I decided to keep the list to within the last few years...so here we go.
BRAY WYATT - formerly Husky Harris from the Nexus and the son of IRS and the grandson of Blackjack Mulligan...thought his work in the Nexus was top rate, best of the group actually, and his gig on NXT as the evil Bray Wyatt is just genius
CONCRETE DAVIDSON - the best gimmick is Aussie wrestling, smacks with a hint of Chikara if you ask me ...well done at all times, his other gimmick in the Gosford Giddyups wasnt bad either.
ULTIMO GUERRERO - CMLL mainstay and one hell of a rudo...fave match vs Mistico for the nwa middleweight belt...mask ripping galore
THE SHIELD - 3 top workers in their own right now have a brilliant gimmick...hope Vince dont end up jpobbing them out too easy.
DELERIOUS - the creative mainstay of ROH and just a flat out worker..fave match, the series he had with Aries a couple of years ago in ROH was awesome.
COLT CABANA - Punks best mate, former NWA champ , one hell of a worker and the creator of the single best masked gimmick Ive seen in a while...MATT CLASSIC...brilliant stuff...best match, Cabana & Generico v Steen and Corino in a double chain match.
KINGS OF WRESTLING...Hero and Castagnioli or Antonio Cesaro and Kassius Ohno if you like ...one the best tag teams in modern history...both moved on to the E..best match, anything versus The Brisco's will do me.
NIGEL MCGUINESS...career cut too short for mine, fantastic worker, in the Steven regal style..best match, in ROH vs Danielson, in TNA..his two PPV hitouts with Kurt will do me, BUT..my fave McGuiness match is Nigel vs Brian Danielson at Sydney Uni an age ago..cause I was there...;)
BULLY RAY...always enjoyed his work where ever he was BUT his recent angle in TNA as the master mind behind Aces and Eights is just outstanding...fave match...any of the TLC matches are good, but the recent match (and turn) vs Jeff Hardy was brilliant..real heat.
DASHER HATFIELD...shoot, shoot, shoot and root root root...the olde time king of swing from Chikara...liked his tag team with Sugar Dunkerton more than Sugars replacement Mr Touchdown (who is a tool)....fave match...Dasher, Sugar and Matt Classic vs The Batiri a couple of years ago.
FERGAL"PRINCE"DEVITT...the New Japan cruiserwieght mainstay ...nothing but top shelf matches so picking one is difficult...his recent run in CMLL wasnt bad either and his return to NJPW and winning the belt back of Loki was wicked good...apparently the Japs cant say Fergal
HIROSHI TANAHASHI - Perenial NJPW champion...the guy that got me back into Japanese wrestling...awesome worker.
EL GENERICO - The Generic Luchador and the newest member of the WWE...gonna miss the masked marvel I must admit...my fave match...the two matches vs Steen at ROH Final Battles...awesome stuff.
THE BRISCO BROTHERS - nothing to do with Wes Brisco (thank F**K)... Dem Boyz are the greatest team in pro wrestling today...they probably could get by on the money they make now...but a stint with Vince would help fill the coffers somewhat...fave match..anything vs The Kings of Wrestling or Worlds Greatetst Tag Team (Benjamin and Haas) will do me just fine.
KAZARIAN and DANIELS...I like both guys seperately and they have both had some cracker matches in TNA but since they formed 4ortune and beyond that to having a run with the tag straps as Bad Influence ...we have their permission to worship them...fave match...Lethal Lockdown fortune vs Immortal...
AUSTIN ARIES - been a big fan of Aries since his early run in TNA back around 2006, that was the first time I saw him actually, his recent run in TNA has been awesome, he was good as a face, BUT his wicked good as a heel...fave match, the series with Bobby Roode to get the TNA belt were good, BUT his run with Delerious in ROH back in 2009 were brilliant.
SAMOA JOE. - The Samoan Submission Machine....cant figure out why he aint in Vinny land ...the guys is a workers worker...great promo too...fave match...any of the matches with AJ v Daniels V Joe will do me.
