Best Wrestler Alive Tourney 1st Round --- Chris Jericho vs. Katsuyori Shibata

[2CT]

Cast your vote for the best wrestler alive using the following metrics

Ring work (10)
Mic work/promos (10)
Personality/gimmicks (10)
Overall rating (10)
Number of matches you like from each person

The poll closes after 7 days and if there's a tie the poll extends for an additional 24 hours

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Chris Jericho

Championships and accomplishments

All Elite Wrestling
AEW World Championship (1 time, Current)

Empresa Mundial de Lucha Libre
NWA World Middleweight Champion (1 time)

Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW World Television Champion (1 time)

New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Intercontinental Champion (1 time)

World Championship Wrestling
WCW World Cruiserweight Champion (4 times)
WCW World Television Champion (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
World Heavyweight Champion (3 times)
WWF Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2 times)
World Tag Team Champion (3 times) - with Christian (1), The Rock (1), Chris Benoit (1)
WWE Unified Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Edge (1), Big Show (1)
WWF/E Intercontinental Champion (9 times)
WWF European Champion (1 time)
WWF Hardcore Champion (1 time)
WWE United States Championship (2 times)
4th WWE Grand Slam Champion
WWE Superstar of the Year 2008
WWE Tag Team of the Year 2009 - Jeri-Show

Wrestle Association-R
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Gedo
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Champion (1 time)

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Katsuyori Shibata

Championships and accomplishments

New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hirooki Goto
NEVER Openweight Championship (3 times)
Fighting Spirit Award (2004)
Tag Team Best Bout (2004) with Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Shinsuke Nakamura on October 24
World Tag League 2014 with Hirooki Goto
New Japan Cup 2017

Revolution Pro Wrestling
RevPro British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #174 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
PWI ranked him #35 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (2013) vs. Tomohiro Ishii on August 4
5 Star Match (2014) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on September 21
5 Star Match (2017) vs Kazuchika Okada on April 9
Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler) (2013)

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[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Its really hard for me to vote agains a man called "The Wrestler" BUT Jericho might legit be the GOAT so..

I've become, I've become, I've become a,
I've become, I've become, I've become aaaaaaaa,

Judas in my mind

 

[VegetasHairline]

Its really hard for me to vote agains a man called "The Wrestler" BUT Jericho might legit be the GOAT so..

I've become, I've become, I've become a,
I've become, I've become, I've become aaaaaaaa,

Judas in my mind

 

[krackdagawd]

Shibata/Okada might be my fav match of all time

Why are you like this breh

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Okada vs. Shibata beats out Nakamura v Ibushi as the single greatest match I watched in the 10's. shyt was sheer poetry from the entrances to the final bell. Mans nearly literally died to prove shyt wasn't fake

Jericho has been one of the most creative wrestlers in the business for nearly three decades, though. The amount of re-inventions he's gone through defies belief. It's 2019, and a company, with him as the champion, age 50, just landed a $175 mil deal. And now his goofy dad rock theme, that he sang, seems well on its way to becoming a cult 'thing'.

That's GOAT conversation material, regardless of how you feel about AEW

Hate it had to be you GOATsuyori

 

[The Rainmaker]

This was actually easy. The gawd of reinvention takes this one.

 

[bigdaddy88]

shibata's reign is wait to short, but may have had my favorite match of all time still got to go with mr beer belly

 

[PYRRHUS 88]

I wanna vote for Shibata but

 

[THE 101]

ShiGOATa of course

 

[Mr. Negative]

GoonGod Shibata is one of the best wrestlers to ever live, IMO. Like if you wanna watch somebody wrestle and be entertained by how real it looks, here you go.

But Jericho trumps him in everything else, so

 

[Dolo]

Shibata dope but I gotta go with Le Champion

 

[WaveMolecules]

Jerigoat

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Has longevity in ring over and the ability to change with the times over anyone you could possibly name. He's up there

 

[TheGodling]

Even though it's Jericho on almost all factors (and in particular his skill to reinvent himself over and over again) I still voted Shibata for delivering the best wrestling match in the past ten years or so.

 

[2CT]

@TheGreatShowtime ya boy LA Parka is up tomorrow