Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted July 22, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 22, 2012 A big thank you to all of those who took part in STAGE ONE of this year's version of the project. To summarise, so far UKFF members have been nominating British wrestlers they feel are deserving of some place in the 50 itself. During the nominations process, exactly 150 different wrestlers were nominated at least once. 56 of them just received that single nomination, while the top nomination-earners were in the 30s.  As a result of the nominations submitted, 40 wrestlers received sufficient to earn themselves a direct spot somewhere in the 2012 UKFF UK50. They are (alphabetical order):  Andy Wild  BT Gunn  Bubblegum  CJ Banks  Cyanide  Dave Mastiff  Dave Rayne  Dean Allmark  El Ligero  Jack Gallagher  Jack Jester  James Mason  James Scott  Joey Hayes  Johnny Moss  Joseph Conners  Kid Fite  Kris Travis  Lion Kid  Lionheart  Mad Man Manson  Mark Haskins  Martin Kirby  Marty Scurll  Max Angelus  Mikey Whiplash  MK McKinnan  Nathan Cruz  Noam Dar  Paul Malen  Rampage Brown  Robbie X  Rockstar Spud  Sam Bailey  Stixx  T-Bone  Trent Seven  Wolfgang  Zack 'Diamond' Gibson  Zack Sabre Jr  ******************************************************************  This will mark first ever UKFF UK50 appearances for Dave Rayne, Jack Jester, MK McKinnan, Rampage Brown and Trent Seven, as well as UK50 returns for Lion Kid and Wolfgang.  It also means that Mohmed Ameen (50), Eddie Ryan (49), Colossus (44), Valkabious (38), Terry Frazier (36), Owen Phoenix (33), Greg Burridge (28), The Saint (25), Sha Samuels (24) and RJ Singh (22) have all definitely lost their UKFF UK50 place this year.  12 additional wrestlers received a tied number of nominations for the final 10 places. As such, two of them have to be eliminated. We do this by way of:  ******************************************************************  STAGE TWO  The final 10 places will be decided by way of the poll attached to this thread. As polls on the forum are limited to 10 choices per question, the 12 wrestlers up for consideration have been split across 2 polls. This 'grouping' won't make an impact on the outcome, though, since this year I've have set Stage Two up to allow you to submit a vote for as many of the 12 wrestlers as you like (though there's no point voting for them all...obviously...). Simply mark the names you feel are most deserving of one of the final 10 spaces and submit your votes.  The criteria you are voting on remains the same as in Stage One:  Upon what criteria are the rankings based? All the way through the process, nominations and votes should be made based on British wrestlers' in-ring performances you have seen on shows that took place between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012. The key points around which the rankings, nominations and votes are based include: - whose in-ring performances are the most gripping, convincing and enthralling? - who is consistently involved in great matches? - who is able to tell the best "story" through their performance? - whose performance is able to capture the crowd's interest and make them emotionally invested in the match? - who actually makes pro wrestling enjoyable to watch with their performances?  I will close the polls at 23:59 on Friday 27 July 2012, at which point the 2 wrestlers with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated and the final 50 shall be known.  The 12 wrestlers up for consideration are:  Behnam Ali 4FW junior heavyweight star who portrays an Iranian heel character. Made his UKFF UK50 debut last year at #39  JD Knight Impressive, muscular and imposing-looking headline heavyweight for Swindon's 4FW. Placed 31st last year in his 2nd UKFF UK50 appearance.  Jim Hunter Half of the Hunter Brothers tag team, which has rose to prominence in the last 12 months in Fight Club:Pro and other Midlands promotions. Never featured in the 50 before.  Joel Redman Now in WWE developmental after finishing up in the UK in April. Has featured for IPW:UK, Premier Promotions, 4FW and his Devon-based DWA. Has made the list the last 4 years, placing as high as 12th last year.  Jonny Storm Long-time regular of British rings has appeared in all 7 previous UKFF UK50s and was runner up in 2005. Has slid down the rankings in recent years, but still appears all over the country.  