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95. Stan Hansen
The Master of the Lariat is somewhat of an anomaly on this list. How much do I know about him—not very much. I remember when I was young seeing him wrestle in WCW against Lex Luger. Since them I have only seen him in sporatic matches on the internet and on DVDs. From what I’ve seen I’m a fan. The guy looks gritty and tough as hell. His in-ring style is like JBL but more athletic and with better psychology inside the ring.
His being so low on the list is basically because I don’t know much about him, but the impact of what I have seen has gotten him onto the list when a lot (A LOT) of good wrestlers didn’t. So this is more or less a plea to the TPWW Universe to turn me on to some of his best matches or perhaps even a best of DVD that I could purchace.
I could hear many of you think “Why would you put a wrestler you barely know anything about on your list?” The answer is… I’m just going with what I feel in my gut and my gut tells me to put The Lariat at the number 95 slot. I get the sense that if I were to see more of him he would sky rocket up the list. If he got this high based on little knowledge I could only imagine how high he could get if I knew a little more. Perhaps one when I do a new Top 100 list I could give a better write up of this guy.
Favorite Moment:
I don’t know enough about him to give one.
Favorite Match:
Stan Hansen v. Yoshi Yatsu (AJPW 16th Anniversary – Shootout at The OK Corral)
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