Wrestling Wonders Pro 50 2013 Part 2
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LA SOMBRA
Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre
2012 Placing - Unlisted
Impressed in Japan/Mexico tour
exchange for NJPW in a brimming Intercontinental title defeat by Shinsuke
Nakamure... Grabbed Middleweight title from Dragon Rojo Jr spanning eleven
minutes day late on Jan 20th... Flew back CMLL adding structure to six man two
of three falls tags... Held World Middleweight title from Mephisto in another
thrilling two of three falls win at 2-1... Blasted past Averno, Volador Jr,
Thunder and Ultimo Guerrero in tag bouts over coming months in credible step
ups... Three way draw against Mistico and Volador Jr for Azteca title over collossal thirty minute scuffle in LLA... Firmly received IWGP Intercontinental championship from
Shinsuke Nakamura on Mexican ground... Stopped Volador Jr chasing title heels
in Jun... Traded title back to NJPW on 20 Jul with Nakamura in another tantalising tussle... Retained
middleweight gold from Volador Jr in dirty victory at Queretaro event... Foxed
Volador Jr in Mask match in Sep... Provided further thrill to feud over Nov...
Headed back to NJPW in Dec... Joined Tetsuya Naito for Tag league over festive
season...
Planted onto Mexico’s map with
supporting work... Budding young star has amassed high profile in novice
timing... Masked warrior holds intense... three time champion and 24 year old
mounted heavy record of action with quality involved... Trade partnership with
NJPW has further raised profile of young newbie as well as New Japan’s
roster... Needs sturdier vocal approach...
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PAPADON
FREELANCE
2012 Placing - Unlisted
Started year with Double DQ against AHTU at ECWA New Year
Resolutions II... Fought decent heavyweight title tournament falling in first
round to Lance Anoai for NWS LSW on 18th Jan... Won peerless three
man bout with Mike Mondo and Jerry Lynn for Lynn’s final ever match... Tremendous display in ECWA’s Annual Super 8s
tournament losing to Damien Dragon in finals... Dropped Anthony Nese
phenomenally at NWA DAWG Bigg Bang Theory in mid April... Consistent victories
over Apr and May... Defeated Vsk to become ECWA Unified Heavyweight champion on
13th Jul with remarkable input from both... Race to the ring tourney
first round passed in Aug... Participated in Shane Shamrock Memorial cup at MCW
falling at finals to Luke Hawx including Adam Cole, Derek Frazier, Drolix and
Mike Mondo... Dropped Joey Ryan in quarter finals of ring race on 17th...
Fended off Apollyon on ECWA Anniversary card to retain Unified heavyweight
gold... Defended very title again in Sep against Kekoa The Flying Hawaiian in
aerial energiser... Stopped Ricky Reyes and Vsk in three man title hunt month
later... Downturn began on 19th Oct falling to DJ Hyde... 2nd
Nov saw Flying Hawaiian Kekoa nab Unified world title from Papadon’s waist to
end dramatic year...
Engaging Greek God maintained extraordinary record of
2013... Respected and respectful of talent, Papadon’s career has grown
handsomely... Needs to gather more believability in fan culture with promo’s
and story telling... Works well in action as dependable and rising
worker...
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JUN AKIYAMA
ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2012 Placing - 22
All Japan start in Feb held
successive tag victories... Rewarded with gold straps becoming tag champions
with Go Shiozaki as team Burning on 17th Mar... Kept strong lines with tag wins
again... Joined Champion Carnival challenge winning tournament on points
against the likes of Joe Doering, KAI and Seiya Sanada... Defended AJPW tag
titles on 2nd Jun from Joe Doering and SUWAMA as Last Revolution... Fierce battle with SUWAMA unrewarding for Triple Crown title challenge in twenty-two minute burner... Fully
respected over Summer by AJPW with countless wins... Dumped by Akebono in
first round of Royal Road series...
Went for thirty-one minutes against evolution's Joe Doering and SUWAMA
transferring tag gold in exemplary collision... Wasn't harmed by misfortune over Nov rising up stronger with triumphs...
Fed up with placement or lack of
frustration with bookers at NOAH forced Akiyama's jump to rival AJPW... Beastly
brute reshaping tag division with full commitment from AJPW amid frustrations
elsewhere... Sits comfortably with in-ring action... Should consider attempting
to elevate newer talent to play with for future prospects able to drive more
dazzling future opportunities...
