[Mikey]

Well, it has come down to this. One of there two men will be forever deemed the best wrestler of all-time by this very message board. Second seeded Chris Jericho rolled to the Hollywood regional final, and then pulled successive upsets of both The Rock and Kurt Angle to make his way to this point. However, he must now knock off the heavy favorite - sentimental or otherwise - "Nature Boy" Ric Flair in the Best Wrestler Showdown Championship. Our hero, role model, and party host may know 1004 holds, but to be The Man... he's gotta beat The Man, and for now and eternity, Ric Flair is THE MAN.

Make your vote count.










POLL CLOSES THURSDAY AT 11:30pm eastern. (Or whenever the time stamp says.)

I am also implementing the hidden vote totals (until after you vote) and automatic poll closure for this one.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler who ever lived. He is not my favorite or even close. But he is the best and deserves to win this tournament. This showdown happened at the perfect time for Ric. I think the goodwill that he has right now for the end of his career should make this Final Four a pair of blowouts.

So says Cole. I agree.

[Attitude Adjuster]

Ric Flair can pull off so many personalities. Jericho is a one-trick pony. It's a very good trick, but it's only one. Flair can be a convincing heel or face, title holder or contender, man who wants to break someone's leg or is the hunted. He's one of the few guys who can make fans turn the other wrestler just by being what the fans love or hate.

[Fire-Babe]

Dammit. I am conflicted.

[bdbdbd]

Write in vote for Owen!

[Sparty]

This is the first time I've ever looked over here and this is a terrible final. I mean, I love Jericho, but he is not even close to GOAT status.

[Deadly]

I know who I'm voting for.

Hint: It rhymes with "Klish Mericho".

[The Jewish Cunthead]

I love Jericho but he has no shittin' business getting 4 votes, let alone being in this final.

[Deadly]

Apr 7, 2008 11:54:43 GMT -5 The Jewish Cunthead said:

I love Jericho but he has no shittin' business getting 4 votes, let alone being in this final.

Perhaps a diverse group of people can have varying opinions on a subject or topic...

;D


Edited for clarity.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

I like Jericho. He has been one of my favorites since 1999. But has really has no business being anywhere close to winning this showdown. He has never carried a promotion on his back. He is a fantastic overall wrestler but he is not Ric Flair.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Apr 6, 2008 21:31:36 GMT -5 The Jewish Cunthead said:

Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler who ever lived. He is not my favorite or even close. But he is the best and deserves to win this tournament. This showdown happened at the perfect time for Ric. I think the goodwill that he has right now for the end of his career should make this Final Four a pair of blowouts.

So says Cole. I agree.

More proof I'm a genius.

[Fire-Babe]

I said it in another thread. I don't have the long wrestling watching history with Ric Flair, only knowing him at first as that old guy who should put a shirt on and good god not take bumps or he'll break a hip.

Now, I no longer have that opinion, but Jericho was one of the main reasons I kept watching.

However, if I go 'significance to the business' route, it has to be Flair. If I go my default "hotness" factor, then it's back to Jericho....

So, conflicted.

[Mr. Dashbee]

Chris Jericho is an amazing athlete, wrestler and person. His personality, charisma and skill both in the ring and on the mic are matched by very few both in the present day and historically. I've been a huge fan of his since reading about him in the Apter mags prior to his WCW days. I marked out huge when he won the WWE title on RAW (even if he was immediately stripped). And I was shocked and thrilled when he was chosen as the first ever Undisputed champion. Chris Jericho deserves every accolade he ever receives.

And in reality, he shouldn't receive a single vote. No one can touch Flair.

[salmonjunkie]

Apr 7, 2008 11:39:52 GMT -5 Sparty said:

This is the first time I've ever looked over here and this is a terrible final. I mean, I love Jericho, but he is not even close to GOAT status.

I'm going to have to agreee. It should've been Flair/Undertaker.


That's not a joke.

[DevSop]

No, by the way the original statement was posed, it should have been Flair vs. Hogan, but that was never going to happen. Then you could have made cases for a few people behind Hogan (Austin, Rock, HHH, Sting) but that pretty much became useless when you have FUCKING DEAD BOUNCING OFF THE CANVAS NUGGET OWEN HART beating Sting.

These showdowns always lose a lot of momentum once something monumentaly stupid like that happens.

[Deadly]

Apr 7, 2008 12:21:49 GMT -5 Mr. Dashbee said:

And in reality, he shouldn't receive a single vote. No one can touch Flair.

I disagree.

[Moosehead Jack]

Eh Sting was overrated anyway. Maybe not to the point where he should have lost to Owen, but wouldn't he have been up against Joe in the next round? Joe > Sting

[salmonjunkie]

Apr 7, 2008 12:31:19 GMT -5 DevSop said:

No, by the way the original statement was posed, it should have been Flair vs. Hogan, but that was never going to happen. Then you could have made cases for a few people behind Hogan (Austin, Rock, HHH, Sting) but that pretty much became useless when you have FUCKING DEAD BOUNCING OFF THE CANVAS NUGGET OWEN HART beating Sting.

These showdowns always lose a lot of momentum once something monumentaly stupid like that happens.

Undertaker, Austin, Rock, and HHH are all > Sting

[Attitude Adjuster]

Michael Hayes would have beat Ric Flair.

[Deadly]

You guys are so mean to Sting...

[salmonjunkie]

Sting > Luger

Does that make you feel better?

[Deadly]

It just seems weird that you guys all argue for people who have had a "significant impact in the business" and then downplay Sting. Strange.

[salmonjunkie]

Personally, I only voted for who I liked better, not for who I thought had more of an impact on the business. I never cared for Sting. That's why I downplay him.

[Deadly]

Apr 7, 2008 13:19:05 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

Personally, I only voted for who I liked better, not for who I thought had more of an impact on the business.

That's why I voted for Jericho.

But Sting was one of the most important wrestlers of the last two decades. Owen beating him was a travesty.

[Attitude Adjuster]

Apr 7, 2008 13:16:57 GMT -5 Deadly said:

It just seems weird that you guys all argue for people who have had a "significant impact in the business" and then downplay Sting. Strange.

This is a perfect example of why we should vote for Flair. Who made Sting? Flair.