TJ Perkins

[7.0] "TJ Perkins is exactly what I want from a cruiserweight. His charisma & promos are his weakest point, & even then, they're still perfectly fine. His style is quite impressive & deeply rooted in real-life MMA & Japanese "Strongstyle." He has high-flying ability & is never, ever annoyingly spammy about it. Whenever he'd appear on 205 Live, I knew I was in for a realistic, dynamic bout."

[4.0] "When you hear the name Theodore Perkins Jr. you think of the cruiserweight he is. That's it. No huge accomplishments in his career other than winning the WWE Cruiserweight belt, the IWGP Jr. Tag Titles a few times while being the "leader" of the United Empire. Too bad he was outshined by Jeff Cobb, Francesco Akira, Henare, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis and Will Ospreay. Theodore had so many chances and a uninspiring career."

[8.0] "Veteran cruiserweight who has shined wherever he went, outside of WWE and even there he won the cruiserweight classic when WWE was acting like the cruiserweight division was going to be a big deal. You can always count of him to pull a good match out of his opponent. He is solid in terms of mic skills and charisma as well."

[7.0] "TJP has always been a very solid pair of hands in the ring, but I've never thought of him as a top guy in the junior scene or a star. Technically great but not much in terms of promo ability or charisma."

[8.0] "TJP is one of the smartest wrestlers in the game. Not only that, everything he does is smooth and looks good. He did alright in WWE in the cruiserweight division, did good in TNA/Impact and has done his best work in NJPW, putting on great tag matches with Fransesco Akira in the Jr tag division. The one thing I don't like about him is the Aswang gimmick he's brought in multiple times to the point it was overkill."

[3.0] "TJP has become one of the most annoying wrestlers in all of NJPW. Technically he is a decent wrestler (remember some of the classic battles he has had including his match with Josh Alexander). He hasn't accomplished a lot in New Japan. He hasn't even won any singles title (even as a Junior Heavyweight). In addition, he is pretty subpar on the mic. Also his character work is pretty bad unless he really is supposed to be an arrogant jerk..This wouldn't make sense since his stable is supposed to be babyfaces. His character now thinks he should be the leader of the United Kingdom stable. Accomplishments wise he is definitely delusional. However, he currently has that role. Henare is the Never Openweight Champion, Jeff Cobb is the NJPW TV Champion, and Great O Khan is the KOPW champion, and this guy is the leader appointed to succeed Will Ospreay? What a joke."

[9.0] "TJP is one of the most underrated in-ring talents of his generation. He's a brilliant technician, who makes all the grappling & submissions he does look so smooth & crisp, but can pick up the pace and work a good high-flying style (complete with that signature holding onto the ropes like Spider-Man spot). I think that ties into one of his biggest strengths: how flexible he is in both ring-work and character presentation. He can work multiple types of matches, at different paces, and the little things he does can be altered. At some points in his career he's played a babyface in peril and would spend much of the match selling, but in NJPW is playing a calm veteran, so he does his best to not visibly show himself being hurt/weak to his opponent. He can play a fun babyface (hard not to with that moveset), or turn up the douchiness and be a good, cocky heel. He stands out in singles action, often with the best match on the show, but blended into tag teaming with Akira immediately with no chemistry issues, and doesn't overshadow him. Not a great promo, but he's more than serviceable. Incredible talent."

[9.0] "How good Perkins in the United Empire. Ospreay's group is one of the most coolest in the world right now and TJP is so hot in this. After WWE's run it looked like he is going to be a part of small promotions to the end of his career, but he showed in NJPw that he is one of the best technical wrestlers in the world now, and maybe of all time. WHERE'S YOUR HERO NOW?"

[10.0] "He does always a great match with a lot of his skills which he cultivated over his long career. And no matter what, he's strong! Beside he is pretty mature and sexy."