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DEAN AMBROSE
WWE
2012 Placing - Unlisted
Marred by Elimination Chamber scrap with Triple meathead
mayhem with Ryback, Sheamus and John Cena however held focus, poignancy and
tact in portrayal... 23rd Apr dream battle with The Undertaker a
reality on Smackdown was
scintillating scrap... Began battles
with Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) and John Cena on 29th Apr Raw... Won career defining moment over
Kofi Kingston to lift United States title at Extreme Rules in May... Saw off
challenges from R-Truth and Kingston upholding prestige... Upgraded to Team
Hell No and esteemed workhorse Randy Orton over Jun... Played in Money in the
Bank World title mega match with an array of pleasing acrobatic repertoire... Protected standing from
being overused joining Rob Van Dam on Summerslam pre-show well... Was the
better worker at Night of Champions in US title defence over shortcomer Dolph
Ziggler... Pointless Gauntlet match reached no contest on 17th Sep Smackdown... Tasked with helping Big E.
Langston become favourable in successful US title defence at Hell in a Cell...
Mornic Langston heavily smashed into Ambrose causing minor injury... Took on CM
Punk and Daniel Bryan in lustrous no
contest handicap on 11th Nov Raw... First out of victorious
Survivor Series five man elimination match protected Ambrose cleverly but cost
fan understanding expecting more...
As only title holder of trio left, Shield member seeming to
have most is still at consistent level... Shouldn’t be rushed... Needs stronger
engagement with action than just brawler which can expose match peak quality...
Should drop title in New Year mid Feb... Can be rebuilt as hunger force bent on
destruction, in part... Could add new member if Roman Reigns departs... Strong
tag duo with Rollins...
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AJ STYLES
TOTAL NON-STOP ACTION
2012 Placing - 14
Returned from nagging injury in
Apr for TNA... Dropped James Storm in good battle over Impact... Went to
pathetic no contest with inconsistent Mr. Anderson in May... Excellent battle with
Kurt Angle at Slammiversary... Qualified for Bound for Glory series... Lost
gauntlet series challenge in six man to bumbling vanilla block Magnus... Couldn’t catch a break over series in tedious
encounters with Kazarian, Samoa Joe and Magnus... Became ‘The One’ everyone was
talking about... Was lured to join fight between Aces and Eights and rehashed lunacy act Main Event Mafia... Choose MEM over Aces... Couldn’t hold prominence as
intended after channeling the inner Waltham essence with an inferior booking promotion...
Passed Austin Aries in semi finals and Magnus in finals for Bound for Glory
title opportunity in Sep... Signed short month extension when contract expired then lied on television of having no contract... Finally crushed hapless Bully Ray after
painful build up in previous months to lift TNA world title... Stunned Dixie
Carter taking TNA title global into cross brand promotions for defences as rogue
employee for cheap advertising of TNA... Copied entire motion from Wrestling
Wonders see here - Could CM Punk defend title outside WWE? Defended TNA gold in AAA over El Mesias on 3rd
Nov... Followed up outside defence with Seiya Sanada on W-1’s Wrestle tour in
Japan...
Slow year for Lloyd Allen Jones once again... Relied on Waltham essence and failed to carry off well with TNA stamp on it marring every step taken as poisoned chalice irony... Overlooked by clueless boss Dixie Carter and failed to gain World title when really counted... Now seen as inferior PR exchange... Desperately needs real booking options without stupidity regardless of finance... Without many options available, Styles could be forever doomed in TNA...
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KENNY OMEGA
DYNAMIC DREAM TEAM
2012 Placing - 26
As new KO-D Openweight champion
defended successfully against DDT Extreme champion Isami Kodaka in winner takes
all match to become KO-D and DDT Extreme champion in late Jan... Fought
impressive Last Man Standing, Falls Count Anywhere fun filler for DDT with Michael
Nakazawa on Feb 28th... Came too close for comfort almost crushing credibility
on 8th March in feeble UK promotion... Failed to retain PCW tag title in three way beamer with Adam Knight and
Steve Corino as victors over Omega and tag partner Chris Stevens during
March... Fought the Honky Tonk Man in tag loss for PCW in Apr... Back in Toyko,
Japan on 3rd May saw intense DDT Extreme title TLC Falls Count anywhere Street
Fighter 2 funfest... Participated in annual Best of Super Juniors Tournament in
May for NJPW clocking huge wins over BUSHI, KUSHIDA Alex Koslov and TAKA
Michinoku through early June... Dropped at semi finals by drab squid Prince
Devitt... Could not be crowned King of
DDT in tournament over July... Lost DDT Extreme title in T-back table tussle
with Danshoku Dino during twenty-one minute blinder at DDT Summer Vacation in
Aug... Failed to regain Extreme title in
three way to Antonio Honda and former champ Dansholu Dino... Rejoined as Golden
Lovers with Kota Ibushi to relaunch tag division... As Golden Lovers stamped
ground on tag contendership victory on 4th Nov... Had humourous fight with
female fighter Ayako Hamada over in WAVE in seventeen minute golden victory...
