| Good thread, Simon.
My top three:
1. "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown.
This guy is refreshing and like Simon said, is everything that wrestling is missing right now. His promos are great and while he's not a technical whiz in the ring, he is decent and I like "The Pounce" as it's his variation of the spear/gore. I think he offers TNA crossover appeal and hopefully he'll be NWA Heavyweight Champion soon, as I think he deserves a run with the title. To me, Brown is a guy that can carry the company the next several years.
2. AJ Styles.
The man is just what he says he is "phenomonal." He does moves no one else can do, or at least not as crisply as he does. He can work the X Division guys but can also have good matches with guys like Abyss and Raven. Not the greatest talker but he does all of his talking in the ring. I'm glad he's not in WWE because Vince would bury him like he does all of the other cruiserweights.
3. Samoa Joe.
I just like his style. He's rough, tough but can also fly around. I love his setup move (muscle blaster?) to the rear-naked choke and also like it when an opponent whips him into the ropes then drops down to the mat, he just stops running and kicks the guy while he's down instead of hopping over him like everyone else does. He adds some realism to his work. He has to start doing some promos, though, for him to move up on the list. |