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#40 - Scott Steiner Nominated by: ZeroSignal




My thoughts on Scott Steiner are scattered all over the place, so I'll try to make some coherent sense (unlike Scott Steiner).

Scott Steiner is a man who pretty much invented and popularized the Frankensteiner. Think of how long that move has been around. Now think about this: Scott Steiner did a Frankensteiner 2 months ago to win the Impact Tag Titles. The man is like 55 years old and barely mobile, yet he still somehow found a way to do a FUCKING FRANKENSTEINER OFF THE TOP ROPE IN 2018.

Scott Steiner pretty much lives his gimmick, and his gimmick is being the most obstreperous person ever and yet also being so badass that no one will call him on it. He openly insults Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at virtually every opportunity, and why shouldn't he? Steiner claims he's already in the only wrestling halls of fame that matter since WWE's HoF doesn't have a physical location unlike the others. The indisputable gumption on display with Steiner doesn't end there. For example, when Josh Mathews livestreamed the set-up for Impact vs. LU in New Orleans, Steiner pretty much threatened Mathews and followed him around shouting at him. It was tremendous.

Then you have his actual professional work. While he started as a member of the most impressive technical tag team of a generation, over time he evolved where his partner (Rick) did not. He became a physically bloated mass of ginormous muscles that shouted and screamed like a crazy person. His greatest promo of all time is well-known, of course, but I also think back fondly on Steiner running around an Indian arena calling the people of India, "white trash" as they fled from him. That's just the height of Steiner's bizarre craziness mixed with his character's somewhat realistic arrogant egoism.

What really impresses me most about Scott is his ability to transform. In wrestling, you evolve or die. And in a business where beloved workers might only last 5 or 6 years, Steiner has remained relatively relevant for 30+ years. That's amazing. Whether he was putting on clinics as a tag team technician or shouting from the rooftops as a world champion, Steiner has run the gamut as a worker, accruing so many accolades that it will make your headspin. And on top of that, he's just such a great character in and out of the ring, that I just had to throw him a bone and give him a Top 40 slot.
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Rankings So Far:

150. Jenna Morasca
149. Ashley Massaro
148. The Great Khali
147. Krissy Vaine
146. The Final Solution
145. Rhaka Khan
144. Dave Crist
143. Rosa Mendes
142. Jackie Gayda
141. Matt Taven
140. Jinder Mahal
139. Heidenreich
138. Bryan Alvarez
137. Enzo Amore
136. Dan Matha
135. The Boogeyman
134. Vladimir Kozlov
133. Santino Marella
132. Glacier
131. Muhammad Hassan
130. Torrie Wilson
129. James Ellsworth
128. Nikki Bella
127. Jay White
126. The Shockmaster
125. Hornswoggle
124. Kevin Sullivan
123. Steve Blackman
122. Barry Darsow
121. Taylor Wilde
120. Ronda Rousey
119. Bob Holly
118. Chris Kanyon
117. Vickie Guerrero
116. Chase Owens
115. Disco Inferno
114. Sasha Banks
113. MVP
112. Buff Bagwell
111. The Big Boss Man
110. Heath Slater
109. Scott Norton
108. Charlotte Flair
107. Timothy Thatcher
106. Rich Swann
105. Goldust
104. Matt Sydal
103. Kane
102. Bayley
101. Tommaso Ciampa
100. Tyler Bate
99. Taichi
98. Mark Henry
97. Terry Gordy
96. Booker T
95. Vampiro
94. Ron Simmons
93. Dusty Rhodes
92. Dynamite Kid
91. Road Warrior Hawk
90. Raven
89. Alex Wright
88. SANADA
87. WALTER
86. Lou Thesz
85. Hirooki Goto
84. Chuck Taylor
83. Juice Robinson
82. Andre the Giant
81. Maria Kanellis
80. Hayabusa
79. Josh Mathews
78. Jacques Rougeau
77. Toru Yano
76. Triple H
75. Braun Strowman
74. Kevin Nash
73. Sid Vicious
72. EVIL
71. Perry Saturn
70. Daffney
69. Awesome Kong
68. Trish Stratus
67. Miz
66. Terry Funk
65. Kota Ibushi
64. Seth Rollins
63. Bruiser Brody
62. Billy Graham
61. Naomichi Marufuji
60. Brock Lesnar
59. Roderick Strong
58. Undertaker
57. AJ Lee
56. Kairi Sane
55. Chavo Guerrero
54. Randy Savage
53. Ultimo Dragon
52. John Cena
51. Hulk Hogan
50. Shawn Michaels
49. Jeff Hardy
48. Big Show
47. Rey Mysterio
46. Shinsuke Nakamura
45. Kurt Angle
44. Mickie James
43. Mick Foley
42. Jesse Ventura
41. Daniel Bryan

