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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 10, 2013 20:29:52 GMT -5
By go, I mean at least be able to bust out a 3 star match if they were really pushed to it. Also, I'm not county retired guys.
So far all I can think of is...
Undertaker
Sting
Scott Steiner
Marty Jannetty
Shane Douglas
Even then I know Marty's foot is pretty screwed up and I don't think he fixed it yet. Also, Douglas is a HUGE maybe as I can't remember the last time he had a good match, but I think he has wrestled a few times in the last few years and MAYBE he could pull out a decent match if needed.
Edit: Okay so here is the list we got so far:
Undertaker
Sting
Scott Steiner
Marty Jannetty
Shane Douglas*
Steven Regal
Fit Finlay
Dave Taylor
Goldust
Genichiro Tenryu
Ricky Morton
Robert Gibson
Tom Prichard
Jushin Thunder Liger
2 Cold Scorpio
Bob Holly
Jeff Jarrett
Keiji Mutoh
AKIRA
Masakatsu Funaki
Kensuke Sasaki
Minoru Suzuki
I didn't put a few of the guys mentioned because of they were retired, I've seen them lately and feel they just don't qualify for what I was looking for or I have my doubts.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 20:57:24 GMT -5
My last memory of Shane in the ring, he was very out of shape and throwing up. So, I'd put an asterisk next to Shane's name stating he can still go after a month or two of training to shed that layer of flab from being out of the business full time.
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Post by molson5 on Nov 10, 2013 21:29:51 GMT -5
Steve Regal (debuted in 1983, but didn't come to the U.S. until 1992) has put on a few pounds, but I'm sure he could wrestle a decent match. Same with Finlay and Dave Taylor, if they're still kicking around.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 10, 2013 21:30:27 GMT -5
My last memory of Shane in the ring, he was very out of shape and throwing up. So, I'd put an asterisk next to Shane's name stating he can still go after a month or two of training to shed that layer of flab from being out of the business full time. Oddly enough I think you actually have more confidence in Shane than I do. |
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Nov 10, 2013 21:35:39 GMT -5
Ricky Steamboat, as evident by his performances in 2009.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 10, 2013 21:43:48 GMT -5
Ricky Steamboat, as evident by his performances in 2009. Good thought, but I think he's pretty firmly retired now. Also, I know he had some health issues after those performances, but can't remember if they were related at all to the actual performances. |
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Post by Kash Flagg on Nov 10, 2013 21:52:38 GMT -5
Ricky Steamboat, as evident by his performances in 2009. Good thought, but I think he's pretty firmly retired now. Also, I know he had some health issues after those performances, but can't remember if they were related at all to the actual performances. Think the issues came after one of those Nexus beatdowns. Maybe from Ryback? |
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Nov 10, 2013 22:14:10 GMT -5
Sting can't really go anymore.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Nov 10, 2013 23:50:06 GMT -5
Goldust
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 11, 2013 0:21:49 GMT -5
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Post by Gummydavidson on Nov 11, 2013 2:44:30 GMT -5
I would say Ric Flair but judging from some of the matches during his TNA run his days of good matches may be over.
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Post by Bear Skin Rug on Nov 11, 2013 2:47:32 GMT -5
Jim Duggan can still do his Jim Duggan thing pretty well. How was Tito Santana in his CHIKARA match?
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Post by craigdanbeaton on Nov 11, 2013 6:00:14 GMT -5
Terry Funk & Jerry Lawler had a very good match back in 2011 so they're a maybe nowadays.
On the other side of the ocean the last I saw of him Genichiro Tenryu was still pulling out very fun matches.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 11, 2013 6:28:29 GMT -5
I'm not really sure "can still go" really applies to some of these. Undertaker is for all intents and purposes retired. He does one match a year, sometimes two at most.
Tons of 80s guys are still making the rounds. Not sure "still go" really applies though. The Rock n Roll Express are still out there, or at least Morton is. Something tells me Bob Backlund could still do some fun matches. Sid still does stuff, mostly helping his kid, but he's nowhere near what he used to be. Abby and Mil still do their things on occasion, but it's not pretty.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 9:54:08 GMT -5
I saw the Rock n Roll Express at an indy show not too long ago, and they can still go better than I expected them to.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Nov 11, 2013 13:39:24 GMT -5
What about Steve Blackman?
He was in amazing shape last time he showed up on Raw, and didn't look like he had any ringrust at all.
Or is he completely retired?
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Nov 11, 2013 18:53:56 GMT -5
Dr Tom Prichard has done a pretty good job of staying in shape, and from the recent work of his that I've seen, I'd say he can still "Go."
Here is a recent example of his work, a 20 minute wrestling match:
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 11, 2013 19:12:25 GMT -5
I'm slightly tempted to include the Ultimate Warrior, but I'm not sure if he could ever really go without being carried. Plus, I don't think he's wrestled since that whole thing he had with Orlando Jordan some years back.
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Post by gladstone on Nov 11, 2013 19:19:11 GMT -5
Liger is still pretty capable, all things considered.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 19:19:41 GMT -5
I'm not really sure "can still go" really applies to some of these. Undertaker is for all intents and purposes retired. He does one match a year, sometimes two at most. I'm inclined to say Undertaker counts. I Don't think it matters how frequently you wrestle as much as it matters that when you do it you do it well. Especially when those few times are as timeless as Undertaker's. |
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