Paul London

[8.0] "Paul London is an extremely talented wrestler who has had an amazing career. Has had success wherever he went even WWE while never a major star had a good run especially in the Cruiserweight and Tag Team divisions. He was very much a risk taker early in his career. Has been entertaining outside of WWE."

[9.0] "He was very good for his time. Great high flyer, striker and tag team specialist but he always got the short end of the stick for being a smaller wrestler during a time where very few cruiserweights were truly being pushed by the company. He worked in the lower midcard on Smackdown and wrestled on Velocity."

[9.0] "Paul London is a tremendous talent who is entertaining as hell. Unfortunately a big what if but London still produced highlight segments of an overall somewhat meh era of WWE. A standout smaller guy who as others have said came a few years too early."

[10.0] "Paul London was so good. Inexplicably first saw him against Jerry Lynn in MLW and became a fan immediately of this athletic underdog babyface. Of course best known for his very successful lower / mid-card run in WWE where he had success as a battered and bloody Cruiserweight champion before he went on to set records with Brian Kendrick as World Tag Team Champions (in addition to other reigns). Though he never necessarily became the success we thought he might, he was kind of a gift that kept on giving as he continued to do good work in ROH, Japan, Lucha Underground, TNA, AAA, ICW and more."

[1.0] "Paul London is one of those guys who gets far more credit than his body of work actually earns. Yes, he was athletic and could hit a shooting star press. But the second you look past the flips, there's not much left. His character work was nonexistent, his promo ability hovered somewhere between awkward and unwatchable, and he never figured out how to make his matches mean anything beyond spots. He had a solid run in the tag division with Brian Kendrick, and their long WWE Tag Team Title reign is often praised for its length. But let's be honest, it was long because Vince didn't give the division a second look at that time. Their matches weren't classics. They were just fast-paced filler. When London went solo, WWE gave him a few chances, and he blew every one of them. Zero mic presence, no connection with the crowd, and a vibe that screamed indie guy who never learned how to work on TV. Even behind the scenes, London built a reputation for being a little too smug for someone who hadn't actually done much. He's spent years trashing others without having much to show for himself beyond "guy who does flippy stuff." His recent tirade against HHH only makes himself look bad. Paul London had the tools to be something special, but he never put the rest together. He was style without storytelling and movement without meaning. An athletic guy who flew high but never landed as a complete performer. His legacy is mostly highlight reel fluff and wasted potential."

"Paul London started about a half a decade too early. Had his run coincided with NXT-Triple H era, he would have been one of the biggest stars in the business. Just an all-around great worker who can still go today. Just leagues ahead of his time - basically all the small-medium guys that people gush over today are doing Paul London stuff, except they're not selling anything and doing way more moves that mean nothing. Worth mentioning that Paul (save for the Eddie/JBL feud) was bar-none the most exciting attraction on WWE television circa 2004-5, from the undercard no less."

[10.0] "If you watch this man's run in ROH he seemed like the next world beater. This dude was beating the heck out of everybody and having amazing matches with some of the best in the world. Hell, the man got a classic out of Michael Shane, someone I couldn't care less about, and Paul London made him look interesting. His match with Styles & Low Ki is an absolute All Timer, and he carried his weight just as much as those two guys. London was pretty much on his way to beating Joe for the World Title. Sadly, he got hired by the WWE. And his run there was fine. He was a Tag Champion in a time where the division didn't matter, same with his Cruiserweight title run where he lost to the big guys all the time. His team with Kendrick was fun but they didn't have a great slew of tag teams to run through, although that Armageddon '06 Ladder Match kicks ass. And then he got fired for smiling... alright dude. Since then, he's pretty much been a staple of the indies not really being a premiered featured player like he was looking like back in '02-'03. He was on Lucha Underground and had a cool looking gimmick with the Rabbit Tribe, a shame he had to work with Luchasaurus and Killer Kross. And now he's in MLW, probably the worst promotion in America. He might not have an overall star-studded career but man that ROH run was absolute peak."

[8.0] "Despite lacking size, an exceptional talent in the ring who was doing some seriously exciting things. Also arguably an underrated personality with a more dry, subtle charisma than is considered desirable in the modern American big leagues, but which he has been allowed to showcase more on the independent circuit. Suffered from finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, lost in the hoss-dominated shuffle and unwilling to play political games in mid-2000s WWE, and as a result never got the backing he perhaps deserved."

