| 1 | 28.03.2024 | eetasa2 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 26.03.2024 | djones06 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 13.03.2024 | perconflncns | 8.0 | |
| 4 | 07.03.2024 | ClawIzuka | 2.0 | He did a bunch of moves and argued with a lot of people on twitter. Trying to give him a fair ranking is hard because the personal stuff literally derailed his entire career, and even his career was kind of in a bubble because for some reason NJPW was still willing to use him after a bunch of other incidents. Heard he tried to make a comeback and instantly started social media fights with people because they didn't want to be on shows with him. I think the Elign or whatever his name is now exerperiment is over. |
| 5 | 02.02.2024 | KEI | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 24.12.2023 | Herr Kritiker | 6.0 | |
| 7 | 10.12.2023 | DragonSuperman7 | | |
| 8 | 16.11.2023 | Chriswarrior11 | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 06.10.2023 | JumpinJerry | 8.0 | |
| 10 | 29.09.2023 | DangoDaisuki | 9.0 | |
| 11 | 24.08.2023 | Wrestling fan lifer | 9.0 | |
| 12 | 25.07.2023 | cibar12 | 8.0 | |
| 13 | 02.05.2023 | Brutish Dandy | 7.0 | A solid enough big dude wrestler capable of putting on good-to-great matches but he really lacked anything special to break him out of the pack. |
| 14 | 01.05.2023 | AidanArcher | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 27.04.2023 | tmxicon | 6.0 | |
| 16 | 18.04.2023 | YourKingMob | 1.0 | Tiny tot Elgin is a wrestler who is trying to play a uncomplicated powerhouse wrestler when he is as short as Adam Cole (babay). While this is somewhat passable in Japan, it doesn't work at all in the North American indies, even with the smaller wrestlers you see there. Check out Elgin vs Hagar or Elgin vs Keith Lee for a hilarious sight. An abuser with no mic skills, a comical look and only gained some traction because he was Uncle Dave's backstage rat while he was in NJPW. |
| 17 | 06.04.2023 | jameswarrington19901 | 7.0 | |
| 18 | 05.04.2023 | BatNak | 7.0 | |
| 19 | 05.04.2023 | CMmox | 8.0 | |
| 20 | 11.03.2023 | Supacat15 | 5.0 | Elgin is an outstanding athlete who possesses tremendous power as well as quickness and technical skill. There's simply something about his technique that doesn't quite work for me - while he has a lot of great skills, it sometimes appears like he goes from one move to the next without much thought. He should also have a mouthpiece. "He's still young enough to have lots of time to progress; I wouldn't be shocked if it all comes together for him sooner or later." |
| 21 | 20.01.2023 | benh2 | 5.0 | A very passable powerhouse in the right environment. He's got good size despite being a little short and his offence is nice and impactful for his role. Not the most well versed in psychology so he needs leading through the longer singles matches. Lacks any charisma or character work so his ceiling is either as a midcard heel or the power guy in a tag team. |
| 22 | 03.01.2023 | UltraNano54 | 6.0 | |
| 23 | 27.11.2022 | joaosousa20 | 8.0 | |
| 24 | 28.10.2022 | DEDE | 1.0 | Im Ring war er immer recht solide und konnte mit den richtigen Gegner auch mal sehenswerte Matches auf die Beine stellen. Aber das wars dann auch schon denn Charisma war einfach nie vorhanden. Absolutes Charismavakuum und am mic genauso schlecht. Ich habe nie verstanden wie man ihn zum ROH world Champion machen konnte und warum er in anderen großen Promotions ständig gebookt wurde. Zudem ist er was das menschliche angeht die absolut unterste Schublade, seine Taten die er selbst zugegeben hat und die diversen Anschuldigungen sprechen für sich. Ich hoffe diese Karriere hat sich nun endgültig erledigt. Da man ihn auch als worker null vermissen wird, bleibt mir keine andere Wertung übrig. |
| 25 | 02.08.2022 | GM56 Champion | 9.0 | |
