Shadowmancer's Wrestler of the Week

[Shocky]

Well I still need to watch more of the Claudio and Masawa stuff. I haven't been able to watch any of the matches at full length, but I like what I see with the Claudio promos though.

Anyways, onto Jeff Jarrett. Another one of those guys that did everythign the right way, but still gets shit on by the fans of the business. Like X has perfectly laid out, has Double J done anything to deserve some of the hate he gets online.

He puts on great matches, he adds to his moveset, his mic skills are amazing, he draws instant heat, he is a ten time world champion, I don't know what there is not to like about the guy. Good choice Shadow.

 

[Da Vinci's Nightmare]

I agree with Shocky and X. Jarrett gets so much hate online for no apparent reasons.

He might be political backstage, but who isn't? He has helped build TNA from the ground up along with his father. He has proved that he is more than just a wrestler, and I thank him for that

 

[Shadowmancer]

I guess I can understand why there has been less responses with the Tag Team Tournament. But that doesn't stop the posting of thoughts on the guys I bring up. This week we Go Old School.

This Weeks Wrestler of the Week is: Bob Backlund

Finishing moves
-Crossface chickenwing
-Rolling Clutch Pin
-Atomic Knee Drop (Diving knee drop) - Original finisher
-Atomic Spinecrusher (Atomic drop)
-Belly-to-back suplex

Managers
-Arnold Skaaland

Managed
The Sultan
Kurt Angle

Championships and accomplishments

Championship Wrestling from Florida
-NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Steve Keirn

Georgia Championship Wrestling
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jack Brisco
-NWA Western States Sports
-NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
-PWI Rookie of the Year award in 1976[30]
-PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year award in 1977[31]
-PWI Match of the Year award in 1978 Bob Backlund Vs. Billy Graham[32]
-PWI Wrestler of the Year award in 1980[33]
-PWI Most Inspiriational Wrestler of the Year award in 1981[34]
-PWI Match of the Year award in 1982 Bob Backlund Vs. Jimmy Snuka[35]
-PWI Wrestler of the Year award in 1982[36]
-PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year award in 1994[37]
-PWI ranked him # 7 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

St. Louis Wrestling Club
-NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Wrestle Association R
-WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Scott Putski and The Warlord[2]

World Wide Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Federation
-WWF|WWWF Championship (2 times, unoffically 4 times)
-WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pedro Morales

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
-Best Technical Wrestler award in 1980
-Match of the Year award in 1980 - Bob Backlund Vs. Ken Patera
-Most Overrated Wrestler award in 1983
-Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004).

Matches:

Bob Backlund Vs. Bret Hart pt.1
Bob Backlund Vs. Bret Hart pt.2
Bob Backlund Vs. Bret Hart pt.3
Bob Backlund Vs. Bret Hart pt.4

Bob Backlund Vs. Shawn Michaels

Bob Backlund Vs. Johnny Rodz

Bob Backlund Vs. Ken Patera

Bob Backlund & Jerry Lynn Vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin

Bob Backlund Vs. The Iron Sheik

Bob Backlund Vs. Ivan Koloff

Bob Backlund Vs. The Great Sasuke

Bob Backlund Vs. Diesel

Bob Backlund & Dory Funk Vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Steve Keirn

Bob Backlund Vs. Harley Race

Bob Backlund & Mil Mascaras & Jimmy Snuka Vs. The Eliminators & Hector Garza

Bob Backlund & Vampiro Casanova & Dos Caras Vs. Fuyuki & Jadou & Gedou pt.1
Bob Backlund & Vampiro Casanova & Dos Caras Vs. Fuyuki & Jadou & Gedou pt.2

Bob Backlund & "High Chief" Peter Maivia Vs. Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera

Bob Backlund Vs. Lex Luger

Bob Backlund Vs. Doink the Clown

Bob Backlund Vs. Sgt. Slaughter

Bob Backlund Vs. Greg Valentine

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I've got to say that I wont be watching any of the matches. Good wrestler. But he bores me more than Jeff Hardy and HHH combined. Although I did enjoy his heel run in WWF in 1995. And that walk cracks me up. Good work though.

 

[Shadowmancer]

There are a few of his Japanese Matches and the Tag Match with Peter Maivia is considered a big thing due to Peter Maivia's Turn in it.

