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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.
Daniel Bryan
Taichi
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Cody
Jushin Liger
Asuka

Im mad at the half of you who voted LAX over Will the Thrill

Lid fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Dec 2, 2019

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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.

Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Chris Jericho
Sanada
KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr.

Fad
Nov 13, 2002

I dont care.
Daniel Bryan
Taichi
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Chris Jericho
Sanada
Jushin Liger
Asuka

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
Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Fenix
Cody
KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr.

AlmightyPants
Mar 14, 2001

King of Scheduling
Pillbug
Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Cody
Jushin Liger
Zack Sabre Jr.

vivazomo
Nov 4, 2010
Darby Allin
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Chris Jericho
Cody
KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr.

just rust
Oct 23, 2012

Daniel Bryan
Taichi
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Chris Jericho
Cody
Jushin Liger
Asuka

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Sanada
Jushin Liger
Asuka

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Darby Allin
Taichi
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Chris Jericho
Sanada
KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Daniel Bryan - hate to vote against Darby but last time we did this we never even thought we'd be able to vote for D-Bry again
Taichi - OC and Taichi is the most perfect match pairing we will never ever see
Minoru Suzuki - KAZE NI NARE
Shingo Takagi - 4/20 lariat dudes all day erry day
Chris Jericho - thirty years in the biz and maybe the msot entertaining he's ever been also please stop platforming chuds thank you
SANADA - Cody hates unions, Comrade SANADA urges the workers to unite
KENTA - gently caress YOU KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr - just an absolute fave

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

bryan danielson was always bad

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

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

#bastionboogerbrigade
Daniel Bryan
Taichi
Minoru Suzuki
abstain
Chris Jericho
Cody
Jushin Liger
Zack Sabre Jr.

UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



Daniel Bryan
Taichi
Minoru Suzuk
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Cody
Jushin Liger
Asuka

BTF
Oct 15, 2019

I love Matt Taven
Ospreay and Naito already out, huh.

Nick Gage not going all the way through is a travesty M D K

Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Cody
Jushin Liger
Zack Sabre Jr.

Sticky Nate
Jan 9, 2012

Darby Allin
Taichi
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Chris Jericho
Sanada
Jushin Liger
Zack Sabre Jr.

Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."
Daniel Bryan
Taichi
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Chris Jericho
Cody
Jushin Liger
Asuka

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


Darby Allin
Orange Cassidy
Luchasaurus
Shingo Takagi
Chris Jericho
Cody
KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr.

Takuan
May 6, 2007

Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Chris Jericho
Cody
Jushin Liger
Asuka

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
Darby Allin
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Fenix
Cody
Jushin Liger
Asuka

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Darby Allin
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Chris Jericho
Cody
KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr.

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014
Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Cody
KENTA
Zack Sabre Jr.

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Juice Robinson
Chris Jericho :judas:
Sanada
Jushin Liger
Asuka

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

BTF posted:

Ospreay and Naito already out, huh.

They should have been better at wrestling

BodyMassageMachine
Nov 24, 2006

:yeah:
:yeah:
:yeah:

Daniel Bryan
Orange Cassidy
Luchasaurus
Juice Robinson
Chris Jericho
Cody
Jushin Liger
Asuka

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

you only have 20 hours to vote. then you'll get to vote again

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Daniel Bryan 22, Darby Allin 21
Orange Cassidy 26, Taichi 17
Minoru Suzuki 34, Luchasaurus 9
Shingo Takagi 28, Juice Robinson 13
Fenix 23, Chris Jericho 20
Cody 27, Sanada 15
Jushin Liger 29, KENTA 14
Zack Sabre Jr. 31, Asuka 12

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Punch McLightning posted:

Daniel Bryan 22, Darby Allin 21

:prepop:

Punch McLightning posted:

Fenix 23, Chris Jericho 20

:eyepop:

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
WELCOME TO THE LAST SIXTEEN

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.

Tomohiro Ishii
Finished 2nd in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 4 of 2017 WH-128 by Kenny Omega
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2015 by Adam Cole
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2013 by Kevin Steen


The Stone Pitbull is defying age by continuing to put on tremendous matches every time he steps in the ring. The MVP of the 2019 G1 Climax, everyone he faced he one of their best matches of the tournament with him, if not their best performance. A key part of the New Japan card, he could easily be the IWGP World Champion is given the chance.

PAC
Finished 17th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 2 of 2017 WH-128 by Zack Sabre Jr.
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2015 by Chris Hero
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2013 by Shinsuke Nakamura
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2011 by Daisuke Sekimoto


Another underutilized talent in WWE, PAC left in 2018 and returned to Dragon Gate. He reestablished himself as a top player there and won their Open the Dream Gate Championship two months after his return. He’s also toured the world, putting on great matches. He has joined AEW and already had a great match with Kenny Omega. With another win against Adam Page, he’s poised for a title shot in the near future.

Proud & Powerful, Ortiz & Santana
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Proud & Powerful has been establishing themselves as one of the top U.S. tag teams over the past two years. They spent most of that time with Impact Wrestling as their home promotion, where they won their tag team championship four times. They also had entertaining feuds with Hernandez & Homicide and then the Lucha Bros. They also expanded their presence on the indies, making acclaimed appearances in PWG and PROGRESS. They’ve now signed with AEW and made their debut on All Out with a run in on both the Young Bucks and the Lucha Bros.

Pentagon Jr.
Finished 10th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 3 of 2017 WH-128 by Kota Ibushi
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2015 by Kota Ibushi


Pentagon Jr. is one of the most charismatic workers in the world. He shines in solo and tag matches, the latter with his brother Fenix, and has basically gone on a world tour while still showing up on occasion in his home company of AAA. His Cero Miedo catchphrase might be the most over in wrestling.