[10.0] "One of, if not my favorite wrestler to watch during the rough points of Ruthless Aggression. I have a ton of appreciation for the understanding he has of selling in a realistic way and trying to develop wrestlers in the next generation as to be more based in reality."

[8.0] "I like Paul. He wasn't the most charismatic and didn't have the greatest size but he was fantastic in the ring and displayed great athleticism and in-ring psychology whenever he stepped in the ring. I think Paul (along with Brian Kendrick) is another one of those guys who were a bit ahead of his time, considering his size and high flying abilities, I think if Paul would have debuted today, you could easily see him competing against some of the business's top stars today. Unfortunately Paul really broke in during a time when size and build were going to get you to the top over in-ring work and athleticism. He's still a 2 time tag team champion and he had a rather solid run in 2005 with the Cruiserweight title with title defenses against Nunzio, Chavo Guerrero and Billy Kidman."

[7.0] "Good look, fun wrestling mind. Have to give props to his athleticism and conditioning, but dinged for a lack of longevity. That said, how many guys perform like he did and consistently get in the ring for 2 decades+. Like some other smaller, but talented, high-quality wrestlers, his time in WWE seemed to have derailed the career rather then catalyzing it. He'd probably have been better served joining the fed later, like some of the indy all-stars who came on a decade later (generico, cesaro, etc.)"

[9.0] "Please someone sign this man, he has the knowledge of the industry and works his a** off providing the most fluid technically sound I've witnessed while being a "high flyer". He should be main eventing ppvs, especially now that his talking has improved. Paul London exudes charisma and can wrestle anyone. If Brian Kendrick can make a return Paul London deserves at least a chance to be in a major company. He's grown up, he would provide constructive input to any company that signs him. In TNA he could be what Alex Shelley was supposed to be, if he's allowed to speak his mind frequently AEW should pick him up. He is even able to fill a void that WWE is needing. Hell I'd even accept him in NWA or MLW. This is a man that experienced it all and he is being wasted on the Indies, please gcw push this man"

[3.0] "Never cared about this guy when he was WWE performer, he did nothing especial for me. Just another overrated vanilla midget doing circus act along with his partner Brian Kendrick. He could perform some good looking maneuvers in the ring and thats all. I'll remember him for that infamous smile episode with Vince McMahon, which got him fired. Outside the ring he revealed himself an idiot, always disrespectful to a lot of guys including the Undertaker, a legend who was barely badmouthed by anyone in the wrestling business."

[6.0] "Liked his crazy bumping style in the cruiserweight division and later his tag team with Kendrik. Another solid CW performer."

[8.0] "In the early days of ROH, London was a stand-out performer considered on the same level as Bryan Danielson and AJ Styles, or perhaps even greater. Every match he had stole the show, and it looked like he was a future legend in the making. Unfortunately, we all know what happened after that. He was signed by WWE, treated poorly his entire time there, and unceremoniously fired. Judging by his shoot interviews, London's time in WWE made him lose his passion for the business and he was never the same wrestler he used to be. It's interesting to think how differently London's career would've been had he never gone to WWE. Maybe he would've taken the Danielson and Styles route of slowly building a name for himself, having tons of classic matches on the indies, and then becoming a big star in the 2010's. I guess we'll never know."

[8.0] "I have always considered Paul a good wrestler, but he revealed himself to me in a completely new way after he joined Dario Cueto's temple. London, like no other, was well suited for the role of a mad follower of the rabbit tribe. He was able to reveal himself as a confident speaker who is pleasant to listen to, and a charismatic leader, even though he was later removed from the leadership position. Paul achieved great success in ROH, showing a series of real bangers with such wrestlers as Brian Danielson and AJ Styles, after which he moved to the biggest leage. He felt good in tag team division - his alliance with Brian Kendrick was really very good. Paul wasn't given many opportunities, but he fused well with his role, and nothing more was required of him. Paul is a great high-flyer, who, perhaps, was even ahead of his time, but, I think, the strongest his side was selling (the most striking example is his famous elimination in the Royal Rumble). And yes, a lot has been said about his personality, but as a wrestler I give him 8 points."

[7.0] "Excellent wrestler, but just a really bland personality. He did everything right, but he just didn't have that "it" factor."