 

[Da Vinci's Nightmare]

Noone can deny the Talent of Bob Backlund, but to me he is one of the most boring wrestler I have ever whitnessed, I would rather watch paint dry because that would be more entertaining. But he is a solid pick for old school wrestler of the week. Good pick as ever

 

[IrishCanadian25]

I have a world of respect for Backlund because of how hard he works to keep in shape and what he does to still be able to perform. You can tell from how he looks and what he does in TNA right now that he may be one of the hardest working guys in any locker room along with Jerry Lynn. It's difficult for someone his age to keep up such a training schedule, and it's reasons like that guys like Roger Clemens can still pitch at the big league level - never got lazy.

A lot of people consider Backlund boring, but he is the classic old school wrestler. A lot of rest holds, I grant you, but the matches seem to make a lot more sense than, as Y2Jake points out, the disjointed high spots of a Jeff Hardy.

Backlund's feud with Bret Hart at Survivor Series 1995 was a classic, the match was good, Bret being in the chicken wing for almost 10 minutes with Owen outside getting Helen to throw the towel was classic. It's a shame it was so tainted by his 9 second loss to Kevin Nash - it sort of insulted wrestling fans everywhere basically saying "the Backlund title run was 100% transitional and served only to put the belt on Nash and further the Hart Brothers rivalry."

Last point- the Skaaland towel throw remains, to this day, one of the most infamous moments in wrestling history, and with Backlund dropping the title to Iron Sheik paved the way for the age of Hulkamania.

 

[Skullz Crack'Em]

I am sorry Shadowmancer, I usually post something every week for Wrestler of the Week but I forgot all about it lol(even though it is clearly in your sig, I am such a doofus sometimes).

Bob Backlund, he has Old School flowing through his veins lol. He is obviously an all time great and if you want to see a pure wrestling match he will give it to you. If you are looking for the sugar and spice in a match that WWE usually puts on, you will not get one from Bob Backlund, as I previously stated he is has Old School as you can get. I really dislike the way TNA is using him and passing him off has a legend that people can make a fool out of and can't take seriously. He deserves more respect than that and TNA is just using him the wrong way IMO.

 

[Shadowmancer]

I suppose that is a better response than for the weeks previous to that.

This Weeks Wrestler of the Week is: CM Punk

Finishing moves
-Anaconda Vise (Anaconda vice or arm triangle choke)
-G.T.S. – Go To Sleep (Fireman's carry dropped into a knee lift to the face)
-Pepsi Plunge (Top rope double underhook facebuster) - Independent circuit
-Shining Wizard
Signature moves
-.45 Special (Reverse Indian deathlock surfboard)
-Crooked Moonsault (Split-legged moonsault)
-Devil Lock (Texas cloverleaf with armlock)
-Devil Lock DDT (Hammerlock legsweep DDT)
-Inertia DDT (Turnbuckle tornado DDT)
-Jackie Chan (Sitting in corner grasps the top rope with one hand on each side, when opponent attempts to pull Punk off ropes by his legs Punk performs a backflip landing on his feet)
-Pepsi Twist (Jumping hammerlock short range lariat)
-Punk-Handle Piledriver (Pumphandle reverse piledriver)
-Welcome to Chicago, Motherfucker (Double underhook backbreaker)
-Arm twist ropewalk legdrop
-Arm wrench followed by stepping a leg over the wrenched arm and performing a mule kick with the leg below the opponent's face
-Corkscrew blockbuster
-Knee strikes, followed by an Irish whip to the corner then performing a charging high knee to the standing opponent while catching the opponents head to perform a bulldog
-Repeated slaps, backhand chops and a spinning reverse slap, followed by a roundhouse kick to the side of the head, usually followed by an ura-nage

Managers
-Tracy Brooks
-Alexis Laree
-Lucy
-James Mitchell
-Dave Prazak

Championships and accomplishments

Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South
-IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
-IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

International Wrestling Cartel
-IWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Mid-American Wrestling
-MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA Cyberspace
-NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Julio Dinero

NWA Revolution
-NWA Revolution Heavyweight Championship

Ohio Valley Wrestling
-OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
-OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Skyfire
-OVW Television Championship (1 time)

Revolution Championship Wrestling
-RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Ring of Honor
-ROH Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Colt Cabana
-ROH World Championship (1 time)

St. Paul Championship Wrestling
-SPCW Northern States Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Steel Domain Wrestling
-SDW Northern States Television Championship (2 times)

Promos:

