I promised myself I wasn't going to celebrate milestones, like anniversary posts or marking xth post, but I think I'll make an exception for post #1000. It's not going to be a celebration of the blog, but I figured now was as good a time as any to just list my favorite wrestlers working today, in some order (although really after the top 5 or 6, who the fuck knows, really). Here you go, in descending order:
25. Drake Younger: Yeah, Younger is a recent favorite - I hadn't seen him for the first time until Sunday - but you know what? Any guy who brawls the way he does and then pops and locks after the victory is more than alright by me.
After the jump...24. Grizzly Redwood: How can anyone not love a midget lumberjack? One of my dreams is to have breakfast with Grizz at IHOP.
23.El Generico: Such a ridiculously fun wrestler it's not even funny. Yeah, his character has taken a turn for the serious in ROH during this bloodfeud with Kevin Steen, but Generico is still the man.
22. Chuck Taylor: It's very hard for me not to mark out for a guy who counts this as one of his signature spots.
21. "Dashing" Cody Rhodes: Smackdown is must-watch anymore just for the weekly mic session we get with DCR. The grooming tips are priceless. Plus, he's probably the most improved wrestler in terms of in-ring on the roster in the last year.
20. Sugar Dunkerton: Not only is he super-interactive on Twitter, but as one-half of the Throwbacks, he's awesomely fun to watch in the ring with his megafro and ABA gimmickry. If you've seen King of Trios, night 1, you know what I'm talking about.
19. Christian: I always liked him better of the two. Right now, they're not featuring him as much as they did on ECW, but he's still always going to give a good match. I just wish they'd let him talk more. He's insanely charismatic.
18. Jack SWAGGAH~!: I want Primo's to carry a Swaggie.
17. Kaval: I love guys who have great kicking offense. Kaval may have the best ever. Plus he sounds like Barry White. If he sang "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" to LayCool, he'd shoot up like 15 spots on this list. In fact, I think I may start a petition on Facebook for that.
16. Colt Cabana: Not only is he funny and entertaining, he's a super cool guy who signs pictures of his Scotty Goldman glossy. How can you not love a guy who makes fun of his past missteps like that?
15. CIMA: The dude has got to be legit crazy. It's not the bad crazy like when HWSNBN murdered his family, but cute crazy like wearing flight goggles to the ring and wrestling with an evil smirk on his face like he's always up to no good. Plus, ICONOCRASM~!~!~!
14. Delirious: Gaiohjkjhguiak alkhj;lksd aoisdf asdjkfh iaolm ,.msoi usydoifu wlkejrwe!
13. The Osirian Portal: Yeah, I know they're two people. Shut up, this is my blog. I SAID SHUT UP. Anyway, they had me at being from ancient Egypt.
12. Zack Ryder: Woo Woo Woo... You Know It.
11. Frightmare: The kid is in his second year, and he's got exuberance to match. There's something wholesome, something genuinely warming about watching a guy run around through the crowd like he just hit a walk-off homer in game 7 of the World Series after hitting a plancha. Plus, the ceiling rana, of which the .gif IS NO LONGER WORKING! GAAAAHHH!!!
EDIT: I clicked the "Frightmare" tag, and the .gif indeed still works on my work computer. Don't know why it didn't load last night. Regardless, here's another copy of the .gif, thanks to blog-fan Kevin Friskey!
10. CM Punk: C'mon, he's the best in-ring guy in the WWE right now, one of the best promos, and he makes fans of Jeff Hardy wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. What's not to like here?
9. Skip Sheffield: He's the goofiest looking motherfucker in Nexus, but he's got a shitload of things working for him. One, he's got a sick-ass lariat. Two, he could cut promos for days and I'd mark. Three, he gives us ugly dudes hope that we too can succeed in life. Plus, YIP YIP YIP WUT IT DO shoooooooooot. Christ, give him and Tarver the Tag Titles now and just let them run as a sociopathic tag team that other sociopath heels would have to take notes on in the future.
8. Dasher Hatfield: He was the best part of Young Lions Cup last year, the second best part of Hiding in Plain Sight (the best part being Team Uppercut vs. QuackSaw zomg cum in pants), and he's a fan of TWB on Facebook. How can one not love an old-timey baseball gimmick? He's got a handlebar moustache on his freaking mask, for crying out loud.
7. The Miz: You know I marked out like I was a ten-year-old watching Hulk Hogan vanquish the evil Iraqi Sgt. Slaughter when he won RAW's Money in the Bank, right?
6: UltraMantis Black: So comically over the top evil it's delicious. He's so theatrical, the epitome of Chikara and why it's the best value for your entertainment dollar in wrestling today.
5. Evan Bourne: You know you love Evan Bourne too. He's the complete package in terms of in-ring, it's impossible for him to have a bad match. IMPOSSIBLE.
4. Bryan Danielson: What, do you think I write about 10,000 words a week on AmDrag because I'm "meh" on him? Not only is it impossible for him to have a bad match, but he's also sneakily good on the mic AND he's got so much nerd cred, he makes me look like Alex Riley (and I'm a HUGE dork).
3. Claudio Castagnoli: I boo him at Chikara events only out of reflex. See, I'm as much a mark as anyone else when I'm at The Arena watching Chikara, so I can't help but boo him and his BDK faction in the war for Chikara's soul. But once this whole thing is over, well, I'm back in his camp.
2. Austin Aries: A Double exudes awesome. He's so good at being a kayfabe prick that you can't help but nod and agree with him, even if he's calling you a fat waste. Plus, he smokes a pipe coming to the ring managing the All-Nite Express. A PIPE.
1. Chris Jericho: What, you were expecting maybe Andy "Right Leg" Ridge?
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