Best Wrestler Alive Tourney 1st Round --- Arn Anderson vs. Ultimo Dragon

[2CT]

Cast your vote for the best wrestler alive using the following metrics

Ring work (10)
Mic work/promos (10)
Personality/gimmicks (10)
Overall rating (10)
Number of matches you like from each person

The poll closes after 7 days and if there's a tie the poll extends for an additional 24 hours

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Arn Anderson

Championships and accomplishments

Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ole Anderson
NWA World Television Championship (2 times)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - 2 with Tully Blanchard and 1 with Paul Roma
WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Larry Zbyszko (1), Bobby Eaton (1), and Paul Roma (1)
WCW World Television Championship (2times)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #8 of the 500 best wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991.
PWI Feud of the Year (1987) Four Horsemen vs. Super Powers and the Road Warriors
PWI Tag Team of the Year (1989) with Tully Blanchard
PWI Tag Team of the Year (1991) with Larry Zbyszko
PWI Stanley Weston Award (1997)
PWI ranked him #62 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003

Southeastern Championship Wrestling
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Jerry Stubbs (3) and Pat Rose (1)

World Wrestling Federation
WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tully Blanchard

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (1992) with Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton, & Larry Zbyszko vs. Nikita Koloff, Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes (May 17, WarGames match, WrestleWar)
Best on Interviews (1990)
Worst Worked Match of the Year (1996) with Ric Flair, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, WCW Uncensored, Towers of Doom match, Tupelo, MS, March 24

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Ultimo Dragon

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling
AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yoshinobu Kanemaru
AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
NWA World Middleweight Champion (2 time)

Comision de Box y Lucha D.F.
Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) – with Naoki Sano and Hirokazu Hata

International Wrestling Revolution Group
Copa Higher Power (1998) – with Judo Suwa, Lyguila, Magnum Tokyo, Ryo Saito, Shiima Nobunaga and Sumo Fujii

International Wrestling Alliance
IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
IWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

KocoSports
Kocosports Combat Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2014)

New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion (2 time)
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
NWA World Welterweight Champion (2 time)
UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Champion (2 time)
WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Champion (1 time)

Michinoku Pro Wrestling
MPW British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champion (2 time)
MPW Tohuku Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Jinsei Shinzaki

Pro Wrestling Noah
Differ Cup (2003) – with Yossino

Tokyo Sports
Technique Award (1992)

Toryumon Mexico
NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Yamaha Cup (2008) – with Yutaka Yoshie
Yamaha Cup (2012) – with Angélico
Suzuki Cup (2007) – with Kensuke Sasaki and Marco Corleone
Suzuki Cup (2008) – with Alex Koslov and Marco Corleone

Universal Wrestling Association (Mexico)
UWA World Middleweight Champion (5 time)
UWA World Welterweight Champion (1 time)

World Championship Wrestling
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion (2 time)
WCW World Television Champion (2 time)

Wrestle Association-R
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Champion (3 time)
WAR World Six Man Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Nobutaka Araya and Genichiro Tenryu

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Best Wrestling Maneuver (1996) Running Liger bomb
Most Underrated (2003)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

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[Doctor Doom]

 

[Novembruh]

Taurus. Bruh. Who hurt you?

Spoiler

If Sid in the next bracket, I see what you doing here.
But if Sid in the next bracket, I think we gotta call a foul because... Sid shouldn't be in no brackets

 

[The Rainmaker]

What a weird matchup.

 

[BrehWyatt]

The fact either of these two made an appearance before Rey Fenix, Gargano, Balor, Tanahashi, any of the Kentas, etc. did is

 

[Grifter]

Can his spot be used as a deciding factor?

 

[2CT]

The fact either of these two made an appearance before Rey Fenix, Gargano, Balor, Tanahashi, any of the Kentas, etc. did is

an appearance in what? Fenix and Gargano was already in this and both lost

 

[2CT]

What a weird matchup.

Taijiri vs Tully Blanchard up next

 

[BrehWyatt]

an appearance in what? Fenix and Gargano was already in this and both lost

Damn, breh my bad.

I forgot you set Fenix and Gargano up to fail against P1 and Ibushi-san.

I'll eat that L.

 

[2CT]

Damn, breh my bad.

I forgot you set Fenix and Gargano up to fail against P1 and Ibushi-san.

I'll eat that L.

i'm actually a big Fenix stan dude is way better than Styles IMO he does shyt that Styles just can't do

i only agree with like half these results so far, Joe beating Omega is the biggest misstep to me

 

[BrehWyatt]

i'm actually a big Fenix stan dude is way better than Styles IMO he does shyt that Styles just can't do

i only agree with like half these results so far, Joe beating Omega is the biggest misstep to me

Fenix might be the best going today, but in a tourney like this ... outside stuff and things like longevity and all that come into effect.

I know I hadn't even HEARD of Fenix before Lucha Underground.

 

[2CT]

Fenix might be the best going today, but in a tourney like this ... outside stuff and things like longevity and all that come into effect.

I know I hadn't even HEARD of Fenix before Lucha Underground.

longevity ain't in the voting criteria though, that's why i didn't even have criteria in the BWIW cause dudes gonna vote based on whatever anyway

if a dude had an incredible 3 year career he should win over somebody with a just decent 10 year career

 

[Bryan Danielson]

@2 Cold Taurus

I’m glad you admit to your mistakes and missteps


But that’s not enough contrition

To really show you wanna make things right...... theres one thing you’re gonna have to do

Make in a future round an easy match up for Joey Ryan

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

Ultimo Dragon is in my top 10 favorite wrestlers of all-time. Dude was my avatar image on AHH/SOHH for a few years

 

[stro]

The bracketing in this (and in the women) is intentionally stupid and controversial for the sake of conversation. Most of these pairings of talent aren't even comparable because they worked completely different styles for completely different audiences. The bracketing for both is intentionally done to eliminate top guys in the first or second round so there can be a surprising victor.


Borders on trolling tbh.