Spirit Squad Trying to Recruit CM Punk

CM Punk Vs. Raven Promos
Now this is a Heel Promo

CM Punk promo on Germany

CM Punk OVW promo

CM Punk and Brent Albright Promo

Mr. Kennedy looks for CM Punk

CM Punk WWE Uncut

Matches:


CM Punk Vs. Rob Conway

CM Punk Vs. Val Venis

CM Punk Vs. Kevin Thorne

CM Punk Vs. Shannon Moore

CM Punk Vs. Shannon Moore II

CM Punk Vs. Marcus Cor Von

CM Punk Vs. Matt Striker

CM Punk Vs. Justin Credible

CM Punk & Sandman & Tommy Dreamer Vs. Elijah Burke & Marcus Cor Von & Matt Striker

CM Punk & Julio Dinero Vs. The Sandman & Mikey Whipwreck

CM Punk & Julio Deniro Vs. Matt Sydal & Onyx

CM Punk & Julio Deniro Vs. J-Rocc & Quick Tompkin

CM Punk Vs. Vampiro

CM Punk Vs. Mr. Kennedy pt.1
CM Punk Vs. Mr. Kennedy pt.2

CM Punk Vs. John Morrison

CM Punk Vs. Danny Doring

CM Punk Vs. Paul London Vs. Jason Cross Vs. Kid Romeo pt.1
CM Punk Vs. Paul London Vs. Jason Cross Vs. Kid Romeo pt.2

CM Punk Vs. Brent Albright

CM Punk Vs. Carlito

CM Punk Vs. Stevie Richards

CM Punk Vs. Chris Hero

CM Punk Vs. Raven pt.1
Cm Punk Vs. Raven pt.2

CM Punk Vs. Mr. Kennedy

CM Punk Vs. Tommy Dreamer Vs. Elijah Burke pt.1
CM Punk Vs. Tommy Dreamer Vs. Elijah Burke pt.2

CM Punk & Raven & Julio Dinero Vs. Shane Douglas & Slash & Sinn pt.1
Punk & Raven & Julio Dinero Vs. Shane Douglas & Slash & Sinn pt.2

CM Punk Vs. Ian Rotten

CM Punk Vs. Johnny Nitro

CM Punk Vs. Mike Knox

CM Punk Vs. Elijah Burke

CM Punk Vs. Elijah Burke

CM Punk Vs. Delirious

CM Punk Vs. Rey Mysterio Vs. Eddie Guerrero

CM Punk Vs. Samoa Joe I

CM Punk Vs. Samoa Joe II

CM Punk Vs. Samoa Joe III

CM Punk Vs. Christopher Daniels Vs. Jimmy Rave Vs. Frankie Kazarian

CM Punk Vs. Jay Lethal

CM Punk Vs. Austin Aries

CM Punk vs. Terry Funk

CM Punk Vs. Raven

 

[Uncle Sam]

Honestly? I never got what all the fuss about Punk is. Sure, he's an above average wrestler but there are far, far better than him. I even saw his "5 star" match with Joe, which I think is vastly overrated, and the best parts are thanks to Joe. I'll check out some of the videos and see if they change my mind.

 

[hbk&triple h]

CM Punk has amazing god-gifted talent in the ring and just amazes me with his amazing moveset, how over he is with the fans, and his amazing matches.He shows a bright future and I think he will have one eventually.He just is one of those great new talents.

 

[Shadowmancer]

This Weeks Wrestler of the Week is: Masahiro Chono

Finishing and signature moves
-STF
-Cross leg STF
-STS
-FTS (Rotated step-over toe-hold sleeper)
-Shining Kenka Kick / Shining Yakuza Kick (Single leg running front dropkick to the head of a kneeling opponent)
-Kenka Kick / Yakuza Kick (Running arching big boot)
-Manhattan Drop (Inverted atomic drop)
-Butterfly lock
-Samoan drop
-Cradle piledriver
-Octopus hold
-Diving shoulder block

With Hiroyoshi Tenzan
-ChoTen Torpedo (Two man diving shoulder block)
-CTC - ChoTen Crash (Running high knee/Knuckle punch combination)
-Shining Assault (Shining Kenka Kick/Lariat clothesline combination)

Managers
Sonny Onoo
Bill Dundee

Championships and accomplishments

Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
-AGPW North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bob Brown

Central States Wrestling
-NWA Central States Television Championship (1 time)

Continental Wrestling Federation
-CWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Davis

Hawai'i Championship Wrestling
-HCW Kamehameha Heritage Championship (1 time)