Josh Bodom Impressive newcomer from the Stockport-based Future Shock Wrestling, who has also appeared for Infinite Promotions. Would be making his UKFF UK50 debut.  Lee Hunter Brother of Jim above. Midlands tag specialist, bidding for first ever UKFF UK50 finish.  Liam Thomson Top Scottish star who made the UKFF UK50 in the previous 4 years, ending up 32nd in 2011. Appears for PBW, BCW, ICW and others north of the border and featured for PCW in England.  Mark Andrews Made his UKFF UK50 debut last year at #26. Has appeared across the Midlands for ATTACK! Wrestling, AWW, EVW, CSF and AMP, but has also toured Scotland, Italy and Poland.  Pete Dunne Midlands youngster, who has featured as part of the Dunne Brothers tag team with sibling Damian, but is becoming known as a singles star in ATTACK!, AWW, LDN and others. Toured Poland with Mark Andrews.  Red Lightning Didn't make the 50 last year, but had featured 4 times previously. Has worked for ICW, PBW and more in his native Scotland.  Wild Boar Made first ever UKFF UK50 appearance in 2011 at #30. Had a run in Premier Promotions on the south coast, and continues to feature across the Midlands.  So, away you go. As always, feel free to debate, discuss or promote your favourites and your reasons in this thread if you wish. You could even include links to matches etc to back up your thoughts.  Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 You have to vote for at least one from each of the two groups......what if I don't want to vote for anyone in the second group!? I just have to I suppose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rob Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 So many talented guys dropping out this year, crazyness. I voted for JD Knight and Pete Dunne on this, I've seen them the most over the 12 month time period, and they're both really good. They were also both on my initial list of 15. Joel Redman is awesome too, I'm surprised at him not automatically being in the 50, although I suppose he's not been on the scene for the last couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I sympathise with The Dart here. I couldn't really vote for anyone in the first selection with any real thought behind it, so just went with Joel Redman because I've seen him before and liked him. Â I went with Red Lightning for the second part, as he has been ridiculously enjoyable in the last 12 months. Whether it be as the mouthpiece of The Gold Label or just an unlikeable gimp anywhere else, he plays the role superbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Maybe a tough ask but any chance of a list of the names of the wrestlers who missed out? No Nathan Cruz this year either or have i totally missed his name when reading the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan88 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 how many people from the voting are going through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 The final 11 places will be decided by way of the poll attached to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan88 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 The final 11 places will be decided by way of the poll attached to this thread. Â so only one person from the list is not gonna make it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I will close the polls at 23:59 on Friday 27 July 2012, at which point the wrestler with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated and the final 50 shall be known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted July 23, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2012 No Nathan Cruz this year either or have i totally missed his name when reading the list? Oops, Copy & Paste error from me there, since I was sure Nathan Cruz definitely did make it through. I've re-counted all nominations just to be absolutely sure, but Cruz was the only one missing. I've updated the first post above. As such, it's 12 people fighting it out for the final 10 spots. Â You have to vote for at least one from each of the two groups......what if I don't want to vote for anyone in the second group!? I just have to I suppose? Good point from Dartman, since I wasn't aware the multiple-option polls required you to select at least one choice. I've added an extra "no-one from this group" option to each poll. Â Remember, the choice is there for you to vote for as many or as little of the 12 short-listed wrestlers you like. Â Maybe a tough ask but any chance of