don't shake hands, friends gotta hug!


Nick Gage
Hiromu Takahashi
PAC
Kento Miyahara
David Starr
Kevin Owens
Maki Itoh
Rush
LAX
Roppongi 3k
Will Ospreay
The New Day
EVIL
Jake Atlas
WALTER
Tessa Blanchard

duckdealer
Feb 28, 2011

Nick Gage
Kagetsu
PAC
Kento Miyahara
David Starr
Kevin Owens
Maki Itoh
CIMA
LAX
Roppongi 3k
Will Ospreay
Yuka Sakazaki
Kota Ibushi
Jake Atlas
WALTER
Tessa Blanchard

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014
Nick Gage
Hiromu Takahashi
PAC
Kento Miyahara
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
Maki Itoh
CIMA
Cesaro
Roppongi 3k
Will Ospreay
The New Day
Kota Ibushi
Jake Atlas
Mayu Iwatani
Tessa Blanchard

Bard Maddox
Feb 15, 2012

I'm just a sick guy, I'm really just a dirty guy.
Nick Gage
Hiromu Takahashi
PAC
Kento Miyahara
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
PCO
Rush
Cesaro
Kofi Kingston
Will Ospreay
The New Day
Kota Ibushi
Jake Atlas
Mayu Iwatani
AJ Styles

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



Nick Gage
Hiromu Takahashi
PAC
Asuka
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
PCO
CIMA
Cesaro
Kofi Kingston
Andrade
The New Day
EVIL
Alexa Bliss
WALTER
Tessa Blanchard

BodyMassageMachine
Nov 24, 2006

:yeah:
:yeah:
:yeah:

Abstain
Hiromu Takahashi :daryl:
PAC
Abstain
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
Abstain
Rush
Cesaro
Kofi Kingston
Andrade
The New Day
Kota Ibushi
Alexa Bliss
WALTER
AJ Styles

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



Nick Gage
Kagetsu
PAC
Kento Miyahara
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
PCO
CIMA
Cesaro
Roppongi 3k
Will Ospreay
The New Day
EVIL
Alexa Bliss
WALTER
Tessa Blanchard

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
Nick Gage
Hiromu Takahashi
PAC
Kento Miyahara
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
Maki Itoh
Rush
LAX
Roppongi 3k
Andrade - andrade isn't an irl piece of poo poo
The New Day - they had that cool hell in a cell match after that tournament last year and have always been entertaining even if they're stuck in wwe
Kota Ibushi
Jake Atlas
WALTER
Tessa Blanchard

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.
Go Shiozaki
Hiromu Takahashi
PAC
Kento Miyahara
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
Maki Itoh
CIMA
Cesaro
Roppongi 3k
Will Ospreay
Yuka Sakazaki
Kota Ibushi
Alexa Bliss
WALTER
AJ Styles

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Last call for votes.

Kevino07
Oct 16, 2008
Nick Gage
Hiromu Takahashi
PAC
Asuka
Pentagon Jr.
Kevin Owens
PCO
Rush
Cesaro
Roppongi 3k
Will Ospreay
The New Day
Kota Ibushi
Alexa Bliss
WALTER
Tessa Blanchard

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

bubby this is the most important tournament in the world

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Results:

Nick Gage 38, Go Shiozaki 8

Hiromu Takahashi 28, Kagetsu 18

PAC 47, Kylie Rae 2

Kento Miyahara 27, Asuka 14

Pentagon Jr. 39, David Starr 11

Kevin Owens 36, Chad Gable 8

Maki Itoh 32, PCO 17

Rush 24, CIMA 23

LAX 29, Cesaro 21

Roppongi 3k 33, Kofi Kingston 17

Will Ospreay 36, Andrade 14

Yuka Sakazaki 27, The New Day 22

Kota Ibushi 36, EVIL 14

Jake Atlas 31, Alexa Bliss 12

Mayu Iwatani 27, WALTER 19

Tessa Blanchard 35, AJ Styles 13

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.



Jay White
Finished 21st in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Pete Dunne


For WH-128 ’17, Jay White was a young lion working RevPro and RoH for experience. Now, White’s a former IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, the undisputed leader of Bullet Club, and one of the most hated heels in the world. He has very cerebral matches centering around creative counters to finishers. He’s going to be a key part of New Japan’s future for years.