New Japan Pro Wrestling
-IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
-IWGP World Tag Team Championship (7 times) - with Keiji Mutoh (2) and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (5)
-NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
-G1 Climax winner in 1991
-G1 Climax winner in 1992
-G1 Climax winner in 1994
-G1 Climax winner in 2002
-G1 Climax winner in 2005
-G1 Climax Tag League winner in 2006 - with Shinsuke Nakamura
-Super Grade Tag League winner in 1995 - with Hiroyoshi Tenzan
-Young Lions Cup winner in 1987

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
-PWI ranked him # 70 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
-Worst Worked Match of the Year award in 1992 - vs. Rick Rude
-Best Heel award in 1995
-Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

Other Titles
-WWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Matches:

Masahiro Chono Vs. Big Van Vader

Masahiro Chono Vs. Kenta Kobashi pt.1
Masahiro Chono Vs. Kenta Kobashi pt.2
Masahiro Chono Vs. Kenta Kobashi pt.3
Masahiro Chono Vs. Kenta Kobashi pt.4

Masahiro Chono & Keiji Mutoh Vs. Tenryu & Chosu Riki

Masahiro Chono & Keiji Mutoh Vs. Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos pt.1
Masahiro Chono & Keiji Mutoh Vs. Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos pt.2

Masahiro Chono Vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pt.1
Masahiro Chono Vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pt.2
Masahiro Chono Vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan pt.3

Masahiro Chono Vs. The Great Muta pt.1
Masahiro Chono Vs. The Great Muta pt.2
Masahiro Chono Vs. The Great Muta pt.3

Masahiro Chono Vs. Steve Austin pt.1
Masahiro Chono Vs. Steve Austin pt.2
Masahiro Chono Vs. Steve Austin pt.3
Masahiro Chono Vs. Steve Austin pt.4

Masahiro Chono & The Great Muta Vs. The Steiner Brothers pt.1
Masahiro Chono & The Great Muta Vs. The Steiner Brothers pt.2

Masahiro Chono Vs. Ric Flair pt.1
Masahiro Chono Vs. Ric Flair pt.2
Masahiro Chono Vs. Ric Flair pt.3
Masahiro Chono Vs. Ric Flair pt.4

MAsahiro Chono Vs. Rick Rude

Masahiro Chono Vs. Chris Jericho

 

[Lee]

Am going to sound like a newb but I'd never heard of this guy, I'm going through his matches, am quite impressed.

 

[Mexican Geek]

You are not alone Flamester, I've never heard of this guy and I have Youtube blocked here, so I need to wait to get home, grab a beer and enjoy some JAP good wrestling! (Shadow NEVER, I say NEVER fails with Jap choices...)

BTW shadow, is he still active? I noticed that he has been wrestling since 1987!, and last year won the G1 Climax tag league with Shisuke Nakamura(sp?)

 

[Shadowmancer]

I don't know if he is still active. There wasn't much on either Youtube nor Dailymotion in terms of information about if the guy isstill active. But I suppose so. there are matches from him, they are probably best looked up in the Chris Jericho post a few pages ago as I couldn't find the matches to post in that post. He was in WCW at one stage, first international member of the n.W.o.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

He's still partially active. Good choice. There's some absolute classics there. It's just a shame as it usually is that when you pick a lesser known wrestler this thread is ignored. New fan's and people who haven't heard of him would do well to watch a few of his matches.

 

[Uncle Sam]

He's still partially active. Good choice. There's some absolute classics there. It's just a shame as it usually is that when you pick a lesser known wrestler this thread is ignored. New fan's and people who haven't heard of him would do well to watch a few of his matches.

He's got a bigger reaction than CM Punk did. As for me, I'm just gonna watch a few of his matches then comment.

 

[Shadowmancer]

The Wrestler of the Week is the Original Hardcore Icon: Abdullah the Butcher

Finishing and signature moves
-Sudanese Meat Cleaver (Running pointed elbow drop to the throat)
-Bottom rope splash
-Jumping headbutt
-Diving double foot stomp
-Throat thrust
-Dropkick

Signature illegal weapon
-Fork

Managers
-Paul Jones
-Gary Hart
-James J. Dillon
-Jimmy Hart
-Paul E. Dangerously
-Paul Ellering
-Skandor Akbar
-Harley Race and The Sheik
-Adnan El Kassey
-Jim Holliday
-Hugo Savinovich
-The Grand Wizard
-Eddie Creatchman
-Chicky Starr
-Rip Rogers
-Tully Blanchard
-Mike Rotunda
-The Cuban Assassin
-Frenchy Martin
-Damien Kane
-Sir Dudley Clemens
-Honest John Portly
-Rock Hunter
-The Great Mephisto