[6.0] "Ah TJP. He? s an interesting case. He? s downright great in the ring and I don? t think anyone can realistically dispute that, the dude can go. But he is a literal charisma vacuum, and when he actually tries to be charismatic he? s just super cringe. But yeah, he? s very athletic and can pull of all kinds of absurd shit in the ring, whether it be high flying spots or technical holds. Struggles in terms of psychology, but against legends like Ibushi or Alexander he can not only hold his own, but contribute greatly in putting on classics as he? s done."

[4.0] "Maybe the cringest wrestler in recent memory, from his terrible beliefs, to his bland promos, to his ungodly tattoos. He's acceptable in ring but his lack of charisma makes me care little. Who can forget when he said he's never learned anything while wrestling anyone, which I guess is true since he still shows no personality."

[9.0] "Great singles guy and also a good fit as a tag team wrestler alongside Francesco Akira. Currently in New Japan he is absolutely killing it but for some reason people are sleeping on him. Maybe his political views have an impact on that but nevertheless he is great at what he does best: wrestling."

[5.0] "He's okay in the ring, but I've seen TJP make several mistakes. With someone for his in-ring experience, I found this a little surprising."

[9.0] "After years of watching him wrestle it dawned on me that among my 50 all-time favorite bouts at least 7 of them had TJP in it. He is so good at mixing different influences (mostly Shoot-Style and Lucha Libre) and creating unique sequences, I mean, every match he has looks fresh and crisp."

[9.0] "For me, TJP is just quality promos from a 10. He understands that we all think we've seen everything in wrestling and so you'll always see a spot in his matches you've never seen before or at least not for a long long time. Chain grappling, high flying, submission styles, he can hang with anyone in virtually any style. You don't need a major in depth story to enjoy a TJP match because he'll make magic in there with anyone half capable. Give him a good opponent and it gets even better, just see his recent matches with Josh Alexander, Rohit Raju, Willie Mack, Chris Bey or Richard Holliday."

[8.0] "Judging him just as a wrestler, he's a great performer. There's a lot of things you can learn by watching his matches, specially reversals and quick moves. He also has pretty solid technical moves and high-flying spots."

[8.0] "Pretty decent. Always has good looking moves and has pretty exciting matches but nothing blow away though."

[4.0] "Decent ring skill and some nice looking spots but the guy has zero charisma and I don't think I've watched someone who just dragged me away from a match more than him with his lifeless, soulless performances that drag on and have the intensity of a guy on morphine. Even in the Super-J Cup he was probably one of the less remarkable performers (and that's saying something considering who was already there) despite WWE's best attempts to get him over, even having him win the CWC over guys like Ibushi, Kendrick, and a dozen other guys who have done far more in the business than him. It's clear that he's hit a stop in terms of improving as a wrestler and would rather wrestle ok bouts on Impact: if you go from highs like the above and fall all the way to working there, something has gone badly wrong."

[8.0] "TJP is outstanding in the ring and now that he's back in the indies he can focus on having quality matches and is usually being given the time to do them. He will remain a big name draw in the Indies who can still deliver high caliber matches for another 5-7 years before his body will probably start to degrade. He is also no longer saddled with awkward or stereotypical gimmicks to try to get him over."

[7.0] "TJP has consistently shown that is a versatile performer. His initial background was in lucha, but he has a lot incorporated a lot of submission, and grappling to his arsenal to the point where he's a technical wrestler that can fly and strike if need be. His matches, and wrestling have always been really great to watch, but for everything he excels at as a competitor, he lacks in charisma to me. Personally, I enjoyed him dabbing, and his real life cocky arrogance came off really well through it (not a fan of him as a person). All in all, he's really damn talented, high on his own hype, and would do better with a manager"

[6.0] "The dabbing gamer who never managed to get me invested in anything he did. Solid enough cruiserweight, I guess."

