Best Wrestler Alive Tourney 1st Round --- Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston

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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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Randy Orton

Championships and accomplishments

Ohio Valley Wrestling
OVW Hardcore Championship (2 times)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Triple H
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2009)
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2004)
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2010)
PWI Rookie of the Year (2001)
PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
PWI Wrestler of the Year (2009, 2010)

World Wrestling Entertainment
World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Edge
WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (9 times)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper
WWE United States Championship (1 time)
Royal Rumble Winner - (2009, 2017)
Money In The Bank (2013 - WWE Championship contract)
Seventeenth Triple Crown Champion
Eighteenth Grand Slam Champion
Slammy Award for Hashtag of the Year (2014) - #RKOOuttaNoWhere

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Most Improved (2004)
Most Overrated (2013)

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Kofi Kingston

Championships and accomplishments

CBS Sports
Best Moment/Angle of the Year (2019) - wins the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Tag Team of the Year (2012) with R-Truth
PWI ranked him No. 20 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013

World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Championship (1 time)
World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with CM Punk
WWE Intercontinental Championship (4 times)
WWE Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Evan Bourne (1), R-Truth (1) and as a member of The New Day w/ Big E & Xavier Woods (2)
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship (4 times, Current) As a member of The New Day w/ Big E & Xavier Woods
WWE United States Championship (3 times)
Thirtieth Triple Crown Champion
Twentieth Grand Slam Champion
Slammy Award for "Tell Me I Did Not Just See That" Moment of the Year (2012) Hand walking during the Royal Rumble match to avoid elimination

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[Superkick Party]

Man idk

This shyt harder than I thought

 

[Silkk]

You really couldn't put HBK and DB up against these two in the first round?

 

[mannyrs13]

You really couldn't put HBK and DB up against these two in the first round?

They would've definitely won.

Far as this matchup, looks like a tough one. Randy seems to have the better resume but Kofi the better wrestler and has the better mic skills. Randy likely doesn't have what it takes to get past the next round or let alone the sweet sixteen. Kofi not much better but his odds are higher.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Kofi Kingston's road to Wrestlemania last year was better and more enjoyable than anything Randy Orton has done in his career.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

Man that Orton heel turn back in 2018(?) did wonders for his reputation around here. I remind you he was getting 0s and 1s in @mrken12's rating thread. Now people are legit giving thought to putting him above Kofi Kingston.

Stupid? Stupid?

 

[Silkk]

Man that Orton heel turn back in 2018(?) did wonders for his reputation around here. I remind you he was getting 0s and 1s in @mrken12's rating thread. Now people are legit giving thought to putting him above Kofi Kingston.

Stupid? Stupid?

I’ll take the heat and pick Orton, He may not have really done shyt the past ten years but Kofi really has only done shyt once in 15 years

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

I’ll take the heat and pick Orton, He may not have really done shyt the past ten years but Kofi really has only done shyt once in 15 years

Damn breh. Vulgar.

I wonder who @R=G would pick; Blandy or Koonfi?

 

[Carl Tethers]

One is a despicable racist and the other is African excellence. No contest. Even judging them with the given criteria - Kofi all day.

 

[The Rainmaker]

Easiest one so far

 

[Francis White]

Kofi is an all time great . I’m biased on this one as a Kofi Stan.
Kofi all day.

 

[Silkk]

Kofi is an all time great . I’m biased on this one as a Kofi Stan.
Kofi all day.

At royal rumble spots?

 

[Cartier Murphy]

...

 

[krazykid18]

How do these two even get a mention...kofis in ring reign was lackluster

And randy tries to do that 80s style without the charisma to pull it off

 

[Mikael Blowpiff]

They’re both good workers who are always over on some level and who have succeeded in both singles and tag roles. I actually remember distinct moments from Kofi’s career(Royal Rumble spots, the WM win, the Boom Drop at MSG in 09) so I’m going with him