Cena Region, Denver Subregion, Second Round: (7) Ricky Steamboat vs.(10) El Santo

[klunderbunker]

This is a second round match in the Cena Region, Denver Subregion. It is a standard one on one match. It will be held at the Pepsi Arena in Denver, Colorado.

#7. Ricky Steamboat

Vs.

#10. El Santo

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Polls will be open for three days following a one day period for discussion. Voting will be based on who you feel is the greater of the two competitors. Post your reasons for why your pick should win below. Remember that this is non-spam and the most votes in the poll win. Any ties will be broken by the amount of posts of support for each candidate, with one vote per poster. Assume that the wrestlers are coming in fresh after their first round match.

Also remember that this is a non-spam forum. If you post a response without giving a reason for your selection, it will be penalized for spam and deleted.

 

[Tastycles]

Steamboat had a lot of great matches over the years, but pretty much always lost his biggest ones. The two big wins - Flair and Savage - are remembered as great matches, but also as a great finale for a guy who had been losing to both of them in the series beforehand. There's not much left to say about Santo other than the fact that he is one of the greatest of all time, and spent much of his time winning matches, not being a plucky loser.

 

[Bernkastel]

I voted for El Santo. He's a cultural icon in the wrestling world. Ricky Steamboat is not. The feuds that Ricky had with Flair and Steamboat were not nearly as lucrative and as popular as the feuds that Santo had with Blue Demon, Black Shadow, and Perro Aguayo. And if you've seen El Santo in action, you'd know that he was a grappler at heart. He could handle Steamboat's technical prowess, speed, and stamina.

Looking at the poll it seems as though we made the right decision.

Santo wins.

 

[The Gribbler]

Not sure how this was so close. Steamboat is an absolutely brilliant wrestler, but Santo is the Hulk Hogan of Mexican wrestling (and that doesn't even really cover it).