[9.0] "I'm really surprised this guy doesn't have a higher rating on this web. Currently, he's one of the most talented men signed with WWE and his moves are definetly worth of admiration. Sure his mic and promo skills are not the best, and honestly, the gamer gimmick WWE gave him has nothing special to it, but I would definitely say that TJP is criminally underrated, especially considering his almost 21 years of experience."

[7.0] "Dude is an absolute creep and that stops many from giving him credit but he's actually really good. The cocky cock character he has right now is perfect and TJP has always been phenomenal in the ring."

[8.0] "TJP is a perfect example of a great talent who is underutilized. He has gone from having amazing matches with the likes of Gran Metalik and also knocking out Kota Ibushi in the cruiserweight classic in another amazing match, to being given an awful gamer gimmick. They should ditch his whole heel persona, and let his amazing wrestling ability speak for itself."

[6.0] "He is a pretty good wrestler. His execution looks smooth. But the problem is he is awful at every other aspect. Zero charisma, awful mic skill, very weak crowd connection. He is almost the same whether he is a face or a heel."

[6.0] "TJ Perkins was always only okay in the ring even back in his days as suicide for TNA, the problem is that he shows zero intensity in the ring. Plus the dude has zero charisma. His gimmick is also trash."

[6.0] "TJP is a bucket of cringe. From his dabbing to his affinity to flirting with underage girls on Twitter, to his bad hot takes. However, he is immensely talented and the CWC showcased that. He's adept as high-flying, submissions, chain and he's such a smooth wrestler. His character work isn't anything special because he can be pretty wooden and timid on the mic. He's still the backbone of the 205 Live division."

[10.0] "It's still real to you, isn't it? Hard to believe that on mostly casual fans free site like this wrestler is going to be hated because of gimmick he was given by some promotion's management, but hey, it looks like it did happened. Gamer character is bags of shit, true, but he is still awesome talent in the ring."

[0.0] "The absolute worst. Bland, annoying, charisma vacuum and spot monkey masquerading as a pro wrestler. Unnecessary. Even a video they released of him giving a tour of WWE Axxess managed to be immensely boring. The fact that he's been wrestling for almost 20 years and is only at the level he's at speaks volume. He was as athletically gifted in 2004 as he was now so why has he not progressed?"

[0.0] "I'm sorry but I do not like this guy at all. He is a decent worker but oh my fucking god his gimmick makes me cringe. His whole 90 retro gimmick fad needs to go, the dabbing needs to go and he really needs to learn how to talk. I get that WWE couldn't give the strap to ZSJ or Ibushi, but Metalik or anyone would have been a better choice."

[3.0] "Perkins knows what he's doing in the ring, but there is no character other than 30 year old man tries to be 18. It's annoying and he always looks bored in the ring. Any of the other 31 wrestlers in the CWC would've made a better winner than him."

[7.0] "Another wrestler that used to be great, but WWE doesn't allow nice things. TJP is ridiculously smooth at mat and chain wrestling and he has a very smug way of carrying himself. He falls short as a babyface though."

[4.0] "This guy does nothing for me and is really lame in many ways. First his gimmick does not connect with the audience. His dialogue for said character comes off as contrived. Is he supposed to be a gaming enthusiast or a video game character come to life? I don't know but whatever it is it is not working. The creative department needs to hit the refresh button with this guys gimmick because it is not working. There really not much to like about this guy in ring."

[6.0] "I'll be honest and say that I'm not quite sure what WWE sees in TJP. He's not very much of a standout in the ring, and he doesn't really have much charisma. I'd much rather see guys like Swann and Gallagher."