Couldn't defeat Yankee Two Kenju's Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto to lift the tag
titles for DDT with Ibushi on Nov 17th in hardfought contest...
Holds own in singles action and tag team with poise and compactness... If aiming to go higher needs to drive further oomph forward... Stuck at level ground as stable and comfortable talent... Adds fun factor with amazement... May benefit with entry in G1 Climax tournament or Super Juniors if allowed/able... Could be further expanded upon as tag champ once more...
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LOW KI
RETIRED
2012 Placing - 9
Entered lustrous three way title
challenge with Prince Devitt and Kota Ibushi on Jan 4th for IWGP Junior
Heavyweight championship largely upheld by Ibushi and Ki... Missed many months
due to injury hiatus... Provoked suggestions at retirement soon after...
Returned at Right Coast Pro's Festivus event in Delaware in July against Billy
Brax in success win... Signed with All Japan Pro Wrestling on August 11th for
2013 Odo Tournament... Started second week of September handsomely in Royal
Road First round tournament for AJPW downing Dark Cuervo... Joined forces with
opponent Cuervo in tag action dropping Hikaru Sato and Masao Inoye in ten men
Open Championship contest... Fell to KENSO and Takao Omori with D Lo Brown as
partner on 15th in noble tag
falling... Failed to advance in second
round of Royal Road tournament on 16th for AJPW modestly against monstrous Akebono, suffering abdominal injury...
Ki announced legitimate retirement for the foreseeable future after AJPW
neglected to pay medical care as per contractual obligations following injury
on October 14th...
After accomplishing all he needs to Low Ki has bowed out from the wrestling business, at least for now... Final year was outstanding run ending on high... Deliveered grace, aggression, tenacity and might... Worked opponents to best matches avaialble whilst nurturing pathway for them... Has certainly given the industry enough to remember for those who fully appreciate...
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DAMIEN SANDOW
WWE
2012 Placing - 47
Started year in January aiming to shape tag division with
RhodesScholars... Mimicked Ton of Funk with Bella Twins and on Raw earning pointless tag loss...
Upgraded on May 6th Raw
against Randy Orton in remarkable signpost... Slipped back into mid card
hilarity after tested waters over May... Had to play second fiddle to Sheamus
on Payback kickoff event... Bested by Irish calamity Sheamus in Dublin Street
fight in near ten min brilliance by Sandow on June 25th Smackdown... Won potential career
defining moment with blue briefcase for Smackdown’s
World title bumping ignoramus Cody Rhodes from the ladder to end partnership at
Money in the Bank... Stock risen Sandow battled Orton again in another live Raw splendour on 12th Aug
proving legitimate heavyweight challenger... Played fair 27th Aug Smackdown test with Rob Van Dam... Sold Battleground kick off injury with Dolph
Ziggler to air cash in speculation... Kept on kick off show for Hell in a Cell
beating Kofi Kingston vividly to contain heavyweight away from contention as
surprise guarantee... Bafflingly challenged World champion John Cena to
honourable one on one match cash in on Oct 28th Raw in excellent quality action suffering senseless defeat... Saddled
with pointless bouts with Ziggler over months including November until WWE push
harder... Won Hamptons Hardcore on 25th Nov over Ziggler showing
capability for bigger picture...
Second MITB victor to lose as measure to inner essence via
computer shelves credibility as main event prospect... Has fan support in
thousands, if not with WWE... Believable characterisation challenges WWE status
quo... Couldn’t take over tag division... Hasn’t achieved World dominance in
WWE yet... Future Heavyweight champion in waiting needs booking faith and hard
line of placement...
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HIROSHI TANAHASHI
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2012 Placing - 1
Halted Kazuchika Okada in a
mesmeric IWGP heavyweight title defence at Wrestle Kingdom in Jan... Followed
up laughable contest with Karl Anderson for very same title on Feb 10th...
Crushed vanilla weed Prince Devitt in sloppy exchanges on 3rd Mar... Was
dethroned by Okada month later in a sensational transition with Okada's growth
pushing 'hashi... Snatched CMLL tag title on Japanese shores with Jushin
Thunder Liger taking down champs Tama Tonga and El Terrible in Jul...
Controlled G1 Climax event without allowing any other competitor to shine in
self glory... Travelled to Mexico for
annual talent trade initiative... Took one loss to Marco Corleone, Maximo and
Shocker only over Aug... Dropped CMLL tag titles on 14th Sep proving
transitional run pointless... Couldn't regain IWGP title from Kazuchika Okada
on 14th Oct... Lost immense credibility with sheer ignorance soon after on UK
shores... Nov tag teaming didn't provide anything eventful for New Japan
roster... Played in World tag league over late Nov suffering multiple losses...