| 26 | 01.07.2022 | Ofir | 7.0 | |
| 27 | 17.06.2022 | Reinhard Lohengramm | 6.0 | |
| 28 | 09.06.2022 | Kas | 5.0 | He had a pretty strong run in New Japan from 2015-2017 but everything outside of that period I generally find uncompelling. |
| 29 | 07.06.2022 | killowenskill | 8.0 | |
| 30 | 31.05.2022 | CLUCK | 6.0 | |
| 31 | 21.05.2022 | k9thagod1 | 9.0 | |
| 32 | 11.05.2022 | Khalid Ace | 7.0 | |
| 33 | 07.05.2022 | jamzell00 | 4.0 | Elgin saved his career getting over with the japanese crowd because not a soul in the west gives a shit about him lol. He's capable of good matches when working with guys who know his strengths but never EVER let him layout a match himself. Just the dorkiest "big movez" guy the last few years and this is my complaints without getting into him being a creep and abuser. If he just shut up for 5 seconds he wouldn't have to run to japan just to wrestle mediocre matches |
| 34 | 04.05.2022 | texasyosh | 4.0 | Never have understood why people think he's so great. Elgin is just the most uninspiring wrestler I've seen reach prominence as a gaijin in NPW/NOAH/etc. |
| 35 | 25.04.2022 | MadManJaxon | 9.0 | |
| 36 | 16.04.2022 | adam johnson | 7.0 | |
| 37 | 13.04.2022 | Sweet Fighter V | 8.0 | |
| 38 | 07.04.2022 | boymeetsworld | 8.0 | |
| 39 | 03.04.2022 | becky2belts | 9.0 | |
| 40 | 20.03.2022 | plaguespreader | 8.0 | dude got his mental faculties (rightfully) destroyed piecemeal by the unknowable eldritch horrors of too much social media but in his prime he was doing great things. sad he's a loser irl |
| 41 | 24.01.2022 | arrancar | 8.0 | Elgin is the prime example of people pretending someone was "never good" just because controversial information comes out about them. I always rate wrestlers based on their wrestling and business-related actions rather than their personal actions, since I'm here to rate wrestlers and not shoot personalities, after all. As a wrestler, Elgin was great. I haven't seen any of his ROH run, but I understand he became pretty stale towards the end, so he instead got the chance to totally revitalise his career in Japan with NJPW, and boy what an amazing decision that was. He came in an instantly became a great powerhouse, capable putting on many great and amazing matches with the likes of Okada, Naito, Omega, Ishii, and having really good matches with quite a few others. His strikes and power moves could be absolutely obliterating, and he could wow audiences with his strength displays. He also knew exactly how to hype up a match as being appropriately "epic" whenever it was called for. As others have mentioned, his matches admittedly became a bit samey with some of the same spots and by almost always seeming to devolve into an "epic" that didn't feel totally deserved or necessary, but whenever the setting, stakes, and opponent were right, he could give an amazing performance. It's a shame that his Japan run came to an end, since he perfectly fit that style. It's also just a shame that due to various reasons (some relating to Elgin's own doing, apparently), he no longer wrestles in general. US smark audiences appear united in absolutely hating him, and I doubt he'll ever be able to win them over in any meaningful numbers. That's why Japan is really the only option if he wants to continue wrestling, but he's got a kid over in the US who I'm sure he's far more interested in being with, especially with how difficult he's found life the past few years. It's a damn shame this has all happened this way, because Elgin was winning over both Japanese, North American, and European audiences before the drama surrounding him started (and don't let anyone gaslight you into thinking that people universally hated him, because that's a total lie). He probably would have ended up in AEW or at least remained an upper-midcarder in NJPW if only he kept his head down and nose clean. I hope he manages to sort out whatever he needs to sort out and gets back to wrestling in some capacity, because he truly was great at it and he'd immediately enhance any promotion that would have him. |
