nibs92
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Post by nibs92 on Nov 4, 2018 13:23:59 GMT -5
I grew up a staunch WWF fan so not familiar with a lot of cruiserweight stars or matches. I believe WCW was loaded with them but my exposure to them has really only been through the likes of Rey Mysterio and the short lived light heavyweight division in the WWF late 90’s.
So who would you guys say were some of the top stars of this weight division? Also what are some of the greatest CW matches?
There is so much available on the network I really don’t know where to begin!
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Post by LA Times on Nov 4, 2018 13:50:55 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio Jr
Ultimo Dragon
Eddy Guerrero
Dean Malenko
Psychosis
Juventud Guerrera
Jushin Liger
Mr JL (Jerry Lynn)
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4life
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Post by 4life on Nov 4, 2018 14:02:54 GMT -5
Tajiri
Eddie Guerrero
Juventud Guerrera
Billy Kidman
Rey Mysterio
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Nov 4, 2018 14:37:40 GMT -5
Rey Misterio jr
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 4, 2018 14:42:27 GMT -5
Top Tier
Rey Mysterio Jr
Dean Malenko
Eddie Guerrero
Ultimo Dragon
Chris Jericho
2nd Tier
Juventud Guerrera
Billy Kidman
Chavo Guerrero
Syxx
Psychosis
Bottom Tier
Lenny Lane
Disco Inferno
Prince Iaukea
Everyone else
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Post by Gorilla on Nov 4, 2018 17:10:17 GMT -5
I'd say either Malenko, Mysterio or Ultimo Dragon.
But Kidman had the best peak by far
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Post by The Brain on Nov 4, 2018 17:57:49 GMT -5
My favorites are Malenko and Liger. Always enjoyed watching those two.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Nov 5, 2018 0:45:15 GMT -5
Rey Jr. will always be the G.O.A.T Cruiserweight
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Post by K5 on Nov 6, 2018 2:13:49 GMT -5
looking like we’re focusing on wcw cruiserweights, and most have covered the best. I was also a big fan of the first era of lightweight stars - dynamite kid, tiger mask 1, Justin thunder liger, Owen Hart, Pegasus kid/Benoit, Jericho all spring to mind.
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nibs92
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Post by nibs92 on Nov 6, 2018 14:23:09 GMT -5
looking like we’re focusing on wcw cruiserweights, and most have covered the best. I was also a big fan of the first era of lightweight stars - dynamite kid, tiger mask 1, Justin thunder liger, Owen Hart, Pegasus kid/Benoit, Jericho all spring to mind. I’ve heard about the Dynamite kid v Tiger Mask series would you recommend any other matches to look out for? |
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Post by The Brain on Nov 6, 2018 15:00:12 GMT -5
1 match I could definitely recommend is Liger vs Pillman from SuperBrawl 92. One of my favorite cruiserweight matches of all time. An absolute classic.
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nibs92
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Post by nibs92 on Nov 6, 2018 15:40:40 GMT -5
1 match I could definitely recommend is Liger vs Pillman from SuperBrawl 92. One of my favorite cruiserweight matches of all time. An absolute classic. I’m watching WCW Saturday night from 92 so will definitely give that a look. Cheers man |
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Post by PJ on Nov 7, 2018 5:14:30 GMT -5
My favorites back in WCW were
Jericho
Rey ( until he lost the mask and joined the filthy animals)
Malenko
But Rey is probably the greatest Cruiserweight.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Nov 7, 2018 8:38:13 GMT -5
If we're talking Cruiserweight, I'm assuming we're only discussing the actual guys from WCW who competed for that belt.
For my money, Rey Mysterio Jr. is the greatest and probably the most well-known from that class. He was doing some unbelievable things back then.
Honorable mentions:
- Dean Malenko
- Ultimo Dragon
- Juventud Guerrera
- Chris Jericho
Pretty much everyone from the Cruiserweight roster in WCW/nWo: Revenge. 🤣
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Nov 8, 2018 0:56:00 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio!
Honestly, no one else comes close to him being the greatest. I am not even a Mysterio fan and I still think he was the greatest cruiser weight ever.
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Post by jason1980s on Nov 8, 2018 9:00:52 GMT -5
Lots of good memories from the WCW cruiserweights around 1996! Their matches along with n w o and a pretty tough tag team division had all the makings of destroying WWF at the time. When WWF was still going on with silly gimmicks and jobber matches, WCW was giving us (who didn't watch ECW or foreign wrestling) some revolutionary matches with the cruiserweights. Also having Mike Tenay on commentary helped put these guys over even more. IIRC WWF commentary was Vince McMahon, Jerry Lawler and Mr. Perfect without much Jim Ross so any WWF lightweight division would have been totally crapped on by the three commentary guys at the time.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Nov 8, 2018 9:16:30 GMT -5
Jericho without question. He elevated the division and turned into something more than just smaller guys putting on great matches.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Nov 8, 2018 15:01:09 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio! Honestly, no one else comes close to him being the greatest. I am not even a Mysterio fan and I still think he was the greatest cruiser weight ever. Same here. |
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