Apr 4, 2023 1:43:01 GMT Baker said:

Decent overlap between Pete's list and mine aside from me being almost completely checked out on TNA in 08-09

Apr 3, 2023 9:01:00 GMT Big Pete said:

EDIT: I just realised I couldn't find room for Morrison & The Miz. Of all the shows, The Dirt Sheets was appointment viewing for me 

Their team did raise Miz up in my eyes (from like a 1 to a 4, but it's something!) while causing me to like Morrison a little less. The Dirt Sheet was all the rage for a while there, but why? What was the appeal? Did they do shooty shoot shoot insider commentary? I honestly don't remember.

The Dirt Sheets was just a 2-3 minute show where they'd riff on the roster. Remember the old guys on the muppets? It was basically like that but they'd pay out on Punk dressing like a homeless person or Jesse Gordy for coming across like a redneck who'd been abducted by aliens. I doubt it holds up and even back then some episodes seemed better than others but they had good chemistry. I was the exact same way with The Miz, I didn't even hate him, it was more like 'geez, this is why I stick to the DVDs'. He still comes off as obnoxious, but he had good chemistry with JoMo and did a good job of keying up his punchlines.

I wouldn't really appreciate The Miz until they split them up. At the time I thought it was JoMo carrying The Miz to an acceptable standard, it wasn't until I saw JoMo doing Bravehart bits where I realised who had the talent.

Even if the talent was just stealing Jericho's best bits and doing them 10+ years later.

Thanks for the reminder Pete. I watched those Dirt Sheet segments on WWE.com same as everybody else but remembered absolutely nothing about them.

“I met your dad, Shad - he wore a sweater vest.”

2011	2022	2023
1. Jerry Lawler	1. Pat McAfee	1. Jeff Jarrett
2. John Morrison	2. Jeff Jarrett	2. LA Knight
		3. Dominik Mysterio
		4. Toni Storm

2010: N/A
2021: N/A

*2011 I came back to WWE from Elimination Chamber to Wrestlemania because I heard an ad on the radio hyping Jerry Lawler challenging for the WWE Championship. Also caught parts of the TNA PPV with the infamous Sting/J. Hardy debacle. 2022 I watched Night 1 of Wrestlemania + a few JJ matches. 2023 I watched a bit of WWE, and a bit more AEW, largely because of JJ + WWE squandering LA Knight.

*The completest in me can finally breathe a sigh of relief...

2012	2013-14	2015	2016-early 17	2019-early 20
1. Dolph Ziggler	1. Bray Wyatt	1. Toru Yano	1."Broken" Matt Hardy	1. Nick Aldis
2. Damian Sandow	2. Goldust	2. Hiroshi Tanahashi	2. Brother Nero	2. Aron Stevens
3. Ryback	3. Hanson	3. Silas Young	3. Jack Gallagher	3. Tim Storm
4. Bully Ray	4. RVD	4. Beer City Bruiser		4. Lacey Evans
5. Cody Rhodes	5. Cody Rhodes	5. Jay Lethal		5. Eli Drake
6. Christian York	6. Reigns & Rollins	6. Jay Briscoe		6. WALTER
				7. PCO
				8. James Storm
				9. Colt Cabana

-2012 I joined PW in November and subsequently made a half-hearted/ultimately failed attempt to get back into modern wrestling.
-2013 Got back into it again a little bit about halfway through the year with the Bray Wyatt vignettes + RVD & Goldust returns. Also watched some ROH tv. Even went to 3 shows in ‘14. But lost interest in WWE again about halfway through 2014. So this is really more like mid 2013-mid 2014.
-2015 Watched entirely too much mediocre ROH tv 
-2016 Matt's Broken brilliance was the only wrestling I cared about. Early 2017 I discovered the greatness of "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher.
-2018: N/A
2019-early 2020 I was all about NWA Powerrr. Best wrestling since late 2005 OVW, if not Smackdown's mid 02-early 03 heyday. Worst thing about COVID was it killed NWA's momentum. I watched no wresting during peak COVID because Funk/Lawler is the only acceptable empty arena wrestling.

*Worth noting I'd have many names on these lists more like in the high 20s during wrestling's heyday. Lots of 6/10s-7/10s on here.

The list suddenly makes me want Toru Yano in some weird Broken Universe skit.

Mar 11, 2023 23:29:54 GMT NATH45 said:

Sami Zayn

Roman Reigns

Kevin Owens

Jey Uso

GUNTHER

Finn Bálor

Becky Lynch

Cody Rhodes

Austin Theory

Dom Mysterio

Revisiting my 2023 list, a bit has changed since March. 

For one KO falls out of my Top 10 - he's played an uninteresting character ever since that weird overally-aggressive turn he took. Sami very much peaked in the early part of this year also and has really, like KO been kind of uninteresting since his feud with Reigns. Speaking of which, he's barely been around, but he is a marquee, his presence alone lifts Smackdown every time he's on. He is 100% the top guy in the business.  

Jey I think should be a Top 10 guy on anyone's list for 2023 - he's had a good year. GUNTHER although stuck in sort of a rinse and repeat cycle is still delivering strong performances. Finn, I'd probably rate higher as The Judgement Day is stronger than ever and he's very much in his element here, he's found his groove. Becky, I don't give two shits about anymore, boring as batshit these days. Cody is interesting, he gets a pop and always gets my attention but he's lost some shine of late. Theory, is out. And, again I'll make a case for breaking up those Tag Titles - a Title run with Waller is what both lads need. 

Then there's the man himself, the dangerous, the dastardly... Dirty Dom ' MF ' Mysterio. The true 2023 MVP. He is the best past of the show. He's a shit. But he's working it to a T. Plus, he's not a bad worker anymore. He's actually killing it. I'd almost stake a claim and suggest Judgement Day would be pretty boring without him. 

There's also no denying LA Knight in 2023, it's been his year and it's a crime he isn't wearing that US Title at the very least. 

I don't care who has the best work-rate, or gets the most Meltzer-stars or hardens up a frigid TK.. I'm basing this on who I actually look forward to seeing each week regardless of what they're doing... 

Dom Mysterio

LA Knight

Roman Reigns

Finn Bálor

GUNTHER

Jey Uso

Rhea Ripley

MJF

Cody Rhodes

The House of Black