{"id":63897,"date":"2018-07-31T20:10:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T01:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=63897"},"modified":"2018-07-31T20:10:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T01:10:23","slug":"digital-dabblings-27-who-are-the-elite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/31\/digital-dabblings-27-who-are-the-elite\/","title":{"rendered":"DIGITAL DABBLINGS #27 \u2013 Who are the Elite?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1698917867\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><div>\n<div id=\"m_7666716513776088370yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515654530380_12538\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Way back last year I took a look at what I thought, at the time, were the \u201celite\u201d cards in the game, you can find that article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/08\/20\/digital-dabblings-15-elitism-live-sigs-summerslam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/08\/20\/digital-dabblings-15-elitism-live-sigs-summerslam\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1533171160479000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFZGlXVBwXuem-LEQkTYlxboh7Ksw\">https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/<wbr \/>2017\/08\/20\/digital-dabblings-<wbr \/>15-elitism-live-sigs-<wbr \/>summerslam\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This time let\u2019s take a look at the overall \u201cElite\u201d performers in the WWE Slam app currently. \u00a0Now who determines who the elite performers are? That\u2019s simple, YOU do! For the last couple of years I\u2019ve run a series of surveys, the latest of which is up and running and can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/SwxuqTOD8q8Laa7t2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/SwxuqTOD8q8Laa7t2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1533171160480000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFB8cX85DQx56DqYbIPLbdo3-Xu4A\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/<wbr \/>SwxuqTOD8q8Laa7t2<\/a>. \u00a0These are designed to give you, the player, a say in who you think are the most collectible wrestlers in the game, stars who\u2019s cards who you genuinely think are worth more than other performers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Today I\u2019m taking a look at the first two surveys in the series, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. \u00a0Once I have a decent amount of results on the current survey I\u2019ll share those with you as well, though I may mention the current results (though there\u2019s less than two dozen responses thus far).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">First a bit about the survey criteria: \u00a0In the first survey the categories were pretty simple, Main Roster Men, Main Roster Women, NXT Men and \u201cLegends\u201d. \u00a0Since that survey of course there have been more than a few changes to both the game and the rosters. Notably NXT performers moved up to the main roster, but also just as notably, some performers retired (Paige) and some unretired (Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella). \u00a0In the latest survey I\u2019ve added an \u201cannouncers and authority\u201d section, and in the second survey the Cruiserweights were added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the Main Roster Men\u2019s Top 10 for both years:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Main Roster MEN<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"49\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"56\" \/>\n<col width=\"22\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"148\" \/>\n<col width=\"54\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2016 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2017 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>AJ Styles<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>93<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>AJ Styles<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>71<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Seth Rollins<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>81<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Seth Rollins<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>67<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Finn Balor<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>77<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Finn Balor<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>67<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Kevin Owens<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Roman Reigns<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>42<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Undertaker<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>72<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Brock Lesnar<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>39<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Brock Lesnar<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>70<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>39<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>John Cena<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>67<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Dean Ambrose<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>33<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Dean Ambrose<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>63<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Undertaker<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>31<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Randy Orton<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>61<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>John Cena<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>29<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Triple H<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>60<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Braun Strowman<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>29<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/AJnew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-63902 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/AJnew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/AJnew.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/AJnew-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">What do you notice there? \u00a0Well the top 3 men in the game have not changed since the beginning, and in fact during early voting on the most recent survey, the top 3 still haven\u2019t changed, though currently Finn is running a bit ahead of Seth. \u00a0These three guys are bankable, and clearly the most popular men in the entire game. AJ Styles is perhaps the best all around professional wrestler working today, there\u2019s really no doubt about it. Ratings are always higher when he\u2019s on the card. \u00a0At number 2 Seth Rollins is a workhorse who puts butts in seats and sells cards. Finn Balor is one of the most charismatic babyfaces in WWE, if his recent record doesn\u2019t really show a positive won\/loss ratio.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The next 7 places though, that\u2019s a whole different story. \u00a0Year 1\u2019s #4 Kevin Owens has dropped completely out of the picture. \u00a0Remember during the first year of Slam, KO was the Universal Champion for quite a while, but hasn\u2019t had the same impact on storylines since, that and an oversaturation of his cards in game took him off the list. \u00a0Undertaker dropped three slots, unsurprisingly due to his lack of appearances on TV or PPV. Brock moved up a slot most likely due to his Universal Championship win at Wrestlemania 33, though the percentage of survey takers selecting him dropped by over 30 points. \u00a0John Cena oversaturation clearly had an effect in the game, he dropped two slots and over 40 points. Dean Ambrose moved up a slot but also lost percentage points.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3638942907\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Triple H and Randy Orton both fell off, while Shinsuke Nakamura and Braun Stroman were added. \u00a0Shin was #1 on the first year\u2019s NXT poll as he hadn\u2019t been called up yet.