ADRIAN"PAC" NEVILLE - the man gravity forgot..so glad he is in the WWE now..been there 10 minutes and already is the highlight od the night on any episode of NXT...when he hits RAW or Smackdown its gonna be off the hook...fave match...vs Prince Devitt at a Super Juniors...mind you his tag matches on NXT have been wicked good too.
DANIEL BRYANT..or Brian Danielson if you like..The American Dragon, trained by HBK for a bit...awesome worker, and his recent run screaming NO is ridiculous but funny...best match in the E..vs Punk at Over the Limit last year, other than that most of his ROH run was top shelf...and then there was Sydney Uni...did I mention Sydney Uni ?.
C.M PUNK...throughly deserves the tag "Best in the World"...I'll admit I'm a Punk mark, have been for years..so picking a fave match is gonna be hard...BUT if I have too..his run with Raven was pretty good, the Summer of Punk in ROH was brilliant...BUT...beating Cena for the strap and f**king off through the crowd is my Punk moment...hope he does good vs the Taker at WrestleMania next week.
RYBACK...a reasonably new guy on the scene, this era's wrecking machine...fave match...hmmm....vs Punk in Hell in the Cell methinks.
KEVIN STEEN...Mr Wrestling, always like Kevs work, BUT since the heel turn and his return to ROH its been brilliant, the two matches v Generico at Final Battle have been awesome, other than that his run with Davey Richard to win the ROH belt was top stuff indeed...BUT fave match...the 4 way with Kev v Generico v Sexxy Eddie v Excess is great...his shoot interview at Highspots is fantastic too.
A.J STYLES...perennial TNA star...liked AJ since I saw him in Sydney a few ago on a WWA tour, great worker and his promos are getting better..his recent, silent brooding guy in the Aces & 8's angle is different...fave match, too many BUT his run with Daniels vs Americas Most Wanted were pretty damn good.
AVERNO...the second best rudo in CMLL..Ultimo Guerrerro is the first, managed to hang onto his heat after losing a Mascara match...fave match..anything v the original Mistico is good...but the tag team with Mistico was even better.
EDDIE KINGSTON...a recent addition to my likes list, yeh yeh I know where have I been....so sue me....reminds me of Steen actually...and to that point one of my fave eddie matches is the one v Kev last year at the ROH/Chikara combined show...BUT, hie best match for mine is the one v Quackenbush when he got the Chikara gold.
KRAKERJACK...one of my other fave aussie wrestler (of the modern era)...a total lunatic, saw himat a AWF show a few years ago in a hardcore match, convinced me he was nuts.
MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS....the GREATEST tag team in TNA history...and one of the best period....Shelley and Sabin should have had more runs with the gold, I know they didnt mean it, but it looks good if you keep track of that kinda stuff...fave match, too many, but the ones v The jackson brothers (Generation Me) were off the hook.
UNDERTAKER...had to throw the dead man on the list, the last survivor ( I mean still working , not dead) of Ted DiBiases Survivor Series team from oh so many years ago...Always been a big fave of mine ...managed to keep it interesting as well, suffered through a string of monsters Vince chucked at him...and has now got a 20-0 record at WrestleMania...his got Punk next week...wonder if it will be 21 -0 ...dont matter Hall fo Fame here he comes...fave match...too long a list, so i'll go with the Cell vs Mick Foley or the Cell last year v Triple H...got a feeling Taker and Punk will be added to that list.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
TNT, JAG HARTLEY, THE ROADIES, EDDIE GUERRERO, ANDRE THE GIANT, ARN ANDERSON, TRIPLE H, MICK FOLEY, DEMOLITION, VADER, VOLADOR Jnr, JIGSAW, RONNIE MILLER, LARRY O'DEA, MARL LEWIN, KING CURTIS, TULLY BLANCHARD, THE ROCK, THE HARDY BOYS, JAY LETHAL, ANY OF THE BLOKES FROM EPW, GRIZZLY REDWOOD, LOKI, AMAZING RED, HOMICIDE, and a cast of 1,000's
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