Here you find the guide to all things VP100 2023 related POLL RULES AND VOTING VALUES INTRODUCING OUR VOTERS Honorable Mentions Part 1 (810-702) Part 2 (700-603) Part 3 (599-501) Part 4 (500-401)...

On its 30th anniversary, we reflect on a merciless bout that never wavers in its commitment to violence. Stephen Seeing as this site is named what it is, myself and Ethan, better known as Four...

Was thinking about just making a joke post to start off and post Tanner’s tweet from December Not going to do that but I wrestled with that one longer than I would like to admit. Part of that is...

Been stewing over the past month it feels like as we experience discourse whiplash. Last month we were gifted this beautiful gem of a post from Simon Saying this is the type of post you would see all...

Image Credit: Michael Watson/@brainbuster_ “Paper Champ” Baltimore’s historically been a city that major companies have run in. Plenty of WWF/WWE and JCP history is here. AEW even would add Baltimore...

If there’s one thing I know about the brain trust here at Violent People, it’s that we love polls, lists, and spreadsheets. It’s a particular sickness that we’ve been cursed with. Wrestling fans love...

Every day, we need to take a moment and say a prayer for whatever time traveller took Mio Momono and Chihiro Hashimoto from the prime era of 2000s joshi and put them in the current day. These two...

10. Kazuchika Okada (58 ballots, 3107 points) – LOWEST RANKED 58 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 13High Vote: stephen malkmus, Liam (1)Average Rank: 28.8184.06% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches–...

Truly, I understand why professional wrestlers are, by and large, self-centered. In many ways, it feels as if selfishness is tantamount to success in such a dog-eat-dog profession like professional...

Ice Train fucking ruled. He just did. I hope to more eloquently put it in words below, but if when I leave this mortal coil, even one person says “Dan fucking ruled,” I’ll consider it a job well...

When Violent People was first conceived as an idea. I immediately dove into brainstorming topics to write about. Some materialized into published pieces, ‘C & D Counties’ and ‘Hackenschmidt in...

So when the combination of these 4 men had 3 separate matches on May 28th, split across a morning and evening BJW show, it was all the more impressive that they managed to hit a homerun across all 3.

Back in January I wrote a tribute to Ice Train when he passed away. Since Violent People has launched I’ve written an obituary. I’ve written about the death of my mother and I’ve written about the...

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Back in August 2022, the Takarazuka Revue announced the Star Troupe shows ‘Dimitri’ and ‘Jaguar Beat’ and I thought it would be hilarious if they put a Jaguar Yokota reference in the revue as she’s...

Trauma I vs. Wotan (AVE, 2/3) – Available on IWTV The title match leading up to this apuestas match was covered in last month’s roundup, so I thought it was only right that we started this month’s...

The time has come to see Matewan in perspective, the way we do Lexington and Gettysburg…not just as an isolated incident of the tragic spilling of blood, but as a symbolic moment in a larger, broader...

100. Kevin Owens (17 ballots, 571 Points) – LOWEST RANKED 17 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 94High Vote: Andy (10)Average Rank: 55.6524.64% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Sami Zayn (WWE,...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...

Image from RCW Spain Season Finale 2023 For those unfamiliar, Mio Momono is one of Marvelous’ brightest talents, a plucky underdog babyface who I think anyone – even people who aren’t particularly...

Reminder for tiebreakers: The first tiebreaker is based on number of ballots featuring the wrestler. The second ballot is based on high vote. T-810. Juni Underwood (1 ballot, 1 point)Last Year’s...

Howdy. At least once per month, I want to help highlight some of my favorite lucha matches that may have gone under the radar in online wrestling circles. Everything I cover will be available on...

Let’s call it like it is, wrestling is a weird sport. Some of the greatest of all time were one failed tryout away from becoming an English teacher, or was a TV contract away from hanging it up for...

IT’S STING! This go around, we discuss the career, including the all timer retirement match, of The Icon Dan’s Sting and Wrestling with Loss: https://violentpeople.co/sting-and-wrestling-with-loss/...

20. Will Ospreay (39 ballots, 2225 points) – LOWEST RANKED 39 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 30High Vote: Robert Warns, Andrew Ridener, Robin Reid (1)Average Rank: 26.156.52% of Ballots Made...

T-700. Damiao (1 ballot, 13 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Pedro (38) T-700. Ninja (1 ballot, 13 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Adam (38) 699. Homicides (2 ballots, 13 points)Last...

T-599. Alex Hammerstone (1 ballot, 29 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Puroluchitas (72) T-599. Christopher Daniels (1 ballot, 29 points)Last Year’s Rank: 565High Vote: Niko (72) T-599. Ruaka (1...

[A hoot is] a match that breaks the conventional logic and structure of a wrestling match, and is good. – Skylar Skylar is half right which is better than usual. I have never felt a hoot was just one...

On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln needed only 272 words. 204 of those words were short one syllable words. The Gettysburg Address is inarguably one of the most famous and enduring speeches of all...

