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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 18, 2007 18:41:08 GMT -5
The only thing I don't like about PAC is that he's friggin' small as all hell. He's the man Muscle forgot as well. PAC ain't that small, and he has much better muscle definition that pretty much anyone else non-roided (I'm talking about you, Rey-Rey, at least from 2000 onward)... I'm looking for a pic of him, but I can't find one, so I've put a call out on a UK board I frequent. Seen him live about 15-20 times, and he does some truly awesome stuff.
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Post by CuJ0 Will Keep Dancing on Dec 18, 2007 18:44:05 GMT -5
Strictly based on high-flying and nothing else, I would say Jack Evans, PAC, John Morrison, Matt Sydal, Ruckus, Ricochet and Teddy Hart could all be considered to be at the top but its too hard to choose for me.
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Post by KLRA on Dec 18, 2007 18:46:49 GMT -5
The only thing I don't like about PAC is that he's friggin' small as all hell. He's the man Muscle forgot as well. PAC ain't that small, and he has much better muscle definition that pretty much anyone else non-roided (I'm talking about you, Rey-Rey, at least from 2000 onward)... I'm looking for a pic of him, but I can't find one, so I've put a call out on a UK board I frequent. Seen him live about 15-20 times, and he does some truly awesome stuff. I'm going to have to redact what I said about PAC because I was thinking of someone else. (Looks in Spud's direction).
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Post by nerdinitupagain on Dec 18, 2007 18:49:57 GMT -5
The microscopic bit of Blitzkrieg that I saw in WCW (what'd he wrestle, like, three matches?) there has to be some of the best aerial work I've seen. 'Tis a pity. That guy should've been the next Rey Rey at WCW. He was just so fast and he flew through the air. Whatever happened to him?
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 18, 2007 18:57:35 GMT -5
PAC ain't that small, and he has much better muscle definition that pretty much anyone else non-roided (I'm talking about you, Rey-Rey, at least from 2000 onward)... I'm looking for a pic of him, but I can't find one, so I've put a call out on a UK board I frequent. Seen him live about 15-20 times, and he does some truly awesome stuff. I'm going to have to redact what I said about PAC because I was thinking of someone else. (Looks in Spud's direction). Heh... Spud. I really need to see his new heel gimmick, Rockstar Spud. Heres a pic of Pac, he's not massive here, but certainly bigger than some of the shoelaces I've seen working, and he's filled out further, much broader across the shoulders, and he has tree-trunky legs.
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Post by Da (No Sold) 7-1-3 Itch on Dec 18, 2007 19:01:59 GMT -5
I see no mention of AJ Styles, so I vote AJ Styles
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on Dec 18, 2007 19:42:16 GMT -5
The microscopic bit of Blitzkrieg that I saw in WCW (what'd he wrestle, like, three matches?) there has to be some of the best aerial work I've seen. 'Tis a pity. That guy should've been the next Rey Rey at WCW. He was just so fast and he flew through the air. Whatever happened to him? Wikipedia sez he quit (he made more money at his day job), gave the gimmick to Jack Evans, and works as a computer tech.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 18, 2007 19:44:00 GMT -5
That guy should've been the next Rey Rey at WCW. He was just so fast and he flew through the air. Whatever happened to him? Wikipedia sez he quit (he made more money at his day job), gave the gimmick to Jack Evans, and works as a computer tech. A high-flying tech support guy could be awesome...
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Post by shiranui on Dec 18, 2007 19:48:14 GMT -5
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 18, 2007 19:51:01 GMT -5
Wikipedia sez he quit (he made more money at his day job), gave the gimmick to Jack Evans, and works as a computer tech. A high-flying tech support guy could be awesome... Actually, this may be racist, but it should be Sonjay Dutt, but calling himself Steve Dunn... he could be the WoW Playa from the Himalayas, and his music could be him putting someone on hold so that he can better deal with their enquiries... and then he enters to a muzak version of Afternoon Delight.