Former number one wrestler of the
world has disgraced himself and the industry with illogical choices... Should
careful consider retribution and careful donation to promotions that add
nothing but harm to his being... Has become wasteful self-server to put himself
over... Needs to work with others better... Must repent from obnoxious
behaviour... Proved to be less than as
great as anticipated...
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SUWAMA
ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2012 Placing - 35
Began tough partnership with Joe Doering over Jan... Gave supportive structure
in Feb and Mar coasting along with lack of direction from All Japan... Took on
Masakatsu Funaki on 17th Mar to establish championship material winning Triple Crown title totaling thirty minutes...
Sustained time limit draw with Go Shiozaki in exceptional start to
Champion Carnival in Apr... Rejoined Joe Doering in Last Revolution over May
with title race shortcomings to tag bearers Shiozaki and Jun Akiyama maintaining the gold... Fended off Akiyama
in Triple Crown defence on 30th Jun... Lost epic two of three falls match with Shiozaki following month...
Could not regain tag straps from Shiozaki and Akiyama mid Aug with Takao
Omori... Put in another fine contest with Shiozaki on 25th Aug... Stumped by
former pal Doering in Royal Road second round battle... Rejoined Doering as Evolution to regain tag titles in
united effort over champs Akiyama and Shiozaki in Oct... Lost Triple Crown
title to beefy Akebono days later on 27th... Stood strong with Doering on 30th
Nov in Strongest tag league over James Raideen and Maybach Beta...
Appears every bit a star... AJPW
has started to become a serious company for rivals NOAH and NJPW with SUWAMA,
among others... Strong push forward could help broaden beastly aspects with
captivated fans worldwide... At 37 years
of age, has proved can easily go with the boys and achieve formidable results...
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GO SHIOZAKI
ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2012 Placing - Unlisted
Fresh start in All Japan in Feb
with Jun Akiyama boosted tag team ascension... Obtained AJPW Tag team title
with Akiyama on Mar 17th with fierce ambition... Went to thirty minute adventurous time limit draw with SUWAMA during
Champion Carnival in Apr... Steady progress with all victories to reach finals against
KAI on 29th in gripping challenge as runner up... Won ten man tag elimination
end of May displaying potential long-term worth to company... Defended titles over Jun in blinding action over Akebono and Ryota
Hama... Took off SUWAMA over thirty-five minutes in two of three falls nabbing
two falls to one mid Jul... Program with SUWAMA and Takao Omori over Summer a
heated rivalry... Couldn't win
Triple Crown from SUWAMA on 25th Aug... Entered Royal Road tournament to finals
over Sep crushed by Akebono... Upheld tag division over Oct... Dropped tag
title with Akiyama to SUWAMA and Joe Doering in superlative contest... Turned and disbanded from Akiyama soon after... Went to tag draw in World
Strongest tag league alongside Kento Miyahara against Akiyama and new partner
Takao Omori on Nov 30th...
Upheld tag division and fully
respected with Akiyama in AJPW... Intense support structure claiming own
dominance gives company further opportunity to rise over competition... Should
continue in tag scene with possibility of singledom in July/Aug 2014... Worth a
strong glance... Needs clearer focus to achieve higher notch in global
ranking...
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SHINGO
DRAGON GATE
2012 Placing - 7
Fine show starting Jan in
New Year Dragon scramble Battle Royal with fifteen others... Consistent over Jan and Feb in constant action often victorious... Denied championship success
in Apr failing to capture Freedom Gate title from stale leech Johnny Gargano...
Took hold of Twin gate tag title instead next month with YAMATO fervently... Gained victory for secondary title Dream Gate
contenders battle royal in late Jun... Stole the show and Dream Gate title from
CIMA in a thirty-seven minute mesmeriser in Jul... Really shone month later against tag pal
YAMATO with effulgent vigour relieving former friend of Dream Gate gold... Officially against spurned
YAMATO contained equal standing with one another in tender tag
storytelling... Competed in Summer
Adventure tag league with ignoramus Akira Tozawa in Sep... Failed to capture
six man vacant triple tag title to YAMATO, Cyber Kong and BxB Hulk of MAD
BLANKEY...
Has many options available for
2014... Should turn on Tozawa and either rejoin YAMATO or prepare for tagging with
other stars in need of boost... Can guide others as well as drive independent match
quality... Needs aggression to become persistent enough to add further depth where
required... Should add few tweaks to promos to find hidden access to key
element of connectivity with fans...
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DR. WAGNER JR.
