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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:07:25 No.12899001 View View Reply Original Report

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Where does he rank in your GOAT list?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:08:08 No.12899006 Report

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He's not on it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:09:28 No.12899013 Report

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>>12899001
GOAT

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:11:11 No.12899020 Report

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>>12899006
Would you not even put him above the Big Red Machine?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:12:34 No.12899025 Report

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More like WOAT

Fair-minded Anon !15tVOT4mb.

Fair-minded Anon !15tVOT4mb. Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:12:48 No.12899028 Report

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#1In America
Inoki #1 in Japan

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:14:40 No.12899036 Report

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not top 5

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:15:21 No.12899041 Report

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>>12899001
GOAT

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:34:07 No.12899121 Report

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>>12899001
There's an entire decade where he was the only thing holding the ratings up by himself so he gets high up for that alone

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 09:50:28 No.12899183 Report

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>>12899121
>There's an entire decade where he was the only thing holding the ratings up by himself so he gets high up for that alone
maybe on planet retard

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:05:53 No.12899230 Report

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>>12899001
Without thinking about the actual list, I got him at like 8th or something idk

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:16:12 No.12899267 Report

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>>12899183
>Plummets when Cena stops main eventing and becomes a glorified part timer
We don't sign our posts here mr planet retard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:20:24 No.12899279 Report

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>>12899001
top 3

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:20:42 No.12899281 Report

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>>12899267
>build entire show around one character for a decade at the expense of anyone else getting over
>ratings decline when they leave
Well color me fucking surprised. Let's also ignore the ratings dive when Cena wins his first world title in 2006, which don't bounce back again until 2008, the only year out of 9 where Cena wasn't champion.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:23:26 No.12899291 Report

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>>12899001
Just behind HHH and Roman in the "Overrated over pushed upper midcarder revised as a GOAT because smarks are even more easily worked and Stockholm Syndromed than marks".
He wasn't deserving of the run he had, his US Title indy work rate run was worse than Super Cena as he was still always winning over hot younger talent while trying to siphon smart clout by spamming moves.
He drew with kids, so would most people pushed as hard as he was, good guy in bright colours who wins a lot is the most basic face formula ever. But he did move merch and generate great PR buzz with his make a wish stuff.
He dropped ratings, not as hard as HHH did and he was on top when TV was starting dropping in viewers in general but he didn't keep audiences on TV or PPV.
His best feuds all came in his first year on top- JBL, Edge, Umaga. HBK was okay, Orton never worked as his rival, Batista it was a bit too late and never felt as big a deal as it should, Punk was feuding with WWE more than Cena but is probably the next best rival. Rock was more about Rocks main event return and a forced passing the torch, Rock Vs Legend Killer heel world champ Orton would have been better.
He had surprisingly good matches with brawly hosses like Umaga or even Khali, but much like HHH needed the crutch of gimmick matches to hide his limitations, or to be in with a top top wrestler like HBK/Bryan, or against someone with a ton of buzz on them going in like Rock, Punk or Edge, he doesn't have much of a body of work where he carried a program as the top guy given how long he was on top
Zero memorable promos.
Zero dimes segments.
Buried Barrett from ever being a top guy.

Antismarks revise history to big him up because they have to be contrarian without realising smarks got dumped into liking him by his US spotfests. Cena was a B- player with an A+ work ethic,a lot of people could have moved merch like him with his push but his work ethic (and willingness to occasionally politick) got him the spot.

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:26:22 No.12899297 Report

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About 350

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:26:41 No.12899300 Report

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>>12899001
Number 14.905 slightly behind TL Hopper

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:28:38 No.12899311 Report

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>>12899001
The GOAT to ever do it

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:43:52 No.12899361 Report

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>>12899291
>Zero memorable promos.
>Zero dimes segments.
he still had more charisma than roman reigns bro. reigns is fucking crap on the mic and relies the usos to carry his segments.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:46:54 No.12899372 Report

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I liked him up until the 08 Rumble return. Felt like after that he was in an endless Orton feud and would wear the most retarded purple dinosaur merch. I think he's a good gatekeeper for what a top guy is, how he compares with Cena.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:48:04 No.12899378 Report

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>Cena
>GOAT

Imagine falling for WWE revisionism. You faggots probably think Michaels was good, too

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 10:51:26 No.12899387 Report

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>>12899361
Agreed. That's why I put him below Roman in the overrated stakes. Better than Batista too although Batista was never the A show main guy.
Roman and HHH are nowhere near deserving of the spot they got or revisionist cred. Better than Diesel but not saying much.

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 11:30:37 No.12899529 Report

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>>12899001
He gets sympathy GOAT card for make a wish.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 13:38:54 No.12900130 Report

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>>12899001
Below Triple H but above Scotty 2 Hotty

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 13:42:17 No.12900155 Report

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>>12899001
>A+
Austin, Rock, Hogan, Savage, Bret, HBK, Kurt Angle

>A
Flair, Foley, Cena, Punk, Warrior, Bryan, Undertaker, Lesnar, Andre the Giant, Ricky Steamboat, Goldberg, Sting, Paige

>B+
HHH, Jericho, Eddie, Benoit, Edge, Razor Ramon, Mr Perfect, Ted Dibiase, Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Terry Funk, Roddy Piper

>B
Orton, RVD, Jeff Hardy, Christian, British Bulldog, Booker T, Vader, Owen Hart, Seth Rollins, Kane, Cesaro, Dean Malenko, Shelton Bejamin, William Regal, Rey Mysterio, Kane

