Favorite Canadian Wrestler 1975-1985
Dewey Robertson Dino Bravo Angelo Mosca Billy Red Lyons Waldo Von Erich
Bret Hart Mike Sharpe Dave McKigney Tony Parisi Kurt Von Hess

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This time - Your Favorite Canadian Wrestler 1975-1985
We will include 'adopted' Canadians for the purpose of this one
Use the write-in to name your own - 75-85 and 'Canadian' only

Previous Poll's Below

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Favorite Manager - Bobby Heenan

Bobby Heenan (8) 25%
Abdullah Farouk (6)
The Grand Wizard (5)
Sir Oliver Humperdink (3)
Capt Lou Albano (3)
Freddie Blassie (3)
Gary Hart (2)
Lord Alfred Hayes (1)
Gene Anderson (1)
Bobby Bass (0)

Total Votes: 32


All-Time Matchup - Buddy vs Bruno

1962 Buddy Rogers vs Bruno Sammartino (8) 23%
1979 Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (6)
1981 Ric Flair vs Harley Race (6)
1972 Johnny Valentine vs The Sheik (5)
1963 Lou Thesz vs Buddy Rogers (4)
1982 Bob Backlund vs Jimmy Snuka (3)
1981 Andre The Giant vs Hulk Hogan (1)
1961 Whipper Watson vs Gorgeous George (1)
1980 Ric Flair vs Greg Valentine (1)
1978 Superstar Graham vs Bob Backlund (0)

Total Votes: 35

Most Underrated - Tim Gerrard

Tim Gerrard (7) 30%
Bob Marcus (5)
Goldie Rogers (5)
Ricky Johnson (2)
Big Mac (2)
Joe Marcus (1)
Brian Macnee (1)
Charlie Fulton (1)
Mike Sharpe (1)
John Bonello (1)
Alex Girard (0)

Total Votes: 26

 
Local wins World Title - Dewey Robertson

Dewey Robertson (6) 26%
Angelo Mosca (4)
Billy Red Lyons (3)
Tony Parisi (3)
Tim Gerrard (2)
Tiger Jeet Singh (2)
Kurt Von Hess (2)
Nick DeCarlo (1)
Bob Marcus (0))
Frankie Laine (0)

Total Votes: 23

Road Trip ! - Cobo Hall Detroit

Cobo Hall - Detroit (8) 30%
Greensboro Coliseum - NC (5)
MSG - NYC (4)
Kiel Aud - St Louis (3)
Olympic Aud - LA (3)
Miami Beach Aud (2)
Mid South Coliseum - Memphis (1)
Omni - Atlanta (0)
The Forum - Montreal (0)
Sportatorium - Texas (0)

Total Votes: 26

Dream Tag Team - Angelo Mosca and John Studd

Angelo Mosca & John Studd (7) 23%
Ric Flair & Harley Race (6)
Wahoo McDaniel & Sgt Slaughter (5)
Roddy Piper & Jay Youngblood (3)
Nick Bockwinkel & Ricky Steamboat (3)
Billy Red Lyons & The Destroyer (2)
Bob Backlund & Greg Valentine (2)
Leo Burke & Harley Race (1)
Dewey Robertson & Dino Bravo (1)
The Sheik & AbdullaHh The Butcher (1)
Tim Gerrard & Alec Girard (1)
Bruno Sammartino & Lou Thesz (1)
Hossein The Arab & Billy Robinson (0)

Total Votes: 33

Match up of the 80's - Ric Flair vs Greg Valentine

1980 Ric Flair vs Greg Valentine (9) 28%
1981 Ric Flair vs Harley Race (6)
1982 Bob Backlund vs Jimmy Snuka (5)
1981 Andre The Giant vs Hulk Hogan (3)
1984 Leo Burke vs Buddy (Bret) Hart (3)
1983 Roddy Piper vs Greg Valentine (2)
1982 Jimmy Valiant vs Ivan Koloff (2)
1980 Dewey Robertson vs Harley Race (1)
1984 Jimmy Valiant vs The Assassin (1)
1983 Angelo Mosca vs Sgt Slaughter (0)