Remaining Wrestlers:

Adrian Neville (Mega Mana)
AJ Styles (Mega Mana)
Arn Anderson (Eddv)
Asuka (Snake)
Becky Lynch (Inviso)
Bobby Heenan (Eddv)
Bret Hart (ZeroSignal)
Brian Pillman (JONA)
Chris Jericho (Inviso)
CM Punk (ZeroSignal)
Dan Lambert (JONA)
Dave Meltzer (JONA)
Dean Malenko (GOGZero)
Diamond Dallas Page (JONA)
Eddie Guerrero (Johnbobb)
Edge (ZeroSignal)
Eric Bischoff (Lopen)
Ethan Carter III (Mega Mana)
Finn Balor (Voltch)
Hiromu Takahashi (CybrMonkey)
Hiroshi Tanahashi (CybrMonkey)
Hurricane (Johnbobb)
Jake Roberts (Snake)
Jushin Liger (Snake)
Kazuchika Okada (CybrMonkey)
Kenny Omega (CybrMonkey)
KUSHIDA (Girugamesh)
Lex Luger (Tom Bombadil)
Matt Hardy (Johnbobb)
Minoru Suzuki (CybrMonkey)
Mister Perfect (Lopen)
Pentagon (Charon)
Ric Flair (Inviso)
Scott Steiner (ZeroSignal)
Shinsuke Nakamura (charon)
Steve Austin (trdl)
Ted DiBiase (JONA)
Tetsuya Naito (CybrMonkey)
Tomohiro Ishii (JONA)
Will Ospreay (CybrMonkey)
William Regal (IHateThisCPU)

The Remaining Nominations by User:
charon - 2
CybrMonkey - 7
Eddv - 2
Girugamesh - 1
GOGZero - 1
IHateThisCPU - 1
Inviso - 3
Johnbobb - 3
JONA - 6
Lopen - 2
Mega Mana - 3
Snake - 3
Tom Bombadil - 1
trdl - 1
voltch - 1
ZeroSignal - 4
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I'm really enjoying this webseries Allie and Rosemary are making on their own:


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VeryInsane posted...

Mr Lasastryke posted...

VeryInsane posted...

I feel like the only people who really care are the alt-right and Lasa tbh

So yeah it may be the worst fandom

wow thanks

I mean I honestly can't think of other board 8ers who care

Define what we're talking about here. Because if you just mean "cares about Star Wars," I would fit that bill.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

#41 - Daniel Bryan Nominated by: Inviso



Chock some of this up to my hiatus from wrestling in the early 00s, but Daniel Bryan was never my top guy. Over the years, I've grown to love his personality, however. In fact, it was his non-wrestling performances that really won me over. I look at some of the sheer ballsiness and devil-may-care attitude that he displayed on Talking Smack and think, "Man, it must be so freeing to not give a single fuck about your job." He was getting paid to run down angles on RAW and make light of WWE's failures. On top of that, he was for a long time the best character on Total Divas. Bryan's behavior on that show only further endeared him to me, and that's why he ranks as highly as he does.

However, I can't really say that a particular Daniel Bryan match really stands out in my mind as one of my favorites. Sure, the moment of him winning at Mania is legendary now, but in all honesty, I was coming back into wrestling right around that time; I didn't really participate in that Daniel Bryan fellowship that inundated so much of the WWE fandom of the time. I came back in and he was almost immediately injured, followed by another injury later. But having gone back and learned about his past (watching ROH matches), I've really begun to like the man as a wrestler. Still, I have a little teensy part of me that doesn't particularly care about Bryan.