| 42 | 17.01.2022 | Sloppy Sammy | 0.0 | Its wild that this guy has over 1500 matches under his belt and still doesnt understand how to put a decent match together. One of the worst parts of New Japan while he was there, i like muscle dudes as much as the next guy but literally all he brought to the table was a 1000 moves and a chemically enhanced physique and that was it.. Dude sells like Road Warrior even though he has to look up at most of the guys he wrestles. He got carried in ROH and was mistaken for a star. Total piece of shit outside the ring too. Remember kids, roids can give you big muscles but they cant give you talent. |
| 43 | 03.10.2021 | Luv all wrestling | 6.0 | Every match of his tends to be the same. Give him a small, athletic ball of energy and that can be really good. Give him anything else and Elgin quickly feels exposed. Still has had some genuinely great matches at points by virtue of being surrounded by BITW talent |
| 44 | 28.09.2021 | No One | 8.0 | |
| 45 | 12.09.2021 | Den003 | 7.0 | |
| 46 | 01.08.2021 | Firebird22 | 6.0 | |
| 47 | 21.07.2021 | StrongStyle2020 | 8.0 | |
| 48 | 18.07.2021 | Wrestling Forever | 10.0 | Elgin ist wahrhaft unzerbrechlich. Ein weiterer Kanadier der unfassbar viel drauf hat. Ein wahres Powerhouse, der dazu trotz seiner Masse und Größe auch High Flying beherrscht. Er hält unfassbar viel aus. Bei PWG finde ich noch besser als bei ROH da er dort mit Brian Cage es super krachen lässt. Aber nicht nur in Tag Team sondern auch in Single Matches finde ich den Kanadier da fantastisch. Längst mal ein Edit: 22. 05. 2017 bei Aaron hat sich viel geändert seit einiger Zeit hat er auch seine eigene Liga die auch gut läuft sonst könnte er sich da nicht Top Wrestler leisten, er wrestlet nicht nur viel bei NJPW auch sonst taucht er überall auf außer ROH. Inzwischen habe ich mich auch längst daran gewöhnt ihn mit Glatze zu sehen. Die Haare haben ihn wohl gestört. Nach wie vor einer der besten Wrestler aus Kanada der Neuzeit. Edit 18. 07. 2021 Sorry wenn ich jetzt etwas fies rüber komme aber auch wenn es mir leid für Mike tut was er aktuell für Probleme hat. Er ist für mich nun als Araon ein A... Ich bin geschockt was er Frauen antut und es ist so heuchlerisch von ihm das er sich nicht einfach mal entschuldigt. Also es ist wie bei vielen Wrestler ich werden weiterhin seine Matches sehen und bewerten aber der Mann hinter dem Gimmick ist bei mir unter durch. |
| 49 | 30.06.2021 | hatmatic96 | 9.0 | |
| 50 | 09.06.2021 | Makoto92 | 9.0 | |
| 51 | 07.06.2021 | BlakeFR37 | 8.0 | |
| 52 | 07.06.2021 | HudE | 9.0 | |
| 53 | 22.05.2021 | max670 | 8.0 | |
| 54 | 25.04.2021 | arkhamoutlaw10 | 0.0 | While we can point to the variety of abuse allegations against him as a reason why he's a terrible man who shouldn't be booked, he's also a desperately terrible wrestler and firing him is one of the most beneficial things NJPW have done in the last few years. Stunk up every G1 he was in and never had a match that was any good that wasn't alongside best in the world Tetsuya Naito. |
| 55 | 21.04.2021 | dwight | 8.0 | |
| 56 | 28.01.2021 | TSwifty | 8.0 | Elgin is a great big man wrestler despite not physically being much of a big man. Elgin has a reputation for being a bit cutesy in his matches with some very bad habits. He's forces a lot of his matches to be epics and spams a lot of his big moves. Sometimes less is more. Move spam isn't his only flaw. He can also be bad at selling. It feels as if he's just giving a performance rather then trying to win a match. Although that isn't the case in all of his matches. Elgin excels in King's Road style matches. Such as those during his NJPW run. He works best when against a great opponent who not only can sell for Elgin, but elevate him to a truly excellent match. Such as his matches with Naito, Okada and Omega. New Japan matches were the height of his career because his singles run outside of New Japan was lackluster. Which was partially impacted by his personal life. |