Last week, the voting period for the Violent People 100 fka The Chris 100 fka WDKW100 ended. There were 69 individual ballots submitted and 818 individual wrestlers nominated. Yet only one wrestler...

30. El Desperado (36 ballots, 1742 points) – HIGHEST RANKED 36 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 16High Vote: Bucky (5)Average Rank: 33.3952.17% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– w/ Mistico &...

40. Giulia (24 ballots, 1393 points) – HIGHEST 24 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 133High Vote: Steven Graham (4)Average Rank: 35.0434.78% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Suzu Suzuki...

500. Daisuke Ikeda (2 ballots, 49 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Corwo (67) T-498. Tommaso Ciampa (1 ballot, 50 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Andy (51) T-498. Baron Corbin (1 ballot,...

Probably going to start blogging more for Violent People. Sometimes I don’t want to sit in front of a mic, riffing for 20 minutes, editing, uploading, etc. I just want to throw together my ramblings...

200. Alex Coughlin (11 ballots, 242 points) – LOWEST RANKED 11 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 313High Vote: Adam (37) 199. Roman Reigns (7 ballots, 244 points)Last Year’s Rank: 84High Vote: Andy...

150. Blue Panther (10 ballots, 359 points)Last Year’s Rank: 590High Vote: Dan Rice, Hayden Dockerty (26) 149. Nicole Matthews (9 ballots, 363 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Corwo (29) 148....

In 2001, my wrestling fandom transitioned from a casual interest to a passionate obsession. It’s where I went from “I like wrestling,” to “I should watch all the wrestling ever.” It’s when I became...

February 24, 2024, the Elimination Chamber takes place in Perth, Australia. It marks a significant moment in the history of wrestling in Australia. Though this is far from the first time a “World...

I think it’s fair to say that, “Violent People,” despite being in my opinion a roaring success, is still in its nascent phase. It’s a new site and it’s finding its footing and more importantly its...

Before I dive into this batch of honorable mentions, I’d like to issue a correction. Somehow I missed adding Kylon King to my master spreadsheet. He had 3 votes for 48 points, which would have made...

T-249. LA Park (6 ballots, 158 points)Last Year’s Rank: 75High Vote: pto (20) T-249. Pig Pool (6 ballots, 158 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: chris (20) 248. Austin Gunn (7 ballots, 159...

As most of you know, I’m Tanner, one of the co-founders of this brand new website you are reading right now. Currently, I’m down with another case of strep writing this on a cold morning with a new...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...

70. Masashi Takeda (21 ballots, 878 points)Last Year’s Rank: 498High Vote: CFOS (3)Average Rank: 43.1430.43% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Jun Kasai (FREEDOMS, 1/3)– w/ Takumi Tsukamoto...

300. Ryo Mizunami (3 ballots, 113 points)Last Year’s Rank: NRHigh Vote: Joe (42) 299. Sawyer Wreck (4 ballots, 113 points)Last Year’s Rank: 294High Vote: Cody Milkman (48) 298. Oji Shiiba (4 ballots,...

90. Hiromu Takahashi (15 ballots, 642 points) – HIGHEST RANKED 15 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 81High Vote: Jacob Shearin (5)Average Rank: 41.9321.74% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. YOH...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...

80. Komander (18 ballots, 766 points)Last Year’s Rank: 153High Vote: Stardy (10)Average Rank: 47.3326.09% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Bandido (PWG, 1/8)– vs. Konosuke Takeshita (PWG,...

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When you think of wrestling, what is the first venue that comes to your mind? Maybe your someone who got in during New Japan’s peak and think of Korakuen Hall or the Tokyo Dome. Maybe you got lucha...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...

We are dangerously close to VP100 ballot deadlines. Every year with these sort of lists, I get stuck on who are My Guys. The wrestlers that regardless of where you place them on your list you feel...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...

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50. Yuji Okabayashi (24 ballots, 1224 points)Last Year’s Rank: 236High Vote: Austin Shermer (6)Average Rank: 27.7534.78% of Ballots Made Recommended Matches– vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani (BJW, 1/2)– w/...

60. Chad Gable (27 ballots, 1031 points) – LOWEST RANKED 27 BALLOT WRESTLERLast Year’s Rank: 266High Vote: Logan Kenny, Austin Daniels, SolPosting (15)Average Rank: 46.1539.13% of Ballots Made...

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Dan & Sam are finally back after months away.  We heard what fans were saying, what they were begging for. They wanted to hear about Court Bauer’s Major League Wrestling’s Opera Cup. A tournament...

Have a classic podcast episode. It is episode 1 of the 4th edition of the annual pro wrestling award show from WDKW. The year is 2018 and I have no idea how things hold up. http://dlvr.it/T3H8gh

Come join your wonderful hosts, Tanner and Chris, as they explore the offerings that the wrestling industry have decided are adequate to release upon the Philadelphia area in just under a week. It’s...

Are you short on time for watching wrestling this week? The Violent People crew has you covered with the Recommended Matches Roundup. Each week, we create a list of matches you should check out based...