Total Votes: 32

 
Match-Up of the 70's - Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat

1979 Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (9) 29%
1978 Superstar Graham vs Bob Backlund (6)
1972 Johnny Valentine vs The Sheik (5)
1975 The Sheik vs Abdullah The Butcher (3)
1970 The Sheik vs Bobo Brazil (3)
1977 Harley Race vs Terry Funk (3)
1971 Tiger Jeet Singh vs The Sheik (1)
1974 Jack Brisco vs The Sheik (1)
1973 Harley Race vs Pat O'Connor (0)
1976 The Crusaders vs The Kelly Twins (0)

Total Votes: 31

 
Match-Up of the 60's - Buddy Rogers vs Bruno Sammartino

1962 Buddy Rogers vs Bruno Sammartino (10) 26%
1961 Whipper Watson vs Gorgeous George (6)
1963 Lou Thesz vs Buddy Rogers (6)
1969 The Sheik vs Lou Thesz (4)
1965 Whipper Watson/Johnny Valentine vs Gene Kiniski/Waldo Von Erich (3)
1966 Gene Kiniski vs Edouard Carpentier (3)
1967 Tiger Jeet Singh vs Johnny Valentine (3)
1964 Whipper Watson/Johnny Valentine vs Giant Baba/Fred Atkins (2)
1960 Whipper Watson vs Gene Kiniski (1)
1968 Ivan Koloff vs Argentina Apollo (0)

Total Votes: 38

 
Pick A Dream Bout II - The Sheik vs Ric Flair

The Sheik vs Ric Flair (10) 31%
Nick Bockwinkel vs Harley Race Title vs Title (8)
Ricky Steamboat vs Bob Backlund (5)
Ricky Steamboat vs Jay Youngblood (5)
Angelo Mosca vs Bob Backlund (2)
Ernie Ladd vs Gene Kiniski (1)
Verne Gagne vs Bruiser Brody (1)
Dewey Robertson vs Ric Flair (0)
Andre The Giant vs Blackjack Mulligan (0)
Hossein The Arab vs Ray Stevens (0)
Gene Anderson vs Ole Anderson (0)

Total Votes: 32

 
Favorite Territorial Wrestling Site - The Mid-Atlantic Gateway
Mid-Atlantic Gateway (14) 40%
Toronto Wrestling History (12)
50th State Hawaii Wrestling (2)
Wrestling Memories (2)
Championship Wrestling From Florida (1)
Steel Belt Wrestling (1)
Georgia Wrestling History (1)
Illustrated History Of Northern California (1)
Memphis Wrestling History (1)

 
Total Votes: 35

 
Secondary Title? - Tony Parisi
Tony Parisi (6) 26%
Billy Red Lyons (5)
Brian Macnee (4)
Tim Gerrard (2)
Bob Marcus (1)
Kurt Von Hess (1)
Joe Marcus (1)
Nick DeCarlo (1)
Steve Bolus (1)
Frankie Laine (0)

 
Total Votes: 22

 
#2 in the Sheik era - Tiger Jeet Singh
Tiger Jeet Singh (10) 32%
Lord Athol Layton (7)
Bulldog Brower (3)
Bobo Brazil (3)
Johnny Valentine (3)
The Love Brothers (2)
The Crusaders (1)
Killer Kowalski (0)
Stan Stasiak (0)
Pampero Firpo (0)

 
Total Votes: 31

 
You can own 1 piece of Toronto Wrestling History ! - The Sheik's US Title Belt
The Sheik's US Title Belt (9) - 26%
The NWA Ring Apron (6)
The Ramp (6)
The Canadian Title (Bravo era) (4)
Sign-In Book (4)
Crusader outfit & mask (2)
The MLW sign on the end boards (2)
The British Empire Title (Watson era) (1)
Ring Bell (0)
Frank's Picture Wall (0)

 
Total Votes: 34

 
Dinner With Anyone In Toronto Wrestling History - The Sheik
The Sheik (13) - 33%
Frank Tunney (7)
Angelo Mosca (5)
Gene Kiniski (3)
Whipper Watson (3)
Fred Atkins (2))
Billy Red Lyons (2)
Norm Kimber (1)
Ric Flair (1)
Reginald Love (1)
Don Leo Jonathon (1)
Jack Tunney (0)