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling
-NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ray Candy
-NWA United National Championship (1 time)
-PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
-PWF United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
-Champion's Carnival (1976)
-Champion's Carnival (1979)

Big Japan Pro Wrestling
-BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Central States Wrestling
-NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Roger Kirby

Georgia Championship Wrestling
-NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
-NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)

International Wrestling Association
-IWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

Lutte Internationale (Montreal)
-Canadian International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA All-Star Wrestling
-NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) - with Dr. Jerry Graham (1) and Armand Hussein (1)
-NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Dr. Jerry Graham

NWA Detroit
-NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version) (1 time)
-NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) - with Killer Tim Brooks

NWA New Zealand
-NWA New Zealand British Commonwealth Championship (1 time)

NWA Texas
-NWA Texas Hardcore Championship (1 time)

National Wrestling Federation
-NWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
-NWF International Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
-PWI ranked him # 54 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003

Stampede Wrestling
-NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
-Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 times)

Tokyo Pro Wrestling
-TPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Benkei

World Class Wrestling Association
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Council
-WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
-WWC Hardcore Championship (1 time)
-WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
-WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
-WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
-WWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

-Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Matches:

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Hulk Hogan

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Jacob Ladder

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. The Sheik

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Andre the Giant

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Sabu

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Harley Race

Abdullah the Butcher & Cactus Jack Vs. The Steiner Brothers

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Billy Robinson pt.1
Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Billy Robinson pt.2
Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Billy Robinson pt.3

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Bruiser Brody

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Hulk Hogan

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. The Sheik pt.1
Abdullah the Butcher Vs. The Sheik pt.2

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Jerry Morrow

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Larry O'Dea

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. The Fabulous Lance

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Carlos Colon

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Armandito Salgado

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Zeus

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Yoshinari Ogawa

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Tommy Rich

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Bruiser Brody

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. The One Man Gang

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Spiros Arion

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Dino Bravo

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Kevin Sullivan

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Terry Funk pt.1
Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Terry Funk pt.2

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Sabu

Abdullah the Butcher Vs.Axl Rotten

Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik Vs. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta pt.1
Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik Vs. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta pt.2

Abdullah the Butcher Vs. Necro Butcher

Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh Vs. Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba

Abdullah the Butcher & Bruiser Brody Vs. Crusher & Baron Von Raschke

 

[klunderbunker]

Great choice as always Shadowmancer. Abdullah is someone that is a legend but someone that we never get to really see much of in this country. A true legend. Can't wait til next week! Thanks for taking the time to do this. It's so fun to check every week.

 

[JasonSensation]

I swear, the guy doesn't even age normally! He's truly timeless as I saw him in 3PW back in 03 and the guy didn't even look like he'd aged a day since the 80s. Good decision for wrestler of the week, as I'm sure lots of people had forgotten about the guy in the recent clusterbomb (clusterbomb... lol, gotta love that Bob Armstrong) that we call professional wrestling.

 

[Freedom 35]

yeah Abdullah doesnt really age properly does he however thats not always a good ting he defenitely needs to ge rid of that Big Daddy V big titty thing but he defenitely makes up for it with his ability, cant say tha for viscera though

 

[RVDgurl]

I always enjoy honoring the hardcore boys and Abby was definately the original hardcore icon. This guy has absolutely dominated the hardcore scene is Japan and around the Indy's here in the US. He's done some pretty brutal stuff over the past 25+ years. Fantastic choice.

 

[Shadowmancer]

This Weeks Wrestler of the Week: Christopher Daniels

Finishing and signature moves
As Christopher Daniels
-Angel's Wings (Spinning lifting sitout double underhook facebuster)
-B.M.E. – Best Moonsault Ever (Double springboard moonsault)
-Last Rites (Rolling cutter)
-Reverse STO followed into a Koji clutch
-Standing side slam
-Arabian Press (Slingshot split-legged moonsault)
-Fall From Grace (Cross-arm iconoclasm)
-Spin-out powerbomb
-Springboard moonsault
-Charging high knee on cornered opponent
-Death Valley driver
-Exploder suplex
-Enzuigiri
-Sidewalk slam
-STO
-Top rope sidewalk slam
-Springboard plancha
-Double knee gutbuster
-Standing monkey flip

