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Post by Cap on Jul 18, 2019 15:13:09 GMT -5
When talking about the greatest wrestlers in the world, we might be overthinking it. It might just be this guy. Great matches with multiple opponents (singles, multi man, tags, trios), in various styles (brawls, title matches) and on both sides of the coin (rudo and technico). Just brilliant.
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Post by elliott on Jul 21, 2019 2:54:02 GMT -5
Cap stole my line about overthinking things in regards to Santo.  I think he's the best babyface ever, the best flyer ever, and one of the handful of best brawlers & bleeders. I wouldn't have him lower than the 3rd best wrestler ever. Would be my pick for the best big match wrestler ever. |
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Post by Cap on Jul 21, 2019 8:47:29 GMT -5
Hahaha... you are totally right and I legit meant to put a clause in about that but I was just churning them out and forgot. Full dues to Elliott on that one.
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Post by microstatistics on Aug 6, 2019 16:06:54 GMT -5
GME elevated Santo's stock for me. He is second only to Satanico for luchadores when it comes to having a bunch of classics. And the variety of those matches is equally impressive. Another guy I can easily see people putting at #1.
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Post by mvz on Dec 4, 2021 22:44:44 GMT -5
Like micro wrote a couple of years back, this project highlighted what a special wrestler El Hijo del Santo is. I rated two matches vs Espanto and the match. Vs Felino, they are all awesome and very different. I probably should have had a few more: the matches vs La Parka and Brazo de Oro are first rate, and not having a match w him against Negro Casas feels like a miss.
He was also great in the couple of trios matches I saw. I really wanted to squeeze one on but as we all know 100 matches is not as many as you think.
Anyway, definitely my favorite luchador from the viewing I did and has a shot to crack my all time top 5 when all is said and done.
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Post by Cap on Feb 28, 2023 8:10:58 GMT -5
Right now I have him locked in at #5. I don't really know when it happened, when it clicked, but at some point I just came to accept him as the greatest luchador ever and in the mix for the overall GOAT. Personally, I can't really see it any other way. I think very highly of guys like Satanico and Casas. I am one of the higher guys on Sangre Chicana. El Hijo del Santo just does everything well. he can mix it up in the bloody fight with the best of em. He can do the pretty title exchanges.
Right now he is in a tier of about 6-10 for me that is set apart from the pack.
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Post by mvz on Feb 28, 2023 10:30:09 GMT -5
I am right there with you Cap, he is at 6 for me and my top luchador. Some of the others may take some time to appreciate, but Santo jumped out right away, immediately impressed with his range, and keeps adding to his case the more I watch.
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Post by club on Feb 28, 2023 15:34:38 GMT -5
Agree with you both. El Hijo del Santo is the platonic ideal of a luchadore.
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