 
Total Votes: 39

 
Favorite Spot To See Wrestling Other Than MLG - Scarborough Arena
Scarborough Arena (9) -25%
Exhibition Stadium - Toronto (6)
Buffalo Aud (6)
Global Studios - Toronto (4)
Brantford Civic (3)
Kitchener Memorial (2)
Gardenia Club - Hamilton (1)
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton (1)
Hamilton Forum (1)
Cobo Hall - Detroit (1)
London Gardens (0)
Lakeshore Arena - Toronto (0)
Windsor Arena (0)

 
Total Votes: 34


Favorite of the Other Titles - U.S. Title 78+ (Flair etc)
U.S. 78+ (M.A.-Flair etc) (15) -36%
Canadian 78+ (Bravo etc) (13)
U.S. to 77 (Sheik etc) (8)
Canadian TV 82+ (Youngblood etc) (2)
Mid Atlantic 78+ (Valentine etc) (2)
NWA Tag 78+ (Andersons etc) (1)
AWA Tag 77+ (Gagne & Brunzell etc) (1)
North American 82+ (Burke etc) (0)
International Tag to 78 (Crusaders etc) (0)

 
Total Votes: 42

 
Fan Favorite of the MLWP era - Ricky Steamboat
Ricky Steamboat (21) -32%
Dino Bravo (10)
Dewey Robertson (8)
Jay Youngblood (8)
Jimmy Valiant (7)
Tony Parisi (4)
Johnny Weaver (3)
Bob Backlund (2)
Angelo Mosca (1)
Billy Red Lyons (1)

 
Total Votes: 65

 
Favorite of the Wildman's crew - The Sheik
The Sheik (17) - 36%
Luis Martinez (7)
Chriss Colt (6)
Rachel Dubois (5)
Bobo Brazil (5)
Chris Tolos (3)
Wildman (2)
Wolfman (2)
Whipper Watson Jr (0)
The Kelly Twins (0)

 
Total Votes: 47

Best of the Masked Men - The Destroyer (Beyer)
The Destroyer (Beyer) (15) - 43%
Masked Superstar (Eadie) (11)
The Crusaders (Lyons & Robertson) (3)
The Grappler (Denton) (3)
Sweet Ebony Diamond (Johnson) (3)
Masked Superstar II (Studd) (0)
Super Destroyer (Slaughter) (0)

 
Total Votes: 35

Pick a Champ - Harley Race - NWA World Champ
Harley Race (23) - 46%
Nick Bockwinkel (20)
Bob Backlund (13)

 
Total Votes: 50

 

 

Pick a Dream Match - Ric Flair vs Nick Bockwinkel - Title vs Title
Ric Flair vs Nick Bockwinkel (30) - 34%
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens (20)
Ole & Gene Anderson vs Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell (13)
Ricky Steamboat vs Dino Bravo (12)
Billy Red Lyons vs Dewey Robertson (5)
Greg Valentine vs Dusty Rhodes (4)
Mosca Sr vs Mosca Jr (3)

 
Total Votes: 87

Favorite TV Title Holder - Jay Youngblood
Jay Youngblood (23) - 44%
Mike Rotundo (21)
Don Kernodle (3)
Private Nelson (2)
Terry Kay (2)
Brian Adidas (1)

 
Total Votes: 52

Best Opponent for Mosca's Cdn Title - Mr Fuji
Mr Fuji (31) - 45%
Hossein The Arab (15)
John Studd (9)
Roddy Piper (4)
Sgt Slaughter (4)
Ivan Koloff (3)
Leroy Brown (1)
Gene Kiniski (1)
Jimmy Snuka (1)

 
Total Votes: 69

Best Canadian Champ - Dino Bravo
Dino Bravo (12) - 32%
Dewey Robertson (7)
Angelo Mosca (7)
Mr Fuji (6)
Greg Valentine (2)
Sgt Slaughter (2)
John Studd (0)
Angelo Mosca Jr (0)
Ivan Koloff (0)