| 57 | 28.12.2020 | haroldanthony3 | 8.0 | Michael Elgin was/is arguably the best "big man" wrestler in his era being able to have success in U. S. , Canada, and Japan. However, he is also a case of wasted potential in a way as issues with his personal life, and how he was able to handle some political issues in Ring of Honor, New Japan, and Impact had stop high profile pushes at the worst time possible. The allegations that are against him where considered in ways that I felt that they had impacted his career but not in a punitive way. |
| 58 | 27.12.2020 | Ma Stump Puller | 7.0 | Before I start, I'm not gonna factor in the allegations or his confirmed shitty behaviour because that doesn't have anything to do with his professional wrestling in the ring ofc. Good "big" man, even if he's not exactly the size of one he still wrestles with a lot of power moves, throws, and plenty of bombs of his own. His style doesn't really fit a Western standard which is more spot oriented, and isn't exactly a particularly inviting place for powerhouse guys whom rely more so on big moves rather than a crazy dash to the finish or big sequences. When Elgin is working a more King's Road style of match, his best qualities come through great: he's a good worker from below or above, he can work long matches despite his way of wrestling, and the more physical aspects shine brighter than what they would be as he becomes more of a hoss where he can tank strikes and deliver devastating power moves that actually get sold, as compared to him spamming them out to a guy who forgets to sell after like 20 seconds. He needs guys who can also push themselves physically (like a Omega or Okada, etc) to really get a great match, however. He has a habit of bad selling as well which can pop up at really bad moments. Decent but is a good example of a B player that needs someone better than him to get his best qualities. |
| 59 | 15.12.2020 | Strong Zero Machine | 7.0 | |
| 60 | 01.11.2020 | Okaro143 | | Yes sometimes he botches a few moves and it is scary looking. But Michael Elgin is a good wrestler. He doesn't deserve the 1 rating. I admit he is a bit stiff but his pacing is quite good and his matches with Naito, Omega and Okada were really good. Sure some will say that his opponents deserved the credit but it takes two to get a ****3/4 and ***** match. The man is under serious allegations and I hope the allegations against him are false but if its true, he should be punished. |
| 61 | 27.10.2020 | smarkcalaway | 7.0 | |
| 62 | 17.09.2020 | taabr2 | 8.0 | Boy this guy sure seems to have been all over the place huh? After spending years in the independents Elgin caught his first big break in 2010 when he signed with ROH debut as a heel with the House of Truth stable. Elgin first made his big wave on the wrestling world in 2012 when during WrestleMania weekend he challenged for the ROH championship against Davey Richards in a match considered by many to be a modern classic. ROH broke him off from the House of Truth stable and turned Elgin face after that. Elgin had feuds with Adam Cole and Roderick Strong and even won the ROH title but nothing he did matched the praise he got for the Richards match. Elgin always wanted to go to Japan and try his hand there as he believed his style was suited more over there. Using ROH relationship with NJPW, he got his shot being a participant in the 2015 G1 Climax. Elgin finally got to prove himself in a big way performing strong in the tournament, getting over with the Japanese crowd and signing a contract with NJPW. The clear highlight of his run in the promotion has to be when he defeated Kenny Omega in the first ever (and as of this writing only) ladder match in NJPW history to win the IC belt. Elgin has since parted ways from NJPW and had a brief run in Impact Wrestling, now his future in wrestling is up in the air. |