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Post by angryfan on Dec 18, 2007 19:54:31 GMT -5
Hayabusa took by breath away first time I saw him work. He ws doing things that, at the time, I'd never seen anyone even attempt. Honorable mention also to Scorpio, as his 450 is a thing of pure beauty, even now. Back then, you just kept wondering how in the hell he pulled it off so fluidly every single time.
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Post by invaderdave on Dec 18, 2007 20:46:05 GMT -5
All y'all guys are gonna laugh, but when I was younger, the stuff Jeff Hardy did blew me away. Then I discovered the WCW Cruiserweights, and my mind was blown to smithereens completely.
If I had to go with the be all end all though, I really would have to say AJ Styles. He was a gateway drug of sorts to me for indy high flying.
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Post by honsou on Dec 18, 2007 21:36:49 GMT -5
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Post by Reverend BTY on Dec 18, 2007 21:39:28 GMT -5
Dragon Kid and Evans are the first to pop in my head. I'm sure if I looked back in time I could see crazier shit, but these two always pop up in the catagory of craziest spots.
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Post by Real Folk Bruce on Dec 18, 2007 21:57:48 GMT -5
This man right here puts everyone to shame. That guy with Walter Sobchak for his sig mentioned that Scorpios moves were impressive because he was 230-240 lbs,but Kronus could do twice as much and weighed around 270. Kronus is without a doubt one of the most criminally underrated wrestlers in the world,and could work circles around 99% of every wrestler in existence .It is a brutal shame he never got his big break in wrestling,and it's even worse that he died so young. Kronus might very well be the most naturally talented athlete in all of professional wrestling.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Dec 18, 2007 22:09:46 GMT -5
Jody Fleisch pre-back injury was unreal, his 720 DDT was unbelievable.
Though it is hard to go against Hayabusa
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Post by eDemento2099 on Dec 18, 2007 23:59:55 GMT -5
This man right here puts everyone to shame. That guy with Walter Sobchak for his sig mentioned that Scorpios moves were impressive because he was 230-240 lbs,but Kronus could do twice as much and weighed around 270. Kronus is without a doubt one of the most criminally underrated wrestlers in the world,and could work circles around 99% of every wrestler in existence .It is a brutal shame he never got his big break in wrestling,and it's even worse that he died so young. Kronus might very well be the most naturally talented athlete in all of professional wrestling. The Eliminators (Perry Saturn & Kronus) were definitely great high-flyers in their days of ECW prominence. Unfortunately, none of Kronus' matches that I've seen since the Eliminators disbanded impressed me. For instance, at the original ECW reunion show (Hardcore Homecoming, which preceded One Night Stand I by a little bit), Kronus did little more than let Ian Rotten blade him. He seemed VERY off that night.
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Post by Joekishi on Dec 19, 2007 0:28:40 GMT -5
Shane O' Mac he had some of the bset spots out there. Really? I never really regarded Shame McMahon as a 'high-flyer.' To me, he was just someone who took dives off of insane heights. To call Shane McMahon a 'high-flyer' would necessitate in calling New Jack a 'high-flyer' as well. There's a difference between using athleticism to get one's self off the ground and using gravity to bring one down from a great height. I don't know he did twisting splashes, elbows, shooting star presses, 450 splashes, cancun tornados, and spinnin sentons off the top... seriously my biggest mark out was his SSP at the survivor series '01
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Post by eDemento2099 on Dec 19, 2007 2:27:05 GMT -5
Really? I never really regarded Shame McMahon as a 'high-flyer.' To me, he was just someone who took dives off of insane heights. To call Shane McMahon a 'high-flyer' would necessitate in calling New Jack a 'high-flyer' as well. There's a difference between using athleticism to get one's self off the ground and using gravity to bring one down from a great height. I don't know he did twisting splashes, elbows, shooting star presses, 450 splashes, cancun tornados, and spinnin sentons off the top... seriously my biggest mark out was his SSP at the survivor series '01 Wow, I don't know how I missed out on all that stuff. I must've only seen the worst of - or, to put it in a less negative light, the 'least best of' - Shane McMahon. What I saw wasn't terrible, but it wasn't memorable, either.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 19, 2007 2:37:23 GMT -5
Takuya Sugi in all of his forms is almost inhuman.
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