FREELANCE
2012 Placing - 17
Shone in tag matches over January... Fell to Atlantis and LA Par-K
in excellent tag battle alongside Ultimo Guerrero in Apr... Respectable
victories over Apr... Master blaster with UWE 46 eliminating Blue Demon Jr, El
Canek and Perro Aguayo Jr in beefy four man frolic... AAA Triple
Mania card battle assisting Electroshock, La Parka and Octagon was another splendid sensation... Cracking
three man elimination won by LA Park_K featuring El Hijo del Santo two weeks
later ending Jun... Stunning two of
three falls testament with Park-K on 10th Aug... Returned favour in rematch
twenty days later... Entered four man elimination title for heavyweight title
in IWL with Justin Credible, El Canek and winner Park-K... Teamed with Par-K over October at Invasion
card over rivals Ultimo Guerrero and Atlantis handsomely...
Took minimal action over months
in year which did not mar match quality... Held expert portrayal with
in-ring action with others... Contains professionalism to sport... Reduction in
schedule failed to harm quality given instead... Could be wearing world gold if taking
more bookings with pro wrestling calendar for 2014... Adds highlight to
company, circuits and fan interaction...
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MINORU SUZUKI
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2012 Placing - Unlisted
Chose to leave AJPW after losing
match on 2nd Jan New Year Shining series... Was given access to stardom in NJPW
over Feb including defeat of Kazuchika Okada on 10th Feb with excellent display
of technical abilities... Reached second round of New Japan Cup over Mar...
Took on team CHAOS over Apr... Entered superlative thirty minute thrill-fest
with Kazuchika Okada unable to win IWGP heavyweight championship... Good
innings over Aug in G1 Climax race...
Kept winning profile in countless tag encounters with supportive contexts over
months to Nov... on Nov 9th battled Shinsuke Nakamura at Power Stuggle for
Intercontinental title in courageous losing effort... Entered World tag league over late Nov wining the event with
Shelton Benjamin over Jax Dane and Rob Conway in outstanding melee... Four man tag league success culminated prosperously on 1st Dec...
Can pull out surprising gems in title
matches often thought unthinkable... Develops talent in-ring with guidance and
being... Dependable force valued by NJPW... Needs little more conditioning to
enhance speed and pace of match if serious... Remains strong interim contender
on occasion... Clearly primed for tag success in coming future... Valid
decision to divert ships a fruitful payoff...
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TONY NESE
FREELANCE
2012 Placing - 15
Lost to ignorant mess Douglas
Williams and Kid Kash at TNA X-Travangaza in wasteful appearance held together
by Nese alone... Jan Payback event for IWC rewarded gold title from Logan
Shulo... Kept good stance with Apollyon in tag pairing for National Pro
Wrestling Day... Kept fusion title from unconvincing challenger Trent Baretta
in Feb... Retained Super Indy title in Mar... Was dissed on PWS super card by
ignorant shrew Davey Richards and washed up winner Jushin Liger in Apr... Had
Fusion title reign ended by Francis Kipland Stevens in enthusiastic triple
threat thriller following month... Lost
hot contest with Mike Mondo and nonsense winner The Big O which thoughtlessly
ripped Nese’s credibility down at NYWC in Aug... Had to support ignorant Akira
Tozawa during stint with Dragon Gate USA... Blasted Ricochet on 17th
Nov where Nese made the evening memorable... Played against Chris Hero and winner Rich Swann for number one title opportunity in PWX... Taking leave of
absence after brainless Loser leaves for 60 days match against now heavyweight
champ The Big O for NYWC on 30th Nov...
Bookers should be careful who
they donate Nese’s expertise to... Jewel in NYUWC’s crown could lose all
credibility if given to unworthy names on circuit as washed up glory
hunters... Should avoid Dragon Gate USA
unless willing to retire early from idiotic booking decisions... Strong company
needs to present Nese glowingly... Comfortability in NYWC is being taken for
granted with illogical losses... WWE is only option to come running... Can
survive on Indy scene and prise quality matches with flexible approach...
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YAMATO
DRAGON GATE
2012 Placing - 13
Strong support in New Year Dragon
Scramble Battle Royal on 12th Jan as one of sixteen in losing
thriller... String of Tag victories with Shingo Takagi as Akatsuki over
January... Excellent battle with Jimmy
Susumu for DG UK Festival of Fire on 23rd Feb UK tour... Should be
careful in choice selection of opponents in UK who can harm credibility...
Decent Captain’s Fall Elimination three way at Dragon Gate Glorious Gate early
Mar... Back to tag supremacy with Akatsuki respected multipley... 27th
Apr six man at Gate of Passion event a marvellous encounter as victor... Rose
to tag team pinnacle with Takagi as Twin Gate tag champion on 5th
May over MAD BLANKEY’s Uhaa Nation and BxB Hulk in awesome display... Made it
to semi finals of King of Gate tournament unable to best tag partner Tagaki...