a list of the names of the wrestlers who missed out? Was going to post this later, but those just missing out for consideration in Stage Two were Dirk Feelgood, Danny Hope, RJ Singh, The Saint, Owen Phoenix, Jimmy Havoc and Joe Coffey. Â Just for your own interest, I'll be popping back over the week with some of the supporting comments which accompanied UKFFers' nominations for the 12 short-listed Stage Two wrestlers and maybe a picture or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobystag Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Like Dart said, there are a fair few surprising eliminations already. If I could vote my own personal choice of 50 guys like Eddie Ryan, Terry Frazier, Owen Phoenix, Greg Burridge, The Saint and Sha Samuels should have all got potential places. Owen Phoenix especially. I can only imagine it's a case of where they work in the country and how often they work. They're all southerners and only really work in 4FW, IPW:UK and Lucha Britannia with the odd appearences here and there. Â Looking at the 40 names who have already qualified, only six of them live south of the Watford Gap. And out of the 12 to vote for in Stage Two, only 4 are south of the Watford Gap. Â Has there been a bit of a north and south divide this year? 7 of the 40 are Scottish and wrestle primarily in Scotland with a few English appearences, most notably PCW. It would be interesting to note to see what guys work which promotions to see where a majority of the votes have come from...... Bear with me on that. Â Â Just a quick knock up seen as I'm only on break right now, I've tried to use primarily the promotions they can be classified as regulars or more than special guests at: Â Andy Wild - PBW, ICW, PWE, PCW Â BT Gunn - PBW, ICW, PWE, PCW Â Bubblegum - GPW, PCW, SWE, XWA Â CJ Banks - FSW, PBW, PCW Â Cyanide - GPW, FSW Â Dave Mastiff - IPW, FCP, SWE, ASW, PCW Â Dave Rayne - FSW, PCW, GPW Â Dean Allmark - ASW, IPW, PCW Â El Ligero - ASW, PCW, SWE, PBW, PWE, GPW, XWA, PPW, NGW, 3CW Â Jack Gallagher - GPW, FSW, NGW Â Jack Jester - PBW, ICW Â James Mason - Sorry but I haven't seen James at all these past 12 months! Â James Scott - PBW, ICW, 3CW Â Joey Hayes - GPW, FSW, PWE, PBW, PCW Â Johnny Moss - PCW, PWE, PBW Â Joseph Conners - SWE Â Kid Fite - PWE, ICW, PCW, PPW Â Kris Travis - PCW, SWE, IPW, PBW, PWE, 3CW Â Lion Kid - IPW Â Lionheart - PBW, ICW, PCW, PWE Â Mad Man Manson - PCW, SWE Â Mark Haskins - IPW, SWE, ASW, NGW Â Martin Kirby - SWE, IPW, PCW, NGW, GPW, 3CW, PBW, PWE Â Marty Scurll - IPW, SWE, PCW Â Max Angelus - SWE, IPW, PCW Â Mikey Whiplash - PCW, ICW, PWE, PBW, 4FW Â MK McKinnan - FCP, SWE Â Nathan Cruz - NGW, SWE Â Noam Dar - PWE, PBW, ICW, PCW, SWE, IPW Â Paul Malen - SWE Â Rampage Brown - NGW, ASW, SWE Â Robbie X - SWE, NGW Â Rockstar Spud - IPW, FCP, SWE, PCW, 4FW, XWA Â Sam Bailey - PCW, FSW, NGW Â Stixx - SWE, IPW, NGW, XWA Â T-Bone - IPW, PCW, SWE Â Trent Seven - FCP Â Wolfgang - PBW, ICW, PWE Â Zack 'Diamond' Gibson - GPW, FSW Â Zack Sabre Jr - IPW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITookTheBluePill_YAWN! Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Can't believe Liam Thomson didn't get straight in! VOTE LIAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBWFan Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Can't believe Liam Thomson didn't get straight in! VOTE LIAM! Â Ditto. I voted him & Red Lightning. Â Liam will deffo go through. Lightning may be at a disadvantage as he only works in Scotland and still not many English fans have seen him or knows what he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITookTheBluePill_YAWN! Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Can't believe Liam Thomson didn't get straight in! VOTE LIAM! Â Ditto. I voted him & Red Lightning. Â Liam will deffo go through. Lightning may be at a disadvantage as he only works in Scotland and still not many English fans have seen him or knows what he does. Â Wolfgang is in there though! I think a lot of Scottish people vote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Red Lightning and Liam Thomson will both be in my top 5 or thereabouts. It's ridiculously hard to vote for me when it comes to the actual vote. I think I'm settled on a top three of Andy Wild at the top with the next two being Liam Thomson and then BT Gunn respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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