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Main Roster WOMEN<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"49\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"56\" \/>\n<col width=\"22\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"148\" \/>\n<col width=\"54\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2016 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2017 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Becky Lynch<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>85<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Alexa Bliss<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>81<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Sasha Banks<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>82<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Becky Lynch<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>69<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Bayley<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>81<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Charlotte Flair<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>67<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Paige<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>73<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Paige<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>62<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Charlotte<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>72<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Asuka<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>60<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Nikki Bella<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>63<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Sasha Banks<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>56<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Alexa Bliss<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>50<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Nikki Bella<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>48<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Carmella<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>24<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Carmella<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>44<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Eva Marie<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>24<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Bayley<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>39<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Stephanie McMahon<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Mandy Rose<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>29<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here we see the rise of Alexa Bliss going from #7 all the way up to #1, and in fact she\u2019s still number 1 today. \u00a0Her cards tore through the game as soon as she won her first title at TLC in 2016. Being on top of the Women\u2019s division for most of the last two years will do that. \u00a0Her cards almost always trade or sell at a premium. Basically Alexa Bliss is a license to print money.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Alexa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-63903 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Alexa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Alexa.png 800w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Alexa-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Alexa-768x1075.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Alexa-731x1024.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The previous #1 Becky Lynch is still a solid performer and still extremely popular, despite not having a title to her name SINCE that TLC in 2016. \u00a0Meanwhile Sasha and Bayley, two previous darlings of the division have fallen on harder times. Paige retained her #4, but won\u2019t be appearing in this section of the current survey due to her retirement and move to General Manager of Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Asuka moving from NXT to the main roster precipitated her rise to #5, and she\u2019s still right there in the current survey. \u00a0Of course the biggest newcomer who isn\u2019t recognized here yet is Ronda Rousey, and she\u2019s currently running just behind Alexa and Becky for the top spot.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Charlotte Flair, who didn\u2019t even make the list in the first survey, shot to #3 and that\u2019s where she is on the current list too. \u00a0No doubt the Queen has her fans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">NXT (Combined for first year, Male for 2nd)<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"49\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"56\" \/>\n<col width=\"22\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"148\" \/>\n<col width=\"54\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2016 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2017 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>88<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Adam Cole<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>79<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Asuka<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>80<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Aleister Black<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>60<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Samoa Joe<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>66<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Johnny gargano<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>48<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Hideo Itami<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>26<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Pete Dunne<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>35<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Austin Aries<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>26<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Drew McIntyre<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>31<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Comparing the two NXT polls would really be a waste of time since the entire top 5 from the first survey moved on to other rosters (or even federations in Austin Aries case). \u00a0Hideo Itami is now on 205 Live, while the top 3 are on the main roster. The second year survey though, those guys are all still in NXT except for McIntyre. In fact the top 3 from the second year survey are still currently the top 3 in the current survey.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1008210271\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Adam-Cole.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-63904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Adam-Cole.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Adam-Cole.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/Adam-Cole-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">NXT WOMEN<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"148\" \/>\n<col width=\"54\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2017 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Peyton Royce<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>77<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Billie Kay<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>73<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Ember Moon<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>65<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Kairi Sane<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>49<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Nikki Cross<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>37<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I didn\u2019t run a separate Women\u2019s section for the first year\u2019s survey, so we have no results to look at there. \u00a0For the second year though, once again the top 3 have moved to the main roster, though don\u2019t really appear in the top 10 of Main Roster Women on the current survey. \u00a0Kairi Sane and Nikki Cross are still in NXT and are #1 and 2 in the current poll.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cruiserweights on 205 Live<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"148\" \/>\n<col width=\"54\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2017 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Neville<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>64<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Enzo Amore<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>46<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Hideo Itami<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>30<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Cedric Alexander<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>25<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>TJP<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">205 Live didn\u2019t exist when the first survey was conducted, and the Cruiserweight division hadn\u2019t been established yet. \u00a0For the second year though, Neville was on top, with the now departed Enzo Amore as a distant second. In the current polling, Cedric Alexander has taken the #1 spot away from the now #2 Neville who has been injured and off TV for quite a while.