Turned on Takagi after losing tag titles to MAD BLANKEY representatives BxB
Hulk and Akira Tozawa mid Jun... Lost Dream Gate title contendership to former
pal Takagi on 23rd... Switched to MAD BLANKEY in August... Sought retribution over Takagi on 23rd
Aug winning Dream Gate title during twenty-seven minute superlative struggle...
Couldn’t contain Summer Adventure
Tag League and Interim Tag titles with BxB Hulk in Sep... Captured Triangle
Gate tag title with Hulk and Cyber Kong starting Nov... Ends Nov 25th
tag success with Hulk and Naruki Doi strongly...
As suggested last year, should
have been thrust in World title contention and victor of said title...
Disrespected by Dragon Gate and forced to re-shape tag division done expertly
by YAMATO despite inability to direct placement... Should be valued much higher
as champion than spare fodder... Is capable of becoming company face and
promoter, so long as he considers Brit battles carefully...
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CM PUNK
WWE
2012 Placing - 2
Saw off lame challenger Ryback in
TLC match on Jan 7th Raw, keeping WWE title... Gave fair match in
predictable title loss to The Rock at Royal Rumble which could have been
excellent attraction if Punk’s negative attitude to drop to the Great One didn’t affect
attraction... Went for further twenty minutes with Rocky at Elimination Chamber
rematch with a better but still grumbling mentality... Felt comfortable fighting WWE favourite John Cena in late Feb on Raw in loss of contender spot... Befitting entry in awful four man booking
with Sheamus, Big Show and Randy Orton in Mar... Stepped onto Wrestlemania
stage with The Undertaker in best match on the card... Took time off in upsetting rebuff to gather new options... Returned at Payback in technical whizz with
Chris Jericho which earned high praise and split decision in hometown
Chicago... Joined WWE Heavyweight title Money in the Bank contest losing to
Randy Orton in high rise blockbuster featuring returning Rob Van Dam, Sheamus,
Christian and Daniel Bryan... Fell to beasty Brock Lesnar at Summerslam for
disrespecting mentor Paul Heyman in brilliant bout though slightly lacking
extra something... Flew through Heyman and new client Curtis Axel with ease...
Program with dire disaster Ryback as new Paul Heyman guy was dreadful feud
where Punk showed off... Thrust into new program with Wyatt Family and buddy
Bryan... Took Survivor Series win over tagging Wyatt Brothers with Bryan with steady working...
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After previous year as lengthy
champion, has dipped in standing... Largely due to opinionated ego failing to
work with others more comprehensively... Said to have adopted the John Cena
mentality of self-service... Suffering lingering knee problems... Needs to
extend olive branch and add vulnerability to worthy opponents if to increase
feud potential... Bashing microphone work unsupportive...
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KOTA IBUSHI
DYNAMIC DREAM TEAM
2012 Placing - 34
On winning side of 29 man mega
match at DDT New Years Special extravaganza... Fought outstanding challenge for Prince Devitt's IWGP Junior title in
NJPW during three way with Low Ki, unsuccessful... Held victories over Feb for
DDT... 17th Feb marvel fell short with Gota Ihashi and YOSHIHIKO in six man
pleaser... Gave dynamic performance at Max Bump for KO-D Openweight title
against retaining Shigehiro Irie... Nabbed Six man tag title with Kenny Omega
and Ihashi as Golden Rendezvous on 26th May... Dropped championship month later
on 23rd Jun to Monster Army... Won finals of NAKAZA-1 CLIMAX Battle Royal...
Held own in G1 Climax tourney over August including stonking losses to Shelton
Benjamin and Minoru Suzuki... Took on
Kazuchika Okada on near twenty minute dazzler on 18th... November six man tag
contendership success with Omega joyful... End of November tag title loss still
vivid encounter... Ends year on 23rd November alongside BUSHI with tag loss to
Doc Gallows and hapless leech Karl Anderson...
Crowd pleaser with fun emphasis and YOSHIHIKO to boot excels talent for audience... Capable of comedy and credible action... High profile matches boost all involved... Team with Omega successful joy which can continue another year with longevity... Has risen back into the game from injury to reclaim place in wrestling market fruitfully...
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SETH ROLLINS
WWE
2012 Placing - 40
Launched into early feud with
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) with ultimately excellent results... Soon thrown
to big boys Sheamus, John Cena and Ryback in drab disasters... Ryback soon
replaced by Randy Orton where work with Rollins proved outstanding in Mar... Tore the house down in the O2 centre in
London against Hell No and esteemed veteran Undertaker with an impressive six man victory... Often used as punchbag spare to
big WWE names only to outshine everyone of them with unique skill over May
period... Snared Tag titles from Bryan and Kane at Extreme Rules with Roman
Reigns delivering superlative four
man action... Defended titles month later at Payback against Bryan and Orton in
clever mix up... Destroyed Uso’s at Money in the Bank keeping titles as Rollins
held the match in sync further allowing Uso’s to become established equals in title hunt... Forfeited tag titles at Raw on 14th October to Cody Rhodes and Goldust in an
exquisite display of aerial, technical and ground intimacy... Gained rematch at Hell in a Cell which was again
impressive... Held ground in five man elimination at Survivor Series paving way
for stablemate Reigns...
