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100. Homicide
Kicking off the list is “The Notorious 187” himself. This former member of The Rottweiler’s and The Latin American Xchange has been a great character in wrestling for the last 8 or so years (at least as far as what I’ve seen.) When I first saw Homicide wrestle I thought of him as the 21st Century’s New Jack, but as I came to see more of his catalogue of matches I came to the realization that he is far more than that.
Sure, he can brawl with the best of them but he can also do wrestling moves and actually chain wrestle. His turn as a member of both The Rotweilers and The Latin American Xchange showed us a volatile character that despite his demunitive size was intimidating none-the-less. He brought about a gangster type character that as a wrestling fan you’re actually afraid he may very will snap.
His best of 5 series against Bryan Danielson and his Colt Cabana Feud were two for the best feuds in Ring of Honor history and his and Hernandez’s feud against AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels is one of the best in the history of Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling. He has provided countless hours of entertainment as a character and as a wrestler. If only he had better mic skills than just making machine gun noises (I’ve heard some actually promos, not too great) he would be much much higher.
Favorite Moment:
The Rotweilers attacking Samoa Joe after Homicide’s match at ROH Death Before Dishonor 2 Part 1. At the time of that beating Joe was an unstoppable monster and they took him down a peg. As The Rotweilers spat on the ROH Championship you could feel the crowd look at in shock. That’s what happens when you have a respected championship and a despised heel.
Favorite Match:
Colt Cabana v. Homicide (Chicago Street Fight, ROH Better Than Our Best)
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