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LEGENDS<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"49\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"56\" \/>\n<col width=\"22\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"148\" \/>\n<col width=\"54\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2016 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div>2017 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Rank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Name<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Vote %<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>The Rock<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>84<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>The Rock<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>61<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Stone Cold Steve Austin<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>81<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Trish Stratus<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>55<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Shawn Michaels<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Shawn Michaels<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>55<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Daniel Bryan<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>66<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Stone Cold Steve Austin<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>53<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Eddie Guerrero<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>66<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Lita<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>51<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Macho Man Randy Savage<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>63<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Kurt Angle<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>45<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Sting<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>63<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Ric Flair<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>45<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Ric Flair<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>62<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Brie Bella<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>43<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Bret the Hitman Hart<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>57<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Edge<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>41<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Edge<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>55<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<div>10<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>Bret The Hitman Hart<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>41<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This section of the survey fascinates me to no end. \u00a0In the game itself Legends have a unique place. A lot of players collect legends, but they usually stick to one or two favorites, and even then they won\u2019t go out of their way to acquire them. \u00a0Legends cards are never as valuable in game as active performers, but still a solid legend, like our reigning champion The Rock will trade higher than your active mid or lower card guy or gal. Trish Stratus didn\u2019t have cards in game for the first survey, so she wasn\u2019t eligible, but it\u2019s safe to say she\u2019s got a huge following.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/rock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-63905 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/rock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/rock.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/rock-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Bryan moved off of the Legends section and back to the main roster in the new survey after he\u2019s unretired, though he\u2019s nowhere near as popular with current players. \u00a0His wife Brie was added to the Legends section for the second survey, but is back on the main roster for the current survey thanks to the Women\u2019s Royal Rumble and her possible appearance at Evolution.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So what\u2019s the takeaway from all of this information? \u00a0Well, people who you might THINK are popular really aren\u2019t all that. \u00a0On the male\u2019s side it\u2019s pretty straight forward, beyond the top three guys there isn\u2019t much distinction in the rest. \u00a0In fact in the current survey only those same top three have more than 50% of the vote. Everyone else is basically an also-ran. \u00a0So should you pay top dollar for a Brock card that\u2019s the same CC as a Seth, Finn or AJ card? Probably not. Brock isn\u2019t any more valuable, and in fact might be more difficult to trade, all things being equal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the women\u2019s side though, it\u2019s a bit trickier. \u00a0There are clearly more player collections that are strictly women than men. \u00a0The top four women in the game, Alexa, Becky, Charlotte and Ronda, are all solid investments. \u00a0After them the second tier of Paige, Asuka, Sasha and Bayley are all strong, but not as solid. Card values for their top cards would also fall right into line here.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/ronda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-63906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/ronda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/ronda.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/ronda-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the Legends side, it\u2019s more interesting to look at who\u2019s not in the top 10 than who is, namely Goldberg and Ultimate Warrior. \u00a0Both men get cards regularly; Warrior is often an award or included in sets, but he just doesn\u2019t warrant those inclusions. He\u2019s so polarizing a figure that for every fan there\u2019s at least one detractor. \u00a0Goldberg never really resonated with WWE audiences like he did the WCW audience, and while his most recent run in WWE was easily his best showing since the old streak days, it still didn\u2019t give collectors a thrill. \u00a0Other performers like Bret Hart, Edge, and Ric Flair all have solid followings and still garner attention in the app, but unless it\u2019s Stone Cold, The Rock, Trish or Lita, Legends just aren\u2019t that popular.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So check out the latest survey and have your say in who you consider to be the elite in the app. \u00a0Click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/SwxuqTOD8q8Laa7t2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/SwxuqTOD8q8Laa7t2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1533171160480000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFB8cX85DQx56DqYbIPLbdo3-Xu4A\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/<wbr \/>SwxuqTOD8q8Laa7t2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t forget you can find me in game at GRENDELSEN, and I\u2019m always happy to trade or answer any questions you might have.\u00a0 Leave questions or concerns here and I\u2019ll see you next time.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"m_7653336482324468032m_-5838044787577144430yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503197183433_8404\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"m_7485006918182513210yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505788699990_5066\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"m_840703259626027792yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508199456840_5158\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"m_4710290450738061770yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1513037197127_4998\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"m_2136778502949941925yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1514945897609_4586\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>My Collecting Blog \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/budgetscd.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/budgetscd.blogspot.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1503367275849000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4sa6AJcNl2_fcQxwy6FlIjbpXmw\">The Budget Collector<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_7653336482324468032m_-5838044787577144430yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503197183433_7901\" class=\"m_7653336482324468032m_-5838044787577144430signature\">\n<div id=\"m_7653336482324468032m_-5838044787577144430yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1503197183433_7932\">The Daily WiLL \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/willaday.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/willaday.blogspot.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1503367275849000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEU7gP3-e7Ie2-ybA5B8vXvTVbJ_Q\">http:\/\/willaday.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK\u2019S ARTICLE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/06\/21\/digital-dabblings-26-the-state-of-the-app-top-25-cards\/\">DIGITAL DABBLINGS #26 \u2013 The State of the App &amp; Top 25 Cards<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1257484592\"><div id=\"pwtor-3770116438\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Way back last year I took a look at what I thought, at the time, were the \u201celite\u201d cards in the game, you can find that article here: https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/08\/20\/digital-dabblings-15-elitism-live-sigs-summerslam\/. This time let\u2019s take a look <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/31\/digital-dabblings-27-who-are-the-elite\/\" title=\"DIGITAL DABBLINGS #27 \u2013 Who are the Elite?\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4667,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-digital-dabblings","category-specialists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/07\/DigitalDabblingsRock.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63907,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63897\/revisions\/63907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}