Kota Ibushi
Finished 5th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in semi-finals of 2017 WH-128 by Kenny Omega
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2015 by Ricochet
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2013 by Kazushi Sakuraba
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2011 by The Great Muta


Ibushi finally committed to New Japan wrestling full time, which has been heavily reflected in how the company is handling him. He’s no long getting trotted out for fairly meaningless matches and showing up as Tiger Mask W. He’s now the G1 Climax winner and will challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Tokyo Dome. Amazingly athletic, Ibushi almost always has a great match.

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.

Jon Moxley
Finished 6th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Kento Miyahara
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2015 by Finn Balor
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2013 by Prince Devitt
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2011 by Akira Tozawa


Few wrestlers have been as revitalized by leaving the WWE as Moxley. When he left WWE, he was an unmotivated wrestler stuck doing Vince McMahon’s weird idea of comedy. Now, he’s one of the hottest wrestlers in the world, having star making performances in the G1 Climax. He’s started a high stakes feud with Kenny Omega that may produce the most anticipated matches in the U.S. this year.

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.

Daniel Bryan
Finished 3rd in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Won ultra-finals of 2017 WH-128


Bryan wasn’t even wrestling when the last WH-128 was held. It seemed impossible for him to come back, but he was able to do so early 2018. Since then, he’s had a largely great series of matches with AJ Styles and has reminded everyone that he’s just not a great wrestler, but charismatic and great on interviews. Bryan should still be one of the best wrestlers as long as his health allows.

Orange Cassidy
Finished 16th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128


Still the chilliest motherfucker on the planet.

Minoru Suzuki
Finished 8th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in quarter finals of 2017 WH-128 by Kento Miyahara
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2015 by Shinsuke Nakamura
Eliminated in The Quarter-Finals in 2013 by Hiroshi Tanahashi


Still the scariest motherfucker on the planet.

Shingo Takagi
Finished 11th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128


Shingo used the 2019 G1 to put on a masterclass in BEEF, having tremendous matches every night. His matches with Ospreay, Naito, Ishii, and Goto are among the very best of 2019. Promoted from the junior division, Shingo should continue to climb the ranks of New Japan into the future.

Fenix
Eliminated in Round 2 of 2017 WH-128 by Sami Zayn

Fenix is often unfairly overlooked in favor of his brother Pentagon Jr., but Fenix is a tremendous talent in his own right. Likely better in the ring, he more than carries his own in their tag matches. He’s also shined in singles matches with Joey Janela, WALTER, and Aramis.

Cody
Finished 15th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Kota Ibushi
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2013 by Hiroshi Tanahashi
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2011 by Davey Richards
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2009 by Davey Richards


Cody may have increased his stock the most in the past two years. He’s gone from Round 1 fodder to a seemingly extra part of the Bullet Club to being a central part of the formation of AEW. He even had a five-star match with his 50 year old brother. He was half of a meaningful NWA World Championship in the year 2018. He’s shown himself to be very charismatic and has been amazingly over with the AEW crowd. As great as the past two years have been, Cody looks like he could get even better going forward.

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.

Zack Sabre Jr.
Finished 12th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 4 of 2017 WH-128 by Hiromu Takahashi


ZSJ has taken up the mantle of the world’s greatest technical wrestler from Daniel Bryan, and it’s shown in the WON Awards. Sabre Jr. has won Best Technical Wrestler from those awards every year since 2014, and there’s no reason to think 2019 will be any different. He’s been moving his way up the New Japan card as well, getting multiple high profile wins against the legendary Hiroshi Tanahashi this year. A tremendous heel, Sabre should be a start for years to come.

Your ballot:

Tomohiro Ishii vs. PAC
Proud & Powerful vs. Pentagon Jr.
Kota Ibushi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jon Moxley vs. Best Friends
Daniel Bryan vs. Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki vs. Shingo Takagi
Fenix vs. Cody
Jushin Liger vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

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

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Tomohiro Ishii
Proud & Powerful
Kota Ibushi
Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Fenix
Zack Sabre Jr.

Draxion
Jun 9, 2013




Tomohiro Ishii
Proud & Powerful
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Best Friends
Orange Cassidy
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Jushin Liger

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

Tomohiro Ishii
Pentagon Jr.
Kota Ibushi
Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Zack Sabre Jr.

duckdealer
Feb 28, 2011

Tomohiro Ishii
Proud & Powerful
Kota Ibushi
Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Cody
Zack Sabre Jr.

Truther Vandross
Jun 17, 2008

Tomohiro Ishii
Proud & Powerful
Kota Ibushi
Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Shingo Takagi
Cody
Jushin Liger

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
PAC
Pentagon Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jon Moxley
Daniel Bryan
Minoru Suzuki
Fenix
Jushin Liger

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


PAC
Proud & Powerful
Kota Ibushi
Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Cody
Zack Sabre Jr

TheKingslayer
Sep 3, 2008

PAC
Pentagon Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jon Moxley
Daniel Bryan
Minoru Suzuki
Fenix
Jushin Liger

John Dudebro
Dec 3, 2013

PAC
Pentagon Jr.
Kota Ibushi
Best Friends
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Cody
Zack Sabre Jr.

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Tomohiro Ishii
Proud & Powerful
Kota Ibushi
Best Friends
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Fenix
Zack Sabre Jr.

Trying
Sep 26, 2019

missed like 10 rounds

Tomohiro Ishii
Proud & Powerful
Kota Ibushi
Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Minoru Suzuki
Cody
Zack Sabre Jr

why do you make me kill my heroes punch mclightning? what is your deal?

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Feb 18, 2013





PAC
Pentagon Jr.
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jon Moxley
Daniel Bryan
Shingo Takagi
Fenix
Zack Sabre Jr.

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