As Curry Man
-Spicy Drop (Torture rack facebuster)
-Slingshot diving elbow drop
-Springboard flying back elbow

Nicknames
-"The Fallen Angel"
-"God's Gift to Wrestling"
-"Wrestling Prophet"
-"The Lord of The Ring"
-"The Greatest Wrestler Ever"
-"Mr. TNA" (self-proclaimed)
-"Hot And Spicy" (as Curry Man)
-"King Of Spice" (as Curry Man)

Managers
-Angelica
-Simply Luscious
-Allison Danger

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Interviews

Christopher Daniels Interview

Promos

Christopher Daniels Promo

Matches

Christopher Daniels Vs. Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles

Christopher Daniels Vs. AJ Styles pt.1
Christopher Daniels Vs. AJ Styles pt.2
Christopher Daniels Vs. AJ Styles pt.3
Christopher Daniels Vs. AJ Styles pt.4

Christopher Daniels Vs. Taka Michinoku

Christopher Daniels Vs. Matt Bentley

Christopher Daniels Vs. Matt Cross

Christopher Daniels Vs. Alex Shelley Vs. Sonjay Dutt

Christopher Daniels Vs. Frankie Kazarian Vs. Adam Pearce

Christopher Daniels Vs. Steve Corino

Christopher Daniels Vs. Sting

Christopher Daniels Vs. Justice

Christopher Daniels & AJ Styles Vs. LAX Vs. Team 3D pt.1
Christopher Daniels & AJ Styles Vs. LAX Vs. Team 3D pt.2

Christopher Daniels Vs. Diablo

Christopher Daniels Vs. Trent Acid Vs. Homicide

Christopher Daniels & AJ Styles Vs. LAX

Christopher Daniels Vs. Chris Sabin

Christopher Daniels & Petey Williams Vs. Chris Sabin & James Storm

Christopher Daniels Vs. Sonjay Dutt

Christopher Daniels Vs. Amazing Red & Jerry Lynn

Christopher Daniels Vs. Chris Sabin

Christopher Daniels Vs. Low Ki pt.1
Christopher Daniels Vs. Low Ki pt.2
Christopher Daniels Vs. Low Ki pt.3

Christopher Daniels Vs. Low Ki pt.1
Christopher Daniels Vs. Low Ki pt.2

Christopher Daniels Vs. D'Lo Brown

Christopher Daniels Vs. Jay Lethal

Christopher Daniels Vs. Chris Sabin Vs. Jerry Lynn pt.1
Christopher Daniels Vs. Chris Sabin Vs. Jerry Lynn pt.2

Christopher Daniels Vs. Super Dragon pt.1
Christopher Daniels Vs. Super Dragon pt.2

Christopher Daniels Vs. Raven

Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper & AMW Vs. Team Canada

Curry Man Vs. Jushin "Thunder" Liger pt.1
Curry Man Vs. Jushin "Thunder" Liger pt.2

Curry Man & Brian Danielson Vs. Jado & Gedo pt.1
Curry Man & Brian Danielson Vs. Jado & Gedo pt.2

 

[Uncle Sam]

I always thought Christopher Daniels was overrated. He doesn't have a particularly unique style and what he does, the generic high-flying, X-Division style, he doesn't do amazingly well. I mean, I find AJ Styles a more solid performer than him, and someone like Low Ki has a far more unique style. Still, solid choice.

Hot damn, I'm Mrs. Sam!!

 

[Skullz Crack'Em]

Great choice Shadowmancer. Daniels is one of the faces of TNA and helped get the company to where it is today. There are many debates over who is better: Daniels or Styles? Back in 2002-2004 these two guys were the main stars(along with Double J) and many fans got to see something different from WWE when they saw these two guys in the ring. I honestly wouldn't be able to choose who is better, I personally like Daniels more, but I also admire all the accomplishments Styles achieved. Then 2005 came along and with it Sting and Christian Cage, who were the top stars then? That's right, Sting and Cage, Daniels was overshadowed by these two newcomers and wasn't getting half as big of push that those two got. 2006 welcomed Kurt Angle and ever since the show was all about him(and people think HHH and JJ are bad), so Daniels was not part of a high-profile feud in quite a while, the biggest probably with Sting or LAX. I would like to see him get another shot at that TNA World Championship some day.