Outshone all members of WWE roster
with exceptional skillset adding believability for opponents... Crazy bumper
adds entire emphasis as glue to three man tandem... Workhorse of WWE should be
given chance to earn stripes in future foundations... Largely underlooked...
Endorsed by Undertaker... Needs booking faith in tag and singles action later
on down road... Could be Intercontinental champion later in year... Slow burner
to develop in Shield dysfunction required as enticing mechanism for all three in future prospects...
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KENTA
PRO WRESTLING NOAH
2012 Placing - 44
Picked up momentum from ending
year sustainably... Covered in impressive victories over Jan in strong tag
action... Defeated Takeshi Morishima for GHC heavyweight championship in
twenty-one minute scorcher in Osaka... Took part in Lucha Libre Torneo
Latinoamericano de Lucha Libre advancing to finals over Trash, Kaiser and Super
Crazy leading contest... Defended GHC title favourably at Great
Voyage from Maybach Taniguchi... Mar 15th loss to TMDK's Johan Rock, Mikey
Nicholls and Shane Haste was a classy portrayal for continental outlook... Entered
Apr tag league with Yoshihiro Takayama passing Bobby Fish and Eddie Edwards adding
stability... Held onto GHC title from
Takashi Sugiura in thirty-two minute mesmeriser mid May... Tore the house down
at Southern Navigation in title defence with Toru Yano spanning twenty-four
mins... Failed to gain tag title on 8th Jun against CHAOS members Takashi
Iizuka and Yano... Stopped intense GHC title
challenge from Naomichi Marufuji in July... Gave an exceptional fight
against Australian Shane Haste for title gold over Sep... Annual Global League
contest saw baffling defeat to cutesy Eddie Edwards two months on... Joined with bulky
favourite Sugiura falling to Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Nagata in a tense transgression...
Unstoppable champion making up
for lost time has excelled in defining year... Finally claiming first, long
awaited title has proven 32 year old warrior can co-exist as center of company
perceival... Continental outlook to world status further shines positive aspect
on NOAH (and all associated) with respectful booking practice... Could be partly less
aggressive to protect championship standing and health...
4
RANDY ORTON
WWE
2012 Placing - 25
Plodded along in January with gratifying entries including Main Event no contest
against Antonio Cesaro… 21st Jan Raw provided further skill with Cesaro in victorious Beat
The Clock challenge… Held strong stance in Royal Rumble mash up… Moved onto
Elimination Chamber heavyweight title contendership in placid portrayal… Ridiculous Fatal 4 Way structure on 04th
March Raw with Big Show, CM Punk and Sheamus dipped credibility… Took the
challenge with The Shield trio supportively over Mar… Extreme Rules battle with
Big Show uneventful… Payback pairing with Daniel Bryan roaring success in tag
title loss to Roman Reigns and Seth
Rollins… Fifteen min street fight with Bryan mid Jun raised profile…
Supported younger talent in Jul against Fandango, Alberto Del Rio and Damien
Sandow… Fought way to glory at MITB to
grab the dangling delight for WWE title… Lost consistent triple threat World
title contendership on Smackdown with
Rob Van Dam and winner Christian to re-build all involved further… Shocked
world in unforeseen cash in on Daniel Bryan for WWE championship as Summerslam
joining corrupt corporate official Triple H… Transitional champ Orton traded
back to transitional Bryan at Night of Champions in September… Viciously
destroyed The Miz in front of his family on 16th Sept Raw to repackage both men…
Lost footing and constant five
star worker once again, Randy Orton is now heading towards a key player for
WWE… Still needs to build opponents and understands this well... Aims to launch
hot bad boy again… Needs clearer direction but unpredictable positioning… Should work with an honourable Antonio Cesaro
launching both towards heavyweight picture as equal challengers for mid-2014…
Feud with The Miz also possible early ‘14…
3
ALBERTO DEL RIO
WWE
2012 Placing - Unlisted
Set upon sturdy year with World
Heavyweight title victory on Smackdown
over Big Show in Last Man Standing workfest... Honourable Del Rio joined with
Team Hell No on occasion throughout Jan... Continued awkward programme with
Show till Mar... Fought drink drive dope Jack Swagger at Wrestlemania to keep
World title after Swagger was likely to win the gold in lewd choice... Randomly lost World title on 8th Apr to
empty vessel Dolph Ziggler after Money in the Bank cash in... Provided with
real talent in Antonio Cesaro on 29th Apr Raw spanning thirteen minute technical
joy... Continued program with Swagger after WWE failed to deal with PR
disaster in lame "I Quit match" at
Extreme Rules... Quickly regained title from one month flop Dolph Ziggler, who
missed one month to a concussion after victory, in distinguished battle at Payback where Rio and Ziggler both switched
attitudes without any pre-initiation... Mexican hero gave people inspiration as
role model... Strained series with Ziggler over Aug... Flew into action with
Rob Van Dam... Held esteemed profile over multiple months as World champion
with grace and skill... Was dropped like a stone to injury returnee John Cena
at Hell in a Cell where Rio sold tremendously to WWE’s number one concoction... Rematches failed to make
Cena a star despite monumental efforts... Common Survivor Series struggle with Cena followed... Has rejoined program with
Big Show and Dolph Ziggler in transition form Cena...
