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So, were any of these guys considered for the list? Some were great at drawing heat as a heel a bad guy and were real gentlemen out of the spotlight but, for whatever reason, never reached the upper echelons of the business, which precluded their garnering a spot on the list.
As an interesting sidebar, we also discussed the business side of the industry, in particular, the type of business practices utilized by one Vincent Kennedy McMahon or VKM, as Larry calls him. He then buries them in mid-card matches or stooges them out like he did it with Harley Race and so many others , simply because they had the nerve to work for a competitor.
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Kurt Angle, one of the 50 greatest, puts an ankle lock on Samoa Joe photo courtesy: Each entry has a great black and white picture of the wrestler and a five to ten page overview of his career and why Larry chose him for the list and why he placed him, numerically, where he did. The names are legendary: See what I did there?
All of the above? Basically it becomes a massive pissing contest of who has "more knowledge" and who has the "superior" opinion.
Lord Trigon likes this. I'm pretty ashamed to say I have not seen the work of most of those not from the modern era so I can't comment on those, however when I look at the modern era and those I do know from the past, the list is much much better than most. HHH over Kurt Angle? Papadoc81 is online now.
The list is very good but the only thing I don't quite understand is the placement of some wrestlers. Where are the Japanese and Mexican wrestlers? What is the criteria the author based his list and book I wonder?
Just had a quick look but couldn't find any e-book or pdf version of it yet. I would like to read. The list looks decent but the placement of some of the guys like Hansen, Taker etc. Austin Aries, Tetsuya Naito L.
Review quote "Matysik's book offers something for the current WWE fan and for folks who enjoyed watching "Wrestling at the Chase" or bouts at Kiel Auditorium and the Arena. He mentions numerous familiar names and some you may have even forgotten.
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