Daisuke Sekimoto
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Sekimoto is one of the beefiest wrestlers in wrestling today. He primarily works for Big Japan, though he makes many freelance appearances outside of that company. This year he’s worked in PWG, All Japan, wXw, GCW, and ZERO1, among others. His September match against Michael Elgin is one of the top reviewed matches of the year in that company, and he’s also had great matches against Brody King, WALTER, and Chris Dickinson this calendar year.



Matt Riddle
Eliminated in Round 3 of 2017 WH-128 by Kenny Omega

Matt Riddle continues to climb the ranks. After tearing up the indies and EVOLVE, Riddle debuted in NXT earlier this year and has put on great match after great match. He’s already racked up five matches over **** this year, including a great one with Adam Cole on the third episode of NXT. He’s also very charismatic and should be a superstar once WWE gives him the platform he deserves.

Tetsuya Endo
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Endo won the KO-D Openweight Championship by cashing in the Right to Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlets at DDT is Coming to America this past WrestleMania weekend.. His match with Konosuke Takeshita at July’s Peter Pan show has received rave reviews, although that’s where he lost the Openweight Championship. His match with Makoto Oishi in April was also well received.



Hiroshi Tanahashi
Finished 14th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 3 of 2017 WH-128 by Tomohiro Ishii
Eliminated in The Quarter-Finals in 2015 by Kazuchika Okada
Eliminated in The Semi-Finals in 2013 by Kazuchika Okada
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2009 by Jamie Noble


The Ace of New Japan! Tanahashi has long been one of the greatest wrestlers in the world. His run on top of New Japan helped revitalize that company, and he won three Wrestler of the Year awards from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He’s now 42, and you can tell his body’s taken the toll from all of his years of top quality, high intensity matches. But he’s still shown his ability to put on matches at the top of New Japan’s card and is still among the best in the world.

Nick Aldis
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Aldis is an unexpected hero of wrestling over the past two years. Thanks to good promos and a great program with Cody leading up to last year’s All In, he managed to make the NWA Championship meaningful for the first time since Shane Douglas threw it to the ground in ECW. The former Magnus, he’s really improved his in-ring game where he’s had matches against Cody & Marty Scurll on NWA-promoted shows that have been praised.



LA Park
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

LA Park is probably the top drawing card in Mexico. He supercharged CMLL’s business when he came in to tease a hair vs. mask feud with Rush that they never came close to delivering on. That’s not a strike against Park, though. Extremely charismatic and a good old man brawler. A fat skeleton. Will always be the Chairman of WCW.

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 his help with this profile!



Tetsuya Naito
Finished 13th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in semi-finals of 2017 WH-128 by Kazuchika Okada
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2015 by Adam Cole


Naito’s booking is one of the more interesting aspects of New Japan. Extremely talented in the ring and very charismatic, he leads the popular Los Ingobernables de Japon stable, but he’s never really been given the opportunity to top the card before adopting his sleazier persona. He was the long running Intercontinental champion who started all of the talk of combining that belt with the IWGP World title, but then he recently lost it to Jay White. Even if Gedo won’t go all in on him, he’s still one of the best in the world.

Bandido
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Bandido was one of the hottest free agents in late 2018, thanks to his star-making performance at All In. He chose to sign with Ring of Honor, which also allowed him to work PWG. He’s had a tremendous in-ring year, with great matches against Dragon Lee, Will Ospreay (twice), Shane Taylor, Jeff Cobb, and Rush. As talented as he is, he should be a big star for years into the future.



Charlotte Flair
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Rush
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2015 by Adam Cole


At one point made the central point of the WWE women’s division, Charlotte has been “demoted” to second place behind Lynch. With two brands, this of course means that she’s still a major force where ever she is. She’s already a nine-time world champion, not including her NXT run. Her match quality hit a peak at the end of 2018, with a series against Becky, Rousey, and Asuka that culminated in a triple threat with Asuka & Lynch that Dave Meltzer gave ****1/2.

LuFisto
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

LuFisto has long been one of the top women on the independent scene, breaking ground by partaking in intergender hardcore matches. She’s overcome a stroke and cervical cancer to continue her career. After initially announcing her retirement this year, she won the wXw Femme Fatales tournament and announced she was going to continue her career.



