Failed to set a close time

So it's still technically either man's ballgame...FOREVER! The never ending edition of Better Wrestler is finally here...it's the gift that keeps on giving! :D

Locked in a never ending struggle

I think it is safe to assume, given the lack of traction the other guys got, and the fact that they lack the mainstream exposure even Lawler had in WWE that Bryan would have beaten them on this board.

Obviously you are right, but because those matches were so recent, I think it would be a safe bet

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If anything many posters here have evolved past only carrying about TEH WORKRATE.

I'd actually argue Bryan would've won this in a rout 5-10 years ago. Jericho would've smoked Andre too.

If you think the only reason why someone would vote for Lawler or Funk or Andre or even Savage then I'm not sure you could understand why someone like Bryan Danielson, CM Punk or even Bret Hart could make it to begin with.

Go back 10 years or however long ago it was that we first did Rate a Wrestler threads. The indy darlings of the time consistently pulled huge scores while people like Lawler and Andre were not viewed in any sort of positive light.

We were all younger than and frankly most people on this board didn't care about older wrestling and found it to be bland compared to what we were seeing then.

We all grew up and realized the brilliance of the older generation and realized what they actually contributed, basically.

Trust me. Every single big man wrestler was viewed as a talentless hoss. I can guarantee you Braun Strowman would've been wholly disliked on this board 10-12 years ago.

Absolutely

Braun Strowman was viewed as a talentless hoss who was wholly disliked on this board two years ago.

The only difference is he still won us over whereas a decade ago we probably would've been so close minded he wouldn't have gotten a chance. Would've been too busy bitching about Vince's latest hoss getting a push.

It's true that the IWC has grown. But there are still those newer fans that leak in and lean it toward the newer guys. The current will always be the most beloved overall.

Could probably argue Strowman is the poster child for modern WWE trying to get Vince's preference for Big Man guys over with crowds. His booking has been great overall and he's improved a lot overall since his debut.

With the majority of hoss/Big Man type guys in the WWE over the years, they are missing one or both of those key areas that dooms them in the end.