[7.0] "Definitely a very exciting performer. He can pull off plenty of exciting spots and sequences and comes off as a really down to earth kind of guy who likes to excite the fans and show off. His whole video game gimmick and the dancing before and during matches really need to stop, though. That sort of stuff sometimes pushes him from a playful underdog to being dorky, obnoxious, and sometimes both. He was quite likeable during the Cruiserweight Classic but has been sort of failing on the main roster, I believe for the reasons I listed just before. If there was to be a bigger focus on Perkins' 'good guy' characteristics and perhaps a more diverse display of his many cruiserweight-based skills then he could really be wowing the WWE crowds each week and gain a bigger following. While he isn't exactly over right now I do think that he has a personality (or, at least the acting ability to present a personality) that the audience could eventually find likeable, and he definitely already has some quite exciting skills to solidify his appeal. Being matched against Kendrick for so long certainly hasn't helped Perkins at all, since he hasn't been able to work the usual energetic high flying matches that the Cruiserweight division has been so loved for. More matches against wrestlers of similar styles should allow him to show off his abilities more and will definitely do a lot more to develop his popularity."

[8.0] "Tj Perkins in my view is one of the best cruiserweights in Raw, this guy is damn good in the ring and I think he will regain the cruiserweight title in future."

[4.0] "4 is the Highest that I can Give As A Fellow Filipino I Think This Guy is Kinda Overrated Move Set Wise Kinda Good For A Technical Guy Detonation kick and TJP Clutch But There Are Other Good Fil-Am Or Filipino Wrestlers That Deserve 7 and More That i can Think Off Like Zema Ion, Delikado/B-Boy and Recently Scott Lost Which I never knew was Filipino Blood and That Big Guy From Nueva Ecija Falabah Which I Am From . His Character is A Typical Underdog e. g. Was Homeless than Tries the best to shove it down are throat Roman Reigns Style then Goes Big I honestly Still prefer seeing this guy as a Heel Than The Face OF WWE RAW' S Cruiserweight .."

[8.0] "TJ Perkins is a very good jack-of-all-trades cruiserweight who focuses mostly on strikes and submissions with some high-flying, and is capable of influencing a match with a touch of realism through his backgrounds in MMA, Boxing and Catch Wrestling - making him a potential hooker. Starting at 13 and as the youngest wrestler to work in the Tokyo Dome, he has a lot of experience for his age, and when it came to the CWC, he was 1 of 13 wrestlers (I felt) who deserved to win it. I believe he is out of Kota Ibushi's league, but they put on an excellent semi-final match in that tournament, and he had a great finals with Gran Metalik. He wasn't the best wrestler in tournament, but he still deserved it."

[2.0] "The praises towards this wrestler sometimes baffles me. The guy as a weird dislikeable demeanor and lacks charisma severely. Crédits as to be given for his time as Puma, and a handful of very fun match, but generally his wrestling is balnd and unsatisfying. The mere idea of him being a founding piece of the new cruiserweight division makes me very anxious towards their success."

[7.0] "A very good wrestler with more than half of his life in the business. Has not had the longest resume of great matches or promos, but has enough talent to shine wherever he goes. The only problem is that personally, he's kind of an asshole with some really strange opinions and beef with some respected wrestlers. It's hard to root for the guy knowing all of that, but I can't let it affect what I think of him as a talent because there's been much better wrestlers who were much worse people. Congratulations on winning the first Cruiserweight Classic and the new WWE CW Title."

[10.0] "Excited to see TJ in WWE's Cruiserweight Classic! Despite being wasted by TNA, more opportunities are ahead of him. Can't wait to see what he has in store."

[9.0] "Highly talented under any name, TNA has missed a trick by not renewing this still fairly young man. Wherever he goes, he is bound to do good work."

[8.0] "TJ Perkins was an underrated Talent which I think TNA wasted, Perkins was a good Cruiserweight who was very successful in Japan, Mexico and in USA, his time in TNA showed winning TNA X Division Title 1 time as Manik and as a member of Revolution but recently was realeased by TNA from their contract, Hope to see him more in Indies."

[10.0] "Absolutely a fantastic athlete and an amazing perfomer. Witha better push and longer matches he would still do great thing fot TNA, as he did in the past in the indies."

[9.0] "I love TJ Perkins. He is like a young AJ Styles; he is a quick, great high flyer wrestler, but he can fight very well with paople bigger than him."