Torch Feedback TORCH FANTASY DRAFT 2010 REAX #1: Readers select Top 10 wrestlers to start new promotion with - Orton or Cena #1 pick?
Sep 28, 2010 - 3:00:13 PM
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Jamahl Harper, PWTorch reader
(1) Randy Orton - creative when it comes to good RKO spots and a main event draw)
(2) A.J. Styles - same as Orton.
(3) C.M. Punk - good technical wrestler and plays a good face or heel.
(4) Beer Money - best tag team in the game today.
(5) Desmond Wolfe (Nigel McGuiness) - great wrestler and good mic work.
(6) Dolph Ziggler - I believe the new Shawn Michaels. He probably needs a face turn.
(7) John Morrison - like a mixture of Shelton Benjamin with RVD.
(8) Tyler Black - impressive.
(9) Evan Bourne - needs to be drafted to Smackdown and moved to main event status.
(10) Mr. Anderson - good mic work, but injury-prone.
Hayden Williams, PWTorch reader
(1) A.J. Styles - stepped up his game to another level since aligning with Ric Flair.
(2) Kurt Angle - possibly the most consistent wrestler in the world right now.
(3) Chris Jericho - is what he says: the best in the world at what he does.
(4) Samoa Joe - under-utilized in the Hogan/Bischoff era. He should be up there with the top tier players.
(5) C.M. Punk - one of the best heels in the business and has been for the past 24 months.
(6) Motor City Machineguns - they had an awesome feud with Beer Money and I hope to see their work progress.
(7) Beer Money - best heel tag team in the dying art form of tag team wrestling.
(8) Randy Orton - he has improved vastly since the Evolution days. He's very hot right now, but not quite at the Austin/Rock level yet.
(9) The Miz - he is awesome on the mic and has shown determination in improving his in-ring performances.
(10) "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero - this guy keeps me interested in all of his feuds. I believe he can tell a story on the mic, and also in the ring.
Hamine Dahmani of Paris, France
(1) John Cena. How can you not take him if you start a promotion trying to make money? He has to be on the list even if he is not the best wrestler in the world.
(2) Rey Mysterio. Again, you have to take him in your promotion. He's over with the kids and he can sell a lot of merchandise. He could also be all over the show and continue his underdog "gimmick" as a face.
(3) The Undertaker. He makes his opponeants relevant just with his presence, and he can teach a lot to the younger stars. He would be in the upper mid-card/main event and, of course, as a face.
(4) Kurt Angle. The best wrestler in the world, period. Again, he can sell merchandise, he has movies that make him more marketable, there's Angle Foods, he makes his opponents relevant, and he is a company guy. Just like Rey Mysterio, he could be all over the show, but mainly in the main event spot. He would be the top heel of my company.
(5) Motor City Machineguns. They are one of the best tag teams in the world today, are over with the crowd, have great matches, are marketable, and I could split the team to have singles matches.
(6) Beer Money. I believe they are the best tag team in the world right now. They are very marketable and can be a tweener team as face or heel depending on the tag division programs. When I split them, Robert Roode would be in the main event with rivalries against Taker or Mysterio. Storm would be a strong mid-card wrestler.
(7) The Kings of Wrestling. Again, a great tag team and they would be the cornerstone of my tag team division. Plus, they come with Sara Del Rey for my women's division.
(8) The American Wolves. Awesome tag team, but I will split Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards up. Richards could be a top guy in the "X Division" before moving to the main event level to have a rivalry with Rey Mysterio.
(9) Mr. Anderson. I need to reach all demographics. Anderson is over with the teenagers and adults, sells merchandise, is a great talker, a good wrestler, and could play heel or face.
(10) Jay Lethal. I need an entertainer and Jay is perfect for this role with his impressions and charisma.
Continue to check back daily at 3:00 p.m. CST every day for the next week or so as we post a new batch of Fantasy Draft picks from PWTorch readers.
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