Mexican role model worked
greatest matches with drab WWE favourites to provided quality and
bearability... Honourable title run proved highly well with audience... Turn
still kept standing but little premature... Needs to be booked strongly than
wasteful fodder to muscle men who cannot get over... Should avoid titles until
mid or late year end to work on re-building character knocked down by Cena and
Big Show programs looming...
2
KAZUCHIKA OKADA
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2012 Placing - 25
Star studded cracker with Hiroshi
Tanahashi to begin monumental year with IWGP title challenge loss... Took slump
over Mar in tags with exemplary input... Destroyed New Japan Cup with peerless entries to win the contest... Defeated Tanahashi for the IWGP heavyweight
championship at Invasion attack during phenomenal
onslaught... Gave first championship defence against Minor Suzuki in yet
another marvelous defence at
wrestling Dontaku... Assisted Team CHAOS effervescently... Took off Togi Makabe
in another workable heavyweight retainer... Blitzed passed unconvincing
challenger Prince Devitt on Kizuna Road card in Jul... Provided sheer skill in
G1 Climax battles in Aug... Worked CHAOS in eight man extravaganza with optimum victory... Gave further title fulfillment in two more stunning spectacles over Sep and Oct... World Tag League
loss with YOSHI-HASHI to Rob Conway and Jax Dane in brand crossover a fiercely
fantastic thrill to begin Dec vividly...
Had to work with some lame
challengers as heavyweight champion... Should seek strong competition and have
wider outlook than same old favourites... Adds skill, depth and workable timing
despite last year growing as rookie... Has excelled in space of a year... One
of New Japan’s most valuable young assets garnering immense reputation as champ
and for company worldwide...
1
DANIEL BRYAN
WWE
2012 Placing - 5
Launched into 2013 extensively as Tag Team champion
in dysfunctional pairing with Big Red Machine Kane… Put in tight effort during
Royal Rumble match… Successful challenges against The Shield’s Seth Rollins and
Roman Reigns over February… Joined
Elimination Chamber number one contendership to World title on 17th
in six man supremacy… Fended off all
in tag division from RhodesScholars, Prime Time Playas, 3MB, Big E.Langston and
Dolph Ziggler to remain only leading team…
Joined with Kane and The Undertaker on 22nd April Raw losing to The Shield rapturously… Dropped World Champ Ziggler on April 27th
by DQ… Inevitably lost tag titles to Shield R and R in Tornado Tag excellence…
Sterling skill over coming months with members of the Shield proved capable dominance… Amicable split from Kane
clever move to place singles pathway… 24th June Raw street fight with Randy
Orton proved workable talent to WWE bigwigs… Displaced in MITB extravaganza
were Bryan was obvious to lose but kept profile highly… Involvement with Orton
and John Cena in tags over August demonstrated centre stage potential… Won WWE
championship at Summerslam against John Cena in career enhancing scuffle… Lost WWE Championship to Randy Orton in nine
seconds after cash in screw job by Special Referee Triple H… Insanely popular Bryan scored WWE title win
at Night of Champions from Orton… Stripped of WWE championship 24 hours later on Raw by Triple H…
Excellent bouts with Seth Rollins
and Shield members along with Orton and top key players of WWE made Bryan a
household name with his resounding support from audiences... Championship
win/loss lunacy marred progress slightly… Remains fan favourite like no other
heading towards 2014… Needs sustainable reign as champion without gimmick
losses so cheaply entertained even if used as mechanism to score interest…
Click here for part one of the Wrestling Wonders Pro
50 (50 - 25) - WW Pro 50 2013 Part 1
© Max Waltham 19th December 2013
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