 
Total Votes: 37

Best Feud in MLW 1975-84 - Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper
Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper - 1981-83 (10) - 23%
Harley Race vs Ric Flair - 1980-83 (9)
The Sheik vs Abdullah The Butcher - 1975 (7)
Bob Backlund vs Superstar Graham - 1978 (6)
Ric Flair vs Greg Valentine - 1980 (5)
Ricky Steamboat/Jay Youngblood vs Sgt Slaughter/Don Kernodle - 1983 (3)
Angelo Mosca vs John Studd - 1981-82 (1)
Ivan Koloff vs Jimmy Valiant - 1982 (1)
Hossein The Arab vs Angelo Mosca - 1980 (0)

 
Total Votes: 43

Favorite Move - Ric Flair's Figure 4
Ric Flair's "Figure 4" (12) - 34%
Jimmy Snuka's "Superfly Leap" (8)
Wahoo McDaniel's "Chop" (4)
Greg Valentine's "Hammer Elbow" (4)
Sgt Slaughter's "Cobra Clutch" (3)
Ricky Steamboat's "Flying Body Press" (2)
Tony Parisi's "Cannonball" (1)
Harley Race's "Flying Head Butt" (1)
Bob Backlund's "Atomic drop" (0)
Dino Bravo's "Dropkick" (0)
Other (0)

 
Total Votes: 35

Favorite Prelim Wrestler - Nick DeCarlo
Nick DeCarlo (10) - 31%
Tim Gerrard (7)
Ron Ritchie (4)
John Bonello (3)
Big Mac (2)
Goldie Rogers (2)
Charlie Fulton (2)
Alec Girard (1)
Bob Markus (1)
Joe Markus (0)

 
Total Votes: 32

Best 'Technician' - Tie: Bob Backlund, Ricky Steamboat
Bob Backlund (6) - 29%
Ricky Steamboat (6) - 29%
Nick Bockwinkel (3)
Dewey Robertson (3
Tony Parisi (2)
Masked Superstar (1)
Dino Bravo (0
Hossein The Arab (0)
Sweet Ebony Diamond (0)

 
Total Votes: 21

Favorite Heel - The Sheik
The Sheik (14) - 45%
Roddy Piper (5)
Greg Valentine (4)
Sgt Slaughter (3)
Ivan Koloff (1)
Hossein The Arab(1)
Mr Fuji (1)
John Studd (1)
Masked Superstar (1)
The Destroyer (0)

 
Total Votes: 31

Best Tag Team - Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (10) - 38%
Gene & Ole Anderson (7)
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine (3)
Sgt Slaughter & Pvt Kernodle (2)
The Crusaders (1)
Dino Bravo & Ricky Steamboat (1)
Ric Flair & Angelo Mosca (1)
Ken Patera & John Studd (1)
Jay Youngblood & Tony Atlas (0)
Pvt Nelson & Pvt Kernodle (0)

 
Total Votes: 26

Wrestler we should have seen more of at MLG - Terry Funk
Terry Funk (7) - 35%
Andre The Giant (5)
Dusty Rhodes (3)
Nick Bockwinkel (3)
Harley Race (2)
Jack Brisco (0)
Dory Funk Jr (0)

 
Total Votes: 20

What was your usual MLG seat - Gold
Gold (5) - 50%
Ringside (2)
Red (1)
Blue (1)
Green (1)
Grey (0)

 
Total Votes: 10

Can't Miss Matchup - Harley Race vs Terry Funk 1977
Harley Race vs Terry Funk 1977 (Race wins NWA Title) (5) - 38%
Harley Race vs The Sheik 1977 (4)
Rick Steamboat vs Ric Flair 1978 (Steamboat wins U.S. Title) (3)
Bob Backlund vs Nick Bockwinkel 1979 (Title vs Title) (1)
Dino Bravo vs Gene Kiniski 1978 (Bravo wins the Cdn Title) (0)
Dino Bravo vs Nick Bockwinkel 1979 (0)
Andre The Giant vs Hulk Hogan 1980 (0)
Ric Flair vs Harley Race 1981 (50th Aniv. Show) (0)
Ric Flair vs Harley Race 1983 (Night Of Champions) (0)
Steamboat/Youngblood vs Slaughter/Kernodle 1983(S/Y win Titles) (0)

 
Total Votes: 13

Best Year - 1979
1979 (4) - 29%
1981 (3)
1975 (3)
1984 (2)
1980 (1)
1983 (1)
1976 (0)
1977 (0)
1978 (0)
1982 (0)

 
Total Votes: 14

 

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