That said, WWE has booked him brilliantly since his return. I know that sounds odd, but if you can't strap a title to him, just keep the guy over. It's Randy Savage booking, essentially. So all of that combines together and creates a ranking just shy of the Top 40.
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Underleveled posted...

What day is it?

In the words of Tom Hanks, "Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday."
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VeryInsane posted...

Are you still at work

I have returned to work after what one might call "a day off."
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VeryInsane posted...

If you could eat any food right now what would it be

I'm hankering for spaghetti with a smooth tomato sauce. No chunks of tomato. That's just lazy.
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Can I come to the store?

No Alts allowed.
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WickIebee posted...

If I was a customer at your store and you realized it was me, what would be the first thing you say to me?

I would say "WICKIEBEE!" and offer a hug.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Underleveled posted...

Butts twelve by pies?

No idea what this means.

Also, I'm SLIGHTLY bored so this topic is back today!
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You people clearly don't know anything about comic book fandoms and I'm going to laugh at your collective ignorance.
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LeonhartFour posted...

please let him announce his team in the Space Jam 2 trailer

"Come on and slazz, and welcome to the Jazz"
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Dolph Ziggler is a draw and now we have proof.
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How do I turn off the really terrible jokes?
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It's finally time for B-b-b-bayley Club.
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JONALEON1 posted...

Who is the code?

Bobby Lashley!
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

What is the store?

Comics and Tabletop Games
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Underleveled posted...

Am I punished?

Are you?
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trdl23 posted...

Related to my previous question, thoughts on the current Magic storyline?

Specifically Dominaria? Started strong, has become less interesting to me over time.

Nicol Bolas? Get that trash out of Smash. I have no reason to care about this guy. I have no vested interest in whether the Jacetice League beat him or not. Then again, I care more about world flavor at this stage than I have about the main characters in a long time.
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JONALEON1 posted...

Are you calling me a liar?

I need you to hear this, JONA. I need you to understand.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Why are you bored at work?

Mondays are pretty slow, and I have this place running like a machine, so unless there are more than browsing customers, I can pretty much sit back and let my employee handle things today.
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In that case, I would be perfectly fine with people being "a little high, little low."
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Zachnorn posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

Define "a little low".

I guess you could say depression. Like any way the wind blows doesn't matter to them.

So "high" in this context is not how Freddie would normally use it?
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trdl23 posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

trdl23 posted...

Which is your favorite Ravnica guild (if you pay attention to these things)?

Azorius Senate. I like them as a villainous turn.

In that case, which one would you belong to?

(Yeah, Augustin was a pretty great one-shot villain for Magic.)

I'd like to think I'm Izzet, but I probably am kind of Azorius in reality.
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Underleveled posted...

Another decent answer.

Have you ever thrown a fan out the window?

Mechanical fan? No. This sounds like a story.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

JONALEON1 posted...

How big is Batista's dick?

I don't think anyone has ever answered this conclusively :(
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Snake5555555555 posted...

What's your favorite classic sci-fi film?

I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it will spoil a very awesome upcoming Gauntlet Crew Ranks film list hosted by me, scarletspeed7! I hope everyone in Gauntlet Crew participates; it will feature a wide variety of science fiction, from suspense to comedy, from the 20s to the present, from modern science fiction to the far-off future of faraway galaxies! If you're interested, send me a PM or DM me on Discord for more information!
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Define "a little low".
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Zachnorn posted...

Would you say you're easy come, easy go?

If this refers to a laissez-faire attitude, no.

If this refers to my mobility, yes.
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JONALEON1 posted...

Who's the third man?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041959/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Underleveled posted...

Good answer.

Favorite one-hit wonder from the 90s?

"How Bizarre" by OMC
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Zachnorn posted...

Open your eyes, look up to the sky. What do you see?

A ceiling.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Underleveled posted...

