The Chris 100

In 2020, Eddie Kingston was my only representative from the three biggest promotions in the world. Would that have stuck if I did a 2020 ranking now? With 2021's #TheChris100 looming, I want to do a few posts over the next few weeks to keep myself and perhaps you  in the mindset for the poll. So to start it off, I thought I'd revisit my own personal ballot almost a full year later to see how my opinion might have changed since last winter. Here's what I submitted: Kaito Kiyomiya Masashi Takeda El Hijo de Fishman Wotan Isami Kodaka Alex Colon Toxin Yoshinari Ogawa Demonio Infernal Big Ovett Toru Sugiura Nick Gage Daisuke Harada Eric Ryan Go Shiozaki Yuko Miyamoto Romano Garcia Tony Deppen Arez Rina Yamashita Ricky Marvin Villano III Jr. Matt Tremont El Hijo de Canis Lupus Dragon Bane John Wayne Murdoch Big Chico Che Fred Yehi Fuminori Abe Pagano Kazushi Sakuraba Kazuyuki Fujita Chris Dickinson Laredo Kid Yoshiko Fresero Jr. Takashi Sasaki AJ Gray Katsuhiko Nakajima Demus LA

  Wow! I can't believe it's been (almost) a full year since I announced the launch of #TheChris100 wrestler of the year poll. I was super excited to launch the project last winter, and was super thrilled with the results. In case you forgot, here's the top 10 from the inaugural list: 10. Katsuhiko Nakajima 9. Daniel Bryan 8. Hiromu Takahashi 7. Yoshinari Ogawa 6. El Hijo de Fishman 5. Wotan 4. Tetsuya Naito 3. Masashi Takeda 2. Kaito Kiyomiya 1. Go Shiozaki As fun as last year's list was, I'm even more excited to get ready for the 2021 version of The Chris 100! Last year 26 voters submitted ballots for the poll, and 448 wrestlers made the list. This year, I'd like to grow those numbers. I'm hoping for around 35 ballots this year, but pushing 40 and even 50 would be a dream. And there will certainly be more than 448 wrestlers making this year's list, because The Chris 100 is expanding! Last year, the individual ballots were limited to 50 wrestlers because