>C+
JBL, Batista, Big Show, Sheamus, Diesel, Yokozuna, Tazz, Matt Hardy, Raven, Chavo Guerrero, Al Snow, Dolph Ziggler, Ken Shamrock, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, Big Boss man, Reigns

>C
Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, Lex Luger, MVP, The Great Khali, X-Pac, Jeff Jarrett, D-Lo Brown, Marty Jannetty, Dean Ambrose

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 14:49:53 No.12900579 Report

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>>12900155
>phil is nowhere near Cena

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 14:56:28 No.12900630 Report

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For wwe guys he’s an easy #1. But for all time there are several 80s American guys and japanese guys I would put ahead of him.
He’s basically the American the American kenta kobashi. Such an incredible underdog babyface who just happens to be the size of a refrigerator. Not to mention having freak show strength.
A lot of so called smart fans get hung up on a lot of superficial things that they ironically end up being more retarded than literal children and retards when analyzing wrestling. They get so hung up on the kayfabe side of what a good wrestler is that they can’t even comprehend the actual thing that makes a great wrestler, telling a story. We’re talking about people who chanted you can’t wrestle at the man carrying rvd to his best match ever.
Can’t wait to see all you guys expose yourselves talking about how he didn’t sell a ddt from jobber enough.

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 14:57:43 No.12900642 Report

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>>12900155
Terry Funk in B+ tier with fucking Edge. Vader in the same tier as Seth. Lex Luger that low. Fed brain is a mental illness

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 15:01:10 No.12900667 Report

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>>12900642
He gave hbk an a+. A guy who never had a great match without Cena carrying him or Jannety picking up his slack lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 15:39:20 No.12900887 Report

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>>12900155
Not a bad list desu

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 15:40:36 No.12900894 Report

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>>12900667
HBK vs Taker Badd Blood '97 greatest match of all time

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 15:41:16 No.12900895 Report

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>>12900155
Bryan,page and punk in the same spot as Undertaker and Andrew

Kek

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 15:45:49 No.12900931 Report

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Could possibly make top 500 since he actually had some brief good times but realistically he's a mediocre overpushed wrestler who never even tried to fulfil his potential.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:20:37 No.12901148 Report

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>>12900894
Only thing good about that match is Kane

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:24:23 No.12901170 Report

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>>12901148
kane almost fucked up a 5 star classic even tho he had just one job to do
>fucks up picking taker up, has to re-position
>can't find the hard camera
>spins around a bunch of times looking for it
>finally after what feels like an eternity spots it and delivers a shoddy looking tombstone
fucking hell its a wonder vince didnt just fire him after that

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:25:22 No.12901177 Report

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>>12899001
#3
behind Hogan and Austin

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:36:34 No.12901263 Report

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>>12900155
>>A+
>Austin, Rock, Hogan, Savage, Bret, HBK, Kurt Angle
*samartino, backlund, hogan, flair, cena

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:40:14 No.12901286 Report

Quoted By: >>12901481

Top 100 or something.

In all serousness, I don't think he even cracks 30

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:43:24 No.12901304 Report

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>>12899001
He probably breaks my top 5
Hogan, Flair, Austin, Andre, Cena
In no particular order

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:46:19 No.12901325 Report

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>>12900155
>A+
>HBK, Kurt Angle
A+ anti-draws maybe

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:56:19 No.12901410 Report

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>>12899001
Not even the top 10. But that’s less on him than it is on Vince’s refusal to be a less of a retard

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 16:58:54 No.12901422 Report

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>>12899361
Roman is one cunt hair above Diesel.

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 17:06:01 No.12901481 Report

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You fags have gone soft with all his makeawish cover up

>>12901286
/thread

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 17:13:13 No.12901529 Report

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>>12900894
Watch wrestling from the 80s or Japanese wrestling from the 90s. Your favorite match is shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 17:14:42 No.12901537 Report

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>>12900895
pro wrestling legend Andrew

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 17:25:41 No.12901622 Report

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>>12901537
Comparing Andrew with a bitchass janitor lookalike is plain retarded

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 17:32:34 No.12901664 Report

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>>12900642
Vader's overrated and Luger's lucky to even make it to C-tier and that includes their outside work.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 17:52:20 No.12901788 Report

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>>12900155
this is a goof list

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 17:54:08 No.12901801 Report

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>>12901529
ok now tell me your favourite match so i can call it shit

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 18:04:52 No.12901887 Report

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>>12899020
Hell no

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 18:06:41 No.12901904 Report

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00s is long enough to go that I’m actually nostalgic for it, Cena was okay, gonna go listen to Saliva now

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 18:09:16 No.12901935 Report

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>>12899001
top 10 anyone who has him in the top 5 doesnt know shit about pro wrestling

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 18:23:18 No.12902058 Report

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up there

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 19:36:07 No.12902781 Report

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>>12900155
>Funk in B+
gain taste

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 19:39:27 No.12902806 Report

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>>12899001
50-100 range. Had good matches with Bradshaw and Umaga but he's incapable of selling a match on the mic and relied on little jimmies buying his merch to be considered a draw. Edge would've been the better choice to be the top guy post Brock but injuries and Triple H repeatedly shitting on him left us with Cena as the standard bearer and mindbroke Edge into the Cope we see now. Truly the worst timeline

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jan 2024 21:15:17 No.12903607 Report

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>>12899001
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