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Post by 4real on Mar 28, 2023 4:28:14 GMT -5
Have to say Roman since Mox has just gone heel and MJF feels like more of the ace right now. Alexander is injured and Okada well we’ve seen it all before.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Mar 28, 2023 5:25:10 GMT -5
Josh Alexander before the injury was IMO the best world champion in all of wrestling
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Mar 28, 2023 8:06:13 GMT -5
I don't know that MJF is the ace so to speak. To me the Ace is the person who is really the face of the brand. The person who is front and center in the advertising, the person who if you were to name the first person that comes to mind when you think of the company would be just about everybody's answer. To me that person is Moxley in AEW and pretty much has been since the start. |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Mar 28, 2023 8:12:44 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever seen a Josh Alexander match. I should probably remedy that.
I always get his name mixed up with Josh Abercrombie for some reason. (aka Josh Raymond from the House Of Truth in ROH, who I think is mostly back to being a local midwest guy at this point)
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Post by 魔界5号 on Mar 28, 2023 11:54:20 GMT -5
Yeah, none of the Japan aces are looking too great at the minute. Kaito is bitched out once a month, Okada is getting stale and Kento just dropped his title to geriatric Yuji Nagata. It’s between Roman or Mox, probably Roman for how he was able to go the Naito route and turn it around from being a hated babyface to beloved too cool for school villain. Being hated first builds that real ace character, dammit.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2023 12:46:33 GMT -5
I voted Moxley, but would have voted for MJF if it was an option.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Mar 28, 2023 12:50:47 GMT -5
Indy wrestler Alex Ace.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Mar 28, 2023 13:10:10 GMT -5
Yeah, none of the Japan aces are looking too great at the minute. Kaito is bitched out once a month, Okada is getting stale and Kento just dropped his title to geriatric Yuji Nagata. It’s between Roman or Mox, probably Roman for how he was able to go the Naito route and turn it around from being a hated babyface to beloved too cool for school villain. Being hated first builds that real ace character, dammit. I’m not part of the “all heels are superior!” crowd, but I will concede that a plain young babyface can become a more assertive and confident face down the road after expanding their character range with a strong heel run. It could be happening with Dominick as we speak. |
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Post by Starshine on Mar 29, 2023 19:14:17 GMT -5
It has to be Okada. It feels like he's on his defining run at the moment, which is pretty crazy to say considering he's been on top for as long as he has. But right now no one else feels as clearly connected to the mantra of their company as Okada does with New Japan right now.
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Post by Push R Truth on Mar 29, 2023 19:33:40 GMT -5
Why can't I see the option to vote for R Truth?
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Post by kidkamikaze10 on Mar 29, 2023 19:39:39 GMT -5
My favorite is Okada, but Kento should be in this poll.
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Mar 30, 2023 19:56:58 GMT -5
We actually have votes for Tyrus!
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Post by ace on Mar 30, 2023 20:38:40 GMT -5
If Alexander wasn’t hurt I honestly might have voted for him. He’s everything I think of when we use the word. Dominant, great matches, fights everyone, totally believable, long reign. But he got hurt so I voted for Okada. I just can’t with Roman. It’s the same thing anytime I turn on the show. He can hold the belt for another decade I’m still not going to want to see him. Moxley is great but his role isn’t to be on top right now so I kind of DQ’d him
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 30, 2023 20:48:39 GMT -5
I know it's been years now since he's been that guy but I still always think of Tanahashi when these kind of questions come up. It has to be Okada. It feels like he's on his defining run at the moment, which is pretty crazy to say considering he's been on top for as long as he has. But right now no one else feels as clearly connected to the mantra of their company as Okada does with New Japan right now. I can't agree with this being his defining run. He's of course still great but it feels like the hype/excitement around him isn't close to what it was during that 2016-18 run. |
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Post by Starshine on Mar 31, 2023 1:01:07 GMT -5
I know it's been years now since he's been that guy but I still always think of Tanahashi when these kind of questions come up. It has to be Okada. It feels like he's on his defining run at the moment, which is pretty crazy to say considering he's been on top for as long as he has. But right now no one else feels as clearly connected to the mantra of their company as Okada does with New Japan right now. I can't agree with this being his defining run. He's of course still great but it feels like the hype/excitement around him isn't close to what it was during that 2016-18 run. There's just something different right now. You're right in that I don't think he'll top the quality and longevity of that run, and that will likely go down as his career signature title run. But it currently feels like this is the first time he's truly peaked over Tanahashi and Naito in terms of popularity. |
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Post by Bo Rida on Mar 31, 2023 8:25:00 GMT -5
We actually have votes for Tyrus! Somebody must have called his Momma. |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 31, 2023 11:19:22 GMT -5
I know it's been years now since he's been that guy but I still always think of Tanahashi when these kind of questions come up. I can't agree with this being his defining run. He's of course still great but it feels like the hype/excitement around him isn't close to what it was during that 2016-18 run. There's just something different right now. You're right in that I don't think he'll top the quality and longevity of that run, and that will likely go down as his career signature title run. But it currently feels like this is the first time he's truly peaked over Tanahashi and Naito in terms of popularity. Okada's way more interesting when he doesn't have to pretend to be humble. Whether it's current "No, I am the mountain and you will not climb me." Okada, or whether it was Zero F***s Given "SEE YOU ON 205 LIVE!" balloon Okada. |
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Post by Ultra Magnus Black on Mar 31, 2023 11:20:24 GMT -5
Another write-in vote for the true ace from me. |
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on Mar 31, 2023 17:27:37 GMT -5
Moxley would start furiously dropping votes if he was in there. |
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Post by johnnyk9 on Mar 31, 2023 18:52:48 GMT -5
Jon by a mile
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