Best Friends, Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta
Chuck Taylor finished 22rd in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Trent Beretta did not receive a vote in the Favorite Active Wrestlers Thread
Taylor: Eliminated in Round 2 of 2017 WH-128 by John Cena
Trent: did not appear in the 2017 WH-128


Chuck & Trent have largely spent most of the past two years as tag team specialists, with great runs in PWG, RoH, New Japan, and now AEW. Charismatic and great workers, they rank among the best teams in the sport and they’ve been able to take their real world friendship into the central part of their gimmick. They should be among the top teams in AEW for years to come.

Brody King
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

A hoss and a half, Brody King joined Ring of Honor at the end of 2018, where he joined Villain Enterprises.In Marty Scurll’s stable, King has won the RoH World Tag & Six-Man Tag Championships. King also teamed with Jeff Cobb to put on a great tag match at BOLA opposite Daisuke Sekimoto and Jonathan Gresham.



Bayley
Eliminated in Round 2 of 2017 WH-128 by The Miz

While Bayley isn’t the babyface superstar some thought she’d be after her NXT run, she’s still a charismatic worker with very good in ring skills. Her tag team with Sasha Banks looked like it’d be special, and they pretty much carried the tag Elimination Chamber to respectability. She’s almost five months in to her run as Smackdown Women’s Champion.

Joey Janela
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Adam Cole

The Bad Boy of pro wrestling, Janela is one of the most unique talents in the game right now. He’s the namesake of a series of oddball “Spring Break” events and associated Lost in New York and Escape from L.A. shows, which feature everything from Dan Severn to death matches to Kikutaro to the family feud of Invisible Man vs. Invisible Stan. Even beyond that, Janela is a talent with a diversity of skills. He made his name doing crazy death matches, but he also had a great hour-long iron man match with David Starr at Beyond’s 2019 Americana show. Few indie wrestlers have been able to build a following like Janela, and his presence on AEW could provide an X-factor for their first year of existence.

Your ballot:

Jay White vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
Matt Riddle vs. Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Nick Aldis
LA Park vs. Arisa Nakajima
Tetsuya Naito vs. Bandido
Charlotte Flair vs. LuFisto
Best Friends vs. Brody King
Bayley vs. Joey Janela

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

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

Daisuke Sekimoto
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
Daisuke Sekimoto
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Bandido
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Jay White
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Bayley

Do not even ask
Apr 8, 2008


Jay White
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Arisa Nakajima
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison
Jay White
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

Lead Pipe Cinch
Mar 10, 2003

Heavy Metal Bakesale


Jay White
Matt Riddle
LA Park
Bandido
Best Friends
Joey Janela

Pinwiz11
Jan 26, 2009

I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.



Jay White
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Bandido
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

I'm glad the Itoh Respect Army showed up.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

Jay White
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
Charlotte Flair
Best Friends
Joey Janela

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Daisuke Sekimoto
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Arisa Nakajima
Tetsuya Naito
Charlotte Flair
Best Friends
Bayley

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
Daisuke Sekimoto
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
Charlotte Flair
Best Friends
Joey Janela

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
Daisuke Sekimoto
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito

Best Friends
Joey Janela

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
. LuFisto
Best Friends
. Joey Janela

Shayna Baszler
Oct 24, 2001

i'll always take care of you
Muldoon
Daisuke Sekimoto
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Jay White
Tetsuya Endo
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Bandido
LuFisto
Best Friends
Bayley

Would've voted for Alexa if the Jake Atlas matchup had happened tonight :smith:
Also sorry Kylie Rae, if you'd been against anyone else it'd have been the easiest win yet :smith:

Power Windows
Dec 29, 2004

Brasky used to ride upon a steed, perchance to spy a lady.

White
Riddle
Tanahashi
LA Park
Bandido
LuFisto
Best Friends
Janela

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



Jay White
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

Jordan7hm
Feb 17, 2011




Lipstick Apathy
Jay White
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Tetsuya Naito
Best Friends
Joey Janela

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

Jay White
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
Charlotte Flair
Best Friends
Joey Janela

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Jay White
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

WatermelonGun
May 7, 2009
Daisuke Sekimoto
Tetsuya Endo
Tanahashi (ban anyone who votes for aldis)
La Parka
Bandido
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

Fad
Nov 13, 2002

I dont care.
Jay White
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Arisa Nakajima
Tetsuya Naito
LuFisto
Best Friends
Joey Janela

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HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


Daisuke Sekimoto
Matt Riddle
Hiroshi Tanahashi
LA Park
Tetsuya Naito
Charlotte Flair
Best Friends
Joey Janela

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