[6.0] "Paul was a pretty solid addition to the WWE cruiserweight roster at the time, and formed a great and rather underrated tag team with Kendrick as two underdog guys with a crowd pleasing high flying style and solid chemistry. While he was better in ring compared to Kendrick, I would say that he did struggle a lot with stuff beyond the ring as his mic skills were pretty shoddy and ofc his height and look was always gonna be a thing put against him: Kendrick would later use that to his advantage with his heel gimmick and could actually work a mic relatively well so he was kinda out of luck in that aspect. London still had a relatively good indie career and he was always a fairly good wrestler, just nothing special."

[10.0] "Great wrestler, great person, too bad he fell victim of backstage politics and bad booking choices because just like his buddy Kendrick he had more than enough tools to be at the top of the mountain and was better than most of the supposed top guys."

[6.0] "Paul London was a good performer & I truly believe he would've been much better if WWE trusted him as a solo worker against good opponents."

[8.0] "Excellent high flyer. I liked him back in the day when he was the crusierweight champion. He was also great with Brian Kendrick as a tag team. After team went downhill they disbanded. No more crusierweight division. London did not do well on his own on Raw. Shortly he was fired after that incident on TV of him laughing. Stupid way to fire someone."

[7.0] "A good high flier during a time when WWE was not focusing much in that area. The team of London & Kendrick was really spectacular as well. Only problem was that the tag division was sparsely populated back then & they did not have too many different faces to work programs with. He had an interesting character on Lucha Underground, but he mostly was being used as an enhancement talent & more often than not was on the losing end of the match."

[8.0] "I used to have London at a 9 because he was one of my favourite wrestlers when I was young but I think an 8 is more fair. He was a great high flyer but never had much of a character or anything. I'd like to give him a 7. 5 because 7 is too low but giving an 8 to someone as lacking in the entire character and promo department seems wrong."

[9.0] "One of the premier US-based lightweight wrestlers of the 2000s, London has an exciting high-flying style marked by impressive moves and big risks and great selling ability. His WWE run was largely spent as a tag team specialist, having three tag title runs (twice with Brian Kendrick and once with Billy Kidman), and as a single also captured the Cruiserweight Title. Also had good runs with ROH and PWG, and is now still going strong as a mainstay on the indy scene. My favorite work of his involves his team with Kendrick, which still regularly reunites on the indies, but whatever he's doing London is always an exciting watch."

[7.0] "Didn't excel as a mic worker, but Paul London was definitely one of the best Cruiserweights around his time. He's had his moments with him getting eliminated at the 2005 Royal Rumble to being the longest reigning Tag Team of the 2000's era with Brian Kendrick. Shameful of WWE misusing London."

[9.0] "Back in like 2003, Paul London was a legitimate contender for "the best wrestler in the world" title. He was so good, but that sadly never really showed during his WWE run, even though his tag run there w/ Brian Kendrick was awesome. He has had many classic matches vs. Danielson & Styles to name a few, and has been a part of many fun promos (PWG promos w/ Generico & Danielson) and has had couple of very successful tag teams (Londrick, Peligro Abejas... ). London is all around one of the most underappreciated wrestlers of all-time in my opinion."

[10.0] "Paul London was already an incredible and versatile performer before he signed with WWE. His performances in Ring of Honour were sensational. He never really got to cut promos or be interviewed so it hurt his appeal and connection with the WWE fans. His performances on Velocity showed what he could do in a limited spot. As good as London & Kendrick were as a tag-team, London should have achieved a lot more in singles competition. Fearless, unpredictable, energetic are a few words that can be used to describe London’s wrestling performances."

[9.0] "Paul London is 1 of the most well polished American high flyers in the last 11-12 years. He is capable of performing perfect backflips, which has played a part to his move arsenal, reversals, sells and spots, which includes shooting star presses and moonsaults. His matches in ROH during their early years were quite insane, with his matches against Michael Shane (Their street fight had some absolutely insane spots), Samoa Joe (His last match in ROH, before going to WWE) & AJ Styles being well worth a watch, and fans often chanting "Please Don't Die". In WWE, his matches against Akio on Velocity were short but very exciting and underrated. His tag team with Brian Kendrick was (and is) excellent, and together their chemistry is incredibly good. He might not have the mic skills that could have made him a main eventer, or played politics to get him that high on the card. But his wrestling is well worth a watch."