What is your favorite level in Odyssey?

I was a huuuuuge sucker for New Donk City. In most games, I love large cities or metropolises, and it was just such a positive level. Also, I loved Mayor Pauline singing as I ran through the Donkey Kong stages.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Xeybozn posted...

Which set of movies is better: Disney's animated films of the 2010s or Pixar's films of the 00's?

Okay, so I scanned both lists just to be sure, but it's easily Pixar in the 2000s. Tangled is not my cup of tea (it's sort of a film in search of a plot), and Frozen is one of my least favorite Disney films ever. Comparing that to the utterly unique WALL-E or the imaginative and emotive Up is just not fair.
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trdl23 posted...

Which is your favorite Ravnica guild (if you pay attention to these things)?

Azorius Senate. I like them as a villainous turn.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Zachnorn posted...

Is it just fantasy?

Why do you say, "just"? Why do you hate fantasy? Why do you not support creative endeavors? Do you hate the arts?
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

JONALEON1 posted...

Did you see the PM Preston sent darkx?

"If you were ever my roommate and I was watching episodes of Survivor, I would walk out on your ass and find someone else to stay with."
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Zachnorn posted...

Is this the real life?

THE real life? @JONALEON1
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JONALEON1 posted...

Can it be?

It is!
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

KujikawaRising posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

KujikawaRising posted...

The lyric topics are for fun - to see how far we can get before a spoilsport runs it.

Well then aren't I doing the job you want someone to do?

No. I want to complete a song for once! If I can do that, maybe I'll find a new gimmick. Maybe.

Don't be a gimmick user. You'll get harassed for it by Crash Bandicoot.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

KujikawaRising posted...

The lyric topics are for fun - to see how far we can get before a spoilsport runs it.

Well then aren't I doing the job you want someone to do?
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Xeybozn posted...

What Nintendo characters are you hoping make the roster for the new Smash Bros?

Nintendo characters? None. I'm happy with every addition, of course, but my desires are for other things that I think are reasonable third party additions. Simon Belmont, Solaire of Astora... characters like that. Rabbids would be fun now that Ubisoft and Nintendo are bumping uglies.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

JONALEON1 posted...

Are you crazy?

COOOOOOOOOOOONE!
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

trdl23 posted...

Favorite live theatre show(s)?

Tough question. Probably Beauty and the Beast. I've probably told the story of visiting the Kennedy Center and seeing it live for the first time every year in SMDC, so I won't repeat it here, but it definitely had a tremendous impact.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Snake5555555555 posted...

What are your general thoughts on Tom King's Batman run?

Also what lyrics topic should we turn this into?

1) Tom King is awesome and I've greatly enjoyed his run so far. I know that, for some reason, his run has become really divisive on the internet, but everyone in my shop loves the guy. I can't wait to get past this wedding, however. It's been so slow in arriving.

2) The Song of Hiawatha.
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JONALEON1 posted...

Where's Sting?

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KujikawaRising posted...

This is the funniest thing I've read all day. Since when have I taken things seriously? You were the one who was taking things seriously and trying to tell me how to have fun on the board. I find that quite sad myself >_>

I don't know you, so I assumed you were taking this seriously. I posted a joke hashtag and you seemed pretty disturbed by it. Disturbed enough to enter a topic and make a bizarre serious post, to which I just played Tommy Lee Jones in response. Literally I quoted him in a post.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

trdl23 posted...

Are there any anime you enjoy despite not liking the medium in general?

I immensely enjoyed Cowboy Bebop; it would rank highly on my top TV shows list. I also watched Tiger Mask W with JONA and I really got into it. It helped to have someone else watching, I think. And there have been some anime films that I've enjoyed.

Otherwise, that's it. I've tried several others, but all of them fell flat for me.
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer

Underleveled posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

Underleveled posted...

What is your favorite game you have beaten so far this year?

That I've beaten for the first time or beaten in general?

You can answer both if you'd like.

I realized that I finished Odyssey this year after I posted that, and it applies to both of those answers. Finally 100%ed those damn moons!
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"Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer