Ok, last list thread for a while. Not a terrible list. They could pull half these chicks out though and do a top 50. My top 10 would be MUCH different. I'm trying to piece it together now. Active chicks only here, no Trish or Keibler, etc.
http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/290757Hi, hello & welcome to the fourth annual 411 Wrestling Hot 100! I'm Steve Cook, and I'm glad you're here on one of 411's biggest days of the year. For three years I presented this list of the hottest talent in lady wrestling via my News From Cook's Corner column. The column has been on hiatus for almost a year now and it's been thirteen & a half months since the last Hot 100, but today is the day that wrestling fans throughout the globe have been waiting for.
Every year I get questions from readers wondering what exactly the criteria are for the Hot 100. It's difficult to explain what exactly goes though my mind while compiling this list, but I'll do my best right now:
Looks - Yup, looks are a huge factor. They always are in pro wrestling whether you're talking about women or men. They open doors for people that may be lacking in other areas & they can close doors to people that aren't seen as cosmetically appealing. Of course, attractiveness is subjective. What I see as visually attractive might not be the same as you, the reader. Some people like blondes. Some people like brunettes. Some people like a ton of tattoos on a woman, some people don't. Some people like skinny girls, others like them with meat on the bones. There are guys that like T & others that prefer A. Some people have racial preferences, but the last thing we need these days is another race-based discussion.
Ability - Yes, ability matters. This has been a point of some contention for many readers over the years, but I can't rate people that I don't enjoy watching on television very high. If a lady can have good matches or cut promos that make us interested in her character, she should be rated higher than others that can't. Ability often serves as a tiebreaker while I make the list…if I can't decide on who I think looks better (happens way more often than you think), I'll go with the person that does more to entertain me in the ring or on the stick.
By "on the stick" I mean on the microphone. Nobody on this list is pleasing me on the other stick, much to my perpetual dismay.
Exposure - Girls working for WWE or TNA are easy to notice and almost guaranteed a spot on this list. There are exceptions, but for the most part it's easier for a mid-range talent in the mainstream promotions to make the list than a girl that might be prettier or a better wrestler but doesn't work somewhere that wrestling fans pay attention to. I've tried to address this in the past by asking for suggestions from people, but people tend to ignore me until the list comes out and their favorite local girl is nowhere to be found.
Potential - I've always liked girls with upside. It's like how NBA scouts judge talent heading into the NBA Draft…it's great if I know what a person brings to the table, but if a person improves throughout the year and doesn't seem to have reached their ceiling, that increases their stock. This one doesn't matter as much, but can serve as a tiebreaker.
So those are the main things that go into the ranking, but are there other things that play a role?
Personal Bias? - As an esteemed member of the Internet Wrestling Communiity, I try to limit that as much as possible. Wow, that sounds pretentious.
411 Bias? - Girls that appear in 411 columns or on 411 podcasts are easier for me to notice than ones that aren't, so that naturally helps their chances of getting on the list. Doesn't mean anything as far as their ranking goes, but they're more likely to make the list than a girl wrestling outside of a media epicenter that doesn't promote themselves on the Internet.
Now that I've answered all possible questions about how I ranked these ladies, it's time to bring on the pictures! Speaking of the pictures, some of them are not current and some of them are not of the best quality. Until 411 brings on a photographer I'm kind of stuck with the Google machine & whatever it pops out. Much credit goes to wwe.com, impactwrestling.com & all the great people out there photographing these lovely ladies.
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I'm picturing a 12 year old Bob Loblaw bitching out a Randy Savage Wrestling Buddy for botching his finisher. Also envisioning Bob Loblaw getting bitched at for lighting the living room table on fire for said finisher.
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