Christ itās hot today. RVD scores 3.4 frustratingly putting him above Becky despite being 20 places behind in the Top 100 poll.
Wrestler
Rating
Stone Cold Steve Austin (1)
4.36
William Regal (18)
4.1
Bret Hart (9)
4.07
CM Punk (16)
3.85
Booker T (48)
3.72
John Cena (17)
3.43
Rob Van Dam (47)
3.4
Becky Lynch (28)
3.2
Next up should be a BEEFY one as we rate and discuss THE BEAST, MR. HERE COMES THE PAIN, clears throat to do Heyman voice BRRRROOOOOOCK LESSSNAAARRRRR
Brock is owed a thread from winning the CM Punk thread poll, so this seems like a good time as (joint) won yesterdayās. Heās also our first more controversial figure to cover, so should be a laugh.
Heās still put on classic matches on even as recently as Summerslam last year! Heās still great when he can be bothered but will admit itās a declining hit rate
Has anyone ever seen his New Japan stuff? Whatever you think of him, being the only WWE, NJPW AND UFC champion (and all pro champion at college level) is not to be sniffed at
In terms of his career and the wide range of great matches heās had, heās a 5. Heās protected as ducky and reigned it in massively and was a bit of a creepy bollix to Sable (until they got married) but Iām not sure any of this really is point docking worthy?
Heās fucking great. The first time he showed up on Raw was a genuine holy shit moment, he looked unreal. Think he still looks good now, the Rumble was one of those where on a rewatch it gets better. Think hes quite underappreciated tbh
Also I do get the feeling his spot fest matches are more him being told to do that, he seems a guy who doesnt care too much for the business but he wants to put a spectacle on. When hes more free he can do some great stuff still
The thing I keep coming back to is, look at that list of names he had great matches with, thatās a whoās who of some of the best wrestling talent of the last, what, 25 years? And Iām aware Lesnar often plays the same role in all of them but he plays it (well, is it) to perfection. Best final boss ever.
Was great for the first year or so he was around, had some moments since his comeback but all seems a bit of a waste at times - not really his fault though, heās clearly happy to do whatever heās told to as long as heās getting paid.
Heās a 5
Sort of a story of two careers too since his first run had him working so often and with everyone, having more standard wwe matches but with the ironman with angle, and the matches with Rock and Taker some nailed on classics. Then in the last decade, the āBrockā matches.
The last legitimate, main event box office draw wrestling has left. Offense that is quite often just straight up real rather than believable, and when he has the desire capable of creating absolute barnstormers like the triple threat with Cena and Rollins. And letās be honest why shouldnāt he be selective about who he bumps for, doing so for everyone just cheapens him. When wrestling fans moan about him being part time itās such a double standard imho.
He canāt talk for toffee but why would he need to with Heyman by his side.
Iāve also gone 5. His debut year is unparalleled but the first three years or so of his return are just as good. The fact he got revenge on Super Cena (when he should have won his otherwise great return match) so comprehensively is still fairly amazing to me, but then thereās the punk match, and the Bryan match, and the styles match and the couple Seth matches, and even the other two taker matches or the Goldberg redemption feud. DUDE IS MONEY
not sure thatās true, maybe during his first run (canāt remember tbh) but i really like when he talks now e.g. telling cena heās going to leave him in a pile of blood, piss, and vomit; telling heath slater he doesnāt give a shit about his kids etc. obvs isnāt as good as paul e but then who is.
also, while heās a legit draw in ufc not sure if thatās ever been the case in wrestling (or rather, not as much of a draw as theyāre paying him to be). he does have a similar thing to cena though in that he completely changes the tone whenever he appears. like, raw bumbles along and the crowd is a certain level throughout, but as soon as either of those guys turn up, suddenly the atmosphere is electric. because the crowd know that basically the rest of the show doesnāt matter, but these two are important
