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Wrestling is, at its most basic, a hybridization of sport and storytelling. When presented well, it can illuminate certain truths about the human condition, weaving classical tales of legends and myth with the mindset of the modern man. Wrestling has the opportunity to shine a light on culture and society as well as present characters that resonate with the fans. It's that potential in serialized storytelling that I think is the greatest strength of wrestling.

I reached out to the board over the last week and accrued 150 nominations for a ranking topic that starts today. My personally attitudes towards various styles and eras of wrestling will likely run counterintuitive to some others on the board (I tend to dislike WWE's normal attempts at comedy and vastly prefer the humorous moments in more serious angles), but I'm looking forward to reading responses and thoughts as we take a trek from the early days of wrestling all the way to the present, hopping all over the globe in the process.

I will note that there were some surprising omissions on this list. No one nominated, for example, the Rock, Sting, Roman Reigns... certainly there are some big names for whom I could write pretty extensive opinions. And naturally there were some nominations for which I could say very little. Those are mostly at the top of the list. There are only so many ways to say something sucks.

The next post will contain a list of the nominations, and a little later today, I'll kick off this ranking with the last place spot! I hope many of you join me in this countdown, and feel free to jump in and share your own thoughts.
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