| 63 | 15.08.2020 | Sagasta | 9.0 | |
| 64 | 12.08.2020 | Gameplayer | 9.0 | |
| 65 | 21.06.2020 | shittylittlerasslin | 8.0 | |
| 66 | 14.06.2020 | Booker C | 8.0 | |
| 67 | 08.06.2020 | Causeahazard | 7.0 | |
| 68 | 29.04.2020 | Kulachok | 10.0 | |
| 69 | 23.04.2020 | Damian | 8.0 | |
| 70 | 10.04.2020 | Neil Zest | 7.0 | |
| 71 | 30.03.2020 | AndoCommando | 8.0 | |
| 72 | 05.03.2020 | chris35 | 10.0 | |
| 73 | 13.01.2020 | King10 | 8.0 | |
| 74 | 23.12.2019 | TOUGH AND HARD | 7.0 | |
| 75 | 05.12.2019 | draven | 8.0 | |
| 76 | 04.12.2019 | wrestlingfan1991 | 10.0 | |
| 77 | 21.10.2019 | SchlurboMcbundle | 9.0 | |
| 78 | 07.10.2019 | Target | 9.0 | |
| 79 | 25.09.2019 | TheRealQuote | 9.0 | |
| 80 | 15.09.2019 | STban91 | 10.0 | An incredible athlete, one of the best big man, never disappointing all time delivering. This is BIG MIKE. |
| 81 | 09.09.2019 | JEK 1991 | 10.0 | One of the best Canadian wrestlers of today. Down with the negative comments and ratings. Great in ROH! |
| 82 | 29.08.2019 | ROH84 | 8.0 | |
| 83 | 21.08.2019 | laldila | 4.0 | Elgin will main event a sold out Korakuen Hall show this week for my favorite promotion. I wouldn't be surprised if he is a champion there by the end of the year. People clearly like him. I can not. From his look which has never been strong to the stories of awful things he's done, Elgin's constant success baffles me. If he's your first exposure to this kind of wrestling maybe I can understand it, but he's far from the best strong man in the game today. |
| 84 | 13.08.2019 | JOEvsISHII | 8.0 | |
| 85 | 16.07.2019 | jensterer | 8.0 | |
| 86 | 08.07.2019 | Aurtletheturtle | 9.0 | |
| 87 | 09.06.2019 | Loki Hipster God | 9.0 | |
| 88 | 07.06.2019 | Tim Flyn | 8.0 | |
| 89 | 07.06.2019 | LordOfTaunts | 8.0 | |
| 90 | 28.05.2019 | ElPolloLoco | 7.0 | Great example of modern powerhouse, surprisingly agile and immensely strong. He has improved a lot since he broke onto the main scene in 2013 or so instead of merely focusing on his strongman act. He has done well in ROH but even better in NJPW, always hard working and entertaining. His weak points are really bad promo skills (a manager or mouthpiece could really help him) and the need for a highly skilled opponent (Tanahashi, Kenny Omega, Nakajima etc) to cover some of his most glaring weaknesses. On the average a very good modern wrestler though. |
| 91 | 13.05.2019 | PuroresuLover | 8.0 | Despite the stupid story involving him in 2017, Michael Elgin is a great worker, his matches with Okada, Omega and Naito are awesome. Now that he's out of NJPW, I would like to see him in AJPW or BJW. |
| 92 | 20.04.2019 | Shoot Headbutt Lover | 0.0 | This guy gasses out within seconds, can't sell for anything, is a horrible dude in real life, and just bores me to tears whenever he wrestles. I can't remember a good Michael Elgin Match in the past 5 years, and that's incredible, Absolutley outstanding, that he has had no good matches since at least 2012. |
| 93 | 29.03.2019 | El Burrito | 9.0 | |
| 94 | 20.03.2019 | grandpawildan | 7.0 | |
| 95 | 15.03.2019 | EmpireWWE | 8.0 | |
| 96 | 25.02.2019 | Yarik Borovsky | 9.0 | |
| 97 | 11.12.2018 | RK27ZERO93 | 9.0 | |
| 98 | 18.11.2018 | LatinoHeat93 | 8.0 | |
| 99 | 11.11.2018 | RatingsMachine | 6.0 | As a worker, Michael Elgin is good to really good, depending on the night and the opponent. As a human being, he is sorely lacking. |
| 100 | 08.11.2018 | jyj00613 | 10.0 | |
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